diff --git a/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_cc.h b/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_cc.h
index 0cf4c60a48..b6bcd5ea35 100644
--- a/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_cc.h
+++ b/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_cc.h
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ extern Evas_List             *edje_collections;
 extern Evas_List             *fonts;
 extern Evas_List             *codes;
 extern Evas_List             *defines;
+extern Evas_List             *aliases;
 extern New_Object_Handler     object_handlers[];
 extern New_Statement_Handler  statement_handlers[];
 
diff --git a/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_cc_handlers.c b/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_cc_handlers.c
index 2af9757977..a05fdcf4e4 100644
--- a/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_cc_handlers.c
+++ b/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_cc_handlers.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ static void ob_collections(void);
 
 static void ob_collections_group(void);
 static void st_collections_group_name(void);
+static void st_collections_group_alias(void);
 static void st_collections_group_min(void);
 static void st_collections_group_max(void);
 static void st_collections_group_data_item(void);
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ New_Statement_Handler statement_handlers[] =
      {"collections.color_classes.color_class.color2", st_color_class_color2}, /* dup */ 
      {"collections.color_classes.color_class.color3", st_color_class_color3}, /* dup */ 
      {"collections.group.name", st_collections_group_name},
+     {"collections.group.alias", st_collections_group_alias},
      {"collections.group.min", st_collections_group_min},
      {"collections.group.max", st_collections_group_max},
      {"collections.group.data.item", st_collections_group_data_item},
@@ -793,6 +795,21 @@ st_collections_group_name(void)
    de->entry = parse_str(0);
 }
 
+static void
+st_collections_group_alias(void)
+{
+   Edje_Part_Collection_Directory_Entry *de, *alias;
+
+   check_arg_count(1);
+   de = evas_list_data(evas_list_last(edje_file->collection_dir->entries));
+   
+   alias = mem_alloc(SZ(Edje_Part_Collection_Directory_Entry));
+   alias->id = de->id;
+   alias->entry = parse_str(0);
+
+   aliases = evas_list_append(aliases, alias);
+}
+
 static void
 st_collections_group_min(void)
 {
diff --git a/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_cc_out.c b/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_cc_out.c
index 2eee0a0aab..2fd042ac38 100644
--- a/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_cc_out.c
+++ b/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_cc_out.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ Evas_List *edje_collections = NULL;
 Evas_List *fonts = NULL;
 Evas_List *codes = NULL;
 Evas_List *code_lookups = NULL;
+Evas_List *aliases = NULL;
 
 static Eet_Data_Descriptor *edd_edje_file = NULL;
 static Eet_Data_Descriptor *edd_edje_image_directory = NULL;
@@ -221,6 +222,16 @@ data_write(void)
      }
    if (edje_file)
      {
+
+	if (edje_file->collection_dir) 
+	  {
+	     /* copy aliases into collection directory */
+	     while (aliases)
+	       {
+		  edje_file->collection_dir->entries = evas_list_append(edje_file->collection_dir->entries, aliases->data);
+		  aliases = evas_list_remove_list(aliases, aliases);
+	       }
+	  }
 	bytes = eet_data_write(ef, edd_edje_file, "edje_file", edje_file, 1);
 	if (bytes <= 0)
 	  {