diff --git a/client/components/App.vue b/client/components/App.vue
index 8af3f566..f2ac5c4d 100644
--- a/client/components/App.vue
+++ b/client/components/App.vue
@@ -3,12 +3,7 @@
 		<Sidebar :networks="networks" :active-channel="activeChannel" :overlay="$refs.overlay" />
 		<div id="sidebar-overlay" ref="overlay" @click="$root.setSidebar(false)" />
 		<article id="windows">
-			<Chat
-				v-if="activeChannel"
-				:network="activeChannel.network"
-				:channel="activeChannel.channel"
-			/>
-			<component :is="$store.state.activeWindow" ref="window" />
+			<router-view></router-view>
 		</article>
 		<ImageViewer ref="imageViewer" />
 	</div>
@@ -18,29 +13,13 @@
 const throttle = require("lodash/throttle");
 
 import Sidebar from "./Sidebar.vue";
-import NetworkList from "./NetworkList.vue";
-import Chat from "./Chat.vue";
 import ImageViewer from "./ImageViewer.vue";
-import SignIn from "./Windows/SignIn.vue";
-import Settings from "./Windows/Settings.vue";
-import NetworkEdit from "./Windows/NetworkEdit.vue";
-import Connect from "./Windows/Connect.vue";
-import Help from "./Windows/Help.vue";
-import Changelog from "./Windows/Changelog.vue";
 
 export default {
 	name: "App",
 	components: {
 		Sidebar,
-		NetworkList,
 		ImageViewer,
-		Chat,
-		SignIn,
-		Settings,
-		NetworkEdit,
-		Connect,
-		Help,
-		Changelog,
 	},
 	props: {
 		activeWindow: String,
diff --git a/client/components/ChannelWrapper.vue b/client/components/ChannelWrapper.vue
index 3d5ec16f..feb62695 100644
--- a/client/components/ChannelWrapper.vue
+++ b/client/components/ChannelWrapper.vue
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 		:aria-selected="activeChannel && channel === activeChannel.channel"
 		:style="closed ? {transition: 'none', opacity: 0.4} : null"
 		role="tab"
+		@click="click"
 	>
 		<slot :network="network" :channel="channel" :activeChannel="activeChannel" />
 	</div>
@@ -80,6 +81,11 @@ export default {
 
 			return this.channel.name;
 		},
+		click() {
+			// TODO: Find out why this sometimes throws `uncaught exception: Object`
+			this.$router.push("chan-" + this.channel.id);
+			this.$root.closeSidebarIfNeeded();
+		},
 	},
 };
 </script>
diff --git a/client/components/Chat.vue b/client/components/Chat.vue
index ec73fd3b..8a060172 100644
--- a/client/components/Chat.vue
+++ b/client/components/Chat.vue
@@ -133,7 +133,38 @@ export default {
 			return undefined;
 		},
 	},
+	watch: {
+		channel(_, previousChannel) {
+			this.channelChanged(previousChannel);
+		},
+	},
+	mounted() {
+		this.channelChanged();
+	},
 	methods: {
+		channelChanged(previousChannel) {
+			// Triggered when active channel is set or changed
+
+			if (previousChannel) {
+				this.$root.switchOutOfChannel(previousChannel);
+			}
+
+			this.channel.highlight = 0;
+			this.channel.unread = 0;
+
+			this.$store.commit("activeWindow", null);
+			socket.emit("open", this.channel.id);
+
+			if (this.channel.usersOutdated) {
+				this.channel.usersOutdated = false;
+
+				socket.emit("names", {
+					target: this.channel.id,
+				});
+			}
+
+			this.$root.synchronizeNotifiedState();
+		},
 		hideUserVisibleError() {
 			this.$root.currentUserVisibleError = null;
 		},
diff --git a/client/components/RoutedChat.vue b/client/components/RoutedChat.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a9d22dd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/components/RoutedChat.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<template>
+	<Chat v-if="activeChannel" :network="activeChannel.network" :channel="activeChannel.channel" />
+</template>
+
+<script>
+// Temporary component for routing channels and lobbies
+import Chat from "./Chat.vue";
+
+export default {
+	name: "RoutedChat",
+	components: {
+		Chat,
+	},
+	computed: {
+		activeChannel() {
+			const chan_id = parseInt(this.$route.params.pathMatch);
+			const channel = this.$root.findChannel(chan_id);
+			return channel;
+		},
+	},
+	watch: {
+		activeChannel() {
+			this.setActiveChannel();
+		},
+	},
+	mounted() {
+		this.setActiveChannel();
+	},
+	methods: {
+		setActiveChannel() {
+			this.$root.activeChannel = this.activeChannel;
+		},
+	},
+};
+</script>
diff --git a/client/components/Sidebar.vue b/client/components/Sidebar.vue
index c3e5455e..389d671c 100644
--- a/client/components/Sidebar.vue
+++ b/client/components/Sidebar.vue
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 					role="tab"
 					aria-controls="sign-in"
 					:aria-selected="$store.state.activeWindow === 'SignIn'"
+					@click="navigate('sign-in')"
 			/></span>
 			<span
 				class="tooltipped tooltipped-n tooltipped-no-touch"
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@
 					role="tab"
 					aria-controls="connect"
 					:aria-selected="$store.state.activeWindow === 'Connect'"
+					@click="navigate('connect')"
 			/></span>
 			<span class="tooltipped tooltipped-n tooltipped-no-touch" aria-label="Settings"
 				><button
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@
 					role="tab"
 					aria-controls="settings"
 					:aria-selected="$store.state.activeWindow === 'Settings'"
+					@click="navigate('settings')"
 			/></span>
 			<span class="tooltipped tooltipped-n tooltipped-no-touch" aria-label="Help"
 				><button
@@ -62,6 +65,7 @@
 					role="tab"
 					aria-controls="help"
 					:aria-selected="$store.state.activeWindow === 'Help'"
+					@click="navigate('help')"
 			/></span>
 		</footer>
 	</aside>
@@ -178,6 +182,16 @@ export default {
 			this.$store.commit("sidebarOpen", state);
 		};
 
+		this.navigate = (to) => {
+			if (this.activeChannel && this.activeChannel.channel) {
+				this.$root.switchOutOfChannel(this.activeChannel.channel);
+			}
+
+			this.$root.activeChannel = null;
+			this.$root.closeSidebarIfNeeded();
+			this.$router.push(to);
+		};
+
 		document.body.addEventListener("touchstart", this.onTouchStart, {passive: true});
 	},
 	methods: {
diff --git a/client/components/Windows/Changelog.vue b/client/components/Windows/Changelog.vue
index 75445993..d648af53 100644
--- a/client/components/Windows/Changelog.vue
+++ b/client/components/Windows/Changelog.vue
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 			<SidebarToggle />
 		</div>
 		<div class="container">
-			<a id="back-to-help" href="#" data-target="#help" data-component="Help">« Help</a>
+			<router-link id="back-to-help" to="help">« Help</router-link>
 
 			<template
 				v-if="
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ export default {
 	},
 	methods: {
 		patchChangelog() {
+			if (!this.$refs.changelog) {
+				return;
+			}
+
 			const links = this.$refs.changelog.querySelectorAll("a");
 
 			for (const link of links) {
diff --git a/client/components/Windows/Help.vue b/client/components/Windows/Help.vue
index 2cd35825..09ab83be 100644
--- a/client/components/Windows/Help.vue
+++ b/client/components/Windows/Help.vue
@@ -8,12 +8,10 @@
 
 			<h2>
 				<small class="pull-right">
-					v{{ $root.serverConfiguration.version }} (<a
+					v{{ $root.serverConfiguration.version }} (<router-link
 						id="view-changelog"
-						href="#"
-						data-target="#changelog"
-						data-component="Changelog"
-						>release notes</a
+						to="changelog"
+						>release notes</router-link
 					>)
 				</small>
 				About The Lounge
diff --git a/client/js/constants.js b/client/js/constants.js
index 40677f70..72985996 100644
--- a/client/js/constants.js
+++ b/client/js/constants.js
@@ -36,4 +36,6 @@ module.exports = {
 	condensedTypesQuery,
 	timeFormats,
 	sizeUnits,
+	// Same value as media query in CSS that forces sidebars to become overlays
+	mobileViewportPixels: 768,
 };
diff --git a/client/js/lounge.js b/client/js/lounge.js
index ff268709..f2686516 100644
--- a/client/js/lounge.js
+++ b/client/js/lounge.js
@@ -6,135 +6,12 @@ const $ = require("jquery");
 // our libraries
 const socket = require("./socket");
 
-const {vueApp, findChannel} = require("./vue");
-
 window.vueMounted = () => {
 	require("./socket-events");
 	require("./contextMenuFactory");
-	const utils = require("./utils");
 	require("./webpush");
 	require("./keybinds");
 
-	const sidebar = $("#sidebar, #footer");
-
-	const openWindow = function openWindow(e, {pushState, replaceHistory} = {}) {
-		const self = $(this);
-		const target = self.attr("data-target");
-
-		if (!target) {
-			return;
-		}
-
-		// This is a rather gross hack to account for sources that are in the
-		// sidebar specifically. Needs to be done better when window management gets
-		// refactored.
-		const inSidebar = self.parents("#sidebar, #footer").length > 0;
-		const channel = inSidebar ? findChannel(Number(self.attr("data-id"))) : null;
-
-		if (vueApp.activeChannel) {
-			const {channel: lastChannel} = vueApp.activeChannel;
-
-			// If user clicks on the currently active channel, do nothing
-			if (channel && lastChannel === channel.channel) {
-				return;
-			}
-
-			if (lastChannel.messages.length > 0) {
-				lastChannel.firstUnread = lastChannel.messages[lastChannel.messages.length - 1].id;
-			}
-
-			if (lastChannel.messages.length > 100) {
-				lastChannel.messages.splice(0, lastChannel.messages.length - 100);
-				lastChannel.moreHistoryAvailable = true;
-			}
-		}
-
-		if (channel) {
-			vueApp.$store.commit("activeWindow", null);
-			vueApp.activeChannel = channel;
-
-			if (channel) {
-				channel.channel.highlight = 0;
-				channel.channel.unread = 0;
-			}
-
-			socket.emit("open", channel ? channel.channel.id : null);
-
-			if ($(window).outerWidth() <= utils.mobileViewportPixels) {
-				vueApp.setSidebar(false);
-			}
-		} else {
-			vueApp.activeChannel = null;
-			const component = self.attr("data-component");
-			vueApp.$store.commit("activeWindow", component);
-
-			if ($(window).outerWidth() <= utils.mobileViewportPixels) {
-				vueApp.setSidebar(false);
-			}
-		}
-
-		utils.synchronizeNotifiedState();
-
-		if (self.hasClass("chan")) {
-			vueApp.$nextTick(() => $("#chat-container").addClass("active"));
-		}
-
-		/* TODO: move to ChatInput.vue
-		const chanChat = chan.find(".chat");
-
-		if (chanChat.length > 0 && channel.type !== "special") {
-			// On touch devices unfocus (blur) the input to correctly close the virtual keyboard
-			// An explicit blur is required, as the keyboard may open back up if the focus remains
-			// See https://github.com/thelounge/thelounge/issues/2257
-			$("#input").trigger("ontouchstart" in window ? "blur" : "focus");
-		}
-		*/
-
-		if (channel && channel.channel.usersOutdated) {
-			channel.channel.usersOutdated = false;
-
-			socket.emit("names", {
-				target: channel.channel.id,
-			});
-		}
-
-		// Pushes states to history web API when clicking elements with a data-target attribute.
-		// States are very trivial and only contain a single `clickTarget` property which
-		// contains a CSS selector that targets elements which takes the user to a different view
-		// when clicked. The `popstate` event listener will trigger synthetic click events using that
-		// selector and thus take the user to a different view/state.
-		if (pushState === false) {
-			return false;
-		}
-
-		const state = {};
-
-		if (self.prop("id")) {
-			state.clickTarget = `#${self.prop("id")}`;
-		} else if (self.hasClass("chan")) {
-			state.clickTarget = `#sidebar .chan[data-id="${self.attr("data-id")}"]`;
-		} else {
-			state.clickTarget = `#footer button[data-target="${target}"]`;
-		}
-
-		if (history && history.pushState) {
-			if (replaceHistory && history.replaceState) {
-				history.replaceState(state, null, target);
-			} else {
-				history.pushState(state, null, target);
-			}
-		}
-
-		return false;
-	};
-
-	sidebar.on("click", ".chan, button", openWindow);
-	$("#windows").on("click", "#view-changelog, #back-to-help", openWindow);
-
-	$(document).on("visibilitychange focus click", () => {
-		utils.synchronizeNotifiedState();
-	});
-
 	window.addEventListener("popstate", (e) => {
 		const {state} = e;
 
diff --git a/client/js/router.js b/client/js/router.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0c118446
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/js/router.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+"use strict";
+
+const Vue = require("vue").default;
+const VueRouter = require("vue-router").default;
+Vue.use(VueRouter);
+
+const SignIn = require("../components/Windows/SignIn.vue").default;
+const Connect = require("../components/Windows/Connect.vue").default;
+const Settings = require("../components/Windows/Settings.vue").default;
+const Help = require("../components/Windows/Help.vue").default;
+const Changelog = require("../components/Windows/Changelog.vue").default;
+const RoutedChat = require("../components/RoutedChat.vue").default;
+
+const router = new VueRouter({
+	routes: [
+		{path: "/sign-in", component: SignIn},
+		{path: "/connect", component: Connect},
+		{path: "/settings", component: Settings},
+		{path: "/help", component: Help},
+		{path: "/changelog", component: Changelog},
+		{path: "/chan-*", component: RoutedChat},
+	],
+});
+
+export default router;
diff --git a/client/js/socket-events/auth.js b/client/js/socket-events/auth.js
index b01cf6e3..bca5089d 100644
--- a/client/js/socket-events/auth.js
+++ b/client/js/socket-events/auth.js
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ socket.on("auth", function(data) {
 
 	if (data.serverHash > -1) {
 		utils.serverHash = data.serverHash;
-
-		vueApp.$store.commit("activeWindow", "SignIn");
 	} else {
 		getActiveWindowComponent().inFlight = false;
 	}
diff --git a/client/js/socket-events/init.js b/client/js/socket-events/init.js
index 40d1de23..e7265195 100644
--- a/client/js/socket-events/init.js
+++ b/client/js/socket-events/init.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const webpush = require("../webpush");
 const sidebar = $("#sidebar");
 const storage = require("../localStorage");
 const utils = require("../utils");
+const constants = require("../constants");
 const {vueApp, initChannel} = require("../vue");
 
 socket.on("init", function(data) {
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ socket.on("init", function(data) {
 		const viewportWidth = window.outerWidth;
 		let isUserlistOpen = storage.get("thelounge.state.userlist");
 
-		if (viewportWidth > utils.mobileViewportPixels) {
+		if (viewportWidth > constants.mobileViewportPixels) {
 			vueApp.setSidebar(storage.get("thelounge.state.sidebar") !== "false");
 		}
 
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ socket.on("init", function(data) {
 	vueApp.$nextTick(() => openCorrectChannel(previousActive, data.active));
 
 	utils.confirmExit();
-	utils.synchronizeNotifiedState();
+	vueApp.synchronizeNotifiedState();
 });
 
 function openCorrectChannel(clientActive, serverActive) {
diff --git a/client/js/socket-events/msg.js b/client/js/socket-events/msg.js
index df5f1010..c7a381b8 100644
--- a/client/js/socket-events/msg.js
+++ b/client/js/socket-events/msg.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 const $ = require("jquery");
 const socket = require("../socket");
-const utils = require("../utils");
 const options = require("../options");
 const cleanIrcMessage = require("../libs/handlebars/ircmessageparser/cleanIrcMessage");
 const webpush = require("../webpush");
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ socket.on("msg", function(data) {
 	}
 
 	if (data.msg.self || data.msg.highlight) {
-		utils.synchronizeNotifiedState();
+		vueApp.synchronizeNotifiedState();
 	}
 });
 
diff --git a/client/js/socket-events/open.js b/client/js/socket-events/open.js
index e9b83c00..9605c621 100644
--- a/client/js/socket-events/open.js
+++ b/client/js/socket-events/open.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 "use strict";
 
 const socket = require("../socket");
-const utils = require("../utils");
 const {vueApp, findChannel} = require("../vue");
 
 // Sync unread badge and marker when other clients open a channel
@@ -28,5 +27,5 @@ socket.on("open", function(id) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	utils.synchronizeNotifiedState();
+	vueApp.synchronizeNotifiedState();
 });
diff --git a/client/js/socket-events/part.js b/client/js/socket-events/part.js
index b080b87c..7d5607e9 100644
--- a/client/js/socket-events/part.js
+++ b/client/js/socket-events/part.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 const $ = require("jquery");
 const socket = require("../socket");
-const utils = require("../utils");
 const {vueApp, findChannel} = require("../vue");
 
 socket.on("part", function(data) {
@@ -23,5 +22,5 @@ socket.on("part", function(data) {
 		);
 	}
 
-	utils.synchronizeNotifiedState();
+	vueApp.synchronizeNotifiedState();
 });
diff --git a/client/js/utils.js b/client/js/utils.js
index d5ed715c..9c95df89 100644
--- a/client/js/utils.js
+++ b/client/js/utils.js
@@ -7,15 +7,12 @@ const {vueApp} = require("./vue");
 var serverHash = -1; // eslint-disable-line no-var
 
 module.exports = {
-	// Same value as media query in CSS that forces sidebars to become overlays
-	mobileViewportPixels: 768,
 	findCurrentNetworkChan,
 	serverHash,
 	confirmExit,
 	scrollIntoViewNicely,
 	hasRoleInChannel,
 	move,
-	synchronizeNotifiedState,
 	requestIdleCallback,
 };
 
@@ -45,60 +42,6 @@ function scrollIntoViewNicely(el) {
 	el.scrollIntoView({block: "center", inline: "nearest"});
 }
 
-const favicon = $("#favicon");
-
-function synchronizeNotifiedState() {
-	updateTitle();
-
-	let hasAnyHighlights = false;
-
-	for (const network of vueApp.networks) {
-		for (const chan of network.channels) {
-			if (chan.highlight > 0) {
-				hasAnyHighlights = true;
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	toggleNotificationMarkers(hasAnyHighlights);
-}
-
-function toggleNotificationMarkers(newState) {
-	if (vueApp.$store.state.isNotified !== newState) {
-		// Toggles a dot on the menu icon when there are unread notifications
-		vueApp.$store.commit("isNotified", newState);
-
-		// Toggles the favicon to red when there are unread notifications
-		const old = favicon.prop("href");
-		favicon.prop("href", favicon.data("other"));
-		favicon.data("other", old);
-	}
-}
-
-function updateTitle() {
-	let title = vueApp.appName;
-
-	if (vueApp.activeChannel) {
-		title = `${vueApp.activeChannel.channel.name} — ${title}`;
-	}
-
-	// add highlight count to title
-	let alertEventCount = 0;
-
-	for (const network of vueApp.networks) {
-		for (const channel of network.channels) {
-			alertEventCount += channel.highlight;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (alertEventCount > 0) {
-		title = `(${alertEventCount}) ${title}`;
-	}
-
-	document.title = title;
-}
-
 function confirmExit() {
 	if ($(document.body).hasClass("public")) {
 		window.onbeforeunload = function() {
diff --git a/client/js/vue.js b/client/js/vue.js
index 55a32872..99d4de89 100644
--- a/client/js/vue.js
+++ b/client/js/vue.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 "use strict";
 
 const Vue = require("vue").default;
+
 const store = require("./store").default;
 const App = require("../components/App.vue").default;
 const roundBadgeNumber = require("./libs/handlebars/roundBadgeNumber");
@@ -8,6 +9,8 @@ const localetime = require("./libs/handlebars/localetime");
 const friendlysize = require("./libs/handlebars/friendlysize");
 const colorClass = require("./libs/handlebars/colorClass");
 const storage = require("./localStorage");
+const router = require("./router").default;
+const constants = require("./constants");
 
 Vue.filter("localetime", localetime);
 Vue.filter("friendlysize", friendlysize);
@@ -46,12 +49,17 @@ const vueApp = new Vue({
 			userStyles: "",
 		},
 	},
+	router,
 	mounted() {
 		Vue.nextTick(() => window.vueMounted());
 
 		if (navigator.platform.match(/(Mac|iPhone|iPod|iPad)/i)) {
 			document.body.classList.add("is-apple");
 		}
+
+		document.addEventListener("visibilitychange", this.synchronizeNotifiedState());
+		document.addEventListener("focus", this.synchronizeNotifiedState());
+		document.addEventListener("click", this.synchronizeNotifiedState());
 	},
 	methods: {
 		onSocketInit() {
@@ -59,11 +67,9 @@ const vueApp = new Vue({
 			this.$store.commit("isConnected", true);
 		},
 		setSidebar(state) {
-			const utils = require("./utils");
-
 			this.$store.commit("sidebarOpen", state);
 
-			if (window.outerWidth > utils.mobileViewportPixels) {
+			if (window.outerWidth > constants.mobileViewportPixels) {
 				storage.set("thelounge.state.sidebar", state);
 			}
 
@@ -72,6 +78,11 @@ const vueApp = new Vue({
 		toggleSidebar() {
 			this.setSidebar(!this.$store.state.sidebarOpen);
 		},
+		closeSidebarIfNeeded() {
+			if (window.innerWidth <= constants.mobileViewportPixels) {
+				this.setSidebar(false);
+			}
+		},
 		setUserlist(state) {
 			storage.set("thelounge.state.userlist", state);
 			this.$store.commit("userlistOpen", state);
@@ -80,6 +91,78 @@ const vueApp = new Vue({
 		toggleUserlist() {
 			this.setUserlist(!this.$store.state.userlistOpen);
 		},
+		findChannel(id) {
+			for (const network of this.networks) {
+				for (const channel of network.channels) {
+					if (channel.id === id) {
+						return {network, channel};
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			return null;
+		},
+		switchOutOfChannel(channel) {
+			// When switching out of a channel, mark everything as read
+			if (channel.messages.length > 0) {
+				channel.firstUnread = channel.messages[channel.messages.length - 1].id;
+			}
+
+			if (channel.messages.length > 100) {
+				channel.messages.splice(0, channel.messages.length - 100);
+				channel.moreHistoryAvailable = true;
+			}
+		},
+		synchronizeNotifiedState() {
+			this.updateTitle();
+
+			let hasAnyHighlights = false;
+
+			for (const network of this.networks) {
+				for (const chan of network.channels) {
+					if (chan.highlight > 0) {
+						hasAnyHighlights = true;
+						break;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			this.toggleNotificationMarkers(hasAnyHighlights);
+		},
+		updateTitle() {
+			let title = this.appName;
+
+			if (this.activeChannel) {
+				title = `${this.activeChannel.channel.name} — ${title}`;
+			}
+
+			// add highlight count to title
+			let alertEventCount = 0;
+
+			for (const network of this.networks) {
+				for (const channel of network.channels) {
+					alertEventCount += channel.highlight;
+				}
+			}
+
+			if (alertEventCount > 0) {
+				title = `(${alertEventCount}) ${title}`;
+			}
+
+			document.title = title;
+		},
+		toggleNotificationMarkers(newState) {
+			if (this.$store.state.isNotified !== newState) {
+				// Toggles a dot on the menu icon when there are unread notifications
+				this.$store.commit("isNotified", newState);
+
+				// Toggles the favicon to red when there are unread notifications
+				const favicon = document.getElementById("favicon");
+				const old = favicon.getAttribute("href");
+				favicon.setAttribute("href", favicon.dataset.other);
+				favicon.dataset.other = old;
+			}
+		},
 	},
 	render(createElement) {
 		return createElement(App, {
@@ -96,15 +179,7 @@ Vue.config.errorHandler = function(e) {
 };
 
 function findChannel(id) {
-	for (const network of vueApp.networks) {
-		for (const channel of network.channels) {
-			if (channel.id === id) {
-				return {network, channel};
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	return null;
+	return vueApp.findChannel(id);
 }
 
 function initChannel(channel) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d588977b..aa55c013 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@
     "undate": "0.3.0",
     "vue": "2.6.10",
     "vue-loader": "15.7.2",
+    "vue-router": "3.1.3",
     "vue-server-renderer": "2.6.10",
     "vue-template-compiler": "2.6.10",
     "vuedraggable": "2.23.2",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 5f352303..59e303f6 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -9078,6 +9078,11 @@ vue-loader@15.7.2:
     vue-hot-reload-api "^2.3.0"
     vue-style-loader "^4.1.0"
 
+vue-router@3.1.3:
+  version "3.1.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vue-router/-/vue-router-3.1.3.tgz#e6b14fabc0c0ee9fda0e2cbbda74b350e28e412b"
+  integrity sha512-8iSa4mGNXBjyuSZFCCO4fiKfvzqk+mhL0lnKuGcQtO1eoj8nq3CmbEG8FwK5QqoqwDgsjsf1GDuisDX4cdb/aQ==
+
 vue-server-renderer@2.6.10:
   version "2.6.10"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vue-server-renderer/-/vue-server-renderer-2.6.10.tgz#cb2558842ead360ae2ec1f3719b75564a805b375"