diff --git a/fhem/CHANGED b/fhem/CHANGED
index 3a84c8929..835661c29 100644
--- a/fhem/CHANGED
+++ b/fhem/CHANGED
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Add changes at the top of the list. Keep it in ASCII, and 80-char wide.
 # Do not insert empty lines here, update check depends on it.
+  - bugfix:  95_Dashboard: support for alias attribute, which if set, is shown
+               instead of the device name in the left navigation
   - feature: 70_Pushover: Rewrite for Non-Blocking HttpUtils
                - much more readings
                - Support for emergency callback via push
diff --git a/fhem/FHEM/95_Dashboard.pm b/fhem/FHEM/95_Dashboard.pm
index b3a7b26a3..6077ae50e 100644
--- a/fhem/FHEM/95_Dashboard.pm
+++ b/fhem/FHEM/95_Dashboard.pm
@@ -339,6 +339,17 @@ sub Dashboard_attr($$$) {
         addToDevAttrList($name, "dashboard_tab" . ($1 + 1) . "backgroundimage");
   }
 
+  # if an alias is set to the dashboard, replace the name shown in the left navigation
+  # by this alias
+  if (
+       $cmd eq "set"
+    && $attrName =~ m/alias/
+  ) {
+    my $url = '/dashboard/' . $name;
+
+    $data{FWEXT}{$url}{NAME} = $attrVal;
+  }
+
   return;  
 }