diff --git a/doc/10-icinga-template-library.md b/doc/10-icinga-template-library.md
index 8cdd1047d..15d03791f 100644
--- a/doc/10-icinga-template-library.md
+++ b/doc/10-icinga-template-library.md
@@ -1906,7 +1906,8 @@ snmp_interface_errors       | **Optional.** Add error & discard to Perfparse out
 snmp_interface_noregexp     | **Optional.** Do not use regexp to match interface name in description OID. Defaults to false.
 snmp_interface_delta        | **Optional.** Delta time of perfcheck. Defaults to "300" (5 min).
 snmp_interface_warncrit_percent | **Optional.** Make the warning and critical levels in % of reported interface speed. If set, **snmp_interface_megabytes** needs to be set to false. Defaults to false.
-snmp_interface_ifname       | **Optional.** Switch from IF-MIB::ifDescr to IF-MIB::ifName when looking up the interface's name
+snmp_interface_ifname       | **Optional.** Switch from IF-MIB::ifDescr to IF-MIB::ifName when looking up the interface's name.
+snmp_interface_ifalias      | **Optional.** Switch from IF-MIB::ifDescr to IF-MIB::ifAlias when looking up the interface's name.
 snmp_perf                   | **Optional.** Enable perfdata values. Defaults to true.
 snmp_timeout                | **Optional.** The command timeout in seconds. Defaults to 5 seconds.
 
diff --git a/itl/command-plugins-manubulon.conf b/itl/command-plugins-manubulon.conf
index 53077570d..e9524eb86 100644
--- a/itl/command-plugins-manubulon.conf
+++ b/itl/command-plugins-manubulon.conf
@@ -193,6 +193,9 @@ object CheckCommand "snmp-interface" {
 		"-N" = {
 			set_if = "$snmp_interface_ifname$"
 		}
+		"-A" = {
+			set_if = "$snmp_interface_ifalias$"
+		}
 		"-f" = {
 			set_if = "$snmp_perf$"
 		}
@@ -210,6 +213,7 @@ object CheckCommand "snmp-interface" {
 	vars.snmp_interface_delta = 300
 	vars.snmp_interface_warncrit_percent = false
 	vars.snmp_interface_ifname = false
+	vars.snmp_interface_ifalias = false
 	vars.snmp_warn = "300,400"
 	vars.snmp_crit = "0,600"
 	vars.snmp_perf = true