diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/url.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/url.js
index 99d7682e5d1..0aec6544e6d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/url.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/url.js
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ Discourse.URL = {
         var topicController = Discourse.__container__.lookup('controller:topic');
         var opts = { trackVisit: false };
         if (newMatches[3]) opts.nearPost = newMatches[3];
-        topicController.get('content').loadPosts(opts);
+        topicController.cancelFilter();
+        topicController.loadPosts(opts);
 
         // Abort routing, we have replaced our state.
         return;
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/topic_controller.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/topic_controller.js
index 3f180ae7de9..935239f4997 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/topic_controller.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/topic_controller.js
@@ -164,7 +164,10 @@ Discourse.TopicController = Discourse.ObjectController.extend({
     var postFilters = this.get('postFilters');
 
     if (postFilters.bestOf) {
-      this.set('filterDesc', Em.String.i18n("topic.filters.best_of"));
+      this.set('filterDesc', Em.String.i18n("topic.filters.best_of", {
+        filtered_posts_count: this.get('filtered_posts_count'),
+        posts_count: this.get('posts_count')
+      }));
     } else if (postFilters.userFilters.length > 0) {
       this.set('filterDesc', Em.String.i18n("topic.filters.user", {count: postFilters.userFilters.length}));
     } else {
@@ -186,6 +189,13 @@ Discourse.TopicController = Discourse.ObjectController.extend({
     return { userFilters: this.get('userFilters') };
   }.property('userFilters.[]', 'bestOf'),
 
+  loadPosts: function(opts) {
+    var topicController = this;
+    this.get('content').loadPosts(opts).then(function () {
+      Em.run.next(function () { topicController.updateBottomBar() });
+    });
+  },
+
   reloadPosts: function() {
     var topic = this.get('content');
     if (!topic) return;
@@ -212,7 +222,8 @@ Discourse.TopicController = Discourse.ObjectController.extend({
         posts.pushObject(Discourse.Post.create(p, topic));
       });
 
-      topicController.updateBottomBar();
+      Em.run.next(function () { topicController.updateBottomBar(); });
+
       topicController.set('filtered_posts_count', result.filtered_posts_count);
       topicController.set('loadingBelow', false);
       topicController.set('seenBottom', false);
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/topic.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/topic.js
index 2cba0028e5d..8a665f9a2a8 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/topic.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/topic.js
@@ -210,8 +210,11 @@ Discourse.Topic = Discourse.Model.extend({
     // Load the first post by default
     if ((!opts.bestOf) && (!opts.nearPost)) opts.nearPost = 1;
 
-    // If we already have that post in the DOM, jump to it
-    if (Discourse.TopicView.scrollTo(this.get('id'), opts.nearPost)) return;
+    // If we already have that post in the DOM, jump to it. Return a promise
+    // that's already complete.
+    if (Discourse.TopicView.scrollTo(this.get('id'), opts.nearPost)) {
+      return Ember.Deferred.promise(function(promise) { promise.resolve(); });
+    }
 
     // If loading the topic succeeded...
     var afterTopicLoaded = function(result) {
@@ -289,7 +292,7 @@ Discourse.Topic = Discourse.Model.extend({
     }
 
     // Finally, call our find method
-    Discourse.Topic.find(this.get('id'), {
+    return Discourse.Topic.find(this.get('id'), {
       nearPost: opts.nearPost,
       bestOf: opts.bestOf,
       trackVisit: opts.trackVisit
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/topic_best_of_route.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/topic_best_of_route.js
index 49ad4d74f49..a2b0b99bfd6 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/topic_best_of_route.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/topic_best_of_route.js
@@ -16,10 +16,7 @@ Discourse.TopicBestOfRoute = Discourse.Route.extend({
     topicController = this.controllerFor('topic');
     topicController.cancelFilter();
     topicController.set('bestOf', true);
-    this.modelFor('topic').loadPosts(params);
-
-    // After we load, show the bottom bar
-    Em.run.next(function () { topicController.updateBottomBar(); })
+    topicController.loadPosts(params);
   }
 
 });
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/topic_from_params_route.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/topic_from_params_route.js
index 3abdc86017b..82769d57494 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/topic_from_params_route.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/topic_from_params_route.js
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@
 Discourse.TopicFromParamsRoute = Discourse.Route.extend({
 
   setupController: function(controller, params) {
-    var topicController;
     params = params || {};
     params.trackVisit = true;
-    topicController = this.controllerFor('topic');
+
+    var topicController = this.controllerFor('topic');
     topicController.cancelFilter();
-    this.modelFor('topic').loadPosts(params);
+    topicController.loadPosts(params);
   }
 
 });
diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index 2e3c4a794ee..6bb71f531ae 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ en:
         user:
           one: "You're viewing only posts by a specific user."
           other: "You're viewing only posts made by specific users."
-        best_of: "You're viewing only the 'Best Of' posts."
+        best_of: "You're viewing the {{filtered_posts_count}} best posts of {{posts_count}} in the topic."
         cancel: "Show all posts in this topic again."
 
       move_selected:
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ en:
         flagged_by: "Flagged by"
         error: "Something went wrong"
 
-      api: 
+      api:
         title: "API"
       customize:
         title: "Customize"