diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/support/RuntimeHintsUtils.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/support/RuntimeHintsUtils.java
index 6976b39f04..089860a737 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/support/RuntimeHintsUtils.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/support/RuntimeHintsUtils.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import org.springframework.core.annotation.SynthesizedAnnotation;
  * Utility methods for runtime hints support code.
  *
  * @author Stephane Nicoll
+ * @author Sam Brannen
  * @since 6.0
  */
 public abstract class RuntimeHintsUtils {
@@ -88,7 +89,8 @@ public abstract class RuntimeHintsUtils {
 	}
 
 	private static void collectAliasedAnnotations(Set<Class<?>> seen, Set<Class<?>> types, Class<?> annotationType) {
-		if (seen.contains(annotationType) || Reflective.class.equals(annotationType)) {
+		if (seen.contains(annotationType) || AliasFor.class.equals(annotationType) ||
+				Reflective.class.equals(annotationType)) {
 			return;
 		}
 		seen.add(annotationType);
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/support/RuntimeHintsUtilsTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/support/RuntimeHintsUtilsTests.java
index 8d57da8762..6d4a3c30ff 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/support/RuntimeHintsUtilsTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/support/RuntimeHintsUtilsTests.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
  * Tests for {@link RuntimeHintsUtils}.
  *
  * @author Stephane Nicoll
+ * @author Sam Brannen
  */
 class RuntimeHintsUtilsTests {
 
@@ -80,6 +81,14 @@ class RuntimeHintsUtilsTests {
 				.hasSize(2);
 	}
 
+	@Test  // gh-28953
+	void registerAnnotationForAliasForShouldNotRegisterSynthesizedAnnotationProxy() {
+		RuntimeHintsUtils.registerAnnotation(this.hints, AliasFor.class);
+		assertThat(this.hints.reflection().typeHints()).singleElement()
+				.satisfies(annotationHint(AliasFor.class));
+		assertThat(this.hints.proxies().jdkProxies()).isEmpty();
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void registerAnnotationTypeWhereUsedAsAMetaAnnotationRegistersHierarchy() {
 		RuntimeHintsUtils.registerAnnotation(this.hints, RetryWithEnabledFlagInvoker.class);