diff --git a/lms/static/js/components/tabbed/views/tabbed_view.js b/lms/static/js/components/tabbed/views/tabbed_view.js
index a3c4dfd8c5..77bc1b4210 100644
--- a/lms/static/js/components/tabbed/views/tabbed_view.js
+++ b/lms/static/js/components/tabbed/views/tabbed_view.js
@@ -41,12 +41,14 @@
                    },
 
                    setActiveTab: function (index) {
+                       var tab = this.tabs[index],
+                           view = tab.view;
                        this.$('a.is-active').removeClass('is-active').attr('aria-selected', 'false');
                        this.$('a[data-index='+index+']').addClass('is-active').attr('aria-selected', 'true');
-                       var view = this.tabs[index].view;
                        view.render();
                        this.$('.page-content-main').html(view.$el.html());
                        this.$('.sr-is-focusable').focus();
+                       this.router.navigate(tab.url, {replace: true});
                    },
 
                    switchTab: function (event) {
diff --git a/lms/static/js/spec/components/tabbed/tabbed_view_spec.js b/lms/static/js/spec/components/tabbed/tabbed_view_spec.js
index 69a18e045e..b9b5fb31fb 100644
--- a/lms/static/js/spec/components/tabbed/tabbed_view_spec.js
+++ b/lms/static/js/spec/components/tabbed/tabbed_view_spec.js
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@
                        expect(view.$('.nav-item[data-index=0]')).toHaveAttr('aria-selected', 'false');
                        expect(view.$('.nav-item[data-index=1]')).toHaveAttr('aria-selected', 'true');
                    });
+
+                   it('updates the page URL on tab switches without adding to browser history', function () {
+                       view.$('.nav-item[data-index=1]').click();
+                       expect(Backbone.history.navigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith('test 2', {replace: true});
+                   });
                });
            }
           );