diff --git a/.changeset/0000-fix-trace-row-link-search-param.md b/.changeset/0000-fix-trace-row-link-search-param.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7290be94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/0000-fix-trace-row-link-search-param.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"evalite": patch
+---
+
+Fix: clicking a trace row in the eval detail view now navigates to the per-trace panel. Previously the row's `Link` omitted `search: { trace }`, so the URL never changed and the right panel stayed on the eval-level view. Users had to manually append `?trace=N` to the URL as a workaround.
diff --git a/apps/evalite-ui/app/routes/suite.$name.eval.$evalIndex.tsx b/apps/evalite-ui/app/routes/suite.$name.eval.$evalIndex.tsx
index d298dedc..f242ddc5 100644
--- a/apps/evalite-ui/app/routes/suite.$name.eval.$evalIndex.tsx
+++ b/apps/evalite-ui/app/routes/suite.$name.eval.$evalIndex.tsx
@@ -409,6 +409,10 @@ const TraceMenuItem = (props: {
         name: props.name,
         evalIndex: props.evalIndex,
       }}
+      search={(prev) => ({
+        ...prev,
+        trace: props.traceIndex,
+      })}
       className={
         "px-3 py-2 hover:bg-foreground/10 transition-colors border-l-4"
       }