diff --git a/src/browser/components/DesktopIntegration/index.jsx b/src/browser/components/DesktopIntegration/index.jsx
index dc9845366f6..86d6fd8a4f0 100644
--- a/src/browser/components/DesktopIntegration/index.jsx
+++ b/src/browser/components/DesktopIntegration/index.jsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import { getActiveGraph, getCredentials, eventToHandler } from './helpers'
 
 export default class DesktopIntegration extends Component {
   setupListener () {
-    const { integrationPoint } = this.props
+    const { integrationPoint, onArgumentsChange = null } = this.props
     if (integrationPoint && integrationPoint.onContextUpdate) {
       integrationPoint.onContextUpdate((event, newContext, oldContext) => {
         const handlerPropName = eventToHandler(event.type)
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ export default class DesktopIntegration extends Component {
         this.props[handlerPropName](event, newContext, oldContext)
       })
     }
+    if (
+      integrationPoint &&
+      integrationPoint.onArgumentsChange &&
+      onArgumentsChange
+    ) {
+      integrationPoint.onArgumentsChange(onArgumentsChange)
+    }
   }
   loadInitialContext () {
     const { integrationPoint, onMount = null } = this.props
diff --git a/src/browser/modules/App/App.jsx b/src/browser/modules/App/App.jsx
index e6ab8c2c8ae..f83cb3329a5 100644
--- a/src/browser/modules/App/App.jsx
+++ b/src/browser/modules/App/App.jsx
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ import { getMetadata, getUserAuthStatus } from 'shared/modules/sync/syncDuck'
 import ErrorBoundary from 'browser-components/ErrorBoundary'
 import { getExperimentalFeatures } from 'shared/modules/experimentalFeatures/experimentalFeaturesDuck'
 import FeatureToggleProvider from '../FeatureToggle/FeatureToggleProvider'
+import { URL_ARGUMENTS_CHANGE } from 'shared/modules/app/appDuck'
 
 export class App extends Component {
   componentDidMount () {
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ export class App extends Component {
               <UserInteraction />
               <DesktopIntegration
                 integrationPoint={this.props.desktopIntegrationPoint}
+                onArgumentsChange={this.props.onArgumentsChange}
                 onMount={this.props.setInitialConnectionData}
                 onGraphActive={this.props.switchConnection}
                 onGraphInactive={this.props.closeConnectionMaybe}
@@ -234,13 +236,17 @@ const mergeProps = (stateProps, dispatchProps, ownProps) => {
     if (activeGraph) return // We still got an active graph, do nothing
     ownProps.bus.send(SILENT_DISCONNECT, {})
   }
+  const onArgumentsChange = argsString => {
+    ownProps.bus.send(URL_ARGUMENTS_CHANGE, { url: `?${argsString}` })
+  }
   return {
     ...stateProps,
     ...ownProps,
     ...dispatchProps,
     switchConnection,
     setInitialConnectionData,
-    closeConnectionMaybe
+    closeConnectionMaybe,
+    onArgumentsChange
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/shared/modules/app/appDuck.js b/src/shared/modules/app/appDuck.js
index d3876e05062..239ffefd088 100644
--- a/src/shared/modules/app/appDuck.js
+++ b/src/shared/modules/app/appDuck.js
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ export const NAME = 'app'
 export const APP_START = `${NAME}/APP_START`
 export const USER_CLEAR = `${NAME}/USER_CLEAR`
 
+export const URL_ARGUMENTS_CHANGE = `${NAME}/URL_ARGUMENTS_CHANGE`
+
 // State constants
 export const DESKTOP = 'DESKTOP'
 export const WEB = 'WEB'
diff --git a/src/shared/modules/editor/editorDuck.js b/src/shared/modules/editor/editorDuck.js
index ee7b4dbdb25..d26c301a5d1 100644
--- a/src/shared/modules/editor/editorDuck.js
+++ b/src/shared/modules/editor/editorDuck.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 import Rx from 'rxjs/Rx'
 import { getUrlParamValue } from 'services/utils'
 import { getSettings } from 'shared/modules/settings/settingsDuck'
-import { APP_START } from 'shared/modules/app/appDuck'
+import { APP_START, URL_ARGUMENTS_CHANGE } from 'shared/modules/app/appDuck'
 
 const NAME = 'editor'
 export const SET_CONTENT = NAME + '/SET_CONTENT'
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ export const editContent = (id, message) => ({
 export const populateEditorFromUrlEpic = (some$, store) => {
   return some$
     .ofType(APP_START)
+    .merge(some$.ofType(URL_ARGUMENTS_CHANGE))
     .delay(1) // Timing issue. Needs to be detached like this
     .mergeMap(action => {
       if (!action.url) return Rx.Observable.never()
diff --git a/src/shared/modules/editor/editorDuck.test.js b/src/shared/modules/editor/editorDuck.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1d055749204
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shared/modules/editor/editorDuck.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2002-2018 "Neo4j, Inc"
+ * Network Engine for Objects in Lund AB [http://neotechnology.com]
+ *
+ * This file is part of Neo4j.
+ *
+ * Neo4j is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+/* global beforeAll */
+import configureMockStore from 'redux-mock-store'
+import { createEpicMiddleware } from 'redux-observable'
+import { createBus, createReduxMiddleware } from 'suber'
+import { populateEditorFromUrlEpic, SET_CONTENT } from './editorDuck'
+import { APP_START, URL_ARGUMENTS_CHANGE } from '../app/appDuck'
+
+describe('editorDuck Epics', () => {
+  let store
+  const bus = createBus()
+  const epicMiddleware = createEpicMiddleware(populateEditorFromUrlEpic)
+  const mockStore = configureMockStore([
+    epicMiddleware,
+    createReduxMiddleware(bus)
+  ])
+  beforeAll(() => {
+    store = mockStore({
+      settings: {
+        cmdchar: ':'
+      }
+    })
+  })
+  afterEach(() => {
+    bus.reset()
+    store.clearActions()
+  })
+  test('Sends a SET_CONTENT event on initial url arguments', done => {
+    const cmd = 'play'
+    const arg = 'test-guide'
+    const action = {
+      type: APP_START,
+      url: `http://url.com?cmd=${cmd}&arg=${arg}`
+    }
+
+    bus.take(SET_CONTENT, currentAction => {
+      // Then
+      expect(store.getActions()).toEqual([
+        action,
+        { type: SET_CONTENT, message: `:${cmd} ${arg}` }
+      ])
+      done()
+    })
+
+    // When
+    store.dispatch(action)
+  })
+  test('Sends a SET_CONTENT event on url arguments change', done => {
+    const cmd = 'play'
+    const arg = 'test-guide'
+    const action = {
+      type: URL_ARGUMENTS_CHANGE,
+      url: `?cmd=${cmd}&arg=${arg}`
+    }
+
+    bus.take(SET_CONTENT, currentAction => {
+      // Then
+      expect(store.getActions()).toEqual([
+        action,
+        { type: SET_CONTENT, message: `:${cmd} ${arg}` }
+      ])
+      done()
+    })
+
+    // When
+    store.dispatch(action)
+  })
+})