diff --git a/public/app/features/trails/DataTrail.test.tsx b/public/app/features/trails/DataTrail.test.tsx
index 21b24017da6..9b62ddeff41 100644
--- a/public/app/features/trails/DataTrail.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/trails/DataTrail.test.tsx
@@ -130,5 +130,19 @@ describe('DataTrail', () => {
         });
       });
     });
+    describe('When going back to history step 0', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        trail.publishEvent(new MetricSelectedEvent('first_metric'));
+        trail.publishEvent(new MetricSelectedEvent('second_metric'));
+        trail.state.history.goBackToStep(0);
+      });
+
+      it('Should remove metric from state and url', () => {
+        expect(trail.state.metric).toBe(undefined);
+
+        expect(locationService.getSearchObject().metric).toBe(undefined);
+        expect(locationService.getSearch().has('metric')).toBe(false);
+      });
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/public/app/features/trails/DataTrail.tsx b/public/app/features/trails/DataTrail.tsx
index 938d3f179be..4b33114ab02 100644
--- a/public/app/features/trails/DataTrail.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/trails/DataTrail.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { css } from '@emotion/css';
 import React from 'react';
 
-import { AdHocVariableFilter, GrafanaTheme2, VariableHide } from '@grafana/data';
+import { AdHocVariableFilter, GrafanaTheme2, VariableHide, urlUtil } from '@grafana/data';
 import { locationService } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import {
   AdHocFiltersVariable,
@@ -152,8 +152,11 @@ export class DataTrail extends SceneObjectBase<DataTrailState> {
       // Embedded trails should not be altering the URL
       return;
     }
+
     const urlState = getUrlSyncManager().getUrlState(this);
-    locationService.partial(urlState, true);
+    const fullUrl = urlUtil.renderUrl(locationService.getLocation().pathname, urlState);
+
+    locationService.replace(encodeURI(fullUrl));
   }
 
   private _handleMetricSelectedEvent(evt: MetricSelectedEvent) {