diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/components/issue-details.tsx b/packages/frontend/src/components/issue-details.tsx
index 16b20eb..f9ffa86 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/components/issue-details.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/components/issue-details.tsx
@@ -280,7 +280,9 @@ export function IssueDetails({
 
   const handleCopyLink = async () => {
     try {
-      await navigator.clipboard.writeText(window.location.href);
+      const url = new URL(window.location.href);
+      url.searchParams.set("modal", "true");
+      await navigator.clipboard.writeText(url.toString());
       setLinkCopied(true);
       if (copyTimeoutRef.current) {
         window.clearTimeout(copyTimeoutRef.current);
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/components/issue-modal.tsx b/packages/frontend/src/components/issue-modal.tsx
index 550632e..583636b 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/components/issue-modal.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/components/issue-modal.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export function IssueModal({
   issueData: IssueResponse | null;
   open: boolean;
   onOpenChange: (open: boolean) => void;
-  trigger: ReactNode;
+  trigger?: ReactNode;
 }) {
   const selectedOrganisation = useSelectedOrganisation();
   const selectedProject = useSelectedProject();
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export function IssueModal({
 
   return (
     <Dialog open={open} onOpenChange={onOpenChange}>
-      <DialogTrigger asChild>{trigger}</DialogTrigger>
+      {trigger && <DialogTrigger asChild>{trigger}</DialogTrigger>}
       <DialogContent className="w-lg p-0" showCloseButton={false}>
         <DialogTitle className="sr-only">
           {issueID(selectedProject.Project.key, issueData.Issue.number)}
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/components/selection-provider.tsx b/packages/frontend/src/components/selection-provider.tsx
index 915e61c..f66d9b4 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/components/selection-provider.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/components/selection-provider.tsx
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ const updateUrlParams = (updates: {
   orgSlug?: string | null;
   projectKey?: string | null;
   issueNumber?: number | null;
+  modal?: boolean | null;
 }) => {
   const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
 
@@ -57,6 +58,11 @@ const updateUrlParams = (updates: {
     else params.delete("i");
   }
 
+  if (updates.modal !== undefined) {
+    if (updates.modal) params.set("modal", "true");
+    else params.delete("modal");
+  }
+
   const search = params.toString();
   const nextUrl = `${window.location.pathname}${search ? `?${search}` : ""}`;
   window.history.replaceState(null, "", nextUrl);
@@ -141,7 +147,7 @@ export function SelectionProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
       localStorage.removeItem("selectedIssueNumber");
     }
     if (!options?.skipUrlUpdate) {
-      updateUrlParams({ issueNumber: issue?.Issue.number ?? null });
+      updateUrlParams({ issueNumber: issue?.Issue.number ?? null, modal: null });
     }
   }, []);
 
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/pages/Issues.tsx b/packages/frontend/src/pages/Issues.tsx
index 29fda80..4d95b85 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/pages/Issues.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/pages/Issues.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef } from "react";
 import { useLocation } from "react-router-dom";
 import { IssueDetailPane } from "@/components/issue-detail-pane";
+import { IssueModal } from "@/components/issue-modal";
 import { IssuesTable } from "@/components/issues-table";
 import { useSelection } from "@/components/selection-provider";
 import TopBar from "@/components/top-bar";
@@ -35,6 +36,9 @@ export default function Issues() {
     };
   }, [location.search]);
 
+  const showIssueModal =
+    new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).get("modal")?.trim().toLowerCase() === "true";
+
   const { data: organisationsData = [] } = useOrganisations();
   const { data: projectsData = [] } = useProjects(selectedOrganisationId);
   const { data: issuesData = [], isFetched: issuesFetched } = useIssues(selectedProjectId);
@@ -170,7 +174,7 @@ export default function Issues() {
             </div>
           </ResizablePanel>
 
-          {selectedIssue && (
+          {selectedIssue && !showIssueModal && (
             <>
               <ResizableSeparator />
               <ResizablePanel id={"right"} defaultSize={"30%"} minSize={363} maxSize={"60%"}>
@@ -182,6 +186,18 @@ export default function Issues() {
           )}
         </ResizablePanelGroup>
       )}
+
+      {selectedIssue && showIssueModal && (
+        <IssueModal
+          issueData={selectedIssue}
+          open={true}
+          onOpenChange={(open) => {
+            if (!open) {
+              selectIssue(null);
+            }
+          }}
+        />
+      )}
     </main>
   );
 }