diff --git a/auth/cas/auth.php b/auth/cas/auth.php
index 94ea981fffe..ce843775e01 100644
--- a/auth/cas/auth.php
+++ b/auth/cas/auth.php
@@ -268,6 +268,9 @@ class auth_plugin_cas extends auth_plugin_ldap {
         if (!isset($config->certificate_path)) {
             $config->certificate_path = '';
         }
+        if (!isset($config->logout_return_url)) {
+            $config->logout_return_url = '';
+        }
 
         // LDAP settings
         if (!isset($config->host_url)) {
@@ -331,6 +334,7 @@ class auth_plugin_cas extends auth_plugin_ldap {
         set_config('multiauth', $config->multiauth, $this->pluginconfig);
         set_config('certificate_check', $config->certificate_check, $this->pluginconfig);
         set_config('certificate_path', $config->certificate_path, $this->pluginconfig);
+        set_config('logout_return_url', $config->logout_return_url, $this->pluginconfig);
 
         // save LDAP settings
         set_config('host_url', trim($config->host_url), $this->pluginconfig);
@@ -439,4 +443,19 @@ class auth_plugin_cas extends auth_plugin_ldap {
         }
         parent::sync_users($do_updates);
     }
+
+    /**
+    * Hook for logout page
+    */
+    function logoutpage_hook() {
+        global $USER, $redirect;
+        // Only do this if the user is actually logged in via CAS
+        if ($USER->auth === $this->authtype) {
+            // Check if there is an alternative logout return url defined
+            if (isset($this->config->logout_return_url) && !empty($this->config->logout_return_url)) {
+                // Set redirect to alternative return url
+                $redirect = $this->config->logout_return_url;
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/auth/cas/config.html b/auth/cas/config.html
index 28557dda239..031df6e61f3 100644
--- a/auth/cas/config.html
+++ b/auth/cas/config.html
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ if (!isset ($config->certificate_check)) {
 if (!isset ($config->certificate_path)) {
     $config->certificate_path = '';
 }
+if (!isset($config->logout_return_url)) {
+    $config->logout_return_url = '';
+}
 
 // set to defaults if undefined (LDAP)
 if (!isset($config->host_url)) {
@@ -201,6 +204,16 @@ $yesno = array( get_string('no'), get_string('yes') );
         <?php print_string('auth_cas_certificate_path', 'auth_cas') ?>
     </td>
 </tr>
+<tr valign="top" class="required">
+    <td align="right"><?php print_string('auth_cas_logout_return_url_key', 'auth_cas') ?>:</td>
+    <td>
+       <input name="logout_return_url" type="text" size="30" value="<?php echo $config->logout_return_url ?>" />
+       <?php if (isset($err['logout_return_url'])) { echo $OUTPUT->error_text($err['logout_return_url']); } ?>
+    </td>
+    <td>
+        <?php print_string('auth_cas_logout_return_url', 'auth_cas') ?>
+    </td>
+</tr>
 <tr>
    <td colspan="2">
         <h4><?php print_string('auth_ldap_server_settings', 'auth_ldap') ?></h4>
diff --git a/auth/cas/lang/en/auth_cas.php b/auth/cas/lang/en/auth_cas.php
index 15cb616d83e..70a82a077ad 100644
--- a/auth/cas/lang/en/auth_cas.php
+++ b/auth/cas/lang/en/auth_cas.php
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ $string['auth_cas_invalidcaslogin'] = 'Sorry, your login has failed - you could
 $string['auth_cas_language'] = 'Select language for authentication pages';
 $string['auth_cas_language_key'] = 'Language';
 $string['auth_cas_logincas'] = 'Secure connection access';
+$string['auth_cas_logout_return_url_key'] = 'Alternative logout return URL';
+$string['auth_cas_logout_return_url'] = 'Provide the URL that CAS users shall be redirected to after logging out.<br />If left empty, users will be redirected to the location that moodle will redirect users to';
 $string['auth_cas_logoutcas'] = 'Select \'yes\' if you want to logout from CAS when you disconnect from Moodle';
 $string['auth_cas_logoutcas_key'] = 'CAS logout option';
 $string['auth_cas_multiauth'] = 'Select \'yes\' if you want to have multi-authentication (CAS + other authentication)';