diff --git a/src/_utils.ts b/src/_utils.ts
index 360c8ac..91471ff 100644
--- a/src/_utils.ts
+++ b/src/_utils.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { Resolvable } from "./types";
+import type { CommandDef, Resolvable, SubCommandsDef } from "./types";
 
 export function toArray(val: any) {
   if (Array.isArray(val)) {
@@ -30,6 +30,25 @@ export function resolveValue<T>(input: Resolvable<T>): T | Promise<T> {
   return typeof input === "function" ? (input as any)() : input;
 }
 
+export async function getSubCommand(
+  subCommands: SubCommandsDef,
+  command: string,
+): Promise<CommandDef<any>> {
+  if (Object.keys(subCommands).includes(command)) {
+    return resolveValue(subCommands[command]);
+  }
+
+  for (const subCommand of Object.values(subCommands)) {
+    const resolvedSubCommand = await resolveValue(subCommand);
+    for (const alias of toArray(resolvedSubCommand.alias)) {
+      if (alias === command) {
+        return resolvedSubCommand;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  throw new CLIError(`Unknown command \`${command}\``, "E_UNKNOWN_COMMAND");
+}
+
 export class CLIError extends Error {
   constructor(
     message: string,
diff --git a/src/command.ts b/src/command.ts
index 1abfe44..8f4f368 100644
--- a/src/command.ts
+++ b/src/command.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { CommandContext, CommandDef, ArgsDef } from "./types";
-import { CLIError, resolveValue } from "./_utils";
+import { CLIError, getSubCommand, resolveValue } from "./_utils";
 import { parseArgs } from "./args";
 
 export function defineCommand<T extends ArgsDef = ArgsDef>(
@@ -43,13 +43,7 @@ export async function runCommand<T extends ArgsDef = ArgsDef>(
       );
       const subCommandName = opts.rawArgs[subCommandArgIndex];
       if (subCommandName) {
-        if (!subCommands[subCommandName]) {
-          throw new CLIError(
-            `Unknown command \`${subCommandName}\``,
-            "E_UNKNOWN_COMMAND",
-          );
-        }
-        const subCommand = await resolveValue(subCommands[subCommandName]);
+        const subCommand = await getSubCommand(subCommands, subCommandName);
         if (subCommand) {
           await runCommand(subCommand, {
             rawArgs: opts.rawArgs.slice(subCommandArgIndex + 1),
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index a622922..1b610e5 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ export type SubCommandsDef = Record<string, Resolvable<CommandDef<any>>>;
 export type CommandDef<T extends ArgsDef = ArgsDef> = {
   meta?: Resolvable<CommandMeta>;
   args?: Resolvable<T>;
+  alias?: Resolvable<string | string[]>;
   subCommands?: Resolvable<SubCommandsDef>;
   setup?: (context: CommandContext<T>) => any | Promise<any>;
   cleanup?: (context: CommandContext<T>) => any | Promise<any>;