diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/Url.php b/library/Icinga/Web/Url.php
index 9211540d2..77117b206 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Web/Url.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Web/Url.php
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ class Url
      */
     private $params = array();
 
+    /**
+     * An array to map aliases to valid parameters
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    private $aliases = array();
+
     /**
      * The site anchor after the '#'
      *
@@ -197,6 +204,31 @@ class Url
         return preg_replace('/#.*$/', '', $url);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set the array to be used to map aliases to valid parameters
+     *
+     * @param   array   $aliases    The array to be used (alias => param)
+     *
+     * @return  self
+     */
+    public function setAliases(array $aliases)
+    {
+        $this->aliases = $aliases;
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the parameter for the given alias
+     *
+     * @param   string      $alias      The alias to translate
+     *
+     * @return  string                  The parameter name
+     */
+    public function translateAlias($alias)
+    {
+        return array_key_exists($alias, $this->aliases) ? $this->aliases[$alias] : $alias;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Overwrite the baseUrl.
      *
@@ -256,7 +288,11 @@ class Url
         if (empty($this->params)) {
             return ltrim($this->path, '/') . $this->anchor;
         }
-        return ltrim($this->path, '/') . '?' . http_build_query($this->params, '', '&') . $this->anchor;
+        $params = array();
+        foreach ($this->params as $param => $value) {
+            $params[$this->translateAlias($param)] = $value;
+        }
+        return ltrim($this->path, '/') . '?' . http_build_query($params, '', '&') . $this->anchor;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/application/controllers/TimelineController.php b/modules/monitoring/application/controllers/TimelineController.php
index df6aa811d..e276e517d 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/application/controllers/TimelineController.php
+++ b/modules/monitoring/application/controllers/TimelineController.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 use \DateTime;
 use \DateInterval;
 use \Zend_Config;
+use Icinga\Web\Url;
 use Icinga\Application\Config;
 use Icinga\Web\Controller\ActionController;
 use Icinga\Module\Monitoring\Timeline\TimeLine;
@@ -20,7 +21,17 @@ class Monitoring_TimelineController extends ActionController
         $this->setupIntervalBox();
         list($displayRange, $forecastRange) = $this->buildTimeRanges();
 
-        $detailUrl = '/monitoring/list/eventhistory?raw_timestamp<=%s&raw_timestamp>=%s&type=%s';
+        $detailUrl = Url::fromPath(
+            '/monitoring/list/eventhistory',
+            Url::fromRequest()->getParams()
+        )->setAliases(
+            array(
+                'name'  => 'type',
+                'end'   => 'raw_timestamp>',
+                'start' => 'raw_timestamp<'
+            )
+        )->remove(array('start', 'end', 'extend', 'interval'));
+
         $timeline = new TimeLine(
             EventHistoryView::fromRequest(
                 $this->getRequest(),
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/timeline/index.phtml b/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/timeline/index.phtml
index 20c166ade..bb4055965 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/timeline/index.phtml
+++ b/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/timeline/index.phtml
@@ -67,12 +67,11 @@ $extrapolatedCircleWidth = $timeline->getExtrapolatedCircleWidth($timeInfo[1][$g
                         ((float) substr($circleWidth, 0, -2) / 2) . 'em',
                         $timeInfo[1][$groupName]->getColor(),
                         $circleWidth
-                    ); ?>" href="<?= $this->href(
-                        sprintf(
-                            $timeInfo[1][$groupName]->getDetailUrl(),
-                            $timeInfo[0]->start->getTimestamp(),
-                            $timeInfo[0]->end->getTimestamp(),
-                            $groupName
+                    ); ?>" href="<?= $timeInfo[1][$groupName]->getDetailUrl()->overwriteParams(
+                        array(
+                            'start' => $timeInfo[0]->start->getTimestamp(),
+                            'end'   => $timeInfo[0]->end->getTimestamp(),
+                            'name'  => $groupName
                         )
                     ); ?>" title="<?= $timeInfo[1][$groupName]->getValue(); ?> <?= $labelAndColor['label']; ?>"></a>
                 </div>
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ $extrapolatedCircleWidth = $timeline->getExtrapolatedCircleWidth($timeInfo[1][$g
         </div>
         <?php $firstRow = false; ?>
 <?php endforeach ?>
-        <a id="end" href="<?= Url::fromRequest()->getUrlWithout(
+        <a id="end" href="<?= Url::fromRequest()->remove(
             array(
                 'raw_timestamp<',
                 'raw_timestamp>'
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Timeline/TimeEntry.php b/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Timeline/TimeEntry.php
index a2001e140..7a91bfc85 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Timeline/TimeEntry.php
+++ b/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Timeline/TimeEntry.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 namespace Icinga\Module\Monitoring\Timeline;
 
 use \DateTime;
+use Icinga\Web\Url;
 use Icinga\Exception\ProgrammingError;
 
 /**
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ class TimeEntry
     /**
      * The url to this group's detail view
      *
-     * @var string
+     * @var Url
      */
     protected $detailUrl;
 
@@ -149,9 +150,9 @@ class TimeEntry
     /**
      * Set the url to this group's detail view
      *
-     * @param   string  $detailUrl  The url to set
+     * @param   Url     $detailUrl      The url to set
      */
-    public function setDetailUrl($detailUrl)
+    public function setDetailUrl(Url $detailUrl)
     {
         $this->detailUrl = $detailUrl;
     }
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ class TimeEntry
     /**
      * Return the url to this group's detail view
      *
-     * @return  string
+     * @return  Url
      */
     public function getDetailUrl()
     {