diff --git a/src/core/plugins/deep-linking/layout.js b/src/core/plugins/deep-linking/layout.js
index 2d7f3624..7104240a 100644
--- a/src/core/plugins/deep-linking/layout.js
+++ b/src/core/plugins/deep-linking/layout.js
@@ -77,6 +77,13 @@ export const parseDeepLinkHash = (rawHash) => ({ layoutActions, layoutSelectors,
 
     const isShownKey = layoutSelectors.isShownKeyFromUrlHashArray(hashArray)
 
+    const [type, tagId] = isShownKey
+
+    if(type === "operations") {
+      // we're going to show an operation, so we need to expand the tag as well
+      layoutActions.show(layoutSelectors.isShownKeyFromUrlHashArray([tagId]))
+    }
+
     layoutActions.show(isShownKey, true) // TODO: 'show' operation tag
     layoutActions.scrollTo(isShownKey)
   }
diff --git a/test/e2e-cypress/tests/deep-linking.js b/test/e2e-cypress/tests/deep-linking.js
index 9aad615e..4f51e143 100644
--- a/test/e2e-cypress/tests/deep-linking.js
+++ b/test/e2e-cypress/tests/deep-linking.js
@@ -71,6 +71,19 @@ describe("Deep linking feature", () => {
           .should("exist")
       })
     })
+
+    describe("regular Operation with `docExpansion: none` enabled", function() {
+      it("should expand a tag", () => {
+        cy.visit(`${baseUrl}&docExpansion=none#/myTag`)
+          .get(`.opblock-tag-section.is-open`)
+          .should("have.length", 1)
+      })
+      it("should expand an operation", () => {
+        cy.visit(`${baseUrl}&docExpansion=none#/myTag/myOperation`)
+          .get(`.opblock.is-open`)
+          .should("have.length", 1)
+      })
+    })
   })
   describe("in OpenAPI 3", () => {
     const baseUrl = "/?deepLinking=true&url=/documents/features/deep-linking.swagger.yaml"
@@ -144,5 +157,18 @@ describe("Deep linking feature", () => {
           .should("exist")
       })
     })
+
+    describe("regular Operation with `docExpansion: none` enabled", function () {
+      it("should expand a tag", () => {
+        cy.visit(`${baseUrl}&docExpansion=none#/myTag`)
+          .get(`.opblock-tag-section.is-open`)
+          .should("have.length", 1)
+      })
+      it("should expand an operation", () => {
+        cy.visit(`${baseUrl}&docExpansion=none#/myTag/myOperation`)
+          .get(`.opblock.is-open`)
+          .should("have.length", 1)
+      })
+    })
   })
 })
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