diff --git a/provider/aws/aws.go b/provider/aws/aws.go
index 7a077212d..7b9dc7723 100644
--- a/provider/aws/aws.go
+++ b/provider/aws/aws.go
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ func (p *AWSProvider) AdjustEndpoints(endpoints []*endpoint.Endpoint) ([]*endpoi
 		if aliasString, ok := ep.GetProviderSpecificProperty(providerSpecificAlias); ok {
 			alias = aliasString == "true"
 			if alias {
-				if ep.RecordType != endpoint.RecordTypeA {
+				if ep.RecordType != endpoint.RecordTypeA && ep.RecordType != endpoint.RecordTypeCNAME {
 					ep.DeleteProviderSpecificProperty(providerSpecificAlias)
 				}
 			} else {
diff --git a/provider/aws/aws_test.go b/provider/aws/aws_test.go
index a15a77162..ab753540a 100644
--- a/provider/aws/aws_test.go
+++ b/provider/aws/aws_test.go
@@ -530,6 +530,7 @@ func TestAWSAdjustEndpoints(t *testing.T) {
 		endpoint.NewEndpoint("cname-test-elb.zone-2.ext-dns-test-2.teapot.zalan.do", endpoint.RecordTypeCNAME, "foo.eu-central-1.elb.amazonaws.com"),
 		endpoint.NewEndpoint("cname-test-elb-no-alias.zone-2.ext-dns-test-2.teapot.zalan.do", endpoint.RecordTypeCNAME, "foo.eu-central-1.elb.amazonaws.com").WithProviderSpecific(providerSpecificAlias, "false"),
 		endpoint.NewEndpoint("cname-test-elb-no-eth.ext-dns-test-2.teapot.zalan.do", endpoint.RecordTypeCNAME, "foo.eu-central-1.elb.amazonaws.com").WithProviderSpecific(providerSpecificEvaluateTargetHealth, "false"), // eth = evaluate target health
+		endpoint.NewEndpoint("cname-test-elb-alias.zone-2.ext-dns-test-2.teapot.zalan.do", endpoint.RecordTypeCNAME, "foo.eu-central-1.elb.amazonaws.com").WithProviderSpecific(providerSpecificAlias, "true").WithProviderSpecific(providerSpecificEvaluateTargetHealth, "true"),
 	}
 
 	records, err := provider.AdjustEndpoints(records)
@@ -542,6 +543,7 @@ func TestAWSAdjustEndpoints(t *testing.T) {
 		endpoint.NewEndpoint("cname-test-elb.zone-2.ext-dns-test-2.teapot.zalan.do", endpoint.RecordTypeA, "foo.eu-central-1.elb.amazonaws.com").WithProviderSpecific(providerSpecificAlias, "true").WithProviderSpecific(providerSpecificEvaluateTargetHealth, "true"),
 		endpoint.NewEndpoint("cname-test-elb-no-alias.zone-2.ext-dns-test-2.teapot.zalan.do", endpoint.RecordTypeCNAME, "foo.eu-central-1.elb.amazonaws.com").WithProviderSpecific(providerSpecificAlias, "false"),
 		endpoint.NewEndpoint("cname-test-elb-no-eth.ext-dns-test-2.teapot.zalan.do", endpoint.RecordTypeA, "foo.eu-central-1.elb.amazonaws.com").WithProviderSpecific(providerSpecificAlias, "true").WithProviderSpecific(providerSpecificEvaluateTargetHealth, "false"), // eth = evaluate target health
+		endpoint.NewEndpoint("cname-test-elb-alias.zone-2.ext-dns-test-2.teapot.zalan.do", endpoint.RecordTypeA, "foo.eu-central-1.elb.amazonaws.com").WithProviderSpecific(providerSpecificAlias, "true").WithProviderSpecific(providerSpecificEvaluateTargetHealth, "true"),
 	})
 }