diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index 25e76939e2..99517dd83a 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ static int handle_alias(int *argcp, const char ***argv)
 	alias_string = alias_lookup(alias_command);
 	if (alias_string) {
 		if (alias_string[0] == '!') {
+			commit_pager_choice();
 			if (*argcp > 1) {
 				struct strbuf buf;
 
@@ -432,6 +433,8 @@ static void execv_dashed_external(const char **argv)
 	const char *tmp;
 	int status;
 
+	commit_pager_choice();
+
 	strbuf_addf(&cmd, "git-%s", argv[0]);
 
 	/*
diff --git a/t/t7006-pager.sh b/t/t7006-pager.sh
index eefef45cc3..9215c2ff56 100755
--- a/t/t7006-pager.sh
+++ b/t/t7006-pager.sh
@@ -334,17 +334,40 @@ test_doesnt_paginate() {
 	"
 }
 
-test_default_pager        expect_success 'git log'
-test_PAGER_overrides      expect_success 'git log'
-test_core_pager_overrides expect_success 'git log'
-test_core_pager_subdir    expect_success 'git log'
-test_GIT_PAGER_overrides  expect_success 'git log'
+test_pager_choices() {
+	test_default_pager        expect_success "$@"
+	test_PAGER_overrides      expect_success "$@"
+	test_core_pager_overrides expect_success "$@"
+	test_core_pager_subdir    expect_success "$@"
+	test_GIT_PAGER_overrides  expect_success "$@"
+}
 
-test_default_pager        expect_success 'git -p log'
-test_PAGER_overrides      expect_success 'git -p log'
-test_core_pager_overrides expect_success 'git -p log'
-test_core_pager_subdir    expect_success 'git -p log'
-test_GIT_PAGER_overrides  expect_success 'git -p log'
+test_expect_success 'setup: some aliases' '
+	git config alias.aliasedlog log &&
+	git config alias.true "!true"
+'
+
+test_pager_choices                       'git log'
+test_pager_choices                       'git -p log'
+test_pager_choices                       'git aliasedlog'
+
+test_default_pager        expect_success 'git -p aliasedlog'
+test_PAGER_overrides      expect_success 'git -p aliasedlog'
+test_core_pager_overrides expect_success 'git -p aliasedlog'
+test_core_pager_subdir    expect_failure 'git -p aliasedlog'
+test_GIT_PAGER_overrides  expect_success 'git -p aliasedlog'
+
+test_default_pager        expect_success 'git -p true'
+test_PAGER_overrides      expect_success 'git -p true'
+test_core_pager_overrides expect_success 'git -p true'
+test_core_pager_subdir    expect_failure 'git -p true'
+test_GIT_PAGER_overrides  expect_success 'git -p true'
+
+test_default_pager        expect_success test_must_fail 'git -p request-pull'
+test_PAGER_overrides      expect_success test_must_fail 'git -p request-pull'
+test_core_pager_overrides expect_success test_must_fail 'git -p request-pull'
+test_core_pager_subdir    expect_failure test_must_fail 'git -p request-pull'
+test_GIT_PAGER_overrides  expect_success test_must_fail 'git -p request-pull'
 
 test_default_pager        expect_success test_must_fail 'git -p'
 test_PAGER_overrides      expect_success test_must_fail 'git -p'
@@ -352,6 +375,6 @@ test_local_config_ignored expect_failure test_must_fail 'git -p'
 test_no_local_config_subdir expect_success test_must_fail 'git -p'
 test_GIT_PAGER_overrides  expect_success test_must_fail 'git -p'
 
-test_doesnt_paginate      expect_success test_must_fail 'git -p nonsense'
+test_doesnt_paginate      expect_failure test_must_fail 'git -p nonsense'
 
 test_done