diff --git a/lib/classes/event/config_log_created.php b/lib/classes/event/config_log_created.php
index 31366b136be..c1ba7d167b1 100644
--- a/lib/classes/event/config_log_created.php
+++ b/lib/classes/event/config_log_created.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  */
 namespace core\event;
 
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
+use moodle_url;
 
 /**
  * Event class for when an admin config log is created.
@@ -78,10 +78,12 @@ class config_log_created extends base {
     /**
      * Returns relevant URL.
      *
-     * @return \moodle_url
+     * @return moodle_url
      */
     public function get_url() {
-        return new \moodle_url('/admin/index.php');
+        return new moodle_url('/report/configlog/index.php', [
+            'search' => $this->other['name'],
+        ]);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/report/configlog/index.php b/report/configlog/index.php
index 027eeda078a..91d4ba8f4bf 100644
--- a/report/configlog/index.php
+++ b/report/configlog/index.php
@@ -26,23 +26,30 @@
 require(__DIR__.'/../../config.php');
 require_once($CFG->libdir.'/adminlib.php');
 
-admin_externalpage_setup('reportconfiglog', '', null, '', array('pagelayout'=>'report'));
+// Allow searching by setting when providing parameter directly.
+$search = optional_param('search', '', PARAM_TEXT);
+
+admin_externalpage_setup('reportconfiglog', '', ['search' => $search], '', ['pagelayout' => 'report']);
 
 echo $OUTPUT->header();
 echo $OUTPUT->heading(get_string('configlog', 'report_configlog'));
 
-$mform = new \report_configlog\form\search();
-
 /** @var cache_session $cache */
 $cache = cache::make_from_params(cache_store::MODE_SESSION, 'report_customlog', 'search');
-if ($cachedata = $cache->get('data')) {
-    $mform->set_data($cachedata);
+
+if (!empty($search)) {
+    $searchdata = (object) ['setting' => $search];
+} else {
+    $searchdata = $cache->get('data');
 }
 
+$mform = new \report_configlog\form\search();
+$mform->set_data($searchdata);
+
 $searchclauses = [];
 
 // Check if we have a form submission, or a cached submission.
-$data = ($mform->is_submitted() ? $mform->get_data() : fullclone($cachedata));
+$data = ($mform->is_submitted() ? $mform->get_data() : fullclone($searchdata));
 if ($data instanceof stdClass) {
     if (!empty($data->value)) {
         $searchclauses[] = $data->value;