diff --git a/alias.go b/alias.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3afb04b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alias.go
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func handleAliasCommand() {
+	if len(os.Args) < 3 {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%s alias: subcommand missing\n", os.Args[0])
+		printAliasUsage()
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	subcmd := strings.ToLower(os.Args[2])
+	switch subcmd {
+	case "list":
+		listcmd := flag.NewFlagSet("alias list", flag.ExitOnError)
+		listcmd.SetOutput(os.Stdout)
+		cfgpath := listcmd.String("config", "", "path to configuration")
+		aname := listcmd.String("name", "", "filter list to named alias")
+		listcmd.Parse(os.Args[3:])
+
+		cfg := LoadConfig(*cfgpath)
+		es := ClientFromConfig(cfg.Elastic)
+
+		aliases, err := es.CatAliases().Do(context.Background())
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "elastic error: %s\n", err.Error())
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+
+		for _, alias := range aliases {
+			if *aname != "" {
+				if alias.Alias == *aname {
+					fmt.Printf("%s\n", alias.Index)
+				}
+			} else {
+				fmt.Printf("%s %s\n", alias.Alias, alias.Index)
+			}
+		}
+
+	case "create":
+		createcmd := flag.NewFlagSet("alias create", flag.ExitOnError)
+		createcmd.SetOutput(os.Stdout)
+		cfgpath := createcmd.String("config", "", "path to configuration")
+		aname := createcmd.String("name", "", "(required) name of alias")
+		iname := createcmd.String("index", "", "(required) name of index")
+		createcmd.Parse(os.Args[3:])
+
+		if *aname == "" {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "name parameter is required for alias create\n")
+			createcmd.PrintDefaults()
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+
+		if *iname == "" {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "index parameter is required for alias create\n")
+			createcmd.PrintDefaults()
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+
+		cfg := LoadConfig(*cfgpath)
+		es := ClientFromConfig(cfg.Elastic)
+
+		_, err := es.Alias().Add(*iname, *aname).Do(context.Background())
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "elastic error: %s\n", err.Error())
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+
+	case "delete":
+		deletecmd := flag.NewFlagSet("alias delete", flag.ExitOnError)
+		deletecmd.SetOutput(os.Stdout)
+		cfgpath := deletecmd.String("config", "", "path to configuration")
+		aname := deletecmd.String("name", "", "(required) name of alias")
+		iname := deletecmd.String("index", "", "(required) name of index")
+		deletecmd.Parse(os.Args[3:])
+
+		if *aname == "" {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "name parameter is required for alias delete\n")
+			deletecmd.PrintDefaults()
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+
+		if *iname == "" {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "index parameter is required for alias delete\n")
+			deletecmd.PrintDefaults()
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+
+		cfg := LoadConfig(*cfgpath)
+		es := ClientFromConfig(cfg.Elastic)
+
+		_, err := es.Alias().Remove(*iname, *aname).Do(context.Background())
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "elastic error: %s\n", err.Error())
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+
+	case "replace":
+		replacecmd := flag.NewFlagSet("alias replace", flag.ExitOnError)
+		replacecmd.SetOutput(os.Stdout)
+		cfgpath := replacecmd.String("config", "", "path to configuration")
+		aname := replacecmd.String("name", "", "(required) name of alias")
+		oiname := replacecmd.String("oldindex", "",
+			"(required) name of the old index")
+		niname := replacecmd.String("newindex", "",
+			"(required) name of the new index")
+		replacecmd.Parse(os.Args[3:])
+
+		if *aname == "" {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "name parameter is required for alias replace\n")
+			replacecmd.PrintDefaults()
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+		if *oiname == "" {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr,
+				"oldindex parameter is required for alias replace\n")
+			replacecmd.PrintDefaults()
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+		if *niname == "" {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr,
+				"newindex parameter is required for alias replace\n")
+			replacecmd.PrintDefaults()
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+
+		cfg := LoadConfig(*cfgpath)
+		es := ClientFromConfig(cfg.Elastic)
+
+		_, err := es.Alias().
+			Remove(*oiname, *aname).
+			Add(*niname, *aname).
+			Do(context.Background())
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "elastic error: %s\n", err.Error())
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+
+	case "--help":
+		printAliasUsage()
+		os.Exit(0)
+
+	default:
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%s: alias '%s' is not a recognized subcommand\n",
+			os.Args[0], os.Args[2])
+		printAliasUsage()
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}
+
+func printAliasUsage() {
+	fmt.Printf("Usage: %s alias <subcommand> ... \n", os.Args[0])
+	fmt.Printf("See '%s alias <subcommand> --help' for information", os.Args[0])
+	fmt.Printf(" on a specific command\n")
+	fmt.Printf("valid subcommands:\n")
+	fmt.Printf("    list      list aliases\n")
+	fmt.Printf("    create    create alias\n")
+	fmt.Printf("    delete    delete alias\n")
+	fmt.Printf("    replace   replace alias (single step add/remove)\n")
+}
diff --git a/index.go b/index.go
index 8077803..44ef725 100644
--- a/index.go
+++ b/index.go
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func handleIndexCommand() {
 	default:
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%s: index '%s' is not a recognized subcommand\n",
 			os.Args[0], os.Args[2])
-		printDefaultUsage()
+		printIndexUsage()
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 7de7d4c..016a297 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ func main() {
 	case "index":
 		handleIndexCommand()
 
+	case "alias":
+		handleAliasCommand()
+
 	case "--help":
 		printDefaultUsage()
 		os.Exit(0)
@@ -39,4 +42,5 @@ func printDefaultUsage() {
 	fmt.Printf(" on a specific command\n")
 	fmt.Printf("valid commands:\n")
 	fmt.Printf("    index    create, delete, refresh, or list indexes\n")
+	fmt.Printf("    alias    create, delete, replace, or list aliases\n")
 }