diff --git a/administrator/components/com_menus/models/forms/item.xml b/administrator/components/com_menus/models/forms/item.xml
index 456723682a3be..66dd1bc4a5844 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_menus/models/forms/item.xml
+++ b/administrator/components/com_menus/models/forms/item.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 			description="COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_TYPE_DESC"
 			class="input-medium"
 			required="true"
-			size="40" 
+			size="40"
 		/>
 
 		<field
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@
 			description="COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_TEMPLATE_DESC"
 			client="site"
 			filter="int"
+			showon="params.alias_redirect:0"
 			>
 			<option value="0">JOPTION_USE_DEFAULT</option>
 		</field>
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_menus/models/forms/item_alias.xml b/administrator/components/com_menus/models/forms/item_alias.xml
index 3b09c6fc343bc..72d65a362b2e7 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_menus/models/forms/item_alias.xml
+++ b/administrator/components/com_menus/models/forms/item_alias.xml
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 	<fields name="params">
 
 		<fieldset name="aliasoptions">
-			<field 
-				name="aliasoptions" 
+			<field
+				name="aliasoptions"
 				type="modal_menu"
 				label="COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_ALIAS_MENU_LABEL"
 				description="COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_ALIAS_MENU_DESC"
@@ -17,47 +17,60 @@
 				edit="true"
 				clear="true"
 			/>
+
+			<field
+				name="alias_redirect"
+				type="radio"
+				label="COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_ALIAS_REDIRECT_LABEL"
+				description="COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_ALIAS_REDIRECT_DESC"
+				class="btn-group btn-group-yesno"
+				default="0"
+				filter="integer"
+				>
+				<option value="1">JYES</option>
+				<option value="0">JNO</option>
+			</field>
 		</fieldset>
 
 		<fieldset name="menu-options"
 				label="COM_MENUS_LINKTYPE_OPTIONS_LABEL"
 			>
 
-			<field 
-				name="menu-anchor_title" 
+			<field
+				name="menu-anchor_title"
 				type="text"
 				label="COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_ANCHOR_TITLE_LABEL"
-				description="COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_ANCHOR_TITLE_DESC" 
+				description="COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_ANCHOR_TITLE_DESC"
 			/>
 
-			<field 
-				name="menu-anchor_css" 
+			<field
+				name="menu-anchor_css"
 				type="text"
 				label="COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_ANCHOR_CSS_LABEL"
-				description="COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_ANCHOR_CSS_DESC" 
+				description="COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_ANCHOR_CSS_DESC"
 			/>
 
-			<field 
-				name="menu_image" 
+			<field
+				name="menu_image"
 				type="media"
 				label="COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_MENU_IMAGE_LABEL"
-				description="COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_MENU_IMAGE_DESC" 
+				description="COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_MENU_IMAGE_DESC"
 			/>
 
-			<field 
+			<field
 				name="menu_image_css"
-				type="text" 
+				type="text"
 				label="COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_MENU_IMAGE_CSS_LABEL"
-				description="COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_MENU_IMAGE_CSS_DESC" 
+				description="COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_MENU_IMAGE_CSS_DESC"
 			/>
 
-			<field 
-				name="menu_text" 
+			<field
+				name="menu_text"
 				type="radio"
 				label="COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_MENU_TEXT_LABEL"
 				description="COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_MENU_TEXT_DESC"
 				class="btn-group btn-group-yesno"
-				default="1" 
+				default="1"
 				filter="integer"
 				>
 				<option value="1">JYES</option>
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_menus/views/item/tmpl/edit.php b/administrator/components/com_menus/views/item/tmpl/edit.php
index 604de3a312f73..2f9933150335f 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_menus/views/item/tmpl/edit.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_menus/views/item/tmpl/edit.php
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
 
 				if ($this->item->type == 'alias')
 				{
-					echo $this->form->renderFieldset('aliasoptions');
+					echo $this->form->renderField('aliasoptions', 'params');
 				}
 
 				if ($this->item->type == 'separator')
@@ -169,6 +169,11 @@
 
 				echo $this->form->renderField('link');
 
+				if ($this->item->type == 'alias')
+				{
+					echo $this->form->renderField('alias_redirect', 'params');
+				}
+
 				echo $this->form->renderField('browserNav');
 				echo $this->form->renderField('template_style_id');
 
diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_menus.ini b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_menus.ini
index 58f6b7d095fc9..2b596176b8e99 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_menus.ini
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_menus.ini
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ COM_MENUS_ITEM_DETAILS="Details"
 COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_ALIAS_DESC="The alias is used in the URL when SEF is on."
 COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_ALIAS_MENU_DESC="Menu Item to link to."
 COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_ALIAS_MENU_LABEL="Menu Item"
+COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_ALIAS_REDIRECT_DESC="If set to Yes then visitors will be redirected to the linked menu item."
+COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_ALIAS_REDIRECT_LABEL="Use Redirection"
 COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_ANCHOR_CSS_DESC="An optional class to apply to the menu hyperlink."
 COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_ANCHOR_CSS_LABEL="Link Class"
 COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_ANCHOR_TITLE_DESC="An optional, custom description for the title attribute of the menu hyperlink."
diff --git a/libraries/src/Application/CMSApplication.php b/libraries/src/Application/CMSApplication.php
index a4e5e957aa2c3..b541700dd2203 100644
--- a/libraries/src/Application/CMSApplication.php
+++ b/libraries/src/Application/CMSApplication.php
@@ -1075,7 +1075,10 @@ protected function route()
 
 		$active = $this->getMenu()->getActive();
 
-		if ($active !== null && $active->type === 'alias')
+		if ($active !== null
+			&& $active->type === 'alias'
+			&& $active->params->get('alias_redirect')
+			&& in_array($this->input->getMethod(), array('GET', 'HEAD'), true))
 		{
 			$item = $this->getMenu()->getItem($active->params->get('aliasoptions'));