diff --git a/src/app/account-settings/components/settings-actions-deactivate/settings-actions-deactivate.component.html b/src/app/account-settings/components/settings-actions-deactivate/settings-actions-deactivate.component.html
index 2867165429..4b46bd613e 100644
--- a/src/app/account-settings/components/settings-actions-deactivate/settings-actions-deactivate.component.html
+++ b/src/app/account-settings/components/settings-actions-deactivate/settings-actions-deactivate.component.html
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@
     <a
       i18n="@@account.accountSettings"
       [routerLink]="removeDuplicateUrl"
-      [queryParams]="{ section: 'remove-duplicate' }"
+      fragment="remove-duplicate"
       class="underline"
       id="cy-remove-duplicated-record"
       >Account settings > Remove duplicate record
     </a>
-  </p>
+  </p>  
   <p>
     <a
       href="https://support.orcid.org/hc/en-us/articles/360006896634"
diff --git a/src/app/account-settings/components/settings-actions-deactivate/settings-actions-deactivate.component.ts b/src/app/account-settings/components/settings-actions-deactivate/settings-actions-deactivate.component.ts
index 4a51a44662..14b354b8ed 100644
--- a/src/app/account-settings/components/settings-actions-deactivate/settings-actions-deactivate.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/account-settings/components/settings-actions-deactivate/settings-actions-deactivate.component.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   OnInit,
   Output,
 } from '@angular/core'
+import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router'
 import { Subject } from 'rxjs'
 import { takeUntil } from 'rxjs/operators'
 import { PlatformInfoService } from 'src/app/cdk/platform-info'
@@ -30,7 +31,8 @@ export class SettingsActionsDeactivateComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   constructor(
     private _platform: PlatformInfoService,
     private _deactivate: AccountActionsDeactivateService,
-    private _togglz: TogglzService
+    private _togglz: TogglzService,
+    private activeRoute: ActivatedRoute,
   ) {}
 
   ngOnInit(): void {
diff --git a/src/app/account-settings/components/settings-actions/settings-actions.component.spec.ts b/src/app/account-settings/components/settings-actions/settings-actions.component.spec.ts
index 833399f9d9..19f90933d6 100644
--- a/src/app/account-settings/components/settings-actions/settings-actions.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/account-settings/components/settings-actions/settings-actions.component.spec.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing'
 
 import { SettingsActionsComponent } from './settings-actions.component'
 import { WINDOW_PROVIDERS } from 'src/app/cdk/window/window.service'
+import { ActivatedRoute } from '@angular/router'
+import { of } from 'rxjs'
 
 describe('SettingsActionsComponent', () => {
   let component: SettingsActionsComponent
@@ -10,7 +12,7 @@ describe('SettingsActionsComponent', () => {
   beforeEach(async () => {
     await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
       declarations: [SettingsActionsComponent],
-      providers: [WINDOW_PROVIDERS],
+      providers: [WINDOW_PROVIDERS, { provide: ActivatedRoute, useValue: {fragment: of({})} }],
     }).compileComponents()
   })
 
diff --git a/src/app/account-settings/components/settings-actions/settings-actions.component.ts b/src/app/account-settings/components/settings-actions/settings-actions.component.ts
index d0a34ed2ff..5b87a88984 100644
--- a/src/app/account-settings/components/settings-actions/settings-actions.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/account-settings/components/settings-actions/settings-actions.component.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import { Component, Inject, OnInit } from '@angular/core'
+import { ActivatedRoute } from '@angular/router'
+import { set } from 'lodash'
 import { WINDOW } from 'src/app/cdk/window'
 
 @Component({
@@ -18,10 +20,28 @@ export class SettingsActionsComponent implements OnInit {
   settingDownloadLoading = false
   settingDuplicatedRecordLoading = false
   settingDeactivateLoading = false
-  constructor(@Inject(WINDOW) private _window: Window) {}
+  constructor(
+    @Inject(WINDOW) private _window: Window,
+    private activeRoute: ActivatedRoute
+  ) {}
 
   ngOnInit(): void {
     const hash = this._window.location.hash.substr(1)
+    this.displayPanelByHashName(hash)
+    this.activeRoute.fragment.subscribe((fragment) => {
+      if (fragment === 'remove-duplicate') {
+        const element = this._window.document.querySelector('#cy-remove-duplicate-panel')
+        this.displayPanelByHashName(fragment)
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          if (element) {
+            element.scrollIntoView()
+          }
+        })
+      }
+    })
+  }
+
+  private displayPanelByHashName(hash: string) {
     switch (hash) {
       case 'download-data':
         this.settingDownload = true