diff --git a/edb/schema/unknown_pointers.py b/edb/schema/unknown_pointers.py
index 88be760f24b..8ff96f7bd22 100644
--- a/edb/schema/unknown_pointers.py
+++ b/edb/schema/unknown_pointers.py
@@ -166,6 +166,10 @@ def _cmd_tree_from_ast(
             qlast.AlterConcreteProperty
             if isinstance(obj, s_props.Property)
             else qlast.AlterConcreteLink
+        ) if isinstance(astnode, qlast.AlterObject) else (
+            qlast.CreateConcreteProperty
+            if isinstance(obj, s_props.Property)
+            else qlast.CreateConcreteLink
         )
         astnode = astnode.replace(__class__=astcls)
         qlparser.append_module_aliases(astnode, context.modaliases)
diff --git a/tests/test_schema.py b/tests/test_schema.py
index fb32673722d..104228961ec 100644
--- a/tests/test_schema.py
+++ b/tests/test_schema.py
@@ -10200,6 +10200,27 @@ def test_schema_describe_name_override_03(self):
             """
         )
 
+    def test_schema_describe_overload_01(self):
+        self._assert_describe(
+            """
+            abstract type Animal {
+                name: str;
+                parent: Animal;
+            }
+            type Human extending Animal {
+                overloaded parent: Human;
+            }
+            """,
+
+            'describe type test::Human as sdl',
+
+            """
+            type test::Human extending test::Animal {
+                overloaded link parent: test::Human;
+            };
+            """,
+        )
+
 
 class TestCreateMigration(tb.BaseSchemaTest):