diff --git a/moto/dynamodb2/responses.py b/moto/dynamodb2/responses.py
index 031ac1871..37b73160e 100644
--- a/moto/dynamodb2/responses.py
+++ b/moto/dynamodb2/responses.py
@@ -277,6 +277,13 @@ class DynamoHandler(BaseResponse):
         # {u'KeyConditionExpression': u'#n0 = :v0', u'ExpressionAttributeValues': {u':v0': {u'S': u'johndoe'}}, u'ExpressionAttributeNames': {u'#n0': u'username'}}
         key_condition_expression = self.body.get('KeyConditionExpression')
         projection_expression = self.body.get('ProjectionExpression')
+        expression_attribute_names = self.body.get('ExpressionAttributeNames')
+
+        if projection_expression and expression_attribute_names:
+            expressions = [x.strip() for x in projection_expression.split(',')]
+            for expression in expressions:
+                if expression in expression_attribute_names:
+                    projection_expression = projection_expression.replace(expression, expression_attribute_names[expression])
 
         filter_kwargs = {}
         if key_condition_expression:
diff --git a/tests/test_dynamodb2/test_dynamodb.py b/tests/test_dynamodb2/test_dynamodb.py
index 7e79ac350..4eb73730a 100644
--- a/tests/test_dynamodb2/test_dynamodb.py
+++ b/tests/test_dynamodb2/test_dynamodb.py
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ def test_query_returns_consumed_capacity():
     assert results['ConsumedCapacity']['CapacityUnits'] == 1
 
 @mock_dynamodb2
-def test_projection_expressions():
+def test_basic_projection_expressions():
     dynamodb = boto3.resource('dynamodb', region_name='us-east-1')
 
     # Create the DynamoDB table.
@@ -352,3 +352,62 @@ def test_projection_expressions():
     assert results['Items'][0]['body'] == 'some test message'
     assert 'body' in results['Items'][1]
     assert results['Items'][1]['body'] == 'yet another test message'
+
+@mock_dynamodb2
+def test_basic_projection_expressions_with_attr_expression_names():
+    dynamodb = boto3.resource('dynamodb', region_name='us-east-1')
+
+    # Create the DynamoDB table.
+    table = dynamodb.create_table(
+        TableName='users',
+        KeySchema=[
+            {
+                'AttributeName': 'forum_name',
+                'KeyType': 'HASH'
+            },
+            {
+                'AttributeName': 'subject',
+                'KeyType': 'RANGE'
+            },
+        ],
+        AttributeDefinitions=[
+            {
+                'AttributeName': 'forum_name',
+                'AttributeType': 'S'
+            },
+            {
+                'AttributeName': 'subject',
+                'AttributeType': 'S'
+            },
+        ],
+        ProvisionedThroughput={
+            'ReadCapacityUnits': 5,
+            'WriteCapacityUnits': 5
+        }
+    )
+    table = dynamodb.Table('users')
+
+    table.put_item(Item={
+        'forum_name': 'the-key',
+        'subject': '123',
+        'body': 'some test message'
+    })
+
+    table.put_item(Item={
+        'forum_name': 'not-the-key',
+        'subject': '123',
+        'body': 'some other test message'
+    })
+    # Test a query returning all items
+
+    results = table.query(
+        KeyConditionExpression=Key('forum_name').eq(
+            'the-key'),
+        ProjectionExpression='#rl, subject',
+        ExpressionAttributeNames={'#rl':'body'},
+    )
+
+    assert 'body' in results['Items'][0]
+    assert results['Items'][0]['body'] == 'some test message'
+    assert 'subject' in results['Items'][0]
+    assert results['Items'][0]['subject'] == '123'