diff --git a/src/args.jl b/src/args.jl
index 1163cd6a..adcef147 100644
--- a/src/args.jl
+++ b/src/args.jl
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ function add_aliases(sym::Symbol, aliases::Symbol...)
     return nothing
 end
 
-function add_axes_aliases(sym::Symbol, aliases::Symbol...)
+function add_axes_aliases(sym::Symbol, aliases::Symbol...; onlyxyz::Bool = false)
     sym in keys(_axis_defaults) || throw(ArgumentError("Invalid `$sym`"))
-    add_aliases(sym, aliases...)
+    !onlyxyz && add_aliases(sym, aliases...)
     for letter in (:x, :y, :z)
         add_aliases(Symbol(letter, sym), (Symbol(letter, a) for a in aliases)...)
     end
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ add_aliases(:markerstrokealpha, :msa, :msalpha, :msα, :markerstrokeopacity, :ms
 add_aliases(:fillalpha, :fa, :falpha, :fα, :fillopacity, :fopacity)
 
 # axes attributes
-add_axes_aliases(:guide, :label, :lab, :l)
+add_axes_aliases(:guide, :label, :lab, :l; onlyxyz = true)
 add_axes_aliases(:lims, :lim, :limit, :limits, :range)
 add_axes_aliases(:ticks, :tick)
 add_axes_aliases(:rotation, :rot, :r)
diff --git a/test/test_axes.jl b/test/test_axes.jl
index 2e4e29b5..12a17215 100644
--- a/test/test_axes.jl
+++ b/test/test_axes.jl
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ end
     @test twpl[:bottom_margin] == 2Plots.cm
 end
 
-@testset "aliases" begin
+@testset "axis-aliases" begin
     p = plot(1:2, xl = "x label")
     @test p[1][:xaxis][:guide] === "x label"
     p = plot(1:2, xrange = (0, 3))
@@ -88,3 +88,30 @@ end
     p = plot(1:2, xtickor = :out)
     @test p[1][:xaxis][:tick_direction] === :out
 end
+
+@testset "aliases" begin
+    p = plot(1:2, guide = "both labels")
+    @test p[1][:xaxis][:guide] === p[1][:yaxis][:guide] === "both labels"
+    p = plot(1:2, label = "test")
+    @test p[1][:xaxis][:guide] === p[1][:yaxis][:guide] === ""
+    p = plot(1:2, lim = (0, 3))
+    @test xlims(p) === ylims(p) === (0,3)
+    p = plot(1:2, tick = [1.25, 1.5, 1.75])
+    @test p[1][:xaxis][:ticks] == p[1][:yaxis][:ticks] == [1.25, 1.5, 1.75]
+    p = plot(1:2, labelfontsize = 4)
+    @test p[1][:xaxis][:guidefontsize] == p[1][:yaxis][:guidefontsize] == 4
+    p = plot(1:2, gα = .07)
+    @test p[1][:xaxis][:gridalpha] ≈ p[1][:yaxis][:gridalpha] ≈ .07
+    p = plot(1:2, gridls = :dashdot)
+    @test p[1][:xaxis][:gridstyle] === p[1][:yaxis][:gridstyle] === :dashdot
+    p = plot(1:2, gridcolor = :red)
+    @test p[1][:xaxis][:foreground_color_grid] === p[1][:yaxis][:foreground_color_grid] === RGBA{Float64}(1.,0.,0.,1.)
+    p = plot(1:2, minorgridcolor = :red)
+    @test p[1][:xaxis][:foreground_color_minor_grid] === p[1][:yaxis][:foreground_color_minor_grid] === RGBA{Float64}(1.,0.,0.,1.)
+    p = plot(1:2, grid_lw = .01)
+    @test p[1][:xaxis][:gridlinewidth] ≈ p[1][:yaxis][:gridlinewidth] ≈ .01
+    p = plot(1:2, minorgrid_lw = .01)
+    @test p[1][:xaxis][:minorgridlinewidth] ≈ p[1][:yaxis][:minorgridlinewidth] ≈ .01
+    p = plot(1:2, tickor = :out)
+    @test p[1][:xaxis][:tick_direction] === p[1][:yaxis][:tick_direction] === :out
+end