diff --git a/.github/workflows/cronjob.yml b/.github/workflows/cronjob.yml
index 941d3a5b..ccb0e3d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cronjob.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cronjob.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       DB: sqlite3
       RAILS: main
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Ruby
         uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
         with:
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
       MYSQL_USERNAME: root
       MYSQL_PASSWORD: root
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Ruby
         uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
         with:
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ jobs:
           --health-retries 5
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Ruby
         uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rubocop.yml b/.github/workflows/rubocop.yml
index 7d68b9f6..ce26b50e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rubocop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rubocop.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Ruby
         uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 0025eb93..66d31d77 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       DB: sqlite3
       RAILS: ${{ matrix.rails }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Ruby
         uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
         with:
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
       MYSQL_USERNAME: root
       MYSQL_PASSWORD: root
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Ruby
         uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
         with:
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
           --health-retries 5
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Ruby
         uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
         with:
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ jobs:
   bug-report-templates:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Ruby
         uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
         with:
diff --git a/lib/ransack/nodes/condition.rb b/lib/ransack/nodes/condition.rb
index af69c037..4499a8a0 100644
--- a/lib/ransack/nodes/condition.rb
+++ b/lib/ransack/nodes/condition.rb
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 module Ransack
   module Nodes
     class Condition < Node
-      i18n_word :attribute, :predicate, :combinator, :value
+      i18n_word :attribute, :predicate, :combinator, :value, :name
       i18n_alias a: :attribute, p: :predicate,
-                 m: :combinator, v: :value
+                 m: :combinator, v: :value, n: :name
 
-      attr_accessor :predicate
+      attr_accessor :predicate, :name
 
       class << self
-        def extract(context, key, values)
+        def extract(context, name, values)
           attributes, predicate, combinator =
-            extract_values_for_condition(key, context)
+            extract_values_for_condition(name, context)
 
           if attributes.size > 0 && predicate
             condition = self.new(context)
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ def extract(context, key, values)
               a: attributes,
               p: predicate.name,
               m: combinator,
-              v: predicate.wants_array ? Array(values) : [values]
+              v: predicate.wants_array ? Array(values) : [values],
+              n: name
             )
             # TODO: Figure out what to do with multiple types of attributes,
             # if anything. Tempted to go with "garbage in, garbage out" here.
@@ -127,6 +128,9 @@ def combinator=(val)
       alias :m= :combinator=
       alias :m :combinator
 
+      alias :n= :name=
+      alias :n :name
+
       # == build_attribute
       #
       #  This method was originally called from Nodes::Grouping#new_condition
@@ -171,7 +175,7 @@ def value
 
       def build(params)
         params.with_indifferent_access.each do |key, value|
-          if key.match(/^(a|v|p|m)$/)
+          if key.match(/^(a|v|p|m|n)$/)
             self.send("#{key}=", value)
           end
         end
@@ -193,12 +197,13 @@ def eql?(other)
         self.attributes == other.attributes &&
         self.predicate == other.predicate &&
         self.values == other.values &&
-        self.combinator == other.combinator
+        self.combinator == other.combinator &&
+        self.name == other.name
       end
       alias :== :eql?
 
       def hash
-        [attributes, predicate, values, combinator].hash
+        [attributes, predicate, values, combinator, name].hash
       end
 
       def predicate_name=(name)
@@ -271,7 +276,8 @@ def inspect
           ['attributes'.freeze, a.try(:map, &:name)],
           ['predicate'.freeze, p],
           [Constants::COMBINATOR, m],
-          ['values'.freeze, v.try(:map, &:value)]
+          ['values'.freeze, v.try(:map, &:value)],
+          ['name'.freeze, n]
         ]
         .reject { |e| e[1].blank? }
         .map { |v| "#{v[0]}: #{v[1]}" }
diff --git a/lib/ransack/nodes/grouping.rb b/lib/ransack/nodes/grouping.rb
index 1bf70550..0512219b 100644
--- a/lib/ransack/nodes/grouping.rb
+++ b/lib/ransack/nodes/grouping.rb
@@ -49,14 +49,23 @@ def conditions=(conditions)
       alias :c= :conditions=
 
       def [](key)
-        conditions.detect { |c| c.key == key.to_s }
+        conditions.detect do |c|
+          matched_condition(c, key)
+        end
       end
 
       def []=(key, value)
-        conditions.reject! { |c| c.key == key.to_s }
+        conditions.reject! do |c|
+          matched_condition(c, key)
+        end
+
         self.conditions << value
       end
 
+      def matched_condition(c, key)
+        c.name == key.to_s
+      end
+
       def values
         conditions + groupings
       end
@@ -107,6 +116,14 @@ def groupings=(groupings)
       end
       alias :g= :groupings=
 
+      def respond_to_missing?(method_id, include_private = false)
+        method_name = method_id.to_s.dup
+        writer = method_name.sub!(/\=$/, ''.freeze)
+        return true if attribute_method?(method_name)
+
+        super
+      end
+
       def method_missing(method_id, *args)
         method_name = method_id.to_s.dup
         writer = method_name.sub!(/\=$/, ''.freeze)
diff --git a/lib/ransack/search.rb b/lib/ransack/search.rb
index a8bf95f8..512c54d9 100644
--- a/lib/ransack/search.rb
+++ b/lib/ransack/search.rb
@@ -99,6 +99,15 @@ def new_sort(opts = {})
       Nodes::Sort.new(@context).build(opts)
     end
 
+    def respond_to_missing?(method_id, include_private = false)
+      method_name = method_id.to_s
+      getter_name = method_name.sub(/=$/, ''.freeze)
+      return true if base.attribute_method?(getter_name)
+      return true if @context.ransackable_scope?(getter_name, @context.object)
+
+      super
+    end
+
     def method_missing(method_id, *args)
       method_name = method_id.to_s
       getter_name = method_name.sub(/=$/, ''.freeze)
diff --git a/spec/ransack/adapters/active_record/base_spec.rb b/spec/ransack/adapters/active_record/base_spec.rb
index d41cd6d0..a9a567f3 100644
--- a/spec/ransack/adapters/active_record/base_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ransack/adapters/active_record/base_spec.rb
@@ -239,6 +239,27 @@ module ActiveRecord
             expect(s.result.to_a).to eq []
           end
 
+          it 'return alias correctly from search' do
+            s = Person.ransack(term_cont: 'atlo')
+            expect(s.term_cont).to eq 'atlo'
+            expect(s.name_or_email_cont).to eq nil
+
+            s = Person.ransack(daddy_cont: 'babi')
+            expect(s.daddy_cont).to eq 'babi'
+            expect(s.parent_name_cont).to eq nil
+
+            s = Person.ransack(
+              term_cont: 'atlo',
+              name_or_email_cont: 'different'
+            )
+            expect(s.term_cont).to eq 'atlo'
+            expect(s.name_or_email_cont).to eq 'different'
+            expect(s.result.to_sql).to include(/("|`)people("|`)\.("|`)name("|`) I?LIKE '%different%'/i)
+            expect(s.result.to_sql).to include(/("|`)people("|`)\.("|`)email("|`) I?LIKE '%different%'/i)
+            expect(s.result.to_sql).to include(/("|`)people("|`)\.("|`)name("|`) I?LIKE '%atlo%'/i)
+            expect(s.result.to_sql).to include(/("|`)people("|`)\.("|`)email("|`) I?LIKE '%atlo%'/i)
+          end
+
           it 'also works with associations' do
             dad = Person.create!(name: 'Birdman')
             son = Person.create!(name: 'Weezy', parent: dad)
diff --git a/spec/ransack/nodes/condition_spec.rb b/spec/ransack/nodes/condition_spec.rb
index 29596cac..4bba3187 100644
--- a/spec/ransack/nodes/condition_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ransack/nodes/condition_spec.rb
@@ -95,7 +95,10 @@ module Nodes
             Ransack.configure { |c| c.default_predicate = 'eq' }
           end
 
-          specify { expect(subject).to eq Condition.extract(Context.for(Person), 'full_name_eq', Person.first.name) }
+          specify do
+            expect(subject).not_to be_nil
+            expect(subject.predicate.name).to eq 'eq'
+          end
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/ransack/search_spec.rb b/spec/ransack/search_spec.rb
index 6426a20a..a5aa89e3 100644
--- a/spec/ransack/search_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ransack/search_spec.rb
@@ -689,6 +689,14 @@ def remove_quotes_and_backticks(str)
         ]
         expect(@s.groupings.first.children_name_eq).to eq 'Ernie'
       end
+
+      it 'respond_to? method_missing' do
+        @s.groupings = [
+          { m: 'or', name_eq: 'Ernie', children_name_eq: 'Ernie' }
+        ]
+        expect(@s.groupings.first.respond_to?(:children_name_eq)).to eq true
+        expect(@s.groupings.first.method(:children_name_eq)).to be_truthy
+      end
     end
   end
 end