diff --git a/administrator/components/com_content/config.xml b/administrator/components/com_content/config.xml
index c9e00f403b6ee..808879caa56e1 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_content/config.xml
+++ b/administrator/components/com_content/config.xml
@@ -936,6 +936,18 @@
 			<option value="0">JNO</option>
 		</field>
 
+		<field
+			name="sef_ids"
+			type="radio"
+			class="btn-group btn-group-yesno"
+			default="0"
+			label="JGLOBAL_SEF_NOIDS_LABEL"
+			description="JGLOBAL_SEF_NOIDS_DESC"
+			filter="integer">
+			<option value="1">JYES</option>
+			<option value="0">JNO</option>
+		</field>
+
 	</fieldset>
 
 	<fieldset
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_newsfeeds/config.xml b/administrator/components/com_newsfeeds/config.xml
index 87912864e2415..313ed7ce58b87 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_newsfeeds/config.xml
+++ b/administrator/components/com_newsfeeds/config.xml
@@ -441,6 +441,17 @@
 			<option value="0">JNO</option>
 		</field>
 
+		<field
+			name="sef_ids"
+			type="radio"
+			class="btn-group btn-group-yesno"
+			default="0"
+			label="JGLOBAL_SEF_NOIDS_LABEL"
+			description="JGLOBAL_SEF_NOIDS_DESC"
+			filter="integer">
+			<option value="1">JYES</option>
+			<option value="0">JNO</option>
+		</field>
 	</fieldset>
 
 	<fieldset
diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.ini b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.ini
index cbf3b97687c57..2128151eb8774 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.ini
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.ini
@@ -474,6 +474,8 @@ JGLOBAL_SECRETKEY="Secret Key"
 JGLOBAL_SECRETKEY_HELP="If you have enabled two factor authentication in your user account please enter your secret key. If you do not know what this means, you can leave this field blank."
 JGLOBAL_SEF_ADVANCED_DESC="This uses the new URL routing. This may change your URLs!"
 JGLOBAL_SEF_ADVANCED_LABEL="Use new URL routing"
+JGLOBAL_SEF_NOIDS_DESC="Remove the IDs from the URLs of this component"
+JGLOBAL_SEF_NOIDS_LABEL="Remove IDs from URLs"
 JGLOBAL_SELECT_ALLOW_DENY_GROUP="Change %s permission for %s group."
 JGLOBAL_SELECT_AN_OPTION="Select an option"
 JGLOBAL_SELECT_NO_RESULTS_MATCH="No results match"
diff --git a/components/com_contact/router.php b/components/com_contact/router.php
index c13d25d6c6005..81cf0356f3635 100644
--- a/components/com_contact/router.php
+++ b/components/com_contact/router.php
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
  */
 class ContactRouter extends JComponentRouterView
 {
+	protected $noIDs = false;
+
 	/**
 	 * Search Component router constructor
 	 * 
@@ -24,6 +26,8 @@ class ContactRouter extends JComponentRouterView
 	 */
 	public function __construct($app = null, $menu = null)
 	{
+		$params = JComponentHelper::getParams('com_contact');
+		$this->noIDs = (bool) $params->get('sef_ids');
 		$categories = new JComponentRouterViewconfiguration('categories');
 		$categories->setKey('id');
 		$this->registerView($categories);
@@ -44,6 +48,7 @@ public function __construct($app = null, $menu = null)
 		if ($params->get('sef_advanced', 0))
 		{
 			$this->attachRule(new JComponentRouterRulesStandard($this));
+			$this->attachRule(new JComponentRouterRulesNomenu($this));
 		}
 		else
 		{
@@ -66,7 +71,20 @@ public function getCategorySegment($id, $query)
 
 		if ($category)
 		{
-			return array_reverse($category->getPath());
+			if ($this->noIDs)
+			{
+				$path = array_reverse($category->getPath(), true);
+				foreach ($path as &$segment)
+				{
+					list($id, $segment) = explode(':', $segment, 2);
+				}
+
+				return $path;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				return array_reverse($category->getPath(), true);
+			}
 		}
 
 		return array();
@@ -95,7 +113,28 @@ public function getCategoriesSegment($id, $query)
 	 */
 	public function getContactSegment($id, $query)
 	{
-		return array($id);
+		if ($this->noIDs)
+		{
+			if (strpos($id, ':'))
+			{
+				list($void, $segment) = explode(':', $id, 2);
+
+				return array($void => $segment);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				$db = JFactory::getDbo();
+				$dbquery = $db->getQuery(true);
+				$dbquery->select($dbquery->qn('alias'))
+					->from($dbquery->qn('#__contact_details'))
+					->where('id = ' . $dbquery->q((int) $id));
+				$db->setQuery($dbquery);
+
+				return array($id => $id . ':' . $db->loadResult());
+			}
+		}
+
+		return array((int) $id => $id);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -114,9 +153,19 @@ public function getCategoryId($segment, $query)
 
 			foreach ($category->getChildren() as $child)
 			{
-				if ($child->id == (int) $segment)
+				if ($this->noIDs)
 				{
-					return $child->id;
+					if ($child->alias == $segment)
+					{
+						return $child->id;
+					}
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					if ($child->id == (int) $segment)
+					{
+						return $child->id;
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -147,6 +196,19 @@ public function getCategoriesId($segment, $query)
 	 */
 	public function getContactId($segment, $query)
 	{
+		if ($this->noIDs)
+		{
+			$db = JFactory::getDbo();
+			$dbquery = $db->getQuery(true);
+			$dbquery->select($dbquery->qn('id'))
+				->from($dbquery->qn('#__contact_details'))
+				->where('alias = ' . $dbquery->q($segment))
+				->where('catid = ' . $dbquery->q($query['id']));
+			$db->setQuery($dbquery);
+
+			return (int) $db->loadResult();
+		}
+
 		return (int) $segment;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/components/com_content/router.php b/components/com_content/router.php
index c25a607d6c707..351b14cc3668f 100644
--- a/components/com_content/router.php
+++ b/components/com_content/router.php
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
  */
 class ContentRouter extends JComponentRouterView
 {
+	protected $noIDs = false;
+
 	/**
 	 * Content Component router constructor
 	 * 
@@ -24,6 +26,8 @@ class ContentRouter extends JComponentRouterView
 	 */
 	public function __construct($app = null, $menu = null)
 	{
+		$params = JComponentHelper::getParams('com_content');
+		$this->noIDs = (bool) $params->get('sef_ids');
 		$categories = new JComponentRouterViewconfiguration('categories');
 		$categories->setKey('id');
 		$this->registerView($categories);
@@ -46,6 +50,7 @@ public function __construct($app = null, $menu = null)
 		if ($params->get('sef_advanced', 0))
 		{
 			$this->attachRule(new JComponentRouterRulesStandard($this));
+			$this->attachRule(new JComponentRouterRulesNomenu($this));
 		}
 		else
 		{
@@ -68,7 +73,20 @@ public function getCategorySegment($id, $query)
 
 		if ($category)
 		{
-			return array_reverse($category->getPath());
+			if ($this->noIDs)
+			{
+				$path = array_reverse($category->getPath(), true);
+				foreach ($path as &$segment)
+				{
+					list($id, $segment) = explode(':', $segment, 2);
+				}
+
+				return $path;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				return array_reverse($category->getPath(), true);
+			}
 		}
 
 		return array();
@@ -97,7 +115,28 @@ public function getCategoriesSegment($id, $query)
 	 */
 	public function getArticleSegment($id, $query)
 	{
-		return array($id);
+		if ($this->noIDs)
+		{
+			if (strpos($id, ':'))
+			{
+				list($void, $segment) = explode(':', $id, 2);
+
+				return array($void => $segment);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				$db = JFactory::getDbo();
+				$dbquery = $db->getQuery(true);
+				$dbquery->select($dbquery->qn('alias'))
+					->from($dbquery->qn('#__content'))
+					->where('id = ' . $dbquery->q($id));
+				$db->setQuery($dbquery);
+
+				return array($id => $id . ':' . $db->loadResult());
+			}
+		}
+
+		return array((int) $id => $id);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -116,9 +155,19 @@ public function getCategoryId($segment, $query)
 
 			foreach ($category->getChildren() as $child)
 			{
-				if ($child->id == (int) $segment)
+				if ($this->noIDs)
 				{
-					return $child->id;
+					if ($child->alias == $segment)
+					{
+						return $child->id;
+					}
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					if ($child->id == (int) $segment)
+					{
+						return $child->id;
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -149,6 +198,19 @@ public function getCategoriesId($segment, $query)
 	 */
 	public function getArticleId($segment, $query)
 	{
+		if ($this->noIDs)
+		{
+			$db = JFactory::getDbo();
+			$dbquery = $db->getQuery(true);
+			$dbquery->select($dbquery->qn('id'))
+				->from($dbquery->qn('#__content'))
+				->where('alias = ' . $dbquery->q($segment))
+				->where('catid = ' . $dbquery->q($query['id']));
+			$db->setQuery($dbquery);
+
+			return (int) $db->loadResult();
+		}
+
 		return (int) $segment;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/components/com_newsfeeds/router.php b/components/com_newsfeeds/router.php
index 5435e097474e7..81b1d0ed60f50 100644
--- a/components/com_newsfeeds/router.php
+++ b/components/com_newsfeeds/router.php
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
  */
 class NewsfeedsRouter extends JComponentRouterView
 {
+	protected $noIDs = false;
+
 	/**
 	 * Newsfeeds Component router constructor
 	 * 
@@ -24,6 +26,8 @@ class NewsfeedsRouter extends JComponentRouterView
 	 */
 	public function __construct($app = null, $menu = null)
 	{
+		$params = JComponentHelper::getParams('com_newsfeeds');
+		$this->noIDs = (bool) $params->get('sef_ids');
 		$categories = new JComponentRouterViewconfiguration('categories');
 		$categories->setKey('id');
 		$this->registerView($categories);
@@ -43,6 +47,7 @@ public function __construct($app = null, $menu = null)
 		if ($params->get('sef_advanced', 0))
 		{
 			$this->attachRule(new JComponentRouterRulesStandard($this));
+			$this->attachRule(new JComponentRouterRulesNomenu($this));
 		}
 		else
 		{
@@ -64,7 +69,20 @@ public function getCategorySegment($id, $query)
 		$category = JCategories::getInstance($this->getName())->get($id);
 		if ($category)
 		{
-			return array_reverse($category->getPath());
+			if ($this->noIDs)
+			{
+				$path = array_reverse($category->getPath(), true);
+				foreach ($path as &$segment)
+				{
+					list($id, $segment) = explode(':', $segment, 2);
+				}
+
+				return $path;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				return array_reverse($category->getPath(), true);
+			}
 		}
 
 		return array();
@@ -93,7 +111,28 @@ public function getCategoriesSegment($id, $query)
 	 */
 	public function getNewsfeedSegment($id, $query)
 	{
-		return array($id);
+		if ($this->noIDs)
+		{
+			if (strpos($id, ':'))
+			{
+				list($void, $segment) = explode(':', $id, 2);
+
+				return array($void => $segment);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				$db = JFactory::getDbo();
+				$dbquery = $db->getQuery(true);
+				$dbquery->select($dbquery->qn('alias'))
+					->from($dbquery->qn('#__newsfeeds'))
+					->where('id = ' . $dbquery->q((int) $id));
+				$db->setQuery($dbquery);
+
+				return array($id => $id . ':' . $db->loadResult());
+			}
+		}
+
+		return array((int) $id => $id);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -112,9 +151,19 @@ public function getCategoryId($segment, $query)
 
 			foreach ($category->getChildren() as $child)
 			{
-				if ($child->id == (int) $segment)
+				if ($this->noIDs)
 				{
-					return $child->id;
+					if ($child->alias == $segment)
+					{
+						return $child->id;
+					}
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					if ($child->id == (int) $segment)
+					{
+						return $child->id;
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -145,6 +194,19 @@ public function getCategoriesId($segment, $query)
 	 */
 	public function getNewsfeedId($segment, $query)
 	{
+		if ($this->noIDs)
+		{
+			$db = JFactory::getDbo();
+			$dbquery = $db->getQuery(true);
+			$dbquery->select($dbquery->qn('id'))
+				->from($dbquery->qn('#__newsfeeds'))
+				->where('alias = ' . $dbquery->q($segment))
+				->where('catid = ' . $dbquery->q($query['id']));
+			$db->setQuery($dbquery);
+
+			return (int) $db->loadResult();
+		}
+
 		return (int) $segment;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/components/com_users/router.php b/components/com_users/router.php
index 73fee2ac22bf3..61411937327d1 100644
--- a/components/com_users/router.php
+++ b/components/com_users/router.php
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ public function __construct($app = null, $menu = null)
 		if ($params->get('sef_advanced', 0))
 		{
 			$this->attachRule(new JComponentRouterRulesStandard($this));
+			$this->attachRule(new JComponentRouterRulesNomenu($this));
 		}
 		else
 		{
diff --git a/libraries/cms/component/router/rules/menu.php b/libraries/cms/component/router/rules/menu.php
index da5304f31d29a..1f7af8bec9bc2 100644
--- a/libraries/cms/component/router/rules/menu.php
+++ b/libraries/cms/component/router/rules/menu.php
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public function preprocess(&$query)
 						$query['Itemid'] = $this->lookup[$language][$view . $layout];
 						return;
 					}
-					foreach ($ids as $id)
+					foreach ($ids as $id => $segment)
 					{
 						if (isset($this->lookup[$language][$view . $layout][(int) $id]))
 						{
diff --git a/libraries/cms/component/router/rules/standard.php b/libraries/cms/component/router/rules/standard.php
index 8562eaaa50f5d..fce7db66f4446 100644
--- a/libraries/cms/component/router/rules/standard.php
+++ b/libraries/cms/component/router/rules/standard.php
@@ -231,11 +231,11 @@ public function build(&$query, &$segments)
 				$ids = array_shift($path);
 				if ($views[$view]->nestable)
 				{
-					foreach (array_reverse($ids) as $id)
+					foreach (array_reverse($ids) as $id => $segment)
 					{
 						if ($found2)
 						{
-							$segments[] = str_replace(':', '-', $id);
+							$segments[] = str_replace(':', '-', $segment);
 						}
 						else
 						{
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ public function build(&$query, &$segments)
 					}
 					else
 					{
-						$segments[] = str_replace(':', '-', $ids[0]);
+						$segments[] = str_replace(':', '-', array_shift($ids));
 					}
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/libraries/legacy/categories/categories.php b/libraries/legacy/categories/categories.php
index a7f392ddbba83..eef53d070dadb 100644
--- a/libraries/legacy/categories/categories.php
+++ b/libraries/legacy/categories/categories.php
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ public function setParent($parent)
 					$this->_path = $parent->getPath();
 				}
 
-				$this->_path[] = $this->id . ':' . $this->alias;
+				$this->_path[$this->id] = $this->id . ':' . $this->alias;
 			}
 
 			if (count($parent->_children) > 1)
diff --git a/tests/unit/suites/libraries/cms/component/router/JComponentRouterViewTest.php b/tests/unit/suites/libraries/cms/component/router/JComponentRouterViewTest.php
index c786f135b4f56..996fa6c318526 100644
--- a/tests/unit/suites/libraries/cms/component/router/JComponentRouterViewTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/suites/libraries/cms/component/router/JComponentRouterViewTest.php
@@ -120,28 +120,28 @@ public function casesGetPath()
 		$cases[] = array(array('view' => 'categories'), array('categories' => array()));
 
 		// View with parent and children
-		$cases[] = array(array('view' => 'category', 'id' => '9'), array('category' => array('9:uncategorised'), 'categories' => array('9:uncategorised')));
+		$cases[] = array(array('view' => 'category', 'id' => '9'), array('category' => array(9 => '9:uncategorised'), 'categories' => array(9 => '9:uncategorised')));
 
 		//View with parent, no children
 		$cases[] = array(array('view' => 'article', 'id' => '42:question-for-everything', 'catid' => '9'),
 			array(
-				'article' => array('42:question-for-everything'),
-				'category' => array('9:uncategorised'),
-				'categories' => array('9:uncategorised')
+				'article' => array(42 => '42:question-for-everything'),
+				'category' => array(9 => '9:uncategorised'),
+				'categories' => array(9 => '9:uncategorised')
 			)
 		);
 
 		//View with parent, no children and nested view
 		$cases[] = array(array('view' => 'article', 'id' => '42:question-for-everything', 'catid' => '20'),
 			array(
-				'article' => array('42:question-for-everything'),
-				'category' => array('20:extensions',
-					'19:joomla',
-					'14:sample-data-articles'
+				'article' => array(42 => '42:question-for-everything'),
+				'category' => array(20 => '20:extensions',
+					19 => '19:joomla',
+					14 => '14:sample-data-articles'
 				),
-				'categories' => array('20:extensions',
-					'19:joomla',
-					'14:sample-data-articles'
+				'categories' => array(20 => '20:extensions',
+					19 => '19:joomla',
+					14 => '14:sample-data-articles'
 				)
 			)
 		);
diff --git a/tests/unit/suites/libraries/cms/component/router/stubs/JComponentRouterViewInspector.php b/tests/unit/suites/libraries/cms/component/router/stubs/JComponentRouterViewInspector.php
index cb0e56ea398ba..6c23f77e9319f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/suites/libraries/cms/component/router/stubs/JComponentRouterViewInspector.php
+++ b/tests/unit/suites/libraries/cms/component/router/stubs/JComponentRouterViewInspector.php
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public function getCategorySegment($id, $query)
 
 		if ($category)
 		{
-			return array_reverse($category->getPath());
+			return array_reverse($category->getPath(), true);
 		}
 
 		return array();
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public function getCategoriesSegment($id, $query)
 	*/
 	public function getArticleSegment($id, $query)
 	{
-		return array($id);
+		return array((int) $id => $id);
 	}
 }