diff --git a/tests/pipeline/test_alias.py b/tests/pipeline/test_alias.py
index 3044fcdb..ecd6045a 100644
--- a/tests/pipeline/test_alias.py
+++ b/tests/pipeline/test_alias.py
@@ -29,9 +29,18 @@ class WithAlias(object):
     def test_repr(self):
         assert_equal(
             repr(self.Term().alias('ayy lmao')),
-            "Aliased%s(..., name='ayy lmao')" % self.Term.__base__.__name__,
+            "Aliased%s(Term(...), name='ayy lmao')" % (
+                self.Term.__base__.__name__,
+            ),
         )
 
+    def test_short_repr(self):
+        for name in ('a', 'b'):
+            assert_equal(
+                self.Term().alias(name).short_repr(),
+                name,
+            )
+
 
 class TestFactorAlias(WithAlias, BasePipelineTestCase):
     class Term(Factor):
diff --git a/zipline/pipeline/mixins.py b/zipline/pipeline/mixins.py
index cd6048ad..b5663dcb 100644
--- a/zipline/pipeline/mixins.py
+++ b/zipline/pipeline/mixins.py
@@ -272,11 +272,15 @@ class AliasedMixin(SingleInputMixin):
         return inputs[0]
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        return '{type}(..., name={name!r})'.format(
+        return '{type}({inner_type}(...), name={name!r})'.format(
             type=type(self).__name__,
+            inner_type=type(self.inputs[0]).__name__,
             name=self.name,
         )
 
+    def short_repr(self):
+        return self.name
+
     @classmethod
     def make_aliased_type(cls, other_base):
         """