diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8fdff68..1810aac 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2007,12 +2007,15 @@ $ just --summary
 test
 ```
 
-The `[private]` attribute<sup>master</sup> may also be used to hide recipes without needing to change the name:
+The `[private]` attribute<sup>master</sup> may also be used to hide recipes or aliases without needing to change the name:
 
 ```just
 [private]
 foo:
 
+[private]
+alias b := bar
+
 bar:
 ```
 
diff --git a/src/alias.rs b/src/alias.rs
index f543abb..0c19fe5 100644
--- a/src/alias.rs
+++ b/src/alias.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use super::*;
 /// An alias, e.g. `name := target`
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone, Serialize)]
 pub(crate) struct Alias<'src, T = Rc<Recipe<'src>>> {
+  pub(crate) attributes: BTreeSet<Attribute>,
   pub(crate) name: Name<'src>,
   #[serde(
     bound(serialize = "T: Keyed<'src>"),
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ impl<'src> Alias<'src, Name<'src>> {
     assert_eq!(self.target.lexeme(), target.name.lexeme());
 
     Alias {
+      attributes: self.attributes,
       name: self.name,
       target,
     }
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@ impl<'src> Alias<'src, Name<'src>> {
 
 impl Alias<'_> {
   pub(crate) fn is_private(&self) -> bool {
-    self.name.lexeme().starts_with('_')
+    self.name.lexeme().starts_with('_') || self.attributes.contains(&Attribute::Private)
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/analyzer.rs b/src/analyzer.rs
index 237b674..44efb43 100644
--- a/src/analyzer.rs
+++ b/src/analyzer.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ use super::*;
 
 use CompileErrorKind::*;
 
+const VALID_ALIAS_ATTRIBUTES: [Attribute; 1] = [Attribute::Private];
+
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub(crate) struct Analyzer<'src> {
   recipes: Table<'src, UnresolvedRecipe<'src>>,
@@ -195,6 +197,15 @@ impl<'src> Analyzer<'src> {
       }));
     }
 
+    for attr in &alias.attributes {
+      if !VALID_ALIAS_ATTRIBUTES.contains(attr) {
+        return Err(alias.name.token().error(AliasInvalidAttribute {
+          alias: name,
+          attr: *attr,
+        }));
+      }
+    }
+
     Ok(())
   }
 
diff --git a/src/compile_error.rs b/src/compile_error.rs
index 4464c61..c7dcbdf 100644
--- a/src/compile_error.rs
+++ b/src/compile_error.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ impl Display for CompileError<'_> {
     use CompileErrorKind::*;
 
     match &*self.kind {
+      AliasInvalidAttribute { alias, attr } => {
+        write!(
+          f,
+          "Alias {} has an invalid attribute `{}`",
+          alias,
+          attr.to_str()
+        )?;
+      }
       AliasShadowsRecipe { alias, recipe_line } => {
         write!(
           f,
diff --git a/src/compile_error_kind.rs b/src/compile_error_kind.rs
index a6cc5f0..8c1fcdf 100644
--- a/src/compile_error_kind.rs
+++ b/src/compile_error_kind.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ use super::*;
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub(crate) enum CompileErrorKind<'src> {
+  AliasInvalidAttribute {
+    alias: &'src str,
+    attr: Attribute,
+  },
   AliasShadowsRecipe {
     alias: &'src str,
     recipe_line: usize,
diff --git a/src/parser.rs b/src/parser.rs
index 50082ba..41ee820 100644
--- a/src/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser.rs
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ impl<'tokens, 'src> Parser<'tokens, 'src> {
       } else if self.next_is(Identifier) {
         match Keyword::from_lexeme(next.lexeme()) {
           Some(Keyword::Alias) if self.next_are(&[Identifier, Identifier, ColonEquals]) => {
-            items.push(Item::Alias(self.parse_alias()?));
+            items.push(Item::Alias(self.parse_alias(BTreeSet::new())?));
           }
           Some(Keyword::Export) if self.next_are(&[Identifier, Identifier, ColonEquals]) => {
             self.presume_keyword(Keyword::Export)?;
@@ -361,9 +361,17 @@ impl<'tokens, 'src> Parser<'tokens, 'src> {
           BTreeSet::new(),
         )?));
       } else if let Some(attributes) = self.parse_attributes()? {
-        let quiet = self.accepted(At)?;
-        let doc = pop_doc_comment(&mut items, eol_since_last_comment);
-        items.push(Item::Recipe(self.parse_recipe(doc, quiet, attributes)?));
+        let next_keyword = Keyword::from_lexeme(self.next()?.lexeme());
+        match next_keyword {
+          Some(Keyword::Alias) if self.next_are(&[Identifier, Identifier, ColonEquals]) => {
+            items.push(Item::Alias(self.parse_alias(attributes)?));
+          }
+          _ => {
+            let quiet = self.accepted(At)?;
+            let doc = pop_doc_comment(&mut items, eol_since_last_comment);
+            items.push(Item::Recipe(self.parse_recipe(doc, quiet, attributes)?));
+          }
+        }
       } else {
         return Err(self.unexpected_token()?);
       }
@@ -383,13 +391,20 @@ impl<'tokens, 'src> Parser<'tokens, 'src> {
   }
 
   /// Parse an alias, e.g `alias name := target`
-  fn parse_alias(&mut self) -> CompileResult<'src, Alias<'src, Name<'src>>> {
+  fn parse_alias(
+    &mut self,
+    attributes: BTreeSet<Attribute>,
+  ) -> CompileResult<'src, Alias<'src, Name<'src>>> {
     self.presume_keyword(Keyword::Alias)?;
     let name = self.parse_name()?;
     self.presume_any(&[Equals, ColonEquals])?;
     let target = self.parse_name()?;
     self.expect_eol()?;
-    Ok(Alias { name, target })
+    Ok(Alias {
+      attributes,
+      name,
+      target,
+    })
   }
 
   /// Parse an assignment, e.g. `foo := bar`
@@ -978,6 +993,12 @@ mod tests {
     tree: (justfile (alias t test)),
   }
 
+  test! {
+    name: alias_with_attributee,
+    text: "[private]\nalias t := test",
+    tree: (justfile (alias t test)),
+  }
+
   test! {
     name: aliases_multiple,
     text: "alias t := test\nalias b := build",
@@ -996,6 +1017,18 @@ mod tests {
     ),
   }
 
+  test! {
+      name: recipe_named_alias,
+      text: r#"
+      [private]
+      alias:
+        echo 'echoing alias'
+          "#,
+    tree: (justfile
+      (recipe alias (body ("echo 'echoing alias'")))
+    ),
+  }
+
   test! {
     name: export,
     text: r#"export x := "hello""#,
diff --git a/tests/error_messages.rs b/tests/error_messages.rs
index 54b93d0..d5c2300 100644
--- a/tests/error_messages.rs
+++ b/tests/error_messages.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 use super::*;
 
+test! {
+    name: invalid_alias_attribute,
+    justfile: "[private]\n[linux]\nalias t := test\n\ntest:\n",
+    stderr: "
+      error: Alias t has an invalid attribute `linux`
+        |
+      3 | alias t := test
+        |       ^
+    ",
+    status: EXIT_FAILURE,
+}
+
 test! {
   name: expected_keyword,
   justfile: "foo := if '' == '' { '' } arlo { '' }",
diff --git a/tests/json.rs b/tests/json.rs
index 6f418cb..2927fb3 100644
--- a/tests/json.rs
+++ b/tests/json.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ fn alias() {
         "f": {
           "name": "f",
           "target": "foo",
+          "attributes": [],
         }
       },
       "assignments": {},
@@ -299,6 +300,7 @@ fn duplicate_recipes() {
       "first": "foo",
       "aliases": {
         "f": {
+          "attributes": [],
           "name": "f",
           "target": "foo",
         }
diff --git a/tests/private.rs b/tests/private.rs
index 82e3d4f..13dcacf 100644
--- a/tests/private.rs
+++ b/tests/private.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use super::*;
 
 #[test]
-fn attribute() {
+fn private_attribute_for_recipe() {
   Test::new()
     .justfile(
       "
@@ -17,3 +17,24 @@ fn attribute() {
     )
     .run();
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn private_attribute_for_alias() {
+  Test::new()
+    .justfile(
+      "
+      [private]
+      alias f := foo
+
+      foo:
+      ",
+    )
+    .args(&["--list"])
+    .stdout(
+      "
+      Available recipes:
+          foo
+      ",
+    )
+    .run();
+}