diff --git a/src/__tests__/dependency-resolution.js b/src/__tests__/dependency-resolution.js
index 6fbadaee..a57100b9 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/dependency-resolution.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/dependency-resolution.js
@@ -196,6 +196,61 @@ tape('dependency registration with aliases', t => {
   t.end();
 });
 
+tape('dependency registration with aliasing non-plugins', t => {
+  const app = new App('el', el => el);
+  t.ok(app, 'creates an app');
+  const counters = {
+    a: 0,
+    b: 0,
+    c: 0,
+    d: 0,
+  };
+
+  const ValueA = 'some-value';
+  const AliasedValue = 'some-aliased-value';
+  const ValueTokenA: string = createToken('ValueA');
+  const AliasedTokenA: string = createToken('AliasedTokenA');
+  const PluginB: FusionPlugin<{a: string}, BType> = createPlugin({
+    deps: {
+      a: ValueTokenA,
+    },
+    provides: deps => {
+      counters.b++;
+      t.equal(deps.a, 'some-value');
+      t.equal(counters.b, 1, 'only instantiates once');
+      return {
+        b: 'PluginB',
+      };
+    },
+  });
+
+  type PluginCType = FusionPlugin<{a: string}, CType>;
+  const PluginC: PluginCType = createPlugin({
+    deps: {
+      a: ValueTokenA,
+    },
+    provides: deps => {
+      counters.c++;
+      t.equal(deps.a, 'some-aliased-value');
+      t.equal(counters.c, 1, 'only instantiates once');
+      return {
+        c: 'PluginC',
+      };
+    },
+  });
+
+  app.register(ValueTokenA, ValueA);
+  app.register(TokenB, PluginB);
+  app.register(TokenC, PluginC).alias(ValueTokenA, AliasedTokenA);
+  app.register(AliasedTokenA, AliasedValue);
+  t.equal(counters.b, 0, 'does not instantiate until resolve is called');
+  t.equal(counters.c, 0, 'does not instantiate until resolve is called');
+  app.resolve();
+  t.equal(counters.b, 1, 'only instantiates once');
+  t.equal(counters.c, 1, 'only instantiates once');
+  t.end();
+});
+
 tape('dependency registration with no token', t => {
   const app = new App('el', el => el);
   const PluginA: FusionPlugin<void, AType> = createPlugin({
diff --git a/src/base-app.js b/src/base-app.js
index d6f1e770..8d073390 100644
--- a/src/base-app.js
+++ b/src/base-app.js
@@ -46,11 +46,15 @@ class FusionApp {
     const resolving = new Set();
     const registered = this.registered;
     const resolvedPlugins = [];
+    const allAliases = new Set();
     const resolveToken = (token, tokenAliases) => {
       // if we have already resolved the type, return it
       if (tokenAliases && tokenAliases.has(token)) {
-        token = tokenAliases.get(token);
+        const newToken = tokenAliases.get(token);
+        allAliases.add([token, newToken]);
+        token = newToken;
       }
+
       if (resolved.has(token)) {
         return resolved.get(token);
       }
@@ -116,6 +120,12 @@ class FusionApp {
     for (let i = 0; i < this.plugins.length; i++) {
       resolveToken(this.plugins[i]);
     }
+    for (const aliasPair of allAliases) {
+      const [sourceToken, destToken] = aliasPair;
+      if (dependedOn.has(sourceToken)) {
+        dependedOn.add(destToken);
+      }
+    }
     for (const token of nonPluginTokens) {
       if (!dependedOn.has(token)) {
         throw new Error(