diff --git a/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Pages/ArchiveView.razor.cs b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Pages/ArchiveView.razor.cs
index ef5b97d..2acffe6 100644
--- a/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Pages/ArchiveView.razor.cs
+++ b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Pages/ArchiveView.razor.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ namespace DeepDrftPublic.Client.Pages;
 /// routes to its per-medium detail. Mirrors the <see cref="MediumBrowseBase"/> seam: the unfiltered
 /// first page is bridged across the prerender -> WASM boundary so hydration neither re-fetches nor
 /// replays the card entrance animations.
+///
+/// Filter state is URL-bound (Phase 11 §5): <c>q</c> / <c>medium</c> / <c>genre</c> enter via
+/// <see cref="SupplyParameterFromQueryAttribute"/> and leave via <see cref="NavigationManager.NavigateTo(string)"/>.
+/// The URL is the single source of truth — filter handlers only navigate; the seed-and-fetch reaction
+/// lives in <see cref="OnParametersSetAsync"/> so back/forward history "just works" (§5.3 Option A).
 /// </summary>
 public partial class ArchiveView : ComponentBase, IDisposable
 {
@@ -24,6 +29,14 @@ public partial class ArchiveView : ComponentBase, IDisposable
     [Inject] public required IReleaseDataService ReleaseData { get; set; }
     [Inject] public required ITrackDataService TrackData { get; set; }
     [Inject] public required PersistentComponentState PersistentState { get; set; }
+    [Inject] public required NavigationManager Navigation { get; set; }
+
+    // Query-string-bound filter inputs (§5.1). All optional; an absent param means "no filter on that
+    // axis". `medium` is the lowercase enum token the data service already speaks, parsed back with
+    // Enum.TryParse(ignoreCase) + Enum.IsDefined (the BatchUpload / API posture).
+    [SupplyParameterFromQuery(Name = "q")] public string? QueryParam { get; set; }
+    [SupplyParameterFromQuery(Name = "medium")] public string? MediumParam { get; set; }
+    [SupplyParameterFromQuery(Name = "genre")] public string? GenreParam { get; set; }
 
     // Medium filter chips are enum-driven so a fourth medium surfaces a chip from one lookup entry,
     // with no markup fork (Phase 9 extension discipline).
@@ -41,24 +54,50 @@ public partial class ArchiveView : ComponentBase, IDisposable
 
     private PersistingComponentStateSubscription _persistingSubscription;
 
+    // Idempotency guard for the OnParametersSet reaction (§5.3): a same-route query change re-fires
+    // OnParametersSet, and the search debounce can race a rapid medium-chip nav. We only re-seed and
+    // re-fetch when the composed filter triple actually changed. Sentinel != any real key so the first
+    // reaction always runs.
+    private string? _loadedFilterKey;
+
     private bool HasActiveFilter =>
         _selectedMedium is not null
         || !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_selectedGenre)
         || !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(SearchText);
 
-    protected override async Task OnInitializedAsync()
+    protected override Task OnInitializedAsync()
     {
         _persistingSubscription = PersistentState.RegisterOnPersisting(Persist);
+        return Task.CompletedTask;
+    }
+
+    // The seed-and-fetch reaction lives here, not in OnInitialized: a same-route query change reuses
+    // the component and fires only OnParametersSet (§5.3). Keyed off the composed filter triple so an
+    // identical param set (debounce vs. chip-nav race) is a no-op.
+    protected override async Task OnParametersSetAsync()
+    {
+        // Seed filter fields from the URL before the restore/fetch decision so HasActiveFilter reflects
+        // the requested URL (a direct /archive?medium=mix load must fetch, not restore the bridge).
+        SeedFromQuery();
+
+        var filterKey = ComposeFilterKey();
+        if (filterKey == _loadedFilterKey)
+            return;
+
+        var firstReaction = _loadedFilterKey is null;
+        _loadedFilterKey = filterKey;
 
         // The genre chip source is the release-cardinal distinct-genre list (already sourced from the
         // release join — see GetDistinctGenresAsync). It only renders interactively, so it is fetched
         // lazily on the interactive pass rather than persisted.
-        if (RendererInfo.IsInteractive)
+        if (RendererInfo.IsInteractive && _genres.Count == 0)
             await LoadGenres();
 
-        // The prerendered page is always the unfiltered first page. Restore it only when no filter is
-        // active; a filtered interactive pass must fetch its own narrowed result instead.
-        if (!HasActiveFilter
+        // The prerendered page is always the unfiltered first page. Restore it only on the first
+        // reaction and only when no filter is active; a filtered load (or a later filter change) must
+        // fetch its own narrowed result instead.
+        if (firstReaction
+            && !HasActiveFilter
             && PersistentState.TryTakeFromJson<List<ReleaseDto>>(PersistKey, out var restored)
             && restored is not null)
         {
@@ -70,6 +109,22 @@ public partial class ArchiveView : ComponentBase, IDisposable
         await LoadReleases();
     }
 
+    // Maps the query-string params onto the filter fields. `medium` parsed leniently (ignoreCase) and
+    // validated with Enum.IsDefined so a stray token degrades to "All" rather than throwing.
+    private void SeedFromQuery()
+    {
+        SearchText = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(QueryParam) ? null : QueryParam;
+        _selectedGenre = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(GenreParam) ? null : GenreParam;
+        _selectedMedium =
+            !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(MediumParam)
+            && Enum.TryParse<ReleaseMedium>(MediumParam, ignoreCase: true, out var medium)
+            && Enum.IsDefined(medium)
+                ? medium
+                : null;
+    }
+
+    private string ComposeFilterKey() => $"{SearchText}|{_selectedMedium}|{_selectedGenre}";
+
     private async Task LoadGenres()
     {
         var result = await TrackData.GetGenres();
@@ -95,24 +150,41 @@ public partial class ArchiveView : ComponentBase, IDisposable
         _loading = false;
     }
 
+    // Filter handlers only navigate (§5.3 Option A): the query-param change re-runs the seed-and-fetch
+    // reaction in OnParametersSet, keeping the URL the single source of truth and making back/forward
+    // history correct for free.
+
     // Fired by MudTextField after its 400ms DebounceInterval, so only the trailing keystroke in a
-    // burst reaches here. Re-fetches with the composed filter (search + medium + genre).
-    private async Task OnSearchInput(string? value)
-    {
-        SearchText = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value) ? null : value;
-        await LoadReleases();
-    }
+    // burst reaches here.
+    private void OnSearchInput(string? value) => NavigateToFilter(
+        search: string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value) ? null : value,
+        medium: _selectedMedium,
+        genre: _selectedGenre);
 
-    private async Task OnMediumSelected(ReleaseMedium? medium)
-    {
-        _selectedMedium = medium;
-        await LoadReleases();
-    }
+    private void OnMediumSelected(ReleaseMedium? medium) => NavigateToFilter(
+        search: SearchText,
+        medium: medium,
+        genre: _selectedGenre);
 
-    private async Task OnGenreSelected(string? genre)
+    private void OnGenreSelected(string? genre) => NavigateToFilter(
+        search: SearchText,
+        medium: _selectedMedium,
+        genre: string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(genre) ? null : genre);
+
+    // Composes the /archive?... URL from the requested filter triple. Each axis is omitted when null
+    // (matches the null-means-all scheme); values are escaped. Plain /archive when all three are clear.
+    private void NavigateToFilter(string? search, ReleaseMedium? medium, string? genre)
     {
-        _selectedGenre = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(genre) ? null : genre;
-        await LoadReleases();
+        var query = new List<string>(3);
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(search))
+            query.Add($"q={Uri.EscapeDataString(search)}");
+        if (medium is not null)
+            query.Add($"medium={medium.ToString()!.ToLowerInvariant()}");
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(genre))
+            query.Add($"genre={Uri.EscapeDataString(genre)}");
+
+        var url = query.Count > 0 ? $"/archive?{string.Join('&', query)}" : "/archive";
+        Navigation.NavigateTo(url);
     }
 
     // Display label for a medium filter chip. Centralised so a new medium's label is one entry, not a
diff --git a/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Pages/GenresView.razor.cs b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Pages/GenresView.razor.cs
index 1348d12..755a6d5 100644
--- a/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Pages/GenresView.razor.cs
+++ b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Pages/GenresView.razor.cs
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ public partial class GenresView : ComponentBase
     }
 
     private void OpenGenre(string genre)
-        => Navigation.NavigateTo($"/tracks?genre={Uri.EscapeDataString(genre)}");
+        => Navigation.NavigateTo($"/archive?genre={Uri.EscapeDataString(genre)}");
 }