diff --git a/reader/views.py b/reader/views.py
index 2aae795dee..bf487dcc4b 100644
--- a/reader/views.py
+++ b/reader/views.py
@@ -902,6 +902,7 @@ def collection_page(request, slug):
         "initialMenu":     "collection",
         "initialCollectionName": collection.name,
         "initialCollectionSlug": collection.slug,
+        "initialCollectionTag": request.GET.get("tag", None),
         "initialTab":  request.GET.get("tab", None)
     })
 
diff --git a/static/js/CollectionPage.jsx b/static/js/CollectionPage.jsx
index 75baa91247..098f324d6a 100644
--- a/static/js/CollectionPage.jsx
+++ b/static/js/CollectionPage.jsx
@@ -41,12 +41,18 @@ class CollectionPage extends Component {
   }
   componentDidMount() {
     this.loadData();
+    if (!!this.props.tag & !this.props.tab) {
+      this.props.setTab("sheets");
+    }
   }
   componentDidUpdate(prevProps, prevState) {
     if (this.props.slug !== prevProps.slug) {
       this.setState({collectionData: null});
       this.loadData();
     }
+    if (this.props.tab != prevProps.tab) {
+      this.setState({tab: this.props.tab});
+    }
     if (prevState.sheetFilterTopic !== this.state.sheetFilterTopic && $(".content").scrollTop() > 260) {
       $(".content").scrollTop(0);
     }
@@ -249,7 +255,7 @@ class CollectionPage extends Component {
 
           <TabView
             tabs={tabs}
-            currTabName={this.props.tab}
+            currTabName={this.state.tab}
             renderTab={renderTab}
             containerClasses={"largeTabs"}
             setTab={this.props.setTab} >
diff --git a/static/js/ReaderApp.jsx b/static/js/ReaderApp.jsx
index 969b485236..2e70524afb 100644
--- a/static/js/ReaderApp.jsx
+++ b/static/js/ReaderApp.jsx
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ class ReaderApp extends Component {
       "About", "AboutSheet", "Navigation", "WebPages", "extended notes", "Topics", "Torah Readings", "manuscripts", "Lexicon"]);
     const addTab = (url) => {
       if (state.tab && state.menuOpen !== "search") {
-        return url.includes("?") ?  url + `&tab=${state.tab}` : url + `?tab=${state.tab}`;
+        return  url + `&tab=${state.tab}`
       } else {
         return url;
       }
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ class ReaderApp extends Component {
           case "collection":
             hist.url   = "collections/" + state.collectionSlug;
             if (states[i].collectionTag) {
-              hist.url;
+              hist.url += "&tag=" + state.collectionTag.replace("#","%23");
             }
             hist.title = (state.collectionName ? state.collectionName + " | " : "") + Sefaria._(siteName + " Collections");
             hist.mode  = "collection";