diff --git a/superset/utils.py b/superset/utils.py
index c60f128d0e6..639045970d7 100644
--- a/superset/utils.py
+++ b/superset/utils.py
@@ -835,6 +835,13 @@ def merge_extra_filters(form_data):
         del form_data['extra_filters']
 
 
+def merge_request_params(form_data, params):
+    for key, value in params.items():
+        if key == 'form_data':
+            continue
+        form_data[key] = value
+
+
 def get_update_perms_flag():
     val = os.environ.get('SUPERSET_UPDATE_PERMS')
     return val.lower() not in ('0', 'false', 'no') if val else True
diff --git a/superset/views/core.py b/superset/views/core.py
index 9e0aa358b57..4330e7d7eea 100755
--- a/superset/views/core.py
+++ b/superset/views/core.py
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ from superset.legacy import cast_form_data
 import superset.models.core as models
 from superset.models.sql_lab import Query
 from superset.sql_parse import SupersetQuery
-from superset.utils import has_access, merge_extra_filters, QueryStatus
+from superset.utils import (
+    has_access, merge_extra_filters, merge_request_params, QueryStatus,
+)
 from .base import (
     api, BaseSupersetView, CsvResponse, DeleteMixin,
     generate_download_headers, get_error_msg, get_user_roles,
@@ -1257,11 +1259,7 @@ class Superset(BaseSupersetView):
 
         # merge request url params
         if request.method == 'GET':
-            url_params = request.args
-            for key, value in url_params.items():
-                if key == 'form_data':
-                    continue
-                form_data[key] = value
+            merge_request_params(form_data, request.args)
 
         # handle save or overwrite
         action = request.args.get('action')
diff --git a/tests/utils_tests.py b/tests/utils_tests.py
index 172818964f6..000079491a5 100644
--- a/tests/utils_tests.py
+++ b/tests/utils_tests.py
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ import numpy
 
 from superset.utils import (
     base_json_conv, datetime_f, json_int_dttm_ser, json_iso_dttm_ser,
-    JSONEncodedDict, memoized, merge_extra_filters, parse_human_timedelta,
+    JSONEncodedDict, memoized, merge_extra_filters, merge_request_params,
+    parse_human_timedelta,
     SupersetException, validate_json, zlib_compress, zlib_decompress_to_string,
 )
 
@@ -216,6 +217,19 @@ class UtilsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         merge_extra_filters(form_data)
         self.assertEquals(form_data, expected)
 
+    def test_merge_request_params(self):
+        form_data = {
+            'since': '2000',
+            'until': 'now',
+        }
+        url_params = {
+            'form_data': form_data,
+            'dashboard_ids': '(1,2,3,4,5)',
+        }
+        merge_request_params(form_data, url_params)
+        self.assertIn('dashboard_ids', form_data.keys())
+        self.assertNotIn('form_data', form_data.keys())
+
     def test_datetime_f(self):
         self.assertEquals(
             datetime_f(datetime(1990, 9, 21, 19, 11, 19, 626096)),