diff --git a/public/javascripts/big.js b/public/javascripts/big.js
index 806176fa6c..53c92f7688 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/big.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/big.js
@@ -1904,6 +1904,7 @@ var storage = {
         }
       }
     };
+    data.path = window.location.hash ? location.hash.replace(/#/, '') : '';
     analyse = LichessAnalyse(element.querySelector('.analyse'), cfg.data, cfg.routes, cfg.i18n, lichess.analyse.onChange);
     lichess.analyse.jump = analyse.jump;
 
diff --git a/ui/analyse/src/ctrl.js b/ui/analyse/src/ctrl.js
index e882968bfd..d34d69afce 100644
--- a/ui/analyse/src/ctrl.js
+++ b/ui/analyse/src/ctrl.js
@@ -11,10 +11,12 @@ module.exports = function(cfg, router, i18n, onChange) {
   this.data = data({}, cfg);
   this.analyse = new analyse(this.data.game, this.data.analysis);
 
+  var initialPath = cfg.path ? treePath.read(cfg.path) : treePath.default();
+
   this.vm = {
     flip: false,
-    path: treePath.default(),
-    pathStr: treePath.write(treePath.default()),
+    path: initialPath,
+    pathStr: treePath.write(initialPath),
     situation: null,
     continue: false
   };