diff --git a/web/src/pages/Events.tsx b/web/src/pages/Events.tsx
index bdb78e0d3..e9ec25d2b 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/Events.tsx
+++ b/web/src/pages/Events.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   ReviewSummary,
   SegmentedReviewData,
 } from "@/types/review";
+import { TimelineType } from "@/types/timeline";
 import {
   getBeginningOfDayTimestamp,
   getEndOfDayTimestamp,
@@ -49,6 +50,16 @@ export default function Events() {
     false,
   );
 
+  const [notificationTab, setNotificationTab] =
+    useState<TimelineType>("timeline");
+
+  useSearchEffect("tab", (tab: string) => {
+    if (tab === "timeline" || tab === "events" || tab === "detail") {
+      setNotificationTab(tab as TimelineType);
+    }
+    return true;
+  });
+
   useSearchEffect("id", (reviewId: string) => {
     axios
       .get(`review/${reviewId}`)
@@ -66,7 +77,7 @@ export default function Events() {
               camera: resp.data.camera,
               startTime,
               severity: resp.data.severity,
-              timelineType: "detail",
+              timelineType: notificationTab,
             },
             true,
           );
diff --git a/web/src/types/record.ts b/web/src/types/record.ts
index b662ce547..25820c3d9 100644
--- a/web/src/types/record.ts
+++ b/web/src/types/record.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { ReviewSeverity } from "./review";
+import { TimelineType } from "./timeline";
 
 export type Recording = {
   id: string;
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ export type RecordingStartingPoint = {
   camera: string;
   startTime: number;
   severity: ReviewSeverity;
-  timelineType?: "timeline" | "events" | "detail";
+  timelineType?: TimelineType;
 };
 
 export type RecordingPlayerError = "stalled" | "startup";