diff --git a/etc/init.lisp b/etc/init.lisp
index 9661014..740ef7c 100644
--- a/etc/init.lisp
+++ b/etc/init.lisp
@@ -299,6 +299,8 @@
 
 (define-key "l"         #'open-message-link                          *gemini-message-keymap*)
 
+(define-key "b"         #'gemini-history-back                        *gemini-message-keymap*)
+
 ;; tags keymap
 
 (define-key "up"        #'tag-go-up                                   *tags-keymap*)
diff --git a/src/gemini-viewer.lisp b/src/gemini-viewer.lisp
index b28fe12..4a5a264 100644
--- a/src/gemini-viewer.lisp
+++ b/src/gemini-viewer.lisp
@@ -17,8 +17,25 @@
 
 (in-package :gemini-viewer)
 
+(defstruct gemini-metadata
+  (links)
+  (history))
+
+(defun add-url-to-history (window url)
+  (let* ((metadata (message-window:metadata window))
+         (history  (reverse (gemini-metadata-history metadata))))
+    (setf (gemini-metadata-history metadata)
+          (reverse (push url history)))))
+
+(defun maybe-initialize-metadata (window)
+  (when (not (gemini-metadata-p (message-window:metadata window)))
+    (setf (message-window:metadata window)
+          (make-gemini-metadata)))
+  (message-window:metadata window))
+
 (defun request (url)
   (let ((parsed-uri (puri:parse-uri url)))
+    (maybe-initialize-metadata specials:*message-window*)
     (if (null parsed-uri)
         (ui:error-message (format nil
                                   (_ "Could not understand the address ~s")
@@ -36,6 +53,7 @@
                                            :query query
                                            :port  port)
                   (declare (ignore x))
+                  (add-url-to-history specials:*message-window* url)
                   (cond
                     ((gemini-client:response-redirect-p status)
                      (flet ((on-input-complete (maybe-accepted)
@@ -72,7 +90,7 @@
                     (gemini-text
                      (setf (message-window:source-text *message-window*)
                            gemini-text)
-                     (setf (message-window:metadata *message-window*)
+                     (setf (gemini-metadata-links (message-window:metadata *message-window*))
                            gemini-links)
                      (setf (keybindings *message-window*)
                            keybindings:*gemini-message-keymap*)
@@ -106,3 +124,11 @@
                                  url
                                  e)
                          :as-error t)))))))
+
+(defun history-back (window)
+  (when-let* ((metadata (message-window:metadata window))
+              (history  (misc:safe-all-but-last-elt (gemini-metadata-history metadata)))
+              (last     (last-elt history)))
+    (setf (gemini-metadata-history metadata)
+          (misc:all-but-last-elt history))
+    (request last)))
diff --git a/src/package.lisp b/src/package.lisp
index 3fc69e5..f1e2f33 100644
--- a/src/package.lisp
+++ b/src/package.lisp
@@ -1197,6 +1197,7 @@
    :add-crypto-data-event
    :poll-vote-event
    :gemini-request-event
+   :gemini-back-event
    :function-event
    :dispatch-program-events
    :add-pagination-status-event
@@ -1888,6 +1889,13 @@
    :tui-utils)
   (:shadowing-import-from :misc :random-elt :shuffle)
   (:export
+   :gemini-metadata-p
+   :make-gemini-metadata
+   :gemini-metadata-links
+   :gemini-metadata-p
+   :copy-gemini-metadata
+   :add-url-to-history
+   :history-back
    :request))
 
 (defpackage :main-window
@@ -2042,7 +2050,8 @@
    :show-about-window
    :reset-timeline-pagination
    :poll-vote
-   :open-gemini-address))
+   :open-gemini-address
+   :gemini-history-back))
 
 (defpackage :modules
   (:use
diff --git a/src/program-events.lisp b/src/program-events.lisp
index c7d5e10..c648ff0 100644
--- a/src/program-events.lisp
+++ b/src/program-events.lisp
@@ -901,6 +901,11 @@
     (ui:focus-to-message-window)
     (gemini-viewer:request url)))
 
+(defclass gemini-back-event (program-event) ())
+
+(defmethod process-event ((object gemini-back-event))
+  (gemini-viewer:history-back specials:*message-window*))
+
 (defclass function-event (program-event) ())
 
 (defmethod process-event ((object function-event))
diff --git a/src/ui-goodies.lisp b/src/ui-goodies.lisp
index bada45b..ed8b921 100644
--- a/src/ui-goodies.lisp
+++ b/src/ui-goodies.lisp
@@ -922,7 +922,9 @@ Force the checking for new message in the thread the selected message belong."
   (close-window-and-return-to-threads specials:*open-attach-window*))
 
 (defun open-gemini-message-link-window ()
-  (let ((links (message-window:metadata specials:*message-window*)))
+  (let* ((window   specials:*message-window*)
+         (metadata (message-window:metadata window))
+         (links    (gemini-viewer:gemini-metadata-links metadata)))
     (open-message-link-window:init-gemini-links links)
     (focus-to-open-message-link-window)))
 
@@ -1333,7 +1335,7 @@ This command will remove those limits so that we can just jump to the last messa
   "Ask for a gemini addresss and try to load it"
   (flet ((on-input-complete (url)
            (if (gemini-parser:gemini-uri-p url)
-               (let* ((event (make-instance 'program-events:gemini-request-event
+               (let* ((event (make-instance 'gemini-request-event
                                             :url url)))
                  (program-events:push-event event))
                (error-message (_ "This is not a valid gemini address")))))
@@ -1341,3 +1343,7 @@ This command will remove those limits so that we can just jump to the last messa
       (ask-string-input #'on-input-complete
                         :prompt      prompt
                         :complete-fn (complete:make-complete-gemini-uri-fn prompt)))))
+
+(defun gemini-history-back ()
+  "Reopen a previous visited gemini address"
+  (push-event (make-instance 'gemini-back-event)))