diff --git a/Client.php b/Client.php
index 7719095..679317c 100644
--- a/Client.php
+++ b/Client.php
@@ -32,4 +32,9 @@ class Client extends ElasticaClient
 
         return $response;
     }
+
+    public function getIndex($name)
+    {
+        return new DynamicIndex($this, $name);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Command/PopulateCommand.php b/Command/PopulateCommand.php
index a67df94..98834c7 100644
--- a/Command/PopulateCommand.php
+++ b/Command/PopulateCommand.php
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ class PopulateCommand extends ContainerAwareCommand
         }
 
         $output->writeln(sprintf('<info>Refreshing</info> <comment>%s</comment>', $index));
+        $this->resetter->postPopulate($index);
         $this->indexManager->getIndex($index)->refresh();
     }
 
diff --git a/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php b/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
index 0f868af..e72d85c 100644
--- a/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
+++ b/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ class Configuration implements ConfigurationInterface
                     ->prototype('array')
                         ->children()
                             ->scalarNode('index_name')->end()
+                            ->booleanNode('use_alias')->defaultValue(false)->end()
                             ->scalarNode('client')->end()
                             ->scalarNode('finder')
                                 ->treatNullLike(true)
diff --git a/DependencyInjection/FOSElasticaExtension.php b/DependencyInjection/FOSElasticaExtension.php
index 41c8c1f..553af14 100644
--- a/DependencyInjection/FOSElasticaExtension.php
+++ b/DependencyInjection/FOSElasticaExtension.php
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ class FOSElasticaExtension extends Extension
             $indexIds[$name] = $indexId;
             $this->indexConfigs[$name] = array(
                 'index' => new Reference($indexId),
+                'name_or_alias' => $indexName,
                 'config' => array(
                     'mappings' => array()
                 )
@@ -135,6 +136,10 @@ class FOSElasticaExtension extends Extension
             if (!empty($index['settings'])) {
                 $this->indexConfigs[$name]['config']['settings'] = $index['settings'];
             }
+            if ($index['use_alias']) {
+                $this->indexConfigs[$name]['use_alias'] = true;
+            }
+
             $this->loadTypes(isset($index['types']) ? $index['types'] : array(), $container, $name, $indexId, $typePrototypeConfig);
         }
 
diff --git a/DynamicIndex.php b/DynamicIndex.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cbec8e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DynamicIndex.php
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace FOS\ElasticaBundle;
+
+use Elastica\Index;
+
+/**
+ * Elastica index capable of reassigning name dynamically
+ *
+ * @author Konstantin Tjuterev <kostik.lv@gmail.com>
+ */
+class DynamicIndex extends Index
+{
+    /**
+     * Reassign index name
+     *
+     * While it's technically a regular setter for name property, it's specifically named overrideName, but not setName
+     * since it's used for a very specific case and normally should not be used
+     *
+     * @param string $name Index name
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function overrideName($name)
+    {
+        $this->_name = $name;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Resetter.php b/Resetter.php
index 863524b..c7f4638 100644
--- a/Resetter.php
+++ b/Resetter.php
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 namespace FOS\ElasticaBundle;
 
+use Elastica\Exception\ExceptionInterface;
+use Elastica\Index;
 use Elastica\Exception\ResponseException;
 use Elastica\Type\Mapping;
 
@@ -27,8 +29,8 @@ class Resetter
      */
     public function resetAllIndexes()
     {
-        foreach ($this->indexConfigsByName as $indexConfig) {
-            $indexConfig['index']->create($indexConfig['config'], true);
+        foreach (array_keys($this->indexConfigsByName) as $name) {
+            $this->resetIndex($name);
         }
     }
 
@@ -41,7 +43,17 @@ class Resetter
     public function resetIndex($indexName)
     {
         $indexConfig = $this->getIndexConfig($indexName);
-        $indexConfig['index']->create($indexConfig['config'], true);
+        $esIndex = $indexConfig['index'];
+        if (isset($indexConfig['use_alias']) && $indexConfig['use_alias']) {
+            $name = $indexConfig['name_or_alias'];
+            $name .= uniqid();
+            $esIndex->overrideName($name);
+            $esIndex->create($indexConfig['config']);
+
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $esIndex->create($indexConfig['config'], true);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -112,4 +124,122 @@ class Resetter
 
         return $this->indexConfigsByName[$indexName];
     }
+
+    public function postPopulate($indexName)
+    {
+        $indexConfig = $this->getIndexConfig($indexName);
+        if (isset($indexConfig['use_alias']) && $indexConfig['use_alias']) {
+            $this->switchIndexAlias($indexName);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Switches the alias for given index (by key) to the newly populated index
+     * and deletes the old index
+     *
+     * @param string $indexName Index name
+     *
+     * @throws \RuntimeException
+     */
+    private function switchIndexAlias($indexName)
+    {
+        $indexConfig = $this->getIndexConfig($indexName);
+        $esIndex = $indexConfig['index'];
+        $aliasName = $indexConfig['name_or_alias'];
+        $oldIndexName = false;
+        $newIndexName = $esIndex->getName();
+
+        $aliasedIndexes = $this->getAliasedIndexes($esIndex, $aliasName);
+
+        if (count($aliasedIndexes) > 1) {
+            throw new \RuntimeException(
+                sprintf(
+                    'Alias %s is used for multiple indexes: [%s].
+                    Make sure it\'s either not used or is assigned to one index only',
+                    $aliasName,
+                    join(', ', $aliasedIndexes)
+                )
+            );
+        }
+
+        // Change the alias to point to the new index
+        // Elastica's addAlias can't be used directly, because in current (0.19.x) version it's not atomic
+        // In 0.20.x it's atomic, but it doesn't return the old index name
+        $aliasUpdateRequest = array('actions' => array());
+        if (count($aliasedIndexes) == 1) {
+            // if the alias is set - add an action to remove it
+            $oldIndexName = $aliasedIndexes[0];
+            $aliasUpdateRequest['actions'][] = array(
+                'remove' => array('index' => $oldIndexName, 'alias' => $aliasName)
+            );
+        }
+
+        // add an action to point the alias to the new index
+        $aliasUpdateRequest['actions'][] = array(
+            'add' => array('index' => $newIndexName, 'alias' => $aliasName)
+        );
+
+        try {
+            $esIndex->getClient()->request('_aliases', 'POST', $aliasUpdateRequest);
+        } catch (ExceptionInterface $renameAliasException) {
+            $additionalError   = '';
+            // if we failed to move the alias, delete the newly built index
+            try {
+                $esIndex->delete();
+            } catch (ExceptionInterface $deleteNewIndexException) {
+                $additionalError = sprintf(
+                    'Tried to delete newly built index %s, but also failed: %s',
+                    $newIndexName,
+                    $deleteNewIndexException->getError()
+                );
+            }
+
+            throw new \RuntimeException(
+                sprintf(
+                    'Failed to updated index alias: %s. %s',
+                    $renameAliasException->getMessage(),
+                    $additionalError ?: sprintf('Newly built index %s was deleted', $newIndexName)
+                )
+            );
+        }
+
+        // Delete the old index after the alias has been switched
+        if ($oldIndexName) {
+            $oldIndex = new Index($esIndex->getClient(), $oldIndexName);
+            try {
+                $oldIndex->delete();
+            } catch (ExceptionInterface $deleteOldIndexException) {
+                throw new \RuntimeException(
+                    sprintf(
+                        'Failed to delete old index %s with message: %s',
+                        $oldIndexName,
+                        $deleteOldIndexException->getMessage()
+                    )
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns array of indexes which are mapped to given alias
+     *
+     * @param Index  $esIndex   ES Index
+     * @param string $aliasName Alias name
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    private function getAliasedIndexes(Index $esIndex, $aliasName)
+    {
+        $aliasesInfo = $esIndex->getClient()->request('_aliases', 'GET')->getData();
+        $aliasedIndexes = array();
+
+        foreach ($aliasesInfo as $indexName => $indexInfo) {
+            $aliases = array_keys($indexInfo['aliases']);
+            if (in_array($aliasName, $aliases)) {
+                $aliasedIndexes[] = $indexName;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $aliasedIndexes;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Resources/config/config.xml b/Resources/config/config.xml
index 85cfbed..4419b4a 100644
--- a/Resources/config/config.xml
+++ b/Resources/config/config.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <parameters>
         <parameter key="fos_elastica.client.class">FOS\ElasticaBundle\Client</parameter>
-        <parameter key="fos_elastica.index.class">Elastica\Index</parameter>
+        <parameter key="fos_elastica.index.class">FOS\ElasticaBundle\DynamicIndex</parameter>
         <parameter key="fos_elastica.type.class">Elastica\Type</parameter>
         <parameter key="fos_elastica.logger.class">FOS\ElasticaBundle\Logger\ElasticaLogger</parameter>
         <parameter key="fos_elastica.data_collector.class">FOS\ElasticaBundle\DataCollector\ElasticaDataCollector</parameter>