diff --git a/web/app/js/components/BaseTable.jsx b/web/app/js/components/BaseTable.jsx
index 581b27bf8f..adb413e5e7 100644
--- a/web/app/js/components/BaseTable.jsx
+++ b/web/app/js/components/BaseTable.jsx
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ class BaseTable extends React.Component {
       );
     }
 
-    return _.isNil(col.tooltip) ? tableCell : <Tooltip key={col.key || col.dataIndex} placement="top" title={col.tooltip}>{tableCell}</Tooltip>;
+    return _.isNil(col.tooltip) ? tableCell :
+    <Tooltip key={col.key || col.dataIndex} placement="top" title={col.tooltip}>{tableCell}</Tooltip>;
   }
 
   render() {
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ class BaseTable extends React.Component {
             {
               _.map(sortedTableRows, d => {
               let key = !rowKey ? d.key : rowKey(d);
-              return (
+              let tableRow = (
                 <TableRow key={key}>
                   { _.map(tableColumns, c => (
                     <TableCell
@@ -125,10 +126,14 @@ class BaseTable extends React.Component {
                       numeric={c.isNumeric}>
                       {c.render ? c.render(d) : _.get(d, c.dataIndex)}
                     </TableCell>
-                  ))}
+                    )
+                  )}
                 </TableRow>
               );
-            })}
+              return _.isNil(d.tooltip) ? tableRow :
+              <Tooltip key={`table-row-${key}`} placement="left" title={d.tooltip}>{tableRow}</Tooltip>;
+              }
+            )}
           </TableBody>
         </Table>
       </Paper>
diff --git a/web/app/js/components/TopRoutes.jsx b/web/app/js/components/TopRoutes.jsx
index 5cc1073d74..08a7b2d595 100644
--- a/web/app/js/components/TopRoutes.jsx
+++ b/web/app/js/components/TopRoutes.jsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { UrlQueryParamTypes, addUrlProps } from 'react-url-query';
 import Button from '@material-ui/core/Button';
 import Card from '@material-ui/core/Card';
 import CardContent from '@material-ui/core/CardContent';
@@ -20,6 +21,16 @@ import { groupResourcesByNs } from './util/MetricUtils.jsx';
 import { withContext } from './util/AppContext.jsx';
 import { withStyles } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
 
+const topRoutesQueryProps = {
+  resource_name: PropTypes.string,
+  resource_type: PropTypes.string,
+  namespace: PropTypes.string,
+};
+const topRoutesQueryPropType = PropTypes.shape(topRoutesQueryProps);
+
+const urlPropsQueryConfig = _.mapValues(topRoutesQueryProps, () => {
+  return { type: UrlQueryParamTypes.string };
+});
 
 const styles = theme => ({
   root: {
@@ -35,24 +46,28 @@ class TopRoutes extends React.Component {
     api: PropTypes.shape({
       PrefixedLink: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     }).isRequired,
-    classes: PropTypes.shape({}).isRequired
+    classes: PropTypes.shape({}).isRequired,
+    query: topRoutesQueryPropType,
+  }
+  static defaultProps = {
+    query: {
+      resource_name: '',
+      resource_type: '',
+      namespace: '',
+    },
   }
 
   constructor(props) {
     super(props);
     this.api = this.props.api;
 
+    let query = _.merge({}, props.query, _.pick(this.props, _.keys(topRoutesQueryProps)));
+
     this.state = {
-      query: {
-        resource_name: '',
-        namespace: '',
-        from_name: '',
-        from_type: '',
-        from_namespace: ''
-      },
+      query: query,
       error: null,
       services: [],
-      namespaces: [],
+      namespaces: ["default"],
       resourcesByNs: {},
       pollingInterval: 5000,
       pendingRequests: false,
@@ -61,10 +76,12 @@ class TopRoutes extends React.Component {
   }
 
   componentDidMount() {
+    this._isMounted = true; // https://reactjs.org/blog/2015/12/16/ismounted-antipattern.html
     this.startServerPolling();
   }
 
   componentWillUnmount() {
+    this._isMounted = false;
     this.stopServerPolling();
   }
 
@@ -124,9 +141,18 @@ class TopRoutes extends React.Component {
     });
   }
 
+  // Each time state.query is updated, this method calls the equivalent
+  // onChange method to reflect the update in url query params. These onChange
+  // methods are automatically added to props by react-url-query.
+  handleUrlUpdate = (name, formVal) => {
+    this.props[`onChange${_.upperFirst(name)}`](formVal);
+  }
+
   handleNamespaceSelect = e => {
     let query = this.state.query;
-    query.namespace = _.get(e, 'target.value');
+    let formVal = _.get(e, 'target.value');
+    query.namespace = formVal;
+    this.handleUrlUpdate("namespace", formVal);
     this.setState({ query });
   };
 
@@ -136,6 +162,8 @@ class TopRoutes extends React.Component {
     let [resource_type, resource_name] = resource.split("/");
     query.resource_name = resource_name;
     query.resource_type = resource_type;
+    this.handleUrlUpdate("resource_name", resource_name);
+    this.handleUrlUpdate("resource_type", resource_type);
     this.setState({ query });
   }
 
@@ -215,11 +243,14 @@ class TopRoutes extends React.Component {
       .map(svc => `service/${svc.name}`).value();
     let otherResources = resourcesByNs[query.namespace] || [];
 
-
     let dropdownOptions = _.sortBy(_.concat(servicesWithPrefix, otherResources));
     let dropdownVal = _.isEmpty(query.resource_name) || _.isEmpty(query.resource_type) ? "" :
       query.resource_type + "/" + query.resource_name;
 
+    if (_.isEmpty(dropdownOptions) && !_.isEmpty(dropdownVal)) {
+      dropdownOptions = [dropdownVal]; // populate from url if autocomplete hasn't loaded
+    }
+
     return (
       <FormControl className={classes.formControl}>
         <InputLabel htmlFor={`${key}-dropdown`}>Resource</InputLabel>
@@ -255,11 +286,11 @@ class TopRoutes extends React.Component {
           { this.renderRoutesQueryForm() }
           {  emptyQuery ? null :
           <QueryToCliCmd cmdName="routes" query={query} resource={query.resource_type + "/" + query.resource_name} /> }
-          { !this.state.requestInProgress ? null : <TopRoutesModule query={this.state.query} /> }
+          { !this.state.requestInProgress || !this._isMounted ? null : <TopRoutesModule query={this.state.query} /> }
         </Card>
       </div>
     );
   }
 }
 
-export default withContext(withStyles(styles, { withTheme: true })(TopRoutes));
+export default addUrlProps({ urlPropsQueryConfig })(withContext(withStyles(styles, { withTheme: true })(TopRoutes)));
diff --git a/web/app/js/components/TopRoutesModule.jsx b/web/app/js/components/TopRoutesModule.jsx
index 571d771b27..8a3eb50b48 100644
--- a/web/app/js/components/TopRoutesModule.jsx
+++ b/web/app/js/components/TopRoutesModule.jsx
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { DefaultRoute, processTopRoutesResults } from './util/MetricUtils.jsx';
+
 import ConfigureProfilesMsg from './ConfigureProfilesMsg.jsx';
 import ErrorBanner from './ErrorBanner.jsx';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
@@ -6,7 +8,6 @@ import Spinner from './util/Spinner.jsx';
 import TopRoutesTable from './TopRoutesTable.jsx';
 import _ from 'lodash';
 import { apiErrorPropType } from './util/ApiHelpers.jsx';
-import { processTopRoutesResults } from './util/MetricUtils.jsx';
 import withREST from './util/withREST.jsx';
 
 class TopRoutesBase extends React.Component {
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ class TopRoutesBase extends React.Component {
   render() {
     const {data, loading} = this.props;
     let metrics = processTopRoutesResults(_.get(data, '[0].routes.rows', []));
-    let allRoutesUnknown = _.every(metrics, m => m.route === "UNKNOWN");
+    let allRoutesUnknown = _.every(metrics, m => m.route === DefaultRoute);
     let showCallToAction = !loading &&  (_.isEmpty(metrics) || allRoutesUnknown);
 
     return (
diff --git a/web/app/js/components/TopRoutesTable.jsx b/web/app/js/components/TopRoutesTable.jsx
index df4e7ef061..d7418d814f 100644
--- a/web/app/js/components/TopRoutesTable.jsx
+++ b/web/app/js/components/TopRoutesTable.jsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { metricToFormatter, numericSort } from './util/Utils.js';
 import BaseTable from './BaseTable.jsx';
+import { DefaultRoute } from './util/MetricUtils.jsx';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import React from 'react';
 import SuccessRateMiniChart from './util/SuccessRateMiniChart.jsx';
@@ -8,7 +9,16 @@ const routesColumns = [
   {
     title: "Route",
     dataIndex: "route",
-    sorter: (a, b) => (a.route).localeCompare(b.route)
+    sorter: (a, b) => {
+      if (a.route === DefaultRoute) {
+        return 1;
+      } else {
+        if (b.route === DefaultRoute) {
+          return -1;
+        }
+      }
+      return (a.route).localeCompare(b.route);
+    }
   },
   {
     title: "Authority",
diff --git a/web/app/js/components/util/MetricUtils.jsx b/web/app/js/components/util/MetricUtils.jsx
index 0d1bee9718..5a1fb60d2d 100644
--- a/web/app/js/components/util/MetricUtils.jsx
+++ b/web/app/js/components/util/MetricUtils.jsx
@@ -156,9 +156,11 @@ const processStatTable = table => {
     .value();
 };
 
+export const DefaultRoute = "[default]";
 export const processTopRoutesResults = rows => {
   return _.map(rows, row => ({
-    route: row.route || "UNKNOWN",
+    route: row.route || DefaultRoute,
+    tooltip: !_.isEmpty(row.route) ? null : "Traffic does not match any configured routes",
     authority: row.authority,
     totalRequests: getTotalRequests(row),
     requestRate: getRequestRate(row),