diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/kibana_services.ts b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/kibana_services.ts
index e1ff2749112848..2ceb06f325a9ec 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/kibana_services.ts
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/kibana_services.ts
@@ -47,10 +47,15 @@ export function setServices(newServices: any) {
   services = newServices;
 }
 
+export const [getUrlTracker, setUrlTracker] = createGetterSetter<{
+  setTrackedUrl: (url: string) => void;
+}>('urlTracker');
+
 // EXPORT legacy static dependencies, should be migrated when available in a new version;
 export { angular };
 export { wrapInI18nContext } from 'ui/i18n';
 import { search } from '../../../../../plugins/data/public';
+import { createGetterSetter } from '../../../../../plugins/kibana_utils/common';
 export const { getRequestInspectorStats, getResponseInspectorStats, tabifyAggResponse } = search;
 export {
   unhashUrl,
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/np_ready/angular/discover.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/np_ready/angular/discover.js
index bcf97a21dcde9b..630ba22d4f3a6f 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/np_ready/angular/discover.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/np_ready/angular/discover.js
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import {
   getRequestInspectorStats,
   getResponseInspectorStats,
   getServices,
+  getUrlTracker,
   unhashUrl,
   subscribeWithScope,
   tabifyAggResponse,
@@ -160,6 +161,9 @@ app.config($routeProvider => {
                       '/management/kibana/objects/savedSearches/' + $route.current.params.id,
                   },
                   toastNotifications,
+                  onBeforeRedirect() {
+                    getUrlTracker().setTrackedUrl('/discover');
+                  },
                 })
               ),
           });
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/plugin.ts b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/plugin.ts
index 661c1c052cabab..fcac7aa74f54a0 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/plugin.ts
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/plugin.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import { registerFeature } from './np_ready/register_feature';
 import './kibana_services';
 import { EmbeddableStart, EmbeddableSetup } from '../../../../../plugins/embeddable/public';
 import { getInnerAngularModule, getInnerAngularModuleEmbeddable } from './get_inner_angular';
-import { setAngularModule, setServices } from './kibana_services';
+import { setAngularModule, setServices, setUrlTracker } from './kibana_services';
 import { NavigationPublicPluginStart as NavigationStart } from '../../../../../plugins/navigation/public';
 import { ChartsPluginStart } from '../../../../../plugins/charts/public';
 import { buildServices } from './build_services';
@@ -92,7 +92,12 @@ export class DiscoverPlugin implements Plugin<void, void> {
   public initializeServices?: () => Promise<{ core: CoreStart; plugins: DiscoverStartPlugins }>;
 
   setup(core: CoreSetup<DiscoverStartPlugins, void>, plugins: DiscoverSetupPlugins) {
-    const { appMounted, appUnMounted, stop: stopUrlTracker } = createKbnUrlTracker({
+    const {
+      appMounted,
+      appUnMounted,
+      stop: stopUrlTracker,
+      setActiveUrl: setTrackedUrl,
+    } = createKbnUrlTracker({
       baseUrl: core.http.basePath.prepend('/app/kibana'),
       defaultSubUrl: '#/discover',
       storageKey: 'lastUrl:discover',
@@ -113,6 +118,7 @@ export class DiscoverPlugin implements Plugin<void, void> {
         },
       ],
     });
+    setUrlTracker({ setTrackedUrl });
     this.stopUrlTracking = () => {
       stopUrlTracker();
     };
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/visualize/np_ready/legacy_app.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/visualize/np_ready/legacy_app.js
index b0b1ae31a02a57..d1bf4411cac2a7 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/visualize/np_ready/legacy_app.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/visualize/np_ready/legacy_app.js
@@ -204,6 +204,9 @@ export function initVisualizeApp(app, deps) {
                       '/management/kibana/objects/savedVisualizations/' + $route.current.params.id,
                   },
                   toastNotifications,
+                  onBeforeRedirect() {
+                    deps.setActiveUrl(VisualizeConstants.LANDING_PAGE_PATH);
+                  },
                 })
               );
           },
diff --git a/src/plugins/kibana_utils/public/history/redirect_when_missing.tsx b/src/plugins/kibana_utils/public/history/redirect_when_missing.tsx
index cbdeef6fbe96ca..8a4cc88999bfef 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kibana_utils/public/history/redirect_when_missing.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/kibana_utils/public/history/redirect_when_missing.tsx
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export function redirectWhenMissing({
   history,
   mapping,
   toastNotifications,
+  onBeforeRedirect,
 }: {
   history: History;
   /**
@@ -48,6 +49,10 @@ export function redirectWhenMissing({
    * Toast notifications service to show toasts in error cases.
    */
   toastNotifications: ToastsSetup;
+  /**
+   * Optional callback invoked directly before a redirect is triggered
+   */
+  onBeforeRedirect?: (error: SavedObjectNotFound) => void;
 }) {
   let localMappingObject: Mapping;
 
@@ -75,6 +80,9 @@ export function redirectWhenMissing({
       text: toMountPoint(<MarkdownSimple>{error.message}</MarkdownSimple>),
     });
 
+    if (onBeforeRedirect) {
+      onBeforeRedirect(error);
+    }
     history.replace(url);
   };
 }