diff --git a/web/base_viewer.js b/web/base_viewer.js
index dd8084877..074447bed 100644
--- a/web/base_viewer.js
+++ b/web/base_viewer.js
@@ -1366,6 +1366,9 @@ class BaseViewer {
       if (!pageView.pdfPage) {
         pageView.setPdfPage(pdfPage);
       }
+      if (!this.linkService._cachedPageNumber(pdfPage.ref)) {
+        this.linkService.cachePageRef(pageView.id, pdfPage.ref);
+      }
       return pdfPage;
     } catch (reason) {
       console.error("Unable to get page for page view", reason);