diff --git a/basis/see/see-tests.factor b/basis/see/see-tests.factor
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3f11ec987e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/basis/see/see-tests.factor
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+IN: see.tests
+USING: see tools.test io.streams.string math ;
+
+CONSTANT: test-const 10
+[ "IN: see.tests\nCONSTANT: test-const 10 inline\n" ]
+[ [ \ test-const see ] with-string-writer ] unit-test
+
+ALIAS: test-alias +
+
+[ "USING: math ;\nIN: see.tests\nALIAS: test-alias + inline\n" ]
+[ [ \ test-alias see ] with-string-writer ] unit-test
diff --git a/basis/see/see.factor b/basis/see/see.factor
index 32f49499db..9fc14ff581 100644
--- a/basis/see/see.factor
+++ b/basis/see/see.factor
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ definitions effects generic generic.standard io io.pathnames
 io.streams.string io.styles kernel make namespaces prettyprint
 prettyprint.backend prettyprint.config prettyprint.custom
 prettyprint.sections sequences sets sorting strings summary
-words words.symbol ;
+words words.symbol words.constant words.alias ;
 IN: see
 
 GENERIC: synopsis* ( defspec -- )
@@ -29,8 +29,16 @@ GENERIC: see* ( defspec -- )
 : comment. ( text -- )
     H{ { font-style italic } } styled-text ;
 
+GENERIC: print-stack-effect? ( word -- ? )
+
+M: parsing-word print-stack-effect? drop f ;
+M: symbol print-stack-effect? drop f ;
+M: constant print-stack-effect? drop f ;
+M: alias print-stack-effect? drop f ;
+M: word print-stack-effect? drop t ;
+
 : stack-effect. ( word -- )
-    [ [ parsing-word? ] [ symbol? ] bi or not ] [ stack-effect ] bi and
+    [ print-stack-effect? ] [ stack-effect ] bi and
     [ effect>string comment. ] when* ;
 
 <PRIVATE
diff --git a/core/words/alias/alias.factor b/core/words/alias/alias.factor
index 0615e8333e..73e270dffc 100644
--- a/core/words/alias/alias.factor
+++ b/core/words/alias/alias.factor
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ! Copyright (C) 2008 Doug Coleman.
 ! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
-USING: quotations effects accessors sequences words kernel ;
+USING: quotations effects accessors sequences words kernel definitions ;
 IN: words.alias
 
 PREDICATE: alias < word "alias" word-prop ;
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@ PREDICATE: alias < word "alias" word-prop ;
 M: alias reset-word
     [ call-next-method ] [ f "alias" set-word-prop ] bi ;
 
-M: alias stack-effect
-    def>> first stack-effect ;
+M: alias definer drop \ ALIAS: f ;
+
+M: alias definition def>> first 1quotation ;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/words/constant/constant-tests.factor b/core/words/constant/constant-tests.factor
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2755039af6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/words/constant/constant-tests.factor
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+IN: words.constant.tests
+USING: tools.test math ;
+
+CONSTANT: a +
+
+[ + ] [ a ] unit-test
+
+CONSTANT: b \ +
+
+[ \ + ] [ b ] unit-test
+
+CONSTANT: c { 1 2 3 }
+
+[ { 1 2 3 } ] [ c ] unit-test
diff --git a/core/words/constant/constant.factor b/core/words/constant/constant.factor
index 43b7f37599..00302df98a 100644
--- a/core/words/constant/constant.factor
+++ b/core/words/constant/constant.factor
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-! Copyright (C) 2008 Slava Pestov.
+! Copyright (C) 2008, 2009 Slava Pestov.
 ! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
-USING: accessors kernel sequences words ;
+USING: accessors kernel sequences words definitions quotations ;
 IN: words.constant
 
 PREDICATE: constant < word ( obj -- ? )
@@ -8,3 +8,7 @@ PREDICATE: constant < word ( obj -- ? )
 
 : define-constant ( word value -- )
     [ ] curry (( -- value )) define-inline ;
+
+M: constant definer drop \ CONSTANT: f ;
+
+M: constant definition def>> first literalize 1quotation ;
\ No newline at end of file