diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a2e57adfd..d91a3cf93 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -29,3 +29,4 @@ NOTE: As semantic versioning states all 0.y.z releases can contain breaking chan
 
 - [#7](https://github.com/kobsio/kobs/pull/7): Share datasource options between components and allow sharing of URLs.
 - [#11](https://github.com/kobsio/kobs/pull/11): :warning: *Breaking change:* :warning: Refactor cluster and application handling.
+- [#17](https://github.com/kobsio/kobs/pull/17): Use location to load applications, which allows user to share their applications view.
diff --git a/app/src/components/applications/Applications.tsx b/app/src/components/applications/Applications.tsx
index ce107fea4..0b1406cb4 100644
--- a/app/src/components/applications/Applications.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/applications/Applications.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   Title,
 } from '@patternfly/react-core';
 import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { useHistory, useLocation } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import { ClustersPromiseClient, GetApplicationsRequest, GetApplicationsResponse } from 'proto/clusters_grpc_web_pb';
 import { Application } from 'proto/application_pb';
@@ -18,49 +19,92 @@ import ApplicationsToolbar from 'components/applications/ApplicationsToolbar';
 import { apiURL } from 'utils/constants';
 import { applicationsDescription } from 'utils/constants';
 
+// getDataFromSearch returns the clusters and namespaces for the state from a given search location.
+export const getDataFromSearch = (search: string): IDataState => {
+  const params = new URLSearchParams(search);
+  const clusters = params.getAll('cluster');
+  const namespaces = params.getAll('namespace');
+
+  return {
+    applications: [],
+    clusters: clusters,
+    error: '',
+    namespaces: namespaces,
+  };
+};
+
 // clustersService is the Clusters gRPC service, which is used to get a list of resources.
 const clustersService = new ClustersPromiseClient(apiURL, null, null);
 
-export interface IScope {
+export interface IDataState {
+  applications: Application.AsObject[];
   clusters: string[];
+  error: string;
   namespaces: string[];
 }
 
 // Applications is the page to display a list of selected applications. To get the applications the user can select a
-// scope (list of clusters and namespaces).
+// list of clusters and namespaces.
 const Applications: React.FunctionComponent = () => {
-  const [scope, setScope] = useState<IScope | undefined>(undefined);
-  const [applications, setApplications] = useState<Application.AsObject[]>([]);
+  const history = useHistory();
+  const location = useLocation();
+  const [data, setData] = useState<IDataState>(getDataFromSearch(location.search));
   const [selectedApplication, setSelectedApplication] = useState<Application.AsObject | undefined>(undefined);
-  const [error, setError] = useState<string>('');
+
+  // changeData is used to set the provided list of clusters and namespaces as query parameters for the current URL, so
+  // that a user can share his search with other users.
+  const changeData = (clusters: string[], namespaces: string[]): void => {
+    const c = clusters.map((cluster) => `&cluster=${cluster}`);
+    const n = namespaces.map((namespace) => `&namespace=${namespace}`);
+
+    history.push({
+      pathname: location.pathname,
+      search: `?${c.length > 0 ? c.join('') : ''}${n.length > 0 ? n.join('') : ''}`,
+    });
+  };
 
   // fetchApplications is used to fetch a list of applications. To get the list of applications the user has to select
   // a list of clusters and namespaces.
-  const fetchApplications = useCallback(async () => {
-    if (scope && scope.clusters.length > 0 && scope.namespaces.length > 0) {
-      try {
+  const fetchApplications = useCallback(async (d: IDataState) => {
+    try {
+      if (d.clusters.length > 0 && d.namespaces.length > 0) {
         const getApplicationsRequest = new GetApplicationsRequest();
-        getApplicationsRequest.setClustersList(scope.clusters);
-        getApplicationsRequest.setNamespacesList(scope.namespaces);
+        getApplicationsRequest.setClustersList(d.clusters);
+        getApplicationsRequest.setNamespacesList(d.namespaces);
 
         const getApplicationsResponse: GetApplicationsResponse = await clustersService.getApplications(
           getApplicationsRequest,
           null,
         );
 
-        setApplications(getApplicationsResponse.toObject().applicationsList);
-        setError('');
-      } catch (err) {
-        setError(err.message);
+        setData({
+          applications: getApplicationsResponse.toObject().applicationsList,
+          clusters: d.clusters,
+          error: '',
+          namespaces: d.namespaces,
+        });
+      } else {
+        setData({
+          applications: [],
+          clusters: d.clusters,
+          error: '',
+          namespaces: d.namespaces,
+        });
       }
+    } catch (err) {
+      setData({
+        applications: [],
+        clusters: d.clusters,
+        error: err.message,
+        namespaces: d.namespaces,
+      });
     }
-  }, [scope]);
+  }, []);
 
-  // useEffect is used to call the fetchApplications function every time the list of clusters and namespaces (scope),
-  // changes.
+  // useEffect is used to trigger the fetchApplications function, everytime the location.search parameter changes.
   useEffect(() => {
-    fetchApplications();
-  }, [fetchApplications]);
+    fetchApplications(getDataFromSearch(location.search));
+  }, [location.search, fetchApplications]);
 
   return (
     <React.Fragment>
@@ -69,7 +113,7 @@ const Applications: React.FunctionComponent = () => {
           Applications
         </Title>
         <p>{applicationsDescription}</p>
-        <ApplicationsToolbar setScope={setScope} />
+        <ApplicationsToolbar clusters={data.clusters} namespaces={data.namespaces} changeData={changeData} />
       </PageSection>
 
       <Drawer isExpanded={selectedApplication !== undefined}>
@@ -85,23 +129,16 @@ const Applications: React.FunctionComponent = () => {
         >
           <DrawerContentBody>
             <PageSection style={{ minHeight: '100%' }} variant={PageSectionVariants.default}>
-              {!scope ? (
+              {data.clusters.length === 0 || data.namespaces.length === 0 ? (
                 <Alert variant={AlertVariant.info} title="Select clusters and namespaces">
                   <p>Select a list of clusters and namespaces from the toolbar.</p>
                 </Alert>
-              ) : scope.clusters.length === 0 || scope.namespaces.length === 0 ? (
-                <Alert variant={AlertVariant.danger} title="Select clusters and namespaces">
-                  <p>
-                    You have to select a minimum of one cluster and namespace from the toolbar to search for
-                    applications.
-                  </p>
-                </Alert>
-              ) : error ? (
+              ) : data.error ? (
                 <Alert variant={AlertVariant.danger} title="Applications were not fetched">
-                  <p>{error}</p>
+                  <p>{data.error}</p>
                 </Alert>
               ) : (
-                <ApplicationGallery applications={applications} selectApplication={setSelectedApplication} />
+                <ApplicationGallery applications={data.applications} selectApplication={setSelectedApplication} />
               )}
             </PageSection>
           </DrawerContentBody>
diff --git a/app/src/components/applications/ApplicationsToolbar.tsx b/app/src/components/applications/ApplicationsToolbar.tsx
index 22e2873df..264b62107 100644
--- a/app/src/components/applications/ApplicationsToolbar.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/applications/ApplicationsToolbar.tsx
@@ -12,22 +12,27 @@ import FilterIcon from '@patternfly/react-icons/dist/js/icons/filter-icon';
 import SearchIcon from '@patternfly/react-icons/dist/js/icons/search-icon';
 
 import { ClustersContext, IClusterContext } from 'context/ClustersContext';
-import { IScope } from 'components/applications/Applications';
 import ToolbarItemClusters from 'components/resources/ToolbarItemClusters';
 import ToolbarItemNamespaces from 'components/resources/ToolbarItemNamespaces';
 
 interface IApplicationsToolbarProps {
-  setScope: (scope: IScope) => void;
+  clusters: string[];
+  namespaces: string[];
+  changeData: (clusters: string[], namespaces: string[]) => void;
 }
 
 // ApplicationsToolbar is the toolbar, where the user can select a list of clusters and namespaces. When the user clicks
 // the search button the setScope function is called with the list of selected clusters and namespaces.
 const ApplicationsToolbar: React.FunctionComponent<IApplicationsToolbarProps> = ({
-  setScope,
+  clusters,
+  namespaces,
+  changeData,
 }: IApplicationsToolbarProps) => {
   const clustersContext = useContext<IClusterContext>(ClustersContext);
-  const [selectedClusters, setSelectedClusters] = useState<string[]>([clustersContext.clusters[0]]);
-  const [selectedNamespaces, setSelectedNamespaces] = useState<string[]>([]);
+  const [selectedClusters, setSelectedClusters] = useState<string[]>(
+    clusters.length > 0 ? clusters : [clustersContext.clusters[0]],
+  );
+  const [selectedNamespaces, setSelectedNamespaces] = useState<string[]>(namespaces);
 
   // selectCluster adds/removes the given cluster to the list of selected clusters. When the cluster value is an empty
   // string the selected clusters list is cleared.
@@ -80,12 +85,7 @@ const ApplicationsToolbar: React.FunctionComponent<IApplicationsToolbarProps> =
               <Button
                 variant={ButtonVariant.primary}
                 icon={<SearchIcon />}
-                onClick={(): void =>
-                  setScope({
-                    clusters: selectedClusters,
-                    namespaces: selectedNamespaces,
-                  })
-                }
+                onClick={(): void => changeData(selectedClusters, selectedNamespaces)}
               >
                 Search
               </Button>
diff --git a/app/src/components/resources/Resources.tsx b/app/src/components/resources/Resources.tsx
index 4700d8dfe..87031ca82 100644
--- a/app/src/components/resources/Resources.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/resources/Resources.tsx
@@ -49,19 +49,13 @@ const Resources: React.FunctionComponent = () => {
         >
           <DrawerContentBody>
             <PageSection style={{ minHeight: '100%' }} variant={PageSectionVariants.default}>
-              {!resources ? (
+              {!resources ||
+              resources.clusters.length === 0 ||
+              resources.namespaces.length === 0 ||
+              resources.resources.length === 0 ? (
                 <Alert variant={AlertVariant.info} title="Select clusters, resources and namespaces">
                   <p>Select a list of clusters, resources and namespaces from the toolbar.</p>
                 </Alert>
-              ) : resources.clusters.length === 0 ||
-                resources.namespaces.length === 0 ||
-                resources.resources.length === 0 ? (
-                <Alert variant={AlertVariant.danger} title="Select clusters, resources and namespaces">
-                  <p>
-                    You have to select a minimum of one cluster, resource and namespace from the toolbar to search for
-                    resources.
-                  </p>
-                </Alert>
               ) : (
                 <ResourcesList resources={resources} selectResource={setSelectedResource} />
               )}