diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/editors/umbGenerateAlias.directive.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/editors/umbGenerateAlias.directive.js
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+angular.module("umbraco.directives")
+    .directive('umbGenerateAlias', function ($timeout) {
+        return {
+            restrict: 'E',
+            templateUrl: 'views/components/umb-generate-alias.html',
+            replace: true,
+            scope: {
+                alias: '=',
+                aliasFrom: '=',
+                enableLock: '=?'
+            },
+            link: function (scope, element, attrs, ctrl) {
+
+                var unbindWatcher = function(){};
+
+                scope.locked = true;
+
+                function init() {
+
+                    if(scope.alias === undefined || scope.alias === "" || scope.alias === null) {
+
+                        unbindWatcher = scope.$watch('aliasFrom', function (newValue, oldValue) {
+
+                            if(newValue !== undefined && newValue !== null) {
+                                generateAlias(newValue);
+                            }
+
+                        });
+
+                    }
+
+                }
+
+                function generateAlias(value) {
+
+                    var str = value;
+
+                    // capitalize all words
+                    str = str.replace(/\w\S*/g, function(txt){return txt.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + txt.substr(1).toLowerCase();});
+
+                    // remove spaces
+                    str = str.replace(/\s/g, '');
+
+                    scope.alias = str;
+
+                }
+
+
+                scope.$watch('locked', function(newValue, oldValue){
+
+                    if(newValue === false) {
+                        unbindWatcher();
+                    }
+                    
+                });
+
+                init();
+
+            }
+        };
+    });
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diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/umb-generate-alias.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/umb-generate-alias.html
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+<div>
+    <span ng-if="!enableLock">{{ alias }}</span>
+    <umb-locked-field ng-if="enableLock" locked="$parent.locked" ng-model="$parent.alias"></umb-locked-field>
+</div>
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