diff --git a/bin/sh/histedit.c b/bin/sh/histedit.c
index 3ca8a0bcefa7..0d40e1c9ec1a 100644
--- a/bin/sh/histedit.c
+++ b/bin/sh/histedit.c
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ static char sccsid[] = "@(#)histedit.c	8.2 (Berkeley) 5/4/95";
 /*
  * Editline and history functions (and glue).
  */
+#include "alias.h"
 #include "shell.h"
 #include "parser.h"
 #include "var.h"
@@ -671,6 +672,14 @@ static char
 			goto out;
 		matches = rmatches;
 	}
+	for (const struct alias *ap = NULL; (ap = iteralias(ap)) != NULL;) {
+		if (strncmp(ap->name, text, curpos) != 0)
+			continue;
+		rmatches = add_match(matches, ++i, &size, strdup(ap->name));
+		if (rmatches == NULL)
+			goto out;
+		matches = rmatches;
+	}
 out:
 	free(free_path);
 	if (i == 0) {