diff --git a/src/import-data/ImportDataPage.ts b/src/import-data/ImportDataPage.ts
index f8e0ea2274..2bab092e21 100644
--- a/src/import-data/ImportDataPage.ts
+++ b/src/import-data/ImportDataPage.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { div, h, img } from 'react-hyperscript-helpers';
 import FooterWrapper from 'src/components/FooterWrapper';
 import { TopBar } from 'src/components/TopBar';
 import scienceBackground from 'src/images/science-background.jpg';
+import { useImportDrsRequest } from 'src/import-data/useImportDrsRequest';
 import * as Nav from 'src/libs/nav';
 import * as Utils from 'src/libs/utils';
 
@@ -19,11 +20,15 @@ const styles = {
   },
 } as const satisfies Record<string, CSSProperties>;
 
-const ImportDataPage = () => {
+export const ImportDataPage = () => {
   const {
-    query: { format, referrer },
+    query: { format, referrer, drs },
   } = Nav.useRoute();
 
+  // Check if DRS URI is present and resolve it
+  const drsUri = drs ? decodeURIComponent(drs) : undefined;
+  useImportDrsRequest(drsUri);
+
   const isDataset = !_.includes(format, ['snapshot', 'tdrexport']);
   const title = Utils.cond(
     [referrer === 'data-catalog', () => 'Catalog'],
diff --git a/src/import-data/useImportDrsRequest.test.ts b/src/import-data/useImportDrsRequest.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e98279cbf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/import-data/useImportDrsRequest.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import { screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { h } from 'react-hyperscript-helpers';
+import { ImportDataPage } from 'src/import-data/ImportDataPage';
+import { useImportDrsRequest } from 'src/import-data/useImportDrsRequest';
+import * as Nav from 'src/libs/nav';
+import { renderWithAppContexts } from 'src/testing/test-utils';
+
+jest.mock('src/libs/nav', () => ({
+  ...jest.requireActual('src/libs/nav'),
+  getCurrentUrl: jest.fn().mockReturnValue(new URL('https://app.terra.bio')),
+  getLink: jest.fn().mockImplementation((_) => _),
+  goToPath: jest.fn(),
+  useRoute: jest.fn().mockReturnValue({ query: {} }),
+}));
+
+jest.mock('src/import-data/useImportDrsRequest', () => ({
+  useImportDrsRequest: jest.fn(),
+}));
+
+describe('ImportDataPage', () => {
+  it('renders the ImportDataPage component with the correct title and content', async () => {
+    // Arrange
+    (Nav.useRoute as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue({
+      query: { format: 'dataset', referrer: 'data-catalog', drs: 'drs://example.com' },
+    });
+
+    // Act
+    renderWithAppContexts(h(ImportDataPage));
+
+    // Assert
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByText('Catalog')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByRole('main')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByAltText('')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(useImportDrsRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith('drs://example.com');
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('renders the ImportDataPage component with the default title when referrer is not data-catalog', async () => {
+    // Arrange
+    (Nav.useRoute as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue({
+      query: { format: 'snapshot', referrer: 'other', drs: undefined },
+    });
+
+    // Act
+    renderWithAppContexts(h(ImportDataPage));
+
+    // Assert
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByText('Import Snapshot')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByRole('main')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByAltText('')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(useImportDrsRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith(undefined);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/import-data/useImportDrsRequest.ts b/src/import-data/useImportDrsRequest.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7d0d583c1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/import-data/useImportDrsRequest.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { useEffect } from 'react';
+import { DrsUriResolver } from 'src/libs/ajax/drs/DrsUriResolver';
+import * as Nav from 'src/libs/nav';
+import { useCancellation } from 'src/libs/react-utils';
+
+export const useImportDrsRequest = (drsUri: string | undefined) => {
+  const signal = useCancellation();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!drsUri) return;
+
+    const fetchData = async () => {
+      try {
+        const { contentType, accessUrl } = await DrsUriResolver(signal).getDataObjectMetadata(
+          decodeURIComponent(drsUri),
+          ['contentType', 'accessUrl']
+        );
+
+        if (contentType === 'application/pfb' && accessUrl) {
+          Nav.updateSearch({ url: accessUrl });
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Error fetching DRS URI metadata:', error);
+      }
+    };
+
+    fetchData().then();
+  }, [drsUri, signal]);
+};