diff --git a/src/adaptermanager.js b/src/adaptermanager.js
index 231a8936a69..48c320548a0 100644
--- a/src/adaptermanager.js
+++ b/src/adaptermanager.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import { flatten, getBidderCodes, getDefinedParams, shuffle } from './utils';
 import { mapSizes } from './sizeMapping';
 import { processNativeAdUnitParams, nativeAdapters } from './native';
+import { newBidder } from './adapters/bidderFactory';
 
 var utils = require('./utils.js');
 var CONSTANTS = require('./constants.json');
@@ -194,6 +195,13 @@ function transformHeightWidth(adUnit) {
   return sizesObj;
 }
 
+function getSupportedMediaTypes(bidderCode) {
+  let result = [];
+  if (exports.videoAdapters.includes(bidderCode)) result.push('video');
+  if (nativeAdapters.includes(bidderCode)) result.push('native');
+  return result;
+}
+
 exports.videoAdapters = []; // added by adapterLoader for now
 
 exports.registerBidAdapter = function (bidAdaptor, bidderCode, {supportedMediaTypes = []} = {}) {
@@ -220,14 +228,24 @@ exports.aliasBidAdapter = function (bidderCode, alias) {
 
   if (typeof existingAlias === 'undefined') {
     var bidAdaptor = _bidderRegistry[bidderCode];
-
     if (typeof bidAdaptor === 'undefined') {
       utils.logError('bidderCode "' + bidderCode + '" is not an existing bidder.', 'adaptermanager.aliasBidAdapter');
     } else {
       try {
-        let newAdapter = new bidAdaptor.constructor();
-        newAdapter.setBidderCode(alias);
-        this.registerBidAdapter(newAdapter, alias);
+        let newAdapter;
+        let supportedMediaTypes = getSupportedMediaTypes(bidderCode);
+        // Have kept old code to support backward compatibilitiy.
+        // Remove this if loop when all adapters are supporting bidderFactory. i.e When Prebid.js is 1.0
+        if (bidAdaptor.constructor.prototype != Object.prototype) {
+          newAdapter = new bidAdaptor.constructor();
+          newAdapter.setBidderCode(alias);
+        } else {
+          let spec = bidAdaptor.getSpec();
+          newAdapter = newBidder(Object.assign({}, spec, { code: alias }));
+        }
+        this.registerBidAdapter(newAdapter, alias, {
+          supportedMediaTypes
+        });
       } catch (e) {
         utils.logError(bidderCode + ' bidder does not currently support aliasing.', 'adaptermanager.aliasBidAdapter');
       }
diff --git a/src/adapters/bidderFactory.js b/src/adapters/bidderFactory.js
index 641af863f15..becc4afc029 100644
--- a/src/adapters/bidderFactory.js
+++ b/src/adapters/bidderFactory.js
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@ export function registerBidder(spec) {
  */
 export function newBidder(spec) {
   return Object.assign(new Adapter(spec.code), {
+    getSpec: function() {
+      return Object.freeze(spec);
+    },
     callBids: function(bidderRequest) {
       if (!Array.isArray(bidderRequest.bids)) {
         return;
diff --git a/test/spec/unit/core/adapterManager_spec.js b/test/spec/unit/core/adapterManager_spec.js
index b829aa9b5b2..10bd6074021 100644
--- a/test/spec/unit/core/adapterManager_spec.js
+++ b/test/spec/unit/core/adapterManager_spec.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import AdapterManager from 'src/adaptermanager';
 import { getAdUnits } from 'test/fixtures/fixtures';
 import CONSTANTS from 'src/constants.json';
 import * as utils from 'src/utils';
+import { registerBidder } from 'src/adapters/bidderFactory';
 
 const CONFIG = {
   enabled: true,
@@ -81,4 +82,58 @@ describe('adapterManager tests', () => {
       expect(spy.called).to.equal(false);
     });
   })
+
+  describe('aliasBidderAdaptor', function() {
+    const CODE = 'sampleBidder';
+
+    // Note: remove this describe once Prebid is 1.0
+    describe('old way', function() {
+      let originalRegistry;
+
+      function SampleAdapter() {
+        return Object.assign(this, {
+          callBids: sinon.stub(),
+          setBidderCode: sinon.stub()
+        });
+      }
+
+      before(() => {
+        originalRegistry = AdapterManager.bidderRegistry;
+        AdapterManager.bidderRegistry[CODE] = new SampleAdapter();
+      });
+
+      after(() => {
+        AdapterManager.bidderRegistry = originalRegistry;
+      });
+
+      it('should add alias to registry', () => {
+        const alias = 'testalias';
+        AdapterManager.aliasBidAdapter(CODE, alias);
+        expect(AdapterManager.bidderRegistry).to.have.property(alias);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('using bidderFactory', function() {
+      let spec;
+
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        spec = {
+          code: CODE,
+          isBidRequestValid: () => {},
+          buildRequests: () => {},
+          interpretResponse: () => {},
+          getUserSyncs: () => {}
+        };
+      });
+
+      it('should add alias to registry when original adapter is using bidderFactory', function() {
+        let thisSpec = Object.assign(spec, { supportedMediaTypes: ['video'] });
+        registerBidder(thisSpec);
+        const alias = 'aliasBidder';
+        AdapterManager.aliasBidAdapter(CODE, alias);
+        expect(AdapterManager.bidderRegistry).to.have.property(alias);
+        expect(AdapterManager.videoAdapters).to.include(alias);
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });