diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c4a8fb9c00a5dd7957349ac3331bd8ccadd5ce08..db162b92527ce937fca6e6eecc0f1f66c22dc2e7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Added (for new features, dependecies etc.)
 
+* A `#version_history` URI fragment which can be used to directly open the modal
+  with the full version history of the first entity on the page.
+
 ### Changed (for changes in existing functionality)
 
 ### Deprecated (for soon-to-be removed features)
diff --git a/src/core/js/webcaosdb.js b/src/core/js/webcaosdb.js
index 03cc7bfbb399e898a88cb99dc0a05cc90289f96a..270c8891703ad4c257c514aef88701f15977170f 100644
--- a/src/core/js/webcaosdb.js
+++ b/src/core/js/webcaosdb.js
@@ -990,6 +990,11 @@ var version_history = new function () {
     const logger = log.getLogger("version_history");
     this.logger = logger;
 
+    this._has_version_fragment = function () {
+        const fragment = window.location.hash.substr(1);
+        return fragment === 'version_history';
+    }
+
     this._get = connection.get;
     /**
      * Retrieve the version history of an entity and return a table with the
@@ -1161,6 +1166,18 @@ var version_history = new function () {
         this.init_load_history_buttons();
         this.init_export_history_buttons();
         this.init_restore_version_buttons();
+
+        // check for the version_history fragment and open the modal if present.
+        if (this._has_version_fragment()) {
+            const first_entity = $(".caosdb-entity-panel")[0];
+            if (first_entity && hasEntityPermission(first_entity, "RETRIEVE:HISTORY")) {
+                logger.debug("Showing full version modal for first entity");
+                const version_button = $(first_entity).find(".caosdb-f-entity-version-button");
+                version_button.click();
+                const full_version_history_button = $(first_entity).find(".caosdb-f-entity-version-load-history-btn");
+                full_version_history_button.click();
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -2000,4 +2017,4 @@ class _CaosDBModules {
 
 var caosdb_modules = new _CaosDBModules()
 
-$(document).ready(initOnDocumentReady);
\ No newline at end of file
+$(document).ready(initOnDocumentReady);