diff --git a/static/js/pandora/URL.js b/static/js/pandora/URL.js
index 65769c019..4e6e3ce62 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/URL.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/URL.js
@@ -63,6 +63,20 @@ pandora.URL = (function() {
             
         }
 
+        if (
+            pandora.user.ui._hash && (
+                pandora.user.ui._hash.anchor || !Ox.isEmpty(pandora.user.ui._hash.query)
+            )
+        ) {
+            state.hash = {};
+            if (pandora.user.ui._hash.anchor) {
+                state.hash.anchor = pandora.user.ui._hash.anchor;
+            }
+            if (!Ox.isEmpty(pandora.user.ui._hash.query)) {
+                state.hash.query = pandora.user.ui._hash.query;
+            }
+        }
+
         Ox.Log('URL', 'GOT STATE ...', state)
 
         return state;
@@ -86,6 +100,7 @@ pandora.URL = (function() {
 
         } else {
 
+            pandora.user.ui._hash = state.hash;
             if (
                 state.hash
                 && !Ox.contains(['embed', 'print'], state.hash.anchor)
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/embedPlayer.js b/static/js/pandora/embedPlayer.js
index 53fc6227b..8d8606c82 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/embedPlayer.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/embedPlayer.js
@@ -259,11 +259,11 @@ pandora.ui.embedPlayer = function() {
 
     function getOptions() {
         var options = {};
-        ui.hash.query.forEach(function(condition) {
-            if (condition.key != 'embed') {
-                options[condition.key] = condition.value;                
-            }
-        });
+        if (ui._hash.query) {
+            ui._hash.query.forEach(function(condition) {
+                options[condition.key] = condition.value;
+            });
+        }
         options = Ox.extend(
             {item: ui.item},
             ui.videoPoints[ui.item] || {},