diff --git a/html/gui/css/viewer.css b/html/gui/css/viewer.css
index be672dfed0..ab092a7fd2 100644
--- a/html/gui/css/viewer.css
+++ b/html/gui/css/viewer.css
@@ -352,6 +352,9 @@ h3 {
 .blank {
     background-image: url(../images/s.gif) !important;
 }
+.chart_bar_link {
+    background-image: url(../images/chart_bar_link.png) !important;
+}
 .xd-toolbar {
 	background-color:#ffffff !important;
 	background-image: none !important;
diff --git a/html/gui/images/chart_bar_link.png b/html/gui/images/chart_bar_link.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9eb6b8eba5
Binary files /dev/null and b/html/gui/images/chart_bar_link.png differ
diff --git a/html/gui/js/PortalModule.js b/html/gui/js/PortalModule.js
index adc27dd0a5..e02e797a31 100644
--- a/html/gui/js/PortalModule.js
+++ b/html/gui/js/PortalModule.js
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ XDMoD.ToolbarItem = {
    DURATION_SELECTOR: 1,
    EXPORT_MENU: 2,
    PRINT_BUTTON: 3,
-   REPORT_CHECKBOX: 4
+   REPORT_CHECKBOX: 4,
+   CHART_LINK_BUTTON: 5
    
 };//XDMoD.ToolbarItem
 
@@ -57,7 +58,8 @@ XDMoD.PortalModule = Ext.extend(Ext.Panel,  {
       durationSelector: false,
       exportMenu: false,
       printButton: false,
-      reportCheckbox: false
+      reportCheckbox: false,
+      chartLinkButton: false
       
    },//toolbarItems
    
@@ -69,7 +71,8 @@ XDMoD.PortalModule = Ext.extend(Ext.Panel,  {
       XDMoD.ToolbarItem.DURATION_SELECTOR,
       XDMoD.ToolbarItem.EXPORT_MENU,
       XDMoD.ToolbarItem.PRINT_BUTTON,
-      XDMoD.ToolbarItem.REPORT_CHECKBOX
+      XDMoD.ToolbarItem.REPORT_CHECKBOX,
+      XDMoD.ToolbarItem.CHART_LINK_BUTTON
 
    ],   
 
@@ -190,6 +193,27 @@ XDMoD.PortalModule = Ext.extend(Ext.Panel,  {
       
       // ----------------------------------------
       
+      var createChartLinkButton = function () {
+         var chartLinkButton = new Ext.Button({
+
+             text: 'Link to Current Chart',
+             iconCls: 'chart_bar_link',
+             tooltip: 'Link to Current Chart',
+             scope: this,
+             handler: function () {
+                 self.fireEvent('chart_link_clicked');
+             } // handler
+
+         }); // chartLinkButton
+
+         self.getChartLinkButton = function () {
+             return chartLinkButton;
+         };
+
+         return chartLinkButton;
+     }; // createChartLinkButton
+
+     // ----------------------------------------
       var moduleConfig = {
       
          layout: 'border',
@@ -329,7 +353,18 @@ XDMoD.PortalModule = Ext.extend(Ext.Panel,  {
                   }
                   
                   break;
-                  
+
+               case XDMoD.ToolbarItem.CHART_LINK_BUTTON:
+
+                  if (self.toolbarItems.chartLinkButton === true) {
+                        if (moduleConfig.tbar.items.getCount() > 1 && employSeparator) {
+                           moduleConfig.tbar.addItem('-');
+                        }
+                        moduleConfig.tbar.addItem(createChartLinkButton(self.module_id));
+                  }
+
+                  break;
+
                default:
 
                   if (moduleConfig.tbar.items.getCount() > 1 && employSeparator)
diff --git a/html/gui/js/modules/metric_explorer/MetricExplorer.js b/html/gui/js/modules/metric_explorer/MetricExplorer.js
index d4ae35d26e..121669d8f7 100644
--- a/html/gui/js/modules/metric_explorer/MetricExplorer.js
+++ b/html/gui/js/modules/metric_explorer/MetricExplorer.js
@@ -2007,7 +2007,8 @@ Ext.extend(XDMoD.Module.MetricExplorer, XDMoD.PortalModule, {
         durationSelector: true,
         exportMenu: true,
         printButton: true,
-        reportCheckbox: true
+        reportCheckbox: true,
+        chartLinkButton: true
 
     },
 
@@ -5494,6 +5495,8 @@ Ext.extend(XDMoD.Module.MetricExplorer, XDMoD.PortalModule, {
 
             self.getReportCheckbox().setDisabled(noData);
 
+            self.getChartLinkButton().setDisabled(noData);
+
             var reportGeneratorMeta = chartStore.getAt(0).get('reportGeneratorMeta');
 
             self.getReportCheckbox().storeChartArguments(reportGeneratorMeta.chart_args,
@@ -6236,6 +6239,20 @@ Ext.extend(XDMoD.Module.MetricExplorer, XDMoD.PortalModule, {
 
         // ---------------------------------------------------------
 
+        self.on('chart_link_clicked', function () {
+            var encodedData = window.btoa(JSON.stringify(this.getConfig()));
+            var link = window.location.protocol + '//' + window.location.host + '/#main_tab_panel:metric_explorer?config=' + encodedData;
+            var msg = 'Use the following link to share the current chart. Note that the link does not override the access controls. So if you send the link to someone who does not have access to the data, they will still not be able to see the data. <br> We recommend using Chrome or Firefox if the link does not work in Internet Explorer.<br><b>' + link + '</b>';
+            Ext.Msg.show({
+                title: 'Link to Chart',
+                minWidth: 700,
+                msg: msg,
+                buttons: Ext.Msg.OK
+            });
+        }); // self.on('chart_link_clicked', ...
+
+        // ---------------------------------------------------------
+
         this.loadAll = function() {
             this.queries_store_loaded_handler = function() {
                 this.createQueryFunc.call(this, null, null, null, null, null, null, false);
@@ -6286,6 +6303,10 @@ Ext.extend(XDMoD.Module.MetricExplorer, XDMoD.PortalModule, {
     listeners: {
         activate: function( /*panel*/ ) {
             this.updateRawDataWindowVisibility();
+            if (location.hash.split('config=')[1]) {
+                var config = JSON.parse(window.atob(location.hash.split('config=')[1]));
+                XDMoD.Module.MetricExplorer.setConfig(config, config.title, false);
+            }
         }, // activate
 
         deactivate: function( /*panel*/ ) {