diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/reports/reports_datatable.js b/app/assets/javascripts/reports/reports_datatable.js
index e0d066559..e85d50cc6 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/reports/reports_datatable.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/reports/reports_datatable.js
@@ -360,6 +360,8 @@
     });
   }
 
+  $('#show_report_preview').click();
+
   initDatatable();
   initUpdatePDFReport();
   initGenerateDocxReport();
diff --git a/app/controllers/reports_controller.rb b/app/controllers/reports_controller.rb
index cbb881125..725871cca 100644
--- a/app/controllers/reports_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/reports_controller.rb
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ class ReportsController < ApplicationController
     respond_to do |format|
       format.json do
         @report.update!(pdf_file_processing: true)
+        log_activity(:generate_pdf_report)
         Reports::PdfJob.perform_later(@report, current_user)
         render json: {
           message: I18n.t('projects.reports.index.generation.accepted_message')
@@ -200,6 +201,7 @@ class ReportsController < ApplicationController
     respond_to do |format|
       format.json do
         @report.update!(docx_file_processing: true)
+        log_activity(:generate_docx_report)
         Reports::DocxJob.perform_later(@report, current_user, current_team, root_url)
         render json: {
           message: I18n.t('projects.reports.index.generation.accepted_message')
@@ -550,6 +552,7 @@ class ReportsController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def generate_pdf_report
+    log_activity(:generate_pdf_report)
     Reports::PdfJob.perform_later(@report, current_user) if @report.persisted?
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/helpers/global_activities_helper.rb b/app/helpers/global_activities_helper.rb
index 4fe5e5c0f..9500988d4 100644
--- a/app/helpers/global_activities_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/global_activities_helper.rb
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ module GlobalActivitiesHelper
     when Step
       return current_value
     when Report
-      path = reports_path(team: obj.team.id)
+      preview_type = activity.type_of == 'generate_docx_report' ? :docx : :pdf
+      path = reports_path(team: obj.team.id, preview_report_id: obj.id, preview_type: preview_type)
     when ProjectFolder
       path = if obj.new_record?
                projects_path(team: activity.team.id)
diff --git a/app/views/global_activities/references/_report.html.erb b/app/views/global_activities/references/_report.html.erb
index 9bcb7acef..e3fc38821 100644
--- a/app/views/global_activities/references/_report.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/global_activities/references/_report.html.erb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <div class="ga-breadcrumb">
   <span class="fas fa-clipboard-check"></span>
   <% if subject %>
-    <%= route_to_other_team(reports_path(subject, team: subject.team.id),
+    <%= route_to_other_team(reports_path(subject, team: subject.team.id, preview_report_id: subject.id, preview_type: :pdf),
                             team,
                             subject.name&.truncate(Constants::NAME_TRUNCATION_LENGTH),
                             title: subject.name) %>
diff --git a/app/views/reports/index.html.erb b/app/views/reports/index.html.erb
index 419604c23..084825a55 100644
--- a/app/views/reports/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/reports/index.html.erb
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 
 <%= stylesheet_link_tag 'datatables' %>
 
+<% if params[:preview_report_id] %>
+  <%= hidden_field_tag :show_report_preview, nil, class: "file-preview-link", data: { preview_url: document_preview_report_path(params[:preview_report_id], report_type: params[:preview_type]) } %>
+<% end %>
+
 <div class="content-pane flexible reports-index">
   <%= render partial: 'reports/index_header' %>
   <div id="content-reports-index">
diff --git a/config/initializers/extends.rb b/config/initializers/extends.rb
index 3520f1f5f..7d8682f85 100644
--- a/config/initializers/extends.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/extends.rb
@@ -381,7 +381,9 @@ class Extends
     create_project_folder: 159,
     move_project_folder: 160,
     rename_project_folder: 161,
-    delete_project_folder: 162
+    delete_project_folder: 162,
+    generate_pdf_report: 163,
+    generate_docx_report: 164
   }
 
   ACTIVITY_GROUPS = {
@@ -392,7 +394,7 @@ class Extends
     task_protocol: [15, 22, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 17, 38, 39, 100, 111, 45, 46, 47, 121, 124, 115, 118, 127, 130, 137],
     task_inventory: [55, 56, 146, 147],
     experiment: [*27..31, 57],
-    reports: [48, 50, 49],
+    reports: [48, 50, 49, 163, 164],
     inventories: [70, 71, 105, 144, 145, 72, 73, 74, 102, 142, 143, 75, 76, 77, 78, 96, 107, 113, 114, *133..136],
     protocol_repository: [80, 103, 89, 87, 79, 90, 91, 88, 85, 86, 84, 81, 82,
                           83, 101, 112, 123, 125, 117, 119, 129, 131],
diff --git a/config/locales/global_activities/en.yml b/config/locales/global_activities/en.yml
index 7f9a6a28b..79d7e3a97 100644
--- a/config/locales/global_activities/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/global_activities/en.yml
@@ -182,6 +182,8 @@ en:
       rename_project_folder_html: "%{user} renamed project folder %{project_folder}."
       delete_project_folder_html: "%{user} deleted project folder %{project_folder}."
       move_project_folder_html: "%{user} moved folder %{project_folder} from folder %{project_folder_from}</strong> to folder %{project_folder_to}."
+      generate_pdf_report_html: "%{user} generated PDF report %{report}."
+      generate_docx_report_html: "%{user} generated DOCX report %{report}."
 
     activity_name:
       create_project: "Project created"
@@ -328,6 +330,8 @@ en:
       rename_project_folder: "Project folder renamed"
       delete_project_folder: "Project folder deleted"
       move_project_folder: "Project folder moved"
+      generate_pdf_report: "PDF Report generated"
+      generate_docx_report: "DOCX Report generated"
 
     activity_group:
       projects: "Projects"