diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 49d103c0..a4048ddd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ Lines marked **Upgrade step** need you to act after updating.
 
 ### Fixed
 
+-   Browser Back now leaves a form's Settings page. Before, every tab you opened added a history step, so Back only went through the tabs. A link to a Settings tab still opens that tab. (#287)
 -   A new long text question now shows in your form and in the editor preview, also before you set any options for it. Before, it failed to show. (#286)
 -   Ticking "Remember me" on the login page now keeps you logged in after your browser session ends. Before, it was ignored. (#227)
 -   The counter under the text editor shows the length of your text as soon as a text opens. Before, it showed a larger number until your first edit. (#228)
diff --git a/resources/js/Pages/Forms/Settings.test.ts b/resources/js/Pages/Forms/Settings.test.ts
index 30ad825a..6854834b 100644
--- a/resources/js/Pages/Forms/Settings.test.ts
+++ b/resources/js/Pages/Forms/Settings.test.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { trackFormSave } from "@/utils/useFreshForm";
 
 vi.mock("@inertiajs/vue3", async (importOriginal) => ({
     ...(await importOriginal<typeof import("@inertiajs/vue3")>()),
-    router: { on: vi.fn() },
+    router: { on: vi.fn(), page: { url: "" } },
 }));
 vi.mock("@/api/forms", async (importOriginal) => ({
     ...(await importOriginal()),
@@ -110,6 +110,57 @@ describe("settings page from history", () => {
         expect(callGetForm).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
+    it("adds no history entry when you open Settings or switch tabs", async () => {
+        const length = history.length;
+        history.replaceState(
+            { component: "x", url: "/forms/1/settings" },
+            "",
+            "/forms/1/settings",
+        );
+
+        mountSettings();
+        await wrapper!.findAll("button[role=tab]")[1].trigger("click");
+        await wrapper!.findAll("button[role=tab]")[3].trigger("click");
+
+        expect(history.length).toBe(length);
+        expect(location.hash).toBe("#appearance");
+        expect(history.state).toEqual({
+            component: "x",
+            url: "/forms/1/settings#appearance",
+        });
+    });
+
+    it("leaves the address alone when Settings opens, so Inertia saves its page once", async () => {
+        const state = { component: "x", url: "/forms/1/settings" };
+        history.replaceState(state, "", "/forms/1/settings");
+
+        mountSettings();
+
+        expect(location.href).toBe("http://localhost:3000/forms/1/settings");
+        expect(history.state).toEqual(state);
+    });
+
+    it("tells Inertia the tab, so a Back to this page opens the same tab", async () => {
+        history.replaceState(null, "", "/forms/1/settings");
+
+        mountSettings();
+        await wrapper!.findAll("button[role=tab]")[3].trigger("click");
+
+        expect((router as unknown as { page: { url: string } }).page.url).toBe(
+            "/forms/1/settings#appearance",
+        );
+    });
+
+    it("opens the tab named in the address", async () => {
+        history.replaceState(null, "", "/forms/1/settings#completion-page");
+
+        mountSettings();
+
+        expect(
+            wrapper!.findAll("button[role=tab]")[2].attributes("aria-selected"),
+        ).toBe("true");
+    });
+
     it("keeps the tab you switch to while the form loads again", async () => {
         let landed = () => {};
         trackFormSave(new Promise<void>((resolve) => (landed = resolve)));
diff --git a/resources/js/Pages/Forms/Settings.vue b/resources/js/Pages/Forms/Settings.vue
index e6e6fbc0..724aa714 100644
--- a/resources/js/Pages/Forms/Settings.vue
+++ b/resources/js/Pages/Forms/Settings.vue
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ import Privacy from "@/components/Factory/Settings/Privacy.vue";
 import TemplateExport from "@/components/Factory/Settings/TemplateExport.vue";
 import { useForm } from "@/stores";
 import { useFreshForm } from "@/utils/useFreshForm";
+import { router } from "@inertiajs/vue3";
 import { onBeforeUnmount, ref } from "vue";
 
 const props = defineProps<{
@@ -107,20 +108,21 @@ const navigation: Array<{
 ];
 
 const tabChanged = (index: any) => {
-  const item = navigation[index];
-  location.hash = item.slug;
+  // replace the entry: a new one per tab would trap browser Back on Settings.
+  // Inertia saves router.page.url and history.state.url when you leave and on a
+  // Back that reloads, so both follow the hash
+  const url = `${location.pathname}${location.search}#${navigation[index].slug}`;
+  // shortcut: page is protected in Inertia 1.x's types, no public way to set its url
+  (router as unknown as { page: { url: string } }).page.url = url;
+  history.replaceState({ ...history.state, url }, "", url);
   selectedTabIndex.value = index;
 };
 
+// don't write the address here: before Inertia saves its first page, that would add a 2nd entry
 const foundIndex = navigation.findIndex(
   (item) => item.slug === location.hash.replace("#", ""),
 );
-
-if (foundIndex !== -1) {
-  tabChanged(foundIndex);
-} else {
-  tabChanged(0);
-}
+selectedTabIndex.value = Math.max(foundIndex, 0);
 
 // the panels copy the form when they load
 const freshForms = ref(0);