diff --git a/llvm/lib/Support/YAMLParser.cpp b/llvm/lib/Support/YAMLParser.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/Support/YAMLParser.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Support/YAMLParser.cpp
@@ -2446,6 +2446,11 @@
   return stream.scanner->failed();
 }
 
+static SMRange getRangeFromStringRef(StringRef Str) {
+  return SMRange(SMLoc::getFromPointer(Str.begin()),
+                 SMLoc::getFromPointer(Str.end()));
+}
+
 Node *Document::parseBlockNode() {
   Token T = peekNext();
   // Handle properties.
@@ -2455,6 +2460,24 @@
   switch (T.Kind) {
   case Token::TK_Alias:
     getNext();
+    // YAML1.2 - 7.1 Alias Nodes
+    //
+    // Note that an alias node must not specify any properties or content, as
+    // these were already specified at the first occurrence of the node.
+    if (AnchorInfo.Kind == Token::TK_Anchor || TagInfo.Kind == Token::TK_Tag) {
+      setError("Alias node cannot have any properties", T);
+      if (AnchorInfo.Kind == Token::TK_Anchor) {
+        auto Range = getRangeFromStringRef(AnchorInfo.Range);
+        stream.scanner->printError(Range.Start, SourceMgr::DK_Note,
+                                   "anchor declared here", {Range});
+      }
+      if (TagInfo.Kind == Token::TK_Tag) {
+        auto Range = getRangeFromStringRef(TagInfo.Range);
+        stream.scanner->printError(Range.Start, SourceMgr::DK_Note,
+                                   "tag declared here", {Range});
+      }
+      return nullptr;
+    }
     return new (NodeAllocator) AliasNode(stream.CurrentDoc, T.Range.substr(1));
   case Token::TK_Anchor:
     if (AnchorInfo.Kind == Token::TK_Anchor) {
diff --git a/llvm/unittests/Support/YAMLParserTest.cpp b/llvm/unittests/Support/YAMLParserTest.cpp
--- a/llvm/unittests/Support/YAMLParserTest.cpp
+++ b/llvm/unittests/Support/YAMLParserTest.cpp
@@ -183,6 +183,12 @@
   ExpectParseError("KeyValueNode with null value", "test: '");
 }
 
+TEST(YAMLParser, FailsOnAliasProperties) {
+  ExpectParseError("Alias node cannot have any properties", "&A *B");
+  ExpectParseError("Alias node cannot have any properties", "!A *B");
+  ExpectParseError("Alias node cannot have any properties", "!A &A *B");
+}
+
 // Checks that the given string can be parsed into an identical string inside
 // of an array.
 static void ExpectCanParseString(StringRef String) {