diff --git a/src/__tests__/resolvers.test.ts b/src/__tests__/resolvers.test.ts
index a31bfec..64b1df9 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/resolvers.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/resolvers.test.ts
@@ -206,9 +206,15 @@ describe('registrations', () => {
   })
 
   describe('aliasTo', () => {
-    it('returns the aliased dependency', () => {
+    it('returns the string aliased dependency', () => {
       container.register({ val: asValue(123), aliasVal: aliasTo('val') })
       expect(container.resolve('aliasVal')).toBe(123)
     })
+
+    it('returns the symbol aliased dependency', () => {
+      const symbol = Symbol()
+      container.register({ [symbol]: asValue(123), aliasVal: aliasTo(symbol) })
+      expect(container.resolve('aliasVal')).toBe(123)
+    })
   })
 })
diff --git a/src/resolvers.ts b/src/resolvers.ts
index 40f6009..92caa52 100644
--- a/src/resolvers.ts
+++ b/src/resolvers.ts
@@ -214,7 +214,9 @@ export function asClass<T = {}>(
 /**
  * Resolves to the specified registration.
  */
-export function aliasTo<T>(name: string): Resolver<T> {
+export function aliasTo<T>(
+  name: Parameters<AwilixContainer['resolve']>[0]
+): Resolver<T> {
   return {
     resolve(container) {
       return container.resolve(name)