diff --git a/src/fastmdanalysis/analysis/dihedrals.py b/src/fastmdanalysis/analysis/dihedrals.py
index b4b9020..a0cb5f7 100644
--- a/src/fastmdanalysis/analysis/dihedrals.py
+++ b/src/fastmdanalysis/analysis/dihedrals.py
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ class PhiAnalysis(BaseAnalysis):
     """
 
     _ALIASES = {
-        "residues": "residue_selection",
+        "residue": "residues",
+        "residue_selection": "residues",
     }
 
     def __init__(
@@ -241,7 +242,8 @@ class PsiAnalysis(BaseAnalysis):
 
     # Similar structure to PhiAnalysis, but for psi angles
     _ALIASES = {
-        "residues": "residue_selection",
+        "residue": "residues",
+        "residue_selection": "residues",
     }
 
     def __init__(
@@ -253,13 +255,15 @@ def __init__(
         **kwargs
     ):
         logger.info("Initializing Psi analysis")
+        warn_unknown = kwargs.pop("_warn_unknown", False)
+
         analysis_opts = {"residues": residues, "units": units, "strict": strict}
         analysis_opts.update(kwargs)
 
         forwarder = OptionsForwarder(aliases=self._ALIASES, strict=strict)
         resolved = forwarder.apply_aliases(analysis_opts)
         resolved = forwarder.filter_known(
-            resolved, {"residues", "units", "strict", "output"}, context="psi"
+            resolved, {"residues", "units", "strict", "output"}, context="psi", warn=warn_unknown
         )
 
         residues = resolved.get("residues", None)
@@ -366,7 +370,8 @@ class OmegaAnalysis(BaseAnalysis):
     """
 
     _ALIASES = {
-        "residues": "residue_selection",
+        "residue": "residues",
+        "residue_selection": "residues",
     }
 
     def __init__(
@@ -378,13 +383,15 @@ def __init__(
         **kwargs
     ):
         logger.info("Initializing Omega analysis")
+        warn_unknown = kwargs.pop("_warn_unknown", False)
+
         analysis_opts = {"residues": residues, "units": units, "strict": strict}
         analysis_opts.update(kwargs)
 
         forwarder = OptionsForwarder(aliases=self._ALIASES, strict=strict)
         resolved = forwarder.apply_aliases(analysis_opts)
         resolved = forwarder.filter_known(
-            resolved, {"residues", "units", "strict", "output"}, context="omega"
+            resolved, {"residues", "units", "strict", "output"}, context="omega", warn=warn_unknown
         )
 
         residues = resolved.get("residues", None)
@@ -489,6 +496,11 @@ class DihedralsAnalysis(BaseAnalysis):
     Combined dihedral analysis for phi, psi, omega with Ramachandran plotting.
     """
 
+    _ALIASES = {
+        "residue": "residues",
+        "residue_selection": "residues",
+    }
+
     def __init__(
         self,
         trajectory: md.Trajectory,
@@ -499,13 +511,15 @@ def __init__(
         **kwargs
     ):
         logger.info("Initializing Dihedrals analysis")
+        warn_unknown = kwargs.pop("_warn_unknown", False)
+
         analysis_opts = {"types": types, "residues": residues, "units": units, "strict": strict}
         analysis_opts.update(kwargs)
 
-        forwarder = OptionsForwarder(strict=strict)
+        forwarder = OptionsForwarder(aliases=self._ALIASES, strict=strict)
         resolved = forwarder.apply_aliases(analysis_opts)
         resolved = forwarder.filter_known(
-            resolved, {"types", "residues", "units", "strict", "output"}, context="dihedrals"
+            resolved, {"types", "residues", "units", "strict", "output"}, context="dihedrals", warn=warn_unknown
         )
 
         types = resolved.get("types", ["phi", "psi", "omega"])
diff --git a/tests/test_dihedrals_residue_options.py b/tests/test_dihedrals_residue_options.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36728cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_dihedrals_residue_options.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import warnings
+import numpy as np
+
+
+def _unknown_warnings(messages):
+    return [m for m in messages if "Unknown options" in m or "Unsupported options" in m]
+
+
+def test_phi_residue_alias_no_unknown_warning(fastmda):
+    with warnings.catch_warnings(record=True) as w:
+        warnings.simplefilter("always")
+        analysis = fastmda.phi(residue=0)
+
+    messages = [str(wi.message) for wi in w]
+    assert not _unknown_warnings(messages)
+
+    assert "phi_avg_filtered" in analysis.results
+    filtered = analysis.results["phi_avg_filtered"]
+    assert filtered.shape[0] == 1
+    np.testing.assert_allclose(filtered[0], analysis.data[0], atol=1e-6)
+
+
+def test_dihedrals_residue_selection_alias_propagates(fastmda):
+    with warnings.catch_warnings(record=True) as w:
+        warnings.simplefilter("always")
+        analysis = fastmda.dihedrals(residue_selection=[0, 1])
+
+    messages = [str(wi.message) for wi in w]
+    assert not _unknown_warnings(messages)
+
+    for key in ("phi_avg_filtered", "psi_avg_filtered", "omega_avg_filtered"):
+        assert key in analysis.results
+        filtered = analysis.results[key]
+        assert filtered.shape[0] == 2
+        base_key = key.replace("_filtered", "")
+        np.testing.assert_allclose(filtered[:, 0], analysis.results[base_key][:2, 0], atol=1e-6)