diff --git a/tests/rustdoc-js/alias-sort.js b/tests/rustdoc-js/alias-sort.js
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+// rank doc aliases lower than exact matches
+// regression test for <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/140968>
+
+const EXPECTED = {
+    'query': 'foobazbar',
+    'others': [
+        { 'name': 'foobazbar' },
+        { 'name': 'foo' },
+    ],
+};
diff --git a/tests/rustdoc-js/alias-sort.rs b/tests/rustdoc-js/alias-sort.rs
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+/// asdf
+pub fn foobazbar() {}
+
+#[doc(alias("foobazbar"))]
+pub fn foo() {}