diff --git a/scm-ui/src/changesets/components/DropDown.js b/scm-ui/src/changesets/components/DropDown.js
index 28d3ef28f0..8d73ea4fa5 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/changesets/components/DropDown.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/changesets/components/DropDown.js
@@ -4,15 +4,17 @@ import React from "react";
 
 type Props = {
   options: string[],
-  optionSelected: string => void
+  optionSelected: string => void,
+  preselectedOption: string
 }
 
 class DropDown extends React.Component<Props> {
   render() {
-    const {options} = this.props;
-    return <select onChange={this.change}>
+    const {options, preselectedOption} = this.props;
+    return <select value={preselectedOption} onChange={this.change}>
       {options.map(option => {
-        return <option key={option} value={option}>{option}</option>
+        return <option key={option}
+                       value={option}>{option}</option>
       })}
     </select>
   }
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/changesets/containers/Changesets.js b/scm-ui/src/changesets/containers/Changesets.js
index a197ae293d..48e95dd5d6 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/changesets/containers/Changesets.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/changesets/containers/Changesets.js
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ import {
   fetchChangesetsByNamespaceAndName, fetchChangesetsByNamespaceNameAndBranch,
   getChangesets,
 } from "../modules/changesets";
-import {translate} from "react-i18next";
+import type { History } from "history";
 import {fetchBranchesByNamespaceAndName, getBranchNames} from "../../repos/modules/branches";
 import type {Repository} from "@scm-manager/ui-types";
 import ChangesetTable from "../components/ChangesetTable";
 import DropDown from "../components/DropDown";
+import {withRouter} from "react-router-dom";
 
 type Props = {
   repository: Repository,
@@ -18,30 +19,34 @@ type Props = {
   fetchChangesetsByNamespaceNameAndBranch: (namespace: string, name: string, branch: string) => void
 }
 
-type State = {
-  branchName: string
-}
 
 class Changesets extends React.Component<State, Props> {
   constructor(props) {
     super(props);
-    this.state = {};
+    this.state = {
+    };
   }
 
   componentDidMount() {
     const {namespace, name} = this.props.repository;
-    this.props.fetchChangesetsByNamespaceNameAndBranch(namespace, name, this.props.branchName);
+    const branchName = this.props.match.params.branch;
+    if (branchName) {
+      this.props.fetchChangesetsByNamespaceNameAndBranch(namespace, name, branchName);
+    } else {
+      this.props.fetchChangesetsByNamespaceAndName(namespace, name);
+    }
     this.props.fetchBranchesByNamespaceAndName(namespace, name);
   }
 
   render() {
     const {changesets, branchNames} = this.props;
+    const branch = this.props.match.params.branch;
     if (changesets === null) {
       return null
     }
     if (branchNames) {
       return <div>
-        <DropDown options={branchNames} optionSelected={this.branchChanged}/>
+        <DropDown options={branchNames} preselectedOption={branch} optionSelected={branch => this.branchChanged(branch)}/>
         <ChangesetTable changesets={changesets}/>
       </div>;
     } else {
@@ -51,16 +56,16 @@ class Changesets extends React.Component<State, Props> {
   }
 
   branchChanged = (branchName: string) => {
-    this.props.history.push(branchName)
+    const { history, repository } = this.props;
+    history.push(`/repo/${repository.namespace}/${repository.name}/history/${branchName}`);
   };
 }
 
 
 const mapStateToProps = (state, ownProps: Props) => {
-  console.log("mapStateToProps ownProps: ", ownProps);
   const {namespace, name} = ownProps.repository;
   return {
-    changesets: getChangesets(namespace, name, ownProps.branchName, state),
+    changesets: getChangesets(namespace, name, ownProps.match.params.branch, state),
     branchNames: getBranchNames(namespace, name, state)
   }
 };
@@ -79,7 +84,7 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => {
   }
 };
 
-export default connect(
+export default withRouter(connect(
   mapStateToProps,
   mapDispatchToProps
-)(Changesets);
+)(Changesets));
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/RepositoryRoot.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/RepositoryRoot.js
index 7c8bae308f..75a938279c 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/RepositoryRoot.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/RepositoryRoot.js
@@ -103,13 +103,9 @@ class RepositoryRoot extends React.Component<Props> {
               component={() => <Edit repository={repository}/>}
             />
             <Route
-              path={`${url}/history`}
-              component={() => <Changesets repository={repository} branchName={"master"} history={this.props.history}/>}
+              path={`${url}/history/:branch`}
+              component={() => <Changesets repository={repository}/>}
             />
-            {/*<Route*/}
-              {/*path={`${url}/history/:branchName`}*/}
-              {/*component={() => <Changesets repository={repository} branchName={} history={this.props.history}/>}*/}
-            {/*/>*/}
           </div>
           <div className="column">
             <Navigation>