diff --git a/src/ioc/db/test/dbStaticTest.c b/src/ioc/db/test/dbStaticTest.c
index 77d0dc33c..76c0d1eba 100644
--- a/src/ioc/db/test/dbStaticTest.c
+++ b/src/ioc/db/test/dbStaticTest.c
@@ -7,42 +7,48 @@
 #include <dbUnitTest.h>
 #include <testMain.h>
 
-static void testEntry(void)
+static void testEntry(const char *pv)
 {
     DBENTRY entry;
 
-    testDiag("testEntry");
+    testDiag("testEntry(\"%s\")", pv);
 
     dbInitEntry(pdbbase, &entry);
 
-    testOk1(dbFindRecord(&entry, "testrec.VAL")==0);
+    testOk1(dbFindRecord(&entry, pv)==0);
 
+    testDiag("precordType=%p precnode=%p", entry.precordType, entry.precnode);
     testOk1(entry.precordType && strcmp(entry.precordType->name, "x")==0);
     testOk1(entry.precnode && strcmp(((dbCommon*)entry.precnode->precord)->name, "testrec")==0);
     testOk1(entry.pflddes && strcmp(entry.pflddes->name, "VAL")==0);
 
+    testOk1(dbFollowAlias(&entry)==0);
+
     testOk1(dbFindInfo(&entry, "A")==0 && strcmp(dbGetInfoString(&entry), "B")==0);
 
     dbFinishEntry(&entry);
 }
 
-static void testAddr2Entry(void)
+static void testAddr2Entry(const char *pv)
 {
     DBENTRY entry, entry2;
     dbAddr addr;
 
-    testDiag("testAddr2Entry");
+    testDiag("testAddr2Entry(\"%s\")", pv);
 
     memset(&entry, 0, sizeof(entry));
     memset(&entry2, 0, sizeof(entry2));
 
     dbInitEntry(pdbbase, &entry);
 
-    if(dbFindRecord(&entry, "testrec.VAL")!=0)
-        testAbort("no entry for testrec.VAL");
+    if(dbFindRecord(&entry, pv)!=0)
+        testAbort("no entry for %s", pv);
 
-    if(dbNameToAddr("testrec.VAL", &addr))
-        testAbort("no addr for testrec.VAL");
+    if(dbFollowAlias(&entry))
+        testAbort("Can't follow alias");
+
+    if(dbNameToAddr(pv, &addr))
+        testAbort("no addr for %s", pv);
 
     dbInitEntryFromAddr(&addr, &entry2);
 
@@ -61,27 +67,85 @@ static void testAddr2Entry(void)
     testOk1(memcmp(&entry, &entry2, sizeof(entry))==0);
 
     dbFinishEntry(&entry);
+    dbFinishEntry(&entry2);
+}
+
+static void testRec2Entry(const char *recname)
+{
+    DBENTRY entry, entry2;
+    dbCommon *prec;
+
+    testDiag("testRec2Entry(\"%s\")", recname);
+
+    memset(&entry, 0, sizeof(entry));
+    memset(&entry2, 0, sizeof(entry2));
+
+    prec = testdbRecordPtr(recname);
+
+    dbInitEntry(pdbbase, &entry);
+
+    if(dbFindRecord(&entry, recname)!=0)
+        testAbort("no entry for %s", recname);
+
+    if(dbFollowAlias(&entry))
+        testAbort("Can't follow alias");
+
+    dbInitEntryFromRecord(prec, &entry2);
+
+    testOk1(entry.pdbbase==entry2.pdbbase);
+    testOk1(entry.precordType==entry2.precordType);
+    testOk1(entry.pflddes==entry2.pflddes);
+    testOk1(entry.precnode==entry2.precnode);
+    testOk1(entry.pfield==entry2.pfield);
+    testOk1(entry2.indfield==-1);
+    testOk1(!entry2.pinfonode);
+    testOk1(!entry2.message);
+
+    /* no way to look this up, so not set */
+    entry.indfield = -1;
+
+    testOk1(memcmp(&entry, &entry2, sizeof(entry))==0);
+
+    dbFinishEntry(&entry);
+    dbFinishEntry(&entry2);
 }
 
 void dbTestIoc_registerRecordDeviceDriver(struct dbBase *);
 
 MAIN(dbStaticTest)
 {
-    testPlan(19);
+    testPlan(156);
     testdbPrepare();
 
     testdbReadDatabase("dbTestIoc.dbd", NULL, NULL);
     dbTestIoc_registerRecordDeviceDriver(pdbbase);
     testdbReadDatabase("dbStaticTest.db", NULL, NULL);
 
-    testEntry();
+    testEntry("testrec.VAL");
+    testEntry("testalias.VAL");
+    testEntry("testalias2.VAL");
+    testEntry("testalias3.VAL");
+    testRec2Entry("testrec");
+    testRec2Entry("testalias");
+    testRec2Entry("testalias2");
+    testRec2Entry("testalias3");
 
     eltc(0);
     testIocInitOk();
     eltc(1);
 
-    testEntry();
-    testAddr2Entry();
+    testEntry("testrec.VAL");
+    testEntry("testalias.VAL");
+    testEntry("testalias2.VAL");
+    testEntry("testalias3.VAL");
+    testAddr2Entry("testrec.VAL");
+    testAddr2Entry("testalias.VAL");
+    testAddr2Entry("testalias2.VAL");
+    testAddr2Entry("testalias3.VAL");
+    testRec2Entry("testrec");
+    testRec2Entry("testalias");
+    testRec2Entry("testalias2");
+    testRec2Entry("testalias3");
 
     testIocShutdownOk();
 
diff --git a/src/ioc/db/test/dbStaticTest.db b/src/ioc/db/test/dbStaticTest.db
index d44592979..c35ff9a91 100644
--- a/src/ioc/db/test/dbStaticTest.db
+++ b/src/ioc/db/test/dbStaticTest.db
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 
 record(x, "testrec") {
     info("A", "B")
+    alias("testalias")
 }
+
+alias("testrec", "testalias2")
+alias("testalias2", "testalias3")