diff --git a/lib/ransack/adapters/active_record/base.rb b/lib/ransack/adapters/active_record/base.rb
index 6d9ef7b31..2428e7137 100644
--- a/lib/ransack/adapters/active_record/base.rb
+++ b/lib/ransack/adapters/active_record/base.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ def self.extended(base)
           alias :search :ransack unless base.respond_to? :search
           base.class_eval do
             class_attribute :_ransackers
+            class_attribute :_ransack_aliases
             self._ransackers ||= {}
+            self._ransack_aliases ||= {}
           end
         end
 
@@ -20,15 +22,19 @@ def ransacker(name, opts = {}, &block)
             .new(self, name, opts, &block)
         end
 
+        def ransack_alias(new_name, old_name)
+          self._ransack_aliases.store(new_name.to_s, old_name.to_s)
+        end
+
         # Ransackable_attributes, by default, returns all column names
         # and any defined ransackers as an array of strings.
         # For overriding with a whitelist array of strings.
         #
         def ransackable_attributes(auth_object = nil)
           if Ransack::SUPPORTS_ATTRIBUTE_ALIAS
-            column_names + _ransackers.keys + attribute_aliases.keys
+            column_names + _ransackers.keys + _ransack_aliases.keys + attribute_aliases.keys
           else
-            column_names + _ransackers.keys
+            column_names + _ransackers.keys + _ransack_aliases.keys
           end
         end
 
diff --git a/lib/ransack/adapters/mongoid/base.rb b/lib/ransack/adapters/mongoid/base.rb
index 0eeba3e1c..f0035333a 100644
--- a/lib/ransack/adapters/mongoid/base.rb
+++ b/lib/ransack/adapters/mongoid/base.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@ def quote_column_name name
         end
 
         module ClassMethods
+          def _ransack_aliases
+            @_ransack_aliases ||= {}
+          end
+
+          def _ransack_aliases=(value)
+            @_ransack_aliases = value
+          end
+
           def _ransackers
             @_ransackers ||= {}
           end
@@ -49,13 +57,17 @@ def ransack(params = {}, options = {})
 
           alias_method :search, :ransack
 
+          def ransack_alias(new_name, old_name)
+            self._ransack_aliases.store(new_name.to_s, old_name.to_s)
+          end
+
           def ransacker(name, opts = {}, &block)
             self._ransackers = _ransackers.merge name.to_s => Ransacker
               .new(self, name, opts, &block)
           end
 
           def all_ransackable_attributes
-            ['id'] + column_names.select { |c| c != '_id' } + _ransackers.keys
+            ['id'] + column_names.select { |c| c != '_id' } + _ransackers.keys + _ransack_aliases.keys
           end
 
           def ransackable_attributes(auth_object = nil)
diff --git a/lib/ransack/context.rb b/lib/ransack/context.rb
index 09bc83aad..8be64d627 100644
--- a/lib/ransack/context.rb
+++ b/lib/ransack/context.rb
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@ def unpolymorphize_association(str)
       end
     end
 
+    def ransackable_alias(str)
+      klass._ransack_aliases.fetch(str, str)
+    end
+
     def ransackable_attribute?(str, klass)
       klass.ransackable_attributes(auth_object).include?(str) ||
       klass.ransortable_attributes(auth_object).include?(str)
diff --git a/lib/ransack/nodes/condition.rb b/lib/ransack/nodes/condition.rb
index 3f4ebc0f9..923989b40 100644
--- a/lib/ransack/nodes/condition.rb
+++ b/lib/ransack/nodes/condition.rb
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ class Condition < Node
 
       class << self
         def extract(context, key, values)
-          attributes, predicate = extract_attributes_and_predicate(key, context)
+          attributes, predicate, combinator = extract_attributes_and_predicate(key, context)
+
           if attributes.size > 0 && predicate
-            combinator = key.match(/_(or|and)_/) ? $1 : nil
             condition = self.new(context)
             condition.build(
               :a => attributes,
@@ -38,12 +38,15 @@ def extract_attributes_and_predicate(key, context = nil)
           unless predicate || Ransack.options[:ignore_unknown_conditions]
             raise ArgumentError, "No valid predicate for #{key}"
           end
+          str = context.ransackable_alias(str) if context.present?
+          combinator = str.match(/_(or|and)_/) ? $1 : nil
           if context.present? && context.attribute_method?(str)
             attributes = [str]
           else
             attributes = str.split(/_and_|_or_/)
           end
-          [attributes, predicate]
+
+          [attributes, predicate, combinator]
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/mongoid/adapters/mongoid/base_spec.rb b/spec/mongoid/adapters/mongoid/base_spec.rb
index b3625a8b9..88cef22c6 100644
--- a/spec/mongoid/adapters/mongoid/base_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/mongoid/adapters/mongoid/base_spec.rb
@@ -50,6 +50,21 @@ module Mongoid
           end
         end
 
+        describe '#ransack_alias' do
+          it 'translates an alias to the correct attributes' do
+            p = Person.create!(name: 'Meatloaf', email: 'babies@example.com')
+
+            s = Person.ransack(term_cont: 'atlo')
+            expect(s.result.to_a).to eq [p]
+
+            s = Person.ransack(term_cont: 'babi')
+            expect(s.result.to_a).to eq [p]
+
+            s = Person.ransack(term_cont: 'nomatch')
+            expect(s.result.to_a).to eq []
+          end
+        end
+
         describe '#ransacker' do
           # For infix tests
           def self.sane_adapter?
@@ -213,6 +228,7 @@ def self.sane_adapter?
             it { should include 'name' }
             it { should include 'reversed_name' }
             it { should include 'doubled_name' }
+            it { should include 'term' }
             it { should include 'only_search' }
             it { should_not include 'only_sort' }
             it { should_not include 'only_admin' }
@@ -224,6 +240,7 @@ def self.sane_adapter?
             it { should include 'name' }
             it { should include 'reversed_name' }
             it { should include 'doubled_name' }
+            it { should include 'term' }
             it { should include 'only_search' }
             it { should_not include 'only_sort' }
             it { should include 'only_admin' }
diff --git a/spec/mongoid/nodes/condition_spec.rb b/spec/mongoid/nodes/condition_spec.rb
index 0043974a9..8829ea89f 100644
--- a/spec/mongoid/nodes/condition_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/mongoid/nodes/condition_spec.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,21 @@ module Ransack
   module Nodes
     describe Condition do
 
+      context 'with an alias' do
+        subject {
+          Condition.extract(
+            Context.for(Person), 'term_start', Person.first(2).map(&:name)
+          )
+        }
+
+        specify { expect(subject.combinator).to eq 'or' }
+        specify { expect(subject.predicate.name).to eq 'start' }
+
+        it 'converts the alias to the correct attributes' do
+          expect(subject.attributes.map(&:name)).to eq(['name', 'email'])
+        end
+      end
+
       context 'with multiple values and an _any predicate' do
         subject { Condition.extract(Context.for(Person), 'name_eq_any', Person.first(2).map(&:name)) }
 
diff --git a/spec/mongoid/support/schema.rb b/spec/mongoid/support/schema.rb
index 7b3360482..f4c89a6a8 100644
--- a/spec/mongoid/support/schema.rb
+++ b/spec/mongoid/support/schema.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ class Person
   has_many   :articles
   has_many   :comments
 
+  ransack_alias :term, :name_or_email
+
   # has_many   :authored_article_comments, :through => :articles,
              # :source => :comments, :foreign_key => :person_id
 
diff --git a/spec/ransack/adapters/active_record/base_spec.rb b/spec/ransack/adapters/active_record/base_spec.rb
index 9a9038cc8..c9d3e97c7 100644
--- a/spec/ransack/adapters/active_record/base_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ransack/adapters/active_record/base_spec.rb
@@ -94,6 +94,32 @@ module ActiveRecord
           end
         end
 
+        describe '#ransack_alias' do
+          it 'translates an alias to the correct attributes' do
+            p = Person.create!(name: 'Meatloaf', email: 'babies@example.com')
+
+            s = Person.ransack(term_cont: 'atlo')
+            expect(s.result.to_a).to eq [p]
+
+            s = Person.ransack(term_cont: 'babi')
+            expect(s.result.to_a).to eq [p]
+
+            s = Person.ransack(term_cont: 'nomatch')
+            expect(s.result.to_a).to eq []
+          end
+
+          it 'also works with associations' do
+            dad = Person.create!(name: 'Birdman')
+            son = Person.create!(name: 'Weezy', parent: dad)
+
+            s = Person.ransack(daddy_eq: 'Birdman')
+            expect(s.result.to_a).to eq [son]
+
+            s = Person.ransack(daddy_eq: 'Drake')
+            expect(s.result.to_a).to eq []
+          end
+        end
+
         describe '#ransacker' do
           # For infix tests
           def self.sane_adapter?
@@ -416,6 +442,7 @@ def self.simple_escaping?
             it { should include 'name' }
             it { should include 'reversed_name' }
             it { should include 'doubled_name' }
+            it { should include 'term' }
             it { should include 'only_search' }
             it { should_not include 'only_sort' }
             it { should_not include 'only_admin' }
diff --git a/spec/ransack/nodes/condition_spec.rb b/spec/ransack/nodes/condition_spec.rb
index 3c480aff1..6cb728ddc 100644
--- a/spec/ransack/nodes/condition_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ransack/nodes/condition_spec.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,21 @@ module Ransack
   module Nodes
     describe Condition do
 
+      context 'with an alias' do
+        subject {
+          Condition.extract(
+            Context.for(Person), 'term_start', Person.first(2).map(&:name)
+          )
+        }
+
+        specify { expect(subject.combinator).to eq 'or' }
+        specify { expect(subject.predicate.name).to eq 'start' }
+
+        it 'converts the alias to the correct attributes' do
+          expect(subject.attributes.map(&:name)).to eq(['name', 'email'])
+        end
+      end
+
       context 'with multiple values and an _any predicate' do
         subject {
           Condition.extract(
diff --git a/spec/support/schema.rb b/spec/support/schema.rb
index b05d4607c..624069a38 100644
--- a/spec/support/schema.rb
+++ b/spec/support/schema.rb
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   alias_attribute :full_name, :name
 
+  ransack_alias :term, :name_or_email
+  ransack_alias :daddy, :parent_name
+
   ransacker :reversed_name, formatter: proc { |v| v.reverse } do |parent|
     parent.table[:name]
   end