diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Console/Descriptor/TextDescriptor.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Console/Descriptor/TextDescriptor.php
index af88a82bbb7d..17bf4194a903 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Console/Descriptor/TextDescriptor.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Console/Descriptor/TextDescriptor.php
@@ -352,7 +352,11 @@ protected function describeContainerDefinition(Definition $definition, array $op
      */
     protected function describeContainerAlias(Alias $alias, array $options = array(), ContainerBuilder $builder = null)
     {
-        $options['output']->comment(sprintf('This service is an alias for the service <info>%s</info>', (string) $alias));
+        if ($alias->isPublic()) {
+            $options['output']->comment(sprintf('This service is a <info>public</info> alias for the service <info>%s</info>', (string) $alias));
+        } else {
+            $options['output']->comment(sprintf('This service is a <comment>private</comment> alias for the service <info>%s</info>', (string) $alias));
+        }
 
         if (!$builder) {
             return;
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Fixtures/Descriptor/alias_1.txt b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Fixtures/Descriptor/alias_1.txt
index 4be149bffbe0..f42d0a4ebab9 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Fixtures/Descriptor/alias_1.txt
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Fixtures/Descriptor/alias_1.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 
- // This service is an alias for the service service_1                                                                  
+ // This service is a public alias for the service service_1
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Fixtures/Descriptor/alias_2.txt b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Fixtures/Descriptor/alias_2.txt
index d4d8a41cbfea..018dc0f43451 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Fixtures/Descriptor/alias_2.txt
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Fixtures/Descriptor/alias_2.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 
- // This service is an alias for the service .service_2                                                                  
+ // This service is a private alias for the service .service_2
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Fixtures/Descriptor/alias_with_definition_1.txt b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Fixtures/Descriptor/alias_with_definition_1.txt
index 011ae42095b7..f4e559e21424 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Fixtures/Descriptor/alias_with_definition_1.txt
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Fixtures/Descriptor/alias_with_definition_1.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
- // This service is an alias for the service service_1                                                                  
+ // This service is a public alias for the service service_1                                                            
 
 Information for Service "service_1"
 ===================================
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Fixtures/Descriptor/alias_with_definition_2.txt b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Fixtures/Descriptor/alias_with_definition_2.txt
index aaa6d658bc75..12e90d48ae40 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Fixtures/Descriptor/alias_with_definition_2.txt
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Fixtures/Descriptor/alias_with_definition_2.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
- // This service is an alias for the service .service_2                                                                 
+ // This service is a private alias for the service .service_2                                                          
 
 Information for Service ".service_2"
 ====================================