diff --git a/packages/browser-tests/cypress/integration/console/panel.spec.js b/packages/browser-tests/cypress/integration/console/panel.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..512fe8db9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/browser-tests/cypress/integration/console/panel.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/// <reference types="cypress" />
+
+const baseUrl = "http://localhost:9999";
+
+describe("URL deep linking", () => {
+  it("should show import panel", () => {
+    cy.visit(`${baseUrl}/?bottomPanel=p2`);
+    cy.get('[data-hook="import-dropbox"]').should("be.visible");
+    cy.matchImageSnapshot();
+  });
+
+  it("should show news panel", () => {
+    cy.visit(`${baseUrl}/?sidebar=p1`);
+    cy.get('[data-hook="news-content"]').should("be.visible");
+    cy.get('[data-hook="news-panel-button"]').click();
+    cy.url().should("not.contain", "sidebar=news");
+    cy.matchImageSnapshot();
+  });
+
+  it("should show create table panel", () => {
+    cy.visit(`${baseUrl}/?sidebar=p2`);
+    cy.get('[data-hook="schema-content"]').should("be.visible");
+    cy.get('[data-hook="create-table-panel-button"]').click();
+    cy.url().should("not.contain", "sidebar=create");
+    cy.matchImageSnapshot();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/web-console/src/components/CreateTableDialog/index.tsx b/packages/web-console/src/components/CreateTableDialog/index.tsx
index 2644c43f8..a2ccb5420 100644
--- a/packages/web-console/src/components/CreateTableDialog/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/web-console/src/components/CreateTableDialog/index.tsx
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ export const CreateTableDialog = () => {
   }
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    setAddTableDialogOpen(activeSidebar === "create" ? "add" : undefined)
+    setAddTableDialogOpen(activeSidebar === "p2" ? "add" : undefined)
   }, [activeSidebar])
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (addTableDialogOpen !== undefined) {
-      dispatch(actions.console.setActiveSidebar("create"))
+      dispatch(actions.console.setActiveSidebar("p2"))
     }
   }, [addTableDialogOpen])
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export const CreateTableDialog = () => {
                 onClick: () => {
                   dispatch(
                     actions.console.setActiveSidebar(
-                      addTableDialogOpen ? undefined : "create",
+                      addTableDialogOpen ? undefined : "p2",
                     ),
                   )
                 },
diff --git a/packages/web-console/src/components/TableSchemaDialog/dialog.tsx b/packages/web-console/src/components/TableSchemaDialog/dialog.tsx
index f61fb51eb..09ba480ac 100644
--- a/packages/web-console/src/components/TableSchemaDialog/dialog.tsx
+++ b/packages/web-console/src/components/TableSchemaDialog/dialog.tsx
@@ -193,13 +193,14 @@ export const Dialog = ({
       }}
       onOpenChange={(isOpen) => {
         if (isOpen && action === "add") {
-          dispatch(
-            actions.console.setActiveSidebar(isOpen ? "create" : undefined),
-          )
+          dispatch(actions.console.setActiveSidebar(isOpen ? "p2" : undefined))
         }
       }}
     >
-      <StyledContentWrapper mode={action === "add" ? "side" : "modal"}>
+      <StyledContentWrapper
+        mode={action === "add" ? "side" : "modal"}
+        data-hook="schema-content"
+      >
         <Form<SchemaFormValues>
           name="table-schema"
           defaultValues={defaults}
diff --git a/packages/web-console/src/modules/ZeroState/start.tsx b/packages/web-console/src/modules/ZeroState/start.tsx
index 666f81d49..d2a35e3c2 100644
--- a/packages/web-console/src/modules/ZeroState/start.tsx
+++ b/packages/web-console/src/modules/ZeroState/start.tsx
@@ -66,9 +66,7 @@ export const Start = () => {
       </StyledHeading>
       <Actions>
         <Action
-          onClick={() =>
-            dispatch(actions.console.setActiveBottomPanel("import"))
-          }
+          onClick={() => dispatch(actions.console.setActiveBottomPanel("p2"))}
         >
           <img
             alt="File upload icon"
@@ -79,7 +77,7 @@ export const Start = () => {
           <Heading level={5}>Import CSV</Heading>
         </Action>
         <Action
-          onClick={() => dispatch(actions.console.setActiveSidebar("create"))}
+          onClick={() => dispatch(actions.console.setActiveSidebar("p2"))}
         >
           <img
             alt="Create table icon"
diff --git a/packages/web-console/src/scenes/Console/index.tsx b/packages/web-console/src/scenes/Console/index.tsx
index 73495b117..d28ad76eb 100644
--- a/packages/web-console/src/scenes/Console/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/web-console/src/scenes/Console/index.tsx
@@ -85,24 +85,27 @@ const Console = () => {
   const importRef = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
   const horizontalSplitterRef = React.useRef<AllotmentHandle>(null)
 
-  const showPanel = (panel: BottomPanel) => {
+  const showPanel = (panel: BottomPanel | undefined) => {
     if (resultRef.current) {
-      resultRef.current.style.display = panel === "result" ? "flex" : "none"
+      resultRef.current.style.display =
+        panel === "p1" && result ? "flex" : "none"
     }
     if (zeroStateRef.current) {
       zeroStateRef.current.style.display =
-        panel === "zeroState" ? "flex" : "none"
+        panel === "p0" || (panel === "p1" && !result) ? "flex" : "none"
     }
     if (importRef.current) {
-      importRef.current.style.display = panel === "import" ? "flex" : "none"
+      importRef.current.style.display = panel === "p2" ? "flex" : "none"
     }
   }
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (resultRef.current && result) {
-      dispatch(actions.console.setActiveBottomPanel("result"))
-    } else if (zeroStateRef.current) {
-      dispatch(actions.console.setActiveBottomPanel("zeroState"))
+      showPanel("p1")
+      dispatch(actions.console.setActiveBottomPanel("p1"))
+    } else if (activeBottomPanel === "p0") {
+      showPanel("p0")
+      dispatch(actions.console.setActiveBottomPanel("p0"))
     }
   }, [result])
 
@@ -131,7 +134,7 @@ const Console = () => {
                       onClick={() => {
                         dispatch(
                           actions.console.setActiveTopPanel(
-                            resultsSplitterBasis === 0 ? "tables" : undefined,
+                            resultsSplitterBasis === 0 ? "p1" : undefined,
                           ),
                         )
                         updateSettings(
@@ -189,14 +192,11 @@ const Console = () => {
                         data-hook={`${mode}-panel-button`}
                         direction="left"
                         onClick={() => {
-                          dispatch(
-                            actions.console.setActiveBottomPanel("result"),
-                          )
+                          dispatch(actions.console.setActiveBottomPanel("p1"))
                           setResultViewMode(mode)
                         }}
                         selected={
-                          activeBottomPanel === "result" &&
-                          resultViewMode === mode
+                          activeBottomPanel === "p1" && resultViewMode === mode
                         }
                       >
                         {icon}
@@ -213,10 +213,10 @@ const Console = () => {
                     readOnly={readOnly}
                     {...(!readOnly && {
                       onClick: () => {
-                        dispatch(actions.console.setActiveBottomPanel("import"))
+                        dispatch(actions.console.setActiveBottomPanel("p2"))
                       },
                     })}
-                    selected={activeBottomPanel === "import"}
+                    selected={activeBottomPanel === "p2"}
                     data-hook="import-panel-button"
                   >
                     <ImportIcon size={BUTTON_ICON_SIZE} />
diff --git a/packages/web-console/src/scenes/News/index.tsx b/packages/web-console/src/scenes/News/index.tsx
index 74abdab26..4bb2a5951 100644
--- a/packages/web-console/src/scenes/News/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/web-console/src/scenes/News/index.tsx
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ const News = () => {
   }, [newsOpened, enterpriseNews])
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    setNewsOpened(activeSidebar === "news")
+    setNewsOpened(activeSidebar === "p1")
   }, [activeSidebar])
 
   return (
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ const News = () => {
       open={newsOpened}
       onOpenChange={async (newsOpened) => {
         dispatch(
-          actions.console.setActiveSidebar(newsOpened ? "news" : undefined),
+          actions.console.setActiveSidebar(newsOpened ? "p1" : undefined),
         )
       }}
       trigger={
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ const News = () => {
         />
       }
     >
-      <Drawer.ContentWrapper mode="side">
+      <Drawer.ContentWrapper mode="side" data-hook="news-content">
         <Items>
           {isLoading && !enterpriseNews && (
             <Loading>
diff --git a/packages/web-console/src/store/Console/actions.ts b/packages/web-console/src/store/Console/actions.ts
index e586cc8ad..46977d964 100644
--- a/packages/web-console/src/store/Console/actions.ts
+++ b/packages/web-console/src/store/Console/actions.ts
@@ -44,16 +44,18 @@ const setConfig = (payload: ConsoleConfigShape): ConsoleAction => ({
   type: ConsoleAT.SET_CONFIG,
 })
 
-const setActiveTopPanel = (panel: TopPanel): ConsoleAction => ({
+const setActiveTopPanel = (panel: TopPanel | undefined): ConsoleAction => ({
   payload: panel,
   type: ConsoleAT.SET_ACTIVE_TOP_PANEL,
 })
-const setActiveSidebar = (panel: Sidebar): ConsoleAction => ({
+const setActiveSidebar = (panel: Sidebar | undefined): ConsoleAction => ({
   payload: panel,
   type: ConsoleAT.SET_ACTIVE_SIDEBAR,
 })
 
-const setActiveBottomPanel = (panel: BottomPanel): ConsoleAction => ({
+const setActiveBottomPanel = (
+  panel: BottomPanel | undefined,
+): ConsoleAction => ({
   payload: panel,
   type: ConsoleAT.SET_ACTIVE_BOTTOM_PANEL,
 })
diff --git a/packages/web-console/src/store/Console/reducers.ts b/packages/web-console/src/store/Console/reducers.ts
index d11b0b5b3..8fbef0a48 100644
--- a/packages/web-console/src/store/Console/reducers.ts
+++ b/packages/web-console/src/store/Console/reducers.ts
@@ -27,13 +27,42 @@ import {
   ConsoleAction,
   ConsoleAT,
   ConsoleStateShape,
-} from "../../types"
+  TopPanel,
+  Sidebar,
+  BottomPanel,
+} from "./types"
 
-export const initialState: ConsoleStateShape = {
-  sideMenuOpened: false,
-  activeTopPanel: "tables",
-  activeSidebar: undefined,
-  activeBottomPanel: "zeroState",
+const getValidSidebar = (sidebar?: Sidebar) =>
+  sidebar && ["p1", "p2"].includes(sidebar) ? sidebar : undefined
+
+const getValidTopPanel = (topPanel?: TopPanel) =>
+  topPanel && ["p1"].includes(topPanel) ? topPanel : undefined
+
+const getValidBottomPanel = (bottomPanel?: BottomPanel): BottomPanel =>
+  bottomPanel && ["p0", "p1", "p2"].includes(bottomPanel) ? bottomPanel : "p0"
+
+export const getInitialState = (): ConsoleStateShape => {
+  const url = new URL(window.location.href)
+  const bottomPanel = (url.searchParams.get("bottomPanel") ?? "") as BottomPanel
+  const sidebar = (url.searchParams.get("sidebar") ?? "") as Sidebar
+  const topPanel = (url.searchParams.get("topPanel") ?? "") as TopPanel
+
+  return {
+    sideMenuOpened: getValidSidebar(sidebar) !== undefined,
+    activeTopPanel: getValidTopPanel(topPanel),
+    activeSidebar: getValidSidebar(sidebar),
+    activeBottomPanel: getValidBottomPanel(bottomPanel),
+  } as ConsoleStateShape
+}
+
+const setUrlParam = (key: string, value?: TopPanel | BottomPanel | Sidebar) => {
+  const url = new URL(window.location.href)
+  if (value) {
+    url.searchParams.set(key, value)
+  } else {
+    url.searchParams.delete(key)
+  }
+  window.history.replaceState({}, "", url.toString())
 }
 
 export const defaultConfig: ConsoleConfigShape = {
@@ -43,9 +72,10 @@ export const defaultConfig: ConsoleConfigShape = {
 }
 
 const _console = (
-  state = initialState,
+  state = getInitialState(),
   action: ConsoleAction,
 ): ConsoleStateShape => {
+  const url = new URL(window.location.href)
   switch (action.type) {
     case ConsoleAT.SET_CONFIG: {
       return {
@@ -65,6 +95,7 @@ const _console = (
     }
 
     case ConsoleAT.SET_ACTIVE_TOP_PANEL: {
+      setUrlParam("topPanel", getValidTopPanel(action.payload))
       return {
         ...state,
         activeTopPanel: action.payload,
@@ -72,6 +103,7 @@ const _console = (
     }
 
     case ConsoleAT.SET_ACTIVE_SIDEBAR: {
+      setUrlParam("sidebar", getValidSidebar(action.payload))
       return {
         ...state,
         activeSidebar: action.payload,
@@ -79,6 +111,7 @@ const _console = (
     }
 
     case ConsoleAT.SET_ACTIVE_BOTTOM_PANEL: {
+      setUrlParam("bottomPanel", getValidBottomPanel(action.payload))
       return {
         ...state,
         activeBottomPanel: action.payload,
diff --git a/packages/web-console/src/store/Console/selectors.ts b/packages/web-console/src/store/Console/selectors.ts
index 7ee6f5abf..dfc559396 100644
--- a/packages/web-console/src/store/Console/selectors.ts
+++ b/packages/web-console/src/store/Console/selectors.ts
@@ -37,14 +37,16 @@ const getConfig: (store: StoreShape) => ConsoleConfigShape = (store) =>
 const getSideMenuOpened: (store: StoreShape) => boolean = (store) =>
   store.console.sideMenuOpened
 
-const getActiveTopPanel: (store: StoreShape) => TopPanel = (store) =>
-  store.console.activeTopPanel
+const getActiveTopPanel: (store: StoreShape) => TopPanel | undefined = (
+  store,
+) => store.console.activeTopPanel
 
-const getActiveSidebar: (store: StoreShape) => Sidebar = (store) =>
+const getActiveSidebar: (store: StoreShape) => Sidebar | undefined = (store) =>
   store.console.activeSidebar
 
-const getActiveBottomPanel: (store: StoreShape) => BottomPanel = (store) =>
-  store.console.activeBottomPanel
+const getActiveBottomPanel: (store: StoreShape) => BottomPanel | undefined = (
+  store,
+) => store.console.activeBottomPanel
 
 export default {
   getConfig,
diff --git a/packages/web-console/src/store/Console/types.ts b/packages/web-console/src/store/Console/types.ts
index 665cc038a..f53f8a989 100644
--- a/packages/web-console/src/store/Console/types.ts
+++ b/packages/web-console/src/store/Console/types.ts
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ export type QueryGroup = {
   queries: Query[]
 }
 
-export type TopPanel = "tables" | undefined
+export type TopPanel = "p1"
 
-export type Sidebar = "news" | "create" | undefined
+export type Sidebar = "p1" | "p2"
 
-export type BottomPanel = "result" | "zeroState" | "import"
+export type BottomPanel = "p0" | "p1" | "p2"
 
 export type ConsoleConfigShape = Readonly<{
   githubBanner: boolean
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ export type ConsoleConfigShape = Readonly<{
 export type ConsoleStateShape = Readonly<{
   config?: ConsoleConfigShape
   sideMenuOpened: boolean
-  activeTopPanel: TopPanel
-  activeSidebar: Sidebar
-  activeBottomPanel: BottomPanel
+  activeTopPanel?: TopPanel
+  activeSidebar?: Sidebar
+  activeBottomPanel?: BottomPanel
 }>
 
 export enum ConsoleAT {
@@ -82,17 +82,17 @@ type ToggleSideMenuAction = Readonly<{
 }>
 
 type setActiveTopPanelAction = Readonly<{
-  payload: TopPanel
+  payload?: TopPanel
   type: ConsoleAT.SET_ACTIVE_TOP_PANEL
 }>
 
 type setActiveSidebarAction = Readonly<{
-  payload: Sidebar
+  payload?: Sidebar
   type: ConsoleAT.SET_ACTIVE_SIDEBAR
 }>
 
 type setActiveBottomPanelAction = Readonly<{
-  payload: BottomPanel
+  payload?: BottomPanel
   type: ConsoleAT.SET_ACTIVE_BOTTOM_PANEL
 }>
 
diff --git a/packages/web-console/src/store/reducers.ts b/packages/web-console/src/store/reducers.ts
index ef1103f14..e4f0b4b79 100644
--- a/packages/web-console/src/store/reducers.ts
+++ b/packages/web-console/src/store/reducers.ts
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@
 
 import { combineReducers } from "redux"
 
-import _console, {
-  initialState as consoleInitialState,
-} from "./Console/reducers"
+import _console, { getInitialState } from "./Console/reducers"
 
 import query, { initialState as queryInitialState } from "./Query/reducers"
 import telemetry, {
@@ -40,7 +38,7 @@ const rootReducer = combineReducers({
 })
 
 export const initialState = {
-  console: consoleInitialState,
+  console: getInitialState(),
   query: queryInitialState,
   telemetry: telemetryInitialState,
 }