diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/TransactionDetails/WaterfallWithSummmary/WaterfallContainer/Waterfall/FlyoutTopLevelProperties.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/TransactionDetails/WaterfallWithSummmary/WaterfallContainer/Waterfall/FlyoutTopLevelProperties.tsx
index b0ef28fbb7b0d..0568930f8157d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/TransactionDetails/WaterfallWithSummmary/WaterfallContainer/Waterfall/FlyoutTopLevelProperties.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/TransactionDetails/WaterfallWithSummmary/WaterfallContainer/Waterfall/FlyoutTopLevelProperties.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
 import { Transaction } from '../../../../../../../typings/es_schemas/ui/transaction';
 import { TransactionDetailLink } from '../../../../../shared/Links/apm/TransactionDetailLink';
 import { StickyProperties } from '../../../../../shared/StickyProperties';
-import { ServiceOrTransactionsOverviewLink } from '../../../../../shared/Links/apm/service_transactions_overview';
+import { ServiceOrTransactionsOverviewLink } from '../../../../../shared/Links/apm/service_transactions_overview_link';
 
 interface Props {
   transaction?: Transaction;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/TransactionDetails/WaterfallWithSummmary/WaterfallContainer/Waterfall/SpanFlyout/StickySpanProperties.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/TransactionDetails/WaterfallWithSummmary/WaterfallContainer/Waterfall/SpanFlyout/StickySpanProperties.tsx
index ca5b4938ff42e..6bcb9a764a352 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/TransactionDetails/WaterfallWithSummmary/WaterfallContainer/Waterfall/SpanFlyout/StickySpanProperties.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/TransactionDetails/WaterfallWithSummmary/WaterfallContainer/Waterfall/SpanFlyout/StickySpanProperties.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
 import { NOT_AVAILABLE_LABEL } from '../../../../../../../../common/i18n';
 import { Span } from '../../../../../../../../typings/es_schemas/ui/span';
 import { StickyProperties } from '../../../../../../shared/StickyProperties';
-import { ServiceOrTransactionsOverviewLink } from '../../../../../../shared/Links/apm/service_transactions_overview';
+import { ServiceOrTransactionsOverviewLink } from '../../../../../../shared/Links/apm/service_transactions_overview_link';
 import { TransactionDetailLink } from '../../../../../../shared/Links/apm/TransactionDetailLink';
 
 interface Props {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/service_details/service_detail_tabs.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/service_details/service_detail_tabs.tsx
index 961320baa6a4e..958d25a88434c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/service_details/service_detail_tabs.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/service_details/service_detail_tabs.tsx
@@ -10,20 +10,20 @@ import React, { ReactNode } from 'react';
 import { isJavaAgentName, isRumAgentName } from '../../../../common/agent_name';
 import { enableServiceOverview } from '../../../../common/ui_settings_keys';
 import { useApmPluginContext } from '../../../context/apm_plugin/use_apm_plugin_context';
+import { useApmServiceContext } from '../../../context/apm_service/use_apm_service_context';
 import { useErrorOverviewHref } from '../../shared/Links/apm/ErrorOverviewLink';
 import { useMetricOverviewHref } from '../../shared/Links/apm/MetricOverviewLink';
 import { useServiceMapHref } from '../../shared/Links/apm/ServiceMapLink';
 import { useServiceNodeOverviewHref } from '../../shared/Links/apm/ServiceNodeOverviewLink';
 import { useServiceOverviewHref } from '../../shared/Links/apm/service_overview_link';
-import { useServiceOrTransactionsOverviewHref } from '../../shared/Links/apm/service_transactions_overview';
+import { useTransactionsOverviewHref } from '../../shared/Links/apm/transaction_overview_link';
 import { MainTabs } from '../../shared/main_tabs';
 import { ErrorGroupOverview } from '../ErrorGroupOverview';
 import { ServiceMap } from '../ServiceMap';
-import { ServiceMetrics } from '../service_metrics';
 import { ServiceNodeOverview } from '../ServiceNodeOverview';
+import { ServiceMetrics } from '../service_metrics';
 import { ServiceOverview } from '../service_overview';
 import { TransactionOverview } from '../transaction_overview';
-import { useApmServiceContext } from '../../../context/apm_service/use_apm_service_context';
 
 interface Tab {
   key: string;
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export function ServiceDetailTabs({ serviceName, tab }: Props) {
 
   const transactionsTab = {
     key: 'transactions',
-    href: useServiceOrTransactionsOverviewHref(serviceName),
+    href: useTransactionsOverviewHref(serviceName),
     text: i18n.translate('xpack.apm.serviceDetails.transactionsTabLabel', {
       defaultMessage: 'Transactions',
     }),
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/service_inventory/ServiceList/index.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/service_inventory/ServiceList/index.tsx
index 8ae286b2404ae..1f8ff6fdcaf19 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/service_inventory/ServiceList/index.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/service_inventory/ServiceList/index.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import { NOT_AVAILABLE_LABEL } from '../../../../../common/i18n';
 import { fontSizes, px, truncate, unit } from '../../../../style/variables';
 import { ManagedTable, ITableColumn } from '../../../shared/ManagedTable';
 import { EnvironmentBadge } from '../../../shared/EnvironmentBadge';
-import { ServiceOrTransactionsOverviewLink } from '../../../shared/Links/apm/service_transactions_overview';
+import { ServiceOrTransactionsOverviewLink } from '../../../shared/Links/apm/service_transactions_overview_link';
 import { AgentIcon } from '../../../shared/AgentIcon';
 import { HealthBadge } from './HealthBadge';
 import { ServiceListMetric } from './ServiceListMetric';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/service_overview/service_overview_transactions_table/index.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/service_overview/service_overview_transactions_table/index.tsx
index 4b262f1f51319..7c90ea68d6f84 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/service_overview/service_overview_transactions_table/index.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/service_overview/service_overview_transactions_table/index.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import { px, unit } from '../../../../style/variables';
 import { SparkPlot } from '../../../shared/charts/spark_plot';
 import { ImpactBar } from '../../../shared/ImpactBar';
 import { TransactionDetailLink } from '../../../shared/Links/apm/TransactionDetailLink';
-import { TransactionOverviewLink } from '../../../shared/Links/apm/transaction_overview_ink';
+import { TransactionOverviewLink } from '../../../shared/Links/apm/transaction_overview_link';
 import { TableFetchWrapper } from '../../../shared/table_fetch_wrapper';
 import { TruncateWithTooltip } from '../../../shared/truncate_with_tooltip';
 import { ServiceOverviewTableContainer } from '../service_overview_table_container';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/MetricOverviewLink.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/MetricOverviewLink.tsx
index de7130e878608..8031b6088d420 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/MetricOverviewLink.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/MetricOverviewLink.tsx
@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@
  * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
+import { EuiLink } from '@elastic/eui';
 import React from 'react';
-import { pickKeys } from '../../../../../common/utils/pick_keys';
-import { useUrlParams } from '../../../../context/url_params_context/use_url_params';
 import { APMQueryParams } from '../url_helpers';
-import { APMLink, APMLinkExtendProps, useAPMHref } from './APMLink';
+import { APMLinkExtendProps, useAPMHref } from './APMLink';
 
 const persistedFilters: Array<keyof APMQueryParams> = [
   'host',
@@ -25,13 +24,6 @@ interface Props extends APMLinkExtendProps {
 }
 
 export function MetricOverviewLink({ serviceName, ...rest }: Props) {
-  const { urlParams } = useUrlParams();
-
-  return (
-    <APMLink
-      path={`/services/${serviceName}/metrics`}
-      query={pickKeys(urlParams as APMQueryParams, ...persistedFilters)}
-      {...rest}
-    />
-  );
+  const href = useMetricOverviewHref(serviceName);
+  return <EuiLink href={href} {...rest} />;
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/ServiceMapLink.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/ServiceMapLink.tsx
index ae5dc86608a90..670b7137219e1 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/ServiceMapLink.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/ServiceMapLink.tsx
@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@
  * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
+import { EuiLink } from '@elastic/eui';
 import React from 'react';
-import { APMLink, APMLinkExtendProps, useAPMHref } from './APMLink';
-
-function pathFor(serviceName?: string) {
-  return serviceName ? `/services/${serviceName}/service-map` : '/service-map';
-}
+import { APMLinkExtendProps, useAPMHref } from './APMLink';
 
 export function useServiceMapHref(serviceName?: string) {
-  return useAPMHref(pathFor(serviceName));
+  const pathFor = serviceName
+    ? `/services/${serviceName}/service-map`
+    : '/service-map';
+  return useAPMHref(pathFor);
 }
 
 interface ServiceMapLinkProps extends APMLinkExtendProps {
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ interface ServiceMapLinkProps extends APMLinkExtendProps {
 }
 
 export function ServiceMapLink({ serviceName, ...rest }: ServiceMapLinkProps) {
-  const path = pathFor(serviceName);
-  return <APMLink path={path} {...rest} />;
+  const href = useServiceMapHref(serviceName);
+  return <EuiLink href={href} {...rest} />;
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/ServiceNodeOverviewLink.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/ServiceNodeOverviewLink.tsx
index c107b436717c2..279c038d95a80 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/ServiceNodeOverviewLink.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/ServiceNodeOverviewLink.tsx
@@ -3,11 +3,8 @@
  * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
-import React from 'react';
-import { APMLink, APMLinkExtendProps, useAPMHref } from './APMLink';
-import { useUrlParams } from '../../../../context/url_params_context/use_url_params';
-import { pickKeys } from '../../../../../common/utils/pick_keys';
 import { APMQueryParams } from '../url_helpers';
+import { useAPMHref } from './APMLink';
 
 const persistedFilters: Array<keyof APMQueryParams> = [
   'host',
@@ -19,19 +16,3 @@ const persistedFilters: Array<keyof APMQueryParams> = [
 export function useServiceNodeOverviewHref(serviceName: string) {
   return useAPMHref(`/services/${serviceName}/nodes`, persistedFilters);
 }
-
-interface Props extends APMLinkExtendProps {
-  serviceName: string;
-}
-
-export function ServiceNodeOverviewLink({ serviceName, ...rest }: Props) {
-  const { urlParams } = useUrlParams();
-
-  return (
-    <APMLink
-      path={`/services/${serviceName}/nodes`}
-      query={pickKeys(urlParams as APMQueryParams, ...persistedFilters)}
-      {...rest}
-    />
-  );
-}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/TraceOverviewLink.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/TraceOverviewLink.tsx
index caa1498e6df87..3cb0009a12c94 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/TraceOverviewLink.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/TraceOverviewLink.tsx
@@ -9,11 +9,8 @@
  * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
-import React from 'react';
-import { pickKeys } from '../../../../../common/utils/pick_keys';
-import { useUrlParams } from '../../../../context/url_params_context/use_url_params';
 import { APMQueryParams } from '../url_helpers';
-import { APMLink, APMLinkExtendProps, useAPMHref } from './APMLink';
+import { useAPMHref } from './APMLink';
 
 const persistedFilters: Array<keyof APMQueryParams> = [
   'transactionResult',
@@ -25,15 +22,3 @@ const persistedFilters: Array<keyof APMQueryParams> = [
 export function useTraceOverviewHref() {
   return useAPMHref('/traces', persistedFilters);
 }
-
-export function TraceOverviewLink(props: APMLinkExtendProps) {
-  const { urlParams } = useUrlParams();
-
-  return (
-    <APMLink
-      path="/traces"
-      query={pickKeys(urlParams as APMQueryParams, ...persistedFilters)}
-      {...props}
-    />
-  );
-}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/service_inventory_link.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/service_inventory_link.tsx
index 318a1590be77c..c3b80cbeb701b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/service_inventory_link.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/service_inventory_link.tsx
@@ -9,22 +9,11 @@
  * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
-import React from 'react';
-import { pickKeys } from '../../../../../common/utils/pick_keys';
-import { useUrlParams } from '../../../../context/url_params_context/use_url_params';
 import { APMQueryParams } from '../url_helpers';
-import { APMLink, APMLinkExtendProps, useAPMHref } from './APMLink';
+import { useAPMHref } from './APMLink';
 
 const persistedFilters: Array<keyof APMQueryParams> = ['host', 'agentName'];
 
 export function useServiceInventoryHref() {
   return useAPMHref('/services', persistedFilters);
 }
-
-export function ServiceInventoryLink(props: APMLinkExtendProps) {
-  const { urlParams } = useUrlParams();
-
-  const query = pickKeys(urlParams as APMQueryParams, ...persistedFilters);
-
-  return <APMLink path="/services" query={query} {...props} />;
-}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/service_overview_link.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/service_overview_link.tsx
index 1f74f1f9890cf..ba53243a6bc75 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/service_overview_link.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/service_overview_link.tsx
@@ -8,11 +8,10 @@
  * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
+import { EuiLink } from '@elastic/eui';
 import React from 'react';
-import { useUrlParams } from '../../../../context/url_params_context/use_url_params';
-import { pickKeys } from '../../../../../common/utils/pick_keys';
 import { APMQueryParams } from '../url_helpers';
-import { APMLink, APMLinkExtendProps, useAPMHref } from './APMLink';
+import { APMLinkExtendProps, useAPMHref } from './APMLink';
 
 interface ServiceOverviewLinkProps extends APMLinkExtendProps {
   serviceName: string;
@@ -30,13 +29,6 @@ export function ServiceOverviewLink({
   serviceName,
   ...rest
 }: ServiceOverviewLinkProps) {
-  const { urlParams } = useUrlParams();
-
-  return (
-    <APMLink
-      path={`/services/${serviceName}/overview`}
-      query={pickKeys(urlParams as APMQueryParams, ...persistedFilters)}
-      {...rest}
-    />
-  );
+  const href = useServiceOverviewHref(serviceName);
+  return <EuiLink href={href} {...rest} />;
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/service_transactions_overview_link.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/service_transactions_overview_link.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4c826ecf37682
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/service_transactions_overview_link.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+import { render } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { renderHook } from '@testing-library/react-hooks';
+import { createMemoryHistory } from 'history';
+import React from 'react';
+import { Router } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { MockApmPluginContextWrapper } from '../../../../context/apm_plugin/mock_apm_plugin_context';
+import { MockUrlParamsContextProvider } from '../../../../context/url_params_context/mock_url_params_context_provider';
+import {
+  ServiceOrTransactionsOverviewLink,
+  useServiceOrTransactionsOverviewHref,
+} from './service_transactions_overview_link';
+
+const history = createMemoryHistory();
+
+function wrapper({ queryParams }: { queryParams?: Record<string, unknown> }) {
+  return ({ children }: { children: React.ReactElement }) => (
+    <MockApmPluginContextWrapper>
+      <Router history={history}>
+        <MockUrlParamsContextProvider params={queryParams}>
+          {children}
+        </MockUrlParamsContextProvider>
+      </Router>
+    </MockApmPluginContextWrapper>
+  );
+}
+
+describe('Service or transactions overview link', () => {
+  describe('useServiceOrTransactionsOverviewHref', () => {
+    it('returns service link', () => {
+      const { result } = renderHook(
+        () => useServiceOrTransactionsOverviewHref('foo'),
+        { wrapper: wrapper({}) }
+      );
+      expect(result.current).toEqual('/basepath/app/apm/services/foo');
+    });
+
+    it('returns service link with persisted query items', () => {
+      const { result } = renderHook(
+        () => useServiceOrTransactionsOverviewHref('foo'),
+        { wrapper: wrapper({ queryParams: { latencyAggregationType: 'avg' } }) }
+      );
+      expect(result.current).toEqual(
+        '/basepath/app/apm/services/foo?latencyAggregationType=avg'
+      );
+    });
+  });
+  describe('ServiceOrTransactionsOverviewLink', () => {
+    function getHref(container: HTMLElement) {
+      return ((container as HTMLDivElement).children[0] as HTMLAnchorElement)
+        .href;
+    }
+    it('returns service link', () => {
+      const Component = wrapper({});
+      const { container } = render(
+        <Component>
+          <ServiceOrTransactionsOverviewLink serviceName="foo">
+            Service name
+          </ServiceOrTransactionsOverviewLink>
+        </Component>
+      );
+      expect(getHref(container)).toEqual(
+        'http://localhost/basepath/app/apm/services/foo'
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('returns service link with persisted query items', () => {
+      const Component = wrapper({
+        queryParams: { latencyAggregationType: 'avg' },
+      });
+      const { container } = render(
+        <Component>
+          <ServiceOrTransactionsOverviewLink serviceName="foo">
+            Service name
+          </ServiceOrTransactionsOverviewLink>
+        </Component>
+      );
+      expect(getHref(container)).toEqual(
+        'http://localhost/basepath/app/apm/services/foo?latencyAggregationType=avg'
+      );
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/service_transactions_overview.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/service_transactions_overview_link.tsx
similarity index 59%
rename from x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/service_transactions_overview.tsx
rename to x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/service_transactions_overview_link.tsx
index 24a78e5d64749..8b96ba8ab233a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/service_transactions_overview.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/service_transactions_overview_link.tsx
@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@
  * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
+import { EuiLink } from '@elastic/eui';
 import React from 'react';
-import { APMLink, APMLinkExtendProps, useAPMHref } from './APMLink';
-import { useUrlParams } from '../../../../context/url_params_context/use_url_params';
-import { pickKeys } from '../../../../../common/utils/pick_keys';
 import { APMQueryParams } from '../url_helpers';
+import { APMLinkExtendProps, useAPMHref } from './APMLink';
 
 const persistedFilters: Array<keyof APMQueryParams> = [
   'transactionResult',
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ const persistedFilters: Array<keyof APMQueryParams> = [
 ];
 
 export function useServiceOrTransactionsOverviewHref(serviceName: string) {
-  return useAPMHref(`/services/${serviceName}/transactions`, persistedFilters);
+  return useAPMHref(`/services/${serviceName}`, persistedFilters);
 }
 
 interface Props extends APMLinkExtendProps {
@@ -30,13 +29,6 @@ export function ServiceOrTransactionsOverviewLink({
   serviceName,
   ...rest
 }: Props) {
-  const { urlParams } = useUrlParams();
-
-  return (
-    <APMLink
-      path={`/services/${serviceName}`}
-      query={pickKeys(urlParams as APMQueryParams, ...persistedFilters)}
-      {...rest}
-    />
-  );
+  const href = useServiceOrTransactionsOverviewHref(serviceName);
+  return <EuiLink href={href} {...rest} />;
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/transaction_overview_link.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/transaction_overview_link.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..3ab6feaf5ae12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/transaction_overview_link.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+import { render } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { renderHook } from '@testing-library/react-hooks';
+import { createMemoryHistory } from 'history';
+import React from 'react';
+import { Router } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { MockApmPluginContextWrapper } from '../../../../context/apm_plugin/mock_apm_plugin_context';
+import { MockUrlParamsContextProvider } from '../../../../context/url_params_context/mock_url_params_context_provider';
+import {
+  TransactionOverviewLink,
+  useTransactionsOverviewHref,
+} from './transaction_overview_link';
+
+const history = createMemoryHistory();
+
+function wrapper({ queryParams }: { queryParams?: Record<string, unknown> }) {
+  return ({ children }: { children: React.ReactElement }) => (
+    <MockApmPluginContextWrapper>
+      <Router history={history}>
+        <MockUrlParamsContextProvider params={queryParams}>
+          {children}
+        </MockUrlParamsContextProvider>
+      </Router>
+    </MockApmPluginContextWrapper>
+  );
+}
+
+describe('Transactions overview link', () => {
+  describe('useTransactionsOverviewHref', () => {
+    it('returns transaction link', () => {
+      const { result } = renderHook(() => useTransactionsOverviewHref('foo'), {
+        wrapper: wrapper({}),
+      });
+      expect(result.current).toEqual(
+        '/basepath/app/apm/services/foo/transactions'
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('returns transaction link with persisted query items', () => {
+      const { result } = renderHook(() => useTransactionsOverviewHref('foo'), {
+        wrapper: wrapper({ queryParams: { latencyAggregationType: 'avg' } }),
+      });
+      expect(result.current).toEqual(
+        '/basepath/app/apm/services/foo/transactions?latencyAggregationType=avg'
+      );
+    });
+  });
+  describe('TransactionOverviewLink', () => {
+    function getHref(container: HTMLElement) {
+      return ((container as HTMLDivElement).children[0] as HTMLAnchorElement)
+        .href;
+    }
+    it('returns transaction link', () => {
+      const Component = wrapper({});
+      const { container } = render(
+        <Component>
+          <TransactionOverviewLink serviceName="foo">
+            Service name
+          </TransactionOverviewLink>
+        </Component>
+      );
+      expect(getHref(container)).toEqual(
+        'http://localhost/basepath/app/apm/services/foo/transactions'
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('returns transaction link with persisted query items', () => {
+      const Component = wrapper({
+        queryParams: { latencyAggregationType: 'avg' },
+      });
+      const { container } = render(
+        <Component>
+          <TransactionOverviewLink serviceName="foo">
+            Service name
+          </TransactionOverviewLink>
+        </Component>
+      );
+      expect(getHref(container)).toEqual(
+        'http://localhost/basepath/app/apm/services/foo/transactions?latencyAggregationType=avg'
+      );
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/transaction_overview_ink.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/transaction_overview_link.tsx
similarity index 56%
rename from x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/transaction_overview_ink.tsx
rename to x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/transaction_overview_link.tsx
index d2978b3c02d53..cd6d70b2e2e6d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/transaction_overview_ink.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/transaction_overview_link.tsx
@@ -4,11 +4,10 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 
+import { EuiLink } from '@elastic/eui';
 import React from 'react';
-import { pickKeys } from '../../../../../common/utils/pick_keys';
-import { APMLink, APMLinkExtendProps } from './APMLink';
-import { useUrlParams } from '../../../../context/url_params_context/use_url_params';
 import { APMQueryParams } from '../url_helpers';
+import { APMLinkExtendProps, useAPMHref } from './APMLink';
 
 interface Props extends APMLinkExtendProps {
   serviceName: string;
@@ -18,14 +17,11 @@ const persistedFilters: Array<keyof APMQueryParams> = [
   'latencyAggregationType',
 ];
 
-export function TransactionOverviewLink({ serviceName, ...rest }: Props) {
-  const { urlParams } = useUrlParams();
+export function useTransactionsOverviewHref(serviceName: string) {
+  return useAPMHref(`/services/${serviceName}/transactions`, persistedFilters);
+}
 
-  return (
-    <APMLink
-      path={`/services/${serviceName}/transactions/`}
-      query={pickKeys(urlParams as APMQueryParams, ...persistedFilters)}
-      {...rest}
-    />
-  );
+export function TransactionOverviewLink({ serviceName, ...rest }: Props) {
+  const href = useTransactionsOverviewHref(serviceName);
+  return <EuiLink href={href} {...rest} />;
 }