diff --git a/src/client/browser/index.js b/src/client/browser/index.js
index 16e0a5803f6..f3fd13c4737 100644
--- a/src/client/browser/index.js
+++ b/src/client/browser/index.js
@@ -104,17 +104,27 @@ export function stopInitScriptExecution () {
     allowInitScriptExecution = false;
 }
 
-export function redirectUsingCdp (command, createXHR, openFileProtocolUrl) {
+export function redirectUsingCdp (command, { openFileProtocolUrl, createXHR }) {
     sendXHR(openFileProtocolUrl, createXHR, { method: 'POST', data: JSON.stringify({ url: command.url }) }); //eslint-disable-line no-restricted-globals
 }
 
-export function redirect (command, createXHR, openFileProtocolUrl) {
+export function redirect (command, opts) {
     stopInitScriptExecution();
 
     if (isFileProtocol(command.url))
-        redirectUsingCdp(command, createXHR, openFileProtocolUrl);
+        redirectUsingCdp(command, opts);
     else
-        document.location = command.url;
+        setLocation(command, opts);
+}
+
+function setLocation (command, opts) {
+    const hashIndex       = command.url.indexOf('#');
+    const onlyHashChanged = hashIndex !== -1 && command.url.slice(0, hashIndex) === LOCATION_HREF.slice(0, hashIndex);
+
+    document.location = command.url;
+
+    if (opts.nativeAutomation && onlyHashChanged)
+        document.location.reload();
 }
 
 function nativeAutomationCheckRedirecting ({ result }) {
@@ -136,7 +146,7 @@ async function getStatus ({ statusUrl, openFileProtocolUrl }, createXHR, { manua
     const redirecting = nativeAutomation ? nativeAutomationCheckRedirecting({ result }) : regularCheckRedirecting(result);
 
     if (redirecting && !manualRedirect)
-        redirect(result, createXHR, openFileProtocolUrl);
+        redirect(result, { createXHR, openFileProtocolUrl, nativeAutomation });
 
     return { command: result, redirecting };
 }
diff --git a/src/client/driver/driver.js b/src/client/driver/driver.js
index 32c058fe225..7a20f9b50e2 100644
--- a/src/client/driver/driver.js
+++ b/src/client/driver/driver.js
@@ -1268,8 +1268,14 @@ export default class Driver extends serviceUtils.EventEmitter {
     _onNavigateToCommand (command) {
         this.contextStorage.setItem(this.COMMAND_EXECUTING_FLAG, true);
 
-        if (this.options.nativeAutomation && isFileProtocol(command.url))
-            browser.redirectUsingCdp(command, hammerhead.createNativeXHR, this.communicationUrls.openFileProtocolUrl);
+        if (this.options.nativeAutomation && isFileProtocol(command.url)) {
+            const redirectOpts = {
+                createXHR:           hammerhead.createNativeXHR,
+                openFileProtocolUrl: this.communicationUrls.openFileProtocolUrl,
+            };
+
+            browser.redirectUsingCdp(command, redirectOpts);
+        }
         else {
             executeNavigateToCommand(command)
                 .then(driverStatus => {
@@ -1535,7 +1541,13 @@ export default class Driver extends serviceUtils.EventEmitter {
                     storages.clear();
                     storages.lock();
 
-                    browser.redirect(command, hammerhead.createNativeXHR, this.communicationUrls.openFileProtocolUrl);
+                    const redirectOpts = {
+                        createXHR:           hammerhead.createNativeXHR,
+                        openFileProtocolUrl: this.communicationUrls.openFileProtocolUrl,
+                        nativeAutomation:    this.options.nativeAutomation,
+                    };
+
+                    browser.redirect(command, redirectOpts);
                 }
                 else {
                     this.contextStorage.setItem(TEST_DONE_SENT_FLAG, false);
diff --git a/test/functional/fixtures/driver/test.js b/test/functional/fixtures/driver/test.js
index 6b691c26cd8..eca6f2ccd32 100644
--- a/test/functional/fixtures/driver/test.js
+++ b/test/functional/fixtures/driver/test.js
@@ -47,5 +47,9 @@ describe('TestRun - Driver protocol', function () {
         onlyInNativeAutomation('Should clear out the localStorage and sessionStorage for multiple domains(native automation)', function () {
             return runTests('./testcafe-fixtures/clear-and-lock-storages-native-automation-part-2.js');
         });
+
+        it('Should force page reload if url has # in Native Automation', function () {
+            return runTests('./testcafe-fixtures/page-url-with-hash.js');
+        });
     });
 });
diff --git a/test/functional/fixtures/driver/testcafe-fixtures/page-url-with-hash.js b/test/functional/fixtures/driver/testcafe-fixtures/page-url-with-hash.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..64ba0c5ddc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/functional/fixtures/driver/testcafe-fixtures/page-url-with-hash.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+fixture `Driver`;
+
+test.page('http://localhost:3000/fixtures/driver/pages/empty-page.html/#/')('Test 1', async () => {
+});
+
+test.page('http://localhost:3000/fixtures/driver/pages/empty-page.html/#/')('Test 2', async () => {
+});
+
+test.page('http://localhost:3000/fixtures/driver/pages/empty-page.html/#/test')('Test 3', async () => {
+});
+
+test.page('http://localhost:3000/fixtures/driver/pages/empty-page.html/#/')('Test 4', async () => {
+});