diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
index 7e25fedd1b..db59fccc9f 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ class Formula
   # e.g. `this-formula`
   attr_reader :name
 
+  # The name specified when installing this {Formula}.
+  # Could be the name of the {Formula}, or an alias.
+  # e.g. `another-name-for-this-formula`
+  attr_reader :alias_path
+
   # The fully-qualified name of this {Formula}.
   # For core formula it's the same as {#name}.
   # e.g. `homebrew/tap-name/this-formula`
@@ -145,9 +150,10 @@ class Formula
   attr_accessor :build
 
   # @private
-  def initialize(name, path, spec)
+  def initialize(name, path, spec, alias_path: nil)
     @name = name
     @path = path
+    @alias_path = alias_path
     @revision = self.class.revision || 0
     @version_scheme = self.class.version_scheme || 0
 
@@ -222,6 +228,11 @@ class Formula
 
   public
 
+  # The path that was specified to find/install this formula.
+  def specified_path
+    alias_path || path
+  end
+
   # Is the currently active {SoftwareSpec} a {#stable} build?
   # @private
   def stable?
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
index 1e2e8e978e..68c02aee39 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ class FormulaInstaller
       -I #{HOMEBREW_LOAD_PATH}
       --
       #{HOMEBREW_LIBRARY_PATH}/build.rb
-      #{formula.path}
+      #{formula.specified_path}
     ].concat(build_argv)
 
     Sandbox.print_sandbox_message if Sandbox.formula?(formula)
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formulary.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formulary.rb
index 261a54fefb..cbad28fc78 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formulary.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formulary.rb
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ class Formulary
     attr_reader :name
     # The formula's ruby file's path or filename
     attr_reader :path
+    # The name used to install the formula
+    attr_reader :alias_path
 
     def initialize(name, path)
       @name = name
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ class Formulary
 
     # Gets the formula instance.
     def get_formula(spec)
-      klass.new(name, path, spec)
+      klass.new(name, path, spec, :alias_path => alias_path)
     end
 
     def klass
@@ -118,6 +120,7 @@ class Formulary
       path = alias_path.resolved_path
       name = path.basename(".rb").to_s
       super name, path
+      @alias_path = alias_path
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/tab.rb b/Library/Homebrew/tab.rb
index 5adf66194e..69e44d9dd8 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/tab.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/tab.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class Tab < OpenStruct
       "compiler" => compiler,
       "stdlib" => stdlib,
       "source" => {
-        "path" => formula.path.to_s,
+        "path" => formula.specified_path.to_s,
         "tap" => formula.tap ? formula.tap.name : nil,
         "spec" => formula.active_spec_sym.to_s,
         "versions" => {
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class Tab < OpenStruct
       tab = empty
       tab.unused_options = f.options.as_flags
       tab.source = {
-        "path" => f.path.to_s,
+        "path" => f.specified_path.to_s,
         "tap" => f.tap ? f.tap.name : f.tap,
         "spec" => f.active_spec_sym.to_s,
         "versions" => {
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/fixtures/receipt.json b/Library/Homebrew/test/fixtures/receipt.json
index 4a829788ea..585a4e27de 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/fixtures/receipt.json
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/fixtures/receipt.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
   "poured_from_bottle": true,
   "time": 1403827774,
   "HEAD": "deadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeef",
+  "alias_path": "/usr/local/Library/Taps/homebrew/homebrew-core/Aliases/test-formula",
   "stdlib": "libcxx",
   "compiler": "clang",
   "source": {
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/test_formula.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/test_formula.rb
index 0e6650a95a..8dd77e1863 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/test_formula.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/test_formula.rb
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@ class FormulaTests < Homebrew::TestCase
     name = "formula_name"
     path = Formulary.core_path(name)
     spec = :stable
+    alias_path = CoreTap.instance.alias_dir/"formula_alias"
 
-    f = klass.new(name, path, spec)
+    f = klass.new(name, path, spec, :alias_path => alias_path)
     assert_equal name, f.name
     assert_equal path, f.path
+    assert_equal alias_path, f.alias_path
     assert_raises(ArgumentError) { klass.new }
   end
 
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/test_formulary.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/test_formulary.rb
index abc034e14b..8b3417dad9 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/test_formulary.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/test_formulary.rb
@@ -85,8 +85,11 @@ class FormularyFactoryTest < Homebrew::TestCase
   def test_factory_from_alias
     alias_dir = CoreTap.instance.alias_dir
     alias_dir.mkpath
-    FileUtils.ln_s @path, alias_dir/"foo"
-    assert_kind_of Formula, Formulary.factory("foo")
+    alias_path = alias_dir/"foo"
+    FileUtils.ln_s @path, alias_path
+    result = Formulary.factory("foo")
+    assert_kind_of Formula, result
+    assert_equal alias_path, result.alias_path
   ensure
     alias_dir.rmtree
   end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/test_tab.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/test_tab.rb
index 8a261a46a4..962bfc602c 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/test_tab.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/test_tab.rb
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class TabTests < Homebrew::TestCase
     assert_nil tab.head_version
     assert_equal DevelopmentTools.default_compiler, tab.cxxstdlib.compiler
     assert_nil tab.cxxstdlib.type
+    assert_nil tab.source["path"]
   end
 
   def test_include?
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ class TabTests < Homebrew::TestCase
   def test_from_file
     path = Pathname.new(TEST_DIRECTORY).join("fixtures", "receipt.json")
     tab = Tab.from_file(path)
+    source_path = "/usr/local/Library/Taps/hombrew/homebrew-core/Formula/foo.rb"
 
     assert_equal @used.sort, tab.used_options.sort
     assert_equal @unused.sort, tab.unused_options.sort
@@ -116,6 +118,41 @@ class TabTests < Homebrew::TestCase
     assert_equal "2.14", tab.stable_version.to_s
     assert_equal "2.15", tab.devel_version.to_s
     assert_equal "HEAD-0000000", tab.head_version.to_s
+    assert_equal source_path, tab.source["path"]
+  end
+
+  def test_create
+    f = formula { url "foo-1.0" }
+    compiler = DevelopmentTools.default_compiler
+    stdlib = :libcxx
+    tab = Tab.create(f, compiler, stdlib)
+
+    assert_equal f.path.to_s, tab.source["path"]
+  end
+
+  def test_create_from_alias
+    alias_path = CoreTap.instance.alias_dir/"bar"
+    f = formula(:alias_path => alias_path) { url "foo-1.0" }
+    compiler = DevelopmentTools.default_compiler
+    stdlib = :libcxx
+    tab = Tab.create(f, compiler, stdlib)
+
+    assert_equal f.alias_path.to_s, tab.source["path"]
+  end
+
+  def test_for_formula
+    f = formula { url "foo-1.0" }
+    tab = Tab.for_formula(f)
+
+    assert_equal f.path.to_s, tab.source["path"]
+  end
+
+  def test_for_formula_from_alias
+    alias_path = CoreTap.instance.alias_dir/"bar"
+    f = formula(:alias_path => alias_path) { url "foo-1.0" }
+    tab = Tab.for_formula(f)
+
+    assert_equal alias_path.to_s, tab.source["path"]
   end
 
   def test_to_json
@@ -133,6 +170,7 @@ class TabTests < Homebrew::TestCase
     assert_equal @tab.stable_version, tab.stable_version
     assert_equal @tab.devel_version, tab.devel_version
     assert_equal @tab.head_version, tab.head_version
+    assert_equal @tab.source["path"], tab.source["path"]
   end
 
   def test_remap_deprecated_options
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/testball.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/testball.rb
index c1b09111b9..cce09738df 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/testball.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/testball.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 class Testball < Formula
-  def initialize(name = "testball", path = Pathname.new(__FILE__).expand_path, spec = :stable)
+  def initialize(name = "testball", path = Pathname.new(__FILE__).expand_path, spec = :stable, alias_path: nil)
     self.class.instance_eval do
       stable.url "file://#{File.expand_path("..", __FILE__)}/tarballs/testball-0.1.tbz"
       stable.sha256 TESTBALL_SHA256
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/testball_bottle.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/testball_bottle.rb
index 5aa582fa8a..769f615aad 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/testball_bottle.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/testball_bottle.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 class TestballBottle < Formula
-  def initialize(name = "testball_bottle", path = Pathname.new(__FILE__).expand_path, spec = :stable)
+  def initialize(name = "testball_bottle", path = Pathname.new(__FILE__).expand_path, spec = :stable, alias_path: nil)
     self.class.instance_eval do
       stable.url "file://#{File.expand_path("..", __FILE__)}/tarballs/testball-0.1.tbz"
       stable.sha256 TESTBALL_SHA256
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/testing_env.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/testing_env.rb
index 5d464b8cc8..bc25f8ef82 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/testing_env.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/testing_env.rb
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ module Homebrew
     TEST_SHA1   = "deadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeef".freeze
     TEST_SHA256 = "deadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeef".freeze
 
-    def formula(name = "formula_name", path = Formulary.core_path(name), spec = :stable, &block)
-      @_f = Class.new(Formula, &block).new(name, path, spec)
+    def formula(name = "formula_name", path = Formulary.core_path(name), spec = :stable, alias_path: nil, &block)
+      @_f = Class.new(Formula, &block).new(name, path, spec, :alias_path => alias_path)
     end
 
     def mktmpdir(prefix_suffix = nil, &block)