diff --git a/src/account.h b/src/account.h
index 7ea0e269..7d29ecfe 100644
--- a/src/account.h
+++ b/src/account.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ public:
   posts_list                     posts;
   optional<deferred_posts_map_t> deferred_posts;
   optional<expr_t>               value_expr;
+  string                         original_alias;
 
   mutable string   _fullname;
 #if DOCUMENT_MODEL
diff --git a/src/journal.cc b/src/journal.cc
index a6559e3d..5968fb28 100644
--- a/src/journal.cc
+++ b/src/journal.cc
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ account_t * journal_t::expand_aliases(string name) {
   // then Bar:Foo will be expanded to Baaz:Bar:Foo.
   // The expansion loop keeps a list of already expanded names in order to
   // prevent infinite excursion. Each alias may only be expanded at most once.
+  string original_name = name;
   account_t * result = NULL;
 
   if (no_aliases)
@@ -210,6 +211,9 @@ account_t * journal_t::expand_aliases(string name) {
       keep_expanding = false;
     }
   } while(keep_expanding && recursive_aliases);
+  if (result) {
+    result->original_alias = original_name;
+  }
   return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/py_account.cc b/src/py_account.cc
index 2e1fd35b..7999b473 100644
--- a/src/py_account.cc
+++ b/src/py_account.cc
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ void export_account()
     .def_readwrite("name", &account_t::name)
     .def_readwrite("note", &account_t::note)
     .def_readonly("depth", &account_t::depth)
+    .def_readonly("original_alias", &account_t::original_alias)
 
     .def("__str__", &account_t::fullname)
     .def("__unicode__", py_account_unicode)