diff --git a/humbug/urls.py b/humbug/urls.py
index 8e83845e06..733d1140cb 100644
--- a/humbug/urls.py
+++ b/humbug/urls.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import os.path
 urlpatterns = patterns('',
     url(r'^$', 'zephyr.views.home', name='home'),
     url(r'^update$', 'zephyr.views.update', name='update'),
+    url(r'^get_state$', 'zephyr.views.get_state', name='get_state'),
     url(r'^get_updates_longpoll$', 'zephyr.views.get_updates_longpoll', name='get_updates_longpoll'),
     url(r'^zephyr/', 'zephyr.views.zephyr', name='zephyr'),
     url(r'^personal-zephyr/', 'zephyr.views.personal_zephyr', name='personal_zephyr'),
diff --git a/zephyr/static/js/zephyr.js b/zephyr/static/js/zephyr.js
index 78632f2973..16669ebe41 100644
--- a/zephyr/static/js/zephyr.js
+++ b/zephyr/static/js/zephyr.js
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     $("body").delegate("p", "click", function(){
         select_zephyr($(this).parent().parent());
     });
+
+    $.get('get_state', function(data) {
+	    select_zephyr($("#" + data.pointer));
+	}, dataType="json");
 });
 
 var goto_pressed = false;
diff --git a/zephyr/views.py b/zephyr/views.py
index 1262bacaee..f7637982f7 100644
--- a/zephyr/views.py
+++ b/zephyr/views.py
@@ -68,6 +68,16 @@ def update(request):
         user_profile.save()
     return HttpResponse(simplejson.dumps({}), mimetype='application/json')
 
+@login_required
+def get_state(request):
+    if not request.GET:
+        # Do something
+        pass
+
+    user_profile = UserProfile.objects.get(user=request.user)
+    return HttpResponse(simplejson.dumps({"pointer": user_profile.pointer}),
+                        mimetype='application/json')
+
 @asynchronous
 def get_updates_longpoll(request, handler):
     if not request.POST: