diff --git a/src/domain/navigation/index.js b/src/domain/navigation/index.js
index 2dab6f0c..5e1a1b62 100644
--- a/src/domain/navigation/index.js
+++ b/src/domain/navigation/index.js
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ export function parseUrlPath(urlPath, currentNavPath, defaultSessionId) {
                 segments.push(roomsSegmentWithRoom(rooms, roomId, currentNavPath));
             }
             segments.push(new Segment("room", roomId));
+            if (currentNavPath.get("details")?.value) {
+                segments.push(new Segment("details"));
+            }
         } else if (type === "last-session") {
             let sessionSegment = currentNavPath.get("session");
             if (typeof sessionSegment?.value !== "string" && defaultSessionId) {
diff --git a/src/domain/session/RoomGridViewModel.js b/src/domain/session/RoomGridViewModel.js
index aee80b6a..8fce26ad 100644
--- a/src/domain/session/RoomGridViewModel.js
+++ b/src/domain/session/RoomGridViewModel.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-import {ViewModel} from "../ViewModel.js";
+import { ViewModel } from "../ViewModel.js";
 
 function dedupeSparse(roomIds) {
     return roomIds.map((id, idx) => {
@@ -84,7 +84,11 @@ export class RoomGridViewModel extends ViewModel {
         }
         const vmo = this._viewModelsObservables[index];
         if (vmo) {
+            const detailsShown = !!this.navigation.path.get("details");
             this.navigation.push("room", vmo.id);
+            if (detailsShown) {
+                this.navigation.push("details", true);
+            }
         } else {
             this.navigation.push("empty-grid-tile", index);
         }
@@ -146,7 +150,7 @@ export class RoomGridViewModel extends ViewModel {
         this.emitChange();
         viewModel?.focus();
     }
-    
+
     /** called from SessionViewModel */
     releaseRoomViewModel(roomId) {
         const index = this._viewModelsObservables.findIndex(vmo => vmo && vmo.id === roomId);
@@ -177,10 +181,10 @@ export class RoomGridViewModel extends ViewModel {
     }
 }
 
-import {createNavigation} from "../navigation/index.js";
-import {ObservableValue} from "../../observable/ObservableValue.js";
+import { createNavigation } from "../navigation/index.js";
+import { ObservableValue } from "../../observable/ObservableValue.js";
 
-export function tests() { 
+export function tests() {
     class RoomVMMock {
         constructor(id) {
             this.id = id;
@@ -196,7 +200,7 @@ export function tests() {
     }
 
     class RoomViewModelObservableMock extends ObservableValue {
-        async initialize() {}
+        async initialize() { }
         dispose() { this.get()?.dispose(); }
         get id() { return this.get()?.id; }
     }
diff --git a/src/domain/session/SessionViewModel.js b/src/domain/session/SessionViewModel.js
index a570e14f..1ad5d50e 100644
--- a/src/domain/session/SessionViewModel.js
+++ b/src/domain/session/SessionViewModel.js
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ export class SessionViewModel extends ViewModel {
             if (!this._gridViewModel) {
                 this._updateRoom(roomId);
             }
+            this._toggleRoomInformationPanel();
         }));
         if (!this._gridViewModel) {
             this._updateRoom(currentRoomId.get());
@@ -125,8 +126,6 @@ export class SessionViewModel extends ViewModel {
     _updateGrid(roomIds) {
         const changed = !(this._gridViewModel && roomIds);
         const currentRoomId = this.navigation.path.get("room");
-        // Close right-panel if needed
-        this._toggleRoomInformationPanel();
         if (roomIds) {
             if (!this._gridViewModel) {
                 this._gridViewModel = this.track(new RoomGridViewModel(this.childOptions({
diff --git a/src/domain/session/leftpanel/LeftPanelViewModel.js b/src/domain/session/leftpanel/LeftPanelViewModel.js
index 6503c124..96becf2a 100644
--- a/src/domain/session/leftpanel/LeftPanelViewModel.js
+++ b/src/domain/session/leftpanel/LeftPanelViewModel.js
@@ -93,11 +93,13 @@ export class LeftPanelViewModel extends ViewModel {
     }
 
     toggleGrid() {
+        const details = this.navigation.path.get("details");
         if (this.gridEnabled) {
             let path = this.navigation.path.until("session");
             const room = this.navigation.path.get("room");
             if (room) {
                 path = path.with(room);
+                path = path.with(details);
             }
             this.navigation.applyPath(path);
         } else {
@@ -106,6 +108,7 @@ export class LeftPanelViewModel extends ViewModel {
             if (room) {
                 path = path.with(this.navigation.segment("rooms", [room.value]));
                 path = path.with(room);
+                path = path.with(details);
             } else {
                 path = path.with(this.navigation.segment("rooms", []));
                 path = path.with(this.navigation.segment("empty-grid-tile", 0));