diff --git a/roomserver/storage/postgres/room_aliases_table.go b/roomserver/storage/postgres/room_aliases_table.go
index d13df8e7f..a84929f61 100644
--- a/roomserver/storage/postgres/room_aliases_table.go
+++ b/roomserver/storage/postgres/room_aliases_table.go
@@ -61,12 +61,12 @@ type roomAliasesStatements struct {
 	deleteRoomAliasStmt          *sql.Stmt
 }
 
-func createRoomAliasesTable(db *sql.DB) error {
+func CreateRoomAliasesTable(db *sql.DB) error {
 	_, err := db.Exec(roomAliasesSchema)
 	return err
 }
 
-func prepareRoomAliasesTable(db *sql.DB) (tables.RoomAliases, error) {
+func PrepareRoomAliasesTable(db *sql.DB) (tables.RoomAliases, error) {
 	s := &roomAliasesStatements{}
 
 	return s, sqlutil.StatementList{
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ func (s *roomAliasesStatements) SelectAliasesFromRoomID(
 	defer internal.CloseAndLogIfError(ctx, rows, "selectAliasesFromRoomID: rows.close() failed")
 
 	var aliases []string
+	var alias string
 	for rows.Next() {
-		var alias string
 		if err = rows.Scan(&alias); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/roomserver/storage/postgres/storage.go b/roomserver/storage/postgres/storage.go
index 34e891490..d1c0f2915 100644
--- a/roomserver/storage/postgres/storage.go
+++ b/roomserver/storage/postgres/storage.go
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func (d *Database) create(db *sql.DB) error {
 	if err := createPrevEventsTable(db); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := createRoomAliasesTable(db); err != nil {
+	if err := CreateRoomAliasesTable(db); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	if err := createInvitesTable(db); err != nil {
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func (d *Database) prepare(db *sql.DB, writer sqlutil.Writer, cache caching.Room
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	roomAliases, err := prepareRoomAliasesTable(db)
+	roomAliases, err := PrepareRoomAliasesTable(db)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/roomserver/storage/sqlite3/room_aliases_table.go b/roomserver/storage/sqlite3/room_aliases_table.go
index 7c7bead95..3bdbbaa35 100644
--- a/roomserver/storage/sqlite3/room_aliases_table.go
+++ b/roomserver/storage/sqlite3/room_aliases_table.go
@@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ type roomAliasesStatements struct {
 	deleteRoomAliasStmt          *sql.Stmt
 }
 
-func createRoomAliasesTable(db *sql.DB) error {
+func CreateRoomAliasesTable(db *sql.DB) error {
 	_, err := db.Exec(roomAliasesSchema)
 	return err
 }
 
-func prepareRoomAliasesTable(db *sql.DB) (tables.RoomAliases, error) {
+func PrepareRoomAliasesTable(db *sql.DB) (tables.RoomAliases, error) {
 	s := &roomAliasesStatements{
 		db: db,
 	}
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ func (s *roomAliasesStatements) SelectAliasesFromRoomID(
 
 	defer internal.CloseAndLogIfError(ctx, rows, "selectAliasesFromRoomID: rows.close() failed")
 
+	var alias string
 	for rows.Next() {
-		var alias string
 		if err = rows.Scan(&alias); err != nil {
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/roomserver/storage/sqlite3/storage.go b/roomserver/storage/sqlite3/storage.go
index 9522d3058..5ac516b09 100644
--- a/roomserver/storage/sqlite3/storage.go
+++ b/roomserver/storage/sqlite3/storage.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func (d *Database) create(db *sql.DB) error {
 	if err := createPrevEventsTable(db); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := createRoomAliasesTable(db); err != nil {
+	if err := CreateRoomAliasesTable(db); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	if err := createInvitesTable(db); err != nil {
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func (d *Database) prepare(db *sql.DB, writer sqlutil.Writer, cache caching.Room
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	roomAliases, err := prepareRoomAliasesTable(db)
+	roomAliases, err := PrepareRoomAliasesTable(db)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/roomserver/storage/tables/room_aliases_table_test.go b/roomserver/storage/tables/room_aliases_table_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9dd351f13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roomserver/storage/tables/room_aliases_table_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+package tables_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/internal/sqlutil"
+	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/roomserver/storage/postgres"
+	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/roomserver/storage/sqlite3"
+	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/roomserver/storage/tables"
+	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/setup/config"
+	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/test"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func mustCreateRoomAliasesTable(t *testing.T, dbType test.DBType) (tab tables.RoomAliases, close func()) {
+	t.Helper()
+	connStr, close := test.PrepareDBConnectionString(t, dbType)
+	db, err := sqlutil.Open(&config.DatabaseOptions{
+		ConnectionString: config.DataSource(connStr),
+	}, sqlutil.NewExclusiveWriter())
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	switch dbType {
+	case test.DBTypePostgres:
+		err = postgres.CreateRoomAliasesTable(db)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		tab, err = postgres.PrepareRoomAliasesTable(db)
+	case test.DBTypeSQLite:
+		err = sqlite3.CreateRoomAliasesTable(db)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		tab, err = sqlite3.PrepareRoomAliasesTable(db)
+	}
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	return tab, close
+}
+
+func TestRoomAliasesTable(t *testing.T) {
+	alice := test.NewUser()
+	room := test.NewRoom(t, alice)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	test.WithAllDatabases(t, func(t *testing.T, dbType test.DBType) {
+		tab, close := mustCreateRoomAliasesTable(t, dbType)
+		defer close()
+		alias, alias2 := "#alias:localhost", "#alias2:localhost"
+		// insert aliases
+		err := tab.InsertRoomAlias(ctx, nil, alias, room.ID, alice.ID)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		err = tab.InsertRoomAlias(ctx, nil, alias2, room.ID, alice.ID)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// verify we can get the roomID for the alias
+		roomID, err := tab.SelectRoomIDFromAlias(ctx, nil, alias)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, room.ID, roomID)
+
+		// .. and the creator
+		creator, err := tab.SelectCreatorIDFromAlias(ctx, nil, alias)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, alice.ID, creator)
+
+		creator, err = tab.SelectCreatorIDFromAlias(ctx, nil, "#doesntexist:localhost")
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "", creator)
+
+		// get all aliases for a room
+		aliases, err := tab.SelectAliasesFromRoomID(ctx, nil, room.ID)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, []string{alias, alias2}, aliases)
+
+		// delete an alias and verify it's deleted
+		err = tab.DeleteRoomAlias(ctx, nil, alias2)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		aliases, err = tab.SelectAliasesFromRoomID(ctx, nil, room.ID)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, []string{alias}, aliases)
+
+		// deleting the same alias should be a no-op
+		err = tab.DeleteRoomAlias(ctx, nil, alias2)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+	})
+}