diff --git a/models/card/src/index.ts b/models/card/src/index.ts
index 49ef99b7fb..7ea4a85c38 100644
--- a/models/card/src/index.ts
+++ b/models/card/src/index.ts
@@ -749,6 +749,10 @@ export function createModel (builder: Builder): void {
     },
     card.ids.CardWidget
   )
+  builder.mixin(card.class.Card, core.class.Class, view.mixin.CustomObjectLinkProvider, {
+    match: card.function.CardCustomLinkMatch,
+    encode: card.function.CardCustomLinkEncode
+  })
 }
 
 function defineTabs (builder: Builder): void {
diff --git a/models/card/src/plugin.ts b/models/card/src/plugin.ts
index 2ad28cbb61..02aaa141ab 100644
--- a/models/card/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/models/card/src/plugin.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ export default mergeIds(cardId, card, {
   function: {
     CardTitleProvider: '' as Resource<(client: Client, ref: Ref<Doc>, doc?: Doc) => Promise<string>>,
     CardIdProvider: '' as Resource<(client: Client, ref: Ref<Doc>, doc?: Doc) => Promise<string>>,
-    GetCardLink: '' as Resource<(doc: Doc, props: Record<string, any>) => Promise<Location>>
+    GetCardLink: '' as Resource<(doc: Doc, props: Record<string, any>) => Promise<Location>>,
+    CardCustomLinkMatch: '' as Resource<(doc: Doc) => boolean>,
+    CardCustomLinkEncode: '' as Resource<(doc: Doc) => Location>
   },
   label: {
     Subscribed: '' as Ref<TagElement>,
diff --git a/models/chat/src/index.ts b/models/chat/src/index.ts
index a592e532e3..96a1c520b1 100644
--- a/models/chat/src/index.ts
+++ b/models/chat/src/index.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ export function createModel (builder: Builder): void {
       hidden: true,
       component: chat.component.ChatApplication,
       locationResolver: chat.resolver.Location,
-      locationDataResolver: chat.resolver.LocationData
+      locationDataResolver: chat.resolver.LocationData,
+      type: 'cards'
     },
     chat.app.Chat
   )
diff --git a/models/view/src/index.ts b/models/view/src/index.ts
index d5166ff5af..edc91bea68 100644
--- a/models/view/src/index.ts
+++ b/models/view/src/index.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ import {
   type ObjectTooltip,
   type AttrPresenter,
   type AttributeCategory,
-  type LinkIdProvider
+  type LinkIdProvider,
+  type CustomObjectLinkProvider
 } from '@hcengineering/view'
 
 import view from './plugin'
@@ -390,6 +391,12 @@ export class TAttrPresenter extends TDoc implements AttrPresenter {
   component!: AnyComponent
 }
 
+@Mixin(view.mixin.CustomObjectLinkProvider, core.class.Class)
+export class TCustomObjectLinkProvider extends TClass implements CustomObjectLinkProvider {
+  match!: Resource<(doc: Doc) => boolean>
+  encode!: Resource<(doc: Doc) => Location>
+}
+
 export type ActionTemplate = Partial<Data<Action>>
 
 /**
@@ -478,7 +485,8 @@ export function createModel (builder: Builder): void {
     TObjectTooltip,
     TObjectIcon,
     TAttrPresenter,
-    TLinkIdProvider
+    TLinkIdProvider,
+    TCustomObjectLinkProvider
   )
 
   classPresenter(
diff --git a/plugins/card-resources/src/index.ts b/plugins/card-resources/src/index.ts
index bd3cb97137..93102e2afa 100644
--- a/plugins/card-resources/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/card-resources/src/index.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ import {
   getCardLink,
   queryCard,
   deleteMasterTag,
-  editSpace
+  editSpace,
+  cardCustomLinkEncode,
+  cardCustomLinkMatch
 } from './utils'
 import ManageMasterTagsContent from './components/settings/ManageMasterTagsContent.svelte'
 import ManageMasterTagsTools from './components/settings/ManageMasterTagsTools.svelte'
@@ -115,6 +117,8 @@ export default async (): Promise<Resources> => ({
   function: {
     CardTitleProvider: getCardTitle,
     CardIdProvider: getCardId,
-    GetCardLink: getCardLink
+    GetCardLink: getCardLink,
+    CardCustomLinkMatch: cardCustomLinkMatch,
+    CardCustomLinkEncode: cardCustomLinkEncode
   }
 })
diff --git a/plugins/card-resources/src/utils.ts b/plugins/card-resources/src/utils.ts
index 0f98279c2c..c734762cf5 100644
--- a/plugins/card-resources/src/utils.ts
+++ b/plugins/card-resources/src/utils.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import {
   type ResolvedLocation,
   showPopup
 } from '@hcengineering/ui'
-import view from '@hcengineering/view'
+import view, { encodeObjectURI } from '@hcengineering/view'
 import { accessDeniedStore } from '@hcengineering/view-resources'
 import workbench, { type LocationData } from '@hcengineering/workbench'
 import { translate } from '@hcengineering/platform'
@@ -252,3 +252,20 @@ export async function openCardInSidebar (cardId: Ref<Card>, doc?: Card, tabId?:
 
   openWidget(widget, data)
 }
+
+export function cardCustomLinkMatch (doc: Card): boolean {
+  const loc = getCurrentResolvedLocation()
+  const client = getClient()
+  const alias = loc.path[2]
+  const app = client.getModel().findAllSync(workbench.class.Application, {
+    alias
+  })[0]
+
+  return app.type === 'cards'
+}
+
+export function cardCustomLinkEncode (doc: Card): Location {
+  const loc = getCurrentResolvedLocation()
+  loc.path[3] = encodeObjectURI(doc._id, card.class.Card)
+  return loc
+}
diff --git a/plugins/view-resources/src/utils.ts b/plugins/view-resources/src/utils.ts
index b29641268e..7b20f381ba 100644
--- a/plugins/view-resources/src/utils.ts
+++ b/plugins/view-resources/src/utils.ts
@@ -1141,6 +1141,20 @@ export async function getObjectLinkFragment (
   props: Record<string, any> = {},
   component: AnyComponent = view.component.EditDoc
 ): Promise<Location> {
+  const customProvider = hierarchy.classHierarchyMixin(
+    Hierarchy.mixinOrClass(object),
+    view.mixin.CustomObjectLinkProvider,
+    (m) => hasResource(m.encode) ?? false
+  )
+  if (customProvider !== undefined) {
+    const matchFn = await getResource(customProvider.match)
+    if (matchFn(object)) {
+      const encodeFn = await getResource(customProvider.encode)
+
+      return encodeFn(object)
+    }
+  }
+
   const provider = hierarchy.classHierarchyMixin(
     Hierarchy.mixinOrClass(object),
     view.mixin.LinkProvider,
diff --git a/plugins/view/src/index.ts b/plugins/view/src/index.ts
index a6d964fd90..cbb7e3f68e 100644
--- a/plugins/view/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/view/src/index.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ import {
   Viewlet,
   ViewletDescriptor,
   ViewletPreference,
-  LinkIdProvider
+  LinkIdProvider,
+  CustomObjectLinkProvider
 } from './types'
 
 export * from './types'
@@ -113,7 +114,8 @@ const view = plugin(viewId, {
     AttributeFilterPresenter: '' as Ref<Mixin<AttributeFilterPresenter>>,
     Aggregation: '' as Ref<Mixin<Aggregation>>,
     Groupping: '' as Ref<Mixin<Groupping>>,
-    ObjectIcon: '' as Ref<Mixin<ObjectIcon>>
+    ObjectIcon: '' as Ref<Mixin<ObjectIcon>>,
+    CustomObjectLinkProvider: '' as Ref<Mixin<CustomObjectLinkProvider>>
   },
   class: {
     ViewletPreference: '' as Ref<Class<ViewletPreference>>,
diff --git a/plugins/view/src/types.ts b/plugins/view/src/types.ts
index a16efc331e..bbe98b3919 100644
--- a/plugins/view/src/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/view/src/types.ts
@@ -812,6 +812,12 @@ export interface ObjectPanel extends Class<Doc> {
   component: AnyComponent
 }
 
+// Temp workaround for cards-based apps navigation
+export interface CustomObjectLinkProvider extends Class<Doc> {
+  match: Resource<(doc: Doc) => boolean>
+  encode: Resource<(doc: Doc) => Location>
+}
+
 /**
  * @public
  */
diff --git a/plugins/workbench/src/types.ts b/plugins/workbench/src/types.ts
index 420a5ec4a7..1ec3fb743d 100644
--- a/plugins/workbench/src/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/workbench/src/types.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export interface Application extends Doc {
   icon: Asset
   hidden: boolean
   position?: 'top' | 'mid'
+  type?: string // temporary workaround for navigation in card-based application
 
   // Also attached ApplicationNavModel will be joined after this one main.
   navigatorModel?: NavigatorModel