diff --git a/static/js/URL.js b/static/js/URL.js
index 2cf76871c..1e4f74222 100644
--- a/static/js/URL.js
+++ b/static/js/URL.js
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ pandora.URL = (function() {
             state.page = pandora.user.ui.page;
             if (Ox.contains(Object.keys(pandora.site.user.ui.part), state.page)) {
                 state.part = pandora.user.ui.part[state.page];
+                if (
+                    state.page == 'documents'
+                    && pandora.user.ui.documents[state.part] 
+ 	                && pandora.user.ui.documents[state.part].position
+                ) {
+                    state.span = pandora.user.ui.documents[state.part].position;
+                }
             }
 
         } else {
@@ -135,6 +142,9 @@ pandora.URL = (function() {
                 if (Ox.contains(Object.keys(pandora.site.user.ui.part), state.page) && state.part) {
                     set['part.' + state.page] = state.part;
                 }
+                if (state.span) {
+                    set['documents.' + state.part + '.position'] = state.span;
+                }
                 pandora.UI.set(set);
                 callback && callback();