diff --git a/highlighters/main/main-highlighter.zsh b/highlighters/main/main-highlighter.zsh
index 663913a..3a8419f 100644
--- a/highlighters/main/main-highlighter.zsh
+++ b/highlighters/main/main-highlighter.zsh
@@ -503,9 +503,7 @@ _zsh_highlight_main_highlighter_highlight_list()
       # TODO: this should be done iteratively, e.g., 'alias x=y y=z z=w\n x'
       #       And then the entire 'alias' branch of the 'case' statement should
       #       be done here.
-      # TODO: path expansion should happen _after_ alias expansion
-      _zsh_highlight_main_highlighter_expand_path $arg
-      _zsh_highlight_main__type "$REPLY"
+      _zsh_highlight_main__type "$arg"
       local res="$REPLY"
       if [[ $res == "alias" ]]; then
         _zsh_highlight_main__resolve_alias $arg
@@ -519,6 +517,12 @@ _zsh_highlight_main_highlighter_highlight_list()
           arg=$reply[1]
         }
       fi
+      _zsh_highlight_main_highlighter_expand_path $arg
+      arg=$REPLY
+      if [[ $res != alias ]]; then
+        _zsh_highlight_main__type "$arg"
+        res="$REPLY"
+      fi
     fi
 
     # Analyse the current word.