diff --git a/client/app/pages/dashboards/dashboard.js b/client/app/pages/dashboards/dashboard.js
index 15554741..2fec02ea 100644
--- a/client/app/pages/dashboards/dashboard.js
+++ b/client/app/pages/dashboards/dashboard.js
@@ -96,29 +96,22 @@ function DashboardCtrl(
   this.isGridDisabled = false;
   this.showPermissionsControl = clientConfig.showPermissionsControl;
   this.globalParameters = [];
-  this.refreshRates = [
-    { name: '10 seconds', rate: 10 },
-    { name: '30 seconds', rate: 30 },
-    { name: '1 minute', rate: 60 },
-    { name: '5 minutes', rate: 60 * 5 },
-    { name: '10 minutes', rate: 60 * 10 },
-    { name: '30 minutes', rate: 60 * 30 },
-    { name: '1 hour', rate: 60 * 60 },
-    { name: '12 hour', rate: 12 * 60 * 60 },
-    { name: '24 hour', rate: 24 * 60 * 60 },
-  ];
 
-  this.refreshRates =
-    clientConfig.dashboardRefreshIntervals.map(interval => ({ name: durationHumanize(interval), rate: interval }));
+  this.refreshRates = clientConfig.dashboardRefreshIntervals.map(interval => ({
+    name: durationHumanize(interval),
+    rate: interval,
+  }));
 
   $rootScope.$on('gridster-mobile-changed', ($event, gridster) => {
     this.isGridDisabled = gridster.isMobile;
   });
 
-  this.setRefreshRate = (rate) => {
+  this.setRefreshRate = (rate, load = true) => {
     this.refreshRate = rate;
     if (rate !== null) {
+      if (load) {
       this.loadDashboard(true);
+      }
       this.autoRefresh();
     }
   };
@@ -210,6 +203,17 @@ function DashboardCtrl(
           this.editLayout(true);
         }
 
+        if ($location.search().refresh !== undefined) {
+          if (this.refreshRate === null) {
+            const refreshRate = Math.max(30, parseFloat($location.search().refresh));
+
+            this.setRefreshRate({
+              name: durationHumanize(refreshRate),
+              rate: refreshRate,
+            }, false);
+          }
+        }
+
         savedWidgetPositions = collectWidgetPositions(dashboard.widgets);
       },
       (rejection) => {