diff --git a/backend/endpoints/dump.go b/backend/endpoints/dump.go
index c53f49ff6..daacfe3a8 100644
--- a/backend/endpoints/dump.go
+++ b/backend/endpoints/dump.go
@@ -108,8 +108,16 @@ func init() {
 		utcOffset := ctx.ParseUTCOffset("utcoffset")
 		sessionlessUserId := ctx.GetSessionlessUserId()
 		userId := ctx.GetUserId()
+	
 		var user models.User
 		meta := map[string]string{}
+	
+		// Read project parameter from URL
+		projectFromUrl := ctx.R.FormValue("project")
+		if projectFromUrl != "" {
+			meta["project"] = projectFromUrl
+		}
+	
 		if ctx.R.FormValue("demo") != "" {
 			user = ctx.User("counter") // counter is the magic demo user
 			meta = map[string]string{"demo": "1"}
diff --git a/static/components/dashboard/selector.js b/static/components/dashboard/selector.js
index 31e24f159..1567ccec5 100644
--- a/static/components/dashboard/selector.js
+++ b/static/components/dashboard/selector.js
@@ -4,9 +4,21 @@ customElements.define(
         constructor() {
             super();
             this.last_sites = null;
+            
             document.addEventListener("selector-daterange-fetched", (evt) => {
                 this.handleDateRangeFetched(evt.detail);
             });
+            
+            // Handle browser back/forward
+            window.addEventListener("popstate", (evt) => {
+                if (evt.state && evt.state.site) {
+                    const select = document.getElementById("site-select");
+                    if (select) {
+                        select.value = evt.state.site;
+                        this.onSiteSelChanged(false); // Skip pushState for popstate navigation
+                    }
+                }
+            });
         }
 
         draw(dump) {
@@ -14,7 +26,7 @@ customElements.define(
             // all other components
             this.dump = dump;
 
-            var sites = Object.entries(dump.sites)
+            let sites = Object.entries(dump.sites)
                 .sort((a, b) => b[1].count - a[1].count)
                 .map((i) => i[0]);
 
@@ -29,8 +41,9 @@ customElements.define(
                 sites = ["counter.dev"];
             }
 
-            var sitePref = dump.user.prefs.site;
-            var rangePref = dump.user.prefs.range;
+            // Use meta.project if available (from URL parameter), otherwise use prefs.site
+            let sitePref = dump.meta.project || dump.user.prefs.site;
+            const rangePref = dump.user.prefs.range;
 
             this.style.display = "flex";
 
@@ -63,7 +76,7 @@ customElements.define(
             favicon.src = `https://icons.duckduckgo.com/ip3/${this.site}.ico`;
         }
 
-        onSiteSelChanged(evt) {
+        onSiteSelChanged(updateHistory = true) {
             this.updateFavicon();
 
             // request change up in the cloud and then also apply that change down
@@ -71,6 +84,13 @@ customElements.define(
             fetch("/setPrefSite?" + encodeURIComponent(this.site));
             this.dump.user.prefs.site = this.site;
 
+            // Update URL with project parameter (skip for popstate navigation)
+            if (updateHistory) {
+                const newUrl = new URL(window.location);
+                newUrl.searchParams.set("project", this.site);
+                window.history.pushState({site: this.site}, "", newUrl);
+            }
+
             document.dispatchEvent(
                 new CustomEvent("redraw", {
                     detail: this.dump,
diff --git a/static/js/dashboard.js b/static/js/dashboard.js
index 4abcff53c..41cf82dec 100644
--- a/static/js/dashboard.js
+++ b/static/js/dashboard.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Chart.defaults.global.tooltips = {
     },
 };
 Chart.defaults.global.tooltips.callbacks.label = function (tooltipItem, data) {
-    var value = data.datasets[0].data[tooltipItem.index];
+    const value = data.datasets[0].data[tooltipItem.index];
     return numberFormat(value);
 };
 
@@ -37,9 +37,8 @@ function getSelectorEl() {
         return;
     }
 }
-selector = getSelectorEl(); // very import element
-
-allConnectedData = [];
+const selector = getSelectorEl(); // very important element
+const allConnectedData = [];
 function connectData(selector, getData) {
     Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(selector)).forEach((el) => {
         allConnectedData.push([el, getData]);