diff --git a/ui/app/components/job-page/parts/recent-allocations.js b/ui/app/components/job-page/parts/recent-allocations.js
index 6b2005da05b7..9729eb47c982 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/job-page/parts/recent-allocations.js
+++ b/ui/app/components/job-page/parts/recent-allocations.js
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 import Component from '@ember/component';
 import { computed } from '@ember/object';
+import { inject as service } from '@ember/service';
 import PromiseArray from 'nomad-ui/utils/classes/promise-array';
 
 export default Component.extend({
   classNames: ['boxed-section'],
 
+  router: service(),
+
   sortProperty: 'modifyIndex',
   sortDescending: true,
   sortedAllocations: computed('job.allocations.@each.modifyIndex', function() {
@@ -20,7 +23,7 @@ export default Component.extend({
 
   actions: {
     gotoAllocation(allocation) {
-      this.transitionToRoute('allocations.allocation', allocation);
+      this.router.transitionTo('allocations.allocation', allocation.id);
     },
   },
 });
diff --git a/ui/tests/helpers/module-for-job.js b/ui/tests/helpers/module-for-job.js
index 0cd34c5a863a..a8ad066900bd 100644
--- a/ui/tests/helpers/module-for-job.js
+++ b/ui/tests/helpers/module-for-job.js
@@ -54,6 +54,19 @@ export default function moduleForJob(title, context, jobFactory, additionalTests
         assert.ok(JobDetail.allocationsSummary, 'Allocations are shown in the summary section');
         assert.notOk(JobDetail.childrenSummary, 'Children are not shown in the summary section');
       });
+
+      test('clicking in an allocation row navigates to that allocation', async function(assert) {
+        const allocationRow = JobDetail.allocations[0];
+        const allocationId = allocationRow.id;
+
+        await allocationRow.visitRow();
+
+        assert.equal(
+          currentURL(),
+          `/allocations/${allocationId}`,
+          'Allocation row links to allocation detail'
+        );
+      });
     }
 
     if (context === 'children') {
diff --git a/ui/tests/pages/components/allocations.js b/ui/tests/pages/components/allocations.js
index 99307e5c7826..e00c129be6dc 100644
--- a/ui/tests/pages/components/allocations.js
+++ b/ui/tests/pages/components/allocations.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export default function(selector = '[data-test-allocation]', propKey = 'allocati
       rescheduled: isPresent('[data-test-indicators] [data-test-icon="reschedule"]'),
 
       visit: clickable('[data-test-short-id] a'),
+      visitRow: clickable(),
       visitJob: clickable('[data-test-job]'),
       visitClient: clickable('[data-test-client] a'),
     }),