diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2b1aa08af..6c6579336 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
     "react": "^15.6.1",
     "react-addons-css-transition-group": "^15.6.0",
     "react-addons-pure-render-mixin": "^15.6.0",
+    "query-string": "^4.3.4",
     "react-color": "^2.13.1",
     "react-datetime": "2.7.1",
     "react-dom": "^15.6.1",
diff --git a/src/config/constants.js b/src/config/constants.js
index 48213103e..2257eda82 100644
--- a/src/config/constants.js
+++ b/src/config/constants.js
@@ -253,3 +253,5 @@ export const MAINTENANCE_MODE = false
 export const LS_INCOMPLETE_PROJECT = 'incompleteProject'
 
 export const CONNECT_MESSAGE_API_URL = process.env.CONNECT_MESSAGE_API_URL || TC_API_URL
+
+export const NEW_PROJECT_PATH = '/new-project'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/projects/create/containers/CreateContainer.jsx b/src/projects/create/containers/CreateContainer.jsx
index a042d5cbd..1cb3184a2 100644
--- a/src/projects/create/containers/CreateContainer.jsx
+++ b/src/projects/create/containers/CreateContainer.jsx
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ import {
   CREATE_PROJECT_FAILURE,
   LS_INCOMPLETE_PROJECT,
   PROJECT_STATUS_IN_REVIEW,
-  ACCOUNTS_APP_REGISTER_URL
+  ACCOUNTS_APP_REGISTER_URL,
+  NEW_PROJECT_PATH
 } from '../../../config/constants'
 
 const page404 = compose(
@@ -141,10 +142,10 @@ class CreateConainer extends React.Component {
         processing={ this.state.creatingProject }
         onStepChange={ (wizardStep) => {
             if (wizardStep === ProjectWizard.Steps.WZ_STEP_INCOMP_PROJ_CONF) {
-              browserHistory.push('/new-project/incomplete')
+              browserHistory.push(NEW_PROJECT_PATH + '/incomplete')
             }
             if (wizardStep === ProjectWizard.Steps.WZ_STEP_SELECT_PROD_TYPE) {
-              browserHistory.push('/new-project/')
+              browserHistory.push(NEW_PROJECT_PATH +'' + window.location.search)
             }
             this.setState({
               wizardStep
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ class CreateConainer extends React.Component {
             // compares updated product with previous product to know if user has updated the product
             if (prevProduct !== product) {
               if (product) {
-                browserHistory.push('/new-project/' + product)
+                browserHistory.push(NEW_PROJECT_PATH + '/' + product + window.location.search)
               }
             }
             this.setState({
diff --git a/src/projects/detail/components/SpecSection.jsx b/src/projects/detail/components/SpecSection.jsx
index 3ea0bf76f..3f2396a29 100644
--- a/src/projects/detail/components/SpecSection.jsx
+++ b/src/projects/detail/components/SpecSection.jsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import React, { PropTypes } from 'react'
+import qs from 'query-string'
 import { Tabs, Tab, TCFormFields } from 'appirio-tech-react-components'
 import _ from 'lodash'
 import SpecQuestions from './SpecQuestions'
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ const SpecSection = props => {
     case 'project-name': {
       const refCodeFieldName = 'details.utm.code'
       const refCode = _.get(project, refCodeFieldName, undefined)
+      const queryParamRefCode = qs.parse(window.location.search).refCode
       return (
         <div className="project-name-section">
           { (!project.status || project.status === PROJECT_STATUS_DRAFT) &&
@@ -129,6 +131,7 @@ const SpecSection = props => {
                 wrapperClass="project-refcode"
                 maxLength={ PROJECT_REF_CODE_MAX_LENGTH }
                 theme="paper-form-dotted"
+                disabled={ queryParamRefCode && queryParamRefCode.length > 0 }
               />
               <div className="refcode-desc">
                 Optional