diff --git a/ietf/person/models.py b/ietf/person/models.py
index 248c0ebad..e93e2cc7e 100644
--- a/ietf/person/models.py
+++ b/ietf/person/models.py
@@ -127,6 +127,20 @@ class Alias(models.Model):
     """
     person = models.ForeignKey(Person)
     name = models.CharField(max_length=255, db_index=True)
+
+    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        created = not self.pk
+        super(Alias, self).save(*args, **kwargs)
+        if created:
+            if Alias.objects.filter(name=self.name).exclude(person__name=self.name).count() > 1 :
+                msg = render_to_string('person/mail/possible_duplicates.txt',
+                                       dict(name=self.name,
+                                            persons=Person.objects.filter(alias__name=self.name),
+                                            settings=settings
+                                            ))
+                send_mail_preformatted(None, msg)
+
+
     def __unicode__(self):
         return self.name
     class Meta:
diff --git a/ietf/templates/person/mail/possible_duplicates.txt b/ietf/templates/person/mail/possible_duplicates.txt
index 580710741..1a1dab199 100644
--- a/ietf/templates/person/mail/possible_duplicates.txt
+++ b/ietf/templates/person/mail/possible_duplicates.txt
@@ -2,15 +2,16 @@
 To: <iesg-secretary@ietf.org>
 Subject: Possible duplicate Person objects for {{name}}
 
-A new Person object was just created for {{name}}.
+A new Person and/or Alias object was just created for {{name}}.
 
 There are now {{persons|length}} Person objects sharing that name.
 
 Please check to see if they represent the same actual person, and if so, merge the objects as appropriate.
 
-{% for person in persons %}Person {{forloop.counter}} (pk={{person.pk}})
-    time:  {{person.time}}
-    ascii: {{person.ascii}}
-    email: {% for email in person.email_set.all %}{{ email.address }} {% endfor %}
+{% for person in persons %}Person {{forloop.counter}} {{ person.name }} (pk={{person.pk}})
+    time:    {{person.time}}
+    ascii:   {{person.ascii}}
+    email:   {% for email in person.email_set.all %}{{ email.address }} {% endfor %}
+    aliases: {{ person.alias_set.all|join:", " }}
 
 {% endfor %} {% endautoescape %}