diff --git a/assets/src/bundles/save/index.js b/assets/src/bundles/save/index.js
--- a/assets/src/bundles/save/index.js
+++ b/assets/src/bundles/save/index.js
@@ -350,6 +350,14 @@
       $('.nav-tabs a[href="#swh-origin-save-requests-list"]').tab('show');
     }
 
+    $(window).on('hashchange', () => {
+      if (window.location.hash === '#requests') {
+        $('.nav-tabs a[href="#swh-origin-save-requests-list"]').tab('show');
+      } else {
+        $('.nav-tabs a[href="#swh-origin-save-requests-create"]').tab('show');
+      }
+    });
+
   });
 
 }
diff --git a/cypress/integration/origin-save.spec.js b/cypress/integration/origin-save.spec.js
--- a/cypress/integration/origin-save.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/origin-save.spec.js
@@ -751,4 +751,24 @@
 
   });
 
+  it('should switch tabs when playing with browser history', function() {
+    cy.intercept('/save/requests/list/**', {fixture: 'origin-save'});
+    cy.intercept('/save/task/info/**', {fixture: 'save-task-info'});
+
+    cy.get('#swh-origin-save-request-help-tab')
+      .should('have.class', 'active');
+
+    cy.get('#swh-origin-save-requests-list-tab')
+      .click()
+      .should('have.class', 'active');
+
+    cy.go('back')
+      .get('#swh-origin-save-request-help-tab')
+      .should('have.class', 'active');
+
+    cy.go('forward')
+      .get('#swh-origin-save-requests-list-tab')
+      .should('have.class', 'active');
+  });
+
 });