diff --git a/packages/next/next-server/lib/router/router.ts b/packages/next/next-server/lib/router/router.ts
index 28de2e6628014..54397b7475b81 100644
--- a/packages/next/next-server/lib/router/router.ts
+++ b/packages/next/next-server/lib/router/router.ts
@@ -650,11 +650,14 @@ export default class Router implements BaseRouter {
       if (as.substr(0, 2) !== '//') {
         // in order for `e.state` to work on the `onpopstate` event
         // we have to register the initial route upon initialization
+        const options: TransitionOptions = { locale }
+        ;(options as any)._shouldResolveHref = as !== pathname
+
         this.changeState(
           'replaceState',
           formatWithValidation({ pathname: addBasePath(pathname), query }),
           getURL(),
-          { locale }
+          options
         )
       }
 
diff --git a/test/integration/build-output/test/index.test.js b/test/integration/build-output/test/index.test.js
index aa10ed22ba789..ad72cba91446b 100644
--- a/test/integration/build-output/test/index.test.js
+++ b/test/integration/build-output/test/index.test.js
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ describe('Build Output', () => {
             true
           )
 
-          expect(parseFloat(mainSize)).toBeCloseTo(gz ? 19.4 : 60.5, 1)
+          expect(parseFloat(mainSize)).toBeCloseTo(gz ? 19.4 : 60.6, 1)
           expect(mainSize.endsWith('kB')).toBe(true)
 
           expect(parseFloat(frameworkSize)).toBeCloseTo(gz ? 42.0 : 130, 1)
diff --git a/test/integration/rewrite-with-browser-history/next.config.js b/test/integration/rewrite-with-browser-history/next.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0cfae327c92fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/rewrite-with-browser-history/next.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+module.exports = {
+  rewrites() {
+    return [
+      {
+        source: '/:pagePrefix/:path*',
+        destination: '/dynamic-page/:pagePrefix/:path*',
+      },
+    ]
+  },
+}
diff --git a/test/integration/rewrite-with-browser-history/pages/dynamic-page/[[...param]].js b/test/integration/rewrite-with-browser-history/pages/dynamic-page/[[...param]].js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..47e56e79e024f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/rewrite-with-browser-history/pages/dynamic-page/[[...param]].js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
+import Link from 'next/link'
+
+export default function Page(props) {
+  const router = useRouter()
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <p id="another">another page</p>
+      <p id="pathname">{router.pathname}</p>
+      <p id="query">{JSON.stringify(router.query)}</p>
+
+      <Link href="/" as="/">
+        <a id="to-index">Go back to index</a>
+      </Link>
+      <br />
+    </>
+  )
+}
+
+export const getServerSideProps = () => {
+  return { props: {} }
+}
diff --git a/test/integration/rewrite-with-browser-history/pages/index.js b/test/integration/rewrite-with-browser-history/pages/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..cc832a8d8563a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/rewrite-with-browser-history/pages/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
+
+export default function Page() {
+  const router = useRouter()
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <p id="index">index page</p>
+      <p id="pathname">{router.pathname}</p>
+      <p id="query">{JSON.stringify(router.query)}</p>
+
+      <br />
+    </>
+  )
+}
+
+export const getServerSideProps = () => {
+  return { props: {} }
+}
diff --git a/test/integration/rewrite-with-browser-history/test/index.test.js b/test/integration/rewrite-with-browser-history/test/index.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9d0cf24942409
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/rewrite-with-browser-history/test/index.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/* eslint-env jest */
+
+import { join } from 'path'
+import {
+  findPort,
+  killApp,
+  launchApp,
+  nextBuild,
+  nextStart,
+} from 'next-test-utils'
+import webdriver from 'next-webdriver'
+
+jest.setTimeout(1000 * 60 * 2)
+
+const appDir = join(__dirname, '../')
+
+let appPort
+let app
+
+const runTests = () => {
+  it('back-button should go back to rewritten path successfully', async () => {
+    const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/rewrite-me/path')
+
+    expect(await browser.elementByCss('#another').text()).toBe('another page')
+
+    await browser.eval('window.beforeNav = 1')
+
+    await browser
+      .elementByCss('#to-index')
+      .click()
+      .waitForElementByCss('#index')
+
+    await browser.back()
+
+    expect(await browser.elementByCss('#another').text()).toBe('another page')
+
+    expect(await browser.eval('window.beforeNav')).toBe(1)
+  })
+}
+
+describe('rewrites persist with browser history actions', () => {
+  describe('dev mode', () => {
+    beforeAll(async () => {
+      appPort = await findPort()
+      app = await launchApp(appDir, appPort)
+    })
+    afterAll(() => killApp(app))
+
+    runTests()
+  })
+
+  describe('production mode', () => {
+    beforeAll(async () => {
+      await nextBuild(appDir)
+      appPort = await findPort()
+      app = await nextStart(appDir, appPort)
+    })
+    afterAll(() => killApp(app))
+
+    runTests()
+  })
+})