diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9ff74b9..bd6fc77 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ a major and minor version only.
 - simplify decision tree for `\beamer@howtotreatframe` (see #874)
 - added `\maketitle`, `\title`, `\author`, `\institute` and `\date` to the exceptions for `ignorenonframetext`
 - avoid frame breaks between block title and body for rectangular blocks
+- added `\gdef\@currentHref{#2}` to labels (see #917)
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/base/beamerbaseoverlay.sty b/base/beamerbaseoverlay.sty
index 18e247c..4876b95 100644
--- a/base/beamerbaseoverlay.sty
+++ b/base/beamerbaseoverlay.sty
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@
   \def\label@in@display{\@ifnextchar<{\beamer@label@in@display}{\beamer@label@in@display<1>}}
 }
 
-\def\beamer@label<#1>#2{\alt<#1>{\beamer@origlabel{#2}\beamer@nameslide{#2}}{\beamer@dummynameslide}}
+\def\beamer@label<#1>#2{\alt<#1>{\gdef\@currentHref{#2}\beamer@origlabel{#2}\beamer@nameslide{#2}}{\beamer@dummynameslide}}
 \def\beamer@label@in@display<#1>#2{\alt<#1>{\beamer@origlabel@in@display{#2}\beamer@nameslide{#2}}{\beamer@dummynameslide}}
 
 \mode