diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 38afaf5..7ef62a2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ authors = [
 maintainers = [
     {name = "Tim Holzheim", email = "tim.holzheim@rwth-aachen.de"},
 ]
-version = "0.0.16"
+version = "0.0.17"
 readme = "README.md"
 license= "Apache-2.0"
 dependencies = [
diff --git a/src/wikibasemigrator/web/webserver.py b/src/wikibasemigrator/web/webserver.py
index 8c5106a..e36caf7 100644
--- a/src/wikibasemigrator/web/webserver.py
+++ b/src/wikibasemigrator/web/webserver.py
@@ -65,11 +65,14 @@ async def login_via_wiki(request: Request):
             return response
 
         @ui.page("/")
-        async def main_page(client: Client) -> None:
+        async def main_page(client: Client, entities: str | None = None) -> None:
             await client.connected()
             profile = self.get_profile()
             user = await self.get_user()
-            WikibaseControllerPage(profile, self.get_icon_path(), user=user).setup_ui()
+            controller_page = WikibaseControllerPage(profile, self.get_icon_path(), user=user)
+            controller_page.setup_ui()
+            if entities is not None:
+                controller_page.select_entities(entities)
 
         @ui.page("/config")
         async def config_page(client: Client) -> None:
diff --git a/src/wikibasemigrator/web/wikibase_controller_page.py b/src/wikibasemigrator/web/wikibase_controller_page.py
index 21e4880..41ca7bf 100644
--- a/src/wikibasemigrator/web/wikibase_controller_page.py
+++ b/src/wikibasemigrator/web/wikibase_controller_page.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from wikibasemigrator.model.migration_mark import MigrationMark
 from wikibasemigrator.model.profile import WikibaseMigrationProfile
 from wikibasemigrator.model.translations import EntitySetTranslationResult
+from wikibasemigrator.web.item_selectors import ItemSelectorElement
 from wikibasemigrator.web.migration_view import MigrationView
 from wikibasemigrator.web.oauth import MediaWikiUserIdentity
 from wikibasemigrator.web.selection_view import SelectionView
@@ -85,6 +86,18 @@ def setup_view_container(self) -> None:
                 else:
                     self.selection_view.setup_ui()
 
+    def select_entities(self, entities: str):
+        """
+        Add given entities to the list of entities selected.
+        :param entities:
+        :return:
+        """
+        selector_id = 1
+        self.selection_view.switch_to_selector(selector_id)
+        selector = self.selection_view.selectors.get(selector_id)
+        if isinstance(selector, ItemSelectorElement):
+            selector.value = entities
+
     def requires_login(self) -> bool:
         """
         Check if user login is required