diff --git a/renderer/index.js b/renderer/index.js
index 1423da83..a790cecf 100644
--- a/renderer/index.js
+++ b/renderer/index.js
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ function init () {
 
   // OS integrations:
   // ...drag and drop a torrent or video file to play or seed
-  dragDrop('body', onDrag)
+  dragDrop('body', onOpen)
 
   // ...same thing if you paste a torrent
   document.addEventListener('paste', onPaste)
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@ function dispatch (action, ...args) {
     onOpen(args[0] /* files */)
   }
   if (action === 'addTorrent') {
-    backToList()
     addTorrent(args[0] /* torrent */)
   }
   if (action === 'showOpenTorrentFile') {
@@ -274,15 +273,14 @@ function dispatch (action, ...args) {
     playPause()
   }
   if (action === 'play') {
-    if (state.location.pending()) return
     state.location.go({
       url: 'player',
       onbeforeload: function (cb) {
+        play()
         openPlayer(args[0] /* infoHash */, args[1] /* index */, cb)
       },
       onbeforeunload: closePlayer
     })
-    play()
   }
   if (action === 'playbackJump') {
     jumpToTime(args[0] /* seconds */)
@@ -306,7 +304,7 @@ function dispatch (action, ...args) {
     state.playing.isStalled = true
   }
   if (action === 'mediaError') {
-    if (state.location.current().url === 'player') {
+    if (state.location.url() === 'player') {
       state.playing.location = 'error'
       ipcRenderer.send('checkForVLC')
       ipcRenderer.once('checkForVLC', function (e, isInstalled) {
@@ -386,7 +384,7 @@ function pause () {
 }
 
 function playPause () {
-  if (state.location.current().url !== 'player') return
+  if (state.location.url() !== 'player') return
   if (state.playing.isPaused) {
     play()
   } else {
@@ -432,18 +430,18 @@ function openSubtitles () {
 function backToList () {
   // Exit any modals and screens with a back button
   state.modal = null
-  while (state.location.hasBack()) state.location.back()
+  state.location.backToFirst(function () {
+    // If we were already on the torrent list, scroll to the top
+    var contentTag = document.querySelector('.content')
+    if (contentTag) contentTag.scrollTop = 0
 
-  // If we were already on the torrent list, scroll to the top
-  var contentTag = document.querySelector('.content')
-  if (contentTag) contentTag.scrollTop = 0
-
-  // Work around virtual-dom issue: it doesn't expose its redraw function,
-  // and only redraws on requestAnimationFrame(). That means when the user
-  // closes the window (hide window / minimize to tray) and we want to pause
-  // the video, we update the vdom but it keeps playing until you reopen!
-  var mediaTag = document.querySelector('video,audio')
-  if (mediaTag) mediaTag.pause()
+    // Work around virtual-dom issue: it doesn't expose its redraw function,
+    // and only redraws on requestAnimationFrame(). That means when the user
+    // closes the window (hide window / minimize to tray) and we want to pause
+    // the video, we update the vdom but it keeps playing until you reopen!
+    var mediaTag = document.querySelector('video,audio')
+    if (mediaTag) mediaTag.pause()
+  })
 }
 
 // Checks whether we are connected and already casting
@@ -556,41 +554,29 @@ function saveState () {
   update()
 }
 
-// Called when the user clicks a magnet link or torrent, or uses the Open dialog
+// Called when the user drag-drops files onto the app
 function onOpen (files) {
   if (!Array.isArray(files)) files = [ files ]
 
-  // Return to the home screen
-  backToList()
-
-  if (files.every(isTorrent)) {
-    // All .torrent files? Start downloading
-    files.forEach(addTorrent)
-  } else {
-    // Show the Create Torrent screen. Let's seed those files.
-    showCreateTorrent(files)
+  if (state.modal) {
+    state.modal = null
   }
-}
 
-// Called when the user drag-drops files onto the app
-function onDrag (files) {
-  if (!Array.isArray(files)) files = [ files ]
+  var subtitles = files.filter(isSubtitle)
 
-  var isInPlayer = state.location.current().url === 'player'
-  var isHome = state.location.current().url === 'home' && !state.modal
-
-  if (isInPlayer) {
-    // In the player, the only drag-drop function is adding subtitles
-    addSubtitles(files.filter(isSubtitle), true)
-  } else if (isHome) {
-    // Otherwise, you can only drag-drop onto the home screen
+  if (state.location.url() === 'home' || subtitles.length === 0) {
     if (files.every(isTorrent)) {
-      // All .torrent files? Start downloading
+      if (state.location.url() !== 'home') {
+        backToList()
+      }
+      // All .torrent files? Add them.
       files.forEach(addTorrent)
     } else {
       // Show the Create Torrent screen. Let's seed those files.
       showCreateTorrent(files)
     }
+  } else if (state.location.url() === 'player') {
+    addSubtitles(subtitles, true)
   }
 
   update()
@@ -620,6 +606,7 @@ function getTorrentSummary (torrentKey) {
 // Adds a torrent to the list, starts downloading/seeding. TorrentID can be a
 // magnet URI, infohash, or torrent file: https://github.com/feross/webtorrent#clientaddtorrentid-opts-function-ontorrent-torrent-
 function addTorrent (torrentId) {
+  backToList()
   var torrentKey = state.nextTorrentKey++
   var path = state.saved.downloadPath
   if (torrentId.path) {
@@ -762,7 +749,6 @@ function startTorrentingSummary (torrentSummary) {
 // Shows the Create Torrent page with options to seed a given file or folder
 function showCreateTorrent (files) {
   if (Array.isArray(files)) {
-    if (state.location.pending() || state.location.current().url !== 'home') return
     state.location.go({
       url: 'create-torrent',
       files: files
@@ -812,6 +798,9 @@ function findFilesRecursive (fileOrFolder, cb) {
 function createTorrent (options) {
   var torrentKey = state.nextTorrentKey++
   ipcRenderer.send('wt-create-torrent', torrentKey, options)
+  state.location.backToFirst(function () {
+    state.location.clearForward('create-torrent')
+  })
 }
 
 function torrentInfoHash (torrentKey, infoHash) {
@@ -1093,7 +1082,7 @@ function deleteTorrent (infoHash) {
   var index = state.saved.torrents.findIndex((x) => x.infoHash === infoHash)
   if (index > -1) state.saved.torrents.splice(index, 1)
   saveStateThrottled()
-  state.location.clearForward() // prevent user from going forward to a deleted torrent
+  state.location.clearForward('player') // prevent user from going forward to a deleted torrent
   sound.play('DELETE')
 }
 
@@ -1241,7 +1230,7 @@ function showDoneNotification (torrent) {
 // * The video is paused
 // * The video is playing remotely on Chromecast or Airplay
 function showOrHidePlayerControls () {
-  var hideControls = state.location.current().url === 'player' &&
+  var hideControls = state.location.url() === 'player' &&
     state.playing.mouseStationarySince !== 0 &&
     new Date().getTime() - state.playing.mouseStationarySince > 2000 &&
     !state.playing.isPaused &&
diff --git a/renderer/lib/location-history.js b/renderer/lib/location-history.js
index 96efdf0b..2c5d88f3 100644
--- a/renderer/lib/location-history.js
+++ b/renderer/lib/location-history.js
@@ -4,81 +4,123 @@ function LocationHistory () {
   if (!new.target) return new LocationHistory()
   this._history = []
   this._forward = []
-  this._pending = null
+  this._pending = false
 }
 
-LocationHistory.prototype.go = function (page, cb) {
-  console.log('go', page)
-  this.clearForward()
-  this._go(page, cb)
-}
-
-LocationHistory.prototype._go = function (page, cb) {
-  if (this._pending) return
-  if (page.onbeforeload) {
-    this._pending = page
-    page.onbeforeload((err) => {
-      if (this._pending !== page) return /* navigation was cancelled */
-      this._pending = null
-      if (err) {
-        if (cb) cb(err)
-        return
-      }
-      this._history.push(page)
-      if (cb) cb()
-    })
-  } else {
-    this._history.push(page)
-    if (cb) cb()
-  }
-}
-
-LocationHistory.prototype.back = function (cb) {
-  if (this._history.length <= 1) return
-
-  var page = this._history.pop()
-
-  if (page.onbeforeunload) {
-    // TODO: this is buggy. If the user clicks back twice, then those pages
-    // may end up in _forward in the wrong order depending on which onbeforeunload
-    // call finishes first.
-    page.onbeforeunload(() => {
-      this._forward.push(page)
-      if (cb) cb()
-    })
-  } else {
-    this._forward.push(page)
-    if (cb) cb()
-  }
-}
-
-LocationHistory.prototype.forward = function (cb) {
-  if (this._forward.length === 0) return
-
-  var page = this._forward.pop()
-  this._go(page, cb)
-}
-
-LocationHistory.prototype.clearForward = function () {
-  this._forward = []
+LocationHistory.prototype.url = function () {
+  return this.current() && this.current().url
 }
 
 LocationHistory.prototype.current = function () {
   return this._history[this._history.length - 1]
 }
 
+LocationHistory.prototype.go = function (page, cb) {
+  if (!cb) cb = noop
+  if (this._pending) return cb(null)
+
+  console.log('go', page)
+
+  this.clearForward()
+  this._go(page, cb)
+}
+
+LocationHistory.prototype.back = function (cb) {
+  var self = this
+  if (!cb) cb = noop
+  if (self._history.length <= 1 || self._pending) return cb(null)
+
+  var page = self._history.pop()
+  self._unload(page, done)
+
+  function done (err) {
+    if (err) return cb(err)
+    self._forward.push(page)
+    self._load(self.current(), cb)
+  }
+}
+
 LocationHistory.prototype.hasBack = function () {
   return this._history.length > 1
 }
 
+LocationHistory.prototype.forward = function (cb) {
+  if (!cb) cb = noop
+  if (this._forward.length === 0 || this._pending) return cb(null)
+
+  var page = this._forward.pop()
+  this._go(page, cb)
+}
+
 LocationHistory.prototype.hasForward = function () {
   return this._forward.length > 0
 }
 
-LocationHistory.prototype.pending = function () {
-  return this._pending
+LocationHistory.prototype.clearForward = function (url) {
+  if (url == null) {
+    this._forward = []
+  } else {
+    console.log(this._forward)
+    console.log(url)
+    this._forward = this._forward.filter(function (page) {
+      return page.url !== url
+    })
+  }
 }
 
-LocationHistory.prototype.clearPending = function () {
-  this._pending = null
+LocationHistory.prototype.backToFirst = function (cb) {
+  var self = this
+  if (!cb) cb = noop
+  if (self._history.length <= 1) return cb(null)
+
+  self.back(function (err) {
+    if (err) return cb(err)
+    self.backToFirst(cb)
+  })
 }
+
+LocationHistory.prototype._go = function (page, cb) {
+  var self = this
+  if (!cb) cb = noop
+
+  self._unload(self.current(), done1)
+
+  function done1 (err) {
+    if (err) return cb(err)
+    self._load(page, done2)
+  }
+
+  function done2 (err) {
+    if (err) return cb(err)
+    self._history.push(page)
+    cb(null)
+  }
+}
+
+LocationHistory.prototype._load = function (page, cb) {
+  var self = this
+  self._pending = true
+
+  if (page && page.onbeforeload) page.onbeforeload(done)
+  else done(null)
+
+  function done (err) {
+    self._pending = false
+    cb(err)
+  }
+}
+
+LocationHistory.prototype._unload = function (page, cb) {
+  var self = this
+  self._pending = true
+
+  if (page && page.onbeforeunload) page.onbeforeunload(done)
+  else done(null)
+
+  function done (err) {
+    self._pending = false
+    cb(err)
+  }
+}
+
+function noop () {}
diff --git a/renderer/views/app.js b/renderer/views/app.js
index a834c15b..863fcc60 100644
--- a/renderer/views/app.js
+++ b/renderer/views/app.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ function App (state) {
   // * The mouse is over the controls or we're scrubbing (see CSS)
   // * The video is paused
   // * The video is playing remotely on Chromecast or Airplay
-  var hideControls = state.location.current().url === 'player' &&
+  var hideControls = state.location.url() === 'player' &&
     state.playing.mouseStationarySince !== 0 &&
     new Date().getTime() - state.playing.mouseStationarySince > 2000 &&
     !state.playing.isPaused &&
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ function App (state) {
 
   // Hide the header on Windows/Linux when in the player
   // On OSX, the header appears as part of the title bar
-  var hideHeader = process.platform !== 'darwin' && state.location.current().url === 'player'
+  var hideHeader = process.platform !== 'darwin' && state.location.url() === 'player'
 
   var cls = [
-    'view-' + state.location.current().url, /* e.g. view-home, view-player */
+    'view-' + state.location.url(), /* e.g. view-home, view-player */
     'is-' + process.platform /* e.g. is-darwin, is-win32, is-linux */
   ]
   if (state.window.isFullScreen) cls.push('is-fullscreen')
@@ -81,6 +81,6 @@ function getModal (state) {
 }
 
 function getView (state) {
-  var url = state.location.current().url
+  var url = state.location.url()
   return Views[url](state)
 }
diff --git a/renderer/views/create-torrent-page.js b/renderer/views/create-torrent-page.js
index d1213d38..82fe517e 100644
--- a/renderer/views/create-torrent-page.js
+++ b/renderer/views/create-torrent-page.js
@@ -119,11 +119,10 @@ function CreateTorrentPage (state) {
       comment: comment
     }
     dispatch('createTorrent', options)
-    dispatch('backToList')
   }
 
   function handleCancel () {
-    dispatch('backToList')
+    dispatch('back')
   }
 
   function handleToggleShowAdvanced () {
diff --git a/renderer/views/header.js b/renderer/views/header.js
index dc4c09dd..49ff6e3f 100644
--- a/renderer/views/header.js
+++ b/renderer/views/header.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ function Header (state) {
   }
 
   function getAddButton () {
-    if (state.location.current().url !== 'player') {
+    if (state.location.url() !== 'player') {
       return hx`
         <i
           class='icon add'