diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/TranscriptionColumn.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/TranscriptionColumn.svelte
index 9c168f98..19b40950 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/TranscriptionColumn.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/TranscriptionColumn.svelte
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ function blockProgress(doc: TranscriptionQueueItemDTO): number {
 			{#each docs as doc (doc.id)}
 				<li>
 					<a
-						href="/documents/{doc.id}"
+						href="/documents/{doc.id}?task=transcribe"
 						class="flex min-h-[44px] flex-col justify-center rounded px-1 py-2 hover:bg-canvas focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-focus-ring focus-visible:ring-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-none"
 					>
 						<span class="font-serif text-sm text-ink">{doc.title}</span>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/TranscriptionColumn.svelte.spec.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/TranscriptionColumn.svelte.spec.ts
index 05b09d9b..845fedce 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/TranscriptionColumn.svelte.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/TranscriptionColumn.svelte.spec.ts
@@ -74,12 +74,12 @@ describe('TranscriptionColumn', () => {
 		expect(dashEl?.textContent?.trim()).toBe('—');
 	});
 
-	it('links to /documents/{id}', async () => {
+	it('links to /documents/{id}?task=transcribe', async () => {
 		const doc = makeDoc({ id: 'xyz-456', title: 'Transkriptions Dokument' });
 
 		render(TranscriptionColumn, { props: { docs: [doc], weeklyCount: 0 } });
 
 		const link = page.getByRole('link', { name: /Transkriptions Dokument/ });
-		await expect.element(link).toHaveAttribute('href', '/documents/xyz-456');
+		await expect.element(link).toHaveAttribute('href', '/documents/xyz-456?task=transcribe');
 	});
 });