diff --git a/packages/html-reporter/src/chip.tsx b/packages/html-reporter/src/chip.tsx
index bbddcf7a05..f6de923464 100644
--- a/packages/html-reporter/src/chip.tsx
+++ b/packages/html-reporter/src/chip.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import './colors.css';
 import './common.css';
 import * as icons from './icons';
 import { clsx } from '@web/uiUtils';
-import { Reveal } from './links';
+import { Anchor } from './links';
 
 export const Chip: React.FC<{
   header: JSX.Element | string,
@@ -53,15 +53,15 @@ export const AutoChip: React.FC<{
   noInsets?: boolean,
   children?: any,
   dataTestId?: string,
-  revealId?: string,
-}> = ({ header, initialExpanded, noInsets, children, dataTestId, revealId }) => {
+  anchorId?: string,
+}> = ({ header, initialExpanded, noInsets, children, dataTestId, anchorId }) => {
   const [expanded, setExpanded] = React.useState(initialExpanded ?? true);
   const onChangeReveal = React.useCallback((isRevealed: boolean) => {
     if (isRevealed)
       setExpanded(true);
   }, [setExpanded]);
-  return <Reveal
-    revealId={revealId}
+  return <Anchor
+    id={anchorId}
     onChange={onChangeReveal}>
     <Chip
       header={header}
@@ -72,5 +72,5 @@ export const AutoChip: React.FC<{
     >
       {children}
     </Chip>
-  </Reveal>;
+  </Anchor>;
 };
diff --git a/packages/html-reporter/src/links.tsx b/packages/html-reporter/src/links.tsx
index 1db8bd9b2d..397530382e 100644
--- a/packages/html-reporter/src/links.tsx
+++ b/packages/html-reporter/src/links.tsx
@@ -114,19 +114,20 @@ export function generateTraceUrl(traces: TestAttachment[]) {
 
 const kMissingContentType = 'x-playwright/missing';
 
-
-export function useRevealed(revealId?: string) {
-  const searchParams = React.useContext(SearchParamsContext);
-  if (revealId === undefined)
-    return false;
-  return searchParams.get('reveal') === revealId;
+export function useAnchor(id: string | undefined, onChange: (isRevealed: boolean) => void) {
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    const listener = () => {
+      const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.hash.slice(1));
+      onChange(params.get('anchor') === id);
+    };
+    window.addEventListener('popstate', listener);
+    return () => window.removeEventListener('popstate', listener);
+  }, [id, onChange]);
 }
 
-export function Reveal({ revealId, onChange, children }: React.PropsWithChildren<{ revealId?: string, onChange?(isRevealed: boolean, ref: HTMLDivElement): void }>) {
-  const isRevealed = useRevealed(revealId);
-
+export function Anchor({ id, onChange, children }: React.PropsWithChildren<{ id?: string, onChange?(isRevealed: boolean, ref: HTMLDivElement): void }>) {
   const ref = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-  React.useEffect(() => {
+  const onAnchorChange = React.useCallback((isRevealed: boolean) => {
     if (!ref.current)
       return;
 
@@ -135,8 +136,9 @@ export function Reveal({ revealId, onChange, children }: React.PropsWithChildren
       return;
 
     if (isRevealed)
-      ref.current?.scrollIntoView({ block: 'start', inline: 'start' });
-  }, [isRevealed, onChange]);
+      requestAnimationFrame(() => ref.current?.scrollIntoView({ block: 'start', inline: 'start' }));
+  }, [onChange]);
+  useAnchor(id, onAnchorChange);
 
   return <div ref={ref}>{children}</div>;
 }
diff --git a/packages/html-reporter/src/testFileView.tsx b/packages/html-reporter/src/testFileView.tsx
index 52a79ab7b4..6b31d2ebe2 100644
--- a/packages/html-reporter/src/testFileView.tsx
+++ b/packages/html-reporter/src/testFileView.tsx
@@ -75,12 +75,12 @@ function imageDiffBadge(test: TestCaseSummary): JSX.Element | undefined {
   const resultWithImageDiff = test.results.find(result => result.attachments.some(attachment => {
     return attachment.contentType.startsWith('image/') && !!attachment.name.match(/-(expected|actual|diff)/);
   }));
-  return resultWithImageDiff ? <Link href={`#?testId=${test.testId}&reveal=diff-0&run=${test.results.indexOf(resultWithImageDiff)}`} title='View images' className='test-file-badge'>{image()}</Link> : undefined;
+  return resultWithImageDiff ? <Link href={`#?testId=${test.testId}&anchor=diff-0&run=${test.results.indexOf(resultWithImageDiff)}`} title='View images' className='test-file-badge'>{image()}</Link> : undefined;
 }
 
 function videoBadge(test: TestCaseSummary): JSX.Element | undefined {
   const resultWithVideo = test.results.find(result => result.attachments.some(attachment => attachment.name === 'video'));
-  return resultWithVideo ? <Link href={`#?testId=${test.testId}&reveal=videos&run=${test.results.indexOf(resultWithVideo)}`} title='View video' className='test-file-badge'>{video()}</Link> : undefined;
+  return resultWithVideo ? <Link href={`#?testId=${test.testId}&anchor=videos&run=${test.results.indexOf(resultWithVideo)}`} title='View video' className='test-file-badge'>{video()}</Link> : undefined;
 }
 
 function traceBadge(test: TestCaseSummary): JSX.Element | undefined {
diff --git a/packages/html-reporter/src/testResultView.tsx b/packages/html-reporter/src/testResultView.tsx
index 79a4331ac7..1b02d27bba 100644
--- a/packages/html-reporter/src/testResultView.tsx
+++ b/packages/html-reporter/src/testResultView.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { TreeItem } from './treeItem';
 import { msToString } from './utils';
 import { AutoChip } from './chip';
 import { traceImage } from './images';
-import { AttachmentLink, generateTraceUrl } from './links';
+import { AttachmentLink, generateTraceUrl, Link } from './links';
 import { statusIcon } from './statusIcon';
 import type { ImageDiff } from '@web/shared/imageDiffView';
 import { ImageDiffView } from '@web/shared/imageDiffView';
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export const TestResultView: React.FC<{
     </AutoChip>}
 
     {diffs.map((diff, index) =>
-      <AutoChip key={`diff-${index}`} dataTestId='test-results-image-diff' header={`Image mismatch: ${diff.name}`} revealId={`diff-${index}`}>
+      <AutoChip key={`diff-${index}`} dataTestId='test-results-image-diff' header={`Image mismatch: ${diff.name}`} anchorId={`diff-${index}`}>
         <ImageDiffView diff={diff}/>
       </AutoChip>
     )}
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export const TestResultView: React.FC<{
       })}
     </AutoChip>}
 
-    {!!traces.length && <AutoChip header='Traces'>
+    {!!traces.length && <AutoChip header='Traces' anchorId='traces'>
       {<div>
         <a href={generateTraceUrl(traces)}>
           <img className='screenshot' src={traceImage} style={{ width: 192, height: 117, marginLeft: 20 }} />
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ export const TestResultView: React.FC<{
       </div>}
     </AutoChip>}
 
-    {!!videos.length && <AutoChip header='Videos' revealId='videos'>
+    {!!videos.length && <AutoChip header='Videos' anchorId='videos'>
       {videos.map((a, i) => <div key={`video-${i}`}>
         <video controls>
           <source src={a.path} type={a.contentType}/>