1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/xfont.c b/src/xfont.c
index e6f0bde5114..8684af43122 100644
--- a/src/xfont.c
+++ b/src/xfont.c
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ xfont_list (frame, spec)
     }
   if (NILP (list) && ! NILP (registry))
     {
+      /* Try alternate registries.  */
       Lisp_Object alter;
 
       if ((alter = Fassoc (SYMBOL_NAME (registry),
@@ -365,6 +366,13 @@ xfont_list (frame, spec)
               }
         }
     }
+  if (NILP (list))
+    {
+      /* Try alias.  */
+      val = assq_no_quit (QCname, AREF (spec, FONT_EXTRA_INDEX));
+      if (CONSP (val) && STRINGP (XCDR (val)))
+        list = xfont_list_pattern (frame, display, SDATA (XCDR (val)));
+    }
 
   return list;
 }