diff --git a/elastic4s-core/src/main/scala/com/sksamuel/elastic4s/requests/cat/CatHandlers.scala b/elastic4s-core/src/main/scala/com/sksamuel/elastic4s/requests/cat/CatHandlers.scala
index 830f63126..0a7bf8da1 100644
--- a/elastic4s-core/src/main/scala/com/sksamuel/elastic4s/requests/cat/CatHandlers.scala
+++ b/elastic4s-core/src/main/scala/com/sksamuel/elastic4s/requests/cat/CatHandlers.scala
@@ -111,8 +111,14 @@ trait CatHandlers {
   }
 
   implicit object CatAliasesHandler extends Handler[CatAliases, Seq[CatAliasResponse]] {
-    override def build(request: CatAliases): ElasticRequest =
-      ElasticRequest("GET", "/_cat/aliases", Map("v" -> "", "format" -> "json"))
+    override def build(request: CatAliases): ElasticRequest = {
+      val endPoint = request.pattern match {
+        case Some(pattern) => s"/_cat/aliases/$pattern"
+        case _ => "/_cat/aliases"
+      }
+
+      ElasticRequest("GET", endPoint, Map("v" -> "", "format" -> "json"))
+    }
   }
 
   implicit object CatIndexesHandler extends Handler[CatIndexes, Seq[CatIndicesResponse]] {
diff --git a/elastic4s-core/src/main/scala/com/sksamuel/elastic4s/requests/cat/CatsApi.scala b/elastic4s-core/src/main/scala/com/sksamuel/elastic4s/requests/cat/CatsApi.scala
index 88b2d3fc4..964c9c409 100644
--- a/elastic4s-core/src/main/scala/com/sksamuel/elastic4s/requests/cat/CatsApi.scala
+++ b/elastic4s-core/src/main/scala/com/sksamuel/elastic4s/requests/cat/CatsApi.scala
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ import com.sksamuel.exts.OptionImplicits._
 
 trait CatsApi {
 
-  def catAliases(): CatAliases       = CatAliases()
+  def catAliases(): CatAliases                      = CatAliases(None)
+  def catAliases(pattern: String): CatAliases       = CatAliases(pattern.some)
+
   def catAllocation(): CatAllocation = CatAllocation()
 
   def catCount(): CatCount                             = CatCount()
@@ -38,6 +40,6 @@ case class CatNodes()
 case class CatHealth()
 case class CatThreadPool()
 case class CatAllocation()
-case class CatAliases()
+case class CatAliases(pattern: Option[String])
 case class CatMaster()
 case class CatIndexes(health: Option[HealthStatus], indexPattern: Option[String])
diff --git a/elastic4s-tests/src/test/scala/com/sksamuel/elastic4s/cat/CatAliasTest.scala b/elastic4s-tests/src/test/scala/com/sksamuel/elastic4s/cat/CatAliasTest.scala
index f9ca2bf9c..2e4fc0bdf 100644
--- a/elastic4s-tests/src/test/scala/com/sksamuel/elastic4s/cat/CatAliasTest.scala
+++ b/elastic4s-tests/src/test/scala/com/sksamuel/elastic4s/cat/CatAliasTest.scala
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ class CatAliasTest extends AnyFlatSpec with Matchers with DockerTests {
   client.execute {
     aliases(
       addAlias("ally1", "catalias"),
-      addAlias("ally2", "catalias")
+      addAlias("ally2", "catalias"),
+      addAlias("ally22", "catalias")
     )
   }.await
 
@@ -25,4 +26,13 @@ class CatAliasTest extends AnyFlatSpec with Matchers with DockerTests {
     result.result.map(_.alias).toSet.contains("ally1") shouldBe true
     result.result.map(_.alias).toSet.contains("ally2") shouldBe true
   }
+
+  it should "return aliases matching a pattern" in {
+    val result = client.execute {
+      catAliases("ally2*")
+    }.await
+    result.result.map(_.alias).toSet.contains("ally1") shouldBe false
+    result.result.map(_.alias).toSet.contains("ally2") shouldBe true
+    result.result.map(_.alias).toSet.contains("ally22") shouldBe true
+  }
 }