diff --git a/packages/shared/src/api.ts b/packages/shared/src/api.ts
index dc1f282..fdc3083 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/api.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/api.ts
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@
 export interface ReportDetail extends ReportListItem {
   attachments: Attachment[];
   steps: RecordingStep[];
+  /** present on the detail GET — lets the panel link back to the project */
+  project_share_token?: string | null;
 }
 
 export interface ReportList {
diff --git a/packages/web/src/pages/ReportPage.vue b/packages/web/src/pages/ReportPage.vue
index 8cd7466..dd3afa9 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/pages/ReportPage.vue
+++ b/packages/web/src/pages/ReportPage.vue
@@ -209,6 +209,20 @@
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Back navigation: in-app history means a plain back; a cold share-link visit
+ * has none, so fall back to the report's project page (then the projects list).
+ */
+function goBack() {
+  if (window.history.state?.back != null) {
+    router.back();
+  } else if (report.value?.project_share_token) {
+    router.push(`/p/${report.value.project_share_token}`);
+  } else {
+    router.push("/");
+  }
+}
+
 function statusVariant(status: string) {
   return status === "open" ? "warning" : status === "fixed" ? "success" : "secondary";
 }
@@ -255,13 +269,14 @@
 
       <template v-else-if="report">
         <div class="report-page-nav">
-          <GnButton variant="secondary" size="sm" icon="ph-arrow-left" @click="router.back()">
+          <GnButton variant="secondary" size="sm" icon="ph-arrow-left" @click="goBack()">
             {{ t("report.backToProject") }}
           </GnButton>
         </div>
 
         <GnPageHeader :title="report.title" :subtitle="report.page_title ?? undefined">
           <template #actions>
+            <GnCopyButton :text="api.reportShareUrl(report)" :label="t('report.copyLink')" />
             <GnButton
               v-if="report.type === 'recording'"
               variant="secondary"
@@ -272,7 +287,6 @@
             >
               {{ t("report.replay") }}
             </GnButton>
-            <GnCopyButton :text="api.reportShareUrl(report)" :label="t('report.copyLink')" />
             <GnButton
               v-if="canEdit"
               variant="danger"
diff --git a/server/app/routers/reports.py b/server/app/routers/reports.py
index 55ec22b..15c8338 100644
--- a/server/app/routers/reports.py
+++ b/server/app/routers/reports.py
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@
         **ReportListItemOut.model_validate(report).model_dump(),
         attachments=[AttachmentOut.model_validate(a) for a in report.attachments],
         steps=[StepOut.model_validate(s) for s in report.steps],
+        project_share_token=report.project.share_token,
     )
 
 
diff --git a/server/app/schemas.py b/server/app/schemas.py
index 39e74fc..03e11e7 100644
--- a/server/app/schemas.py
+++ b/server/app/schemas.py
@@ -189,6 +189,9 @@
     author: AuthorOut
     attachments: list[AttachmentOut]
     steps: list[StepOut]
+    # lets the panel link back to the project page even on a cold share-link
+    # visit (no in-app history); set only by the detail GET
+    project_share_token: str | None = None
 
 
 class ReportListOut(BaseModel):