diff --git a/actions/localConfig.js b/actions/localConfig.js
index ced9104a9..22bb041d5 100644
--- a/actions/localConfig.js
+++ b/actions/localConfig.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export const LOCAL_CONFIG_LOADED = 'LOCAL_CONFIG_LOADED';
 export const SET_STARTUP_PARAMETERS = 'SET_STARTUP_PARAMETERS';
 export const SET_COLOR_SCHEME = 'SET_COLOR_SCHEME';
 export const SET_USER_INFO_FIELDS = 'SET_USER_INFO_FIELDS';
+export const SET_PERMALINK_PARAMETERS = 'SET_PERMALINK_PARAMETERS';
 
 export function localConfigLoaded(config) {
     return {
@@ -43,3 +44,10 @@ export function setUserInfoFields(fields) {
         fields
     };
 }
+
+export function setPermalinkParameters(params) {
+    return {
+        type: SET_PERMALINK_PARAMETERS,
+        params
+    };
+}
diff --git a/plugins/MapFilter.jsx b/plugins/MapFilter.jsx
index 9095ad124..b745a63b1 100644
--- a/plugins/MapFilter.jsx
+++ b/plugins/MapFilter.jsx
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ class MapFilter extends React.Component {
         position: PropTypes.number,
         setCurrentTask: PropTypes.func,
         setFilter: PropTypes.func,
+        setPermalinkParameters: PropTypes.func,
         /** The side of the application on which to display the sidebar. */
         side: PropTypes.string,
         startupParams: PropTypes.object,
@@ -86,7 +87,6 @@ class MapFilter extends React.Component {
     };
     state = {
         filters: {},
-        timeFilter: null,
         geomFilter: {}
     };
     componentDidUpdate(prevProps, prevState) {
@@ -170,6 +170,13 @@ class MapFilter extends React.Component {
                 }
             }, {});
             this.props.setFilter(layerExpressions, this.state.geomFilter.geom);
+            const permalinkState = Object.entries(this.state.filters).reduce((res, [key, value]) => {
+                return {...res, [key]: value.values};
+            }, {});
+            if (this.state.geomFilter.geom) {
+                permalinkState.__geomfilter = this.state.geomFilter.geom.coordinates;
+            }
+            this.props.setPermalinkParameters({f: JSON.stringify(permalinkState)});
         }
     }
     buildTimeFilter = (layer, filters) => {
@@ -408,5 +415,6 @@ export default connect((state) => ({
     startupParams: state.localConfig.startupParams
 }), {
     setFilter: setFilter,
-    setCurrentTask: setCurrentTask
+    setCurrentTask: setCurrentTask,
+    setPermalinkParameters: setPermalinkParameters
 })(MapFilter);
diff --git a/reducers/localConfig.js b/reducers/localConfig.js
index 313cc66b0..d836fa9a5 100644
--- a/reducers/localConfig.js
+++ b/reducers/localConfig.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  */
 
-import {LOCAL_CONFIG_LOADED, SET_STARTUP_PARAMETERS, SET_COLOR_SCHEME, SET_USER_INFO_FIELDS} from '../actions/localConfig';
+import {LOCAL_CONFIG_LOADED, SET_STARTUP_PARAMETERS, SET_COLOR_SCHEME, SET_USER_INFO_FIELDS, SET_PERMALINK_PARAMETERS} from '../actions/localConfig';
 
 import ConfigUtils from '../utils/ConfigUtils';
 import {UrlParams} from '../utils/PermaLinkUtils';
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {UrlParams} from '../utils/PermaLinkUtils';
 const defaultState = {
     ...ConfigUtils.getDefaults(),
     startupParams: {},
+    permalinkParams: {},
     colorScheme: 'default'
 };
 
@@ -52,6 +53,17 @@ export default function localConfig(state = defaultState, action) {
             }
         };
     }
+    case SET_PERMALINK_PARAMETERS: {
+        return {
+            ...state,
+            permalinkParams: Object.entries({...state.permalinkParams, ...action.params}).reduce((res, [key, value]) => {
+                if (value !== undefined) {
+                    res[key] = value;
+                }
+                return res;
+            }, {})
+        };
+    }
     default:
         return state;
     }
diff --git a/utils/PermaLinkUtils.js b/utils/PermaLinkUtils.js
index bc735208d..ca383c657 100644
--- a/utils/PermaLinkUtils.js
+++ b/utils/PermaLinkUtils.js
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ export function generatePermaLink(state, callback, user = false) {
             .map(entry => ({...entry.layer, pos: entry.pos}));
         permalinkState.layers = redliningLayers;
     }
+    permalinkState.permalinkParams = state.localConfig.permalinkParams;
     permalinkState.url = fullUrl;
     const route = user ? "userpermalink" : "createpermalink";
     axios.post(ConfigUtils.getConfigProp("permalinkServiceUrl").replace(/\/$/, '') + "/" + route, permalinkState)
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ export function resolvePermaLink(initialParams, callback) {
         axios.get(ConfigUtils.getConfigProp("permalinkServiceUrl").replace(/\/$/, '') + "/resolvepermalink?key=" + key)
             .then(response => {
                 const data = response.data;
-                callback({...initialParams, ...(data.query || {})}, data.state || {}, !!data.query);
+                callback({...initialParams, ...(data.query || {}), ...(data.state.permalinkParams || {})}, data.state || {}, !!data.query);
             })
             .catch(() => {
                 callback(initialParams, {}, false);
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ export function resolvePermaLink(initialParams, callback) {
         axios.get(ConfigUtils.getConfigProp("permalinkServiceUrl").replace(/\/$/, '') + "/bookmarks/" + bkey)
             .then(response => {
                 const data = response.data;
-                callback({...initialParams, ...(data.query || {})}, (data.state || {}), !!data.query);
+                callback({...initialParams, ...(data.query || {}), ...(data.state.permalinkParams || {})}, (data.state || {}), !!data.query);
             })
             .catch(() => {
                 callback(initialParams, {}, false);
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ export function createBookmark(state, description, callback) {
             .map(entry => ({...entry.layer, pos: entry.pos}));
         bookmarkState.layers = redliningLayers;
     }
+    bookmarkState.permalinkParams = state.localConfig.permalinkParams;
     bookmarkState.url = UrlParams.getFullUrl();
     axios.post(ConfigUtils.getConfigProp("permalinkServiceUrl").replace(/\/$/, '') + "/bookmarks/" +
         "?description=" + description, bookmarkState)
@@ -193,6 +195,7 @@ export function updateBookmark(state, bkey, description, callback) {
             .map(entry => ({...entry.layer, pos: entry.pos}));
         bookmarkState.layers = redliningLayers;
     }
+    bookmarkState.permalinkParams = state.localConfig.permalinkParams;
     bookmarkState.url = UrlParams.getFullUrl();
     axios.put(ConfigUtils.getConfigProp("permalinkServiceUrl").replace(/\/$/, '') + "/bookmarks/" + bkey +
         "?description=" + description, bookmarkState)