diff --git a/runner/index.ts b/runner/index.ts
index da3e1af..37edf45 100644
--- a/runner/index.ts
+++ b/runner/index.ts
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ export function start(config: { ports: ElmPorts, domElement: HTMLElement }) {
             on: event => event?.removeAnimationFrameListen,
             run: (_config, _sendToElm) => { removeAnimationFrameListen() }
         },
+        {
+            on: event => event?.addNavigationUrlRequest,
+            run: (_config, sendToElm) => { sendToElm(window.location.href) }
+        },
         {
             on: event => event?.addDocumentEventListen,
             run: documentEventListenAdd
diff --git a/src/BrowserApp.elm b/src/BrowserApp.elm
index 652cc49..d5762cf 100644
--- a/src/BrowserApp.elm
+++ b/src/BrowserApp.elm
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ type InterfaceSingle state
     | HttpRequest (HttpRequest state)
     | WindowEventListen { eventName : String, on : Json.Decode.Value -> state }
     | WindowAnimationFrameListen (Time.Posix -> state)
+    | NavigationUrlRequest (String -> state)
     | DocumentEventListen { eventName : String, on : Json.Decode.Value -> state }
     | NavigationReplaceUrl String
     | NavigationPushUrl String
@@ -259,6 +260,7 @@ type InterfaceSingleId
     | IdHttpRequest HttpRequestId
     | IdWindowEventListen String
     | IdWindowAnimationFrameListen
+    | IdNavigationUrlRequest
     | IdDocumentEventListen String
     | IdNavigationReplaceUrl String
     | IdNavigationPushUrl String
@@ -499,6 +501,9 @@ interfaceSingleMap stateChange =
             WindowAnimationFrameListen toState ->
                 (\event -> toState event |> stateChange) |> WindowAnimationFrameListen
 
+            NavigationUrlRequest toState ->
+                (\event -> toState event |> stateChange) |> NavigationUrlRequest
+
             DocumentEventListen listen ->
                 { eventName = listen.eventName, on = \value -> listen.on value |> stateChange }
                     |> DocumentEventListen
@@ -678,6 +683,9 @@ interfaceSingleToId =
             WindowAnimationFrameListen _ ->
                 IdWindowAnimationFrameListen
 
+            NavigationUrlRequest _ ->
+                IdNavigationUrlRequest
+
             DocumentEventListen listen ->
                 IdDocumentEventListen listen.eventName
 
@@ -766,6 +774,14 @@ interfaceIdOrder =
                         _ ->
                             GT
 
+                IdNavigationUrlRequest ->
+                    case b of
+                        IdNavigationUrlRequest ->
+                            EQ
+
+                        _ ->
+                            GT
+
                 IdDocumentEventListen aEventName ->
                     case b of
                         IdDocumentEventListen bEventName ->
@@ -966,6 +982,9 @@ interfaceDiffToCmds =
                         WindowAnimationFrameListen _ ->
                             RemoveWindowAnimationFrameListen |> Just
 
+                        NavigationUrlRequest _ ->
+                            Nothing
+
                         DocumentEventListen listen ->
                             RemoveDocumentEventListen listen.eventName |> Just
 
@@ -1016,6 +1035,9 @@ interfaceDiffToCmds =
                         WindowAnimationFrameListen _ ->
                             AddWindowAnimationFrameListen |> Just
 
+                        NavigationUrlRequest _ ->
+                            AddNavigationUrlRequest |> Just
+
                         DocumentEventListen listen ->
                             AddDocumentEventListen listen.eventName |> Just
 
@@ -1124,6 +1146,9 @@ interfaceDiffToJson =
                 RemoveWindowAnimationFrameListen ->
                     ( "removeWindowAnimationFrameListen", Json.Encode.null )
 
+                AddNavigationUrlRequest ->
+                    ( "addNavigationUrlRequest", Json.Encode.null )
+
                 AddDocumentEventListen eventName ->
                     ( "addDocumentEventListen", eventName |> Json.Encode.string )
 
@@ -1417,6 +1442,14 @@ eventDataAndConstructStateJsonDecoder interfaceDiff interface =
                 _ ->
                     Nothing
 
+        NavigationUrlRequest toState ->
+            case interfaceDiff of
+                AddNavigationUrlRequest ->
+                    Json.Decode.string |> Json.Decode.map toState |> Just
+
+                _ ->
+                    Nothing
+
         DocumentEventListen listen ->
             case interfaceDiff of
                 AddDocumentEventListen addedEventName ->
@@ -1729,6 +1762,7 @@ type InterfaceDiff
     | RemoveWindowEventListen String
     | AddWindowAnimationFrameListen
     | RemoveWindowAnimationFrameListen
+    | AddNavigationUrlRequest
     | AddDocumentEventListen String
     | RemoveDocumentEventListen String
     | AddNavigationReplaceUrl String
diff --git a/src/BrowserApp/Navigation.elm b/src/BrowserApp/Navigation.elm
index 496d3e3..0945dc6 100644
--- a/src/BrowserApp/Navigation.elm
+++ b/src/BrowserApp/Navigation.elm
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 module BrowserApp.Navigation exposing
-    ( forward, back, pushUrl, replaceUrl
+    ( urlRequest
+    , forward, back, pushUrl, replaceUrl
     , load, reload
     )
 
 {-| Helpers for `history` interaction as part of an [`Interface`](BrowserApp#Interface)
 
+@docs urlRequest
 @docs forward, back, pushUrl, replaceUrl
 @docs load, reload
 
@@ -14,6 +16,18 @@ import BrowserApp
 import Rope
 
 
+{-| An [`Interface`](BrowserApp#Interface) for getting the current page's url.
+Is usually used while starting up the app.
+
+Note: Uses [`window.location.href`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window/location)
+
+-}
+urlRequest : BrowserApp.Interface String
+urlRequest =
+    BrowserApp.NavigationUrlRequest identity
+        |> Rope.singleton
+
+
 {-| An [`Interface`](BrowserApp#Interface) that changes the URL,
 but neither triggers a page load nor adds a new entry to the browser history.