diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/survey_spec.yml b/changelogs/fragments/survey_spec.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dfa99026b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/survey_spec.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+minor_changes:
+  - updated documentation on surveys for workflows and job templates
+  - added alias option for survey to survey_spec in workflows.
diff --git a/roles/job_templates/README.md b/roles/job_templates/README.md
index 7000590da..586273e22 100644
--- a/roles/job_templates/README.md
+++ b/roles/job_templates/README.md
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ tower_configuration_job_templates_secure_logging defaults to the value of tower_
 |`ask_credential_on_launch`|""|no|bool|Prompt user for credential on launch.|
 |`survey_enabled`|""|no|bool|Enable a survey on the job template.|
 |`survey_spec`|""|no|dict|JSON/YAML dict formatted survey definition.|
+|`survey`|""|no|dict|JSON/YAML dict formatted survey definition. Alias of survey_spec|
 |`become_enabled`|""|no|bool|Activate privilege escalation.|
 |`allow_simultaneous`|""|no|bool|Allow simultaneous runs of the job template.|
 |`timeout`|""|no|int|Maximum time in seconds to wait for a job to finish (server-side).|
diff --git a/roles/workflow_job_templates/README.md b/roles/workflow_job_templates/README.md
index 0c8e771a2..ca13821c6 100644
--- a/roles/workflow_job_templates/README.md
+++ b/roles/workflow_job_templates/README.md
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ workflow_job_templates_secure_logging defaults to the value of tower_genie_secur
 |`state`|`present`|no|str|Desired state of the resource.|
 |`survey_enabled`|""|no|bool|Enable a survey on the job template.|
 |`survey_spec`|""|no|dict|JSON/YAML dict formatted survey definition.|
+|`survey`|""|no|dict|JSON/YAML dict formatted survey definition. Alias of survey_spec|
 |`webhook_service`|""|no|str|Service that webhook requests will be accepted from (github, gitlab)|
 |`webhook_credential`|""|no|str|Personal Access Token for posting back the status to the service API|
 
diff --git a/roles/workflow_job_templates/tasks/main.yml b/roles/workflow_job_templates/tasks/main.yml
index 5d3d5e2ee..37c7fd9b3 100644
--- a/roles/workflow_job_templates/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/workflow_job_templates/tasks/main.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     webhook_service:                    "{{ workflow_loop_var.webhook_service | default(omit) }}"
     webhook_credential:                 "{{ workflow_loop_var.webhook_credential.name | default(workflow_loop_var.webhook_credential | default(omit)) }}"
     survey_enabled:                     "{{ workflow_loop_var.survey_enabled | default('false') }}"
-    survey:                             "{{ workflow_loop_var.related.survey_spec | default( workflow_loop_var.survey_spec | default(omit)) }}"
+    survey:                             "{{ workflow_loop_var.related.survey_spec | default( workflow_loop_var.survey_spec | default( workflow_loop_var.survey | default(omit))) }}"
     state:                              "{{ workflow_loop_var.state | default(tower_state | default('present')) }}"
     notification_templates_started:     "{{ workflow_loop_var.notification_templates_started | default(workflow_loop_var.related.notification_templates_started | default([]) | map(attribute='name') | list ) }}"
     notification_templates_success:     "{{ workflow_loop_var.notification_templates_success | default(workflow_loop_var.related.notification_templates_success | default([]) | map(attribute='name') | list ) }}"