diff --git a/src/js/epicker-ui.js b/src/js/epicker-ui.js
index abb9d86edfe50..2242ec538c761 100644
--- a/src/js/epicker-ui.js
+++ b/src/js/epicker-ui.js
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ const epickerId = (( ) => {
 })();
 if ( epickerId === null ) { return; }
 
+const docURL = new URL(vAPI.getURL(''));
+
 let epickerConnectionId;
-let filterHostname = '';
-let filterOrigin = '';
 let resultsetOpt;
 
 let netFilterCandidates = [];
@@ -102,9 +102,11 @@ const renderRange = function(id, value, invert = false) {
 const userFilterFromCandidate = function(filter) {
     if ( filter === '' || filter === '!' ) { return; }
 
+    const hn = vAPI.hostnameFromURI(docURL.href);
+
     // Cosmetic filter?
     if ( filter.startsWith('##') ) {
-        return filterHostname + filter;
+        return hn + filter;
     }
 
     // Assume net filter
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ const userFilterFromCandidate = function(filter) {
 
     // If no domain included in filter, we need domain option
     if ( filter.startsWith('||') === false ) {
-        opts.push(`domain=${filterHostname}`);
+        opts.push(`domain=${hn}`);
     }
 
     if ( resultsetOpt !== undefined ) {
@@ -416,8 +418,7 @@ const onCreateClicked = function() {
             what: 'createUserFilter',
             autoComment: true,
             filters: filter,
-            origin: filterOrigin,
-            pageDomain: filterHostname,
+            docURL: docURL.href,
             killCache: /^#[$?]?#/.test(candidate) === false,
         });
     }
@@ -672,13 +673,7 @@ const showDialog = function(details) {
     }
     cosmeticFilterCandidates = cosmeticFilters;
 
-    // https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/issues/738
-    //   Trim dots.
-    filterHostname = details.hostname;
-    if ( filterHostname.slice(-1) === '.' ) {
-        filterHostname = filterHostname.slice(0, -1);
-    }
-    filterOrigin = details.origin;
+    docURL.href = details.url;
 
     populateCandidates(netFilters, '#netFilters');
     populateCandidates(cosmeticFilters, '#cosmeticFilters');
diff --git a/src/js/logger-ui.js b/src/js/logger-ui.js
index 939ff672095d5..cfd9ed4be2450 100644
--- a/src/js/logger-ui.js
+++ b/src/js/logger-ui.js
@@ -1263,13 +1263,16 @@ const reloadTab = function(ev) {
             // Avoid duplicates
             if ( createdStaticFilters.hasOwnProperty(value) ) { return; }
             createdStaticFilters[value] = true;
+            // https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/1281#issuecomment-704217175
+            // TODO:
+            //   Figure a way to use the actual document URL. Currently using
+            //   a synthetic URL derived from the document hostname.
             if ( value !== '' ) {
                 messaging.send('loggerUI', {
                     what: 'createUserFilter',
                     autoComment: true,
                     filters: value,
-                    origin: targetPageDomain,
-                    pageDomain: targetPageDomain,
+                    docURL: `https://${targetFrameHostname}/`,
                 });
             }
             updateWidgets();
@@ -1872,8 +1875,6 @@ const reloadTab = function(ev) {
     );
 })();
 
-// https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyNYrmmdUd4
-
 /******************************************************************************/
 /******************************************************************************/
 
diff --git a/src/js/scriptlets/epicker.js b/src/js/scriptlets/epicker.js
index 311c226f312ba..c249de68c688c 100644
--- a/src/js/scriptlets/epicker.js
+++ b/src/js/scriptlets/epicker.js
@@ -843,8 +843,7 @@ const onOptmizeCandidate = function(details) {
 const showDialog = function(options) {
     vAPI.MessagingConnection.sendTo(epickerConnectionId, {
         what: 'showDialog',
-        hostname: self.location.hostname,
-        origin: self.location.origin,
+        url: self.location.href,
         netFilters: netFilterCandidates,
         cosmeticFilters: cosmeticFilterCandidates,
         filter: bestCandidateFilter,
diff --git a/src/js/storage.js b/src/js/storage.js
index 79ea86051e49e..4fc5457de7590 100644
--- a/src/js/storage.js
+++ b/src/js/storage.js
@@ -399,12 +399,15 @@ self.addEventListener('hiddenSettingsChanged', ( ) => {
         // Date in YYYY-MM-DD format - https://stackoverflow.com/a/50130338
         const ISO8061Date = new Date(d.getTime() +
             (d.getTimezoneOffset()*60000)).toISOString().split('T')[0];
+        const url = new URL(options.docURL);
         comment =
             '! ' +
             this.hiddenSettings.autoCommentFilterTemplate
                 .replace('{{date}}', ISO8061Date)
                 .replace('{{time}}', d.toLocaleTimeString())
-                .replace('{{origin}}', options.origin);
+                .replace('{{hostname}}', url.hostname)
+                .replace('{{origin}}', url.origin)
+                .replace('{{url}}', url.href);
     }
 
     const details = await this.loadUserFilters();
@@ -414,10 +417,7 @@ self.addEventListener('hiddenSettingsChanged', ( ) => {
     // from the last comment found in the user filter list.
     if ( comment !== '' ) {
         const pos = details.content.lastIndexOf(comment);
-        if (
-            pos === -1 ||
-            details.content.indexOf('\n!', pos + 1) !== -1
-        ) {
+        if ( pos === -1 || details.content.indexOf('\n!', pos + 1) !== -1 ) {
             filters = '\n' + comment + '\n' + filters;
         }
     }
@@ -462,7 +462,10 @@ self.addEventListener('hiddenSettingsChanged', ( ) => {
 µBlock.createUserFilters = function(details) {
     this.appendUserFilters(details.filters, details);
     // https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/issues/1786
-    this.cosmeticFilteringEngine.removeFromSelectorCache(details.pageDomain);
+    if ( details.docURL === undefined ) { return; }
+    this.cosmeticFilteringEngine.removeFromSelectorCache(
+        vAPI.hostnameFromURI(details.docURL)
+    );
 };
 
 /******************************************************************************/