diff --git a/core/modules/widgets/navigator.js b/core/modules/widgets/navigator.js
index 3d0d3f771..598026ffe 100755
--- a/core/modules/widgets/navigator.js
+++ b/core/modules/widgets/navigator.js
@@ -140,7 +140,8 @@ NavigatorWidget.prototype.addToHistory = function(title,fromPageRect) {
 		$tw.utils.each(titles,function(title) {
 			historyList.push({title: title, fromPageRect: fromPageRect});
 		});
-		this.wiki.setTiddlerData(this.historyTitle,historyList);
+		this.wiki.setTiddlerData(this.historyTitle,historyList,{"current-tiddler": titles[titles.length-1]});
+		this.wiki.addTiddler(new $tw.Tiddler());
 	}
 };
 
diff --git a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/mechanisms/HistoryMechanism.tid b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/mechanisms/HistoryMechanism.tid
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6a8d1ce83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/mechanisms/HistoryMechanism.tid
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+created: 20140213171818824
+modified: 20140213172236345
+tags: mechanism
+title: HistoryMechanism
+type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki
+
+The system tiddler [[$:/HistoryList]] keeps track of a list of tiddlers comprising the navigation history. Each time you click on a link to a tiddler, the title of the target tiddler is added to the top of the stack.
+
+The history list is stored in JSON to allow additional details about the coordinates of the DOM node that initiated the navigation.
+
+The history list also maintains the field ''current-tiddler'' that contains the name of the tiddler at the top of the stack. This field can be used like so:
+
+```
+<$list filter="[list[$:/StoryList]]" history="$:/HistoryList" storyview="pop">
+<$button message="tw-close-tiddler" class="btn-invisible btn-mini">&times;</$button> <$link to={{!!title}}><$view field="title"/> <$reveal type="match" state="$:/HistoryList!!current-tiddler" text=<<currentTiddler>>>&#x2713;</$reveal></$link>
+</$list>
+```
+
+Which renders the same as the "Open" sidebar tab, with the addition of a tick against the tiddler that was last navigated to.
+
+<$list filter="[list[$:/StoryList]]" history="$:/HistoryList" storyview="pop">
+<$button message="tw-close-tiddler" class="btn-invisible btn-mini">&times;</$button> <$link to={{!!title}}><$view field="title"/> <$reveal type="match" state="$:/HistoryList!!current-tiddler" text=<<currentTiddler>>>&#x2713;</$reveal></$link>
+</$list>