diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/shared/basic/SearchlinkUtilities.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/shared/basic/SearchlinkUtilities.java
index a47457a7931cce868624952f5a8b7b808f4f5985..cb86aacc3addd6bfc70d9da13972b5b4e415a0f0 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/shared/basic/SearchlinkUtilities.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/shared/basic/SearchlinkUtilities.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ public class SearchlinkUtilities
             final EntityKind entityKind, final String searchString)
     {
         URLMethodWithParameters ulrWithParameters = new URLMethodWithParameters(baseIndexURL);
+        ulrWithParameters.startHistoryToken();
         ulrWithParameters.addParameter(ViewLocator.ACTION_PARAMETER,
                 SearchLocatorResolver.SEARCH_ACTION);
         ulrWithParameters.addParameter(ViewLocator.ENTITY_PARAMETER, entityKind.name());