diff --git a/packages/ember-metal/lib/alias.js b/packages/ember-metal/lib/alias.js
index 9da59bbc283..91cf2762cb1 100644
--- a/packages/ember-metal/lib/alias.js
+++ b/packages/ember-metal/lib/alias.js
@@ -73,3 +73,22 @@ function AliasedProperty_oneWaySet(obj, keyName, value) {
 // Backwards compatibility with Ember Data
 AliasedProperty.prototype._meta = undefined;
 AliasedProperty.prototype.meta = ComputedProperty.prototype.meta;
+
+AliasedProperty.prototype.isCacheable = function(meta) {
+  var desc = meta.descs[this.altKey];
+  return desc && desc.isCacheable();
+};
+
+AliasedProperty.prototype.cacheGet = function(meta, key) {
+  var desc = meta.descs[this.altKey];
+  return desc && desc.cacheGet(meta, this.altKey);
+};
+
+AliasedProperty.prototype.lazyGet = function(obj, meta, key) {
+  var desc = meta.descs[this.altKey];
+  if (this.isCacheable(meta)) {
+    return desc.lazyGet(obj, meta, this.altKey);
+  } else {
+    return this.get(obj, this.altKey);
+  }
+};
diff --git a/packages/ember-metal/lib/chains.js b/packages/ember-metal/lib/chains.js
index 9e9e99a9633..a8a019c7db1 100644
--- a/packages/ember-metal/lib/chains.js
+++ b/packages/ember-metal/lib/chains.js
@@ -108,12 +108,8 @@ function lazyGet(obj, key) {
 
   // if a CP only return cached value
   var desc = meta && meta.descs[key];
-  if (desc && desc._cacheable) {
-    if (key in meta.cache) {
-      return meta.cache[key];
-    } else {
-      return undefined;
-    }
+  if (desc) {
+    return desc.lazyGet(obj, meta, key);
   }
 
   return get(obj, key);
diff --git a/packages/ember-metal/lib/computed.js b/packages/ember-metal/lib/computed.js
index 208f54f101f..72805899f2b 100644
--- a/packages/ember-metal/lib/computed.js
+++ b/packages/ember-metal/lib/computed.js
@@ -133,7 +133,29 @@ ComputedPropertyPrototype._dependentKeys = undefined;
 ComputedPropertyPrototype._suspended = undefined;
 ComputedPropertyPrototype._meta = undefined;
 
-/**
+ComputedPropertyPrototype.lazyGet = function(obj, meta, key) {
+  if (this.isCacheable(meta)) {
+    return this.cacheGet(meta, key);
+  } else {
+    return this.get(obj, key);
+  }
+};
+
+
+ComputedPropertyPrototype.cacheGet = function(meta, key) {
+  var result = meta.cache[key];
+  if (result === UNDEFINED) {
+    return undefined;
+  } else {
+    return result;
+  }
+};
+
+ComputedPropertyPrototype.isCacheable = function(meta) {
+  return this._cacheable;
+};
+
+ /**
   Properties are cacheable by default. Computed property will automatically
   cache the return value of your function until one of the dependent keys changes.
 
@@ -503,11 +525,19 @@ function computed(func) {
 */
 function cacheFor(obj, key) {
   var meta = obj['__ember_meta__'];
-  var cache = meta && meta.cache;
-  var ret = cache && cache[key];
+  if (meta) {
+    var descs = meta.descs;
+    var desc = descs && descs[key];
+    if (desc) {
+      return desc.cacheGet(meta, key);
+    } else {
+      var cache = meta.cache;
+      var ret = cache && cache[key];
 
-  if (ret === UNDEFINED) { return undefined; }
-  return ret;
+      if (ret === UNDEFINED) { return undefined; }
+      return ret;
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 cacheFor.set = function(cache, key, value) {
diff --git a/packages/ember-metal/tests/alias_test.js b/packages/ember-metal/tests/alias_test.js
index 3d60fac782f..77ef8176fb0 100644
--- a/packages/ember-metal/tests/alias_test.js
+++ b/packages/ember-metal/tests/alias_test.js
@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
 import { alias } from "ember-metal/alias";
-import { Descriptor, defineProperty } from "ember-metal/properties";
+import {
+  Descriptor,
+  defineProperty
+} from "ember-metal/properties";
 import { get } from 'ember-metal/property_get';
 import { set } from 'ember-metal/property_set';
 import { meta } from 'ember-metal/utils';
 import { isWatching } from "ember-metal/watching";
-import { addObserver, removeObserver } from "ember-metal/observer";
+import {
+  addObserver,
+  removeObserver
+} from "ember-metal/observer";
 import { mixin, observer } from 'ember-metal/mixin';
+import { computed } from 'ember-metal/computed';
 
 var obj, count;
 
@@ -58,3 +65,39 @@ test('immediately sets up dependencies if already being watched', function() {
   set(obj, 'foo.faz', 'BAR');
   equal(count, 1);
 });
+
+test("Ember.cacheFor simple", function() {
+  defineProperty(obj, 'baz', computed(function() {
+    return 'quz';
+  }));
+  defineProperty(obj, 'bar', alias('baz'));
+  equal(Ember.cacheFor(obj, 'bar'), undefined);
+  Ember.get(obj, 'bar');
+  deepEqual(Ember.cacheFor(obj, 'bar'), 'quz');
+});
+
+test("Ember.cacheFor nonCP", function() {
+  defineProperty(obj, 'bar', alias('foo'));
+  equal(Ember.cacheFor(obj, 'bar'), undefined);
+  Ember.get(obj, 'bar');
+  equal(Ember.cacheFor(obj, 'bar'), undefined);
+});
+
+test("Ember.cacheFor non path CP", function() {
+  defineProperty(obj, 'bar', alias('foo.faz'));
+  equal(Ember.cacheFor(obj, 'bar'), undefined);
+  Ember.get(obj, 'bar');
+  equal(Ember.cacheFor(obj, 'bar'), undefined);
+});
+
+
+test("Ember.cacheFor path CP", function() {
+  obj.bro = { };
+  defineProperty(obj.bro, 'bar', computed(function() {
+    return 'hombre';
+  }));
+  defineProperty(obj, 'bar', alias('bro.bar'));
+  equal(Ember.cacheFor(obj, 'bar'), undefined);
+  equal(Ember.get(obj, 'bar'), 'hombre');
+  equal(Ember.cacheFor(obj, 'bar'), 'hombre');
+});
diff --git a/packages/ember-metal/tests/observer_test.js b/packages/ember-metal/tests/observer_test.js
index 8ca667b3836..1135bd224cf 100644
--- a/packages/ember-metal/tests/observer_test.js
+++ b/packages/ember-metal/tests/observer_test.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import {
 } from "ember-metal/property_events";
 import { get } from 'ember-metal/property_get';
 import { set } from 'ember-metal/property_set';
-
+import { alias } from 'ember-metal/alias';
 // ..........................................................
 // ADD OBSERVER
 //
@@ -904,10 +904,9 @@ QUnit.module('addObserver - dependentkey with chained properties', {
   }
 });
 
-
 testBoth('depending on a chain with a computed property', function (get, set){
   defineProperty(obj, 'computed', computed(function () {
-    return {foo: 'bar'};
+    return { foo: 'bar' };
   }));
 
   var changed = 0;
@@ -922,6 +921,23 @@ testBoth('depending on a chain with a computed property', function (get, set){
   equal(changed, 1, 'should fire observer');
 });
 
+testBoth('depending on a chain with Alias property of a cp does not computed the CP', function (get, set){
+  defineProperty(obj, 'computed', computed(function () {
+    return { foo: 'bar' };
+  }));
+
+  defineProperty(obj, 'alias', alias('computed'));
+
+  var changed = 0;
+  addObserver(obj, 'alias.foo', function () {
+    changed++;
+  });
+
+  equal(undefined, cacheFor(obj, 'alias'),    'addObserver should not compute CP');
+
+  set(obj, 'computed.foo', 'baz');
+});
+
 testBoth('depending on a simple chain', function(get, set) {
 
   var val ;