diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/transformations/matchers/nameMatcher.test.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/transformations/matchers/nameMatcher.test.ts
index 95b4daa..6ef80f5 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/transformations/matchers/nameMatcher.test.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/transformations/matchers/nameMatcher.test.ts
@@ -484,6 +484,14 @@ it('Should only match the field named time when the frame has more time fields',
   expect(namesMatcher(frame.fields[0], frame, [frame])).toBeTruthy();
   expect(namesMatcher(frame.fields[1], frame, [frame])).toBeFalsy();
   expect(namesMatcher(frame.fields[2], frame, [frame])).toBeTruthy();
+
+  const aliasMatcher = getFieldMatcher({
+    id: FieldMatcherID.byName,
+    options: 'Time',
+  });
+  expect(aliasMatcher(frame.fields[0], frame, [frame])).toBeTruthy();
+  expect(aliasMatcher(frame.fields[1], frame, [frame])).toBeFalsy();
+  expect(aliasMatcher(frame.fields[2], frame, [frame])).toBeFalsy();
 });
 
 describe('Fields returned by query with refId', () => {
diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/transformations/matchers/nameMatcher.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/transformations/matchers/nameMatcher.ts
index 03f1739..46a656c 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/transformations/matchers/nameMatcher.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/transformations/matchers/nameMatcher.ts
@@ -115,16 +115,20 @@ function fieldNameFallback(fields: Set<string>) {
       );
     };
   } else if (fields.has('Time') || fields.has('time')) {
-    const timeNames = ['Time', 'time'].filter((name) => fields.has(name));
+    const timeNames = ['Time', 'time'];
+    const configuredNames = timeNames.filter((name) => fields.has(name));
     fallback = (field: Field, frame: DataFrame, allFrames: DataFrame[]) => {
-      return (
-        frame.meta?.typeVersion == null &&
-        field.type === FieldType.time &&
-        // A field that already carries the name is matched directly, so other time fields must not be pulled in
-        !frame.fields.some(
-          (f) => timeNames.includes(f.name) || timeNames.includes(getFieldDisplayName(f, frame, allFrames))
-        )
-      );
+      if (frame.meta?.typeVersion != null || field.type !== FieldType.time) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      const hasName = (f: Field, names: string[]) =>
+        names.includes(f.name) || names.includes(getFieldDisplayName(f, frame, allFrames));
+      // A field that already carries the configured name is matched directly, so other time fields must not be pulled in
+      if (frame.fields.some((f) => hasName(f, configuredNames))) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      // Time and time stand in for each other, so only a field with the other spelling is matched when there is one
+      return frame.fields.some((f) => hasName(f, timeNames)) ? hasName(field, timeNames) : true;
     };
   }