diff --git a/mithril.js b/mithril.js
index 90cf3c34..cc557cbe 100644
--- a/mithril.js
+++ b/mithril.js
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ var m = (function app(window, undefined) {
 			var currentPath = queryIndex > -1 ? currentRoute.slice(0, queryIndex) : currentRoute
 			if (querystring) currentRoute = currentPath + (currentPath.indexOf("?") === -1 ? "?" : "&") + querystring;
 
-			var shouldReplaceHistoryEntry = (arguments.length === 3 ? arguments[2] : arguments[1]) === true;
+			var shouldReplaceHistoryEntry = (arguments.length === 3 ? arguments[2] : arguments[1]) === true || currentRoute === arguments[0];
 
 			if (window.history.pushState) {
 				computePostRedrawHook = function() {