diff --git a/code/utils_misc.js b/code/utils_misc.js
index de0df1c6..2f982f7e 100644
--- a/code/utils_misc.js
+++ b/code/utils_misc.js
@@ -198,3 +198,11 @@ if (typeof String.prototype.startsWith !== 'function') {
 window.prettyEnergy = function(nrg) {
   return nrg> 1000 ? Math.round(nrg/1000) + ' k': nrg;
 }
+
+window.setPermaLink = function(elm) {
+  var c = map.getCenter();
+  var lat = Math.round(c.lat*1E6);
+  var lng = Math.round(c.lng*1E6);
+  var qry = 'latE6='+lat+'&lngE6='+lng+'&z=' + map.getZoom();
+  $(elm).attr('href',  'http://www.ingress.com/intel?' + qry);
+}
diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 596b916f..c3453b4a 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0].innerHTML = ''
   + '    <input id="geosearch" placeholder="Search location…" type="text"/>'
   + '    <div id="portaldetails"></div>'
   + '    <input id="redeem" placeholder="Redeem code…" type="text"/>'
-  + '    <div id="toolbox"></div>'
+  + '    <div id="toolbox"><a onmouseover="setPermaLink(this)">permalink</a></div>'
   + '    <div id="spacer"></div>'
   + '    <div id="updatestatus"></div>'
   + '  </div>';
diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index 19a0afc6..00185a17 100644
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -519,6 +519,10 @@ aside:nth-child(odd) span {
   font-size:90%;
 }
 
+#toolbox > a {
+  padding: 5px;
+}
+
 #spacer {
   /* cheap hack to prevent sidebar content being overlayed by the map
    * status box */