diff --git a/src/ng/location.js b/src/ng/location.js
index 8f5baf51599e..20dbe5cf738d 100644
--- a/src/ng/location.js
+++ b/src/ng/location.js
@@ -624,7 +624,8 @@ function $LocationProvider(){
   var hashPrefix = '',
       html5Mode = {
         enabled: false,
-        requireBase: true
+        requireBase: true,
+        rewriteLinks: true
       };
 
   /**
@@ -648,15 +649,17 @@ function $LocationProvider(){
    * @name $locationProvider#html5Mode
    * @description
    * @param {(boolean|Object)=} mode If boolean, sets `html5Mode.enabled` to value.
-   *   If object, sets `enabled` and `requireBase` to respective values.
-   *   - **enabled** – `{boolean}` – Sets `html5Mode.enabled`. If true, will rely on
-   *     `history.pushState` to change urls where supported. Will fall back to hash-prefixed paths
-   *     in browsers that do not support `pushState`.
-   *   - **requireBase** - `{boolean}` - Sets `html5Mode.requireBase` (default: `true`). When
-   *     html5Mode is enabled, specifies whether or not a <base> tag is required to be present. If
-   *     `enabled` and `requireBase` are true, and a base tag is not present, an error will be
-   *     thrown when `$location` is injected. See the
-   *     {@link guide/$location $location guide for more information}
+   *   If object, sets `enabled`, `requireBase` and `rewriteLinks` to respective values. Supported
+   *   properties:
+   *   - **enabled** – `{boolean}` – (default: false) If true, will rely on `history.pushState` to
+   *     change urls where supported. Will fall back to hash-prefixed paths in browsers that do not
+   *     support `pushState`.
+   *   - **requireBase** - `{boolean}` - (default: `true`) When html5Mode is enabled, specifies
+   *     whether or not a <base> tag is required to be present. If `enabled` and `requireBase` are
+   *     true, and a base tag is not present, an error will be thrown when `$location` is injected.
+   *     See the {@link guide/$location $location guide for more information}
+   *   - **rewriteLinks** - `{boolean}` - (default: `false`) When html5Mode is enabled, disables
+   *     url rewriting for relative linksTurns off url rewriting for relative links.
    *
    * @returns {Object} html5Mode object if used as getter or itself (chaining) if used as setter
    */
@@ -665,12 +668,19 @@ function $LocationProvider(){
       html5Mode.enabled = mode;
       return this;
     } else if (isObject(mode)) {
-      html5Mode.enabled = isBoolean(mode.enabled) ?
-          mode.enabled :
-          html5Mode.enabled;
-      html5Mode.requireBase = isBoolean(mode.requireBase) ?
-          mode.requireBase :
-          html5Mode.requireBase;
+
+      if (isBoolean(mode.enabled)) {
+        html5Mode.enabled =  mode.enabled;
+      }
+
+      if (isBoolean(mode.requireBase)) {
+        html5Mode.requireBase = mode.requireBase;
+      }
+
+      if (isBoolean(mode.rewriteLinks)) {
+        html5Mode.rewriteLinks =  mode.rewriteLinks;
+      }
+
       return this;
     } else {
       return html5Mode;
@@ -763,7 +773,7 @@ function $LocationProvider(){
       // TODO(vojta): rewrite link when opening in new tab/window (in legacy browser)
       // currently we open nice url link and redirect then
 
-      if (event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey || event.which == 2) return;
+      if (!html5Mode.rewriteLinks || event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey || event.which == 2) return;
 
       var elm = jqLite(event.target);
 
diff --git a/test/ng/locationSpec.js b/test/ng/locationSpec.js
index f66ce9c65fda..d86008639b8a 100644
--- a/test/ng/locationSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/locationSpec.js
@@ -1279,6 +1279,19 @@ describe('$location', function() {
     });
 
 
+    it ('should not rewrite links when rewriting links is disabled', function() {
+      configureService('/a?b=c', true, true, '', 'some content', false);
+      inject(
+        initBrowser(),
+        initLocation(),
+        function($browser) {
+          browserTrigger(link, 'click');
+          expectNoRewrite($browser);
+        }
+      );
+    });
+
+
     it('should rewrite full url links to same domain and base path', function() {
       configureService({linkHref: 'http://host.com/base/new', html5Mode: true});
       inject(
@@ -1793,11 +1806,13 @@ describe('$location', function() {
 
 
   describe('html5Mode', function() {
-    it('should set enabled and requireBase when called with object', function() {
+    it('should set enabled,  requireBase and rewriteLinks when called with object', function() {
       module(function($locationProvider) {
+        $locationProvider.html5Mode({enabled: true, requireBase: false, rewriteLinks: false});
         expect($locationProvider.html5Mode()).toEqual({
-          enabled: false,
-          requireBase: true
+          enabled: true,
+          requireBase: false,
+          rewriteLinks: false
         });
       });
 
@@ -1809,12 +1824,14 @@ describe('$location', function() {
       module(function($locationProvider) {
         $locationProvider.html5Mode({
           enabled: 'duh',
-          requireBase: 'probably'
+          requireBase: 'probably',
+          rewriteLinks: 'nope'
         });
 
         expect($locationProvider.html5Mode()).toEqual({
           enabled: false,
-          requireBase: true
+          requireBase: true,
+          rewriteLinks: true
         });
       });
 
@@ -1830,19 +1847,8 @@ describe('$location', function() {
 
         expect($locationProvider.html5Mode()).toEqual({
           enabled: false,
-          requireBase: true
-        });
-      });
-
-      inject(function(){});
-    });
-
-
-    it('should default to enabled:false and requireBase:true', function() {
-      module(function($locationProvider) {
-        expect($locationProvider.html5Mode()).toEqual({
-          enabled: false,
-          requireBase: true
+          requireBase: true,
+          rewriteLinks: true
         });
       });
 
@@ -1850,11 +1856,12 @@ describe('$location', function() {
     });
 
 
-    it('should return html5Mode object when called without value', function() {
+    it('should default to enabled:false, requireBase:true and rewriteLinks:true', function() {
       module(function($locationProvider) {
         expect($locationProvider.html5Mode()).toEqual({
           enabled: false,
-          requireBase: true
+          requireBase: true,
+          rewriteLinks: true
         });
       });