diff --git a/awx/ui/client/lib/components/layout/layout.partial.html b/awx/ui/client/lib/components/layout/layout.partial.html
index 9354f06dce..a0ba95341b 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/lib/components/layout/layout.partial.html
+++ b/awx/ui/client/lib/components/layout/layout.partial.html
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
                 <span>{{ $parent.layoutVm.currentUsername }}</span>
             </a>
         </at-top-nav-item>
+        <at-top-nav-item>
+            <a ui-sref="about">
+                <i class="fa fa-info" alt="{{ vm.getString('FOOTER_ABOUT') }}"></i>
+            </a>
+        </at-top-nav-item>
         <at-top-nav-item>
             <a href="http://docs.ansible.com/ansible-tower/" target="_blank">
                 <i class="fa fa-book" alt="{{ $parent.layoutVm.getString('VIEW_DOCS') }}"></i>
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/about/about.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/src/about/about.controller.js
index 992279aedc..868adf01dc 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/about/about.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/about/about.controller.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-export default ['$rootScope', '$scope', '$state', 'ConfigService',
-    ($rootScope, $scope, $state, ConfigService) => {
+export default ['$rootScope', '$scope', '$location', 'ConfigService', 'lastPath',
+    ($rootScope, $scope, $location, ConfigService, lastPath) => {
 
     ConfigService.getConfig()
         .then(function(config){
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export default ['$rootScope', '$scope', '$state', 'ConfigService',
             $('#about-modal').modal('show');
         });
 
-    $('#about-modal').on('hidden.bs.modal', () => $state.go('dashboard'));
+    $('#about-modal').on('hidden.bs.modal', () => $location.url(lastPath));
 
     function createSpeechBubble (brand, version) {
         let text = `${brand} ${version}`;
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/about/about.route.js b/awx/ui/client/src/about/about.route.js
index e063530c7e..e8fb6b0d10 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/about/about.route.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/about/about.route.js
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ export default {
     ncyBreadcrumb: {
         label: N_("ABOUT")
     },
+    resolve: {
+        lastPath: function($location) {
+            return $location.url();
+        }
+    },
     onExit: function(){
         // hacky way to handle user browsing away via URL bar
         $('.modal-backdrop').remove();