diff --git a/lib/tdeck_ui/UI/LXMF/NomadNetCompactPage.cpp b/lib/tdeck_ui/UI/LXMF/NomadNetCompactPage.cpp
index ae4d6a91..87df2dce 100644
--- a/lib/tdeck_ui/UI/LXMF/NomadNetCompactPage.cpp
+++ b/lib/tdeck_ui/UI/LXMF/NomadNetCompactPage.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ bool CompactPage::assign(const Document& document) {
             }
         }
         for (std::size_t i = 0; i < link_count; ++i) {
-            const std::size_t bytes = document.links[i].target.size() + 1;
+            const std::size_t bytes = document.links[i].target.size() +
+                (document.links[i].fields.empty() ? 0 : document.links[i].fields.size() + 1) + 1;
             if (bytes > MAX_ARENA_BYTES - std::min(arena_size, MAX_ARENA_BYTES)) return false;
             arena_size += bytes;
         }
@@ -62,7 +63,12 @@ bool CompactPage::assign(const Document& document) {
 
         for (std::size_t i = 0; i < link_count; ++i) {
             LinkRecord link;
-            if (!append(document.links[i].target, link.target_offset, link.target_length)) {
+            std::string navigation_target = document.links[i].target;
+            if (!document.links[i].fields.empty()) {
+                navigation_target += '`';
+                navigation_target += document.links[i].fields;
+            }
+            if (!append(navigation_target, link.target_offset, link.target_length)) {
                 clear();
                 return false;
             }
diff --git a/lib/tdeck_ui/UI/LXMF/NomadNetProtocol.h b/lib/tdeck_ui/UI/LXMF/NomadNetProtocol.h
index 7bb2bdee..db0c03e0 100644
--- a/lib/tdeck_ui/UI/LXMF/NomadNetProtocol.h
+++ b/lib/tdeck_ui/UI/LXMF/NomadNetProtocol.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <cstdint>
+#include <string>
 #include <vector>
 #include "NomadNetMemory.h"
 
@@ -13,6 +14,62 @@ inline std::vector<uint8_t> no_form_request_data() {
     return {0xc0};
 }
 
+inline void append_msgpack_string(std::vector<uint8_t>& output, const std::string& value) {
+    const std::size_t size = value.size();
+    if (size <= 31) {
+        output.push_back(static_cast<uint8_t>(0xa0 | size));
+    } else if (size <= 0xff) {
+        output.push_back(0xd9);
+        output.push_back(static_cast<uint8_t>(size));
+    } else {
+        output.push_back(0xda);
+        output.push_back(static_cast<uint8_t>(size >> 8));
+        output.push_back(static_cast<uint8_t>(size));
+    }
+    output.insert(output.end(), value.begin(), value.end());
+}
+
+inline std::vector<uint8_t> request_data(const std::string& fields) {
+    if (fields.empty()) return no_form_request_data();
+
+    std::size_t variable_count = 0;
+    for (std::size_t start = 0; start <= fields.size();) {
+        const std::size_t end = fields.find('|', start);
+        const std::size_t length = (end == std::string::npos ? fields.size() : end) - start;
+        const std::string field = fields.substr(start, length);
+        const std::size_t equals = field.find('=');
+        if (equals != std::string::npos && field.find('=', equals + 1) == std::string::npos) {
+            ++variable_count;
+        }
+        if (end == std::string::npos) break;
+        start = end + 1;
+    }
+
+    std::vector<uint8_t> output;
+    output.reserve(fields.size() + variable_count * 5 + 3);
+    if (variable_count <= 15) {
+        output.push_back(static_cast<uint8_t>(0x80 | variable_count));
+    } else {
+        output.push_back(0xde);
+        output.push_back(static_cast<uint8_t>(variable_count >> 8));
+        output.push_back(static_cast<uint8_t>(variable_count));
+    }
+
+    for (std::size_t start = 0; start <= fields.size();) {
+        const std::size_t end = fields.find('|', start);
+        const std::size_t length = (end == std::string::npos ? fields.size() : end) - start;
+        const std::string field = fields.substr(start, length);
+        const std::size_t equals = field.find('=');
+        if (equals != std::string::npos && field.find('=', equals + 1) == std::string::npos) {
+            append_msgpack_string(output, "var_" + field.substr(0, equals));
+            append_msgpack_string(output, field.substr(equals + 1));
+        }
+        if (end == std::string::npos) break;
+        start = end + 1;
+    }
+    return output;
+}
+
 class ResponseBuffer {
 public:
     static constexpr std::size_t MAX_BYTES = 64 * 1024;
diff --git a/lib/tdeck_ui/UI/LXMF/NomadNetUrl.cpp b/lib/tdeck_ui/UI/LXMF/NomadNetUrl.cpp
index 7a2b80a0..1b52745b 100644
--- a/lib/tdeck_ui/UI/LXMF/NomadNetUrl.cpp
+++ b/lib/tdeck_ui/UI/LXMF/NomadNetUrl.cpp
@@ -18,13 +18,23 @@ bool Url::parse(const std::string& input, Url& result, std::string& error,
             return false;
         }
     }
-    const auto colon = input.find(':');
-    if (colon != std::string::npos && input.find(':', colon + 1) != std::string::npos) {
+    const auto fields_separator = input.find('`');
+    if (fields_separator != std::string::npos &&
+        input.find('`', fields_separator + 1) != std::string::npos) {
+        error = "Address has too many field separators";
+        return false;
+    }
+    const std::string address = fields_separator == std::string::npos
+        ? input : input.substr(0, fields_separator);
+    std::string fields = fields_separator == std::string::npos
+        ? std::string() : input.substr(fields_separator + 1);
+    const auto colon = address.find(':');
+    if (colon != std::string::npos && address.find(':', colon + 1) != std::string::npos) {
         error = "Address has too many separators";
         return false;
     }
-    std::string destination = colon == std::string::npos ? input : input.substr(0, colon);
-    std::string path = colon == std::string::npos ? DEFAULT_PATH : input.substr(colon + 1);
+    std::string destination = colon == std::string::npos ? address : address.substr(0, colon);
+    std::string path = colon == std::string::npos ? DEFAULT_PATH : address.substr(colon + 1);
     if (destination.empty()) destination = current_destination;
     if (destination.size() != 32 ||
         !std::all_of(destination.begin(), destination.end(), [](unsigned char c) { return std::isxdigit(c); })) {
@@ -44,6 +54,7 @@ bool Url::parse(const std::string& input, Url& result, std::string& error,
     }
     result.destination_hex = std::move(destination);
     result.path = std::move(path);
+    result.fields = std::move(fields);
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/tdeck_ui/UI/LXMF/NomadNetUrl.h b/lib/tdeck_ui/UI/LXMF/NomadNetUrl.h
index ecb4bd3a..06b311ba 100644
--- a/lib/tdeck_ui/UI/LXMF/NomadNetUrl.h
+++ b/lib/tdeck_ui/UI/LXMF/NomadNetUrl.h
@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@ struct Url {
     static constexpr const char* DEFAULT_PATH = "/page/index.mu";
     std::string destination_hex;
     std::string path;
+    std::string fields;
 
-    std::string str() const { return destination_hex + ":" + path; }
+    std::string str() const {
+        return destination_hex + ":" + path + (fields.empty() ? std::string() : "`" + fields);
+    }
 
     static bool parse(const std::string& input, Url& result, std::string& error,
                       const std::string& current_destination = {});
diff --git a/lib/tdeck_ui/UI/LXMF/UIManager.cpp b/lib/tdeck_ui/UI/LXMF/UIManager.cpp
index a7182b5d..45da2e5f 100644
--- a/lib/tdeck_ui/UI/LXMF/UIManager.cpp
+++ b/lib/tdeck_ui/UI/LXMF/UIManager.cpp
@@ -2189,10 +2189,10 @@ void UIManager::nomad_send_request() {
     if (!_nomad_link || _nomad_link.status() != Type::Link::ACTIVE) return;
     nomad_heap_checkpoint("request-enter");
     _nomad_link.set_resource_started_callback(on_nomad_resource_started);
-    const auto nil = NomadNet::no_form_request_data();
+    const auto request_data = NomadNet::request_data(_nomad_url.fields);
     _nomad_request = _nomad_link.request(
         Bytes(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(_nomad_url.path.data()), _nomad_url.path.size()),
-        Bytes(nil.data(), nil.size()), on_nomad_response, on_nomad_failed,
+        Bytes(request_data.data(), request_data.size()), on_nomad_response, on_nomad_failed,
         on_nomad_progress, 30.0, NomadNet::AsyncMailbox::MAX_WIRE_BYTES);
     nomad_heap_checkpoint("request-created");
     if (!_nomad_request) {
diff --git a/tests/native/test_app_launcher_nomadnet.cpp b/tests/native/test_app_launcher_nomadnet.cpp
index 80da4729..abbf70a0 100644
--- a/tests/native/test_app_launcher_nomadnet.cpp
+++ b/tests/native/test_app_launcher_nomadnet.cpp
@@ -133,6 +133,12 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     check("relative same-node path parses with context",
           Url::parse(":/page/about.mu", url, error, "fedcba9876543210fedcba9876543210") &&
           url.destination_hex == "fedcba9876543210fedcba9876543210");
+    check("link fields are separated from the registered request path",
+          Url::parse(":/page/repo.mu`g=reticulum|r=lxmf", url, error,
+                     "fedcba9876543210fedcba9876543210") &&
+          url.path == "/page/repo.mu" && url.fields == "g=reticulum|r=lxmf");
+    check("canonical URL preserves link fields for history and reload",
+          url.str() == "fedcba9876543210fedcba9876543210:/page/repo.mu`g=reticulum|r=lxmf");
     check("wrong destination length rejected", !Url::parse("abcd:/page/index.mu", url, error));
     check("nonhex destination rejected", !Url::parse("zz23456789abcdef0123456789abcdef:/page/index.mu", url, error));
     check("control characters rejected", !Url::parse("0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef:/page/a\nb", url, error));
@@ -332,6 +338,11 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     auto link_fields = parser.parse("`[Search`:/page/search.mu`q=pyxis]\n");
     check("link target excludes request fields", link_fields.links.size() == 1 &&
           link_fields.links[0].target == ":/page/search.mu" && link_fields.links[0].fields == "q=pyxis");
+    CompactPage link_fields_page;
+    check("compact link navigation retains request fields",
+          link_fields_page.assign(link_fields) && link_fields_page.links().size() == 1 &&
+          std::string(link_fields_page.target(0).data(), link_fields_page.target(0).size()) ==
+              ":/page/search.mu`q=pyxis");
     check("divider parsed", doc.blocks[3].type == BlockType::DIVIDER);
     check("literal mode suppresses formatting", doc.blocks[4].runs.size() == 1 &&
                                                  doc.blocks[4].runs[0].text == "`!literal");
@@ -411,17 +422,37 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
         check("authoritative Aleph fixture is readable", input.good() || input.eof());
         check("authoritative fixture yields headings", !real.blocks.empty() && real.blocks[0].type == BlockType::HEADING);
         check("authoritative fixture yields links", !real.links.empty());
+        bool retained_fixture_fields = false;
+        CompactPage real_page;
+        if (real_page.assign(real)) {
+            for (std::size_t i = 0; i < real.links.size(); ++i) {
+                if (real.links[i].fields.empty()) continue;
+                const auto target = real_page.target(i);
+                retained_fixture_fields = std::string(target.data(), target.size()) ==
+                    real.links[i].target + "`" + real.links[i].fields;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        check("authoritative link fields survive compact navigation", retained_fixture_fields);
         check("authoritative fixture remains within bounds", real.blocks.size() <= DocumentParser::MAX_BLOCKS &&
                                                              real.links.size() <= DocumentParser::MAX_LINKS);
     } else {
         check("authoritative Aleph fixture is readable", false);
         check("authoritative fixture yields headings", false);
         check("authoritative fixture yields links", false);
+        check("authoritative link fields survive compact navigation", false);
         check("authoritative fixture remains within bounds", false);
     }
 
     const auto nil = UI::LXMF::NomadNet::no_form_request_data();
     check("no-form request is exact msgpack nil", nil.size() == 1 && nil[0] == 0xc0);
+    const auto configured_variables = UI::LXMF::NomadNet::request_data("g=reticulum|r=lxmf");
+    const std::vector<uint8_t> expected_variables{
+        0x82,
+        0xa5, 'v', 'a', 'r', '_', 'g', 0xa9, 'r', 'e', 't', 'i', 'c', 'u', 'l', 'u', 'm',
+        0xa5, 'v', 'a', 'r', '_', 'r', 0xa4, 'l', 'x', 'm', 'f'};
+    check("configured link variables encode as the NomadNet request-data map",
+          configured_variables == expected_variables);
     ResponseBuffer response;
     const uint8_t bin8[] = {0xc4, 0x03, 'm', 'u', '!'};
     check("msgpack bin8 response normalizes", UI::LXMF::NomadNet::normalize_response(bin8, sizeof(bin8), response) &&
diff --git a/tests/native/test_app_launcher_nomadnet.py b/tests/native/test_app_launcher_nomadnet.py
index 97af2986..09182bae 100644
--- a/tests/native/test_app_launcher_nomadnet.py
+++ b/tests/native/test_app_launcher_nomadnet.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def test_ui_wiring_contract():
     assert "nomadnetwork\", \"node" in manager_cpp
     assert "Identity::recall" in manager_cpp
     assert "Transport::request_path" in manager_cpp
-    assert "no_form_request_data" in manager_cpp
+    assert "request_data(_nomad_url.fields)" in manager_cpp
     request_start = manager_cpp.index("void UIManager::nomad_send_request()")
     request = manager_cpp[request_start:manager_cpp.index("void UIManager::nomad_update()", request_start)]
     assert "30.0, NomadNet::AsyncMailbox::MAX_WIRE_BYTES" in request