diff --git a/include/zim/entry.h b/include/zim/entry.h
index a3e72e7d2..6944aa6a3 100644
--- a/include/zim/entry.h
+++ b/include/zim/entry.h
@@ -69,10 +69,18 @@ namespace zim
       /** Get the Entry targeted by the entry.
        *
        * @return The entry directly targeted by this redirect entry.
-       * @exception InvalidEntry in the entry is not a redirection.
+       * @exception InvalidEntry if the entry is not a redirection.
        */
       Entry getRedirectEntry() const;
 
+      /** Get the index of the Entry targeted by the entry.
+       *
+       * @return The index of the entry directly targeted by this redirect
+       *         entry.
+       * @exception InvalidEntry if the entry is not a redirection.
+       */
+      entry_index_type getRedirectEntryIndex() const;
+
       entry_index_type getIndex() const   { return m_idx; }
 
     private:
diff --git a/src/entry.cpp b/src/entry.cpp
index b469c833e..717d45e9a 100644
--- a/src/entry.cpp
+++ b/src/entry.cpp
@@ -80,11 +80,15 @@ Item Entry::getRedirect() const {
   return nextEntry.getItem(false);
 }
 
-Entry Entry::getRedirectEntry() const  {
+entry_index_type Entry::getRedirectEntryIndex() const  {
   if (!isRedirect()) {
     std::ostringstream sstream;
     sstream << "Entry " << getPath() << " is not a redirect entry.";
     throw InvalidType(sstream.str());
   }
-  return Entry(m_file, static_cast<entry_index_type>(m_dirent->getRedirectIndex()));
+  return m_dirent->getRedirectIndex().v;
+}
+
+Entry Entry::getRedirectEntry() const  {
+  return Entry(m_file, getRedirectEntryIndex());
 }
diff --git a/test/archive.cpp b/test/archive.cpp
index 933170010..0a7123f15 100644
--- a/test/archive.cpp
+++ b/test/archive.cpp
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ TEST(ZimArchive, openCreatedArchive)
   ASSERT_EQ(foo.getPath(), "foo");
   ASSERT_EQ(foo.getTitle(), "Foo");
   ASSERT_EQ(std::string(foo.getItem().getData()), "FooContent");
+  ASSERT_THROW(foo.getRedirectEntry(), zim::InvalidType);
+  ASSERT_THROW(foo.getRedirectEntryIndex(), zim::InvalidType);
 
   auto foo2 = archive.getEntryByPath("foo2");
   ASSERT_EQ(foo2.getPath(), "foo2");
@@ -215,10 +217,12 @@ TEST(ZimArchive, openCreatedArchive)
   ASSERT_EQ(foo3.getTitle(), "FooRedirection");
   ASSERT_TRUE(foo3.isRedirect());
   ASSERT_EQ(foo3.getRedirectEntry().getIndex(), foo.getIndex());
+  ASSERT_EQ(foo3.getRedirectEntryIndex(), foo.getIndex());
 
   auto main = archive.getMainEntry();
   ASSERT_TRUE(main.isRedirect());
   ASSERT_EQ(main.getRedirectEntry().getIndex(), foo.getIndex());
+  ASSERT_EQ(main.getRedirectEntryIndex(), foo.getIndex());
   ASSERT_EQ(archive.getMainEntryIndex(), main.getIndex());
 }