diff --git a/lib/MusicBrainz/Server/WebService/XMLSerializer.pm b/lib/MusicBrainz/Server/WebService/XMLSerializer.pm
index da3218fc7bf..a2ee09bd660 100644
--- a/lib/MusicBrainz/Server/WebService/XMLSerializer.pm
+++ b/lib/MusicBrainz/Server/WebService/XMLSerializer.pm
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ sub _serialize_alias_list
                 unless $al->begin_date->is_empty;
             $alias_node->_setAttribute('end-date', $al->end_date->format)
                 unless $al->end_date->is_empty;
+            $alias_node->_setAttribute('ended', 'ended') if $al->ended;
 
             $alias_node->appendText($al->name);
         }
diff --git a/t/lib/t/MusicBrainz/Server/Controller/WS/2/BrowseArtists.pm b/t/lib/t/MusicBrainz/Server/Controller/WS/2/BrowseArtists.pm
index 6306062e6f6..566df6818dc 100644
--- a/t/lib/t/MusicBrainz/Server/Controller/WS/2/BrowseArtists.pm
+++ b/t/lib/t/MusicBrainz/Server/Controller/WS/2/BrowseArtists.pm
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ ws2_test_xml 'browse artists via recording',
                 <begin>1986-11-05</begin>
             </life-span>
             <alias-list count="5">
-              <alias sort-name="Beat of Angel">Beat of Angel</alias>
-              <alias sort-name="BoA Kwon">BoA Kwon</alias>
+              <alias sort-name="Beat of Angel" begin-date="1001-01-10" end-date="2002-02-20" ended="ended">Beat of Angel</alias>
+              <alias sort-name="BoA Kwon" ended="ended">BoA Kwon</alias>
               <alias sort-name="Kwon BoA">Kwon BoA</alias>
-              <alias sort-name="ボア">ボア</alias>
-              <alias sort-name="보아">보아</alias>
+              <alias sort-name="ボア" type="Artist name" type-id="894afba6-2816-3c24-8072-eadb66bd04bc">ボア</alias>
+              <alias locale="ko" sort-name="보아" primary="primary">보아</alias>
             </alias-list>
         </artist>
         <artist type="Group" type-id="e431f5f6-b5d2-343d-8b36-72607fffb74b" id="22dd2db3-88ea-4428-a7a8-5cd3acf23175">
diff --git a/t/lib/t/MusicBrainz/Server/Controller/WS/2/JSON/BrowseArtists.pm b/t/lib/t/MusicBrainz/Server/Controller/WS/2/JSON/BrowseArtists.pm
index c67f20d28b7..01a026dc038 100644
--- a/t/lib/t/MusicBrainz/Server/Controller/WS/2/JSON/BrowseArtists.pm
+++ b/t/lib/t/MusicBrainz/Server/Controller/WS/2/JSON/BrowseArtists.pm
@@ -101,11 +101,11 @@ test 'browse artists via recording' => sub {
                     type => 'Person',
                     'type-id' => 'b6e035f4-3ce9-331c-97df-83397230b0df',
                     aliases => [
-                        { name => 'Beat of Angel', 'sort-name' => 'Beat of Angel', locale => JSON::null, primary => JSON::null, type => JSON::null, 'type-id' => JSON::null, begin => JSON::null, end => JSON::null, ended => JSON::false },
-                        { name => 'BoA Kwon', 'sort-name' => 'BoA Kwon', locale => JSON::null, primary => JSON::null, type => JSON::null, 'type-id' => JSON::null, begin => JSON::null, end => JSON::null, ended => JSON::false },
+                        { name => 'Beat of Angel', 'sort-name' => 'Beat of Angel', locale => JSON::null, primary => JSON::null, type => JSON::null, 'type-id' => JSON::null, begin => '1001-01-10', end => '2002-02-20', ended => JSON::true },
+                        { name => 'BoA Kwon', 'sort-name' => 'BoA Kwon', locale => JSON::null, primary => JSON::null, type => JSON::null, 'type-id' => JSON::null, begin => JSON::null, end => JSON::null, ended => JSON::true },
                         { name => 'Kwon BoA', 'sort-name' => 'Kwon BoA', locale => JSON::null, primary => JSON::null, type => JSON::null, 'type-id' => JSON::null, begin => JSON::null, end => JSON::null, ended => JSON::false },
-                        { name => 'ボア', 'sort-name' => 'ボア', locale => JSON::null, primary => JSON::null, type => JSON::null, 'type-id' => JSON::null, begin => JSON::null, end => JSON::null, ended => JSON::false },
-                        { name => '보아', 'sort-name' => '보아', locale => JSON::null, primary => JSON::null, type => JSON::null, 'type-id' => JSON::null, begin => JSON::null, end => JSON::null, ended => JSON::false },
+                        { name => 'ボア', 'sort-name' => 'ボア', locale => JSON::null, primary => JSON::null, type => 'Artist name', 'type-id' => '894afba6-2816-3c24-8072-eadb66bd04bc', begin => JSON::null, end => JSON::null, ended => JSON::false },
+                        { name => '보아', 'sort-name' => '보아', locale => 'ko', primary => JSON::true, type => JSON::null, 'type-id' => JSON::null, begin => JSON::null, end => JSON::null, ended => JSON::false },
                         ],
                     ipis => [],
                     isnis => [],
diff --git a/t/lib/t/MusicBrainz/Server/Controller/WS/2/JSON/LookupArtist.pm b/t/lib/t/MusicBrainz/Server/Controller/WS/2/JSON/LookupArtist.pm
index aa6d43fb421..813e77114b8 100644
--- a/t/lib/t/MusicBrainz/Server/Controller/WS/2/JSON/LookupArtist.pm
+++ b/t/lib/t/MusicBrainz/Server/Controller/WS/2/JSON/LookupArtist.pm
@@ -122,11 +122,11 @@ test 'basic artist lookup, inc=aliases' => sub {
             type => 'Person',
             'type-id' => 'b6e035f4-3ce9-331c-97df-83397230b0df',
             aliases => [
-                { name => 'Beat of Angel', 'sort-name' => 'Beat of Angel', locale => JSON::null, primary => JSON::null, type => JSON::null, 'type-id' => JSON::null, begin => JSON::null, end => JSON::null, ended => JSON::false },
-                { name => 'BoA Kwon', 'sort-name' => 'BoA Kwon', locale => JSON::null, primary => JSON::null, type => JSON::null, 'type-id' => JSON::null, begin => JSON::null, end => JSON::null, ended => JSON::false },
+                { name => 'Beat of Angel', 'sort-name' => 'Beat of Angel', locale => JSON::null, primary => JSON::null, type => JSON::null, 'type-id' => JSON::null, begin => '1001-01-10', end => '2002-02-20', ended => JSON::true },
+                { name => 'BoA Kwon', 'sort-name' => 'BoA Kwon', locale => JSON::null, primary => JSON::null, type => JSON::null, 'type-id' => JSON::null, begin => JSON::null, end => JSON::null, ended => JSON::true },
                 { name => 'Kwon BoA', 'sort-name' => 'Kwon BoA', locale => JSON::null, primary => JSON::null, type => JSON::null, 'type-id' => JSON::null, begin => JSON::null, end => JSON::null, ended => JSON::false },
-                { name => 'ボア', 'sort-name' => 'ボア', locale => JSON::null, primary => JSON::null, type => JSON::null, 'type-id' => JSON::null, begin => JSON::null, end => JSON::null, ended => JSON::false },
-                { name => '보아', 'sort-name' => '보아', locale => JSON::null, primary => JSON::null, type => JSON::null, 'type-id' => JSON::null, begin => JSON::null, end => JSON::null, ended => JSON::false },
+                { name => 'ボア', 'sort-name' => 'ボア', locale => JSON::null, primary => JSON::null, type => 'Artist name', 'type-id' => '894afba6-2816-3c24-8072-eadb66bd04bc', begin => JSON::null, end => JSON::null, ended => JSON::false },
+                { name => '보아', 'sort-name' => '보아', locale => 'ko', primary => JSON::true, type => JSON::null, 'type-id' => JSON::null, begin => JSON::null, end => JSON::null, ended => JSON::false },
                 ],
             ipis => [],
             isnis => [],
diff --git a/t/lib/t/MusicBrainz/Server/Controller/WS/2/LookupArtist.pm b/t/lib/t/MusicBrainz/Server/Controller/WS/2/LookupArtist.pm
index 05c4337bb49..9e4aba4f222 100644
--- a/t/lib/t/MusicBrainz/Server/Controller/WS/2/LookupArtist.pm
+++ b/t/lib/t/MusicBrainz/Server/Controller/WS/2/LookupArtist.pm
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ ws_test 'artist lookup, inc=aliases',
             <begin>1986-11-05</begin>
         </life-span>
         <alias-list count="5">
-            <alias sort-name="Beat of Angel">Beat of Angel</alias>
-            <alias sort-name="BoA Kwon">BoA Kwon</alias>
+            <alias sort-name="Beat of Angel" begin-date="1001-01-10" end-date="2002-02-20" ended="ended">Beat of Angel</alias>
+            <alias sort-name="BoA Kwon" ended="ended">BoA Kwon</alias>
             <alias sort-name="Kwon BoA">Kwon BoA</alias>
-            <alias sort-name="ボア">ボア</alias>
-            <alias sort-name="보아">보아</alias>
+            <alias sort-name="ボア" type="Artist name" type-id="894afba6-2816-3c24-8072-eadb66bd04bc">ボア</alias>
+            <alias locale="ko" sort-name="보아" primary="primary">보아</alias>
         </alias-list>
     </artist>
 </metadata>';
diff --git a/t/lib/t/MusicBrainz/Server/Controller/WS/2/LookupRelease.pm b/t/lib/t/MusicBrainz/Server/Controller/WS/2/LookupRelease.pm
index 45b5a07518c..78f76d51bc9 100644
--- a/t/lib/t/MusicBrainz/Server/Controller/WS/2/LookupRelease.pm
+++ b/t/lib/t/MusicBrainz/Server/Controller/WS/2/LookupRelease.pm
@@ -1432,11 +1432,11 @@ ws_test 'release lookup, track artists have no aliases',
                   <artist id="a16d1433-ba89-4f72-a47b-a370add0bb55" type="Person" type-id="b6e035f4-3ce9-331c-97df-83397230b0df">
                     <name>BoA</name><sort-name>BoA</sort-name>
                     <alias-list count="5">
-                      <alias sort-name="Beat of Angel">Beat of Angel</alias>
-                      <alias sort-name="BoA Kwon">BoA Kwon</alias>
+                      <alias sort-name="Beat of Angel" begin-date="1001-01-10" end-date="2002-02-20" ended="ended">Beat of Angel</alias>
+                      <alias sort-name="BoA Kwon" ended="ended">BoA Kwon</alias>
                       <alias sort-name="Kwon BoA">Kwon BoA</alias>
-                      <alias sort-name="ボア">ボア</alias>
-                      <alias sort-name="보아">보아</alias>
+                      <alias sort-name="ボア" type="Artist name" type-id="894afba6-2816-3c24-8072-eadb66bd04bc">ボア</alias>
+                      <alias locale="ko" sort-name="보아" primary="primary">보아</alias>
                     </alias-list>
                   </artist>
                 </name-credit>
@@ -1487,11 +1487,11 @@ ws_test 'release lookup, track artists have no aliases',
                   <artist id="a16d1433-ba89-4f72-a47b-a370add0bb55" type="Person" type-id="b6e035f4-3ce9-331c-97df-83397230b0df">
                     <name>BoA</name><sort-name>BoA</sort-name>
                     <alias-list count="5">
-                      <alias sort-name="Beat of Angel">Beat of Angel</alias>
-                      <alias sort-name="BoA Kwon">BoA Kwon</alias>
+                      <alias sort-name="Beat of Angel" begin-date="1001-01-10" end-date="2002-02-20" ended="ended">Beat of Angel</alias>
+                      <alias sort-name="BoA Kwon" ended="ended">BoA Kwon</alias>
                       <alias sort-name="Kwon BoA">Kwon BoA</alias>
-                      <alias sort-name="ボア">ボア</alias>
-                      <alias sort-name="보아">보아</alias>
+                      <alias sort-name="ボア" type="Artist name" type-id="894afba6-2816-3c24-8072-eadb66bd04bc">ボア</alias>
+                      <alias locale="ko" sort-name="보아" primary="primary">보아</alias>
                     </alias-list>
                   </artist>
                 </name-credit>
diff --git a/t/sql/webservice.sql b/t/sql/webservice.sql
index f1ea1b8e877..183a8daa847 100644
--- a/t/sql/webservice.sql
+++ b/t/sql/webservice.sql
@@ -104,11 +104,11 @@ INSERT INTO artist_alias (artist, begin_date_day, begin_date_month, begin_date_y
 INSERT INTO artist_alias (artist, begin_date_day, begin_date_month, begin_date_year, edits_pending, end_date_day, end_date_month, end_date_year, id, last_updated, locale, name, primary_for_locale, sort_name, type) VALUES (135345, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, 38930, '2011-01-18 15:20:17.74049+00', NULL, 'm-flow', '0', 'm-flow', NULL);
 INSERT INTO artist_alias (artist, begin_date_day, begin_date_month, begin_date_year, edits_pending, end_date_day, end_date_month, end_date_year, id, last_updated, locale, name, primary_for_locale, sort_name, type) VALUES (135345, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, 69814, '2011-01-18 15:20:17.74049+00', NULL, 'えむふろう', '0', 'えむふろう', NULL);
 INSERT INTO artist_alias (artist, begin_date_day, begin_date_month, begin_date_year, edits_pending, end_date_day, end_date_month, end_date_year, id, last_updated, locale, name, primary_for_locale, sort_name, type) VALUES (135345, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, 69815, '2011-01-18 15:20:17.74049+00', NULL, 'エムフロウ', '0', 'エムフロウ', NULL);
-INSERT INTO artist_alias (artist, begin_date_day, begin_date_month, begin_date_year, edits_pending, end_date_day, end_date_month, end_date_year, id, last_updated, locale, name, primary_for_locale, sort_name, type) VALUES (9496, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, 11905, '2011-01-18 15:20:17.74049+00', NULL, 'Beat of Angel', '0', 'Beat of Angel', NULL);
-INSERT INTO artist_alias (artist, begin_date_day, begin_date_month, begin_date_year, edits_pending, end_date_day, end_date_month, end_date_year, id, last_updated, locale, name, primary_for_locale, sort_name, type) VALUES (9496, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, 70378, '2011-01-18 15:20:17.74049+00', NULL, 'ボア', '0', 'ボア', NULL);
-INSERT INTO artist_alias (artist, begin_date_day, begin_date_month, begin_date_year, edits_pending, end_date_day, end_date_month, end_date_year, id, last_updated, locale, name, primary_for_locale, sort_name, type) VALUES (9496, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, 11902, '2011-01-18 15:20:17.74049+00', NULL, 'BoA Kwon', '0', 'BoA Kwon', NULL);
+INSERT INTO artist_alias (artist, begin_date_day, begin_date_month, begin_date_year, edits_pending, end_date_day, end_date_month, end_date_year, id, last_updated, locale, name, primary_for_locale, sort_name, type) VALUES (9496, 10, 01, 1001, 0, 20, 02, 2002, 11905, '2011-01-18 15:20:17.74049+00', NULL, 'Beat of Angel', '0', 'Beat of Angel', NULL);
+INSERT INTO artist_alias (artist, begin_date_day, begin_date_month, begin_date_year, edits_pending, end_date_day, end_date_month, end_date_year, id, last_updated, locale, name, primary_for_locale, sort_name, type) VALUES (9496, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, 70378, '2011-01-18 15:20:17.74049+00', NULL, 'ボア', '0', 'ボア', 1);
+INSERT INTO artist_alias (artist, begin_date_day, begin_date_month, begin_date_year, edits_pending, end_date_day, end_date_month, end_date_year, id, last_updated, locale, name, primary_for_locale, sort_name, type, ended) VALUES (9496, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, 11902, '2011-01-18 15:20:17.74049+00', NULL, 'BoA Kwon', '0', 'BoA Kwon', NULL, '1');
 INSERT INTO artist_alias (artist, begin_date_day, begin_date_month, begin_date_year, edits_pending, end_date_day, end_date_month, end_date_year, id, last_updated, locale, name, primary_for_locale, sort_name, type) VALUES (9496, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, 11901, '2011-01-18 15:20:17.74049+00', NULL, 'Kwon BoA', '0', 'Kwon BoA', NULL);
-INSERT INTO artist_alias (artist, begin_date_day, begin_date_month, begin_date_year, edits_pending, end_date_day, end_date_month, end_date_year, id, last_updated, locale, name, primary_for_locale, sort_name, type) VALUES (9496, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, 18652, '2011-01-18 15:20:17.74049+00', NULL, '보아', '0', '보아', NULL);
+INSERT INTO artist_alias (artist, begin_date_day, begin_date_month, begin_date_year, edits_pending, end_date_day, end_date_month, end_date_year, id, last_updated, locale, name, primary_for_locale, sort_name, type) VALUES (9496, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, 18652, '2011-01-18 15:20:17.74049+00', 'ko', '보아', '1', '보아', NULL);
 INSERT INTO artist_alias (artist, begin_date_day, begin_date_month, begin_date_year, edits_pending, end_date_day, end_date_month, end_date_year, id, last_updated, locale, name, primary_for_locale, sort_name, type) VALUES (242, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, 34446, '2011-01-18 15:20:17.74049+00', NULL, 'Chemical Brother', '0', 'Chemical Brother', NULL);
 INSERT INTO artist_alias (artist, begin_date_day, begin_date_month, begin_date_year, edits_pending, end_date_day, end_date_month, end_date_year, id, last_updated, locale, name, primary_for_locale, sort_name, type) VALUES (242, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, 381, '2011-01-18 15:20:17.74049+00', NULL, 'CHEMICAL BROTHERS', '0', 'CHEMICAL BROTHERS', NULL);
 INSERT INTO artist_alias (artist, begin_date_day, begin_date_month, begin_date_year, edits_pending, end_date_day, end_date_month, end_date_year, id, last_updated, locale, name, primary_for_locale, sort_name, type) VALUES (242, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, 2207, '2011-01-18 15:20:17.74049+00', NULL, 'Chemical Brothers', '0', 'Chemical Brothers', NULL);