diff --git a/zephyr/static/js/stream_list.js b/zephyr/static/js/stream_list.js
index 3522590681..def70fba71 100644
--- a/zephyr/static/js/stream_list.js
+++ b/zephyr/static/js/stream_list.js
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ function rebuild_recent_subjects(stream, subject) {
         if (subject === subject_obj.canon_subject) {
             active_orig_subject = subject_obj.subject;
         }
+        subject_obj.url = narrow.by_stream_subject_uri(stream, subject_obj.subject);
     });
 
 
diff --git a/zephyr/static/templates/sidebar_subject_list.handlebars b/zephyr/static/templates/sidebar_subject_list.handlebars
index 6525a8dacb..8b2d89638a 100644
--- a/zephyr/static/templates/sidebar_subject_list.handlebars
+++ b/zephyr/static/templates/sidebar_subject_list.handlebars
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <ul class='expanded_subjects' data-stream='{{stream}}'>
     {{#each subjects}}
     <li class='expanded_subject' data-name='{{subject}}'>
-        <a href='#narrow/stream/{{../stream}}/subject/{{subject}}'>
+        <a href='{{url}}'>
           {{subject}}
           <span class="subject_count {{#if is_zero}}zero_count{{/if}}">
               (<span class="value">{{unread}}</span>)