diff --git a/packages/core/execution-context/core-execution-context-browser-internal/src/execution_context_service.test.ts b/packages/core/execution-context/core-execution-context-browser-internal/src/execution_context_service.test.ts
index 868be40d4647f..e86cb0d6f2c79 100644
--- a/packages/core/execution-context/core-execution-context-browser-internal/src/execution_context_service.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/execution-context/core-execution-context-browser-internal/src/execution_context_service.test.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 import { BehaviorSubject, firstValueFrom } from 'rxjs';
 import { analyticsServiceMock } from '@kbn/core-analytics-browser-mocks';
+import { applicationServiceMock } from '@kbn/core-application-browser-mocks';
+import type { InternalApplicationStart } from '@kbn/core-application-browser-internal';
 import type { AnalyticsServiceSetup } from '@kbn/core-analytics-browser';
 import type { ExecutionContextSetup } from '@kbn/core-execution-context-browser';
 import { ExecutionContextService } from './execution_context_service';
@@ -18,14 +20,19 @@ describe('ExecutionContextService', () => {
   let curApp$: BehaviorSubject<string>;
   let execService: ExecutionContextService;
   let analytics: jest.Mocked<AnalyticsServiceSetup>;
+  let history: jest.Mocked<InternalApplicationStart['history']>;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     analytics = analyticsServiceMock.createAnalyticsServiceSetup();
+    history = applicationServiceMock.createInternalStartContract().history as jest.Mocked<
+      InternalApplicationStart['history']
+    >;
     execService = new ExecutionContextService();
     execContext = execService.setup({ analytics });
     curApp$ = new BehaviorSubject('app1');
     execContext = execService.start({
       curApp$,
+      history,
     });
   });
 
@@ -96,6 +103,50 @@ describe('ExecutionContextService', () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it('url updates automatically when there is a navigation', async () => {
+    execContext.set({
+      type: 'ghf',
+      meta: {
+        foo: 1,
+      },
+      description: 'first set',
+    });
+
+    expect(execContext.get()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
+      {
+        name: 'app1',
+        description: 'first set',
+        type: 'ghf',
+        url: '/',
+      },
+      `
+      Object {
+        "description": "first set",
+        "meta": Object {
+          "foo": 1,
+        },
+        "name": "app1",
+        "type": "ghf",
+        "url": "/",
+      }
+    `
+    );
+
+    history.listen.mock.calls[0][0]({ ...history.location, pathname: '/another-path' }, 'PUSH');
+
+    expect(execContext.get()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      Object {
+        "description": "first set",
+        "meta": Object {
+          "foo": 1,
+        },
+        "name": "app1",
+        "type": "ghf",
+        "url": "/another-path",
+      }
+    `);
+  });
+
   it('sets context and adds current url and appid when getting it', () => {
     execContext.set({
       type: 'ghf',
diff --git a/packages/core/execution-context/core-execution-context-browser-internal/src/execution_context_service.ts b/packages/core/execution-context/core-execution-context-browser-internal/src/execution_context_service.ts
index 9aadfe1448e70..5d5bf78b1f6bd 100644
--- a/packages/core/execution-context/core-execution-context-browser-internal/src/execution_context_service.ts
+++ b/packages/core/execution-context/core-execution-context-browser-internal/src/execution_context_service.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import type {
   ExecutionContextSetup,
   ExecutionContextStart,
 } from '@kbn/core-execution-context-browser';
+import type { InternalApplicationStart } from '@kbn/core-application-browser-internal';
 
 // Should be exported from elastic/apm-rum
 export type LabelValue = string | number | boolean;
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ export interface SetupDeps {
 
 export interface StartDeps {
   curApp$: Observable<string | undefined>;
+  history: InternalApplicationStart['history'];
 }
 
 /** @internal */
@@ -75,7 +77,7 @@ export class ExecutionContextService
     return this.contract;
   }
 
-  public start({ curApp$ }: StartDeps) {
+  public start({ curApp$, history }: StartDeps) {
     const start = this.contract!;
 
     // Track app id changes and clear context on app change
@@ -86,6 +88,13 @@ export class ExecutionContextService
       })
     );
 
+    // Track URL changes to make sure that we reflect the new path name
+    this.subscription.add(
+      history.listen((location) => {
+        start.set({ url: location.pathname });
+      })
+    );
+
     return start;
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/root/core-root-browser-internal/src/core_system.ts b/packages/core/root/core-root-browser-internal/src/core_system.ts
index 44e25b257e32c..6728a26d3c891 100644
--- a/packages/core/root/core-root-browser-internal/src/core_system.ts
+++ b/packages/core/root/core-root-browser-internal/src/core_system.ts
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ export class CoreSystem {
 
       const executionContext = this.executionContext.start({
         curApp$: application.currentAppId$,
+        history: application.history,
       });
 
       const chrome = await this.chrome.start({