diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/SegmentationColumn.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/SegmentationColumn.svelte
index b46153c6..e0ce338d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/SegmentationColumn.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/SegmentationColumn.svelte
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ let { docs, weeklyCount }: Props = $props();
 			{#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/SegmentationColumn.svelte.spec.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/SegmentationColumn.svelte.spec.ts
index 8f0c538d..0e03d0e8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/SegmentationColumn.svelte.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/SegmentationColumn.svelte.spec.ts
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@ describe('SegmentationColumn', () => {
 		await expect.element(page.getByText(/diese Woche/)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
 	});
 
-	it('links to /documents/{id}', async () => {
+	it('links to /documents/{id}?task=transcribe', async () => {
 		const doc = makeDoc({ id: 'abc-123', title: 'Verlinktes Dokument' });
 
 		render(SegmentationColumn, { props: { docs: [doc], weeklyCount: 0 } });
 
 		const link = page.getByRole('link', { name: /Verlinktes Dokument/ });
-		await expect.element(link).toHaveAttribute('href', '/documents/abc-123');
+		await expect.element(link).toHaveAttribute('href', '/documents/abc-123?task=transcribe');
 	});
 });
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');
 	});
 });
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/documents/[id]/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/documents/[id]/+page.svelte
index a62fb70c..69f24b50 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/documents/[id]/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/documents/[id]/+page.svelte
@@ -362,6 +362,21 @@ onMount(() => {
 		);
 	}
 
+	if (page.url.searchParams.get('task') === 'transcribe') {
+		transcribeMode = true;
+		tick()
+			.then(() => {
+				const closeBtn = document.querySelector<HTMLElement>('[data-testid="panel-close"]');
+				closeBtn?.scrollIntoView({
+					behavior: prefersReducedMotion ? 'instant' : 'smooth',
+					block: 'nearest'
+				});
+				closeBtn?.focus({ preventScroll: true });
+				replaceState(page.url.pathname, page.state ?? {});
+			})
+			.catch((e) => console.error('task deep-link failed', e));
+	}
+
 	scrollToCommentFromQuery(new URL(page.url), {
 		transcribeMode,
 		setTranscribeMode: (v) => (transcribeMode = v),