diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index b517aa73e..c885b0a1c 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pdfjs-dist",
-  "version": "1.1.472",
+  "version": "1.1.474",
   "main": [
     "build/pdf.js",
     "build/pdf.worker.js"
diff --git a/build/pdf.combined.js b/build/pdf.combined.js
index 4a10d83d3..3ed58a2d4 100644
--- a/build/pdf.combined.js
+++ b/build/pdf.combined.js
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ if (typeof PDFJS === 'undefined') {
   (typeof window !== 'undefined' ? window : this).PDFJS = {};
 }
 
-PDFJS.version = '1.1.472';
-PDFJS.build = '20b5814';
+PDFJS.version = '1.1.474';
+PDFJS.build = '7a8b0fb';
 
 (function pdfjsWrapper() {
   // Use strict in our context only - users might not want it
diff --git a/build/pdf.js b/build/pdf.js
index 65f97e87a..abf9a9c6a 100644
--- a/build/pdf.js
+++ b/build/pdf.js
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ if (typeof PDFJS === 'undefined') {
   (typeof window !== 'undefined' ? window : this).PDFJS = {};
 }
 
-PDFJS.version = '1.1.472';
-PDFJS.build = '20b5814';
+PDFJS.version = '1.1.474';
+PDFJS.build = '7a8b0fb';
 
 (function pdfjsWrapper() {
   // Use strict in our context only - users might not want it
diff --git a/build/pdf.worker.js b/build/pdf.worker.js
index 7fdf5066c..4eefcb619 100644
--- a/build/pdf.worker.js
+++ b/build/pdf.worker.js
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ if (typeof PDFJS === 'undefined') {
   (typeof window !== 'undefined' ? window : this).PDFJS = {};
 }
 
-PDFJS.version = '1.1.472';
-PDFJS.build = '20b5814';
+PDFJS.version = '1.1.474';
+PDFJS.build = '7a8b0fb';
 
 (function pdfjsWrapper() {
   // Use strict in our context only - users might not want it
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a1dca5d44..bcf80295d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pdfjs-dist",
-  "version": "1.1.472",
+  "version": "1.1.474",
   "description": "Generic build of Mozilla's PDF.js library.",
   "keywords": [
     "Mozilla",
diff --git a/web/pdf_viewer.js b/web/pdf_viewer.js
index 548d8f4f5..eee558b5f 100644
--- a/web/pdf_viewer.js
+++ b/web/pdf_viewer.js
@@ -2805,38 +2805,74 @@ var PDFHistory = (function () {
 
       var self = this;
       window.addEventListener('popstate', function pdfHistoryPopstate(evt) {
-        evt.preventDefault();
-        evt.stopPropagation();
-
         if (!self.historyUnlocked) {
           return;
         }
         if (evt.state) {
           // Move back/forward in the history.
           self._goTo(evt.state);
-        } else {
-          // Handle the user modifying the hash of a loaded document.
-          self.previousHash = window.location.hash.substring(1);
+          return;
+        }
+
+        // If the state is not set, then the user tried to navigate to a
+        // different hash by manually editing the URL and pressing Enter, or by
+        // clicking on an in-page link (e.g. the "current view" link).
+        // Save the current view state to the browser history.
 
-          // If the history is empty when the hash changes,
-          // update the previous entry in the browser history.
-          if (self.uid === 0) {
-            var previousParams = (self.previousHash && self.currentBookmark &&
+        // Note: In Firefox, history.null could also be null after an in-page
+        // navigation to the same URL, and without dispatching the popstate
+        // event: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1183881
+
+        if (self.uid === 0) {
+          // Replace the previous state if it was not explicitly set.
+          var previousParams = (self.previousHash && self.currentBookmark &&
             self.previousHash !== self.currentBookmark) ?
             {hash: self.currentBookmark, page: self.currentPage} :
             {page: 1};
-            self.historyUnlocked = false;
-            self.allowHashChange = false;
-            window.history.back();
-            self._pushToHistory(previousParams, false, true);
-            window.history.forward();
-            self.historyUnlocked = true;
-          }
-          self._pushToHistory({hash: self.previousHash}, false, true);
-          self._updatePreviousBookmark();
+          replacePreviousHistoryState(previousParams, function() {
+            updateHistoryWithCurrentHash();
+          });
+        } else {
+          updateHistoryWithCurrentHash();
         }
       }, false);
 
+
+      function updateHistoryWithCurrentHash() {
+        self.previousHash = window.location.hash.slice(1);
+        self._pushToHistory({hash: self.previousHash}, false, true);
+        self._updatePreviousBookmark();
+      }
+
+      function replacePreviousHistoryState(params, callback) {
+        // To modify the previous history entry, the following happens:
+        // 1. history.back()
+        // 2. _pushToHistory, which calls history.replaceState( ... )
+        // 3. history.forward()
+        // Because a navigation via the history API does not immediately update
+        // the history state, the popstate event is used for synchronization.
+        self.historyUnlocked = false;
+
+        // Suppress the hashchange event to avoid side effects caused by
+        // navigating back and forward.
+        self.allowHashChange = false;
+        window.addEventListener('popstate', rewriteHistoryAfterBack);
+        history.back();
+
+        function rewriteHistoryAfterBack() {
+          window.removeEventListener('popstate', rewriteHistoryAfterBack);
+          window.addEventListener('popstate', rewriteHistoryAfterForward);
+          self._pushToHistory(params, false, true);
+          history.forward();
+        }
+        function rewriteHistoryAfterForward() {
+          window.removeEventListener('popstate', rewriteHistoryAfterForward);
+          self.allowHashChange = true;
+          self.historyUnlocked = true;
+          callback();
+        }
+      }
+
       function pdfHistoryBeforeUnload() {
         var previousParams = self._getPreviousParams(null, true);
         if (previousParams) {
@@ -2888,19 +2924,7 @@ var PDFHistory = (function () {
       if (!this.initialized) {
         return true;
       }
-      // If the current hash changes when moving back/forward in the history,
-      // this will trigger a 'popstate' event *as well* as a 'hashchange' event.
-      // Since the hash generally won't correspond to the exact the position
-      // stored in the history's state object, triggering the 'hashchange' event
-      // can thus corrupt the browser history.
-      //
-      // When the hash changes during a 'popstate' event, we *only* prevent the
-      // first 'hashchange' event and immediately reset allowHashChange.
-      // If it is not reset, the user would not be able to change the hash.
-
-      var temp = this.allowHashChange;
-      this.allowHashChange = true;
-      return temp;
+      return this.allowHashChange;
     },
 
     _updatePreviousBookmark: function pdfHistory_updatePreviousBookmark() {