diff --git a/question/bank/history/history.php b/question/bank/history/history.php
index 6e80d200765..65952277ee8 100644
--- a/question/bank/history/history.php
+++ b/question/bank/history/history.php
@@ -36,7 +36,15 @@ list($thispageurl, $contexts, $cmid, $cm, $module, $pagevars) =
         question_edit_setup('questions', '/question/bank/history/history.php');
 $pagevars['entryid'] = $entryid;
 $pagevars['returnurl'] = $returnurl;
-$url = new moodle_url($thispageurl, ['entryid' => $entryid, 'returnurl' => $returnurl]);
+$url = new moodle_url(
+    $thispageurl,
+    [
+        'entryid' => $entryid,
+        'returnurl' => $returnurl,
+        'view' => '\qbank_history\question_history_view',
+        'extraparams' => json_encode(['entryid' => $entryid, 'returnurl' => $returnurl]),
+    ],
+);
 $PAGE->set_url($url);
 
 // Additional param to differentiate with other question bank view.
diff --git a/question/bank/history/tests/behat/question_history_action.feature b/question/bank/history/tests/behat/question_history_action.feature
index f9dd7b742b3..4ac983f1467 100644
--- a/question/bank/history/tests/behat/question_history_action.feature
+++ b/question/bank/history/tests/behat/question_history_action.feature
@@ -86,3 +86,23 @@ Feature: Use the qbank plugin manager page for question history
     And I click on "Continue" "button"
     And I should see "Question bank"
     And I should not see "First question"
+
+  Scenario: Resetting the columns in the question history view will return it to its default setting.
+    Given the following "user preferences" exist:
+      | user  | preference                       | value                                                           |
+      | admin | qbank_columnsortorder_hiddencols | qbank_usage\question_last_used_column-question_last_used_column |
+    And the following "questions" exist:
+      | questioncategory | qtype     | name            | questiontext               |
+      | Test questions   | truefalse | Second question | Answer the second question |
+    When I am on the "Test quiz" "mod_quiz > question bank" page logged in as "admin"
+    And "Last used" "qbank_columnsortorder > column header" should not exist
+    Then I should see "First question"
+    And I should see "Second question"
+    And I choose "History" action for "First question" in the question bank
+    And "First question" "table_row" should exist
+    And "Second question" "table_row" should not exist
+    And "Last used" "qbank_columnsortorder > column header" should not exist
+    And I follow "Reset columns"
+    And "Last used" "qbank_columnsortorder > column header" should exist
+    And "First question" "table_row" should exist
+    And "Second question" "table_row" should not exist
diff --git a/question/lib.php b/question/lib.php
index 758c642d979..336b0ba97ed 100644
--- a/question/lib.php
+++ b/question/lib.php
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ function core_question_output_fragment_question_data(array $args): string {
     if (!empty($args['lastchanged'])) {
         $thispageurl->param('lastchanged', clean_param($args['lastchanged'], PARAM_INT));
     }
+    if (!empty($args['view'])) {
+        $thispageurl->param('view', clean_param($args['view'], PARAM_NOTAGS));
+    }
+    if (!empty($args['extraparams'])) {
+        $thispageurl->param('extraparams', clean_param($args['extraparams'], PARAM_RAW));
+    }
     // This is highly suspicious, but it is the same approach taken in /question/edit.php. See MDL-79281.
     $thispageurl->param('deleteall', 1);
     $questionbank = new $viewclass($contexts, $thispageurl, $course, $cm, $pagevars, $extraparams);