diff --git a/src/app/components/page.component.spec.ts b/src/app/components/page.component.spec.ts
index 8057378a3..46f7723ab 100644
--- a/src/app/components/page.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/page.component.spec.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,14 @@
 
 import { TestBed, ComponentFixture } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { PageComponent } from './page.component';
-import { ReloadDocumentListAction, SetSelectedNodesAction, SetInfoDrawerStateAction, AppState, AppStore } from '@alfresco/aca-shared/store';
+import {
+  ReloadDocumentListAction,
+  SetSelectedNodesAction,
+  SetInfoDrawerStateAction,
+  AppState,
+  AppStore,
+  ViewNodeAction
+} from '@alfresco/aca-shared/store';
 import { AppExtensionService } from '@alfresco/aca-shared';
 import { MinimalNodeEntity, NodePaging } from '@alfresco/js-api';
 import { ContentManagementService } from '../services/content-management.service';
@@ -181,5 +188,34 @@ describe('PageComponent', () => {
       expect(component.documentList.node).toEqual(nodePaging);
       expect(store.dispatch).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
+
+    it('should call ViewNodeAction on showPreview for selected node', () => {
+      spyOn(store, 'dispatch');
+      const node = {
+        entry: {
+          id: 'node-id'
+        }
+      } as MinimalNodeEntity;
+
+      component.showPreview(node);
+      expect(store.dispatch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(new ViewNodeAction(node.entry.id));
+    });
+
+    it('should call ViewNodeAction on showPreview for `app:filelink` node type', () => {
+      spyOn(store, 'dispatch');
+      const linkNode = {
+        entry: {
+          id: 'node-id',
+          nodeType: 'app:filelink',
+          properties: {
+            'cm:destination': 'original-node-id'
+          }
+        }
+      } as MinimalNodeEntity;
+
+      component.showPreview(linkNode);
+      const id = linkNode.entry.properties['cm:destination'];
+      expect(store.dispatch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(new ViewNodeAction(id));
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/app/components/page.component.ts b/src/app/components/page.component.ts
index 8514a406b..8fd874422 100644
--- a/src/app/components/page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/page.component.ts
@@ -116,7 +116,13 @@ export abstract class PageComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy, OnChanges {
 
   showPreview(node: MinimalNodeEntity, extras?: ViewNodeExtras) {
     if (node && node.entry) {
-      const id = (node as any).entry.nodeId || (node as any).entry.guid || node.entry.id;
+      let id: string;
+
+      if (node.entry.nodeType === 'app:filelink') {
+        id = node.entry.properties['cm:destination'];
+      } else {
+        id = (node as any).entry.nodeId || (node as any).entry.guid || node.entry.id;
+      }
 
       this.store.dispatch(new ViewNodeAction(id, extras));
     }
diff --git a/src/app/components/toolbar/view-node/view-node.component.spec.ts b/src/app/components/toolbar/view-node/view-node.component.spec.ts
index 61ed4cb4a..3fa37ab31 100644
--- a/src/app/components/toolbar/view-node/view-node.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/toolbar/view-node/view-node.component.spec.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import { CoreModule } from '@alfresco/adf-core';
 import { Router } from '@angular/router';
 import { of } from 'rxjs';
 import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import { ViewNodeAction } from '@alfresco/aca-shared/store';
 
 describe('ViewNodeComponent', () => {
   let component: ViewNodeComponent;
@@ -99,4 +100,29 @@ describe('ViewNodeComponent', () => {
 
     expect(mockStore.dispatch).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
+
+  it('should call ViewNodeAction for `app:filelink` node type', () => {
+    const linkNode = {
+      file: {
+        entry: {
+          id: 'nodeId',
+          nodeType: 'app:filelink',
+          properties: {
+            'cm:destination': 'original-node-id'
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    };
+    component.data = {
+      iconButton: true
+    };
+    mockStore.select.and.returnValue(of(linkNode));
+
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    component.onClick();
+
+    const id = linkNode.file.entry.properties['cm:destination'];
+    expect(mockStore.dispatch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(new ViewNodeAction(id, { location: mockRouter.url }));
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/app/components/toolbar/view-node/view-node.component.ts b/src/app/components/toolbar/view-node/view-node.component.ts
index 7f8504197..c943fb0a0 100644
--- a/src/app/components/toolbar/view-node/view-node.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/toolbar/view-node/view-node.component.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,13 @@ export class ViewNodeComponent {
       .select(getAppSelection)
       .pipe(take(1))
       .subscribe((selection) => {
-        const id = (selection.file as SharedLinkEntry).entry.nodeId || (selection.file as any).entry.guid || selection.file.entry.id;
+        let id: string;
+
+        if (selection.file.entry.nodeType === 'app:filelink') {
+          id = selection.file.entry.properties['cm:destination'];
+        } else {
+          id = (selection.file as SharedLinkEntry).entry.nodeId || (selection.file as any).entry.guid || selection.file.entry.id;
+        }
 
         this.store.dispatch(new ViewNodeAction(id, { location: this.router.url }));
       });