diff --git a/application/tests/web_main_test.py b/application/tests/web_main_test.py
index e5d285acd..2ff274ed2 100644
--- a/application/tests/web_main_test.py
+++ b/application/tests/web_main_test.py
@@ -571,6 +571,7 @@ def test_smartlink(self) -> None:
             collection.add_link(dcb, dasvs, ltype=defs.LinkTypes.LinkedTo)
             collection.add_link(dcd, dcwe, ltype=defs.LinkTypes.LinkedTo)
 
+            # single CRE linked via sectionID: should redirect directly to the CRE page (issue #486)
             response = client.get(
                 "/smartlink/standard/CWE/456",
                 headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"},
@@ -579,9 +580,27 @@ def test_smartlink(self) -> None:
             for head in response.headers:
                 if head[0] == "Location":
                     location = head[1]
-            self.assertEqual(location, "/node/standard/CWE/sectionid/456")
+            self.assertEqual(location, "/cre/222-222")
             self.assertEqual(302, response.status_code)
 
+            # single CRE linked via section: should redirect directly to the CRE page (issue #486)
+            response = client.get(
+                "/smartlink/standard/ASVS/v0.1.2",
+                headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"},
+            )
+            location = ""
+            for head in response.headers:
+                if head[0] == "Location":
+                    location = head[1]
+            self.assertEqual(location, "/cre/333-333")
+            self.assertEqual(302, response.status_code)
+
+            # multi-CRE case: add a second CRE linked to the same ASVS node,
+            # should fall back to the node page instead of jumping to a CRE
+            cres["ce"] = defs.CRE(id="444-444", description="CE", name="CE", tags=["te"])
+            dce = collection.add_cre(cres["ce"])
+            collection.add_link(dce, dasvs, ltype=defs.LinkTypes.LinkedTo)
+
             response = client.get(
                 "/smartlink/standard/ASVS/v0.1.2",
                 headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"},
diff --git a/application/web/web_main.py b/application/web/web_main.py
index 4049f8981..6bff58e53 100644
--- a/application/web/web_main.py
+++ b/application/web/web_main.py
@@ -756,6 +756,18 @@ def smartlink(
         logger.info(
             f"found node of type {ntype}, name {name} and section {section}, redirecting to opencre"
         )
+        # If there is exactly one CRE linked to this node, jump directly to the CRE page (issue #486)
+        cre_links = [
+            link
+            for link in nodes[0].links
+            if link.document.doctype == defs.Credoctypes.CRE and link.document.id
+        ]
+        if len(cre_links) == 1:
+            cre_id = cre_links[0].document.id
+            logger.info(
+                f"single CRE {cre_id} linked to node {name}/{section}, redirecting directly to CRE page"
+            )
+            return redirect(f"/cre/{cre_id}")
         if found_section_id:
             return redirect(f"/node/{ntype}/{name}/sectionid/{section}")
         return redirect(f"/node/{ntype}/{name}/section/{section}")