diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Pages/Commands/PageCommands.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Pages/Commands/PageCommands.cs
index 1e18c16bc..00bb39d74 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Pages/Commands/PageCommands.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Pages/Commands/PageCommands.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Web;
+using Orchard.Autoroute.Services;
 using Orchard.Commands;
 using Orchard.ContentManagement;
 using Orchard.ContentManagement.Aspects;
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Pages.Commands {
         private readonly IMenuService _menuService;
         private readonly INavigationManager _navigationManager;
         private readonly IAuthenticationService _authenticationService;
+        private readonly IHomeAliasService _homeAliasService;
 
         public PageCommands(
             IContentManager contentManager, 
@@ -28,12 +30,15 @@ namespace Orchard.Pages.Commands {
             IAuthenticationService authenticationService,
             ISiteService siteService,
             IMenuService menuService,
-            INavigationManager navigationManager) {
+            INavigationManager navigationManager, 
+            IHomeAliasService homeAliasService) {
+
             _contentManager = contentManager;
             _membershipService = membershipService;
             _siteService = siteService;
             _menuService = menuService;
             _navigationManager = navigationManager;
+            _homeAliasService = homeAliasService;
             _authenticationService = authenticationService;
         }
 
@@ -94,15 +99,9 @@ namespace Orchard.Pages.Commands {
                 }
             }
 
-            //// (PH:Autoroute) Hackish way to leave Slug and Homepage switches intact without requiring a dependency on Autoroute. This may throw an Exception with
-            //// no AutoroutePart. But it means that normal setup recipes will still be able to give you a homepage without issue.
-            //if (Homepage || !String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Slug)) {
-            //    dynamic dpage = page;
-            //    if (dpage.AutoroutePart != null) {
-            //        dpage.AutoroutePart.UseCustomPattern = true;
-            //        dpage.AutoroutePart.CustomPattern = Homepage ? "/" : Slug;
-            //    }
-            //}
+            if (Homepage) {
+                _homeAliasService.PublishHomeAlias(page);
+            }
 
             var layout = default(string);
             if (UseWelcomeText) {
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Pages/Module.txt b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Pages/Module.txt
index 359f0fc88..bc4ec9972 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Pages/Module.txt
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Pages/Module.txt
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ Version: 1.9.1
 OrchardVersion: 1.9
 Description: Introduces a preconfigured page content type.
 FeatureDescription: A basic page content type.
-Dependencies: Contents, Orchard.ContentPicker
+Dependencies: Contents, Orchard.ContentPicker, Orchard.Autoroute
 Category: Content
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Pages/Orchard.Pages.csproj b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Pages/Orchard.Pages.csproj
index ee7a6e2b5..acb29258f 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Pages/Orchard.Pages.csproj
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Pages/Orchard.Pages.csproj
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@
       <Name>Orchard.Core</Name>
       <Private>false</Private>
     </ProjectReference>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\Orchard.Autoroute\Orchard.Autoroute.csproj">
+      <Project>{66fccd76-2761-47e3-8d11-b45d0001ddaa}</Project>
+      <Name>Orchard.Autoroute</Name>
+    </ProjectReference>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Orchard.ContentPicker\Orchard.ContentPicker.csproj">
       <Project>{f301ef7d-f19c-4d83-aa94-cb64f29c037d}</Project>
       <Name>Orchard.ContentPicker</Name>