diff --git a/client/src/components/Notifications/NotificationsList.vue b/client/src/components/Notifications/NotificationsList.vue
index 945141215d9b..b9268e6c41f5 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Notifications/NotificationsList.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/Notifications/NotificationsList.vue
@@ -19,9 +19,17 @@ library.add(faCog, faHourglassHalf, faRetweet);
 const notificationsStore = useNotificationsStore();
 const { notifications, loadingNotifications } = storeToRefs(notificationsStore);
 
+interface Props {
+    shouldOpenPreferences?: boolean;
+}
+
+const props = withDefaults(defineProps<Props>(), {
+    shouldOpenPreferences: false,
+});
+
 const showUnread = ref(false);
 const showShared = ref(false);
-const preferencesOpen = ref(false);
+const preferencesOpen = ref(props.shouldOpenPreferences);
 const selectedNotificationIds = ref<string[]>([]);
 
 const haveSelected = computed(() => selectedNotificationIds.value.length > 0);
diff --git a/client/src/entry/analysis/router.js b/client/src/entry/analysis/router.js
index 0a2995916845..dec661825916 100644
--- a/client/src/entry/analysis/router.js
+++ b/client/src/entry/analysis/router.js
@@ -450,6 +450,9 @@ export function getRouter(Galaxy) {
                         path: "user/notifications",
                         component: NotificationsList,
                         redirect: redirectIf(!Galaxy.config.enable_notification_system, "/") || redirectAnon(),
+                        props: (route) => ({
+                            shouldOpenPreferences: Boolean(route.query.preferences),
+                        }),
                     },
                     {
                         path: "user/notifications/preferences",
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/managers/notification.py b/lib/galaxy/managers/notification.py
index 4e25036c5d48..5d5ed589d093 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/managers/notification.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/managers/notification.py
@@ -689,7 +689,9 @@ def build_context(self, template_format: TemplateFormats) -> NotificationContext
             urlparse(self.notification.galaxy_url).hostname if self.notification.galaxy_url else self.config.server_name
         )
         notification_settings_url = (
-            f"{self.notification.galaxy_url}/user/notifications" if self.notification.galaxy_url else None
+            f"{self.notification.galaxy_url}/user/notifications?preferences=true"
+            if self.notification.galaxy_url
+            else None
         )
         contact_email = self.config.error_email_to or None
         return NotificationContext(