diff --git a/lib/music_library_web/live/collection_live/index.ex b/lib/music_library_web/live/collection_live/index.ex
index 33b18b5e..222ed438 100644
--- a/lib/music_library_web/live/collection_live/index.ex
+++ b/lib/music_library_web/live/collection_live/index.ex
@@ -217,6 +217,12 @@ defmodule MusicLibraryWeb.CollectionLive.Index do
         placeholder={gettext("Ask about your collection...")}
         empty_prompt={gettext("Ask anything about your music collection")}
       />
+
+      <div
+        :if={@open_chat}
+        id="auto-open-chat"
+        phx-mounted={MusicLibraryWeb.Components.Chat.open("collection-chat-sheet")}
+      />
     </Layouts.app>
     """
   end
@@ -228,6 +234,7 @@ defmodule MusicLibraryWeb.CollectionLive.Index do
      |> assign(:current_section, :collection)
      |> assign(:import_query, "")
      |> assign(:display, :grid)
+     |> assign(:open_chat, false)
      |> assign(:collection_summary, Collection.collection_summary())
      |> assign(:chat_count, Chats.count_chats(:collection, Chats.collection_musicbrainz_id()))}
   end
@@ -274,7 +281,9 @@ defmodule MusicLibraryWeb.CollectionLive.Index do
       |> merge_order(order)
       |> merge_pagination(params, total_records)
 
-    load_and_assign_records(socket, record_list_params)
+    socket
+    |> load_and_assign_records(record_list_params)
+    |> assign(:open_chat, params["chat"] == "open")
   end
 
   @impl true
diff --git a/lib/music_library_web/live/universal_search_live/index.ex b/lib/music_library_web/live/universal_search_live/index.ex
index b683da04..9c5433b4 100644
--- a/lib/music_library_web/live/universal_search_live/index.ex
+++ b/lib/music_library_web/live/universal_search_live/index.ex
@@ -362,6 +362,12 @@ defmodule MusicLibraryWeb.UniversalSearchLive.Index do
         icon: "hero-circle-stack",
         keywords: ["collection", "collected", "records"]
       },
+      %{
+        label: "Collection Chat",
+        path: ~p"/collection?chat=open",
+        icon: "hero-chat-bubble-left-right",
+        keywords: ["chat", "collection", "ask", "ai"]
+      },
       %{
         label: "Wishlist",
         path: ~p"/wishlist",
diff --git a/test/music_library_web/live/universal_search_live/index_test.exs b/test/music_library_web/live/universal_search_live/index_test.exs
index 0cfa9b26..6344123c 100644
--- a/test/music_library_web/live/universal_search_live/index_test.exs
+++ b/test/music_library_web/live/universal_search_live/index_test.exs
@@ -115,6 +115,16 @@ defmodule MusicLibraryWeb.UniversalSearchLive.IndexTest do
     end
   end
 
+  describe "Navigation links" do
+    test "shows Collection Chat link when searching for chat", %{conn: conn} do
+      conn
+      |> visit(~p"/collection")
+      |> click_button("Search (Cmd/Ctrl+K)")
+      |> fill_in("Universal Search", with: "chat")
+      |> assert_has("[role='option']", "Collection Chat")
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "Keyboard navigation" do
     test "displays keyboard navigation hints when results are present", %{
       conn: conn,