diff --git a/src/app/meta.rs b/src/app/meta.rs
index edabfbba791..5b99d0c2403 100644
--- a/src/app/meta.rs
+++ b/src/app/meta.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ pub struct AppMeta<'b> {
     pub about: Option<&'b str>,
     pub more_help: Option<&'b str>,
     pub pre_help: Option<&'b str>,
+    pub aliases: Option<Vec<&'b str>>,
     pub usage_str: Option<&'b str>,
     pub usage: Option<String>,
     pub help_str: Option<&'b str>,
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ impl<'b> Default for AppMeta<'b> {
             help_str: None,
             disp_ord: 999,
             template: None,
+            aliases: None,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ impl<'b> Clone for AppMeta<'b> {
             help_str: self.help_str,
             disp_ord: self.disp_ord,
             template: self.template,
+            aliases: self.aliases.clone(),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/mod.rs b/src/app/mod.rs
index 53ef1ab7f9c..b3db33907c1 100644
--- a/src/app/mod.rs
+++ b/src/app/mod.rs
@@ -504,6 +504,56 @@ impl<'a, 'b> App<'a, 'b> {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Allows adding a subcommand alias, which function as "hidden" subcommands that automatically
+    /// dispatch as if this subcommand was used. This is more efficient, and easier than creating
+    /// multiple hidden subcommands as one only needs to check for the existing of this command,
+    /// and not all vairants.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```no_run
+    /// # use clap::{App, Arg, SubCommand};
+    /// let m = App::new("myprog")
+    ///             .subcommand(SubCommand::with_name("test")
+    ///                 .alias("do-stuff"))
+    ///             .get_matches_from(vec!["myprog", "do-stuff"]);
+    /// assert_eq!(m.subcommand_name(), Some("test"));
+    /// ```
+    pub fn alias<S: Into<&'b str>>(mut self, name: S) -> Self {
+        if let Some(ref mut als) = self.p.meta.aliases {
+            als.push(name.into());
+        } else {
+            self.p.meta.aliases = Some(vec![name.into()]);
+        }
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Allows adding subcommand aliases, which function as "hidden" subcommands that automatically
+    /// dispatch as if this subcommand was used. This is more efficient, and easier than creating
+    /// multiple hidden subcommands as one only needs to check for the existing of this command,
+    /// and not all vairants.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```no_run
+    /// # use clap::{App, Arg, SubCommand};
+    /// let m = App::new("myprog")
+    ///             .subcommand(SubCommand::with_name("test")
+    ///                 .aliases(&["do-stuff", "do-tests", "tests"]))
+    ///             .get_matches_from(vec!["myprog", "do-tests"]);
+    /// assert_eq!(m.subcommand_name(), Some("test"));
+    /// ```
+    pub fn aliases<S: AsRef<str> + 'b>(mut self, names: &'b [S]) -> Self {
+        if let Some(ref mut als) = self.p.meta.aliases {
+            for n in names {
+                als.push(n.as_ref());
+            }
+        } else {
+            self.p.meta.aliases = Some(names.iter().map(|n| n.as_ref()).collect());
+        }
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Adds an `ArgGroup` to the application. `ArgGroup`s are a family of related arguments. By
     /// placing them in a logical group, you can build easier requirement and exclusion rules. For
     /// instance, you can make an entire `ArgGroup` required, meaning that one (and *only* one)
diff --git a/src/app/parser.rs b/src/app/parser.rs
index e369a7c32ae..ecdaaa855f8 100644
--- a/src/app/parser.rs
+++ b/src/app/parser.rs
@@ -466,7 +466,16 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Parser<'a, 'b>
 
             // Has the user already passed '--'?
             if !pos_only {
-                let pos_sc = self.subcommands.iter().any(|s| &s.p.meta.name[..] == &*arg_os);
+                // Does the arg match a subcommand name, or any of it's aliases (if defined)
+                let pos_sc = self.subcommands
+                                 .iter()
+                                 .any(|s| &s.p.meta.name[..] == &*arg_os ||
+                                     (s.p.meta.aliases.is_some() &&
+                                     s.p.meta.aliases
+                                             .as_ref()
+                                             .unwrap()
+                                             .iter()
+                                             .any(|&a| a == &*arg_os)));
                 if (!starts_new_arg || self.is_set(AppSettings::AllowLeadingHyphen)) && !pos_sc {
                     // Check to see if parsing a value from an option
                     if let Some(nvo) = needs_val_of {
@@ -603,7 +612,26 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Parser<'a, 'b>
            !reqs_validated {
             try!(self.validate_required(matcher));
         }
-        if let Some(sc_name) = subcmd_name {
+        if let Some(pos_sc_name) = subcmd_name {
+            // is this is a real subcommand, or an alias
+            let sc_name = if self.subcommands.iter().any(|sc| sc.p.meta.name == pos_sc_name) {
+                pos_sc_name
+            } else {
+                self.subcommands
+                    .iter()
+                    .filter(|sc| sc.p.meta.aliases.is_some())
+                    .filter_map(|sc| if sc.p.meta.aliases
+                                                 .as_ref()
+                                                 .unwrap()
+                                                 .iter()
+                                                 .any(|&a| a == &*pos_sc_name) {
+                         Some(sc.p.meta.name.clone())
+                     } else {
+                         None
+                     })
+                    .next()
+                    .expect(INTERNAL_ERROR_MSG)
+            };
             try!(self.parse_subcommand(sc_name, matcher, it));
         } else if self.is_set(AppSettings::SubcommandRequired) {
             let bn = self.meta.bin_name.as_ref().unwrap_or(&self.meta.name);
diff --git a/tests/subcommands.rs b/tests/subcommands.rs
index a3b140f7f63..2d055461ef7 100644
--- a/tests/subcommands.rs
+++ b/tests/subcommands.rs
@@ -62,6 +62,24 @@ fn subcommand_multiple() {
     assert_eq!(sub_m.value_of("test").unwrap(), "testing");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn single_alias() {
+    let m = App::new("myprog")
+                .subcommand(SubCommand::with_name("test")
+                    .alias("do-stuff"))
+                .get_matches_from(vec!["myprog", "do-stuff"]);
+    assert_eq!(m.subcommand_name(), Some("test"));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn multiple_aliases() {
+    let m = App::new("myprog")
+                .subcommand(SubCommand::with_name("test")
+                    .aliases(&["do-stuff", "test-stuff"]))
+                .get_matches_from(vec!["myprog", "test-stuff"]);
+    assert_eq!(m.subcommand_name(), Some("test"));
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn subcmd_did_you_mean_output() {
     test::check_err_output(test::complex_app(), "clap-test subcm",