diff --git a/core/method/inspect_spec.rb b/core/method/inspect_spec.rb
index e0fe1afdd..97ff2d8c1 100644
--- a/core/method/inspect_spec.rb
+++ b/core/method/inspect_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'shared/to_s'
+require_relative 'shared/aliased_inspect'
 
 describe "Method#inspect" do
   it_behaves_like :method_to_s, :inspect
+  it_behaves_like :method_to_s_aliased, :inspect, -> meth { meth }
 end
diff --git a/core/method/original_name_spec.rb b/core/method/original_name_spec.rb
index 8fec0e7c3..b92cf3515 100644
--- a/core/method/original_name_spec.rb
+++ b/core/method/original_name_spec.rb
@@ -40,4 +40,20 @@
     klass.new.method(:renamed).original_name.should == :my_method
     klass.new.method(:aliased).original_name.should == :my_method
   end
+
+  it "returns the source UnboundMethod's name for Kernel#is_a? and Kernel#kind_of?" do
+    klass = Class.new { define_method(:my_is_a?, ::Kernel.instance_method(:is_a?)) }
+    klass.new.method(:my_is_a?).original_name.should == :is_a?
+
+    klass = Class.new { define_method(:my_kind_of?, ::Kernel.instance_method(:kind_of?)) }
+    klass.new.method(:my_kind_of?).original_name.should == :kind_of?
+  end
+
+  it "preserves the source name when aliasing a define_method'd Kernel method" do
+    klass = Class.new do
+      define_method(:my_is_a?, ::Kernel.instance_method(:is_a?))
+      alias_method :renamed_is_a?, :my_is_a?
+    end
+    klass.new.method(:renamed_is_a?).original_name.should == :is_a?
+  end
 end
diff --git a/core/method/shared/aliased_inspect.rb b/core/method/shared/aliased_inspect.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a622c2f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/method/shared/aliased_inspect.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+describe :method_to_s_aliased, shared: true do
+  # @object converts a bound Method to either a Method (identity) or an
+  # UnboundMethod (-> meth { meth.unbind }), so these expectations cover both
+  # Method#to_s/#inspect and UnboundMethod#to_s/#inspect.
+
+  it "shows the original name in parentheses for an aliased method" do
+    klass = Class.new do
+      def original_method; end
+      alias_method :renamed_method, :original_method
+    end
+    @object.call(klass.new.method(:renamed_method)).send(@method).should.include? '#renamed_method(original_method)'
+  end
+
+  it "shows the source UnboundMethod's name in parentheses for a define_method'd method" do
+    klass = Class.new { define_method(:renamed_is_a?, ::Kernel.instance_method(:is_a?)) }
+    @object.call(klass.new.method(:renamed_is_a?)).send(@method).should.include? '#renamed_is_a?(is_a?)'
+  end
+
+  it "does not annotate a directly looked-up Kernel method with a shared internal name" do
+    @object.call(Object.new.method(:is_a?)).send(@method).should_not.include? '(kind_of?)'
+    @object.call(Object.new.method(:kind_of?)).send(@method).should_not.include? '(is_a?)'
+  end
+
+  it "shows the source name when aliasing a define_method'd Kernel method" do
+    klass = Class.new do
+      define_method(:my_is_a?, ::Kernel.instance_method(:is_a?))
+      alias_method :renamed_is_a?, :my_is_a?
+    end
+    @object.call(klass.new.method(:renamed_is_a?)).send(@method).should.include? '#renamed_is_a?(is_a?)'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/core/method/to_s_spec.rb b/core/method/to_s_spec.rb
index 9f1901130..ba0b4fa3c 100644
--- a/core/method/to_s_spec.rb
+++ b/core/method/to_s_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'shared/to_s'
+require_relative 'shared/aliased_inspect'
 
 describe "Method#to_s" do
   it_behaves_like :method_to_s, :to_s
+  it_behaves_like :method_to_s_aliased, :to_s, -> meth { meth }
 end
diff --git a/core/unboundmethod/inspect_spec.rb b/core/unboundmethod/inspect_spec.rb
index cecf542fc..3abed94f7 100644
--- a/core/unboundmethod/inspect_spec.rb
+++ b/core/unboundmethod/inspect_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 require_relative 'shared/to_s'
+require_relative '../method/shared/aliased_inspect'
 
 describe "UnboundMethod#inspect" do
   it_behaves_like :unboundmethod_to_s, :inspect
+  it_behaves_like :method_to_s_aliased, :inspect, -> meth { meth.unbind }
 end
diff --git a/core/unboundmethod/original_name_spec.rb b/core/unboundmethod/original_name_spec.rb
index fa9a6fcc6..cd5f55805 100644
--- a/core/unboundmethod/original_name_spec.rb
+++ b/core/unboundmethod/original_name_spec.rb
@@ -40,4 +40,20 @@
     klass.instance_method(:renamed).original_name.should == :my_method
     klass.instance_method(:aliased).original_name.should == :my_method
   end
+
+  it "returns the source UnboundMethod's name for Kernel#is_a? and Kernel#kind_of?" do
+    klass = Class.new { define_method(:my_is_a?, ::Kernel.instance_method(:is_a?)) }
+    klass.instance_method(:my_is_a?).original_name.should == :is_a?
+
+    klass = Class.new { define_method(:my_kind_of?, ::Kernel.instance_method(:kind_of?)) }
+    klass.instance_method(:my_kind_of?).original_name.should == :kind_of?
+  end
+
+  it "preserves the source name when aliasing a define_method'd Kernel method" do
+    klass = Class.new do
+      define_method(:my_is_a?, ::Kernel.instance_method(:is_a?))
+      alias_method :renamed_is_a?, :my_is_a?
+    end
+    klass.instance_method(:renamed_is_a?).original_name.should == :is_a?
+  end
 end
diff --git a/core/unboundmethod/to_s_spec.rb b/core/unboundmethod/to_s_spec.rb
index a508229b4..615d88675 100644
--- a/core/unboundmethod/to_s_spec.rb
+++ b/core/unboundmethod/to_s_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 require_relative 'shared/to_s'
+require_relative '../method/shared/aliased_inspect'
 
 describe "UnboundMethod#to_s" do
   it_behaves_like :unboundmethod_to_s, :to_s
+  it_behaves_like :method_to_s_aliased, :to_s, -> meth { meth.unbind }
 end