diff --git a/src/qml/qml/qqmlpropertycache.cpp b/src/qml/qml/qqmlpropertycache.cpp
index b9ef4ee6c6..e91148f66c 100644
--- a/src/qml/qml/qqmlpropertycache.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/qml/qqmlpropertycache.cpp
@@ -998,6 +998,7 @@ void QQmlPropertyCache::toMetaObjectBuilder(QMetaObjectBuilder &builder) const
         property.setWritable(data->isWritable());
         property.setResettable(data->isResettable());
         property.setBindable(data->isBindable());
+        property.setAlias(data->isAlias());
     }
 
     for (int ii = 0; ii < methods.count(); ++ii) {
diff --git a/src/qml/qml/qqmlpropertycachecreator_p.h b/src/qml/qml/qqmlpropertycachecreator_p.h
index 2da6b900e4..6278f9b189 100644
--- a/src/qml/qml/qqmlpropertycachecreator_p.h
+++ b/src/qml/qml/qqmlpropertycachecreator_p.h
@@ -919,10 +919,16 @@ inline QQmlError QQmlPropertyCacheAliasCreator<ObjectContainer>::propertyDataFor
         }
 
         const auto referencedType = typeRef->type();
-        if (referencedType.isValid())
+        if (referencedType.isValid()) {
             *type = referencedType.typeId();
-        else
+            if (!type->isValid() && referencedType.isInlineComponentType()) {
+                int objectId = referencedType.inlineComponentId();
+                *type = objectContainer->typeIdsForComponent(objectId).id;
+                Q_ASSERT(type->isValid());
+            }
+        } else {
             *type = typeRef->compilationUnit()->typeIds.id;
+        }
 
         *version = typeRef->version();
 
diff --git a/tests/auto/qml/qqmlecmascript/data/aliasPropertyToIC.qml b/tests/auto/qml/qqmlecmascript/data/aliasPropertyToIC.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..17116bb091
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/auto/qml/qqmlecmascript/data/aliasPropertyToIC.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import QtQml
+
+
+QtObject {
+    id: root
+
+    component Test : QtObject {}
+
+    property alias myalias: other
+    property var direct: Test { id: other }
+}
diff --git a/tests/auto/qml/qqmlecmascript/tst_qqmlecmascript.cpp b/tests/auto/qml/qqmlecmascript/tst_qqmlecmascript.cpp
index 63cf12a5a2..10dd2ec823 100644
--- a/tests/auto/qml/qqmlecmascript/tst_qqmlecmascript.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/qml/qqmlecmascript/tst_qqmlecmascript.cpp
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ private slots:
     void outerBindingOverridesInnerBinding();
     void aliasPropertyAndBinding();
     void aliasPropertyReset();
+    void aliasPropertyToIC();
     void nonExistentAttachedObject();
     void scope();
     void importScope();
@@ -1913,6 +1914,24 @@ void tst_qqmlecmascript::aliasPropertyReset()
     QCOMPARE(object->property("aliasedIntIsUndefined"), QVariant(false));
 }
 
+void tst_qqmlecmascript::aliasPropertyToIC()
+{
+    QQmlEngine engine;
+    std::unique_ptr<QObject> root;
+
+    // test that a manual write (of undefined) to a resettable aliased property succeeds
+    QQmlComponent c(&engine, testFileUrl("aliasPropertyToIC.qml"));
+    root.reset(c.create());
+    QVERIFY(root);
+    auto mo = root->metaObject();
+    int aliasIndex = mo->indexOfProperty("myalias");
+    auto prop = mo->property(aliasIndex);
+    QVERIFY(prop.isAlias());
+    auto fromAlias = prop.read(root.get()).value<QObject *>();
+    auto direct = root->property("direct").value<QObject *>();
+    QCOMPARE(fromAlias, direct);
+}
+
 void tst_qqmlecmascript::componentCreation_data()
 {
     QTest::addColumn<QString>("method");