diff --git a/ui/src/components/ActivityRow.tsx b/ui/src/components/ActivityRow.tsx
index 1bfc466b..c5705306 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/ActivityRow.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/ActivityRow.tsx
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ function formatVerb(action: string, details?: Record<string, unknown> | null): s
   return ACTION_VERBS[action] ?? action.replace(/[._]/g, " ");
 }
 
-function entityLink(entityType: string, entityId: string): string | null {
+function entityLink(entityType: string, entityId: string, name?: string | null): string | null {
   switch (entityType) {
-    case "issue": return `/issues/${entityId}`;
+    case "issue": return `/issues/${name ?? entityId}`;
     case "agent": return `/agents/${entityId}`;
     case "project": return `/projects/${entityId}`;
     case "goal": return `/goals/${entityId}`;
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export function ActivityRow({ event, agentMap, entityNameMap, className }: Activ
 
   const link = isHeartbeatEvent && heartbeatAgentId
     ? `/agents/${heartbeatAgentId}/runs/${event.entityId}`
-    : entityLink(event.entityType, event.entityId);
+    : entityLink(event.entityType, event.entityId, name);
 
   const actor = event.actorType === "agent" ? agentMap.get(event.actorId) : null;
 
diff --git a/ui/src/pages/Activity.tsx b/ui/src/pages/Activity.tsx
index 198a983b..d96a48bf 100644
--- a/ui/src/pages/Activity.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/pages/Activity.tsx
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export function Activity() {
 
   const entityNameMap = useMemo(() => {
     const map = new Map<string, string>();
-    for (const i of issues ?? []) map.set(`issue:${i.id}`, i.title);
+    for (const i of issues ?? []) map.set(`issue:${i.id}`, i.identifier ?? i.id.slice(0, 8));
     for (const a of agents ?? []) map.set(`agent:${a.id}`, a.name);
     for (const p of projects ?? []) map.set(`project:${p.id}`, p.name);
     for (const g of goals ?? []) map.set(`goal:${g.id}`, g.title);
diff --git a/ui/src/pages/Dashboard.tsx b/ui/src/pages/Dashboard.tsx
index 82e6b882..42c09d59 100644
--- a/ui/src/pages/Dashboard.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/pages/Dashboard.tsx
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export function Dashboard() {
 
   const entityNameMap = useMemo(() => {
     const map = new Map<string, string>();
-    for (const i of issues ?? []) map.set(`issue:${i.id}`, i.title);
+    for (const i of issues ?? []) map.set(`issue:${i.id}`, i.identifier ?? i.id.slice(0, 8));
     for (const a of agents ?? []) map.set(`agent:${a.id}`, a.name);
     for (const p of projects ?? []) map.set(`project:${p.id}`, p.name);
     return map;