diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Trees/MenuRenderingNotification.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Trees/MenuRenderingNotification.cs
index 562708b377..cd30f2225e 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Trees/MenuRenderingNotification.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Trees/MenuRenderingNotification.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.Cms.Web.BackOffice.Trees
         /// </summary>
         public string NodeId { get; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The alias of the tree the menu is rendering for
+        /// </summary>
+        public string TreeAlias { get; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// The menu being rendered
         /// </summary>
@@ -27,11 +32,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Cms.Web.BackOffice.Trees
         /// </summary>
         public FormCollection QueryString { get; }
 
-        public MenuRenderingNotification(string nodeId, MenuItemCollection menu, FormCollection queryString)
+        public MenuRenderingNotification(string nodeId, MenuItemCollection menu, FormCollection queryString, string treeAlias)
         {
             NodeId = nodeId;
             Menu = menu;
             QueryString = queryString;
+            TreeAlias = treeAlias;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Trees/RootNodeRenderingNotification.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Trees/RootNodeRenderingNotification.cs
index fcf6a47c35..28a0d90326 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Trees/RootNodeRenderingNotification.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Trees/RootNodeRenderingNotification.cs
@@ -14,15 +14,21 @@ namespace Umbraco.Cms.Web.BackOffice.Trees
         /// </summary>
         public TreeNode Node { get; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The alias of the tree the menu is rendering for
+        /// </summary>
+        public string TreeAlias { get; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// The query string of the current request
         /// </summary>
         public FormCollection QueryString { get; }
 
-        public RootNodeRenderingNotification(TreeNode node, FormCollection queryString)
+        public RootNodeRenderingNotification(TreeNode node, FormCollection queryString, string treeAlias)
         {
             Node = node;
             QueryString = queryString;
+            TreeAlias = treeAlias;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Trees/TreeControllerBase.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Trees/TreeControllerBase.cs
index ecebb0b041..87e58de496 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Trees/TreeControllerBase.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Trees/TreeControllerBase.cs
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Cms.Web.BackOffice.Trees
             if (IsDialog(queryStrings))
                 node.RoutePath = "#";
 
-            await _eventAggregator.PublishAsync(new RootNodeRenderingNotification(node, queryStrings));
+            await _eventAggregator.PublishAsync(new RootNodeRenderingNotification(node, queryStrings, TreeAlias));
 
             return node;
         }
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Cms.Web.BackOffice.Trees
 
             var menu = menuResult.Value;
             //raise the event
-            await _eventAggregator.PublishAsync(new MenuRenderingNotification(id, menu, queryStrings));
+            await _eventAggregator.PublishAsync(new MenuRenderingNotification(id, menu, queryStrings, TreeAlias));
             return menu;
         }