diff --git a/packages/core/src/modules/connections/DidExchangeProtocol.ts b/packages/core/src/modules/connections/DidExchangeProtocol.ts
index bc2a4e939e..53490db0a3 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/modules/connections/DidExchangeProtocol.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/modules/connections/DidExchangeProtocol.ts
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ export class DidExchangeProtocol {
       protocol: HandshakeProtocol.DidExchange,
       role: DidExchangeRole.Responder,
       state: DidExchangeState.RequestReceived,
+      alias: outOfBandRecord.alias,
       theirDid: message.did,
       theirLabel: message.label,
       threadId: message.threadId,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/modules/connections/services/ConnectionService.ts b/packages/core/src/modules/connections/services/ConnectionService.ts
index 5b7de49125..719e80429f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/modules/connections/services/ConnectionService.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/modules/connections/services/ConnectionService.ts
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ export class ConnectionService {
       protocol: HandshakeProtocol.Connections,
       role: DidExchangeRole.Responder,
       state: DidExchangeState.RequestReceived,
+      alias: outOfBandRecord.alias,
       theirLabel: message.label,
       imageUrl: message.imageUrl,
       outOfBandId: outOfBandRecord.id,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/modules/oob/OutOfBandModule.ts b/packages/core/src/modules/oob/OutOfBandModule.ts
index cdd722aefc..463f2f1a13 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/modules/oob/OutOfBandModule.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/modules/oob/OutOfBandModule.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const didCommProfiles = ['didcomm/aip1', 'didcomm/aip2;env=rfc19']
 
 export interface CreateOutOfBandInvitationConfig {
   label?: string
-  alias?: string
+  alias?: string // alias for a connection record to be created
   imageUrl?: string
   goalCode?: string
   goal?: string
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export interface CreateOutOfBandInvitationConfig {
 
 export interface CreateLegacyInvitationConfig {
   label?: string
-  alias?: string
+  alias?: string // alias for a connection record to be created
   imageUrl?: string
   multiUseInvitation?: boolean
   autoAcceptConnection?: boolean
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ export class OutOfBandModule {
       mediatorId: routing.mediatorId,
       role: OutOfBandRole.Sender,
       state: OutOfBandState.AwaitResponse,
+      alias: config.alias,
       outOfBandInvitation: outOfBandInvitation,
       reusable: multiUseInvitation,
       autoAcceptConnection,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/modules/oob/repository/OutOfBandRecord.ts b/packages/core/src/modules/oob/repository/OutOfBandRecord.ts
index 3a67aa4aa7..ec291225c2 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/modules/oob/repository/OutOfBandRecord.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/modules/oob/repository/OutOfBandRecord.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export interface OutOfBandRecordProps {
   outOfBandInvitation: OutOfBandInvitation
   role: OutOfBandRole
   state: OutOfBandState
+  alias?: string
   autoAcceptConnection?: boolean
   reusable?: boolean
   mediatorId?: string
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ export class OutOfBandRecord extends BaseRecord<DefaultOutOfBandRecordTags, Cust
   public outOfBandInvitation!: OutOfBandInvitation
   public role!: OutOfBandRole
   public state!: OutOfBandState
+  public alias?: string
   public reusable!: boolean
   public autoAcceptConnection?: boolean
   public mediatorId?: string
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ export class OutOfBandRecord extends BaseRecord<DefaultOutOfBandRecordTags, Cust
       this.outOfBandInvitation = props.outOfBandInvitation
       this.role = props.role
       this.state = props.state
+      this.alias = props.alias
       this.autoAcceptConnection = props.autoAcceptConnection
       this.reusable = props.reusable ?? false
       this.mediatorId = props.mediatorId
diff --git a/packages/core/src/storage/migration/__tests__/__fixtures__/alice-8-connections-0.1.json b/packages/core/src/storage/migration/__tests__/__fixtures__/alice-8-connections-0.1.json
index ea749feede..ece0f42270 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/storage/migration/__tests__/__fixtures__/alice-8-connections-0.1.json
+++ b/packages/core/src/storage/migration/__tests__/__fixtures__/alice-8-connections-0.1.json
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
       "theirLabel": "Agent: PopulateWallet2",
       "state": "complete",
       "role": "invitee",
+      "alias": "connection alias",
       "invitation": {
         "@type": "https://didcomm.org/connections/1.0/invitation",
         "@id": "d56fd7af-852e-458e-b750-7a4f4e53d6e6",
diff --git a/packages/core/src/storage/migration/__tests__/__snapshots__/0.1.test.ts.snap b/packages/core/src/storage/migration/__tests__/__snapshots__/0.1.test.ts.snap
index fa62c1baad..558490a7fb 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/storage/migration/__tests__/__snapshots__/0.1.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/core/src/storage/migration/__tests__/__snapshots__/0.1.test.ts.snap
@@ -787,6 +787,7 @@ Object {
           "z6MkfiPMPxCQeSDZGMkCvm1Y2rBoPsmw4ZHMv71jXtcWRRiM",
         ],
       },
+      "alias": "connection alias",
       "autoAcceptConnection": undefined,
       "createdAt": "2022-04-30T13:02:21.577Z",
       "id": "1-4e4f-41d9-94c4-f49351b811f1",
@@ -850,6 +851,7 @@ Object {
           "z6MktCZAQNGvWb4WHAjwBqPtXhZdDYorbSJkGW9vj1uhw1HD",
         ],
       },
+      "alias": undefined,
       "autoAcceptConnection": undefined,
       "createdAt": "2022-04-30T13:02:21.608Z",
       "id": "2-4e4f-41d9-94c4-f49351b811f1",
@@ -913,6 +915,7 @@ Object {
           "z6Mkt1tsp15cnDD7wBCFgehiR2SxHX1aPxt4sueE24twH9Bd",
         ],
       },
+      "alias": undefined,
       "autoAcceptConnection": false,
       "createdAt": "2022-04-30T13:02:21.628Z",
       "id": "3-4e4f-41d9-94c4-f49351b811f1",
@@ -976,6 +979,7 @@ Object {
           "z6Mkmod8vp2nURVktVC5ceQeyr2VUz26iu2ZANLNVg9pMawa",
         ],
       },
+      "alias": undefined,
       "autoAcceptConnection": undefined,
       "createdAt": "2022-04-30T13:02:21.635Z",
       "id": "4-4e4f-41d9-94c4-f49351b811f1",
@@ -1039,6 +1043,7 @@ Object {
           "z6MkjDJL4X7YGoH6gjamhZR2NzowPZqtJfX5kPuNuWiVdjMr",
         ],
       },
+      "alias": undefined,
       "autoAcceptConnection": false,
       "createdAt": "2022-04-30T13:02:21.641Z",
       "id": "5-4e4f-41d9-94c4-f49351b811f1",
@@ -1097,6 +1102,7 @@ Object {
     },
     "type": "OutOfBandRecord",
     "value": Object {
+      "alias": undefined,
       "autoAcceptConnection": true,
       "createdAt": "2022-04-30T13:02:21.646Z",
       "id": "6-4e4f-41d9-94c4-f49351b811f1",
@@ -1160,6 +1166,7 @@ Object {
           "z6MkuWTEmH1mUo6W96zSWyH612hFHowRzNEscPYBL2CCMyC2",
         ],
       },
+      "alias": undefined,
       "autoAcceptConnection": true,
       "createdAt": "2022-04-30T13:02:21.653Z",
       "id": "7-4e4f-41d9-94c4-f49351b811f1",
@@ -1254,6 +1261,7 @@ Object {
     },
     "type": "ConnectionRecord",
     "value": Object {
+      "alias": "connection alias",
       "createdAt": "2022-04-30T13:02:21.577Z",
       "did": "did:peer:1zQmRAfQ6J5qk4qcbHyoStFVkhusazLT9xQcFhdC9dhhQ1cJ",
       "id": "8f4908ee-15ad-4058-9106-eda26eae735c",
diff --git a/packages/core/src/storage/migration/updates/0.1-0.2/connection.ts b/packages/core/src/storage/migration/updates/0.1-0.2/connection.ts
index 5d6ce948be..7ce872e2cf 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/storage/migration/updates/0.1-0.2/connection.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/storage/migration/updates/0.1-0.2/connection.ts
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ export async function migrateToOobRecord(
       oobRecord = new OutOfBandRecord({
         role: oobRole,
         state: oobState,
+        alias: connectionRecord.alias,
         autoAcceptConnection: connectionRecord.autoAcceptConnection,
         outOfBandInvitation,
         reusable: oldMultiUseInvitation,
diff --git a/packages/core/tests/oob.test.ts b/packages/core/tests/oob.test.ts
index 467532e64a..a2928ba309 100644
--- a/packages/core/tests/oob.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/tests/oob.test.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ describe('out of band', () => {
     goal: 'To make a connection',
     goalCode: 'p2p-messaging',
     label: 'Faber College',
+    alias: `Faber's connection with Alice`,
   }
 
   const issueCredentialConfig = {
@@ -158,10 +159,11 @@ describe('out of band', () => {
       expect(outOfBandRecord.autoAcceptConnection).toBe(true)
       expect(outOfBandRecord.role).toBe(OutOfBandRole.Sender)
       expect(outOfBandRecord.state).toBe(OutOfBandState.AwaitResponse)
+      expect(outOfBandRecord.alias).toBe(makeConnectionConfig.alias)
       expect(outOfBandRecord.reusable).toBe(false)
-      expect(outOfBandRecord.outOfBandInvitation.goal).toBe('To make a connection')
-      expect(outOfBandRecord.outOfBandInvitation.goalCode).toBe('p2p-messaging')
-      expect(outOfBandRecord.outOfBandInvitation.label).toBe('Faber College')
+      expect(outOfBandRecord.outOfBandInvitation.goal).toBe(makeConnectionConfig.goal)
+      expect(outOfBandRecord.outOfBandInvitation.goalCode).toBe(makeConnectionConfig.goalCode)
+      expect(outOfBandRecord.outOfBandInvitation.label).toBe(makeConnectionConfig.label)
     })
 
     test('create OOB message only with handshake', async () => {
@@ -290,6 +292,7 @@ describe('out of band', () => {
 
       expect(aliceFaberConnection).toBeConnectedWith(faberAliceConnection!)
       expect(faberAliceConnection).toBeConnectedWith(aliceFaberConnection)
+      expect(faberAliceConnection.alias).toBe(makeConnectionConfig.alias)
     })
 
     test(`make a connection with ${HandshakeProtocol.Connections} based on OOB invitation encoded in URL`, async () => {
@@ -311,6 +314,7 @@ describe('out of band', () => {
 
       expect(aliceFaberConnection).toBeConnectedWith(faberAliceConnection)
       expect(faberAliceConnection).toBeConnectedWith(aliceFaberConnection)
+      expect(faberAliceConnection.alias).toBe(makeConnectionConfig.alias)
     })
 
     test('make a connection based on old connection invitation encoded in URL', async () => {