diff --git a/src/boot/after_store.js b/src/boot/after_store.js
index c4cddd5a..c0a4cff9 100644
--- a/src/boot/after_store.js
+++ b/src/boot/after_store.js
@@ -377,8 +377,9 @@ const afterStoreSetup = async ({ store, i18n }) => {
     routes: routes(store),
     scrollBehavior: (to, _from, savedPosition) => {
       if (to.matched.some(m => m.meta.dontScroll)) {
-        return false
+        return {}
       }
+
       return savedPosition || { left: 0, top: 0 }
     }
   })
diff --git a/src/boot/routes.js b/src/boot/routes.js
index cb2534c1..d762f057 100644
--- a/src/boot/routes.js
+++ b/src/boot/routes.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export default (store) => {
       component: RemoteUserResolver,
       beforeEnter: validateAuthenticatedRoute
     },
-    { name: 'external-user-profile', path: '/users/:id', component: UserProfile },
+    { name: 'external-user-profile', path: '/users/:id', component: UserProfile, meta: { dontScroll: true } },
     { name: 'interactions', path: '/users/:username/interactions', component: Interactions, beforeEnter: validateAuthenticatedRoute },
     { name: 'dms', path: '/users/:username/dms', component: DMs, beforeEnter: validateAuthenticatedRoute },
     { name: 'registration', path: '/registration', component: Registration },
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export default (store) => {
     { name: 'list-timeline', path: '/lists/:id', component: ListTimeline },
     { name: 'list-edit', path: '/lists/:id/edit', component: ListEdit },
     { name: 'announcements', path: '/announcements', component: AnnouncementsPage },
-    { name: 'user-profile', path: '/:_(users)?/:name', component: UserProfile }
+    { name: 'user-profile', path: '/:_(users)?/:name', component: UserProfile, meta: { dontScroll: true } }
   ]
 
   return routes
diff --git a/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.js b/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.js
index 982ac6ce..b25a09d3 100644
--- a/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.js
+++ b/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ const UserProfile = {
   created () {
     const routeParams = this.$route.params
     this.load(routeParams.name || routeParams.id)
-    this.tab = get(this.$route, 'query.tab', defaultTabKey)
+    this.tab = get(this.$route, 'query.hash', defaultTabKey).replace(/^#/, '')
   },
   unmounted () {
     this.stopFetching()
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ const UserProfile = {
     },
     onTabSwitch (tab) {
       this.tab = tab
-      this.$router.replace({ query: { tab } })
+      this.$router.replace({ hash: `#${tab}` })
     },
     linkClicked ({ target }) {
       if (target.tagName === 'SPAN') {
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ const UserProfile = {
         this.switchUser(newVal)
       }
     },
-    '$route.query': function (newVal) {
-      this.tab = newVal.tab || defaultTabKey
+    '$route.hash': function (newVal) {
+      this.tab = newVal.replace(/^#/, '') || defaultTabKey
     }
   },
   components: {