diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/common/constants/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/common/constants/index.ts
index b45f5e947cab2..b4e919607c604 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/common/constants/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/common/constants/index.ts
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
 export { PLUGIN } from './plugin';
 export { INDEX_NAMES } from './index_names';
 export { UNIQUENESS_ENFORCING_TYPES, ConfigurationBlockTypes } from './configuration_blocks';
-export const BASE_PATH = '/management/beats/';
+export const BASE_PATH = '/management/beats_management/';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/index.ts
index 8b1ee828107dd..e6677d6bbcd57 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/index.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 import Joi from 'joi';
-import { resolve } from 'url';
+import { resolve } from 'path';
 import { PLUGIN } from './common/constants';
 import { initServerWithKibana } from './server/kibana.index';
 
@@ -22,16 +22,17 @@ export const configPrefix = 'xpack.beats';
 
 export function beats(kibana: any) {
   return new kibana.Plugin({
-    config: () => config,
-    configPrefix,
     id: PLUGIN.ID,
     require: ['kibana', 'elasticsearch', 'xpack_main'],
-    init(server: any) {
-      initServerWithKibana(server);
-    },
     publicDir: resolve(__dirname, 'public'),
     uiExports: {
       managementSections: ['plugins/beats_management'],
     },
+    config: () => config,
+    configPrefix,
+
+    init(server: any) {
+      initServerWithKibana(server);
+    },
   });
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/public/index.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/public/index.tsx
index 20f82f9ec3f3a..1334deb1524e6 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/public/index.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/public/index.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 
-import { createHashHistory } from 'history';
 import React from 'react';
 import { BASE_PATH } from '../common/constants';
 import { compose } from './lib/compose/kibana';
@@ -16,9 +15,8 @@ import { PageRouter } from './routes';
 import '@elastic/eui/dist/eui_theme_light.css';
 
 function startApp(libs: any) {
-  const history = createHashHistory();
   libs.framework.registerManagementSection('beats', 'Beats Management', BASE_PATH);
-  libs.framework.render(<PageRouter history={history} />);
+  libs.framework.render(<PageRouter />);
 }
 
 startApp(compose());
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/public/lib/adapters/framework/kibana_framework_adapter.ts b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/public/lib/adapters/framework/kibana_framework_adapter.ts
index 8ac20baab0f3f..042ebd71f9862 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/public/lib/adapters/framework/kibana_framework_adapter.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/public/lib/adapters/framework/kibana_framework_adapter.ts
@@ -7,17 +7,14 @@
 import { IModule, IScope } from 'angular';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import * as ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
+
 import {
   BufferedKibanaServiceCall,
-  Chrome,
   FrameworkAdapter,
   KibanaAdapterServiceRefs,
   KibanaUIConfig,
-  UiKibanaAdapterScope,
 } from '../../lib';
 
-const ROOT_ELEMENT_ID = 'react-beats-cm-root';
-
 export class KibanaFrameworkAdapter implements FrameworkAdapter {
   public appState: object;
   public kbnVersion?: string;
@@ -26,11 +23,13 @@ export class KibanaFrameworkAdapter implements FrameworkAdapter {
   private adapterService: KibanaAdapterServiceProvider;
   private rootComponent: React.ReactElement<any> | null = null;
   private uiModule: IModule;
+  private routes: any;
 
-  constructor(uiModule: IModule, management: any) {
+  constructor(uiModule: IModule, management: any, routes: any) {
     this.adapterService = new KibanaAdapterServiceProvider();
     this.management = management;
     this.uiModule = uiModule;
+    this.routes = routes;
     this.appState = {};
   }
 
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ export class KibanaFrameworkAdapter implements FrameworkAdapter {
   };
 
   public render = (component: React.ReactElement<any>) => {
-    this.adapterService.callOrBuffer(() => (this.rootComponent = component));
+    this.rootComponent = component;
   };
 
   public registerManagementSection(pluginId: string, displayName: string, basePath: string) {
@@ -58,73 +57,51 @@ export class KibanaFrameworkAdapter implements FrameworkAdapter {
       visible: true,
       display: displayName,
       order: 30,
-      url: `#/${basePath}`,
+      url: `#${basePath}`,
     });
 
     this.register(this.uiModule);
   }
 
+  private manageAngularLifecycle($scope: any, $route: any, elem: any) {
+    const lastRoute = $route.current;
+    const deregister = $scope.$on('$locationChangeSuccess', () => {
+      const currentRoute = $route.current;
+      // if templates are the same we are on the same route
+      if (lastRoute.$$route.template === currentRoute.$$route.template) {
+        // this prevents angular from destroying scope
+        $route.current = lastRoute;
+      }
+    });
+    $scope.$on('$destroy', () => {
+      if (deregister) {
+        deregister();
+      }
+      // manually unmount component when scope is destroyed
+      if (elem) {
+        ReactDOM.unmountComponentAtNode(elem);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
   private register = (adapterModule: IModule) => {
-    adapterModule.provider('kibanaAdapter', this.adapterService);
-
-    adapterModule.directive('beatsCMKibanaAdapter', () => ({
-      controller: ($scope: UiKibanaAdapterScope, $element: JQLite) => ({
-        $onDestroy: () => {
-          const targetRootElement = $element[0].querySelector(`#${ROOT_ELEMENT_ID}`);
-
-          if (targetRootElement) {
-            ReactDOM.unmountComponentAtNode(targetRootElement);
-          }
-        },
-        $onInit: () => {
-          $scope.topNavMenu = [];
-        },
-        $postLink: () => {
-          $scope.$watchGroup([], ([targetElement]) => {
-            if (!targetElement) {
-              return;
-            }
-
-            ReactDOM.unmountComponentAtNode(targetElement);
+    const adapter = this;
+    this.routes.when(`/management/beats_management/?`, {
+      template: '<beats-cm><div id="beatsReactRoot" style="flex-grow: 1;"></div></beats-cm>',
+      controllerAs: 'beatsManagement',
+      // tslint:disable-next-line: max-classes-per-file
+      controller: class BeatsManagementController {
+        constructor($scope: any, $route: any) {
+          $scope.$$postDigest(() => {
+            const elem = document.getElementById('beatsReactRoot');
+            ReactDOM.render(adapter.rootComponent as React.ReactElement<any>, elem);
+            adapter.manageAngularLifecycle($scope, $route, elem);
           });
-          $scope.$watchGroup(
-            [() => this.rootComponent, () => $element[0].querySelector(`#${ROOT_ELEMENT_ID}`)],
-            ([rootComponent, targetElement]) => {
-              if (!targetElement) {
-                return;
-              }
-
-              if (rootComponent) {
-                ReactDOM.render(rootComponent, targetElement);
-              } else {
-                ReactDOM.unmountComponentAtNode(targetElement);
-              }
-            }
-          );
-        },
-      }),
-      scope: true,
-      template: `
-        <div
-          id="${ROOT_ELEMENT_ID}"
-          style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; flex: 1 0 0; overflow: hidden;"
-        ></div>
-      `,
-    }));
-
-    adapterModule.run((
-      chrome: Chrome,
-      config: KibanaUIConfig,
-      kbnVersion: string,
-      Private: <Provider>(provider: Provider) => Provider,
-      // @ts-ignore: inject kibanaAdapter to force eager instatiation
-      kibanaAdapter: any
-    ) => {
-      this.kbnVersion = kbnVersion;
-
-      chrome.setRootTemplate(
-        '<beats-cm-ui-kibana-adapter style="display: flex; align-items: stretch; flex: 1 0 0;"></beats-cm-ui-kibana-adapter>'
-      );
+          $scope.$onInit = () => {
+            $scope.topNavMenu = [];
+          };
+        }
+      },
     });
   };
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/public/lib/compose/kibana.ts b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/public/lib/compose/kibana.ts
index fe23bbc1306b8..7a98e62c18459 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/public/lib/compose/kibana.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/public/lib/compose/kibana.ts
@@ -6,21 +6,21 @@
 
 import 'ui/autoload/all';
 // @ts-ignore: path dynamic for kibana
-import chrome from 'ui/chrome';
-// @ts-ignore: path dynamic for kibana
 import { management } from 'ui/management';
 // @ts-ignore: path dynamic for kibana
 import { uiModules } from 'ui/modules';
 // @ts-ignore: path dynamic for kibana
+import routes from 'ui/routes';
+// @ts-ignore: path dynamic for kibana
 import { KibanaFrameworkAdapter } from '../adapters/framework/kibana_framework_adapter';
 import { FrontendLibs } from '../lib';
 
 export function compose(): FrontendLibs {
   // const kbnVersion = (window as any).__KBN__.version;
 
-  const pluginUIModule = uiModules.get('app/beats');
+  const pluginUIModule = uiModules.get('app/beats_management');
 
-  const framework = new KibanaFrameworkAdapter(pluginUIModule, management);
+  const framework = new KibanaFrameworkAdapter(pluginUIModule, management, routes);
 
   const libs: FrontendLibs = {
     framework,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/public/routes.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/public/routes.tsx
index d1f6db5ebf11d..f5863b28aaafa 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/public/routes.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/public/routes.tsx
@@ -4,24 +4,19 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 
-import { History } from 'history';
 import React from 'react';
-import { Route, Router, Switch } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { HashRouter, Route, Switch } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import { NotFoundPage } from './pages/404';
 import { HomePage } from './pages/home';
 
-interface RouterProps {
-  history: History;
-}
-
-export const PageRouter: React.SFC<RouterProps> = ({ history }) => {
+export const PageRouter: React.SFC<{}> = () => {
   return (
-    <Router history={history}>
+    <HashRouter basename="/management/beats_management">
       <Switch>
         <Route path="/" exact={true} component={HomePage} />
         <Route component={NotFoundPage} />
       </Switch>
-    </Router>
+    </HashRouter>
   );
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/index_management/index.js b/x-pack/plugins/index_management/index.js
index c3d3e8fe1caf5..9a78cfef48c13 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/index_management/index.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/index_management/index.js
@@ -12,15 +12,13 @@ import { registerStatsRoute } from './server/routes/api/stats';
 import { registerLicenseChecker } from './server/lib/register_license_checker';
 import { PLUGIN } from './common/constants';
 
-export function indexManagement(kibana)  {
+export function indexManagement(kibana) {
   return new kibana.Plugin({
     id: PLUGIN.ID,
     publicDir: resolve(__dirname, 'public'),
     require: ['kibana', 'elasticsearch', 'xpack_main'],
     uiExports: {
-      managementSections: [
-        'plugins/index_management',
-      ]
+      managementSections: ['plugins/index_management'],
     },
     init: function (server) {
       registerLicenseChecker(server);
@@ -28,6 +26,6 @@ export function indexManagement(kibana)  {
       registerSettingsRoutes(server);
       registerStatsRoute(server);
       registerMappingRoute(server);
-    }
+    },
   });
 }