diff --git a/src/AppWrapper.js b/src/AppWrapper.js
index 979a417c9..00760477a 100644
--- a/src/AppWrapper.js
+++ b/src/AppWrapper.js
@@ -4,11 +4,14 @@ import { CssVariables } from '@dhis2/ui'
 import React from 'react'
 import App from './App.js'
 import { CurrentUserProvider } from './components/CurrentUserProvider.js'
+import { ReferrerProvider } from './providers/index.js'
 
 const AppWrapper = () => (
     <CurrentUserProvider>
-        <CssVariables spacers colors theme />
-        <App />
+        <ReferrerProvider>
+            <CssVariables spacers colors theme />
+            <App />
+        </ReferrerProvider>
     </CurrentUserProvider>
 )
 
diff --git a/src/components/Form.js b/src/components/Form.js
index 6e672f656..f890e2fd0 100644
--- a/src/components/Form.js
+++ b/src/components/Form.js
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import {
 import cx from 'classnames'
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
 import React, { useState, useCallback, useMemo } from 'react'
-import { useHistory } from 'react-router-dom'
 import styles from './Form.module.css'
 import SearchableOrgUnitTree from './SearchableOrgUnitTree/index.js'
 
@@ -288,10 +287,8 @@ const Form = ({
     submitButtonLabel,
     cancelButtonLabel,
     onSubmit,
+    onCancel,
 }) => {
-    const history = useHistory()
-    const handleCancel = () => history.goBack()
-
     if (loading) {
         return (
             <CenteredContent>
@@ -337,7 +334,7 @@ const Form = ({
                         >
                             {submitButtonLabel}
                         </Button>
-                        <Button onClick={handleCancel} disabled={submitting}>
+                        <Button onClick={onCancel} disabled={submitting}>
                             {cancelButtonLabel}
                         </Button>
                     </ButtonStrip>
@@ -354,6 +351,7 @@ Form.defaultProps = {
 Form.propTypes = {
     children: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     submitButtonLabel: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+    onCancel: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     onSubmit: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     cancelButtonLabel: PropTypes.string,
     error: PropTypes.instanceOf(Error),
diff --git a/src/components/GroupForm/GroupForm.js b/src/components/GroupForm/GroupForm.js
index 9cef93e31..de7aa23e9 100644
--- a/src/components/GroupForm/GroupForm.js
+++ b/src/components/GroupForm/GroupForm.js
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
 import React from 'react'
 import { useHistory } from 'react-router-dom'
 import { useCurrentUser } from '../../hooks/useCurrentUser.js'
+import { useReferrerInfo } from '../../providers/index.js'
+import navigateTo from '../../utils/navigateTo.js'
 import Attributes from '../Attributes/index.js'
 import Form, { FormSection } from '../Form.js'
 import BasicInformationSection from './BasicInformationSection.js'
@@ -18,10 +20,11 @@ import UserGroupManagementSection from './UserGroupManagementSection.js'
 import UserManagementSection from './UserManagementSection.js'
 
 const GroupForm = ({ submitButtonLabel, group }) => {
-    const history = useHistory()
     const engine = useDataEngine()
     const { loading, error, userGroupOptions, attributes } = useFormData()
     const currentUser = useCurrentUser()
+    const { referrer } = useReferrerInfo()
+    const history = useHistory()
     const handleSubmit = async (values, form) => {
         try {
             if (group) {
@@ -43,7 +46,7 @@ const GroupForm = ({ submitButtonLabel, group }) => {
                 })
             }
 
-            history.goBack()
+            navigateTo('/user-groups')
             if (group && currentUser.userGroupIds.includes(group.id)) {
                 currentUser.refresh()
             }
@@ -68,6 +71,13 @@ const GroupForm = ({ submitButtonLabel, group }) => {
             error={error}
             submitButtonLabel={submitButtonLabel}
             onSubmit={handleSubmit}
+            onCancel={() => {
+                if (referrer === 'user-groups') {
+                    history.goBack()
+                } else {
+                    navigateTo('/user-groups')
+                }
+            }}
         >
             {({ submitError }) => (
                 <>
diff --git a/src/components/RoleForm/RoleForm.js b/src/components/RoleForm/RoleForm.js
index ca6dada7f..a62d61e85 100644
--- a/src/components/RoleForm/RoleForm.js
+++ b/src/components/RoleForm/RoleForm.js
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
 import React from 'react'
 import { useHistory } from 'react-router-dom'
 import { useCurrentUser } from '../../hooks/useCurrentUser.js'
+import { useReferrerInfo } from '../../providers/index.js'
+import navigateTo from '../../utils/navigateTo.js'
 import Form, { FormSection, TextField, TransferField } from '../Form.js'
 import { getJsonPatch } from './getJsonPatch.js'
 import { getRoleData } from './getRoleData.js'
@@ -49,7 +51,6 @@ const getRoleAuthorityIDs = ({
 }
 
 const RoleForm = ({ submitButtonLabel, role }) => {
-    const history = useHistory()
     const engine = useDataEngine()
     const debouncedUniqueRoleNameValidator =
         useDebouncedUniqueRoleNameValidator({ engine, roleName: role?.name })
@@ -75,6 +76,8 @@ const RoleForm = ({ submitButtonLabel, role }) => {
             systemAuthorityOptions,
         })
     const currentUser = useCurrentUser()
+    const { referrer } = useReferrerInfo()
+    const history = useHistory()
     const handleSubmit = async (values, form) => {
         const roleData = getRoleData({ values })
 
@@ -100,7 +103,7 @@ const RoleForm = ({ submitButtonLabel, role }) => {
                 })
             }
 
-            history.goBack()
+            navigateTo('/user-roles')
             if (role && currentUser.userRoleIds.includes(role.id)) {
                 currentUser.refresh()
             }
@@ -125,6 +128,13 @@ const RoleForm = ({ submitButtonLabel, role }) => {
             error={error}
             submitButtonLabel={submitButtonLabel}
             onSubmit={handleSubmit}
+            onCancel={() => {
+                if (referrer === 'user-roles') {
+                    history.goBack()
+                } else {
+                    navigateTo('/user-roles')
+                }
+            }}
         >
             {({ submitError }) => (
                 <>
diff --git a/src/components/UserForm/UserForm.js b/src/components/UserForm/UserForm.js
index 118f2fc6c..e5fd7cf1e 100644
--- a/src/components/UserForm/UserForm.js
+++ b/src/components/UserForm/UserForm.js
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
 import React, { useState } from 'react'
 import { useHistory } from 'react-router-dom'
 import { useCurrentUser } from '../../hooks/useCurrentUser.js'
+import { useReferrerInfo } from '../../providers/index.js'
+import navigateTo from '../../utils/navigateTo.js'
 import Attributes from '../Attributes/index.js'
 import Form, { FormSection } from '../Form.js'
 import AnalyticsDimensionsRestrictionsSection from './AnalyticsDimensionRestrictionsSection.js'
@@ -30,7 +32,6 @@ const UserForm = ({
         systemInfo: { emailConfigured },
     } = useConfig()
     const [isInvite, setIsInvite] = useState(false)
-    const history = useHistory()
     const engine = useDataEngine()
     const {
         loading,
@@ -45,6 +46,8 @@ const UserForm = ({
         attributes,
     } = useFormData()
     const currentUser = useCurrentUser()
+    const { referrer } = useReferrerInfo()
+    const history = useHistory()
     const handleSubmit = async (values, form) => {
         const userData = getUserData({
             values,
@@ -107,7 +110,7 @@ const UserForm = ({
                 }
             }
 
-            history.goBack()
+            navigateTo('/users')
             if (user && user.id === currentUser.id) {
                 currentUser.refresh()
             }
@@ -151,6 +154,13 @@ const UserForm = ({
                     : i18n.t('Cancel without saving')
             }
             onSubmit={handleSubmit}
+            onCancel={() => {
+                if (referrer === 'users') {
+                    history.goBack()
+                } else {
+                    navigateTo('/users')
+                }
+            }}
         >
             {({ values, submitError }) => (
                 <>
diff --git a/src/pages/GroupList/ContextMenu/ContextMenu.js b/src/pages/GroupList/ContextMenu/ContextMenu.js
index 410cd58d6..e08809744 100644
--- a/src/pages/GroupList/ContextMenu/ContextMenu.js
+++ b/src/pages/GroupList/ContextMenu/ContextMenu.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
 import React, { useState } from 'react'
 import { useCurrentUser } from '../../../hooks/useCurrentUser.js'
+import { useReferrerInfo } from '../../../providers/index.js'
 import navigateTo from '../../../utils/navigateTo.js'
 import DeleteModal from './Modals/DeleteModal.js'
 import JoinModal from './Modals/JoinModal.js'
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ const ContextMenu = ({ group, anchorRef, refetchGroups, onClose }) => {
     const currentUserIsMember = currentUser.userGroupIds.includes(group.id)
     const [CurrentModal, setCurrentModal] = useCurrentModal()
     const { access } = group
+    const { setReferrer } = useReferrerInfo()
 
     return (
         <>
@@ -67,9 +69,10 @@ const ContextMenu = ({ group, anchorRef, refetchGroups, onClose }) => {
                             <MenuItem
                                 label={i18n.t('Edit')}
                                 icon={<IconEdit16 color={colors.grey600} />}
-                                onClick={() =>
+                                onClick={() => {
+                                    setReferrer('user-groups')
                                     navigateTo(`/user-groups/edit/${group.id}`)
-                                }
+                                }}
                                 dense
                             />
                         )}
diff --git a/src/pages/GroupList/GroupTable.js b/src/pages/GroupList/GroupTable.js
index 86fbc6871..e791ee694 100644
--- a/src/pages/GroupList/GroupTable.js
+++ b/src/pages/GroupList/GroupTable.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import React from 'react'
 import DataTableInfoWrapper from '../../components/DataTableInfoWrapper.js'
 import EmptyTableInfo from '../../components/EmptyTableInfo.js'
 import { useCurrentUser } from '../../hooks/useCurrentUser.js'
+import { useReferrerInfo } from '../../providers/useReferrer.js'
 import navigateTo from '../../utils/navigateTo.js'
 import ContextMenuButton from './ContextMenu/ContextMenuButton.js'
 
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ const GroupTable = ({
     onNameSortDirectionToggle,
 }) => {
     const currentUser = useCurrentUser()
+    const { setReferrer } = useReferrerInfo()
 
     if (loading && !groups) {
         return (
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@ const GroupTable = ({
                 {groups.map((group) => {
                     const { id, displayName, access } = group
                     const handleClick = () => {
+                        setReferrer('user-groups')
                         if (access.update) {
                             navigateTo(`/user-groups/edit/${id}`)
                         } else if (access.read) {
diff --git a/src/pages/RoleList/ContextMenu/ContextMenu.js b/src/pages/RoleList/ContextMenu/ContextMenu.js
index 5ca85a9a7..e6ff9889a 100644
--- a/src/pages/RoleList/ContextMenu/ContextMenu.js
+++ b/src/pages/RoleList/ContextMenu/ContextMenu.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
 } from '@dhis2/ui'
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
 import React, { useState } from 'react'
+import { useReferrerInfo } from '../../../providers/index.js'
 import navigateTo from '../../../utils/navigateTo.js'
 import DeleteModal from './Modals/DeleteModal.js'
 import SharingSettingsModal from './Modals/SharingSettingsModal.js'
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ const useCurrentModal = () => {
 const ContextMenu = ({ role, anchorRef, refetchRoles, onClose }) => {
     const [CurrentModal, setCurrentModal] = useCurrentModal()
     const { access } = role
+    const { setReferrer } = useReferrerInfo()
 
     return (
         <>
@@ -62,9 +64,10 @@ const ContextMenu = ({ role, anchorRef, refetchRoles, onClose }) => {
                             <MenuItem
                                 label={i18n.t('Edit')}
                                 icon={<IconEdit16 color={colors.grey600} />}
-                                onClick={() =>
+                                onClick={() => {
+                                    setReferrer('user-roles')
                                     navigateTo(`/user-roles/edit/${role.id}`)
-                                }
+                                }}
                                 dense
                             />
                         )}
diff --git a/src/pages/RoleList/RoleTable.js b/src/pages/RoleList/RoleTable.js
index a587d1f01..00af930ee 100644
--- a/src/pages/RoleList/RoleTable.js
+++ b/src/pages/RoleList/RoleTable.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
 import React from 'react'
 import DataTableInfoWrapper from '../../components/DataTableInfoWrapper.js'
 import EmptyTableInfo from '../../components/EmptyTableInfo.js'
+import { useReferrerInfo } from '../../providers/useReferrer.js'
 import navigateTo from '../../utils/navigateTo.js'
 import ContextMenuButton from './ContextMenu/ContextMenuButton.js'
 
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ const RoleTable = ({
     nameSortDirection,
     onNameSortDirectionToggle,
 }) => {
+    const { setReferrer } = useReferrerInfo()
     if (loading && !roles) {
         return (
             <DataTableInfoWrapper columns={3}>
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@ const RoleTable = ({
                 {roles.map((role) => {
                     const { id, displayName, access, description } = role
                     const handleClick = () => {
+                        setReferrer('user-roles')
                         if (access.update) {
                             navigateTo(`/user-roles/edit/${id}`)
                         } else if (access.read) {
diff --git a/src/pages/UserList/ContextMenu/ContextMenu.js b/src/pages/UserList/ContextMenu/ContextMenu.js
index d7c5832b8..6021695c8 100644
--- a/src/pages/UserList/ContextMenu/ContextMenu.js
+++ b/src/pages/UserList/ContextMenu/ContextMenu.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
 import React, { useState } from 'react'
 import { useCurrentUser } from '../../../hooks/useCurrentUser.js'
+import { useReferrerInfo } from '../../../providers/useReferrer.js'
 import navigateTo from '../../../utils/navigateTo.js'
 import DeleteModal from './Modals/DeleteModal.js'
 import Disable2FaModal from './Modals/Disable2FaModal.js'
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ const ContextMenu = ({ user, anchorRef, refetchUsers, onClose }) => {
         )
     const canDisable = currentUser.id !== user.id && access.update && !disabled
     const canDelete = currentUser.id !== user.id && access.delete
+    const { setReferrer } = useReferrerInfo()
 
     return (
         <>
@@ -87,9 +89,10 @@ const ContextMenu = ({ user, anchorRef, refetchUsers, onClose }) => {
                             <MenuItem
                                 label={i18n.t('Edit')}
                                 icon={<IconEdit16 color={colors.grey600} />}
-                                onClick={() =>
+                                onClick={() => {
+                                    setReferrer('users')
                                     navigateTo(`/users/edit/${user.id}`)
-                                }
+                                }}
                                 dense
                             />
                         )}
diff --git a/src/pages/UserList/UserTable.js b/src/pages/UserList/UserTable.js
index cf7a4b862..3a856dc3a 100644
--- a/src/pages/UserList/UserTable.js
+++ b/src/pages/UserList/UserTable.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
 import React from 'react'
 import DataTableInfoWrapper from '../../components/DataTableInfoWrapper.js'
 import EmptyTableInfo from '../../components/EmptyTableInfo.js'
+import { useReferrerInfo } from '../../providers/useReferrer.js'
 import navigateTo from '../../utils/navigateTo.js'
 import ContextMenuButton from './ContextMenu/ContextMenuButton.js'
 
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ const UserTable = ({
     onNameSortDirectionToggle,
 }) => {
     const { fromServerDate } = useTimeZoneConversion()
+    const { setReferrer } = useReferrerInfo()
     if (loading && !users) {
         return (
             <DataTableInfoWrapper columns={5}>
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@ const UserTable = ({
                     const lastLoginClient = fromServerDate(lastLogin)
 
                     const handleClick = () => {
+                        setReferrer('users')
                         if (access.update) {
                             navigateTo(`/users/edit/${id}`)
                         } else if (access.read) {
diff --git a/src/providers/ReferrerContext.js b/src/providers/ReferrerContext.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0b99669e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/providers/ReferrerContext.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import React from 'react'
+
+export const ReferrerContext = React.createContext({
+    referrer: '',
+    setReferrer: () => {},
+})
diff --git a/src/providers/ReferrerProvider.js b/src/providers/ReferrerProvider.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f2c5deb41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/providers/ReferrerProvider.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
+import React, { useState } from 'react'
+import { ReferrerContext } from './ReferrerContext.js'
+
+export const ReferrerProvider = ({ children }) => {
+    const [referrer, setReferrer] = useState('')
+    const providerValue = { referrer, setReferrer }
+    return (
+        <ReferrerContext.Provider value={providerValue}>
+            {children}
+        </ReferrerContext.Provider>
+    )
+}
+
+ReferrerProvider.propTypes = {
+    children: PropTypes.node.isRequired,
+}
diff --git a/src/providers/index.js b/src/providers/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2fa0c475c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/providers/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export { useReferrerInfo } from './useReferrer.js'
+export { ReferrerProvider } from './ReferrerProvider.js'
diff --git a/src/providers/useReferrer.js b/src/providers/useReferrer.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..72f45ff86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/providers/useReferrer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import { useContext } from 'react'
+import { ReferrerContext } from './ReferrerContext.js'
+
+export const useReferrerInfo = () => useContext(ReferrerContext)
diff --git a/src/utils/navigateTo.js b/src/utils/navigateTo.js
index b5a4c744d..2e44c8e21 100644
--- a/src/utils/navigateTo.js
+++ b/src/utils/navigateTo.js
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ import history from './history.js'
  * @function
  */
 const navigateTo = (path) => {
-    history.push(path)
+    // window.history.pushState({ prevUrl: window.location.href },null)
+    history.push(path, { search: 'bAH!' })
 }
 
 export default navigateTo