diff --git a/modules/behavior/hash.js b/modules/behavior/hash.js
index 7a7f7fe34..8d5f638e1 100644
--- a/modules/behavior/hash.js
+++ b/modules/behavior/hash.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { modeSelect } from '../modes/select';
 import { utilDisplayLabel, utilObjectOmit, utilQsString, utilStringQs } from '../util';
 import { utilArrayIdentical } from '../util/array';
 import { t } from '../core/localizer';
-
+import { prefs } from '../core/preferences';
 
 export function behaviorHash(context) {
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export function behaviorHash(context) {
         var newParams = {};
 
         delete oldParams.id;
-        var selected = context.selectedIDs().filter(function(id) {
+        var selected = context.selectedIDs().filter(function (id) {
             return context.hasEntity(id);
         });
         if (selected.length) {
@@ -53,12 +53,12 @@ export function behaviorHash(context) {
         var changeCount;
         var titleID;
 
-        var selected = context.selectedIDs().filter(function(id) {
+        var selected = context.selectedIDs().filter(function (id) {
             return context.hasEntity(id);
         });
         if (selected.length) {
             var firstLabel = utilDisplayLabel(context.entity(selected[0]), context.graph());
-            if (selected.length > 1 ) {
+            if (selected.length > 1) {
                 contextual = t('title.labeled_and_more', {
                     labeled: firstLabel,
                     count: selected.length - 1
@@ -109,11 +109,17 @@ export function behaviorHash(context) {
 
             // set the title we want displayed for the browser tab/window
             updateTitle(true /* includeChangeCount */);
+
+            //save last used map hash/location for future
+            const mapHash = latestHash.split("map=");
+            if (mapHash.length == 2) {
+                prefs("map-hash", mapHash[1]);
+            }
         }
     }
 
     var _throttledUpdate = _throttle(updateHashIfNeeded, 500);
-    var _throttledUpdateTitle = _throttle(function() {
+    var _throttledUpdateTitle = _throttle(function () {
         updateTitle(true /* includeChangeCount */);
     }, 500);
 
@@ -140,7 +146,7 @@ export function behaviorHash(context) {
             context.map().centerZoom([mapArgs[2], Math.min(_latitudeLimit, Math.max(-_latitudeLimit, mapArgs[1]))], mapArgs[0]);
 
             if (q.id && mode) {
-                var ids = q.id.split(',').filter(function(id) {
+                var ids = q.id.split(',').filter(function (id) {
                     return context.hasEntity(id);
                 });
                 if (ids.length &&
@@ -181,8 +187,8 @@ export function behaviorHash(context) {
 
             if (q.id) {
                 //if (!context.history().hasRestorableChanges()) {
-                    // targeting specific features: download, select, and zoom to them
-                    context.zoomToEntity(q.id.split(',')[0], !q.map);
+                // targeting specific features: download, select, and zoom to them
+                context.zoomToEntity(q.id.split(',')[0], !q.map);
                 //}
             }
 
@@ -193,6 +199,21 @@ export function behaviorHash(context) {
             if (q.map) {
                 behavior.hadHash = true;
             }
+            else if (prefs("map-hash")) {
+                //user has existing map location hash, set hash & map to location
+                const mapHash = prefs("map-hash");
+                let currentHash = computedHash();
+
+                currentHash = currentHash.substring(0, currentHash.indexOf("map=")) + "map=" + mapHash;
+
+                window.history.replaceState(null, computedTitle(false /* includeChangeCount */), currentHash);
+                const mapArgs = mapHash.split('/').map(Number);
+                context.map().centerZoom([mapArgs[2], Math.min(_latitudeLimit, Math.max(-_latitudeLimit, mapArgs[1]))], mapArgs[0]);
+
+                _cachedHash = window.location.hash;
+
+                behavior.hadHash = true;
+            }
 
             hashchange();
 
@@ -200,7 +221,7 @@ export function behaviorHash(context) {
         }
     }
 
-    behavior.off = function() {
+    behavior.off = function () {
         _throttledUpdate.cancel();
         _throttledUpdateTitle.cancel();