diff --git a/library/Zend/ServiceManager/ServiceManager.php b/library/Zend/ServiceManager/ServiceManager.php
index 969a7e951f7..65d612fe489 100644
--- a/library/Zend/ServiceManager/ServiceManager.php
+++ b/library/Zend/ServiceManager/ServiceManager.php
@@ -501,6 +501,14 @@ public function get($name, $usePeeringServiceManagers = true)
                 || $this->canCreateFromAbstractFactory($cName, $name)
             ) {
                 $instance = $this->create(array($cName, $name));
+            } elseif ($isAlias && $this->canCreateFromAbstractFactory($name, $cName)) {
+                /*
+                 * case of an alias leading to an abstract factory :
+                 * 'my-alias' => 'my-abstract-defined-service'
+                 *     $name = 'my-alias'
+                 *     $cName = 'my-abstract-defined-service'
+                 */
+                $instance = $this->create(array($name, $cName));
             } elseif ($usePeeringServiceManagers && !$this->retrieveFromPeeringManagerFirst) {
                 $instance = $this->retrieveFromPeeringManager($name);
             }
diff --git a/tests/ZendTest/ServiceManager/ServiceManagerTest.php b/tests/ZendTest/ServiceManager/ServiceManagerTest.php
index 37f3e1923c9..81332163797 100644
--- a/tests/ZendTest/ServiceManager/ServiceManagerTest.php
+++ b/tests/ZendTest/ServiceManager/ServiceManagerTest.php
@@ -240,6 +240,16 @@ public function testGetWithAlias()
         $this->assertEquals('bar', $this->serviceManager->get('baz'));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @covers Zend\ServiceManager\ServiceManager::get
+     */
+    public function testGetAbstractFactoryWithAlias()
+    {
+        $this->serviceManager->addAbstractFactory('ZendTest\ServiceManager\TestAsset\FooAbstractFactory');
+        $this->serviceManager->setAlias('foo', 'ZendTest\ServiceManager\TestAsset\FooAbstractFactory');
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('ZendTest\ServiceManager\TestAsset\Foo', $this->serviceManager->get('foo'));
+    }
+
     /**
      * @covers Zend\ServiceManager\ServiceManager::get
      */