diff --git a/app/angular/src/client/preview/init.js b/app/angular/src/client/preview/init.js
index 11e470afd4c4..e4028a7805cc 100644
--- a/app/angular/src/client/preview/init.js
+++ b/app/angular/src/client/preview/init.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export default function(context) {
       selectedKind,
       selectedStory,
     });
-    window.history.pushState({}, '', `?${queryString}`);
+    window.history.replaceState({}, '', `?${queryString}`);
   });
 
   // Handle keyEvents and pass them to the parent.
diff --git a/app/react/src/client/preview/init.js b/app/react/src/client/preview/init.js
index 11e470afd4c4..e4028a7805cc 100644
--- a/app/react/src/client/preview/init.js
+++ b/app/react/src/client/preview/init.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export default function(context) {
       selectedKind,
       selectedStory,
     });
-    window.history.pushState({}, '', `?${queryString}`);
+    window.history.replaceState({}, '', `?${queryString}`);
   });
 
   // Handle keyEvents and pass them to the parent.
diff --git a/app/vue/src/client/preview/init.js b/app/vue/src/client/preview/init.js
index 11e470afd4c4..e4028a7805cc 100644
--- a/app/vue/src/client/preview/init.js
+++ b/app/vue/src/client/preview/init.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export default function(context) {
       selectedKind,
       selectedStory,
     });
-    window.history.pushState({}, '', `?${queryString}`);
+    window.history.replaceState({}, '', `?${queryString}`);
   });
 
   // Handle keyEvents and pass them to the parent.