diff --git a/src/mapping.ts b/src/mapping.ts
index 367c5e4b..d3ff16a2 100644
--- a/src/mapping.ts
+++ b/src/mapping.ts
@@ -275,7 +275,9 @@ function handleDeclarationReflection(decl: DeclarationReflection,
     }
   } else if (decl.type instanceof Type) { // if the object is a type, so we are dealing with a PROPERTY
     // get inherited tags
-    return handleType(decl.type, new Map(generics), path, topTypeName, getCommentTags(decl, path, topTypeName));
+    const tags = (inheritedTags ?? []).length > 0 ? inheritedTags! : getCommentTags(decl, path, topTypeName);
+
+    return handleType(decl.type, new Map(generics), path, topTypeName, tags);
   } else if (decl.kindString === 'Enumeration member') {
     return readTypeTags(typeof decl.defaultValue, path, topTypeName,
       getCommentTags(decl, path, topTypeName, inheritedTags));
diff --git a/test/mapping-model/mappings/src/type-alias.ts b/test/mapping-model/mappings/src/type-alias.ts
index b7fb4842..c19d5ce7 100644
--- a/test/mapping-model/mappings/src/type-alias.ts
+++ b/test/mapping-model/mappings/src/type-alias.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export interface TypeAlias {
   /**
    * @keyword
    */
-  overriddenKeyword: ATextAlias
+  overriddenTextAsKeyword: ATextAlias
 
   type: ThingType.TypeAlias;
 }
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ export const typeAliasTest: MapAggTestOptions = {
       keywordProperty: {
         type: ElasticsearchDataType.keyword,
       },
-      overriddenKeyword: {
-        type: ElasticsearchDataType.text,
+      overriddenTextAsKeyword: {
+        type: ElasticsearchDataType.keyword,
       },
     }
   }