diff --git a/web-admin/src/features/bookmarks/BookmarksDropdownMenuContent.svelte b/web-admin/src/features/bookmarks/BookmarksDropdownMenuContent.svelte
index 660e7e26ccd..e0cfbe739a5 100644
--- a/web-admin/src/features/bookmarks/BookmarksDropdownMenuContent.svelte
+++ b/web-admin/src/features/bookmarks/BookmarksDropdownMenuContent.svelte
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
   import { getDefaultExplorePreset } from "@rilldata/web-common/features/dashboards/url-state/getDefaultExplorePreset";
   import { ResourceKind } from "@rilldata/web-common/features/entity-management/resource-selectors";
   import { useExploreValidSpec } from "@rilldata/web-common/features/explores/selectors";
+  import { createQueryServiceMetricsViewSchema } from "@rilldata/web-common/runtime-client";
   import { runtime } from "@rilldata/web-common/runtime-client/runtime-store";
   import { BookmarkPlusIcon } from "lucide-svelte";
   import { createEventDispatcher } from "svelte";
@@ -51,6 +52,10 @@
     exploreSpec,
     $metricsViewTimeRange.data,
   );
+  $: schemaResp = createQueryServiceMetricsViewSchema(
+    $runtime.instanceId,
+    metricsViewName,
+  );
 
   $: projectIdResp = useProjectId(organization, project);
   const userResp = createAdminServiceGetCurrentUser();
@@ -72,7 +77,7 @@
     $bookamrksResp.data?.bookmarks ?? [],
     metricsViewSpec,
     exploreSpec,
-    {},
+    $schemaResp.data?.schema,
     $exploreState,
     defaultExplorePreset,
   );
diff --git a/web-admin/src/routes/[organization]/[project]/-/share/[token]/+layout.ts b/web-admin/src/routes/[organization]/[project]/-/share/[token]/+layout.ts
index b4039b4974b..d350f688cca 100644
--- a/web-admin/src/routes/[organization]/[project]/-/share/[token]/+layout.ts
+++ b/web-admin/src/routes/[organization]/[project]/-/share/[token]/+layout.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import { fetchMagicAuthToken } from "@rilldata/web-admin/features/projects/selectors";
 import { getDashboardStateFromUrl } from "@rilldata/web-common/features/dashboards/proto-state/fromProto";
 import type { MetricsExplorerEntity } from "@rilldata/web-common/features/dashboards/stores/metrics-explorer-entity";
-import { fetchExploreSpec } from "@rilldata/web-common/features/explores/selectors";
+import {
+  fetchExploreSpec,
+  fetchMetricsViewSchema,
+} from "@rilldata/web-common/features/explores/selectors";
 import { error } from "@sveltejs/kit";
 
 export const load = async ({ params: { token }, parent }) => {
@@ -28,11 +31,15 @@ export const load = async ({ params: { token }, parent }) => {
     let tokenExploreState: Partial<MetricsExplorerEntity> | undefined =
       undefined;
     if (tokenData.token?.state) {
+      const schema = await fetchMetricsViewSchema(
+        runtime?.instanceId,
+        exploreSpec.metricsView ?? "",
+      );
       tokenExploreState = getDashboardStateFromUrl(
         tokenData.token?.state,
         metricsViewSpec,
         exploreSpec,
-        {}, // TODO
+        schema,
       );
     }
 
diff --git a/web-admin/src/routes/[organization]/[project]/explore/[dashboard]/+layout.ts b/web-admin/src/routes/[organization]/[project]/explore/[dashboard]/+layout.ts
index fa148958cb6..b905022109c 100644
--- a/web-admin/src/routes/[organization]/[project]/explore/[dashboard]/+layout.ts
+++ b/web-admin/src/routes/[organization]/[project]/explore/[dashboard]/+layout.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
+import type { V1Bookmark } from "@rilldata/web-admin/client";
 import {
   fetchBookmarks,
   isHomeBookmark,
 } from "@rilldata/web-admin/features/bookmarks/selectors";
 import { getDashboardStateFromUrl } from "@rilldata/web-common/features/dashboards/proto-state/fromProto";
 import type { MetricsExplorerEntity } from "@rilldata/web-common/features/dashboards/stores/metrics-explorer-entity";
-import { fetchExploreSpec } from "@rilldata/web-common/features/explores/selectors";
+import {
+  fetchExploreSpec,
+  fetchMetricsViewSchema,
+} from "@rilldata/web-common/features/explores/selectors";
 import {
   type V1ExplorePreset,
   type V1Resource,
@@ -21,13 +25,21 @@ export const load = async ({ params, depends, parent }) => {
   let metricsView: V1Resource | undefined;
   let defaultExplorePreset: V1ExplorePreset | undefined;
   let exploreStateFromYAMLConfig: Partial<MetricsExplorerEntity> = {};
+  let bookmarks: V1Bookmark[] | undefined;
+
   try {
-    ({
-      explore,
-      metricsView,
-      defaultExplorePreset,
-      exploreStateFromYAMLConfig,
-    } = await fetchExploreSpec(runtime?.instanceId, exploreName));
+    [
+      {
+        explore,
+        metricsView,
+        defaultExplorePreset,
+        exploreStateFromYAMLConfig,
+      },
+      bookmarks,
+    ] = await Promise.all([
+      fetchExploreSpec(runtime?.instanceId, exploreName),
+      fetchBookmarks(project.id, exploreName),
+    ]);
   } catch {
     // error handled in +page.svelte for now
     // TODO: move it here
@@ -45,15 +57,18 @@ export const load = async ({ params, depends, parent }) => {
   let homeBookmarkExploreState: Partial<MetricsExplorerEntity> | undefined =
     undefined;
   try {
-    const bookmarks = await fetchBookmarks(project.id, exploreName);
     const homeBookmark = bookmarks.find(isHomeBookmark);
+    const schema = await fetchMetricsViewSchema(
+      runtime?.instanceId,
+      exploreSpec.metricsView ?? "",
+    );
 
     if (homeBookmark) {
       homeBookmarkExploreState = getDashboardStateFromUrl(
         homeBookmark.data ?? "",
         metricsViewSpec,
         exploreSpec,
-        {}, // TODO
+        schema,
       );
     }
   } catch {
diff --git a/web-common/src/features/dashboards/url-state/DashboardURLStateSync.svelte b/web-common/src/features/dashboards/url-state/DashboardURLStateSync.svelte
index 327eb6a5f3b..fd3abb51220 100644
--- a/web-common/src/features/dashboards/url-state/DashboardURLStateSync.svelte
+++ b/web-common/src/features/dashboards/url-state/DashboardURLStateSync.svelte
@@ -55,7 +55,10 @@
 
     const isInit = !$dashboardStore;
     if (isInit) {
-      handleExploreInit(type === "enter");
+      // When a user changes url manually and clears the params the `type` will be "enter"
+      // This signal is used in handleExploreInit to make sure we do not use sessionStorage
+      const isManualUrlChange = type === "enter";
+      handleExploreInit(isManualUrlChange);
       return;
     }
 
diff --git a/web-common/src/features/explores/selectors.ts b/web-common/src/features/explores/selectors.ts
index 67fdd1cf5b6..7f942f1d9f2 100644
--- a/web-common/src/features/explores/selectors.ts
+++ b/web-common/src/features/explores/selectors.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import {
   type V1MetricsViewSpec,
   type V1MetricsViewTimeRangeResponse,
   type V1ExplorePreset,
+  getQueryServiceMetricsViewSchemaQueryKey,
+  queryServiceMetricsViewSchema,
 } from "@rilldata/web-common/runtime-client";
 import type { ErrorType } from "@rilldata/web-common/runtime-client/http-client";
 import { error } from "@sveltejs/kit";
@@ -147,6 +149,20 @@ export async function fetchExploreSpec(
   };
 }
 
+export async function fetchMetricsViewSchema(
+  instanceId: string,
+  metricsViewName: string,
+) {
+  const schemaResp = await queryClient.fetchQuery({
+    queryKey: getQueryServiceMetricsViewSchemaQueryKey(
+      instanceId,
+      metricsViewName,
+    ),
+    queryFn: () => queryServiceMetricsViewSchema(instanceId, metricsViewName),
+  });
+  return schemaResp.schema ?? {};
+}
+
 export function getExploreStores(
   exploreName: string,
   prefix: string | undefined,