diff --git a/modules/slugs/slugs.php b/modules/slugs/slugs.php
index 40b7f8f7..ac71d0d7 100644
--- a/modules/slugs/slugs.php
+++ b/modules/slugs/slugs.php
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 // plugin init
 add_action( 'plugins_loaded', array( $qtranslate_slug, 'init' ) );
 
+add_filter( 'qtranslate_convert_url', 'qts_convert_url', 10, 2 );
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 function qts_get_url( $lang = false ) {
@@ -50,3 +52,11 @@ function qts_uninstall() {
     $meta_keys = "'" . implode( "','", $meta_keys ) . "'";
     $wpdb->query( "DELETE from $wpdb->postmeta WHERE meta_key IN ($meta_keys)" );
 }
+
+function qts_convert_url( $url, $lang ) {
+    if ( empty( $url ) ) {
+        return qts_get_url( $lang );
+    }
+
+    return $url;
+}
diff --git a/qtranslate_core.php b/qtranslate_core.php
index 1409d8e6..05f1aacc 100644
--- a/qtranslate_core.php
+++ b/qtranslate_core.php
@@ -1118,20 +1118,6 @@ function qtranxf_convertURL( $url = '', $lang = '', $forceadmin = false, $showDe
     if ( empty( $lang ) ) {
         $lang = $q_config['language'];
     }
-    if ( empty( $url ) ) {
-        // TODO refactor this hack for qtranslate-slug! We might need a hook here.
-        if ( $q_config['url_info']['doing_front_end'] && function_exists( 'qts_get_url' ) && $q_config['url_mode'] != QTX_URL_QUERY ) {
-            // quick workaround, but need a permanent solution
-            $url = qts_get_url( $lang );
-            if ( ! empty( $url ) ) {
-                if ( $showDefaultLanguage && $q_config['hide_default_language'] && $lang == $q_config['default_language'] ) {
-                    $url = qtranxf_convertURL( $url, $lang, $forceadmin, true );
-                }
-
-                return $url;
-            }
-        }
-    }
     if ( ! $q_config['url_info']['doing_front_end'] && ! $forceadmin ) {
         return $url;
     }
@@ -1143,6 +1129,9 @@ function qtranxf_convertURL( $url = '', $lang = '', $forceadmin = false, $showDe
         $showDefaultLanguage = ! $q_config['hide_default_language'];
     }
     $showLanguage = $showDefaultLanguage || $lang != $q_config['default_language'];
+
+    $url = apply_filters( 'qtranslate_convert_url', $url, $lang );
+
     $complete     = qtranxf_get_url_for_language( $url, $lang, $showLanguage );
 
     return $complete;