diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/core/gr-router/gr-router.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/core/gr-router/gr-router.ts
index 0d8a080..1102895 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/core/gr-router/gr-router.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/core/gr-router/gr-router.ts
@@ -345,6 +345,13 @@
   }
 
   setState(state: AppElementParams) {
+    if (
+      'project' in state &&
+      state.project !== undefined &&
+      'changeNum' in state
+    )
+      this.restApiService.setInProjectLookup(state.changeNum, state.project);
+
     this.routerModel.setState({
       view: state.view,
       changeNum: 'changeNum' in state ? state.changeNum : undefined,