diff --git a/app/controllers/ApplicationController.scala b/app/controllers/ApplicationController.scala
index 90aef77d..3485dddc 100644
--- a/app/controllers/ApplicationController.scala
+++ b/app/controllers/ApplicationController.scala
@@ -1243,10 +1243,18 @@ case class ApplicationController @Inject() (
   def show(id: UUID): Action[AnyContent] =
     loginAction.async { implicit request =>
       withApplication(id) { application =>
+        val openedTab = request.flash
+          .get("opened-tab")
+          .orElse(
+            request
+              .getQueryString("onglet")
+              .map(value => if (value === "invitation") "invite" else "answer")
+          )
+          .getOrElse("answer")
         showApplication(
           application,
           AnswerFormData.form(request.currentUser, false),
-          openedTab = request.flash.get("opened-tab").getOrElse("answer"),
+          openedTab = openedTab,
         ) { html =>
           eventService.log(
             EventType.ApplicationShowed,
@@ -1447,7 +1455,7 @@ case class ApplicationController @Inject() (
             Redirect(
               routes.ApplicationController.show(applicationId).withFragment("answer-error")
             )
-              .flashing("answer-error" -> message, "opened-tab" -> "anwser")
+              .flashing("answer-error" -> message, "opened-tab" -> "answer")
           )
         } { files =>
           val form =
diff --git a/app/views/application.scala b/app/views/application.scala
index 3091bf8f..ea453aa6 100644
--- a/app/views/application.scala
+++ b/app/views/application.scala
@@ -551,7 +551,12 @@ object application {
       div(
         "Territoire concerné : ",
         views.helpers
-          .changeAreaSelect(selectedArea, Area.all, ApplicationController.show(application.id))
+          .changeAreaSelect(
+            selectedArea,
+            Area.all,
+            ApplicationController.show(application.id),
+            "onglet" -> "invitation"
+          )
       ),
       views.helpers.forms.CSRFInput,
       groupsWithUsersThatCanBeInvited.nonEmpty.some
diff --git a/app/views/helpers/changeAreaSelect.scala b/app/views/helpers/changeAreaSelect.scala
index 5b90d51a..f360e01b 100644
--- a/app/views/helpers/changeAreaSelect.scala
+++ b/app/views/helpers/changeAreaSelect.scala
@@ -8,12 +8,22 @@ import serializers.Keys
 
 object changeAreaSelect {
 
-  def apply(currentArea: Area, selectableAreas: List[Area], redirectUrlPath: Call): Tag =
+  def apply(
+      currentArea: Area,
+      selectableAreas: List[Area],
+      redirectUrlPath: Call,
+      query: (String, String)*
+  ): Tag = {
+    val queryString = {
+      val qs = query.map { case (key, value) => s"$key=$value" }.mkString("&")
+      if (qs.isEmpty) "" else (qs + "&")
+    }
+    val redirectUrlPrefix = s"$redirectUrlPath?$queryString${Keys.QueryParam.areaId}=";
     select(
       id := "changeAreaSelect",
       name := "area",
       data("current-area") := currentArea.id.toString,
-      data("redirect-url-prefix") := s"$redirectUrlPath?${Keys.QueryParam.areaId}=",
+      data("redirect-url-prefix") := redirectUrlPrefix,
       selectableAreas.map(area =>
         scalatags.Text.tags.option(
           value := area.id.toString,
@@ -22,5 +32,6 @@ object changeAreaSelect {
         )
       )
     )
+  }
 
 }