diff --git a/spec/avro/builder_spec.rb b/spec/avro/builder_spec.rb
index d62fe70..5b20592 100644
--- a/spec/avro/builder_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/avro/builder_spec.rb
@@ -258,6 +258,10 @@
     end
 
     it { is_expected.to be_json_eql(expected.to_json) }
+
+    it "sets aliases for the type", :aliases do
+      expect(schema.aliases).to eq(['Foo', 'Bar'])
+    end
   end
 
   context "enum with symbols splat" do
@@ -455,6 +459,10 @@
     end
 
     it { is_expected.to be_json_eql(expected.to_json) }
+
+    it "sets aliases for the schema", :aliases do
+      expect(schema.aliases).to eq(['MoreThanSix'])
+    end
   end
 
   context "fixed type with type_aliases via block" do
@@ -1966,6 +1974,10 @@
     end
 
     it { is_expected.to be_json_eql(expected.to_json) }
+
+    it "sets an alias for the record", :aliases do
+      expect(schema.aliases).to eq(['LinkedLongs'])
+    end
   end
 
   context "a field with aliases and a type with aliases" do
@@ -2001,6 +2013,10 @@
     end
 
     it { is_expected.to be_json_eql(expected.to_json) }
+
+    it "sets aliases for fields", :aliases do
+      expect(schema.fields.first.aliases).to eq(['field_alias'])
+    end
   end
 
   context "doc option on field" do
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 66ecf00..cd63a13 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
   end
 
   enum_default_supported = Avro::Schema::EnumSchema.instance_methods.include?(:default)
+  aliases_supported = Avro::Schema::NamedSchema.instance_methods.include?(:aliases)
 
   config.around(:each, :enum_default) do |example|
     # The Avro gem does not correctly set a version :(
@@ -28,4 +29,12 @@
       skip "enum_default not supported by this Avro version"
     end
   end
+
+  config.around(:each, :aliases) do |example|
+    if aliases_supported
+      example.run
+    else
+      skip "aliases not supported by this Avro version"
+    end
+  end
 end