diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 1f52f0eea..208ed3d3d 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -40,4 +40,11 @@ module ApplicationHelper
     return false if authorable.blank? || user.blank?
     authorable.author_id == user.id
   end
+
+  def back_link_to(destination_path)
+    destination = destination_path || :back
+    link_to destination, class: "back" do
+      "<span class='icon-angle-left'></span>".html_safe + t("shared.back")
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/admin/budgets/edit.html.erb b/app/views/admin/budgets/edit.html.erb
index 34672bf7a..94da65a31 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/budgets/edit.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/admin/budgets/edit.html.erb
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-<%= link_to admin_budgets_path do %>
-  <span class="icon-angle-left"></span>
-  <%= t('shared.back') %>
-<% end %>
+<%= back_link_to admin_budgets_path %>
 
 <div class="row">
   <div class="small-12 medium-9 column">
diff --git a/app/views/admin/budgets/show.html.erb b/app/views/admin/budgets/show.html.erb
index 1f3292019..6c133ab9f 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/budgets/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/admin/budgets/show.html.erb
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-<%= link_to admin_budgets_path do %>
-  <span class="icon-angle-left"></span>
-  <%= t('shared.back') %>
-<% end %>
+<%= back_link_to admin_budgets_path %>
 
 <h2><%= @budget.name %></h2>
 
diff --git a/app/views/budgets/groups/show.html.erb b/app/views/budgets/groups/show.html.erb
index 6c2cf8e18..8bfbc21a1 100644
--- a/app/views/budgets/groups/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/budgets/groups/show.html.erb
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 <div class="expanded budget no-margin-top">
   <div class="row">
     <div class="small-12 medium-9 column padding">
-      <%= link_to budget_path(@budget), class: "back" do %>
-        <span class="icon-angle-left"></span>
-        <%= t('shared.back') %>
-      <% end %>
-
+      <%= back_link_to budget_path(@budget) %>
       <h2><%= t("budgets.groups.show.title") %></h2>
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/app/views/budgets/investments/_header.html.erb b/app/views/budgets/investments/_header.html.erb
index 780370ac3..b58eea03c 100644
--- a/app/views/budgets/investments/_header.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/budgets/investments/_header.html.erb
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@
 
       <div class="row">
         <div class="small-12 column">
-          <%= link_to budget_group_path(@budget, @heading.group), class: "back" do %>
-            <i class="icon-angle-left"></i>
-            <%= t("shared.back") %>
-          <% end %>
+          <%= back_link_to budget_group_path(@budget, @heading.group) %>
 
           <% if can? :show, @ballot %>
             <%= link_to t("budgets.investments.header.check_ballot"),
@@ -52,10 +49,7 @@
   <div class="expanded jumbo-budget padding no-margin-top margin-bottom">
     <div class="row">
       <div class="small-12 column">
-        <%= link_to budget_path(@budget), class: "back" do %>
-          <i class="icon-angle-left"></i>
-          <%= t("shared.back") %>
-        <% end %>
+        <%= back_link_to budget_path(@budget) %>
 
         <h1><%= t('budgets.investments.index.title') %></h1>
       </div>
diff --git a/app/views/budgets/investments/_investment_show.html.erb b/app/views/budgets/investments/_investment_show.html.erb
index b4ba679e5..12f23fe87 100644
--- a/app/views/budgets/investments/_investment_show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/budgets/investments/_investment_show.html.erb
@@ -2,10 +2,7 @@
 
   <div class="row">
     <div class="small-12 medium-9 column">
-      <%= link_to :back, class: "back" do %>
-        <span class="icon-angle-left"></span>
-        <%= t("shared.back") %>
-      <% end %>
+      <%= back_link_to budget_investments_path(investment.budget) %>
 
       <h1><%= investment.title %></h1>
 
@@ -35,7 +32,7 @@
         </p>
       <% end %>
 
-      <%= render 'shared/tags', taggable: @investment %>
+      <%= render 'shared/tags', taggable: investment %>
 
       <%= safe_html_with_links investment.description.html_safe %>
 
diff --git a/app/views/budgets/show.html.erb b/app/views/budgets/show.html.erb
index c43684363..499b7eb58 100644
--- a/app/views/budgets/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/budgets/show.html.erb
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 <div class="expanded budget no-margin-top">
   <div class="row" data-equalizer>
     <div class="small-12 medium-9 column padding" data-equalizer-watch>
-      <%= link_to budgets_path, class: "back" do %>
-        <span class="icon-angle-left"></span>
-        <%= t('shared.back') %>
-      <% end %>
+      <%= back_link_to budgets_path %>
 
       <h1><%= @budget.name %></h1>
 
diff --git a/app/views/valuation/budget_investments/show.html.erb b/app/views/valuation/budget_investments/show.html.erb
index f0eaed2c8..c48cd52de 100644
--- a/app/views/valuation/budget_investments/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/valuation/budget_investments/show.html.erb
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-<%= link_to valuation_budget_budget_investments_path do %>
-  <span class="icon-angle-left"></span>
-  <%= t('shared.back') %>
-<% end %>
+<%= back_link_to valuation_budget_budget_investments_path %>
 
 <h2><%= t("valuation.budget_investments.show.title") %> <%= @investment.id %> </h2>
 <h1><%= @investment.title %></h1>