diff --git a/crates/radicle-httpd/src/api.rs b/crates/radicle-httpd/src/api.rs
index b2910531b..6e2cf4fd6 100644
--- a/crates/radicle-httpd/src/api.rs
+++ b/crates/radicle-httpd/src/api.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+use std::collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use axum::response::{IntoResponse, Json};
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ pub struct Context {
     /// `RADICLE_SEARCH_URL`. When absent, listing and search fall back to
     /// the storage walk.
     search: Option<SearchClient>,
+    /// The repo aliases configured via `--alias`, mapping each alias to its
+    /// [`RepoId`]. Used to resolve alias path segments to a repo and to
+    /// advertise a repo's short name in its info.
+    repo_aliases: Arc<HashMap<String, RepoId>>,
 }
 
 impl Context {
@@ -117,9 +121,21 @@ impl Context {
             cache: options.cache.map(Cache::new),
             web_config,
             search,
+            repo_aliases: Arc::new(options.aliases.clone()),
         })
     }
 
+    /// Return the configured alias for a repo, if any. When several aliases
+    /// point at the same repo, the lexicographically smallest is returned so
+    /// the result is stable across requests.
+    fn repo_alias(&self, rid: &RepoId) -> Option<String> {
+        self.repo_aliases
+            .iter()
+            .filter(|(_, id)| *id == rid)
+            .map(|(alias, _)| alias.clone())
+            .min()
+    }
+
     /// The search backend client, if one is configured and reachable at
     /// startup. `None` means listing and search use the storage walk.
     pub fn search(&self) -> Option<&SearchClient> {
@@ -180,6 +196,7 @@ impl Context {
             rid,
             seeding,
             refs,
+            alias: self.repo_alias(&rid),
         })
     }
 
@@ -501,6 +518,9 @@ mod repo {
         pub rid: RepoId,
         pub seeding: usize,
         pub refs: CanonicalReferences,
+        /// The alias configured for this repo via `--alias`, if any.
+        #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        pub alias: Option<String>,
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/http-client/lib/repo.ts b/http-client/lib/repo.ts
index 82b818c72..2feaeb62b 100644
--- a/http-client/lib/repo.ts
+++ b/http-client/lib/repo.ts
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ const repoSchema = object({
     tags: record(string(), tagInfoSchema),
     refs: record(string(), string()),
   }).optional(),
+  alias: string().optional(),
 });
 const reposSchema = array(repoSchema);
 
diff --git a/src/views/repos/Header/CloneButton.svelte b/src/views/repos/Header/CloneButton.svelte
index 5d3da152a..cfb8e3391 100644
--- a/src/views/repos/Header/CloneButton.svelte
+++ b/src/views/repos/Header/CloneButton.svelte
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   export let id: string;
   export let name: string;
   export let currentRefname: string;
+  export let alias: string | undefined = undefined;
 
   let activeTab: "radicle" | "git" | "archive" = "radicle";
   let archiveProbe: Promise<boolean> | undefined;
@@ -39,10 +40,10 @@
     baseUrl.port === config.nodes.defaultHttpdPort
       ? ""
       : `:${baseUrl.port}`;
-  $: archiveUrl = `curl -OJ ${baseUrl.scheme}://${baseUrl.hostname}${portFragment}/raw/${id}/archive/${currentRefname}`;
+  $: archiveUrl = `curl -OJ ${baseUrl.scheme}://${baseUrl.hostname}${portFragment}/raw/${alias ?? id}/archive/${currentRefname}`;
   $: gitCloneUrl = `git clone ${baseUrl.scheme}://${
     baseUrl.hostname
-  }${portFragment}/${parseRepositoryId(id)?.pubkey ?? id}.git ${name}`;
+  }${portFragment}/${alias ?? parseRepositoryId(id)?.pubkey ?? id}.git ${name}`;
 </script>
 
 <style>
diff --git a/src/views/repos/History.svelte b/src/views/repos/History.svelte
index 717648eb1..04cee0e4e 100644
--- a/src/views/repos/History.svelte
+++ b/src/views/repos/History.svelte
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@
       {baseUrl}
       {currentRefname}
       id={repo.rid}
+      alias={repo.alias}
       name={repo.payloads["xyz.radicle.project"].data.name} />
   </svelte:fragment>
   <RepoNameHeader {repo} {baseUrl} {seedingPolicy} slot="header" />
diff --git a/src/views/repos/Source.svelte b/src/views/repos/Source.svelte
index fb99c6953..6ecaf217d 100644
--- a/src/views/repos/Source.svelte
+++ b/src/views/repos/Source.svelte
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@
       {baseUrl}
       {currentRefname}
       id={repo.rid}
+      alias={repo.alias}
       name={repo.payloads["xyz.radicle.project"].data.name} />
   </svelte:fragment>
   <RepoNameHeader {repo} {baseUrl} {seedingPolicy} slot="header" />