diff --git a/moto/route53/models.py b/moto/route53/models.py
index 3760d3817..071dcfac7 100644
--- a/moto/route53/models.py
+++ b/moto/route53/models.py
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ class RecordSet(BaseModel):
         self.health_check = kwargs.get('HealthCheckId')
         self.hosted_zone_name = kwargs.get('HostedZoneName')
         self.hosted_zone_id = kwargs.get('HostedZoneId')
+        self.alias_target = kwargs.get('AliasTarget')
 
     @classmethod
     def create_from_cloudformation_json(cls, resource_name, cloudformation_json, region_name):
@@ -143,6 +144,13 @@ class RecordSet(BaseModel):
                 {% if record_set.ttl %}
                     <TTL>{{ record_set.ttl }}</TTL>
                 {% endif %}
+                {% if record_set.alias_target %}
+                <AliasTarget>
+                    <HostedZoneId>{{ record_set.alias_target['HostedZoneId'] }}</HostedZoneId>
+                    <DNSName>{{ record_set.alias_target['DNSName'] }}</DNSName>
+                    <EvaluateTargetHealth>{{ record_set.alias_target['EvaluateTargetHealth'] }}</EvaluateTargetHealth>
+                </AliasTarget>
+                {% else %}
                 <ResourceRecords>
                     {% for record in record_set.records %}
                     <ResourceRecord>
@@ -150,6 +158,7 @@ class RecordSet(BaseModel):
                     </ResourceRecord>
                     {% endfor %}
                 </ResourceRecords>
+                {% endif %}
                 {% if record_set.health_check %}
                     <HealthCheckId>{{ record_set.health_check }}</HealthCheckId>
                 {% endif %}
diff --git a/moto/route53/responses.py b/moto/route53/responses.py
index 98ffa4c47..981362b12 100644
--- a/moto/route53/responses.py
+++ b/moto/route53/responses.py
@@ -134,10 +134,7 @@ class Route53(BaseResponse):
                             # Depending on how many records there are, this may
                             # or may not be a list
                             resource_records = [resource_records]
-                        record_values = [x['Value'] for x in resource_records]
-                    elif 'AliasTarget' in record_set:
-                        record_values = [record_set['AliasTarget']['DNSName']]
-                    record_set['ResourceRecords'] = record_values
+                        record_set['ResourceRecords'] = [x['Value'] for x in resource_records]
                     if action == 'CREATE':
                         the_zone.add_rrset(record_set)
                     else:
diff --git a/tests/test_route53/test_route53.py b/tests/test_route53/test_route53.py
index d730f8dcf..97cd82d26 100644
--- a/tests/test_route53/test_route53.py
+++ b/tests/test_route53/test_route53.py
@@ -172,14 +172,16 @@ def test_alias_rrset():
     changes.commit()
 
     rrsets = conn.get_all_rrsets(zoneid, type="A")
-    rrset_records = [(rr_set.name, rr) for rr_set in rrsets for rr in rr_set.resource_records]
-    rrset_records.should.have.length_of(2)
-    rrset_records.should.contain(('foo.alias.testdns.aws.com.', 'foo.testdns.aws.com'))
-    rrset_records.should.contain(('bar.alias.testdns.aws.com.', 'bar.testdns.aws.com'))
-    rrsets[0].resource_records[0].should.equal('foo.testdns.aws.com')
+    alias_targets = [rr_set.alias_dns_name for rr_set in rrsets]
+    alias_targets.should.have.length_of(2)
+    alias_targets.should.contain('foo.testdns.aws.com')
+    alias_targets.should.contain('bar.testdns.aws.com')
+    rrsets[0].alias_dns_name.should.equal('foo.testdns.aws.com')
+    rrsets[0].resource_records.should.have.length_of(0)
     rrsets = conn.get_all_rrsets(zoneid, type="CNAME")
     rrsets.should.have.length_of(1)
-    rrsets[0].resource_records[0].should.equal('bar.testdns.aws.com')
+    rrsets[0].alias_dns_name.should.equal('bar.testdns.aws.com')
+    rrsets[0].resource_records.should.have.length_of(0)
 
 
 @mock_route53_deprecated
@@ -582,6 +584,39 @@ def test_change_resource_record_sets_crud_valid():
     cname_record_detail['TTL'].should.equal(60)
     cname_record_detail['ResourceRecords'].should.equal([{'Value': '192.168.1.1'}])
 
+    # Update to add Alias.
+    cname_alias_record_endpoint_payload = {
+        'Comment': 'Update to Alias prod.redis.db',
+        'Changes': [
+            {
+                'Action': 'UPSERT',
+                'ResourceRecordSet': {
+                    'Name': 'prod.redis.db.',
+                    'Type': 'A',
+                    'TTL': 60,
+                    'AliasTarget': {
+                        'HostedZoneId': hosted_zone_id,
+                        'DNSName': 'prod.redis.alias.',
+                        'EvaluateTargetHealth': False,
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        ]
+    }
+    conn.change_resource_record_sets(HostedZoneId=hosted_zone_id, ChangeBatch=cname_alias_record_endpoint_payload)
+
+    response = conn.list_resource_record_sets(HostedZoneId=hosted_zone_id)
+    cname_alias_record_detail = response['ResourceRecordSets'][0]
+    cname_alias_record_detail['Name'].should.equal('prod.redis.db.')
+    cname_alias_record_detail['Type'].should.equal('A')
+    cname_alias_record_detail['TTL'].should.equal(60)
+    cname_alias_record_detail['AliasTarget'].should.equal({
+        'HostedZoneId': hosted_zone_id,
+        'DNSName': 'prod.redis.alias.',
+        'EvaluateTargetHealth': False,
+    })
+    cname_alias_record_detail.should_not.contain('ResourceRecords')
+
     # Delete record.
     delete_payload = {
         'Comment': 'delete prod.redis.db',