diff --git a/public/app/features/scenes/core/types.ts b/public/app/features/scenes/core/types.ts
index 4520e0f2def..18a332e96a6 100644
--- a/public/app/features/scenes/core/types.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/scenes/core/types.ts
@@ -151,14 +151,13 @@ export function isSceneObject(obj: any): obj is SceneObject {
   return obj.useState !== undefined;
 }
 
-/** These functions are still just temporary until this get's refined */
 export interface SceneObjectWithUrlSync<TState> extends SceneObject {
   getUrlState(state: TState): SceneObjectUrlValues;
   updateFromUrl(values: SceneObjectUrlValues): void;
 }
 
 export interface SceneObjectUrlSyncHandler<TState> {
-  getKeys(): Set<string>;
+  getKeys(): string[];
   getUrlState(state: TState): SceneObjectUrlValues;
   updateFromUrl(values: SceneObjectUrlValues): void;
 }
diff --git a/public/app/features/scenes/services/SceneObjectUrlSyncConfig.ts b/public/app/features/scenes/services/SceneObjectUrlSyncConfig.ts
index 81c926b086b..12859e8ff20 100644
--- a/public/app/features/scenes/services/SceneObjectUrlSyncConfig.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/scenes/services/SceneObjectUrlSyncConfig.ts
@@ -6,17 +6,17 @@ import {
 } from '../core/types';
 
 interface SceneObjectUrlSyncConfigOptions {
-  keys?: string[];
+  keys: string[];
 }
 
 export class SceneObjectUrlSyncConfig<TState extends SceneObjectState> implements SceneObjectUrlSyncHandler<TState> {
-  private _keys: Set<string>;
+  private _keys: string[];
 
   public constructor(private _sceneObject: SceneObjectWithUrlSync<TState>, _options: SceneObjectUrlSyncConfigOptions) {
-    this._keys = new Set(_options.keys);
+    this._keys = _options.keys;
   }
 
-  public getKeys(): Set<string> {
+  public getKeys(): string[] {
     return this._keys;
   }
 
diff --git a/public/app/features/scenes/services/UrlSyncManager.test.ts b/public/app/features/scenes/services/UrlSyncManager.test.ts
index 165346ca1fb..22c488ab086 100644
--- a/public/app/features/scenes/services/UrlSyncManager.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/scenes/services/UrlSyncManager.test.ts
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ interface TestObjectState extends SceneLayoutChildState {
 }
 
 class TestObj extends SceneObjectBase<TestObjectState> {
-  protected _urlSync = new SceneObjectUrlSyncConfig(this, {
-    keys: ['name', 'array'],
-  });
+  protected _urlSync = new SceneObjectUrlSyncConfig(this, { keys: ['name', 'array'] });
 
   public getUrlState(state: TestObjectState) {
     return { name: state.name, array: state.array };
@@ -74,12 +72,6 @@ describe('UrlSyncManager', () => {
 
       // Should not update url
       expect(locationUpdates.length).toBe(1);
-
-      // When clearing url (via go back)
-      locationService.getHistory().goBack();
-
-      // Should restore to initial state
-      expect(obj.state.name).toBe('test');
     });
   });
 
@@ -104,7 +96,8 @@ describe('UrlSyncManager', () => {
       expect(obj.state.name).toBe('test2');
 
       // When relevant key is cleared (say go back)
-      locationService.partial({ name: null });
+      locationService.getHistory().goBack();
+
       // Should revert to initial state
       expect(obj.state.name).toBe('test');
 
diff --git a/public/app/features/scenes/services/UrlSyncManager.ts b/public/app/features/scenes/services/UrlSyncManager.ts
index 65a361da0a7..dce5b4bfc0c 100644
--- a/public/app/features/scenes/services/UrlSyncManager.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/scenes/services/UrlSyncManager.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export class UrlSyncManager {
       }
 
       if (Object.keys(mappedUpdated).length > 0) {
-        locationService.partial(mappedUpdated, false);
+        locationService.partial(mappedUpdated, true);
       }
     }
   };
diff --git a/public/app/features/scenes/variables/variants/MultiValueVariable.test.ts b/public/app/features/scenes/variables/variants/MultiValueVariable.test.ts
index 2df3a4dcb09..8a9dfbb9205 100644
--- a/public/app/features/scenes/variables/variants/MultiValueVariable.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/scenes/variables/variants/MultiValueVariable.test.ts
@@ -153,4 +153,64 @@ describe('MultiValueVariable', () => {
       expect(variable.getValue()).toEqual(['1', '2']);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('Url syncing', () => {
+    it('getUrlState should return single value state if value is single value', async () => {
+      const variable = new ExampleVariable({
+        name: 'test',
+        options: [],
+        optionsToReturn: [],
+        value: '1',
+        text: 'A',
+      });
+
+      expect(variable.urlSync?.getUrlState(variable.state)).toEqual({ ['var-test']: '1' });
+    });
+
+    it('getUrlState should return string array if value is string array', async () => {
+      const variable = new ExampleVariable({
+        name: 'test',
+        options: [],
+        optionsToReturn: [],
+        value: ['1', '2'],
+        text: ['A', 'B'],
+      });
+
+      expect(variable.urlSync?.getUrlState(variable.state)).toEqual({ ['var-test']: ['1', '2'] });
+    });
+
+    it('fromUrlState should update value for single value', async () => {
+      const variable = new ExampleVariable({
+        name: 'test',
+        options: [
+          { label: 'A', value: '1' },
+          { label: 'B', value: '2' },
+        ],
+        optionsToReturn: [],
+        value: '1',
+        text: 'A',
+      });
+
+      variable.urlSync?.updateFromUrl({ ['var-test']: '2' });
+      expect(variable.state.value).toEqual('2');
+      expect(variable.state.text).toEqual('B');
+    });
+
+    it('fromUrlState should update value for array value', async () => {
+      const variable = new ExampleVariable({
+        name: 'test',
+        options: [
+          { label: 'A', value: '1' },
+          { label: 'B', value: '2' },
+        ],
+        optionsToReturn: [],
+        value: '1',
+        text: 'A',
+      });
+
+      variable.urlSync?.updateFromUrl({ ['var-test']: ['2', '1'] });
+      expect(variable.state.value).toEqual(['2', '1']);
+      expect(variable.state.text).toEqual(['B', 'A']);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/public/app/features/scenes/variables/variants/MultiValueVariable.ts b/public/app/features/scenes/variables/variants/MultiValueVariable.ts
index 941865b9bf4..27544ab4234 100644
--- a/public/app/features/scenes/variables/variants/MultiValueVariable.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/scenes/variables/variants/MultiValueVariable.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { map, Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { ALL_VARIABLE_TEXT, ALL_VARIABLE_VALUE } from 'app/features/variables/constants';
 
 import { SceneObjectBase } from '../../core/SceneObjectBase';
-import { SceneObject } from '../../core/types';
+import { SceneObject, SceneObjectUrlSyncHandler, SceneObjectUrlValues } from '../../core/types';
 import {
   SceneVariable,
   SceneVariableValueChangedEvent,
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   ValidateAndUpdateResult,
   VariableValue,
   VariableValueOption,
+  VariableValueSingle,
 } from '../types';
 
 export interface MultiValueVariableState extends SceneVariableState {
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ export abstract class MultiValueVariable<TState extends MultiValueVariableState
   extends SceneObjectBase<TState>
   implements SceneVariable<TState>
 {
+  protected _urlSync: SceneObjectUrlSyncHandler<TState> = new MultiValueUrlSyncHandler(this);
+
   /**
    * The source of value options.
    */
@@ -124,20 +127,38 @@ export abstract class MultiValueVariable<TState extends MultiValueVariableState
     return value === ALL_VARIABLE_VALUE || (Array.isArray(value) && value[0] === ALL_VARIABLE_VALUE);
   }
 
-  private setStateAndPublishValueChangedEvent(state: Partial<MultiValueVariableState>) {
-    this.setStateHelper(state);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Change the value and publish SceneVariableValueChangedEvent event
    */
   public changeValueTo(value: VariableValue, text?: VariableValue) {
     if (value !== this.state.value || text !== this.state.text) {
-      this.setStateAndPublishValueChangedEvent({ value, text, loading: false });
+      if (!text) {
+        if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+          text = value.map((v) => this.findLabelTextForValue(v));
+        } else {
+          text = this.findLabelTextForValue(value);
+        }
+      }
+
+      this.setStateHelper({ value, text, loading: false });
       this.publishEvent(new SceneVariableValueChangedEvent(this), true);
     }
   }
 
+  private findLabelTextForValue(value: VariableValueSingle): VariableValueSingle {
+    const option = this.state.options.find((x) => x.value === value);
+    if (option) {
+      return option.label;
+    }
+
+    const optionByLabel = this.state.options.find((x) => x.label === value);
+    if (optionByLabel) {
+      return optionByLabel.label;
+    }
+
+    return value;
+  }
+
   /**
    * This helper function is to counter the contravariance of setState
    */
@@ -146,3 +167,38 @@ export abstract class MultiValueVariable<TState extends MultiValueVariableState
     test.setState(state);
   }
 }
+
+export class MultiValueUrlSyncHandler<TState extends MultiValueVariableState = MultiValueVariableState>
+  implements SceneObjectUrlSyncHandler<TState>
+{
+  public constructor(private _sceneObject: MultiValueVariable<TState>) {}
+
+  private getKey(): string {
+    return `var-${this._sceneObject.state.name}`;
+  }
+
+  public getKeys(): string[] {
+    return [this.getKey()];
+  }
+
+  public getUrlState(state: TState): SceneObjectUrlValues {
+    let urlValue: string | string[] | null = null;
+    let value = state.value;
+
+    if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+      urlValue = value.map(String);
+    } else {
+      urlValue = String(value);
+    }
+
+    return { [this.getKey()]: urlValue };
+  }
+
+  public updateFromUrl(values: SceneObjectUrlValues): void {
+    const urlValue = values[this.getKey()];
+
+    if (urlValue != null) {
+      this._sceneObject.changeValueTo(urlValue);
+    }
+  }
+}