diff --git a/src/components/ContentItems/ContentItems.tsx b/src/components/ContentItems/ContentItems.tsx
index eaf024bc..f266854d 100644
--- a/src/components/ContentItems/ContentItems.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ContentItems/ContentItems.tsx
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export class TagItem extends React.Component<ContentItemProps> {
       <Row>
         <MiddlePanel key="middle">
           <H1>
-            <ShareLink href={'#' + this.props.item.getHash()} />
+            <ShareLink href={'#' + this.props.item.id} />
             {name}
           </H1>
           {description !== undefined && <Markdown source={description} />}
diff --git a/src/components/Operation/Operation.tsx b/src/components/Operation/Operation.tsx
index 060966d8..75c8fd92 100644
--- a/src/components/Operation/Operation.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Operation/Operation.tsx
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export class Operation extends React.Component<OperationProps> {
           <OperationRow>
             <MiddlePanel>
               <H2>
-                <ShareLink href={'#' + operation.getHash()} />
+                <ShareLink href={'#' + operation.id} />
                 {summary} {deprecated && <Badge type="warning"> Deprecated </Badge>}
               </H2>
               {options.pathInMiddlePanel && <Endpoint operation={operation} inverted={true} />}
diff --git a/src/components/SideMenu/MenuItem.tsx b/src/components/SideMenu/MenuItem.tsx
index 92cf1499..9d03725a 100644
--- a/src/components/SideMenu/MenuItem.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SideMenu/MenuItem.tsx
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export class MenuItem extends React.Component<MenuItemProps> {
   render() {
     const { item, withoutChildren } = this.props;
     return (
-      <MenuItemLi onClick={this.activate} depth={item.depth} innerRef={this.saveRef}>
+      <MenuItemLi onClick={this.activate} depth={item.depth} innerRef={this.saveRef} data-item-id={item.id}>
         {item.type === 'operation' ? (
           <OperationMenuItemContent item={item as OperationModel} />
         ) : (
diff --git a/src/services/AppStore.ts b/src/services/AppStore.ts
index b213166b..5542942c 100644
--- a/src/services/AppStore.ts
+++ b/src/services/AppStore.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { observe } from 'mobx';
 
 import { OpenAPISpec } from '../types';
 import { loadAndBundleSpec } from '../utils/loadAndBundleSpec';
+import { HistoryService } from './HistoryService';
 import { MarkerService } from './MarkerService';
 import { MenuStore } from './MenuStore';
 import { SpecStore } from './models';
@@ -63,6 +64,10 @@ export class AppStore {
     this.rawOptions = options;
     this.options = new RedocNormalizedOptions(options);
     this.scroll = new ScrollService(this.options);
+
+    // update position statically based on hash (in case of SSR)
+    MenuStore.updateOnHash(HistoryService.hash, this.scroll);
+
     this.spec = new SpecStore(spec, specUrl, this.options);
     this.menu = new MenuStore(this.spec, this.scroll);
 
diff --git a/src/services/MenuStore.ts b/src/services/MenuStore.ts
index e347f457..d1eb5a41 100644
--- a/src/services/MenuStore.ts
+++ b/src/services/MenuStore.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { GroupModel, OperationModel, SpecStore } from './models';
 import { HistoryService } from './HistoryService';
 import { ScrollService } from './ScrollService';
 
-import { flattenByProp } from '../utils';
+import { flattenByProp, normalizeHash } from '../utils';
 import { GROUP_DEPTH } from './MenuBuilder';
 
 export type MenuItemGroupType = 'group' | 'tag' | 'section';
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ export interface IMenuItem {
   deprecated?: boolean;
   type: MenuItemType;
 
-  getHash(): string;
   deactivate(): void;
   activate(): void;
 }
@@ -35,6 +34,17 @@ export const SECTION_ATTR = 'data-section-id';
  * Stores all side-menu related information
  */
 export class MenuStore {
+  /**
+   * Statically try update scroll position
+   * Used before hydrating from server-side rendered html to scroll page faster
+   */
+  static updateOnHash(hash: string = HistoryService.hash, scroll: ScrollService) {
+    if (!hash) {
+      return;
+    }
+    scroll.scrollIntoViewBySelector(`[${SECTION_ATTR}="${normalizeHash(hash)}"]`);
+  }
+
   /**
    * active item absolute index (when flattened). -1 means nothing is selected
    */
@@ -127,32 +137,13 @@ export class MenuStore {
       return false;
     }
     let item: IMenuItem | undefined;
-    hash = hash.substr(1);
-    const namespace = hash.split('/')[0];
-    let ptr = decodeURIComponent(hash.substr(namespace.length + 1));
-    if (namespace === 'section' || namespace === 'tag') {
-      const sectionId = ptr.split('/')[0];
-      ptr = ptr.substr(sectionId.length);
+    hash = normalizeHash(hash);
 
-      let searchId;
-      if (namespace === 'section') {
-        searchId = hash;
-      } else {
-        searchId = ptr || namespace + '/' + sectionId;
-      }
-
-      item = this.flatItems.find(i => i.id === searchId);
-      if (item === undefined) {
-        this._scrollService.scrollIntoViewBySelector(`[${SECTION_ATTR}="${searchId}"]`);
-        return false;
-      }
-    } else if (namespace === 'operation') {
-      item = this.flatItems.find(i => {
-        return (i as OperationModel).operationId === ptr;
-      });
-    }
+    item = this.flatItems.find(i => i.id === hash);
     if (item) {
       this.activateAndScroll(item, false);
+    } else {
+      this._scrollService.scrollIntoViewBySelector(`[${SECTION_ATTR}="${hash}"]`);
     }
     return item !== undefined;
   }
@@ -216,7 +207,7 @@ export class MenuStore {
 
     this.activeItemIdx = item.absoluteIdx!;
     if (updateHash) {
-      HistoryService.update(item.getHash(), rewriteHistory);
+      HistoryService.update(item.id, rewriteHistory);
     }
 
     while (item !== undefined) {
diff --git a/src/services/models/Group.model.ts b/src/services/models/Group.model.ts
index 89d4e878..45b76359 100644
--- a/src/services/models/Group.model.ts
+++ b/src/services/models/Group.model.ts
@@ -52,8 +52,4 @@ export class GroupModel implements IMenuItem {
     }
     this.active = false;
   }
-
-  getHash() {
-    return this.id;
-  }
 }
diff --git a/src/services/models/Operation.ts b/src/services/models/Operation.ts
index 03690ff3..9808f62b 100644
--- a/src/services/models/Operation.ts
+++ b/src/services/models/Operation.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,11 @@ export class OperationModel implements IMenuItem {
     parent: GroupModel | undefined,
     options: RedocNormalizedOptions,
   ) {
-    this.id = operationSpec._$ref;
+    this.id =
+      operationSpec.operationId !== undefined
+        ? 'operation/' + operationSpec.operationId
+        : this.parent !== undefined ? this.parent.id + operationSpec._$ref : operationSpec._$ref;
+
     this.name = getOperationSummary(operationSpec);
     this.description = operationSpec.description;
 
@@ -130,12 +134,6 @@ export class OperationModel implements IMenuItem {
   deactivate() {
     this.active = false;
   }
-
-  getHash() {
-    return this.operationId !== undefined
-      ? 'operation/' + this.operationId
-      : this.parent !== undefined ? this.parent.id + this.id : this.id;
-  }
 }
 
 function isNumeric(n) {
diff --git a/src/standalone.tsx b/src/standalone.tsx
index ac6025c9..558ef40e 100644
--- a/src/standalone.tsx
+++ b/src/standalone.tsx
@@ -76,9 +76,11 @@ export function hydrate(
   const store = AppStore.fromJS(state);
   debugTimeEnd('Redoc create store');
 
-  debugTime('Redoc hydrate');
-  hydrateComponent(<Redoc store={store} />, element, callback);
-  debugTimeEnd('Redoc hydrate');
+  setTimeout(() => {
+    debugTime('Redoc hydrate');
+    hydrateComponent(<Redoc store={store} />, element, callback);
+    debugTimeEnd('Redoc hydrate');
+  }, 0);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/utils/dom.ts b/src/utils/dom.ts
index 5f50b85f..4b069cd9 100644
--- a/src/utils/dom.ts
+++ b/src/utils/dom.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ export function html2Str(html: string): string {
     .join(' ');
 }
 
+export function normalizeHash(hash: string): string {
+  return hash.startsWith('#') ? hash.substr(1) : hash;
+}
+
 // scrollIntoViewIfNeeded polyfill
 
 if (typeof Element !== 'undefined' && !(Element as any).prototype.scrollIntoViewIfNeeded) {