diff --git a/web/pgadmin/browser/static/js/collection.js b/web/pgadmin/browser/static/js/collection.js
index f97edcc0..c0cb0eb4 100644
--- a/web/pgadmin/browser/static/js/collection.js
+++ b/web/pgadmin/browser/static/js/collection.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 define([
   'sources/gettext', 'jquery', 'underscore', 'underscore.string', 'sources/pgadmin',
-  'backbone', 'alertify', 'backform', 'backgrid', 'pgadmin.backform', 'pgadmin.backgrid',
+  'backbone', 'alertify', 'backform', 'backgrid', 'sources/browser/generate_url', 'pgadmin.backform', 'pgadmin.backgrid',
   'pgadmin.browser.node'
-], function(gettext, $, _, S, pgAdmin, Backbone, Alertify, Backform, Backgrid) {
+], function(gettext, $, _, S, pgAdmin, Backbone, Alertify, Backform, Backgrid, generateUrl) {
 
   var pgBrowser = pgAdmin.Browser = pgAdmin.Browser || {};
 
@@ -135,41 +135,22 @@ define([
         }
       })
     },
-    generate_url: function(item, type, d) {
-      var url = pgAdmin.Browser.URL + '{TYPE}/{REDIRECT}{REF}',
-        /*
-         * Using list, and collection functions of a node to get the nodes
-         * under the collection, and properties of the collection respectively.
-         */
-        opURL = {
-          'properties': 'obj', 'children': 'nodes'
+    generate_url: function(item, type) {
+      /*
+     * Using list, and collection functions of a node to get the nodes
+     * under the collection, and properties of the collection respectively.
+     */
+      var opURL = {
+          'properties': 'obj', 'children': 'nodes',
         },
-        ref = '', self = this;
-
-      _.each(
-        _.sortBy(
-          _.values(
-           _.pick(
-            this.getTreeNodeHierarchy(item), function(v, k, o) {
-              return (k != self.type);
-            })
-           ),
-          function(o) { return o.priority; }
-          ),
-        function(o) {
-          ref = S('%s/%s').sprintf(ref, encodeURI(o._id)).value();
-        });
-
-      var args = {
-        'TYPE': self.node,
-        'REDIRECT': (type in opURL ? opURL[type] : type),
-        'REF': S('%s/').sprintf(ref).value()
+        self = this;
+      var collectionPickFunction = function (treeInfoValue, treeInfoKey) {
+        return (treeInfoKey != self.type);
       };
-
-      return url.replace(/{(\w+)}/g, function(match, arg) {
-        return args[arg];
-      });
-    }
+      var treeInfo = this.getTreeNodeHierarchy(item);
+      var actionType = type in opURL ? opURL[type] : type;
+      return generateUrl.generate_url(pgAdmin.Browser.URL, treeInfo, actionType, self.node, collectionPickFunction);
+    },
   });
 
   return pgBrowser.Collection;
diff --git a/web/pgadmin/browser/static/js/node.js b/web/pgadmin/browser/static/js/node.js
index f501d020..5d05fde1 100644
--- a/web/pgadmin/browser/static/js/node.js
+++ b/web/pgadmin/browser/static/js/node.js
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ define(
   'pgadmin.browser.node', [
     'sources/gettext', 'jquery', 'underscore', 'underscore.string', 'sources/pgadmin',
     'pgadmin.browser.menu', 'backbone', 'pgadmin.alertifyjs', 'pgadmin.browser.datamodel',
-    'backform', 'pgadmin.browser.utils', 'pgadmin.backform'
-], function(gettext, $, _, S, pgAdmin, Menu, Backbone, Alertify, pgBrowser, Backform) {
+    'backform', 'sources/browser/generate_url', 'pgadmin.browser.utils', 'pgadmin.backform'
+], function(gettext, $, _, S, pgAdmin, Menu, Backbone, Alertify, pgBrowser, Backform, generateUrl) {
 
   var wcDocker = window.wcDocker,
     keyCode = {
@@ -1428,26 +1428,27 @@ define(
      * depends, statistics
      */
     generate_url: function(item, type, d, with_id, info) {
-      var url = pgBrowser.URL + '{TYPE}/{REDIRECT}{REF}',
-        opURL = {
+
+      var opURL = {
           'create': 'obj', 'drop': 'obj', 'edit': 'obj',
           'properties': 'obj', 'statistics': 'stats'
-        },
-        ref = '', self = this,
+        }, self = this,
         priority = -Infinity;
 
-      info = (_.isUndefined(item) || _.isNull(item)) ?
+      var treeInfo = (_.isUndefined(item) || _.isNull(item)) ?
         info || {} : this.getTreeNodeHierarchy(item);
+      var actionType = type in opURL ? opURL[type] : type;
+      var itemID = with_id && d._type == self.type ? encodeURIComponent(d._id) : '';
 
       if (self.parent_type) {
         if (_.isString(self.parent_type)) {
-          var p = info[self.parent_type];
+          var p = treeInfo[self.parent_type];
           if (p) {
             priority = p.priority;
           }
         } else {
           _.each(self.parent_type, function(o) {
-            var p = info[o];
+            var p = treeInfo[o];
             if (p) {
               if (priority < p.priority) {
                 priority = p.priority;
@@ -1456,34 +1457,10 @@ define(
           });
         }
       }
-
-      _.each(
-        _.sortBy(
-          _.values(
-           _.pick(info,
-            function(v, k, o) {
-              return (v.priority <= priority);
-            })
-           ),
-          function(o) { return o.priority; }
-          ),
-        function(o) {
-          ref = S('%s/%s').sprintf(ref, encodeURIComponent(o._id)).value();
-        });
-
-      ref = S('%s/%s').sprintf(
-          ref, with_id && d._type == self.type ? encodeURIComponent(d._id) : ''
-          ).value();
-
-      var args = {
-        'TYPE': self.type,
-        'REDIRECT': (type in opURL ? opURL[type] : type),
-        'REF': ref
+      var nodePickFunction = function (treeInfoValue) {
+        return (treeInfoValue.priority <= priority);
       };
-
-      return url.replace(/{(\w+)}/g, function(match, arg) {
-        return args[arg];
-      });
+      return generateUrl.generate_url(pgBrowser.URL, treeInfo, actionType, self.type, nodePickFunction, itemID);
     },
     // Base class for Node Data Collection
     Collection: pgBrowser.DataCollection,
diff --git a/web/pgadmin/static/js/browser/generate_url.js b/web/pgadmin/static/js/browser/generate_url.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a5cf2361
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/pgadmin/static/js/browser/generate_url.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import _ from 'underscore';
+
+function generate_url(baseUrl, treeInfo, actionType, nodeType, pickFunction, itemDataID) {
+  let ref = '';
+  _.each(
+    _.sortBy(
+      _.pick(treeInfo, pickFunction),
+      function (treeInfoItems) {
+        return treeInfoItems.priority;
+      }
+    ),
+    function (treeInfoItems) {
+      ref = `${ref}/${encodeURI(treeInfoItems._id)}`;
+    }
+  );
+  ref = itemDataID ? `${ref}/${itemDataID}` : `${ref}/`;
+
+  return `${baseUrl}${nodeType}/${actionType}${ref}`;
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  generate_url: generate_url,
+};
diff --git a/web/regression/javascript/browser/generate_url_spec.js b/web/regression/javascript/browser/generate_url_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..db5f250b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/regression/javascript/browser/generate_url_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+import {generate_url} from 'sources/browser/generate_url';
+
+describe('generate_url', () => {
+  describe('in collection', () => {
+    let baseUrl, treeInfo, actionType, nodeType, pickFunction;
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      baseUrl = 'http://base/and-extension/';
+      treeInfo = {
+        treeNode1: {
+          _id: 'an_id',
+          priority: 1000,
+        },
+      };
+      actionType = 'actionType';
+      nodeType = 'nodeType';
+      pickFunction = () => {
+        return true;
+      };
+    });
+    it('returns a correctly formatted URL', () => {
+      let formattedUrl = generate_url(baseUrl, treeInfo, actionType, nodeType, pickFunction);
+
+      expect(formattedUrl).toEqual('http://base/and-extension/nodeType/actionType/an_id/');
+    });
+
+    describe('given there are multiple treeInfoItems', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        treeInfo['treeNode2'] = {
+          _id: 'another_id',
+          priority: 500,
+        };
+        treeInfo['treeNode3'] = {
+          _id: 'a_third_id',
+          priority: 100,
+        };
+
+        pickFunction = (value, key) => {
+          return key != 'treeNode2';
+        };
+      });
+
+      it('chooses the correct treeInfo', () => {
+        let formattedUrl = generate_url(baseUrl, treeInfo, actionType, nodeType, pickFunction);
+
+        expect(formattedUrl).toEqual('http://base/and-extension/nodeType/actionType/a_third_id/an_id/');
+      });
+    });
+  });
+  describe('in node', () => {
+    let baseUrl, treeInfo, actionType, nodeType, pickFunction, itemDataID;
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      baseUrl = 'http://base/and-extension/';
+      treeInfo = {
+        treeNode1: {
+          _id: 'an_id',
+          priority: 1000,
+        },
+      };
+      actionType = 'actionType';
+      nodeType = 'nodeType';
+      pickFunction = () => {
+        return true;
+      };
+      itemDataID = 'item1';
+    });
+    it('returns a correctly formatted URL', () => {
+      let formattedUrl = generate_url(baseUrl, treeInfo, actionType, nodeType, pickFunction, itemDataID);
+
+      expect(formattedUrl).toEqual('http://base/and-extension/nodeType/actionType/an_id/item1');
+    });
+
+    describe('given there are multiple treeInfoItems', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        treeInfo['treeNode2'] = {
+          _id: 'another_id',
+          priority: 500,
+        };
+        treeInfo['treeNode3'] = {
+          _id: 'a_third_id',
+          priority: 100,
+        };
+
+        pickFunction = (value) => {
+          return value.priority > 100;
+        };
+      });
+
+      it('chooses the correct treeInfo', () => {
+        let formattedUrl = generate_url(baseUrl, treeInfo, actionType, nodeType, pickFunction, itemDataID);
+
+        expect(formattedUrl).toEqual('http://base/and-extension/nodeType/actionType/another_id/an_id/item1');
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});