diff --git a/src/woo_publications/logging/admin_tools.py b/src/woo_publications/logging/admin_tools.py
index d9da7f56..80bd012c 100644
--- a/src/woo_publications/logging/admin_tools.py
+++ b/src/woo_publications/logging/admin_tools.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from typing import Any
+
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
 from django.db import models
 from django.forms import BaseInlineFormSet
@@ -58,10 +60,28 @@ def log_deletion(self, request, object, object_repr):
 
         return super().log_deletion(request, object, object_repr)  # type: ignore reportAttributeAccessIssue
 
-    def change_view(self, request, object_id, form_url="", extra_context=None):
+    def change_view(
+        self,
+        request,
+        object_id,
+        form_url="",
+        extra_context: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
+    ):
         if object_id and request.method == "GET":
             object = self.model.objects.get(pk=object_id)
 
+            if extra_context is None:
+                extra_context = {}
+
+            # extra context to render show logs button next to history button in change form
+            audit_url, audit_label = get_logs_link(object)
+            extra_context.update(
+                {
+                    "audit_log_url": audit_url,
+                    "audit_log_label": audit_label,
+                }
+            )
+
             assert isinstance(request.user, User)
             audit_admin_read(content_object=object, django_user=request.user)
 
diff --git a/src/woo_publications/logging/tests/test_admin.py b/src/woo_publications/logging/tests/test_admin.py
index 53d6795d..cbd75ff3 100644
--- a/src/woo_publications/logging/tests/test_admin.py
+++ b/src/woo_publications/logging/tests/test_admin.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
+from django.db import models
 from django.test import override_settings
 from django.urls import NoReverseMatch, reverse, reverse_lazy
 from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
@@ -9,7 +10,14 @@
 from timeline_logger.models import TimelineLog
 
 from woo_publications.accounts.tests.factories import UserFactory
-from woo_publications.publications.tests.factories import PublicationFactory
+from woo_publications.metadata.tests.factories import (
+    InformationCategoryFactory,
+    ThemeFactory,
+)
+from woo_publications.publications.tests.factories import (
+    DocumentFactory,
+    PublicationFactory,
+)
 
 from ..constants import Events
 from ..models import TimelineLogProxy
@@ -321,3 +329,39 @@ def test_event_search(self):
             self.assertEqual(filtered_response.status_code, 200)
             self.assertNumLogsDisplayed(filtered_response, 1)
             self.assertContains(filtered_response, "User Two")
+
+    def test_admin_change_view_audit_log_button(self):
+        self.app.set_user(self.superuser)
+        # Create some incorrectly shaped log records to ensure that filtering doesn't
+        # cause the list view to crash on them.
+        TimelineLog.objects.create(extra_data=None)
+        TimelineLog.objects.create(extra_data={})
+        TimelineLog.objects.create(extra_data=[])
+
+        objects_with_logging: list[models.Model] = [
+            PublicationFactory.create(),
+            DocumentFactory.create(),
+            ThemeFactory.create(),
+            InformationCategoryFactory.create(),
+            self.superuser,
+        ]
+
+        for obj in objects_with_logging:
+            opts = obj._meta
+            with self.subTest(
+                f"{opts.verbose_name} change view has 'show logs' button and "
+                "filters correctly"
+            ):
+                reverse_url = reverse(
+                    f"admin:{opts.app_label}_{opts.model_name}_change",
+                    kwargs={"object_id": obj.pk},
+                )
+
+                response = self.app.get(reverse_url)
+
+                self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+
+                response = response.click("Show logs")
+
+                self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+                self.assertNumLogsDisplayed(response, 1)
diff --git a/src/woo_publications/templates/admin/change_form_object_tools.html b/src/woo_publications/templates/admin/change_form_object_tools.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f579a62d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/woo_publications/templates/admin/change_form_object_tools.html
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{% extends "admin/change_form_object_tools.html" %}
+
+{% block object-tools-items %}
+{% if audit_log_url and audit_log_label %}
+    <li>
+        <a href="{{ audit_log_url }}" title="{{ audit_log_label }}">{{ audit_log_label }}</a>
+    </li>
+{% endif %}
+{{ block.super }}
+{% endblock %}