diff --git a/web/client/actions/__tests__/geostory-test.js b/web/client/actions/__tests__/geostory-test.js
index 1028bb99d0..4240315418 100644
--- a/web/client/actions/__tests__/geostory-test.js
+++ b/web/client/actions/__tests__/geostory-test.js
@@ -51,10 +51,17 @@ import {
     updateSetting,
     removeResource, REMOVE_RESOURCE,
     updateUrlOnScroll, SET_UPDATE_URL_SCROLL,
-    updateMediaEditorSettings
+    updateMediaEditorSettings,
+    geostoryScrolling,
+    GEOSTORY_SCROLLING
 } from '../geostory';
 
 describe('test geostory action creators', () => {
+    it('geostoryScrolling', () => {
+        const status = true;
+        const action = geostoryScrolling(status);
+        expect(action).toEqual({type: GEOSTORY_SCROLLING, status});
+    });
     it('clearSaveError', () => {
         const action = clearSaveError();
         expect(action.type).toBe(CLEAR_SAVE_ERROR);
diff --git a/web/client/actions/geostory.js b/web/client/actions/geostory.js
index a1672a7020..55ca8cf4bc 100644
--- a/web/client/actions/geostory.js
+++ b/web/client/actions/geostory.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export const EDIT_RESOURCE = "GEOSTORY:EDIT_RESOURCE";
 export const EDIT_WEBPAGE = "GEOSTORY:EDIT_WEBPAGE";
 export const ERRORS_LOGO = "GEOSTORY:ERRORS_LOGO";
 export const GEOSTORY_LOADED = "GEOSTORY:GEOSTORY_LOADED";
+export const GEOSTORY_SCROLLING = "GEOSTORY:SCROLLING";
 export const LOAD_GEOSTORY = "GEOSTORY:LOAD_GEOSTORY";
 export const LOAD_GEOSTORY_ERROR = "GEOSTORY:LOAD_GEOSTORY_ERROR";
 export const LOADING_GEOSTORY = "GEOSTORY:LOADING_GEOSTORY";
@@ -241,3 +242,5 @@ export const setPendingChanges = value => ({type: SET_PENDING_CHANGES, value});
 export const updateUrlOnScroll = value => ({type: SET_UPDATE_URL_SCROLL, value});
 
 export const updateMediaEditorSettings = mediaEditorSettings => ({ type: UPDATE_MEDIA_EDITOR_SETTINGS, mediaEditorSettings });
+
+export const geostoryScrolling = (status) => ({ type: GEOSTORY_SCROLLING, status});
diff --git a/web/client/epics/__tests__/geostory-test.js b/web/client/epics/__tests__/geostory-test.js
index 6602f89090..ad1b31b75f 100644
--- a/web/client/epics/__tests__/geostory-test.js
+++ b/web/client/epics/__tests__/geostory-test.js
@@ -32,13 +32,17 @@ import {
     openWebPageComponentCreator,
     editWebPageComponent,
     handlePendingGeoStoryChanges,
-    loadStoryOnHistoryPop
+    loadStoryOnHistoryPop,
+    scrollOnLoad,
+    urlUpdateOnScroll
 } from '../geostory';
 import {
     ADD,
     LOADING_GEOSTORY,
     loadGeostory,
     SET_CURRENT_STORY,
+    setCurrentStory,
+    GEOSTORY_SCROLLING,
     LOAD_GEOSTORY_ERROR,
     add,
     UPDATE,
@@ -57,7 +61,9 @@ import {
     editWebPage,
     setResource,
     SET_PENDING_CHANGES,
-    LOAD_GEOSTORY
+    LOAD_GEOSTORY,
+    geostoryScrolling,
+    updateCurrentPage
 } from '../../actions/geostory';
 import { SET_CONTROL_PROPERTY } from '../../actions/controls';
 import {
@@ -1630,6 +1636,25 @@ describe('Geostory Epics', () => {
         });
     });
 
+    it('urlUpdateOnScroll', (done) => {
+        const NUM_ACTIONS = 1;
+        testEpic(addTimeoutEpic(urlUpdateOnScroll, 1000), NUM_ACTIONS, [updateCurrentPage({sectionId: "sectionId"})],
+            (actions) => {
+                expect(actions[0].type).toBe(TEST_TIMEOUT);
+                done();
+            }, {geostory: {mode: "view", updateUrlOnScroll: true, resource: {id: "1"}}});
+    });
+    it('scrollOnLoad', (done) => {
+        const NUM_ACTIONS = 2;
+        testEpic(scrollOnLoad, NUM_ACTIONS, setCurrentStory({}),
+            (actions) => {
+                expect(actions[0].type).toBe(GEOSTORY_SCROLLING);
+                expect(actions[0].status).toBe(true);
+                expect(actions[1].type).toBe(GEOSTORY_SCROLLING);
+                expect(actions[1].status).toBe(false);
+                done();
+            });
+    });
     describe('loadStoryOnHistoryPop', () => {
         it('loadStoryOnHistoryPop without shared', (done) => {
             const NUM_ACTIONS = 1;
diff --git a/web/client/epics/geostory.js b/web/client/epics/geostory.js
index 3adcee5fed..8fd5e77e48 100644
--- a/web/client/epics/geostory.js
+++ b/web/client/epics/geostory.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import words from 'lodash/words';
 import get from 'lodash/get';
 import isArray from 'lodash/isArray';
 import isEmpty from 'lodash/isEmpty';
-import groupBy from "lodash/groupBy";
 
 import { push, LOCATION_CHANGE } from 'connected-react-router';
 import uuid from 'uuid/v1';
@@ -58,7 +57,9 @@ import {
     EDIT_RESOURCE,
     UPDATE_CURRENT_PAGE,
     UPDATE_SETTING,
-    SET_CURRENT_STORY
+    SET_CURRENT_STORY,
+    geostoryScrolling,
+    GEOSTORY_SCROLLING
 } from '../actions/geostory';
 import { setControlProperty } from '../actions/controls';
 
@@ -519,7 +520,7 @@ const semaphore = (sem$, start = true, condition = (c) => c) => (stream$) =>
 export const urlUpdateOnScroll = (action$, {getState}) =>
     action$.ofType(UPDATE_CURRENT_PAGE)
         .let(semaphore(
-            action$.ofType("GEOSTORY:SCROLLING")
+            action$.ofType(GEOSTORY_SCROLLING)
                 .map(a => !a.value)
         ))
         .debounceTime(50) // little delay if too many UPDATE_CURRENT_PAGE actions come
@@ -558,8 +559,8 @@ export const scrollOnLoad = (action$) =>
                     }
                 )
                 .ignoreElements()
-                .startWith({type: "GEOSTORY:SCROLLING", value: true})
-                .concat(Observable.of({type: "GEOSTORY:SCROLLING", value: false}).delay(500));
+                .startWith(geostoryScrolling(true))
+                .concat(Observable.of(geostoryScrolling(false)).delay(500));
     });
 
 /**