diff --git a/src/kibana/components/state_management/app_state.js b/src/kibana/components/state_management/app_state.js
index 2c40e168e67f4..f5e6e089d6f16 100644
--- a/src/kibana/components/state_management/app_state.js
+++ b/src/kibana/components/state_management/app_state.js
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 define(function (require) {
   var _ = require('lodash');
 
-  return function AppStateProvider(Private) {
+  return function AppStateProvider(Private, $rootScope) {
     var State = Private(require('components/state_management/state'));
 
     _(AppState).inherits(State);
     function AppState(defaults) {
       AppState.Super.call(this, '_a', defaults);
-    }
 
+      // When we have a route change, destroy the app state
+      $rootScope.$on('$routeChangeStart', _.bindKey(this, 'destroy'));
+    }
 
     return AppState;
   };
diff --git a/test/unit/index.html b/test/unit/index.html
index 474255c5b3cbf..d89eaaf654192 100644
--- a/test/unit/index.html
+++ b/test/unit/index.html
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
           'specs/factories/base_object',
           'specs/state_management/state',
           'specs/state_management/global_state',
+          'specs/state_management/app_state',
           'specs/utils/diff_object',
           'specs/factories/events',
           'specs/vislib/color',
diff --git a/test/unit/specs/state_management/app_state.js b/test/unit/specs/state_management/app_state.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f4391b4c04e97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/specs/state_management/app_state.js
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+define(function (require) {
+  var sinon = require('test_utils/auto_release_sinon');
+  require('components/state_management/app_state');
+
+  describe('State Management', function () {
+    var $rootScope, AppState;
+
+    beforeEach(function () {
+      module('kibana');
+
+      inject(function (_$rootScope_, _$location_, Private) {
+        $rootScope = _$rootScope_;
+        AppState = Private(require('components/state_management/app_state'));
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('App State', function () {
+      var appState;
+
+      beforeEach(function () {
+        appState = new AppState();
+      });
+
+      it('should have _urlParam of _a', function () {
+        expect(appState).to.have.property('_urlParam');
+        expect(appState._urlParam).to.equal('_a');
+      });
+
+      it('should use passed in params', function () {
+        var params = {
+          test: true,
+          mock: false
+        };
+
+        appState = new AppState(params);
+        expect(appState).to.have.property('_defaults');
+
+        Object.keys(params).forEach(function (key) {
+          expect(appState._defaults).to.have.property(key);
+          expect(appState._defaults[key]).to.equal(params[key]);
+        });
+      });
+
+      it('should have a destroy method', function () {
+        expect(appState).to.have.property('destroy');
+      });
+
+      it('should be destroyed on $routeChangeStart', function () {
+        var destroySpy = sinon.spy(appState, 'destroy');
+        var url = '/test/path';
+
+        $rootScope.$emit('$routeChangeStart');
+
+        expect(destroySpy.callCount).to.be(1);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});