diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 69123d3..18e7b30 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -18,5 +18,8 @@ before_script:
   - tar -xzf elasticsearch-${ES_VERSION}.tar.gz -C ${HOME}/elasticsearch
   - ${HOME}/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-${ES_VERSION}/bin/elasticsearch >/dev/null &
 
+install:
+  - go get gopkg.in/check.v1
+
 script:
   - make test
diff --git a/goes.go b/goes.go
index a85cd7f..5637228 100644
--- a/goes.go
+++ b/goes.go
@@ -528,3 +528,51 @@ func (c *Connection) DeleteMapping(typeName string, indexes []string) (Response,
 
 	return r.Run()
 }
+
+func (c *Connection) modifyAlias(action string, alias string, indexes []string) (Response, error) {
+	command := map[string]interface{}{
+		"actions": make([]map[string]interface{}, 1),
+	}
+
+	for _, index := range indexes {
+		command["actions"] = append(command["actions"].([]map[string]interface{}), map[string]interface{}{
+			action: map[string]interface{}{
+				"index": index,
+				"alias": alias,
+			},
+		})
+	}
+
+	r := Request{
+		Conn:   c,
+		Query:  command,
+		method: "POST",
+		api:    "_aliases",
+	}
+
+	return r.Run()
+}
+
+// AddAlias creates an alias to one or more indexes
+func (c *Connection) AddAlias(alias string, indexes []string) (Response, error) {
+	return c.modifyAlias("add", alias, indexes)
+}
+
+// RemoveAlias removes an alias to one or more indexes
+func (c *Connection) RemoveAlias(alias string, indexes []string) (Response, error) {
+	return c.modifyAlias("remove", alias, indexes)
+}
+
+// AliasExists checks whether alias is defined on the server
+func (c *Connection) AliasExists(alias string) (bool, error) {
+
+	r := Request{
+		Conn:   c,
+		method: "HEAD",
+		api:    "_alias/" + alias,
+	}
+
+	resp, err := r.Run()
+
+	return resp.Status == 200, err
+}
diff --git a/goes_test.go b/goes_test.go
index fdb6023..3334d30 100644
--- a/goes_test.go
+++ b/goes_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 package goes
 
 import (
-	. "launchpad.net/gocheck"
+	. "gopkg.in/check.v1"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ func (s *GoesTestSuite) TestBulkSend(c *C) {
 
 	conn := NewConnection(ES_HOST, ES_PORT)
 
+	conn.DeleteIndex(indexName)
 	_, err := conn.CreateIndex(indexName, nil)
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 
@@ -1272,3 +1273,118 @@ func (s *GoesTestSuite) TestDeleteMapping(c *C) {
 	c.Assert(response.Acknowledged, Equals, true)
 	c.Assert(response.TimedOut, Equals, false)
 }
+
+func (s *GoesTestSuite) TestAddAlias(c *C) {
+	aliasName := "testAlias"
+	indexName := "testalias_1"
+	docType := "testDoc"
+	docId := "1234"
+	source := map[string]interface{}{
+		"user":    "foo",
+		"message": "bar",
+	}
+
+	conn := NewConnection(ES_HOST, ES_PORT)
+	defer conn.DeleteIndex(indexName)
+
+	_, err := conn.CreateIndex(indexName, map[string]interface{}{})
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	defer conn.DeleteIndex(indexName)
+
+	d := Document{
+		Index:  indexName,
+		Type:   docType,
+		Id:     docId,
+		Fields: source,
+	}
+
+	// Index data
+	_, err = conn.Index(d, url.Values{})
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+
+	// Add alias
+	_, err = conn.AddAlias(aliasName, []string{indexName})
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+
+	// Get document via alias
+	response, err := conn.Get(aliasName, docType, docId, url.Values{})
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+
+	expectedResponse := Response{
+		Index:   indexName,
+		Type:    docType,
+		Id:      docId,
+		Version: 1,
+		Found:   true,
+		Source:  source,
+	}
+
+	response.Raw = nil
+	c.Assert(response, DeepEquals, expectedResponse)
+}
+
+func (s *GoesTestSuite) TestRemoveAlias(c *C) {
+	aliasName := "testAlias"
+	indexName := "testalias_1"
+	docType := "testDoc"
+	docId := "1234"
+	source := map[string]interface{}{
+		"user":    "foo",
+		"message": "bar",
+	}
+
+	conn := NewConnection(ES_HOST, ES_PORT)
+	defer conn.DeleteIndex(indexName)
+
+	_, err := conn.CreateIndex(indexName, map[string]interface{}{})
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	defer conn.DeleteIndex(indexName)
+
+	d := Document{
+		Index:  indexName,
+		Type:   docType,
+		Id:     docId,
+		Fields: source,
+	}
+
+	// Index data
+	_, err = conn.Index(d, url.Values{})
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+
+	// Add alias
+	_, err = conn.AddAlias(aliasName, []string{indexName})
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+
+	// Remove alias
+	_, err = conn.RemoveAlias(aliasName, []string{indexName})
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+
+	// Get document via alias
+	_, err = conn.Get(aliasName, docType, docId, url.Values{})
+	c.Assert(err.Error(), Equals, "[404] IndexMissingException[["+aliasName+"] missing]")
+}
+
+func (s *GoesTestSuite) TestAliasExists(c *C) {
+	index := "testaliasexist_1"
+	alias := "testaliasexists"
+
+	conn := NewConnection(ES_HOST, ES_PORT)
+	// just in case
+	conn.DeleteIndex(index)
+
+	exists, err := conn.AliasExists(alias)
+	c.Assert(exists, Equals, false)
+
+	_, err = conn.CreateIndex(index, map[string]interface{}{})
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	defer conn.DeleteIndex(index)
+	time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	_, err = conn.AddAlias(alias, []string{index})
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
+	defer conn.RemoveAlias(alias, []string{index})
+
+	exists, err = conn.AliasExists(alias)
+	c.Assert(exists, Equals, true)
+}