diff --git a/lib/hexo/default_config.js b/lib/hexo/default_config.js
index 710e764586..aee53391df 100644
--- a/lib/hexo/default_config.js
+++ b/lib/hexo/default_config.js
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ module.exports = {
   root: '/',
   permalink: ':year/:month/:day/:title/',
   permalink_defaults: {},
+  pretty_urls: {
+    trailing_index: true
+  },
   // Directory
   source_dir: 'source',
   public_dir: 'public',
diff --git a/lib/models/category.js b/lib/models/category.js
index a025b5316a..916ae03731 100644
--- a/lib/models/category.js
+++ b/lib/models/category.js
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ module.exports = ctx => {
   });
 
   Category.virtual('permalink').get(function() {
-    return `${ctx.config.url}/${this.path}`;
+    const { config } = ctx;
+    let partial_url = this.path;
+    if (config.pretty_urls.trailing_index === false) partial_url = partial_url.replace(/index\.html$/, '');
+    return `${ctx.config.url}/${partial_url}`;
   });
 
   Category.virtual('posts').get(function() {
diff --git a/lib/models/page.js b/lib/models/page.js
index f946abb25d..5f5d95dcb0 100644
--- a/lib/models/page.js
+++ b/lib/models/page.js
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ module.exports = ctx => {
   });
 
   Page.virtual('permalink').get(function() {
-    return `${ctx.config.url}/${this.path}`;
+    const { config } = ctx;
+    let partial_url = this.path;
+    if (config.pretty_urls.trailing_index === false) partial_url = partial_url.replace(/index\.html$/, '');
+    return `${ctx.config.url}/${partial_url}`;
   });
 
   Page.virtual('full_source').get(function() {
diff --git a/lib/models/post.js b/lib/models/post.js
index 27fc275a0d..78c645ceae 100644
--- a/lib/models/post.js
+++ b/lib/models/post.js
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ module.exports = ctx => {
     const { config } = ctx;
     let partial_url = self.url_for(this.path);
     if (config.relative_link) partial_url = `/${partial_url}`;
+    if (config.pretty_urls.trailing_index === false) partial_url = partial_url.replace(/index\.html$/, '');
     return config.url + partial_url.replace(config.root, '/');
   });
 
diff --git a/lib/models/tag.js b/lib/models/tag.js
index 22491f1fd9..02fe8918b2 100644
--- a/lib/models/tag.js
+++ b/lib/models/tag.js
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ module.exports = ctx => {
   });
 
   Tag.virtual('permalink').get(function() {
-    return `${ctx.config.url}/${this.path}`;
+    const { config } = ctx;
+    let partial_url = this.path;
+    if (config.pretty_urls.trailing_index === false) partial_url = partial_url.replace(/index\.html$/, '');
+    return `${ctx.config.url}/${partial_url}`;
   });
 
   Tag.virtual('posts').get(function() {
diff --git a/test/scripts/models/category.js b/test/scripts/models/category.js
index 80dbb7f634..bfb8f0b562 100644
--- a/test/scripts/models/category.js
+++ b/test/scripts/models/category.js
@@ -104,6 +104,17 @@ describe('Category', () => {
     return Category.removeById(data._id);
   }));
 
+  it('permalink - trailing_index', () => {
+    hexo.config.pretty_urls.trailing_index = false;
+    return Category.insert({
+      name: 'foo'
+    }).then(data => {
+      data.permalink.should.eql(hexo.config.url + '/' + data.path.replace(/index\.html$/, ''));
+      hexo.config.pretty_urls.trailing_index = true;
+      return Category.removeById(data._id);
+    });
+  });
+
   it('posts - virtual', () => Post.insert([
     {source: 'foo.md', slug: 'foo'},
     {source: 'bar.md', slug: 'bar'},
diff --git a/test/scripts/models/page.js b/test/scripts/models/page.js
index a4efe34781..57778084f4 100644
--- a/test/scripts/models/page.js
+++ b/test/scripts/models/page.js
@@ -60,6 +60,18 @@ describe('Page', () => {
     return Page.removeById(data._id);
   }));
 
+  it('permalink - trailing_index', () => {
+    hexo.config.pretty_urls.trailing_index = false;
+    return Page.insert({
+      source: 'foo.md',
+      path: 'bar/index.html'
+    }).then(data => {
+      data.permalink.should.eql(hexo.config.url + '/' + data.path.replace(/index\.html$/, ''));
+      hexo.config.pretty_urls.trailing_index = true;
+      return Page.removeById(data._id);
+    });
+  });
+
   it('full_source - virtual', () => Page.insert({
     source: 'foo',
     path: 'bar'
diff --git a/test/scripts/models/post.js b/test/scripts/models/post.js
index 0b05b83014..913e8aef03 100644
--- a/test/scripts/models/post.js
+++ b/test/scripts/models/post.js
@@ -121,6 +121,18 @@ describe('Post', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('permalink - trailing_index', () => {
+    hexo.config.pretty_urls.trailing_index = false;
+    return Post.insert({
+      source: 'foo.md',
+      slug: 'bar'
+    }).then(data => {
+      data.permalink.should.eql(hexo.config.url + '/' + data.path.replace(/index\.html$/, ''));
+      hexo.config.pretty_urls.trailing_index = true;
+      return Post.removeById(data._id);
+    });
+  });
+
   it('full_source - virtual', () => Post.insert({
     source: 'foo.md',
     slug: 'bar'
diff --git a/test/scripts/models/tag.js b/test/scripts/models/tag.js
index 691a4085fb..eb91266711 100644
--- a/test/scripts/models/tag.js
+++ b/test/scripts/models/tag.js
@@ -89,6 +89,17 @@ describe('Tag', () => {
     return Tag.removeById(data._id);
   }));
 
+  it('permalink - trailing_index', () => {
+    hexo.config.pretty_urls.trailing_index = false;
+    return Tag.insert({
+      name: 'foo'
+    }).then(data => {
+      data.permalink.should.eql(hexo.config.url + '/' + data.path.replace(/index\.html$/, ''));
+      hexo.config.pretty_urls.trailing_index = true;
+      return Tag.removeById(data._id);
+    });
+  });
+
   it('posts - virtual', () => Post.insert([
     {source: 'foo.md', slug: 'foo'},
     {source: 'bar.md', slug: 'bar'},