diff --git a/app/index.js b/app/index.js
index c0da7b6..09f2249 100644
--- a/app/index.js
+++ b/app/index.js
@@ -792,6 +792,26 @@ class GlobalBindings {
     this.requestMove = (user, channel) => {
       if (this.connected()) {
         user.model.setChannel(channel.model)
+
+        let currentUrl = url.parse(document.location.href, true)
+        // delete search param so that query one can be taken into account
+        delete currentUrl.search
+
+        // get full channel path
+        if( channel.parent() ){ // in case this channel is not Root
+          let parent = channel.parent()
+          currentUrl.query.channelName = channel.name()
+          while( parent.parent() ){
+            currentUrl.query.channelName = parent.name() + '/' + currentUrl.query.channelName
+            parent = parent.parent()
+          }
+        } else {
+          // there is no channelName as we moved to Root
+          delete currentUrl.query.channelName
+        }
+
+        // reflect this change in URL
+        window.history.pushState(null, channel.name(), url.format(currentUrl))
       }
     }