diff --git a/inc/functions.php b/inc/functions.php
index 7a666ca2..ed00743c 100755
--- a/inc/functions.php
+++ b/inc/functions.php
@@ -2073,7 +2073,14 @@ function markup(&$body, $track_cites = false, $op = false) {
 			
 			if ($board['uri'] != $_board) {
 				if (!openBoard($_board))
+				{
+					if (in_array($_board,array_keys($config['boards_alias']))){
+						$_board = $config['boards_alias'][$_board];
+						openBoard($_board);
+					}
+
 					continue; // Unknown board
+				}
 			}
 			
 			if (!empty($clauses)) {
diff --git a/inc/mod/pages.php b/inc/mod/pages.php
index 57174162..1f0ae8bf 100644
--- a/inc/mod/pages.php
+++ b/inc/mod/pages.php
@@ -756,7 +756,14 @@ function mod_view_board($boardName, $page_no = 1) {
 			$overboard->settings['exclude'] = $config['overboards'][$boardName]['exclude'];
 
 			echo $overboard->build($mod);
+			return;
 		}
+
+		elseif (in_array($boardName,array_keys($config['boards_alias']))){
+                        $boardName = $config['boards_alias'][$boardName];
+                        openBoard($boardName);
+                }
+
 		else {
 			error($config['error']['noboard']);
 		}