diff --git a/config/schema/facets.facet.schema.yml b/config/schema/facets.facet.schema.yml
index b4928e2..78a62cb 100644
--- a/config/schema/facets.facet.schema.yml
+++ b/config/schema/facets.facet.schema.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ facets.facet.*:
     status:
       type: boolean
       label: 'Status'
+    url_alias:
+      type: string
+      label: 'Name of facet as used in the URL'
     facet_source_id:
       type: string
       label: 'Facet source id'
diff --git a/src/Entity/Facet.php b/src/Entity/Facet.php
index 5c74a7d..cc41308 100644
--- a/src/Entity/Facet.php
+++ b/src/Entity/Facet.php
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ use Drupal\facets\FacetInterface;
  *   config_export = {
  *     "id",
  *     "name",
+ *     "url_alias",
  *     "field_identifier",
  *     "query_type_name",
  *     "facet_source_id",
@@ -71,6 +72,13 @@ class Facet extends ConfigEntityBase implements FacetInterface {
   protected $name;
 
   /**
+   * The name for the parameter when used in the URL.
+   *
+   * @var string
+   */
+  protected $url_alias;
+
+  /**
    * A string describing the index.
    *
    * @var string
@@ -131,7 +139,7 @@ class Facet extends ConfigEntityBase implements FacetInterface {
   /**
    * The facet source belonging to this facet.
    *
-   * @var \Drupal\facets\FacetSourceInterface
+   * @var \Drupal\facets\FacetSource\FacetSourceInterface
    *
    * @see getFacetSource()
    */
@@ -459,6 +467,20 @@ class Facet extends ConfigEntityBase implements FacetInterface {
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
+  public function getUrlAlias() {
+    return $this->url_alias;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function setUrlAlias($url_alias) {
+    $this->url_alias = $url_alias;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
   public function getFacetSources($only_enabled = FALSE) {
     if (!isset($this->facetSourcePlugins)) {
       $this->facetSourcePlugins = [];
diff --git a/src/FacetInterface.php b/src/FacetInterface.php
index d50426d..ba4844c 100644
--- a/src/FacetInterface.php
+++ b/src/FacetInterface.php
@@ -57,6 +57,21 @@ interface FacetInterface extends ConfigEntityInterface {
    * @return mixed
    */
   public function getName();
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the name of the facet for use in the URL.
+   *
+   * @param string $url_parameter
+   */
+  public function getUrlAlias();
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the name of the facet for use in the URL.
+   *
+   * @param string $url_alias
+   */
+  public function setUrlAlias($url_alias);
+
   /**
    * Sets an item with value to active.
    *
diff --git a/src/Form/FacetForm.php b/src/Form/FacetForm.php
index 2326131..5b1db50 100644
--- a/src/Form/FacetForm.php
+++ b/src/Form/FacetForm.php
@@ -174,6 +174,14 @@ class FacetForm extends EntityForm {
       ],
     ];
 
+    $form['url_alias'] = [
+      '#type' => 'textfield',
+      '#title' => $this->t('The name of the facet for usage in URLs'),
+      '#default_value' => $facet->getUrlAlias(),
+      '#maxlength' => 50,
+      '#required' => TRUE,
+    ];
+
     $facet_sources = [];
     foreach ($this->getFacetSourcePluginManager()->getDefinitions() as $facet_source_id => $definition) {
       $facet_sources[$definition['id']] = !empty($definition['label']) ? $definition['label'] : $facet_source_id;
diff --git a/src/Plugin/facets/processor/QueryStringUrlProcessor.php b/src/Plugin/facets/processor/QueryStringUrlProcessor.php
index 79cd1ef..eeacf63 100644
--- a/src/Plugin/facets/processor/QueryStringUrlProcessor.php
+++ b/src/Plugin/facets/processor/QueryStringUrlProcessor.php
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ class QueryStringUrlProcessor extends UrlProcessorPluginBase {
   const SEPARATOR = ':';
 
   /**
+   * A string of how to represent the facet in the url.
+   *
+   * @var string
+   */
+  protected $url_alias;
+
+  /**
    * @var array
    *   An array containing the active filters
    */
@@ -58,9 +65,10 @@ class QueryStringUrlProcessor extends UrlProcessorPluginBase {
       return [];
     }
 
+    $this->url_alias = $facet->getUrlAlias();
     /** @var \Drupal\facets\Result\ResultInterface $result */
     foreach ($results as &$result) {
-      $filter_string = $facet->getFieldAlias() . ':' . $result->getRawValue();
+      $filter_string = $this->url_alias . ':' . $result->getRawValue();
       $result_get_params = clone $get_params;
 
       $filter_params = $result_get_params->get($this->filter_key, [], TRUE);
@@ -95,9 +103,12 @@ class QueryStringUrlProcessor extends UrlProcessorPluginBase {
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function preQuery(FacetInterface $facet) {
+
+    $this->url_alias = $facet->getUrlAlias();
+
     // Get the filter key of the facet.
-    if (isset($this->active_filters[$facet->getFieldAlias()])) {
-      foreach ($this->active_filters[$facet->getFieldAlias()] as $value) {
+    if (isset($this->active_filters[$this->url_alias])) {
+      foreach ($this->active_filters[$this->url_alias] as $value) {
         $facet->setActiveItem(trim($value, '"'));
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/Tests/IntegrationTest.php b/src/Tests/IntegrationTest.php
index 2f52e44..02c98dc 100644
--- a/src/Tests/IntegrationTest.php
+++ b/src/Tests/IntegrationTest.php
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ class IntegrationTest extends FacetWebTestBase {
       'name' => '',
       'id' => $facet_id,
       'status' => 1,
+      'url_alias' => $facet_name,
     ];
 
     // Try filling out the form, but without having filled in a name for the
diff --git a/tests/src/Unit/Plugin/processor/QueryStringUrlProcessorTest.php b/tests/src/Unit/Plugin/processor/QueryStringUrlProcessorTest.php
index a4b22eb..b638685 100644
--- a/tests/src/Unit/Plugin/processor/QueryStringUrlProcessorTest.php
+++ b/tests/src/Unit/Plugin/processor/QueryStringUrlProcessorTest.php
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class QueryStringUrlProcessorTest extends UnitTestCase {
   public function testSetSingleActiveItem() {
     $facet = new Facet([], 'facet');
     $facet->setResults($this->original_results);
-    $facet->setFieldIdentifier('test');
+    $facet->setUrlAlias('test');
 
     $request = new Request;
     $request->query->set('f', ['test:badger']);
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class QueryStringUrlProcessorTest extends UnitTestCase {
   public function testSetMultipleActiveItems() {
     $facet = new Facet([], 'facet');
     $facet->setResults($this->original_results);
-    $facet->setFieldIdentifier('test');
+    $facet->setUrlAlias('test');
 
     $request = new Request;
     $request->query->set('f', ['test:badger', 'test:mushroom', 'donkey:kong']);
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class QueryStringUrlProcessorTest extends UnitTestCase {
 
   public function testBuild() {
     $facet = new Facet([], 'facet');
-    $facet->setFieldIdentifier('test');
+    $facet->setUrlAlias('test');
     $facet->setFacetSourceId('facet_source__dummy');
 
     $request = new Request;
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class QueryStringUrlProcessorTest extends UnitTestCase {
 
   public function testBuildWithActiveItem() {
     $facet = new Facet([], 'facet');
-    $facet->setFieldIdentifier('test');
+    $facet->setUrlAlias('test');
     $facet->setFacetSourceId('facet_source__dummy');
 
     $original_results = $this->original_results;