diff --git a/src/app/search/controller/search_criteria_controller.js b/src/app/search/controller/search_criteria_controller.js
index 074373ca..b23ad92c 100644
--- a/src/app/search/controller/search_criteria_controller.js
+++ b/src/app/search/controller/search_criteria_controller.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  * may be property filters (title = foo) or resource filters (story_id = 22).
  */
 angular.module('sb.search').controller('SearchCriteriaController',
-    function ($log, $q, $scope, Criteria) {
+    function ($log, $q, $scope, $location, $injector, Criteria) {
         'use strict';
 
         /**
@@ -55,6 +55,18 @@ angular.module('sb.search').controller('SearchCriteriaController',
             $scope.init();
         });
 
+        $scope.rewriteQueryString = function() {
+            var params = {};
+            angular.forEach(resourceTypes, function(resourceName) {
+                var resource = $injector.get(resourceName);
+                angular.forEach($scope.criteria, function() {
+                    var criteriaMap = resource.criteriaMap($scope.criteria);
+                    angular.extend(params, criteriaMap);
+                });
+            });
+            $location.search(params);
+        };
+
         /**
          * When a criteria is added, make sure we remove all previous criteria
          * that have the same type.
@@ -72,6 +84,7 @@ angular.module('sb.search').controller('SearchCriteriaController',
                     $scope.criteria.splice(i, 1);
                 }
             }
+            $scope.rewriteQueryString();
         };
 
         /**
@@ -82,6 +95,7 @@ angular.module('sb.search').controller('SearchCriteriaController',
             if (idx > -1) {
                 $scope.criteria.splice(idx, 1);
             }
+            $scope.rewriteQueryString();
         };
 
         /**
diff --git a/src/app/stories/controller/story_list_controller.js b/src/app/stories/controller/story_list_controller.js
index c8c947b0..cd7a8ba5 100644
--- a/src/app/stories/controller/story_list_controller.js
+++ b/src/app/stories/controller/story_list_controller.js
@@ -19,16 +19,63 @@
  */
 angular.module('sb.story').controller('StoryListController',
     function ($scope, $state, Criteria, NewStoryService,
-             SubscriptionList, CurrentUser) {
+             SubscriptionList, CurrentUser, $stateParams, $filter, $q,
+             Tags, User, Project, ProjectGroup) {
         'use strict';
 
         // search results must be of type "story"
         $scope.resourceTypes = ['Story'];
 
         // Search result criteria default must be "active"
-        $scope.defaultCriteria = [
-            Criteria.create('StoryStatus', 'active', 'Active')
-        ];
+        $scope.defaultCriteria = [];
+
+        if ($stateParams.q) {
+            $scope.defaultCriteria.push(
+                Criteria.create('Text', $stateParams.q)
+            );
+        }
+        if ($stateParams.status) {
+            $scope.defaultCriteria.push(
+                Criteria.create('StoryStatus', $stateParams.status,
+                                $filter('capitalize')($stateParams.status))
+            );
+        }
+        if ($stateParams.tags) {
+            $scope.defaultCriteria.push(
+                Criteria.create('Tags', $stateParams.tags, $stateParams.tags)
+            );
+        }
+        if ($stateParams.assignee_id) {
+            User.get({'id': $stateParams.assignee_id}).$promise
+                .then(function(result) {
+                    $scope.defaultCriteria.push(
+                        Criteria.create('User', $stateParams.assignee_id,
+                                        result.full_name)
+                    );
+                }
+            );
+        }
+        if ($stateParams.project_id) {
+            Project.get({'id': $stateParams.project_id}).$promise
+                .then(function(result) {
+                    $scope.defaultCriteria.push(
+                        Criteria.create('Project', $stateParams.project_id,
+                                        result.name)
+                    );
+                }
+            );
+        }
+        if ($stateParams.project_group_id) {
+            ProjectGroup.get({'id': $stateParams.project_group_id}).$promise
+                .then(function(result) {
+                    $scope.defaultCriteria.push(
+                        Criteria.create('ProjectGroup',
+                                        $stateParams.project_group_id,
+                                        result.title)
+                    );
+                }
+            );
+        }
 
         /**
          * Creates a new story.
diff --git a/src/app/stories/module.js b/src/app/stories/module.js
index 00895369..b7a7d045 100644
--- a/src/app/stories/module.js
+++ b/src/app/stories/module.js
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ angular.module('sb.story', ['ui.router', 'sb.services', 'sb.util',
         // URL Defaults.
         $urlRouterProvider.when('/story', '/story/list');
 
+        var queryParams = 'q&status&tags&project_group_id&'
+            + 'project_id&assignee_id';
+
         // Set our page routes.
         $stateProvider
             .state('sb.story', {
@@ -35,7 +38,10 @@ angular.module('sb.story', ['ui.router', 'sb.services', 'sb.util',
                 template: '<div ui-view></div>'
             })
             .state('sb.story.list', {
-                url: '/list',
+                url: '/list?' + queryParams,
+                params: {
+                    'status': 'active'
+                },
                 templateUrl: 'app/stories/template/list.html',
                 controller: 'StoryListController'
             })
diff --git a/src/app/stories/template/list.html b/src/app/stories/template/list.html
index 6c18d965..9b3ca82d 100644
--- a/src/app/stories/template/list.html
+++ b/src/app/stories/template/list.html
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
                      tag-complete-tag-template-url="'app/search/template/criteria_tag_item.html'"
                      tag-complete-loading="loadingCriteria = isLoading"
                      tag-complete-on-select="addCriteria(tag)"
+                     tag-remove-callback="rewriteQueryString()"
                      placeholder="Search Stories">
                 </div>
                 <span class="form-control-feedback text-muted">