diff --git a/src/main/webapp/scripts/facets/list-facet.js b/src/main/webapp/scripts/facets/list-facet.js
index 8e7f8d072..6c82e3393 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/scripts/facets/list-facet.js
+++ b/src/main/webapp/scripts/facets/list-facet.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-function ListFacet(div, config, options) {
+function ListFacet(div, config, options, selection) {
     this._div = div;
     this._config = config;
     
@@ -7,12 +7,28 @@ function ListFacet(div, config, options) {
         this._options.sort = "name";
     }
     
-    this._selection = [];
+    this._selection = selection || [];
     this._data = null;
     
     this.render();
 }
 
+ListFacet.reconstruct = function(div, uiState) {
+    return new ListFacet(div, uiState.c, uiState.o, uiState.s);
+};
+
+ListFacet.prototype.getUIState = function() {
+    var json = {
+        c: this.getJSON(),
+        o: this._options
+    };
+    
+    json.s = json.c.selection;
+    delete json.c.selection;
+    
+    return json;
+}
+
 ListFacet.prototype.getJSON = function() {
     var o = {
         type: "list",
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/scripts/facets/range-facet.js b/src/main/webapp/scripts/facets/range-facet.js
index 37357ed5a..c731bbe6b 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/scripts/facets/range-facet.js
+++ b/src/main/webapp/scripts/facets/range-facet.js
@@ -26,6 +26,20 @@ RangeFacet.prototype._setDefaults = function() {
     
 };
 
+RangeFacet.reconstruct = function(div, uiState) {
+    return new RangeFacet(div, uiState.c, uiState.o);
+};
+
+RangeFacet.prototype.getUIState = function() {
+    var json = {
+        c: this.getJSON(),
+        o: this._options
+    };
+    
+    return json;
+}
+
+
 RangeFacet.prototype.getJSON = function() {
     var o = {
         type: "range",
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/scripts/facets/text-search-facet.js b/src/main/webapp/scripts/facets/text-search-facet.js
index d2387151d..212aef664 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/scripts/facets/text-search-facet.js
+++ b/src/main/webapp/scripts/facets/text-search-facet.js
@@ -3,16 +3,25 @@ function TextSearchFacet(div, config, options) {
     this._config = config;
     this._options = options;
     
-    this._setDefaults();
+    this._query = config.query || null;
     this._timerID = null;
     
     this._initializeUI();
 }
 
-TextSearchFacet.prototype._setDefaults = function() {
-    this._query = null;
+TextSearchFacet.reconstruct = function(div, uiState) {
+    return new TextSearchFacet(div, uiState.c, uiState.o);
 };
 
+TextSearchFacet.prototype.getUIState = function() {
+    var json = {
+        c: this.getJSON(),
+        o: this._options
+    };
+    
+    return json;
+}
+
 TextSearchFacet.prototype.getJSON = function() {
     var o = {
         type: "text",
@@ -58,7 +67,7 @@ TextSearchFacet.prototype.render = function() {
 };
 
 TextSearchFacet.prototype._reset = function() {
-    this._setDefaults();
+    this._query = null;
     this._updateRest();
 };
 
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/scripts/project.js b/src/main/webapp/scripts/project.js
index bde4ec420..049ac904c 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/scripts/project.js
+++ b/src/main/webapp/scripts/project.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ Gridworks.reportException = function(e) {
     }
 };
 
-
 function onLoad() {
     var params = URL.getParameters();
     if ("project" in params) {
@@ -18,15 +17,36 @@ function onLoad() {
             id: parseInt(params.project)
         };
         
-        Gridworks.reinitializeProjectData(initializeUI);
+        var uiState = {};
+        if ("ui" in params) {
+            try {
+                uiState = JSON.parse(params.ui);
+            } catch (e) {
+            }
+        }
+        
+        Gridworks.reinitializeProjectData(function() {
+            initializeUI(uiState);
+        });
     }
 }
 $(onLoad);
 
-function initializeUI() {
+function initializeUI(uiState) {
     document.title = theProject.metadata.name + " - Gridworks";
-    $('<span></span>').text(theProject.metadata.name).addClass("app-path-section").appendTo($("#path"));
-    $('<span></span>').text(" project").appendTo($("#path"));
+    
+    var path = $("#path");
+    $('<span></span>').text(theProject.metadata.name).addClass("app-path-section").appendTo(path);
+    $('<span></span>').text(" project").appendTo(path);
+    
+    $('<span>').html(" &raquo; ").appendTo(path);
+    $('<a href="javascript:{}"></a>')
+        .addClass("app-path-section")
+        .text("current view")
+        .mouseenter(function() {
+            this.href = Gridworks.getPermanentLink();
+        })
+        .appendTo(path);
     
     var body = $("#body").empty();
     
@@ -47,7 +67,7 @@ function initializeUI() {
     ui.processPanel = $('<div></div>').addClass("process-panel").appendTo(document.body);
     ui.menuBarPanel = $('<div></div>'); $("#header").after(ui.menuBarPanel);
     
-    ui.browsingEngine = new BrowsingEngine(ui.facetPanel);
+    ui.browsingEngine = new BrowsingEngine(ui.facetPanel, uiState.facets || []);
     ui.processWidget = new ProcessWidget(ui.processPanel);
     ui.historyWidget = new HistoryWidget(ui.historyPanel);
     ui.dataTableView = new DataTableView(ui.viewPanel);
@@ -220,3 +240,13 @@ Gridworks.fetchRows = function(start, limit, onDone) {
         "json"
     );
 };
+
+Gridworks.getPermanentLink = function() {
+    var params = [
+        "project=" + escape(theProject.id),
+        "ui=" + escape(JSON.stringify({
+            facets: ui.browsingEngine.getFacetUIStates()
+        }))
+    ];
+    return "project.html?" + params.join("&");
+};
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/scripts/project/browsing-engine.js b/src/main/webapp/scripts/project/browsing-engine.js
index 5fca33f0a..2082c4c2d 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/scripts/project/browsing-engine.js
+++ b/src/main/webapp/scripts/project/browsing-engine.js
@@ -1,8 +1,40 @@
-function BrowsingEngine(div) {
+function BrowsingEngine(div, facetConfigs) {
     this._div = div;
     this._facets = [];
     
     this._initializeUI();
+    
+    if (facetConfigs.length > 0) {
+        for (var i = 0; i < facetConfigs.length; i++) {
+            var facetConfig = facetConfigs[i];
+            var type = facetConfig.c.type;
+            
+            var div = $('<div></div>').addClass("facet-container").appendTo(this._div);
+            var facet;
+            switch (type) {
+                case "range":
+                    facet = RangeFacet.reconstruct(div, facetConfig);
+                    break;
+                case "text":
+                    facet = TextSearchFacet.reconstruct(div, facetConfig);
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    facet = ListFacet.reconstruct(div, facetConfig);
+            }
+            
+            this._facets.push({ elmt: div, facet: facet });
+        }
+        this.update();
+    }
+}
+
+BrowsingEngine.prototype.getFacetUIStates = function() {
+    var f = [];
+    for (var i = 0; i < this._facets.length; i++) {
+        var facet = this._facets[i];
+        f.push(facet.facet.getUIState());
+    }
+    return f;
 }
 
 BrowsingEngine.prototype._initializeUI = function() {
@@ -59,7 +91,7 @@ BrowsingEngine.prototype.update = function(onDone) {
     
     $.post(
         "/command/compute-facets?" + $.param({ project: theProject.id }),
-        { engine: JSON.stringify(ui.browsingEngine.getJSON(true)) },
+        { engine: JSON.stringify(this.getJSON(true)) },
         function(data) {
             var facetData = data.facets;