diff --git a/lark/grammar.py b/lark/grammar.py
index cf8cf64..bb84351 100644
--- a/lark/grammar.py
+++ b/lark/grammar.py
@@ -49,19 +49,21 @@ class NonTerminal(Symbol):
 
 
 class RuleOptions(Serialize):
-    __serialize_fields__ = 'keep_all_tokens', 'expand1', 'priority', 'empty_indices'
+    __serialize_fields__ = 'keep_all_tokens', 'expand1', 'priority', 'template_source', 'empty_indices'
 
-    def __init__(self, keep_all_tokens=False, expand1=False, priority=None, empty_indices=()):
+    def __init__(self, keep_all_tokens=False, expand1=False, priority=None, template_source=None, empty_indices=()):
         self.keep_all_tokens = keep_all_tokens
         self.expand1 = expand1
         self.priority = priority
+        self.template_source = template_source
         self.empty_indices = empty_indices
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        return 'RuleOptions(%r, %r, %r)' % (
+        return 'RuleOptions(%r, %r, %r, %r)' % (
             self.keep_all_tokens,
             self.expand1,
             self.priority,
+            self.template_source
         )
 
 
diff --git a/lark/load_grammar.py b/lark/load_grammar.py
index c1ba95f..3deb758 100644
--- a/lark/load_grammar.py
+++ b/lark/load_grammar.py
@@ -383,17 +383,6 @@ class ApplyTemplates(Transformer_InPlace):
             result_tree = deepcopy(tree)
             self.replacer.names = dict(zip(params, args))
             self.replacer.transform(result_tree)
-            if name[0] != '_':
-                if result_tree.data == 'expansions':
-                    t = result_tree
-                    while len(t.children) == 2:
-                        if t.children[-1].data != 'alias':
-                            t.children[-1] = ST('alias', [t.children[-1], name])
-                        t = t.children[0]
-                    if t.children[-1].data != 'alias':
-                        t.children[-1] = ST('alias', [t.children[-1], name])
-                elif result_tree.data != 'alias':
-                    result_tree = ST('alias', [result_tree, name])
             self.rule_defs.append((result_name, [], result_tree, deepcopy(options)))
         return NonTerminal(result_name)
 
@@ -736,7 +725,8 @@ def options_from_rule(name, params, *x):
     expand1 = name.startswith('?')
     name = name.lstrip('?')
 
-    return name, params, expansions, RuleOptions(keep_all_tokens, expand1, priority=priority)
+    return name, params, expansions, RuleOptions(keep_all_tokens, expand1, priority=priority,
+                                                 template_source=(name if params else None))
 
 
 def symbols_from_strcase(expansion):
diff --git a/lark/parse_tree_builder.py b/lark/parse_tree_builder.py
index 11c7fac..4a9edd3 100644
--- a/lark/parse_tree_builder.py
+++ b/lark/parse_tree_builder.py
@@ -227,9 +227,10 @@ class ParseTreeBuilder:
             options = rule.options
             keep_all_tokens = self.always_keep_all_tokens or options.keep_all_tokens
             expand_single_child = options.expand1
+            from_template = options.template_source is not None
 
             wrapper_chain = list(filter(None, [
-                (expand_single_child and not rule.alias) and ExpandSingleChild,
+                (expand_single_child and not (rule.alias and not from_template)) and ExpandSingleChild,
                 maybe_create_child_filter(rule.expansion, keep_all_tokens, self.ambiguous, options.empty_indices if self.maybe_placeholders else None),
                 self.propagate_positions and PropagatePositions,
                 self.ambiguous and maybe_create_ambiguous_expander(self.tree_class, rule.expansion, keep_all_tokens),
@@ -243,7 +244,7 @@ class ParseTreeBuilder:
 
         for rule, wrapper_chain in self.rule_builders:
 
-            user_callback_name = rule.alias or rule.origin.name
+            user_callback_name = rule.alias or rule.options.template_source or rule.origin.name
             try:
                 f = getattr(transformer, user_callback_name)
                 # XXX InlineTransformer is deprecated!
diff --git a/tests/test_parser.py b/tests/test_parser.py
index 6ac4a98..6b9df3f 100644
--- a/tests/test_parser.py
+++ b/tests/test_parser.py
@@ -863,6 +863,38 @@ def _make_parser_test(LEXER, PARSER):
             x = g.parse("[1]")
             self.assertSequenceEqual(x.children, [Tree('sep', ['1'])])
 
+        def test_templates_alias(self):
+            g = _Lark(r"""
+                       start: expr{"C"}
+                       expr{t}: "A" t
+                              | "B" t -> b
+                       """)
+            x = g.parse("AC")
+            self.assertSequenceEqual(x.children, [Tree('expr', [])])
+            x = g.parse("BC")
+            self.assertSequenceEqual(x.children, [Tree('b', [])])
+            
+        def test_templates_modifiers(self):
+            g = _Lark(r"""
+                       start: expr{"B"}
+                       !expr{t}: "A" t
+                       """)
+            x = g.parse("AB")
+            self.assertSequenceEqual(x.children, [Tree('expr', ["A", "B"])])
+            g = _Lark(r"""
+                       start: _expr{"B"}
+                       !_expr{t}: "A" t
+                       """)
+            x = g.parse("AB")
+            self.assertSequenceEqual(x.children, ["A", "B"])
+            g = _Lark(r"""
+                       start: expr{b}
+                       b: "B"
+                       ?expr{t}: "A" t
+                       """)
+            x = g.parse("AB")
+            self.assertSequenceEqual(x.children, [Tree('b',[])])
+
         def test_g_regex_flags(self):
             g = _Lark("""
                     start: "a" /b+/ C