diff --git a/src/controller/mainController.py b/src/controller/mainController.py
index 4cc72170..fa689661 100644
--- a/src/controller/mainController.py
+++ b/src/controller/mainController.py
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ class Controller(object):
         widgetUtils.connect_event(self.view, widgetUtils.MENU, self.report_error, self.view.reportError)
         widgetUtils.connect_event(self.view, widgetUtils.MENU, self.view_documentation, self.view.doc)
         widgetUtils.connect_event(self.view, widgetUtils.MENU, self.view_changelog, self.view.changelog)
+        widgetUtils.connect_event(self.view, widgetUtils.MENU, self.add_alias, self.view.addAlias)
         widgetUtils.connect_event(self.view, widgetUtils.MENU, self.add_to_list, self.view.addToList)
         widgetUtils.connect_event(self.view, widgetUtils.MENU, self.remove_from_list, self.view.removeFromList)
         widgetUtils.connect_event(self.view, widgetUtils.MENU, self.update_buffer, self.view.update_buffer)
@@ -754,6 +755,26 @@ class Controller(object):
             users = utils.get_all_users(tweet, buff.session)
         u = userActionsController.userActionsController(buff, users, "report")
 
+    def add_alias(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        buff = self.get_best_buffer()
+        if not hasattr(buff, "get_right_tweet"): return
+        tweet = buff.get_right_tweet()
+        if buff.type == "people":
+            users = [tweet.screen_name]
+        elif buff.type == "dm":
+            users = [buff.session.get_user(tweet.message_create["sender_id"]).screen_name]
+        else:
+            users = utils.get_all_users(tweet, buff.session)
+        dlg = dialogs.utils.addAliasDialog(_("Add an user alias"), users)
+        if dlg.get_response() == widgetUtils.OK:
+            user, alias = dlg.get_user()
+            if user == "" or alias == "":
+                return
+            user_id = buff.session.get_user_by_screen_name(user)
+            buff.session.settings["user-aliases"][str(user_id)] = alias
+            buff.session.settings.write()
+            output.speak(_("Alias has been set correctly for {}.").format(user))
+
     def post_tweet(self, event=None):
         buffer = self.get_best_buffer()
         buffer.post_status()
diff --git a/src/wxUI/dialogs/utils.py b/src/wxUI/dialogs/utils.py
index 8335d61d..6f308685 100644
--- a/src/wxUI/dialogs/utils.py
+++ b/src/wxUI/dialogs/utils.py
@@ -48,3 +48,36 @@ class selectUserDialog(baseDialog.BaseWXDialog):
     def get_user(self):
         return self.cb.GetValue()
 
+class addAliasDialog(baseDialog.BaseWXDialog):
+    def __init__(self, title, users):
+        super(addAliasDialog, self).__init__(parent=None, id=wx.ID_ANY, title=title)
+        panel = wx.Panel(self)
+        userSizer = wx.BoxSizer()
+        self.cb = wx.ComboBox(panel, -1, choices=users, value=users[0], size=wx.DefaultSize)
+        self.cb.SetFocus()
+        self.autocompletion = wx.Button(panel, -1, _(u"&Autocomplete users"))
+        userSizer.Add(wx.StaticText(panel, -1, _(u"User")), 0, wx.ALL, 5)
+        userSizer.Add(self.cb, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
+        userSizer.Add(self.autocompletion, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
+        aliasSizer = wx.BoxSizer(wx.HORIZONTAL)
+        aliasLabel = wx.StaticText(panel, wx.ID_ANY, _("Alias"))
+        self.alias = wx.TextCtrl(panel, wx.ID_ANY)
+        aliasSizer.Add(aliasLabel, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
+        aliasSizer.Add(self.alias, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
+        sizer = wx.BoxSizer(wx.VERTICAL)
+        ok = wx.Button(panel, wx.ID_OK, _(u"OK"))
+        ok.SetDefault()
+#  ok.Bind(wx.EVT_BUTTON, self.onok)
+        cancel = wx.Button(panel, wx.ID_CANCEL, _(u"Close"))
+        btnsizer = wx.BoxSizer()
+        btnsizer.Add(ok, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
+        btnsizer.Add(cancel, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
+        sizer.Add(userSizer, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
+        sizer.Add(aliasSizer, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
+        sizer.Add(btnsizer, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
+        panel.SetSizer(sizer)
+        self.SetClientSize(sizer.CalcMin())
+
+    def get_user(self):
+        return (self.cb.GetValue(), self.alias.GetValue())
+