diff --git a/app/views/debates/show.html.erb b/app/views/debates/show.html.erb
index a1920646e..8adc9ce27 100644
--- a/app/views/debates/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/debates/show.html.erb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <div id="<%= dom_id(@debate) %>" class="row">
       <div class="small-12 medium-9 column">
         <i class="icon-angle-left left"></i>&nbsp;
-        <%= link_to t("debates.show.back_link"), debates_path, class: 'left back' %>
+        <%= link_to t("debates.show.back_link"), :back, class: 'left back' %>
 
         <% if current_user && @debate.editable_by?(current_user) %>
           <%= link_to edit_debate_path(@debate), class: 'edit-debate button success tiny radius right' do %>
diff --git a/spec/features/debates_spec.rb b/spec/features/debates_spec.rb
index 32260992b..d6239fc1e 100644
--- a/spec/features/debates_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/debates_spec.rb
@@ -51,6 +51,15 @@ feature 'Debates' do
     end
   end
 
+  scenario 'Show: "Back" link directs to previous page', :js do
+    debate = create(:debate, title: 'Test Debate 1')
+
+    visit debates_path(order: :hot_score, page: 1)
+    find(:xpath, "//a[@href='/debates/#{debate.id}']", match: :first).click
+
+    expect(find_link('Back')[:href]).to include(debates_path order: :hot_score, page: 1)
+  end
+
   scenario 'Create' do
     author = create(:user)
     login_as(author)