diff --git a/Engine/Helper.cs b/Engine/Helper.cs
index 24c5a12c2..a3009a7ef 100644
--- a/Engine/Helper.cs
+++ b/Engine/Helper.cs
@@ -605,18 +605,26 @@ public bool HasSplattedVariable(CommandAst cmdAst)
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Given a commandast, checks if the command is a Cmdlet.
+        /// Given a commandast, checks if the command is a known cmdlet, function or ExternalScript. 
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="cmdAst"></param>
         /// <returns></returns>
-        public bool IsCmdlet(CommandAst cmdAst) {
+        public bool IsKnownCmdletFunctionOrExternalScript(CommandAst cmdAst)
+        {
             if (cmdAst == null)
             {
                 return false;
             }
 
             var commandInfo = GetCommandInfo(cmdAst.GetCommandName());
-            return (commandInfo != null && commandInfo.CommandType == System.Management.Automation.CommandTypes.Cmdlet);
+            if (commandInfo == null)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            return commandInfo.CommandType == CommandTypes.Cmdlet ||
+                   commandInfo.CommandType == CommandTypes.Alias ||
+                   commandInfo.CommandType == CommandTypes.ExternalScript;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/Rules/AvoidPositionalParameters.cs b/Rules/AvoidPositionalParameters.cs
index 0fa54845d..d1c552957 100644
--- a/Rules/AvoidPositionalParameters.cs
+++ b/Rules/AvoidPositionalParameters.cs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public IEnumerable<DiagnosticRecord> AnalyzeScript(Ast ast, string fileName)
                 // MSDN: CommandAst.GetCommandName Method
                 if (cmdAst.GetCommandName() == null) continue;
                 
-                if ((Helper.Instance.IsCmdlet(cmdAst) || declaredFunctionNames.Contains(cmdAst.GetCommandName())) &&
+                if ((Helper.Instance.IsKnownCmdletFunctionOrExternalScript(cmdAst) || declaredFunctionNames.Contains(cmdAst.GetCommandName())) &&
                     (Helper.Instance.PositionalParameterUsed(cmdAst, true)))
                 {
                     PipelineAst parent = cmdAst.Parent as PipelineAst;
diff --git a/Rules/UseCmdletCorrectly.cs b/Rules/UseCmdletCorrectly.cs
index 8138e6dec..5293eaea9 100644
--- a/Rules/UseCmdletCorrectly.cs
+++ b/Rules/UseCmdletCorrectly.cs
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ private bool MandatoryParameterExists(CommandAst cmdAst)
                 return true;
             }
 
-            if (mandParams.Count == 0 || (Helper.Instance.IsCmdlet(cmdAst) && Helper.Instance.PositionalParameterUsed(cmdAst)))
+            if (mandParams.Count == 0 || (Helper.Instance.IsKnownCmdletFunctionOrExternalScript(cmdAst) && Helper.Instance.PositionalParameterUsed(cmdAst)))
             {
                 returnValue = true;
             }
diff --git a/Tests/Rules/AvoidPositionalParameters.tests.ps1 b/Tests/Rules/AvoidPositionalParameters.tests.ps1
index 1e0000a54..ebc11b144 100644
--- a/Tests/Rules/AvoidPositionalParameters.tests.ps1
+++ b/Tests/Rules/AvoidPositionalParameters.tests.ps1
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ Describe "AvoidPositionalParameters" {
             $violations[0].Message | Should -Match $violationMessage
         }
 
+        It "Triggers on alias" {
+            $violations = Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer -ScriptDefinition "gcm 'abc' 4 4.3"
+            $violations.Count | Should -Be 2
+            $violations.RuleName | Should -Contain $violationName
+            $violations.RuleName | Should -Contain 'PSAvoidUsingCmdletAliases'
+        }
+
     }
 
     Context "When there are no violations" {