diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/controllers/page-controller.ts b/frontend/src/ts/controllers/page-controller.ts
index db91c32e4..e22ca05e6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/controllers/page-controller.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/controllers/page-controller.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import * as PageAccountSettings from "../pages/account-settings";
 import * as PageTransition from "../states/page-transition";
 import * as AdController from "../controllers/ad-controller";
 import * as Focus from "../test/focus";
-import { PageName } from "../pages/page";
+import { PageName, PageWithUrlParams } from "../pages/page";
 
 type ChangeOptions = {
   force?: boolean;
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ export async function change(
           ActivePage.set(nextPage.id);
 
           await previousPage?.afterHide();
+
+          if (nextPage instanceof PageWithUrlParams) {
+            nextPage.readUrlParams();
+          }
           await nextPage?.beforeShow({
             params: options.params,
             // @ts-expect-error for the future (i think)
diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/pages/leaderboards.ts b/frontend/src/ts/pages/leaderboards.ts
index b51ca86f9..ffe8408b2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/pages/leaderboards.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/pages/leaderboards.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import Page from "./page";
+import { PageWithUrlParams } from "./page";
 import * as Skeleton from "../utils/skeleton";
 import Config from "../config";
 import {
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@ import { abbreviateNumber } from "../utils/numbers";
 import { formatDistanceToNow } from "date-fns/formatDistanceToNow";
 import { z } from "zod";
 import { LocalStorageWithSchema } from "../utils/local-storage-with-schema";
-import {
-  safeParse as parseUrlSearchParams,
-  serialize as serializeUrlSearchParams,
-} from "zod-urlsearchparams";
 import { UTCDateMini } from "@date-fns/utc";
 import * as ConfigEvent from "../observables/config-event";
 import * as ActivePage from "../states/active-page";
@@ -1135,34 +1131,17 @@ function updateGetParameters(): void {
 
   params.page = state.page + 1;
 
-  const urlParams = serializeUrlSearchParams({
-    schema: UrlParameterSchema,
-    data: params,
-  });
-
-  const newUrl = `${window.location.pathname}?${urlParams.toString()}`;
-  window.history.replaceState({}, "", newUrl);
+  page.setUrlParams(params);
 
   selectorLS.set(state);
 }
 
-function readGetParameters(): void {
-  const urlParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
-
-  if (urlParams.size === 0) {
+function readGetParameters(params: UrlParameter | null): void {
+  if (params === null) {
     Object.assign(state, selectorLS.get());
     return;
   }
 
-  const parsed = parseUrlSearchParams({
-    schema: UrlParameterSchema,
-    input: urlParams,
-  });
-  if (!parsed.success) {
-    return;
-  }
-  const params = parsed.data;
-
   if (params.type !== undefined) {
     state.type = params.type;
   }
@@ -1288,10 +1267,14 @@ $(".page.pageLeaderboards .buttonGroup.secondary").on(
   }
 );
 
-export const page = new Page({
+export const page = new PageWithUrlParams({
   id: "leaderboards",
   element: $(".page.pageLeaderboards"),
   path: "/leaderboards",
+  urlParams: {
+    schema: UrlParameterSchema,
+    onUrlParamUpdate: readGetParameters,
+  },
   afterHide: async (): Promise<void> => {
     Skeleton.remove("pageLeaderboards");
     stopTimer();
@@ -1299,7 +1282,6 @@ export const page = new Page({
   beforeShow: async (): Promise<void> => {
     Skeleton.append("pageLeaderboards", "main");
     // await appendLanguageButtons(); //todo figure out this race condition
-    readGetParameters();
     startTimer();
     updateTypeButtons();
     updateTitle();
diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/pages/page.ts b/frontend/src/ts/pages/page.ts
index f16706458..b2c6a28c5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/pages/page.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/pages/page.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+import { z } from "zod";
+import {
+  safeParse as parseUrlSearchParams,
+  serialize as serializeUrlSearchParams,
+} from "zod-urlsearchparams";
+
 export type PageName =
   | "loading"
   | "test"
@@ -35,6 +41,7 @@ export default class Page<T> {
   public display: string | undefined;
   public element: JQuery;
   public pathname: string;
+
   public beforeHide: () => Promise<void>;
   public afterHide: () => Promise<void>;
   public beforeShow: (options: Options<T>) => Promise<void>;
@@ -51,3 +58,52 @@ export default class Page<T> {
     this.afterShow = props.afterShow ?? empty;
   }
 }
+
+type UrlParamsSchema = z.ZodObject<Record<string, z.ZodTypeAny>>;
+type PagePropertiesWithUrlParams<
+  T,
+  U extends UrlParamsSchema
+> = PageProperties<T> & {
+  urlParams: {
+    schema: U;
+    onUrlParamUpdate?: (params: z.infer<U> | null) => void;
+  };
+};
+
+export class PageWithUrlParams<T, U extends UrlParamsSchema> extends Page<T> {
+  private urlSchema: U;
+  private onUrlParamUpdate?: (params: z.infer<U> | null) => void;
+
+  constructor(props: PagePropertiesWithUrlParams<T, U>) {
+    super(props);
+    this.urlSchema = props.urlParams.schema;
+    this.onUrlParamUpdate = props.urlParams.onUrlParamUpdate;
+  }
+
+  public readUrlParams(): void {
+    if (this.onUrlParamUpdate === undefined) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const urlParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
+
+    const parsed = parseUrlSearchParams({
+      schema: this.urlSchema,
+      input: urlParams,
+    });
+
+    if (!parsed.success) {
+      this.onUrlParamUpdate?.(null);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.onUrlParamUpdate?.(parsed.data);
+  }
+  public setUrlParams(params: z.infer<U>): void {
+    const urlParams = serializeUrlSearchParams({
+      schema: this.urlSchema,
+      data: params,
+    });
+    const newUrl = `${window.location.pathname}?${urlParams.toString()}`;
+    window.history.replaceState({}, "", newUrl);
+  }
+}