diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/helpers/plugin-outlet.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/helpers/plugin-outlet.js.es6
index 6e8bbcc0d98..d9e76878b0c 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/helpers/plugin-outlet.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/helpers/plugin-outlet.js.es6
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@
 
 **/
 
+// TODO: Add all plugin-outlet names dynamically
+const rewireableOutlets = [
+  'hamburger-admin'
+];
+
+const _rewires = {};
+
 let _connectorCache, _rawCache;
 
 function findOutlets(collection, callback) {
@@ -63,9 +70,17 @@ function findOutlets(collection, callback) {
       }
 
       const segments = res.split("/");
-      const outletName = segments[segments.length-2];
+      let outletName = segments[segments.length-2];
       const uniqueName = segments[segments.length-1];
 
+      const outletRewires = _rewires[outletName];
+      if (outletRewires) {
+        const newOutlet = outletRewires[uniqueName];
+        if (newOutlet) {
+          outletName = newOutlet;
+        }
+      }
+
       const dashedName = outletName.replace(/_/g, '-');
       if (dashedName !== outletName) {
         Ember.warn("DEPRECATION: You need to use dashes in outlet names, not underscores");
@@ -179,4 +194,11 @@ Ember.HTMLBars._registerHelper('plugin-outlet', function(params, hash, options,
   }
 });
 
-
+// Allow plugins to rewire outlets to new outlets if they exist. For example, the akismet
+// plugin will use `hamburger-admin` if it exists, otherwise `site-menu-links`
+export function rewire(uniqueName, outlet, wantedOutlet) {
+  if (rewireableOutlets.indexOf(wantedOutlet) !== -1) {
+    _rewires[outlet] = _rewires[outlet] || {};
+    _rewires[outlet][uniqueName] = wantedOutlet;
+  }
+}