diff --git a/bookwyrm/migrations/0198_book_search_vector_author_aliases.py b/bookwyrm/migrations/0198_book_search_vector_author_aliases.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..491cb64bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookwyrm/migrations/0198_book_search_vector_author_aliases.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.2.25 on 2024-03-20 15:52
+
+from django.db import migrations
+import pgtrigger.compiler
+import pgtrigger.migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("bookwyrm", "0197_author_search_vector"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        pgtrigger.migrations.RemoveTrigger(
+            model_name="author",
+            name="reset_search_vector_on_author_edit",
+        ),
+        pgtrigger.migrations.RemoveTrigger(
+            model_name="book",
+            name="update_search_vector_on_book_edit",
+        ),
+        pgtrigger.migrations.AddTrigger(
+            model_name="author",
+            trigger=pgtrigger.compiler.Trigger(
+                name="reset_book_search_vector_on_author_edit",
+                sql=pgtrigger.compiler.UpsertTriggerSql(
+                    func="WITH updated_books AS (SELECT book_id FROM bookwyrm_book_authors WHERE author_id = new.id ) UPDATE bookwyrm_book SET search_vector = '' FROM updated_books WHERE id = updated_books.book_id;RETURN NEW;",
+                    hash="68422c0f29879c5802b82159dde45297eff53e73",
+                    operation='UPDATE OF "name", "aliases"',
+                    pgid="pgtrigger_reset_book_search_vector_on_author_edit_a50c7",
+                    table="bookwyrm_author",
+                    when="AFTER",
+                ),
+            ),
+        ),
+        pgtrigger.migrations.AddTrigger(
+            model_name="book",
+            trigger=pgtrigger.compiler.Trigger(
+                name="update_search_vector_on_book_edit",
+                sql=pgtrigger.compiler.UpsertTriggerSql(
+                    func="WITH author_names AS (SELECT array_to_string(bookwyrm_author.name || bookwyrm_author.aliases, ' ') AS name_and_aliases FROM bookwyrm_author LEFT JOIN bookwyrm_book_authors ON bookwyrm_author.id = bookwyrm_book_authors.author_id WHERE bookwyrm_book_authors.book_id = new.id ) SELECT setweight(coalesce(nullif(to_tsvector('english', new.title), ''), to_tsvector('simple', new.title)), 'A') || setweight(to_tsvector('english', coalesce(new.subtitle, '')), 'B') || (SELECT setweight(to_tsvector('simple', coalesce(array_to_string(array_agg(name_and_aliases), ' '), '')), 'C') FROM author_names) || setweight(to_tsvector('english', coalesce(new.series, '')), 'D') INTO new.search_vector;RETURN NEW;",
+                    hash="9324f5ca76a6f5e63931881d62d11da11f595b2c",
+                    operation='INSERT OR UPDATE OF "title", "subtitle", "series", "search_vector"',
+                    pgid="pgtrigger_update_search_vector_on_book_edit_bec58",
+                    table="bookwyrm_book",
+                    when="BEFORE",
+                ),
+            ),
+        ),
+        migrations.RunSQL(
+            # Recalculate search vector for all Books because it now includes
+            # Author aliases.
+            sql="UPDATE bookwyrm_book SET search_vector = NULL;",
+            reverse_sql="UPDATE bookwyrm_book SET search_vector = NULL;",
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/bookwyrm/models/author.py b/bookwyrm/models/author.py
index 9c3621c3d..9dc3962ad 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/models/author.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/models/author.py
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ class Author(BookDataModel):
                 ),
             ),
             pgtrigger.Trigger(
-                name="reset_search_vector_on_author_edit",
+                name="reset_book_search_vector_on_author_edit",
                 when=pgtrigger.After,
-                operation=pgtrigger.UpdateOf("name"),
+                operation=pgtrigger.UpdateOf("name", "aliases"),
                 func=format_trigger(
                     """WITH updated_books AS (
                          SELECT book_id
diff --git a/bookwyrm/models/book.py b/bookwyrm/models/book.py
index e167e2138..5dba6532f 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/models/book.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/models/book.py
@@ -246,24 +246,34 @@ class Book(BookDataModel):
                 operation=pgtrigger.Insert
                 | pgtrigger.UpdateOf("title", "subtitle", "series", "search_vector"),
                 func=format_trigger(
-                    """new.search_vector :=
-                         -- title, with priority A (parse in English, default to simple if empty)
-                         setweight(COALESCE(nullif(
-                                       to_tsvector('english', new.title), ''),
-                                       to_tsvector('simple', new.title)), 'A') ||
-                         -- subtitle, with priority B (always in English?)
-                         setweight(to_tsvector('english', COALESCE(new.subtitle, '')), 'B') ||
-                         -- list of authors, with priority C (TODO: add aliases?, bookwyrm-social#3063)
-                         (SELECT setweight(to_tsvector('simple', COALESCE(array_to_string(ARRAY_AGG(bookwyrm_author.name), ' '), '')), 'C')
-                           FROM bookwyrm_author
-                           LEFT JOIN bookwyrm_book_authors
-                               ON bookwyrm_author.id = bookwyrm_book_authors.author_id
-                           WHERE bookwyrm_book_authors.book_id = new.id
-                         ) ||
-                         --- last: series name, with lowest priority
-                         setweight(to_tsvector('english', COALESCE(new.series, '')), 'D');
-                       RETURN new;
-                """
+                    """
+                    WITH author_names AS (
+                        SELECT array_to_string(bookwyrm_author.name || bookwyrm_author.aliases, ' ') AS name_and_aliases
+                            FROM bookwyrm_author
+                        LEFT JOIN bookwyrm_book_authors
+                            ON bookwyrm_author.id = bookwyrm_book_authors.author_id
+                        WHERE bookwyrm_book_authors.book_id = new.id
+                    )
+                    SELECT
+                        -- title, with priority A (parse in English, default to simple if empty)
+                        setweight(COALESCE(nullif(
+                            to_tsvector('english', new.title), ''),
+                            to_tsvector('simple', new.title)), 'A') ||
+
+                        -- subtitle, with priority B (always in English?)
+                        setweight(to_tsvector('english', COALESCE(new.subtitle, '')), 'B') ||
+
+                        -- list of authors names and aliases (with priority C)
+                        (SELECT setweight(to_tsvector('simple', COALESCE(array_to_string(ARRAY_AGG(name_and_aliases), ' '), '')), 'C')
+                            FROM author_names
+                        ) ||
+
+                        --- last: series name, with lowest priority
+                        setweight(to_tsvector('english', COALESCE(new.series, '')), 'D')
+
+                        INTO new.search_vector;
+                    RETURN new;
+                    """
                 ),
             )
         ]