diff --git a/src/ng/browser.js b/src/ng/browser.js
index f9502cd4a09b..23c921985c1c 100644
--- a/src/ng/browser.js
+++ b/src/ng/browser.js
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ function Browser(window, document, $log, $sniffer) {
   //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
   var lastBrowserUrl = location.href,
+      lastBrowserState = history.state,
       baseElement = document.find('base'),
       newLocation = null;
 
@@ -143,21 +144,30 @@ function Browser(window, document, $log, $sniffer) {
    * {@link ng.$location $location service} to change url.
    *
    * @param {string} url New url (when used as setter)
-   * @param {boolean=} replace Should new url replace current history record ?
+   * @param {boolean=} replace Should new url replace current history record?
+   * @param {object=} state object to use with pushState/replaceState
+   * @param {string=} title to use with pushState/replaceState
    */
-  self.url = function(url, replace) {
+  self.url = function(url, replace, state, title) {
     // Android Browser BFCache causes location, history reference to become stale.
     if (location !== window.location) location = window.location;
     if (history !== window.history) history = window.history;
 
     // setter
     if (url) {
-      if (lastBrowserUrl == url) return;
+      if (lastBrowserUrl == url &&
+        // if pushState supported, check if state changed
+        ((lastBrowserState == null && state == null) || equals(lastBrowserState, state))) {
+        return;
+      }
       lastBrowserUrl = url;
+      lastBrowserState = copy(state);
       if ($sniffer.history) {
-        if (replace) history.replaceState(null, '', url);
+        title = title || rawDocument.title;
+        state = state || null;
+        if (replace) history.replaceState(state, title, url);
         else {
-          history.pushState(null, '', url);
+          history.pushState(state, title, url);
           // Crazy Opera Bug: http://my.opera.com/community/forums/topic.dml?id=1185462
           baseElement.attr('href', baseElement.attr('href'));
         }
@@ -170,13 +180,12 @@ function Browser(window, document, $log, $sniffer) {
         }
       }
       return self;
-    // getter
-    } else {
-      // - newLocation is a workaround for an IE7-9 issue with location.replace and location.href
-      //   methods not updating location.href synchronously.
-      // - the replacement is a workaround for https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=407172
-      return newLocation || location.href.replace(/%27/g,"'");
     }
+    // getter
+    // - newLocation is a workaround for an IE7-9 issue with location.replace and location.href
+    //   methods not updating location.href synchronously.
+    // - the replacement is a workaround for https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=407172
+    return newLocation || location.href.replace(/%27/g,"'");
   };
 
   var urlChangeListeners = [],
@@ -188,7 +197,7 @@ function Browser(window, document, $log, $sniffer) {
 
     lastBrowserUrl = self.url();
     forEach(urlChangeListeners, function(listener) {
-      listener(self.url());
+      listener(self.url(), history.state, rawDocument.title);
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/src/ng/location.js b/src/ng/location.js
index 9bb4d417cfe2..7a80015f1b4b 100644
--- a/src/ng/location.js
+++ b/src/ng/location.js
@@ -282,11 +282,17 @@ LocationHashbangInHtml5Url.prototype =
   $$html5: false,
 
   /**
-   * Has any change been replacing ?
+   * Has any change been replacing?
    * @private
    */
   $$replace: false,
 
+  /**
+   * Current History API state.
+   * @private
+   */
+  $$state: null,
+
   /**
    * @ngdoc method
    * @name $location#absUrl
@@ -328,6 +334,43 @@ LocationHashbangInHtml5Url.prototype =
     return this;
   },
 
+  /**
+   * @ngdoc method
+   * @name $location#pushState
+   *
+   * @description
+   * Invokes history.pushState. Changes url, state and title.
+   *
+   * @param {object=} state object for pushState
+   * @param {string=} title for pushState
+   * @param {string=} url New url without base prefix (e.g. `/path?a=b#hash`)
+   * @return {object} $location
+   */
+  pushState: function(state, title, url, replace) {
+    this.$$state = copy(state);
+    this.$$title = title;
+    this.$$replace = replace;
+    this.url(url, replace);
+    return this;
+  },
+
+  /**
+   * @ngdoc method
+   * @name $location#replaceState.
+   *
+   * @description
+   * Invokes history.replaceState. Changes url, state and title.
+   *
+   * @param {object=} state object for replaceState
+   * @param {string=} title for replaceState
+   * @param {string=} url New url without base prefix (e.g. `/path?a=b#hash`)
+   * @return {object} $location
+   */
+  replaceState: function(state, title, url) {
+    this.pushState(state, title, url, true);
+    return this;
+  },
+
   /**
    * @ngdoc method
    * @name $location#protocol
@@ -642,7 +685,7 @@ function $LocationProvider(){
     }
 
     // update $location when $browser url changes
-    $browser.onUrlChange(function(newUrl) {
+    $browser.onUrlChange(function(newUrl, state, title) {
       if ($location.absUrl() != newUrl) {
         $rootScope.$evalAsync(function() {
           var oldUrl = $location.absUrl();
@@ -651,9 +694,9 @@ function $LocationProvider(){
           if ($rootScope.$broadcast('$locationChangeStart', newUrl,
                                     oldUrl).defaultPrevented) {
             $location.$$parse(oldUrl);
-            $browser.url(oldUrl);
+            $browser.url($location.absUrl(), false, state, title);
           } else {
-            afterLocationChange(oldUrl);
+            afterLocationChange(oldUrl, state, title);
           }
         });
         if (!$rootScope.$$phase) $rootScope.$digest();
@@ -663,30 +706,34 @@ function $LocationProvider(){
     // update browser
     var changeCounter = 0;
     $rootScope.$watch(function $locationWatch() {
-      var oldUrl = $browser.url();
-      var currentReplace = $location.$$replace;
+      var oldUrl = $browser.url(),
+          currentReplace = $location.$$replace,
+          currentState = $location.$$state,
+          currentTitle = $location.$$title;
 
       if (!changeCounter || oldUrl != $location.absUrl()) {
         changeCounter++;
         $rootScope.$evalAsync(function() {
-          if ($rootScope.$broadcast('$locationChangeStart', $location.absUrl(), oldUrl).
+          if ($rootScope.$broadcast('$locationChangeStart', $location.absUrl(), oldUrl, currentState, currentTitle).
               defaultPrevented) {
             $location.$$parse(oldUrl);
           } else {
-            $browser.url($location.absUrl(), currentReplace);
-            afterLocationChange(oldUrl);
+            $browser.url($location.absUrl(), currentReplace, currentState, currentTitle);
+            afterLocationChange(oldUrl, currentState, currentTitle);
           }
         });
       }
       $location.$$replace = false;
+      delete $location.$$state;
+      delete $location.$$title;
 
       return changeCounter;
     });
 
     return $location;
 
-    function afterLocationChange(oldUrl) {
-      $rootScope.$broadcast('$locationChangeSuccess', $location.absUrl(), oldUrl);
+    function afterLocationChange(oldUrl, state, title) {
+      $rootScope.$broadcast('$locationChangeSuccess', $location.absUrl(), oldUrl, state, title);
     }
 }];
 }
diff --git a/test/ng/browserSpecs.js b/test/ng/browserSpecs.js
index 4157ecbdb7fd..184955450438 100755
--- a/test/ng/browserSpecs.js
+++ b/test/ng/browserSpecs.js
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 'use strict';
 
+var sniffer = {};
+
 function MockWindow() {
   var events = {};
   var timeouts = this.timeouts = [];
+  var mockWindow = this;
 
   this.setTimeout = function(fn) {
     return timeouts.push(fn) - 1;
@@ -37,19 +40,32 @@ function MockWindow() {
 
   this.location = {
     href: 'http://server',
-    replace: noop
+    replace: function(url) {
+      this.href = url;
+    },
+  };
+
+  this.document = {
+    title: ''
   };
 
   this.history = {
-    replaceState: noop,
-    pushState: noop
+    state: null,
+    pushState: function(state, title, url) {
+      mockWindow.location.href = url;
+      mockWindow.history.state = copy(state);
+      mockWindow.document.title = title;
+    },
+    replaceState: function() {
+      this.pushState.apply(this, arguments);
+    }
   };
 }
 
 function MockDocument() {
   var self = this;
 
-  this[0] = window.document
+  this[0] = window.document;
   this.basePath = '/';
 
   this.find = function(name) {
@@ -71,7 +87,7 @@ function MockDocument() {
 
 describe('browser', function() {
 
-  var browser, fakeWindow, fakeDocument, logs, scripts, removedScripts, sniffer;
+  var browser, fakeWindow, fakeDocument, logs, scripts, removedScripts;
 
   beforeEach(function() {
     scripts = [];
@@ -80,9 +96,6 @@ describe('browser', function() {
     fakeWindow = new MockWindow();
     fakeDocument = new MockDocument();
 
-    var fakeBody = [{appendChild: function(node){scripts.push(node);},
-                     removeChild: function(node){removedScripts.push(node);}}];
-
     logs = {log:[], warn:[], info:[], error:[]};
 
     var fakeLog = {log: function() { logs.log.push(slice.call(arguments)); },
@@ -470,6 +483,45 @@ describe('browser', function() {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('pushState & replaceState state & title handling', function() {
+    var currentHref;
+
+    beforeEach(function() {
+      sniffer = {history: true, hashchange: true};
+      currentHref = fakeWindow.location.href;
+    });
+
+    it('should change state', function() {
+      browser.url(currentHref + '/something', false, {prop: 'val1'});
+      expect(fakeWindow.history.state).toEqual({prop: 'val1'});
+    });
+
+    it('should do pushState with the same URL and a different state', function() {
+      browser.url(currentHref, false, {prop: 'val1'});
+      expect(fakeWindow.history.state).toEqual({prop: 'val1'});
+
+      browser.url(currentHref, false, null);
+      expect(fakeWindow.history.state).toBe(null);
+
+      browser.url(currentHref, false, {prop: 'val2'});
+      browser.url(currentHref, false, {prop: 'val3'});
+      expect(fakeWindow.history.state).toEqual({prop: 'val3'});
+    });
+
+    it('should not do pushState with the same URL and null state', function() {
+      fakeWindow.history.state = {prop: 'val1'};
+      browser.url(currentHref, false, null);
+      expect(fakeWindow.history.state).toEqual({prop: 'val1'});
+    });
+
+    it('should not do pushState with the same URL and the same non-null state', function() {
+      browser.url(currentHref, false, {prop: 'val2'});
+      fakeWindow.history.state = {prop: 'val3'};
+      browser.url(currentHref, false, {prop: 'val2'});
+      expect(fakeWindow.history.state).toEqual({prop: 'val3'});
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('urlChange', function() {
     var callback;
 
@@ -491,7 +543,7 @@ describe('browser', function() {
       fakeWindow.location.href = 'http://server/new';
 
       fakeWindow.fire('popstate');
-      expect(callback).toHaveBeenCalledWith('http://server/new');
+      expect(callback).toHaveBeenCalledWith('http://server/new', null, '');
 
       fakeWindow.fire('hashchange');
       fakeWindow.setTimeout.flush();
@@ -505,7 +557,7 @@ describe('browser', function() {
       fakeWindow.location.href = 'http://server/new';
 
       fakeWindow.fire('popstate');
-      expect(callback).toHaveBeenCalledWith('http://server/new');
+      expect(callback).toHaveBeenCalledWith('http://server/new', null, '');
 
       fakeWindow.fire('hashchange');
       fakeWindow.setTimeout.flush();
@@ -519,7 +571,7 @@ describe('browser', function() {
       fakeWindow.location.href = 'http://server/new';
 
       fakeWindow.fire('hashchange');
-      expect(callback).toHaveBeenCalledWith('http://server/new');
+      expect(callback).toHaveBeenCalledWith('http://server/new', null, '');
 
       fakeWindow.fire('popstate');
       fakeWindow.setTimeout.flush();
@@ -533,7 +585,7 @@ describe('browser', function() {
 
       fakeWindow.location.href = 'http://server.new';
       fakeWindow.setTimeout.flush();
-      expect(callback).toHaveBeenCalledWith('http://server.new');
+      expect(callback).toHaveBeenCalledWith('http://server.new', null, '');
 
       callback.reset();
 
@@ -554,7 +606,7 @@ describe('browser', function() {
 
         fakeWindow.location.href = 'http://server.new';
         fakeWindow.setTimeout.flush();
-        expect(callback).toHaveBeenCalledWith('http://server.new');
+        expect(callback).toHaveBeenCalledWith('http://server.new', null, '');
 
         fakeWindow.fire('popstate');
         fakeWindow.fire('hashchange');
diff --git a/test/ng/locationSpec.js b/test/ng/locationSpec.js
index ff823d306efd..c49bd486e38e 100644
--- a/test/ng/locationSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/locationSpec.js
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ describe('$location', function() {
       $rootScope.$apply();
 
       expect($browserUrl).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
-      expect($browserUrl.mostRecentCall.args).toEqual(['http://new.com/a/b#!/n/url', true]);
+      expect($browserUrl.mostRecentCall.args).toEqual(['http://new.com/a/b#!/n/url', true, null, undefined]);
       expect($location.$$replace).toBe(false);
     }));
 
diff --git a/test/ngRoute/routeSpec.js b/test/ngRoute/routeSpec.js
index de7ccb8d593d..64ccb1a1d62b 100644
--- a/test/ngRoute/routeSpec.js
+++ b/test/ngRoute/routeSpec.js
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ describe('$route', function() {
 
         expect($location.path()).toEqual('/bar/id3');
         expect($browserUrl.mostRecentCall.args)
-            .toEqual(['http://server/#/bar/id3?extra=eId', true]);
+            .toEqual(['http://server/#/bar/id3?extra=eId', true, null, undefined]);
       });
     });
   });