diff --git a/modules/ircv3_chathistory.py b/modules/ircv3_chathistory.py
index 27daad2b..e540673a 100644
--- a/modules/ircv3_chathistory.py
+++ b/modules/ircv3_chathistory.py
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ from src import ModuleManager, utils
 TAG = utils.irc.MessageTag("msgid", "draft/msgid")
 CHATHISTORY_BATCH = utils.irc.BatchType("chathistory")
 
-EVENTPLAYBACK_CAP = utils.irc.Capability(None, "draft/event-playback")
+EVENTPLAYBACK_CAP = utils.irc.Capability(None, "draft/event-playback",
+    alias="event-playback")
 HISTORY_BATCH = utils.irc.BatchType("history")
 
 @utils.export("cap", EVENTPLAYBACK_CAP)
diff --git a/modules/ircv3_labeled_responses.py b/modules/ircv3_labeled_responses.py
index 57cea4b6..1fde7b4a 100644
--- a/modules/ircv3_labeled_responses.py
+++ b/modules/ircv3_labeled_responses.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import uuid
 from src import ModuleManager, utils
 
-CAP = utils.irc.Capability(None, "draft/labeled-response-0.2")
+CAP = utils.irc.Capability(None, "draft/labeled-response-0.2",
+    alias="labeled-response")
 TAG = utils.irc.MessageTag(None, "draft/label")
 BATCH = utils.irc.BatchType(None, "draft/labeled-response")
 
diff --git a/modules/ircv3_metadata.py b/modules/ircv3_metadata.py
index dd210d54..e0e6d387 100644
--- a/modules/ircv3_metadata.py
+++ b/modules/ircv3_metadata.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from src import IRCBot, ModuleManager, utils
 
-CAP = utils.irc.Capability(None, "draft/metadata")
+CAP = utils.irc.Capability(None, "draft/metadata", alias="metadata")
 
 class Module(ModuleManager.BaseModule):
     @utils.hook("received.cap.new")
diff --git a/modules/ircv3_multiline.py b/modules/ircv3_multiline.py
index 357b99a3..11d07346 100644
--- a/modules/ircv3_multiline.py
+++ b/modules/ircv3_multiline.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from src import ModuleManager, utils
 
-CAP = utils.irc.Capability(None, "bitbot.dev/multiline")
+CAP = utils.irc.Capability(None, "bitbot.dev/multiline", alias="multiline")
 BATCH = utils.irc.BatchType(None, "bitbot.dev/multiline")
 TAG = utils.irc.MessageTag(None, "+bitbot.dev/multiline-concat")
 
diff --git a/modules/ircv3_resume.py b/modules/ircv3_resume.py
index 1750e954..1d8e678c 100644
--- a/modules/ircv3_resume.py
+++ b/modules/ircv3_resume.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from src import ModuleManager, utils
 
-CAP = utils.irc.Capability(None, "draft/resume-0.5")
+CAP = utils.irc.Capability(None, "draft/resume-0.5", alias="resume")
 
 class Module(ModuleManager.BaseModule):
     def _setting(self, new):
diff --git a/modules/line_handler/ircv3.py b/modules/line_handler/ircv3.py
index 23d14ed5..ceda7e4b 100644
--- a/modules/line_handler/ircv3.py
+++ b/modules/line_handler/ircv3.py
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ CAPABILITIES = [
     utils.irc.Capability("message-tags", "draft/message-tags-0.2"),
     utils.irc.Capability("cap-notify"),
     utils.irc.Capability("batch"),
-    utils.irc.Capability(None, "draft/rename"),
-    utils.irc.Capability(None, "draft/setname")
+    utils.irc.Capability(None, "draft/rename", alias="rename"),
+    utils.irc.Capability(None, "draft/setname", alias="setname")
 ]
 
 def _cap_match(server, caps):
diff --git a/src/utils/irc/__init__.py b/src/utils/irc/__init__.py
index 13414ed3..c6dcbf0d 100644
--- a/src/utils/irc/__init__.py
+++ b/src/utils/irc/__init__.py
@@ -286,8 +286,11 @@ class IRCSendBatch(IRCBatch):
         return lines
 
 class Capability(object):
-    def __init__(self, name: typing.Optional[str], draft_name: str=None):
-        self._caps = set([name, draft_name])
+    def __init__(self, ratified_name: typing.Optional[str],
+            draft_name: str=None, alias: str=None,
+            depends_on: typing.List[str]=None):
+        self.alias = alias or ratified_name
+        self._caps = set([ratified_name, draft_name])
         self._on_ack_callbacks = [
             ] # type: typing.List[typing.Callable[[], None]]