diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/contenteditinghelper.service.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/contenteditinghelper.service.js
index 200e61ee96..b11c4f4785 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/contenteditinghelper.service.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/contenteditinghelper.service.js
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ function contentEditingHelper(fileManager, $q, $location, $routeParams, editorSt
                         }
                     }
 
-                    if (!this.redirectToCreatedContent(args.err.data.id) || args.softRedirect) {
+                    if (!this.redirectToCreatedContent(args.err.data.id, args.softRedirect) || args.softRedirect) {
                         // If we are not redirecting it's because this is not newly created content, else in some cases we are
                         // soft-redirecting which means the URL will change but the route wont (i.e. creating content). 
 
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ function contentEditingHelper(fileManager, $q, $location, $routeParams, editorSt
                 throw "args.savedContent cannot be null";
             }
 
-            if (!this.redirectToCreatedContent(args.redirectId ? args.redirectId : args.savedContent.id) || args.softRedirect) {
+            if (!this.redirectToCreatedContent(args.redirectId ? args.redirectId : args.savedContent.id, args.softRedirect) || args.softRedirect) {
 
                 // If we are not redirecting it's because this is not newly created content, else in some cases we are
                 // soft-redirecting which means the URL will change but the route wont (i.e. creating content). 
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ function contentEditingHelper(fileManager, $q, $location, $routeParams, editorSt
          * We need to decide if we need to redirect to edito mode or if we will remain in create mode.
          * We will only need to maintain create mode if we have not fulfilled the basic requirements for creating an entity which is at least having a name and ID
          */
-        redirectToCreatedContent: function (id) {
+        redirectToCreatedContent: function (id, softRedirect) {
 
             //only continue if we are currently in create mode and not in infinite mode and if the resulting ID is valid
             if ($routeParams.create && (isValidIdentifier(id))) {
@@ -695,9 +695,11 @@ function contentEditingHelper(fileManager, $q, $location, $routeParams, editorSt
 
                 //clear the query strings
                 navigationService.clearSearch(["cculture"]);
-                
+                if (softRedirect) {
+                    navigationService.setSoftRedirect();
+                }
                 //change to new path
-                $location.path("/" + $routeParams.section + "/" + $routeParams.tree + "/" + $routeParams.method + "/" + id);
+                $location.path("/" + $routeParams.section + "/" + $routeParams.tree + "/" + $routeParams.method + "/" + id);                
                 //don't add a browser history for this
                 $location.replace();
                 return true;
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/navigation.service.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/navigation.service.js
index a36e1a7633..1c28654a1a 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/navigation.service.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/navigation.service.js
@@ -29,11 +29,9 @@ function navigationService($routeParams, $location, $q, $injector, eventsService
     
 
     //A list of query strings defined that when changed will not cause a reload of the route
-    var nonRoutingQueryStrings = ["mculture", "cculture", "lq"];
+    var nonRoutingQueryStrings = ["mculture", "cculture", "lq", "sr"];
     var retainedQueryStrings = ["mculture"];
-    //A list of trees that don't cause a route when creating new items (TODO: eventually all trees should do this!)
-    var nonRoutingTreesOnCreate = ["content", "contentblueprints"];
-        
+    
     function setMode(mode) {
         switch (mode) {
         case 'tree':
@@ -140,11 +138,8 @@ function navigationService($routeParams, $location, $q, $injector, eventsService
                 nextUrlParams = pathToRouteParts(nextUrlParams);
             }
 
-            //first check if this is a ?create=true url being redirected to it's true url
-            if (currUrlParams.create === "true" && currUrlParams.id && currUrlParams.section && currUrlParams.tree && currUrlParams.method === "edit" && 
-                !nextUrlParams.create && nextUrlParams.id && nextUrlParams.section === currUrlParams.section && nextUrlParams.tree === currUrlParams.tree && nextUrlParams.method === currUrlParams.method &&
-                nonRoutingTreesOnCreate.indexOf(nextUrlParams.tree.toLowerCase()) >= 0) {
-                //this means we're coming from a path like /content/content/edit/1234?create=true to the created path like /content/content/edit/9999
+            //check if there is a query string to indicate that a "soft redirect" is taking place, if so we are not changing navigation
+            if (nextUrlParams.sr === true) {
                 return false;
             }
 
@@ -204,6 +199,18 @@ function navigationService($routeParams, $location, $q, $injector, eventsService
             });
         },
 
+        /**
+         * @ngdoc method
+         * @name umbraco.services.navigationService#setSoftRedirect
+         * @methodOf umbraco.services.navigationService
+         *
+         * @description
+         * utility to set a special query string to indicate that the pending navigation change is a soft redirect
+         */
+        setSoftRedirect: function () {
+            $location.search("sr", true);
+        },
+
         /**
          * @ngdoc method
          * @name umbraco.services.navigationService#retainQueryStrings
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/init.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/init.js
index aa9b7b920f..2fca5b40d2 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/init.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/init.js
@@ -155,7 +155,13 @@ app.run(['$rootScope', '$route', '$location', 'urlHelper', 'navigationService',
                         currentRouteParams = toRetain;
                     }
                     else {
-                        currentRouteParams = angular.copy(next.params); 
+                        currentRouteParams = angular.copy(next.params);
+                    }
+
+                    //always clear the 'sr' query string (soft redirect) if it exists
+                    if (currentRouteParams.sr) {
+                        currentRouteParams.sr = null;
+                        $route.updateParams(currentRouteParams);
                     }
                     
                 }