diff --git a/backend/lynx/lynx.go b/backend/lynx/lynx.go
index b6ac17a..a9f6b55 100644
--- a/backend/lynx/lynx.go
+++ b/backend/lynx/lynx.go
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package lynx
 
 import (
+	"log"
 	"net/http"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v5"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/apis"
@@ -25,4 +27,24 @@ func InitializePocketbase(app core.App) {
 
 		return nil
 	})
+
+	// Automatically update last_viewed_at when links are loaded
+	// individually. However, let the client control this behavior
+	// with a header.
+	app.OnRecordViewRequest("links").Add(func(e *core.RecordViewEvent) error {
+		updateHeader := e.HttpContext.Request().Header.Get("X-Lynx-Update-Last-Viewed")
+		if updateHeader != "true" {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		e.Record.Set("last_viewed_at", time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339))
+
+		err := app.Dao().SaveRecord(e.Record)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("Failed to update last_viewed_at: %v", err)
+			return err
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	})
 }
diff --git a/backend/lynx/lynx_test.go b/backend/lynx/lynx_test.go
index b3fa337..83b1516 100644
--- a/backend/lynx/lynx_test.go
+++ b/backend/lynx/lynx_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v5"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/core"
@@ -68,6 +69,70 @@ func TestHandleParseURL(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestOnRecordViewRequest(t *testing.T) {
+	setupTestApp := func(t *testing.T) *tests.TestApp {
+		testApp, err := tests.NewTestApp(testDataDir)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		InitializePocketbase(testApp)
+
+		return testApp
+	}
+
+	scenarios := []tests.ApiScenario{
+		{
+			Name:   "View link without update header",
+			Method: http.MethodGet,
+			Url:    "/api/collections/links/records/8n3iq8dt6vwi4ph",
+			RequestHeaders: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": generateRecordToken("users", "test2@example.com"),
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus: 200,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{"8n3iq8dt6vwi4ph"},
+			ExpectedEvents: map[string]int{
+				"OnRecordViewRequest": 1,
+			},
+			TestAppFactory: setupTestApp,
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "View link with update header",
+			Method: http.MethodGet,
+			Url:    "/api/collections/links/records/8n3iq8dt6vwi4ph",
+			RequestHeaders: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization":             generateRecordToken("users", "test2@example.com"),
+				"X-Lynx-Update-Last-Viewed": "true",
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus: 200,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{"8n3iq8dt6vwi4ph"},
+			ExpectedEvents: map[string]int{
+				"OnRecordViewRequest": 1,
+				"OnModelBeforeUpdate": 1,
+				"OnModelAfterUpdate":  1,
+			},
+			AfterTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, res *http.Response) {
+				record, err := app.Dao().FindRecordById("links", "8n3iq8dt6vwi4ph")
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+				lastViewedAt := record.GetDateTime("last_viewed_at")
+				if lastViewedAt.IsZero() {
+					t.Fatal("last_viewed_at was not updated")
+				}
+				if time.Since(lastViewedAt.Time()) > time.Minute {
+					t.Fatal("last_viewed_at was not updated recently")
+				}
+			},
+			TestAppFactory: setupTestApp,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, scenario := range scenarios {
+		scenario.Test(t)
+	}
+}
+
 func generateRecordToken(collectionNameOrId string, email string) string {
 	app, err := tests.NewTestApp(testDataDir)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/backend/test_pb_data/README.md b/backend/test_pb_data/README.md
index a7052d0..3316627 100644
--- a/backend/test_pb_data/README.md
+++ b/backend/test_pb_data/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # Test data users:
 
-- `test@example.com`: Basic user with no related models.
\ No newline at end of file
+- `test@example.com`: Basic user with no related models.
+- `test2@example.com`: Basic user with a single link, ID `8n3iq8dt6vwi4ph`
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/test_pb_data/data.db b/backend/test_pb_data/data.db
index 1e79a1b..48fbcf1 100644
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diff --git a/backend/test_pb_data/logs.db b/backend/test_pb_data/logs.db
index da31d4c..a2f8c7f 100644
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