diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/behaviors/shortcuts/shortcuts_blob.js b/app/assets/javascripts/behaviors/shortcuts/shortcuts_blob.js
index a0bfd337d10a793494108c597222d5cb98578da5..9f8d7272e5c52e9afca92f48934fc8844a9ab850 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/behaviors/shortcuts/shortcuts_blob.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/behaviors/shortcuts/shortcuts_blob.js
@@ -1,64 +1,8 @@
 import { PROJECT_FILES_GO_TO_PERMALINK } from '~/behaviors/shortcuts/keybindings';
-import {
-  getLocationHash,
-  updateHistory,
-  urlIsDifferent,
-  urlContainsSha,
-  getShaFromUrl,
-} from '~/lib/utils/url_utility';
-import { updateRefPortionOfTitle } from '~/repository/utils/title';
-
-const defaults = {
-  fileBlobPermalinkUrl: null,
-  fileBlobPermalinkUrlElement: null,
-};
-
-function eventHasModifierKeys(event) {
-  // We ignore alt because I don't think alt clicks normally do anything special?
-  return event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey || event.shiftKey;
-}
+import { moveToFilePermalink } from '~/blob/utils';
 
 export default class ShortcutsBlob {
-  constructor(shortcuts, opts) {
-    const options = { ...defaults, ...opts };
-    this.options = options;
-
-    this.shortcircuitPermalinkButton();
-
-    shortcuts.add(PROJECT_FILES_GO_TO_PERMALINK, this.moveToFilePermalink.bind(this));
-  }
-
-  moveToFilePermalink() {
-    const permalink = this.options.fileBlobPermalinkUrl;
-
-    if (permalink) {
-      const hash = getLocationHash();
-      const hashUrlString = hash ? `#${hash}` : '';
-
-      if (urlIsDifferent(permalink)) {
-        updateHistory({
-          url: `${permalink}${hashUrlString}`,
-          title: document.title,
-        });
-      }
-
-      if (urlContainsSha({ url: permalink })) {
-        updateRefPortionOfTitle(getShaFromUrl({ url: permalink }));
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  shortcircuitPermalinkButton() {
-    const button = this.options.fileBlobPermalinkUrlElement;
-    const handleButton = (e) => {
-      if (!eventHasModifierKeys(e)) {
-        e.preventDefault();
-        this.moveToFilePermalink();
-      }
-    };
-
-    if (button) {
-      button.addEventListener('click', handleButton);
-    }
+  constructor(shortcuts) {
+    shortcuts.add(PROJECT_FILES_GO_TO_PERMALINK, moveToFilePermalink);
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/blob/utils.js b/app/assets/javascripts/blob/utils.js
index b2400a4b22473626d1fb51a0b9d5434f0efb20eb..0ecc8be102721142edc3f45d272e7bfac6dbb5be 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/blob/utils.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/blob/utils.js
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
-import { getBaseURL } from '~/lib/utils/url_utility';
+import {
+  getBaseURL,
+  updateHistory,
+  urlIsDifferent,
+  urlContainsSha,
+  getShaFromUrl,
+} from '~/lib/utils/url_utility';
+import { updateRefPortionOfTitle } from '~/repository/utils/title';
 
 const blameLinesPerPage = document.querySelector('.js-per-page')?.dataset?.blamePerPage;
 
@@ -15,4 +22,40 @@ export const getPageSearchString = (path, page) => {
   return url.search;
 };
 
+export function moveToFilePermalink() {
+  const fileBlobPermalinkUrlElement = document.querySelector('.js-data-file-blob-permalink-url');
+  const permalink = fileBlobPermalinkUrlElement?.getAttribute('href');
+
+  if (!permalink) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (urlIsDifferent(permalink)) {
+    updateHistory({
+      url: permalink,
+      title: document.title,
+    });
+
+    if (urlContainsSha({ url: permalink })) {
+      updateRefPortionOfTitle(getShaFromUrl({ url: permalink }));
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function eventHasModifierKeys(event) {
+  // We ignore alt because I don't think alt clicks normally do anything special?
+  return event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey || event.shiftKey;
+}
+
+export function shortcircuitPermalinkButton() {
+  const fileBlobPermalinkUrlElement = document.querySelector('.js-data-file-blob-permalink-url');
+
+  fileBlobPermalinkUrlElement?.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
+    if (!eventHasModifierKeys(e)) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      moveToFilePermalink();
+    }
+  });
+}
+
 export default () => ({});
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/pages/projects/init_blob.js b/app/assets/javascripts/pages/projects/init_blob.js
index 6e3e1a35bd27d98e9cf0d708b2860a093309dbc3..0cf109c71210683d0d965c262f49c46ba4066dcd 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/pages/projects/init_blob.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/pages/projects/init_blob.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { addShortcutsExtension } from '~/behaviors/shortcuts';
 import ShortcutsBlob from '~/behaviors/shortcuts/shortcuts_blob';
+import { shortcircuitPermalinkButton } from '~/blob/utils';
 import ShortcutsNavigation from '~/behaviors/shortcuts/shortcuts_navigation';
 import BlobForkSuggestion from '~/blob/blob_fork_suggestion';
 import BlobLinePermalinkUpdater from '~/blob/blob_line_permalink_updater';
@@ -15,15 +16,10 @@ export default () => {
     document.querySelectorAll('.js-data-file-blob-permalink-url, .js-blob-blame-link'),
   );
 
-  const fileBlobPermalinkUrlElement = document.querySelector('.js-data-file-blob-permalink-url');
-  const fileBlobPermalinkUrl =
-    fileBlobPermalinkUrlElement && fileBlobPermalinkUrlElement.getAttribute('href');
+  shortcircuitPermalinkButton();
 
   addShortcutsExtension(ShortcutsNavigation);
-  addShortcutsExtension(ShortcutsBlob, {
-    fileBlobPermalinkUrl,
-    fileBlobPermalinkUrlElement,
-  });
+  addShortcutsExtension(ShortcutsBlob);
 
   new BlobForkSuggestion({
     openButtons: document.querySelectorAll('.js-edit-blob-link-fork-toggler'),
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/repository/components/blob_controls.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/repository/components/blob_controls.vue
index af7dc9ecc2af66c253645fa8533f0d5414368b78..5571796cd9227cdde4adb5cca7df91764364d3c7 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/repository/components/blob_controls.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/repository/components/blob_controls.vue
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import Shortcuts from '~/behaviors/shortcuts/shortcuts';
 import { addShortcutsExtension } from '~/behaviors/shortcuts';
 import { shouldDisableShortcuts } from '~/behaviors/shortcuts/shortcuts_toggle';
 import ShortcutsBlob from '~/behaviors/shortcuts/shortcuts_blob';
+import { shortcircuitPermalinkButton } from '~/blob/utils';
 import BlobLinePermalinkUpdater from '~/blob/blob_line_permalink_updater';
 import {
   keysFor,
@@ -133,15 +134,8 @@ export default {
   },
   methods: {
     initShortcuts() {
-      const fileBlobPermalinkUrlElement = document.querySelector(
-        '.js-data-file-blob-permalink-url',
-      );
-      const fileBlobPermalinkUrl =
-        fileBlobPermalinkUrlElement && fileBlobPermalinkUrlElement.getAttribute('href');
-      addShortcutsExtension(ShortcutsBlob, {
-        fileBlobPermalinkUrl,
-        fileBlobPermalinkUrlElement,
-      });
+      shortcircuitPermalinkButton();
+      addShortcutsExtension(ShortcutsBlob);
     },
     initLinksUpdate() {
       // eslint-disable-next-line no-new
diff --git a/spec/features/projects/blobs/shortcuts_blob_spec.rb b/spec/features/projects/blobs/shortcuts_blob_spec.rb
index 162066540d9d4c21434405684e7c4163f54cf93f..0de9137f9ec70b9e606c62d928241955361ebfc8 100644
--- a/spec/features/projects/blobs/shortcuts_blob_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/projects/blobs/shortcuts_blob_spec.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,20 @@ def visit_blob(fragment = nil)
         expect(page).to have_current_path(get_absolute_url(project_blob_path(project, tree_join(sha, path))), url: true)
       end
 
+      it 'redirects to permalink of a currently viewed file' do
+        visit project_path(project)
+        wait_for_requests
+        click_link 'VERSION'
+        wait_for_requests
+        page.driver.go_back
+        click_link path
+        wait_for_requests
+
+        find('body').native.send_key('y')
+
+        expect(page).to have_current_path(get_absolute_url(project_blob_path(project, tree_join(sha, path))), url: true)
+      end
+
       it 'maintains fragment hash when redirecting' do
         fragment = "L1"
         visit_blob(fragment)