diff --git a/src/app/workflowitems-edit-page/advanced-workflow-action/advanced-workflow-action-select-reviewer/advanced-workflow-action-select-reviewer.component.ts b/src/app/workflowitems-edit-page/advanced-workflow-action/advanced-workflow-action-select-reviewer/advanced-workflow-action-select-reviewer.component.ts
index 68e67ee95e..e1eada0c48 100644
--- a/src/app/workflowitems-edit-page/advanced-workflow-action/advanced-workflow-action-select-reviewer/advanced-workflow-action-select-reviewer.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/workflowitems-edit-page/advanced-workflow-action/advanced-workflow-action-select-reviewer/advanced-workflow-action-select-reviewer.component.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { NotificationsService } from '../../../shared/notifications/notification
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { WorkflowActionDataService } from '../../../core/data/workflow-action-data.service';
 import { ClaimedTaskDataService } from '../../../core/tasks/claimed-task-data.service';
+import { ReviewersListComponent } from './reviewers-list/reviewers-list.component';
 
 export const ADVANCED_WORKFLOW_TASK_OPTION_SELECT_REVIEWER = 'submit_select_reviewer';
 export const ADVANCED_WORKFLOW_ACTION_SELECT_REVIEWER = 'selectrevieweraction';
@@ -130,4 +131,12 @@ export class AdvancedWorkflowActionSelectReviewerComponent extends AdvancedWorkf
     };
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Hardcoded the previous page url because the {@link ReviewersListComponent} changes the previous route when
+   * switching between the different pages
+   */
+  previousPage(): void {
+    void this.router.navigate(['/mydspace'], { queryParams: { configuration: 'workflow' } });
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/app/workflowitems-edit-page/workflow-item-action-page.component.ts b/src/app/workflowitems-edit-page/workflow-item-action-page.component.ts
index 7f09f3a3d2..f1740c27a4 100644
--- a/src/app/workflowitems-edit-page/workflow-item-action-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/workflowitems-edit-page/workflow-item-action-page.component.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { map, switchMap, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { WorkflowItem } from '../core/submission/models/workflowitem.model';
 import { Item } from '../core/shared/item.model';
-import { ActivatedRoute, Data, Router } from '@angular/router';
+import { ActivatedRoute, Data, Router, Params } from '@angular/router';
 import { WorkflowItemDataService } from '../core/submission/workflowitem-data.service';
 import { RouteService } from '../core/services/route.service';
 import { NotificationsService } from '../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
@@ -72,7 +72,13 @@ export abstract class WorkflowItemActionPageComponent implements OnInit {
           if (isEmpty(url)) {
             url = '/mydspace';
           }
-          this.router.navigateByUrl(url);
+          const params: Params = {};
+          if (url.split('?').length > 1) {
+            for (const param of url.split('?')[1].split('&')) {
+              params[param.split('=')[0]] = param.split('=')[1];
+            }
+          }
+          void this.router.navigate([url.split('?')[0]], { queryParams: params });
         }
       );
   }