diff --git a/alfred.py b/alfred.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c0f9d13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alfred.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import subprocess
+import json
+
+class alfred:
+  def __init__(self,request_data_type = 158):
+    self.request_data_type = request_data_type
+
+  def aliases(self):
+    output = subprocess.check_output(["alfred-json","-r",str(self.request_data_type),"-f","json"])
+    alfred_data = json.loads(output.decode("utf-8"))
+    alias = {}
+    for mac,node in alfred_data.items():
+      node_alias = {}
+      if 'location' in node:
+        node_alias['gps'] = str(node['location']['latitude']) + ' ' + str(node['location']['longitude'])
+      if 'hostname' in node:
+        node_alias['name'] = node['hostname']
+      elif 'name' in node:
+        node_alias['name'] = node['name']
+      if len(node_alias):
+        alias[mac] = node_alias
+    return alias
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+  ad = alfred()
+  al = ad.alias()
+  print(al)
diff --git a/bat2nodes.py b/bat2nodes.py
index af1f10f..15e0a39 100755
--- a/bat2nodes.py
+++ b/bat2nodes.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import argparse
 import os
 
 from batman import batman
+from alfred import alfred
 from rrd import rrd
 from nodedb import NodeDB
 from d3mapbuilder import D3MapBuilder
@@ -32,6 +33,9 @@ parser.add_argument('-m', '--mesh', action='append',
 parser.add_argument('-o', '--obscure', action='store_true',
                   help='obscure client macs')
 
+parser.add_argument('-A', '--alfred', action='store_true',
+                  help='retrieve aliases from alfred')
+
 parser.add_argument('-d', '--destination-directory', action='store',
                   help='destination directory for generated files',required=True)
 
@@ -43,12 +47,12 @@ db = NodeDB()
 if options['mesh']:
   for mesh_interface in options['mesh']:
     bm = batman(mesh_interface)
-    db.parse_vis_data(bm.vis_data())
+    db.parse_vis_data(bm.vis_data(options['alfred']))
     for gw in bm.gateway_list():
       db.mark_gateways(gw.mac)
 else:
   bm = batman()
-  db.parse_vis_data(bm.vis_data())
+  db.parse_vis_data(bm.vis_data(options['alfred']))
   for gw in bm.gateway_list():
     db.mark_gateways([gw['mac']])
 
@@ -56,6 +60,10 @@ if options['aliases']:
   for aliases in options['aliases']:
     db.import_aliases(json.load(open(aliases)))
 
+if options['alfred']:
+  af = alfred()
+  db.import_aliases(af.aliases())
+
 if options['obscure']:
   db.obscure_clients()
 
diff --git a/batman.py b/batman.py
index 5a19016..fac2a9e 100755
--- a/batman.py
+++ b/batman.py
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@ class batman:
   def __init__(self, mesh_interface = "bat0"):
     self.mesh_interface = mesh_interface
 
-  def vis_data(self):
-    """ Parse "batctl -m <mesh_interface> vd json -n" into an array of dictionaries.
-    """
-    output = subprocess.check_output(["batctl","-m",self.mesh_interface,"vd","json","-n"])
-    lines = output.splitlines()
+  def vis_data(self,batadv_vis=False):
+    vds = self.vis_data_batctl_legacy()
+    if batadv_vis:
+        vds += self.vis_data_batadv_vis()
+    return vds
+
+  def vis_data_helper(self,lines):
     vd = []
     for line in lines:
       try:
@@ -23,6 +25,23 @@ class batman:
         pass
     return vd
 
+  def vis_data_batctl_legacy(self):
+    """ Parse "batctl -m <mesh_interface> vd json -n" into an array of dictionaries.
+    """
+    output = subprocess.check_output(["batctl","-m",self.mesh_interface,"vd","json","-n"])
+    lines = output.splitlines()
+    vds = self.vis_data_helper(lines)
+    for vd in vds:
+      vd['legacy'] = True
+    return vds
+
+  def vis_data_batadv_vis(self):
+    """ Parse "batadv-vis -i <mesh_interface> -f json" into an array of dictionaries.
+    """
+    output = subprocess.check_output(["batadv-vis","-i",self.mesh_interface,"-f","json"])
+    lines = output.splitlines()
+    return self.vis_data_helper(lines)
+
   def gateway_list(self):
     """ Parse "batctl -m <mesh_interface> gwl -n" into an array of dictionaries.
     """
diff --git a/nodedb.py b/nodedb.py
index 8685c81..9dd9849 100644
--- a/nodedb.py
+++ b/nodedb.py
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ class NodeDB:
         except:
           node = Node()
           node.flags['online'] = True
+          if 'legacy' in x:
+            node.flags['legacy'] = True
           self._nodes.append(node)
 
         node.add_mac(x['of'])
@@ -65,6 +67,8 @@ class NodeDB:
         except:
           node = Node()
           node.flags['online'] = True
+          if 'legacy' in x:
+            node.flags['legacy'] = True
           node.add_mac(x['router'])
           self._nodes.append(node)
 
diff --git a/rrd.py b/rrd.py
index 26ff956..aaf64d7 100755
--- a/rrd.py
+++ b/rrd.py
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ class rrd:
         if not node.flags['client']:
           nodes[node.id] = node
           node.clients = 0;
-          clientCount -= 1 # XXX: might not be needed with gluon/alfred
+          if 'legacy' in node.flags and node.flags['legacy']:
+            clientCount -= 1
         else:
           clientCount += 1
     for link in db.get_links():