diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/get/TransportMultiGetAction.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/get/TransportMultiGetAction.java
index e2b71a08bf8..10133d66152 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/get/TransportMultiGetAction.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/get/TransportMultiGetAction.java
@@ -64,16 +64,11 @@ public class TransportMultiGetAction extends HandledTransportAction<MultiGetRequ
         for (int i = 0; i < request.items.size(); i++) {
             MultiGetRequest.Item item = request.items.get(i);
 
-            if (!clusterState.metaData().hasConcreteIndex(item.index())) {
-                responses.set(i, newItemFailure(item.index(), item.type(), item.id(), new IndexNotFoundException(item.index())));
-                continue;
-            }
-
             String concreteSingleIndex;
             try {
-                item.routing(clusterState.metaData().resolveIndexRouting(item.parent(), item.routing(), item.index()));
                 concreteSingleIndex = indexNameExpressionResolver.concreteSingleIndex(clusterState, item).getName();
 
+                item.routing(clusterState.metaData().resolveIndexRouting(item.parent(), item.routing(), concreteSingleIndex));
                 if ((item.routing() == null) && (clusterState.getMetaData().routingRequired(concreteSingleIndex, item.type()))) {
                     String message = "routing is required for [" + concreteSingleIndex + "]/[" + item.type() + "]/[" + item.id() + "]";
                     responses.set(i, newItemFailure(concreteSingleIndex, item.type(), item.id(), new IllegalArgumentException(message)));
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/DateMathIndexExpressionsIntegrationIT.java b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/DateMathIndexExpressionsIntegrationIT.java
index 1ec4fa0f4fe..82482b1f821 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/DateMathIndexExpressionsIntegrationIT.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/DateMathIndexExpressionsIntegrationIT.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.settings.get.GetSettingsResponse;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.stats.IndicesStatsResponse;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.delete.DeleteResponse;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.get.GetResponse;
+import org.elasticsearch.action.get.MultiGetResponse;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.search.SearchResponse;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.ClusterState;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.metadata.IndexMetaData;
@@ -77,6 +78,17 @@ public class DateMathIndexExpressionsIntegrationIT extends ESIntegTestCase {
         assertThat(getResponse.isExists(), is(true));
         assertThat(getResponse.getId(), equalTo("3"));
 
+        MultiGetResponse mgetResponse = client().prepareMultiGet()
+            .add(dateMathExp1, "type", "1")
+            .add(dateMathExp2, "type", "2")
+            .add(dateMathExp3, "type", "3").get();
+        assertThat(mgetResponse.getResponses()[0].getResponse().isExists(), is(true));
+        assertThat(mgetResponse.getResponses()[0].getResponse().getId(), equalTo("1"));
+        assertThat(mgetResponse.getResponses()[1].getResponse().isExists(), is(true));
+        assertThat(mgetResponse.getResponses()[1].getResponse().getId(), equalTo("2"));
+        assertThat(mgetResponse.getResponses()[2].getResponse().isExists(), is(true));
+        assertThat(mgetResponse.getResponses()[2].getResponse().getId(), equalTo("3"));
+
         IndicesStatsResponse indicesStatsResponse = client().admin().indices().prepareStats(dateMathExp1, dateMathExp2, dateMathExp3).get();
         assertThat(indicesStatsResponse.getIndex(index1), notNullValue());
         assertThat(indicesStatsResponse.getIndex(index2), notNullValue());
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/mget/SimpleMgetIT.java b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/mget/SimpleMgetIT.java
index c8e14867d32..5c499eae4d8 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/mget/SimpleMgetIT.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/mget/SimpleMgetIT.java
@@ -36,12 +36,14 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import static org.elasticsearch.action.support.WriteRequest.RefreshPolicy.IMMEDIATE;
 import static org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.XContentFactory.jsonBuilder;
 import static org.elasticsearch.test.hamcrest.ElasticsearchAssertions.assertAcked;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.containsString;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.equalTo;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.hasKey;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.nullValue;
 
 public class SimpleMgetIT extends ESIntegTestCase {
+
     public void testThatMgetShouldWorkWithOneIndexMissing() throws IOException {
         createIndex("test");
 
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ public class SimpleMgetIT extends ESIntegTestCase {
         MultiGetResponse mgetResponse = client().prepareMultiGet()
                 .add(new MultiGetRequest.Item("test", "test", "1"))
                 .add(new MultiGetRequest.Item("nonExistingIndex", "test", "1"))
-                .execute().actionGet();
+                .get();
         assertThat(mgetResponse.getResponses().length, is(2));
 
         assertThat(mgetResponse.getResponses()[0].getIndex(), is("test"));
@@ -63,18 +65,44 @@ public class SimpleMgetIT extends ESIntegTestCase {
         assertThat(((ElasticsearchException) mgetResponse.getResponses()[1].getFailure().getFailure()).getIndex().getName(),
             is("nonExistingIndex"));
 
-
         mgetResponse = client().prepareMultiGet()
                 .add(new MultiGetRequest.Item("nonExistingIndex", "test", "1"))
-                .execute().actionGet();
+                .get();
         assertThat(mgetResponse.getResponses().length, is(1));
         assertThat(mgetResponse.getResponses()[0].getIndex(), is("nonExistingIndex"));
         assertThat(mgetResponse.getResponses()[0].isFailed(), is(true));
         assertThat(mgetResponse.getResponses()[0].getFailure().getMessage(), is("no such index"));
         assertThat(((ElasticsearchException) mgetResponse.getResponses()[0].getFailure().getFailure()).getIndex().getName(),
             is("nonExistingIndex"));
+    }
 
+    public void testThatMgetShouldWorkWithMultiIndexAlias() throws IOException {
+        assertAcked(prepareCreate("test").addAlias(new Alias("multiIndexAlias")));
+        assertAcked(prepareCreate("test2").addAlias(new Alias("multiIndexAlias")));
 
+        client().prepareIndex("test", "test", "1").setSource(jsonBuilder().startObject().field("foo", "bar").endObject())
+            .setRefreshPolicy(IMMEDIATE).get();
+
+        MultiGetResponse mgetResponse = client().prepareMultiGet()
+            .add(new MultiGetRequest.Item("test", "test", "1"))
+            .add(new MultiGetRequest.Item("multiIndexAlias", "test", "1"))
+            .get();
+        assertThat(mgetResponse.getResponses().length, is(2));
+
+        assertThat(mgetResponse.getResponses()[0].getIndex(), is("test"));
+        assertThat(mgetResponse.getResponses()[0].isFailed(), is(false));
+
+        assertThat(mgetResponse.getResponses()[1].getIndex(), is("multiIndexAlias"));
+        assertThat(mgetResponse.getResponses()[1].isFailed(), is(true));
+        assertThat(mgetResponse.getResponses()[1].getFailure().getMessage(), containsString("more than one indices"));
+
+        mgetResponse = client().prepareMultiGet()
+            .add(new MultiGetRequest.Item("multiIndexAlias", "test", "1"))
+            .get();
+        assertThat(mgetResponse.getResponses().length, is(1));
+        assertThat(mgetResponse.getResponses()[0].getIndex(), is("multiIndexAlias"));
+        assertThat(mgetResponse.getResponses()[0].isFailed(), is(true));
+        assertThat(mgetResponse.getResponses()[0].getFailure().getMessage(), containsString("more than one indices"));
     }
 
     public void testThatParentPerDocumentIsSupported() throws Exception {
@@ -95,7 +123,7 @@ public class SimpleMgetIT extends ESIntegTestCase {
         MultiGetResponse mgetResponse = client().prepareMultiGet()
                 .add(new MultiGetRequest.Item(indexOrAlias(), "test", "1").parent("4"))
                 .add(new MultiGetRequest.Item(indexOrAlias(), "test", "1"))
-                .execute().actionGet();
+                .get();
 
         assertThat(mgetResponse.getResponses().length, is(2));
         assertThat(mgetResponse.getResponses()[0].isFailed(), is(false));
@@ -163,7 +191,7 @@ public class SimpleMgetIT extends ESIntegTestCase {
         MultiGetResponse mgetResponse = client().prepareMultiGet()
                 .add(new MultiGetRequest.Item(indexOrAlias(), "test", id).routing(routingOtherShard))
                 .add(new MultiGetRequest.Item(indexOrAlias(), "test", id))
-                .execute().actionGet();
+                .get();
 
         assertThat(mgetResponse.getResponses().length, is(2));
         assertThat(mgetResponse.getResponses()[0].isFailed(), is(false));