diff --git a/packages/instantsearch.js/src/lib/routers/__tests__/history-integration.test.ts b/packages/instantsearch.js/src/lib/routers/__tests__/history-integration.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c1eafec9f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/instantsearch.js/src/lib/routers/__tests__/history-integration.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+/**
+ * @jest-environment jsdom
+ */
+
+import { createSearchClient } from '@instantsearch/mocks';
+import { wait } from '@instantsearch/testutils/wait';
+
+import { connectPagination, connectSearchBox } from '../../../connectors';
+import instantsearch from '../../../index.es';
+import { index } from '../../../widgets';
+import historyRouter from '../history';
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  window.history.pushState({}, '', '/');
+});
+
+const writeDelay = 10;
+const writeWait = 10 * writeDelay;
+
+test('keeps url with cleanUrlOnDispose: false', async () => {
+  const router = historyRouter({ writeDelay, cleanUrlOnDispose: false });
+
+  const indexName = 'indexName';
+  const search = instantsearch({
+    indexName,
+    searchClient: createSearchClient(),
+    routing: {
+      router,
+    },
+  });
+
+  search.addWidgets([
+    connectPagination(() => {})({}),
+    index({ indexName }).addWidgets([connectSearchBox(() => {})({})]),
+  ]);
+
+  search.start();
+
+  expect(window.location.search).toBe('');
+
+  // on nested index
+  search.renderState[indexName].searchBox!.refine('test');
+  // on main index
+  search.renderState[indexName].pagination!.refine(39);
+
+  await wait(writeWait);
+
+  expect(window.location.search).toBe(
+    `?${encodeURI('indexName[page]=40&indexName[query]=test')}`
+  );
+
+  search.dispose();
+
+  await wait(writeWait);
+
+  // URL has not been cleaned
+  expect(window.location.search).toBe(
+    `?${encodeURI('indexName[page]=40&indexName[query]=test')}`
+  );
+});
+
+test('clears url with cleanUrlOnDispose: true', async () => {
+  const router = historyRouter({ writeDelay, cleanUrlOnDispose: true });
+
+  const indexName = 'indexName';
+  const search = instantsearch({
+    indexName,
+    searchClient: createSearchClient(),
+    routing: {
+      router,
+    },
+  });
+
+  search.addWidgets([
+    connectPagination(() => {})({}),
+    index({ indexName }).addWidgets([connectSearchBox(() => {})({})]),
+  ]);
+
+  search.start();
+
+  expect(window.location.search).toBe('');
+
+  // on nested index
+  search.renderState[indexName].searchBox!.refine('test');
+  // on main index
+  search.renderState[indexName].pagination!.refine(39);
+
+  await wait(writeWait);
+
+  expect(window.location.search).toBe(
+    `?${encodeURI('indexName[page]=40&indexName[query]=test')}`
+  );
+
+  search.dispose();
+
+  await wait(writeWait);
+
+  // URL has been cleaned
+  expect(window.location.search).toBe('');
+});
+
+test('clears url with cleanUrlOnDispose: undefined', async () => {
+  const router = historyRouter({ writeDelay });
+
+  const indexName = 'indexName';
+  const search = instantsearch({
+    indexName,
+    searchClient: createSearchClient(),
+    routing: {
+      router,
+    },
+  });
+
+  search.addWidgets([
+    connectPagination(() => {})({}),
+    index({ indexName }).addWidgets([connectSearchBox(() => {})({})]),
+  ]);
+
+  search.start();
+
+  expect(window.location.search).toBe('');
+
+  // on nested index
+  search.renderState[indexName].searchBox!.refine('test');
+  // on main index
+  search.renderState[indexName].pagination!.refine(39);
+
+  await wait(writeWait);
+
+  expect(window.location.search).toBe(
+    `?${encodeURI('indexName[page]=40&indexName[query]=test')}`
+  );
+
+  search.dispose();
+
+  await wait(writeWait);
+
+  // URL has been cleaned
+  expect(window.location.search).toBe('');
+});
diff --git a/packages/instantsearch.js/src/lib/routers/history.ts b/packages/instantsearch.js/src/lib/routers/history.ts
index d659fcd226..8286608fd1 100644
--- a/packages/instantsearch.js/src/lib/routers/history.ts
+++ b/packages/instantsearch.js/src/lib/routers/history.ts
@@ -283,6 +283,11 @@ Please make sure it returns an absolute URL to avoid issues, e.g: \`https://algo
 
   private shouldWrite(url: string): boolean {
     return safelyRunOnBrowser(({ window }) => {
+      // When disposed and the cleanUrlOnDispose is set to false, we do not want to write the URL.
+      if (this.isDisposed && !this._cleanUrlOnDispose) {
+        return false;
+      }
+
       // We do want to `pushState` if:
       // - the router is not disposed, IS.js needs to update the URL
       // OR