diff --git a/neuroglancer/src/neuroglancer/ui/annotations.ts b/neuroglancer/src/neuroglancer/ui/annotations.ts
index abe2e28..e1a3cad 100644
--- a/neuroglancer/src/neuroglancer/ui/annotations.ts
+++ b/neuroglancer/src/neuroglancer/ui/annotations.ts
@@ -2147,6 +2147,11 @@ export function updateVolumeRef(ref_id: string) {
   volume_ref_id = ref_id;
 }
 
+export function getVolumeRef() {
+  return volume_ref_id;
+}
+
+
 let volume_tool_mode: ToolMode = ToolMode.NOOP;
 
 export function updateGlobalVolumeMode(mode: ToolMode) {
@@ -2181,6 +2186,7 @@ export class PlaceVolumeTool extends PlaceCollectionAnnotationTool {
 
     if(restore_from_firebase && urlParams.multiUserMode) {
       this.mode = volume_tool_mode;
+      has_volume_tool = true;
     }
 
     this.childTool = this.mode == ToolMode.NOOP ? undefined : new PlacePolygonTool(layer, {...options, parent: this}, this.mode);
@@ -2200,6 +2206,10 @@ export class PlaceVolumeTool extends PlaceCollectionAnnotationTool {
         return
       }
 
+      if(restore_from_firebase) {
+        volume_ref_id = getVolumeRef();
+      }
+
       //@ts-ignore
       let volume_annotation = this.annotationLayer.source.annotationMap.get(volume_ref_id);
 
diff --git a/neuroglancer/src/neuroglancer/ui/url_hash_binding.ts b/neuroglancer/src/neuroglancer/ui/url_hash_binding.ts
index 8b2dcb2..735b42a 100644
--- a/neuroglancer/src/neuroglancer/ui/url_hash_binding.ts
+++ b/neuroglancer/src/neuroglancer/ui/url_hash_binding.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import { State } from 'neuroglancer/services/state';
 import { database, dbRef } from 'neuroglancer/services/firebase';
 import { child, get, onValue, ref, update } from "firebase/database";
 import { User, getUser } from 'neuroglancer/services/user_loader';
-import { updateGlobalCellSession, updateGlobalCellMode, updateGlobalComSession, updateGlobalComMode, updateGlobalVolumeMode, getInProgressAnnotation, getVolumeToolUsed, clearVolumeToolUsed } from 'neuroglancer/ui/annotations';
+import { updateGlobalCellSession, updateGlobalCellMode, updateGlobalComSession, updateGlobalComMode, updateGlobalVolumeMode, getInProgressAnnotation, getVolumeToolUsed, clearVolumeToolUsed, updateVolumeRef } from 'neuroglancer/ui/annotations';
 
 /**
  * @file Implements a binding between a Trackable value and the URL hash state.
@@ -217,6 +217,13 @@ export class UrlHashBinding extends RefCounted {
             updateGlobalVolumeMode(snapshot.val());
         });
 
+        const stateRefVolumeRef = ref(database, `/test_annotations_tool/volume_ref/${this.stateID}`);
+        onValue(stateRefVolumeRef, (snapshot) => {
+            if (getInProgressAnnotation()) {
+                return;
+            }
+            updateVolumeRef(snapshot.val());
+        });
 
         /*
         const stateRefComSession = ref(database, `/test_annotations_tool/volume_session/${this.stateID}`);
diff --git a/neuroglancer/src/neuroglancer/ui/volume_session.ts b/neuroglancer/src/neuroglancer/ui/volume_session.ts
index 9c8101a..40681fe 100644
--- a/neuroglancer/src/neuroglancer/ui/volume_session.ts
+++ b/neuroglancer/src/neuroglancer/ui/volume_session.ts
@@ -126,18 +126,28 @@ import { displayWidgets } from '../services/display_widgets';
             return
           }
           updateVolumeRef(reference.id);
-        }
 
-        if(urlParams.multiUserMode) {
-          const updates: any = {};
-          updates[`/test_annotations_tool/volume_mode/${urlParams.stateID}`] = ToolMode.DRAW;
-          update(ref(database), updates)
-              .then(() => {
-                  console.log('Successfully Published Volume Mode State to Firebase');
-              })
-              .catch((error) => {
-                  console.error(error);
-              });
+          if(urlParams.multiUserMode) {
+            const updates: any = {};
+            updates[`/test_annotations_tool/volume_mode/${urlParams.stateID}`] = ToolMode.DRAW;
+            update(ref(database), updates)
+                .then(() => {
+                    console.log('Successfully Published Volume Mode State to Firebase');
+                })
+                .catch((error) => {
+                    console.error(error);
+                });
+
+            updates[`/test_annotations_tool/volume_ref/${urlParams.stateID}`] = reference.id;
+            update(ref(database), updates)
+                .then(() => {
+                    console.log('Successfully Published Volume Session State to Firebase');
+                })
+                .catch((error) => {
+                    console.error(error);
+                });
+          }
+
         }
 
         this.dispose();