diff --git a/src/main.tsx b/src/main.tsx
index ea0ed8e93..9e7090dc1 100644
--- a/src/main.tsx
+++ b/src/main.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import "./ui/index.css";
 import { ThemeProvider } from "@/components/theme-provider";
 import "./ui/i18n/i18n";
 import { isElectron } from "@/lib/electron";
+import { isEmbeddedAuthFrame } from "@/lib/embedded-frame";
+import { rememberViewLink, resumeViewLink } from "@/lib/view-link-resume";
 import { getEmbeddedServerFailure } from "@/lib/embedded-server-status";
 import { Toaster } from "@/components/sonner";
 import {
@@ -84,6 +86,15 @@ function FullscreenApp() {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * A signed-out browser gets the normal login for a full-screen link and comes
+ * back to it afterwards. The desktop app and the embedded sign-in frames
+ * hand a login to their own shell, so they keep the bare view.
+ */
+function signsInForViewLink(): boolean {
+  return !isElectron() && !isEmbeddedAuthFrame();
+}
+
 function FullscreenAppGate() {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const [ready, setReady] = useState(false);
@@ -109,7 +120,16 @@ function FullscreenAppGate() {
         if (!cancelled) setReady(true);
       })
       .catch(() => {
-        if (!cancelled) setAuthFailed(true);
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        if (signsInForViewLink()) {
+          rememberViewLink();
+          window.history.replaceState(
+            {},
+            document.title,
+            window.location.pathname,
+          );
+        }
+        setAuthFailed(true);
       });
 
     return () => {
@@ -118,7 +138,7 @@ function FullscreenAppGate() {
   }, []);
 
   if (authFailed) {
-    return <FullscreenApp />;
+    return signsInForViewLink() ? <App /> : <FullscreenApp />;
   }
 
   if (!ready) {
@@ -181,6 +201,7 @@ function App() {
             // Non-fatal: WebSocket connections will fall back to cookie auth
           }
         }
+        if (resumeViewLink()) return;
         setPhase("loading-app");
         await Promise.all([
           startPluginRuntime()
@@ -262,6 +283,10 @@ function App() {
   function handleLogin(u: string) {
     loggingOutRef.current = false;
     clearDesktopManualLogout();
+    if (resumeViewLink()) {
+      setPhase("loading-app");
+      return;
+    }
     setAuthUsername(u);
     setPhase("loading-app");
     void (async () => {
diff --git a/src/ui/lib/view-link-resume.ts b/src/ui/lib/view-link-resume.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ed39c72aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/lib/view-link-resume.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/**
+ * Brings a signed-out full-screen `?view=` link back after sign-in. The link
+ * waits in sessionStorage, which survives a redirect login in the same tab,
+ * so no return path is ever sent to the server.
+ */
+
+const PENDING_VIEW_LINK_KEY = "termix-pending-view-link";
+
+/** The value as a same-origin path with a `view` parameter, or null. */
+export function toViewLinkPath(value: unknown): string | null {
+  if (typeof value !== "string") return null;
+  if (!value.startsWith("/") || value.startsWith("//")) return null;
+  let url: URL;
+  try {
+    url = new URL(value, window.location.origin);
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+  if (url.origin !== window.location.origin) return null;
+  if (!url.searchParams.get("view")) return null;
+  return `${url.pathname}${url.search}${url.hash}`;
+}
+
+export function rememberViewLink(): void {
+  const { pathname, search, hash } = window.location;
+  const path = toViewLinkPath(`${pathname}${search}${hash}`);
+  if (!path) return;
+  try {
+    sessionStorage.setItem(PENDING_VIEW_LINK_KEY, path);
+  } catch {
+    // Without storage the user just lands on the app after signing in.
+  }
+}
+
+/** The remembered link, cleared whether or not it is still valid. */
+export function consumeViewLink(): string | null {
+  try {
+    const stored = sessionStorage.getItem(PENDING_VIEW_LINK_KEY);
+    sessionStorage.removeItem(PENDING_VIEW_LINK_KEY);
+    return toViewLinkPath(stored);
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Opens the remembered link, if there is one. The navigation waits a tick so
+ * history updates the login callback makes right after sign-in cannot cancel
+ * it.
+ */
+export function resumeViewLink(): boolean {
+  const path = consumeViewLink();
+  if (!path) return false;
+  setTimeout(() => window.location.replace(path), 0);
+  return true;
+}
diff --git a/src/ui/tests/lib/view-link-resume.test.ts b/src/ui/tests/lib/view-link-resume.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ecf37509c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/tests/lib/view-link-resume.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { consumeViewLink, toViewLinkPath } from "@/lib/view-link-resume";
+
+describe("toViewLinkPath", () => {
+  it.each([
+    ["/?view=example-plugin.request&request=123", true],
+    ["/termix/?view=example-plugin.request#top", true],
+    ["//evil.com/?view=x", false],
+    ["/\\evil.com/?view=x", false],
+    ["https://evil.com/?view=x", false],
+    ["/foo", false],
+    ["/?view=", false],
+    ["not a url", false],
+  ])("%s -> %s", (value, accepted) => {
+    expect(toViewLinkPath(value)).toBe(accepted ? value : null);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("consumeViewLink", () => {
+  it("clears the stored link even when it is invalid", () => {
+    sessionStorage.setItem("termix-pending-view-link", "//evil.com/?view=x");
+    expect(consumeViewLink()).toBeNull();
+    expect(sessionStorage.getItem("termix-pending-view-link")).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/ui/tests/main.test.tsx b/src/ui/tests/main.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..685c1d663
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/tests/main.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+import { cleanup, fireEvent, render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import type { ReactNode } from "react";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+const KEY = "termix-pending-view-link";
+
+const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  rendered: null as ReactNode,
+  isElectron: vi.fn(() => false),
+  getStoredAuth: vi.fn(),
+  getUserInfo: vi.fn(),
+  fetchGuestViews: vi.fn(),
+  startPluginRuntime: vi.fn(async () => {}),
+  standaloneViewFor: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("react-dom/client", () => ({
+  createRoot: () => ({
+    render: (node: ReactNode) => {
+      mocks.rendered = node;
+    },
+  }),
+}));
+vi.mock("@/lib/client-cache-version", () => ({
+  prepareClientCacheVersion: () => Promise.resolve(),
+}));
+vi.mock("@/i18n/i18n", () => ({}));
+vi.mock("react-i18next", () => ({
+  useTranslation: () => ({ t: (key: string) => key }),
+}));
+vi.mock("@/components/theme-provider", () => ({
+  ThemeProvider: ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => children,
+}));
+vi.mock("@/contexts/BrandingContext", () => ({
+  BrandingProvider: ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => children,
+}));
+vi.mock("@/contexts/UiPreferencesContext", () => ({
+  UiPreferencesProvider: ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => children,
+}));
+vi.mock("@/components/sonner", () => ({ Toaster: () => null }));
+vi.mock("@/hooks/use-service-worker", () => ({ useServiceWorker: () => {} }));
+vi.mock("@/lib/electron-wheel-zoom", () => ({
+  installElectronWheelZoomGuard: () => {},
+}));
+vi.mock("@/lib/electron", () => ({ isElectron: mocks.isElectron }));
+vi.mock("@/lib/embedded-server-status", () => ({
+  getEmbeddedServerFailure: async () => null,
+}));
+vi.mock("@/auth/Auth", () => ({
+  Auth: ({ onLogin }: { onLogin: (username: string) => void }) => (
+    <button onClick={() => onLogin("alice")}>sign in</button>
+  ),
+  getStoredAuth: mocks.getStoredAuth,
+  clearStoredAuth: vi.fn(),
+  markDesktopManualLogout: vi.fn(),
+  clearDesktopManualLogout: vi.fn(),
+}));
+vi.mock("@/main-axios", () => ({
+  getUserInfo: mocks.getUserInfo,
+  getCurrentToken: vi.fn(async () => null),
+  appReadyPromise: Promise.resolve(),
+}));
+vi.mock("@/plugin-host/loader", () => ({
+  fetchGuestViews: mocks.fetchGuestViews,
+  startPluginRuntime: mocks.startPluginRuntime,
+  stopPluginRuntime: vi.fn(async () => {}),
+}));
+vi.mock("@/plugin-host/plugin-store", () => ({
+  settledPromise: async () => {},
+}));
+vi.mock("@/plugin-host/shell-bridge", () => ({ resetShellBridge: vi.fn() }));
+vi.mock("@/hooks/use-permissions", () => ({
+  preloadPermissions: async () => {},
+}));
+vi.mock("@/api/open-tabs-api", () => ({
+  getUserPreferences: async () => undefined,
+}));
+vi.mock("@/shell/tab-registry", () => ({
+  standaloneViewFor: mocks.standaloneViewFor,
+}));
+vi.mock("@/plugin-host/PluginViewPlaceholder", () => ({
+  PluginViewPlaceholder: ({ viewId }: { viewId: string }) => (
+    <div>placeholder:{viewId}</div>
+  ),
+}));
+vi.mock("@/onboarding/startup", () => ({
+  resolveStartupOnboarding: async () => null,
+}));
+vi.mock("@/AppShell", () => ({ AppShell: () => <div>app shell</div> }));
+vi.mock("@/onboarding/OnboardingStage", () => ({
+  OnboardingStage: () => null,
+}));
+
+const originalLocation = window.location;
+let replace: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+
+/** Loads the entry point fresh, the way a page load would. */
+async function openPage(url: string) {
+  window.history.replaceState({}, "", url);
+  vi.resetModules();
+  mocks.rendered = null;
+  await import("../../main");
+  await vi.waitFor(() => expect(mocks.rendered).not.toBeNull());
+  render(<>{mocks.rendered}</>);
+}
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  vi.clearAllMocks();
+  sessionStorage.clear();
+  localStorage.clear();
+  mocks.isElectron.mockReturnValue(false);
+  mocks.getStoredAuth.mockReturnValue(null);
+  mocks.getUserInfo.mockRejectedValue({ status: 401 });
+  mocks.fetchGuestViews.mockResolvedValue(["example-plugin.guest"]);
+  mocks.standaloneViewFor.mockImplementation((view: string) => ({
+    standalone: () => <div>standalone:{view}</div>,
+  }));
+  replace = vi.fn();
+  Object.defineProperty(window, "location", {
+    configurable: true,
+    value: {
+      get origin() {
+        return originalLocation.origin;
+      },
+      get pathname() {
+        return originalLocation.pathname;
+      },
+      get search() {
+        return originalLocation.search;
+      },
+      get hash() {
+        return originalLocation.hash;
+      },
+      replace,
+    },
+  });
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  cleanup();
+  Object.defineProperty(window, "location", {
+    configurable: true,
+    value: originalLocation,
+  });
+});
+
+describe("full-screen view links", () => {
+  it("shows the login when signed out and returns to the link after it", async () => {
+    await openPage("/?view=example-plugin.request&request=123");
+
+    const signIn = await screen.findByText("sign in");
+    expect(sessionStorage.getItem(KEY)).toBe(
+      "/?view=example-plugin.request&request=123",
+    );
+    fireEvent.click(signIn);
+
+    await vi.waitFor(() =>
+      expect(replace).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        "/?view=example-plugin.request&request=123",
+      ),
+    );
+    expect(sessionStorage.getItem(KEY)).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("keeps the bare view in the desktop app", async () => {
+    mocks.isElectron.mockReturnValue(true);
+    mocks.standaloneViewFor.mockReturnValue(undefined);
+    await openPage("/?view=example-plugin.request");
+
+    expect(
+      await screen.findByText("placeholder:example-plugin.request"),
+    ).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(screen.queryByText("sign in")).toBeNull();
+    expect(sessionStorage.getItem(KEY)).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("serves a guest view without a session or a login", async () => {
+    await openPage("/?view=example-plugin.guest&room=1");
+
+    expect(
+      await screen.findByText("standalone:example-plugin.guest"),
+    ).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(mocks.getUserInfo).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(sessionStorage.getItem(KEY)).toBeNull();
+  });
+});