diff --git a/packages/ep_products/Classes/Controller/ProductController.php b/packages/ep_products/Classes/Controller/ProductController.php
index 72bb831..4aaa102 100644
--- a/packages/ep_products/Classes/Controller/ProductController.php
+++ b/packages/ep_products/Classes/Controller/ProductController.php
@@ -91,10 +91,6 @@ class ProductController extends ActionController
         $isProductWithGroupInquiryForm = ($concept !== null) && \in_array($concept->getUid(), $groupInquiryFormConceptUids);
         $nonBookableInfo = $product->getNonBookableInfo();
 
-        // Assemble backlink
-        $backlinkUrl = $this->request->getQueryParams()['ref'] ?? null;
-        $backLinkLabel = strpos((string)$backlinkUrl, 'suche') !== -1 ? 'zurück zum Suchergebnis' : 'zurück';
-
         $this->view->assignMultiple([
             'hotel' => $hotel,
             'product' => $product,
@@ -106,8 +102,6 @@ class ProductController extends ActionController
             'currentPageUid' => $this->request->getAttribute('frontend.page.information')->getId(),
             'dateFrom' => $dateFrom,
             'dateTo' => $dateTo,
-            'referringUrl' => $backlinkUrl,
-            'backlinkLabel' => $backLinkLabel,
             'nonBookableInfo' => $nonBookableInfo,
             'pickupsOverview' => $this->pickupOverviewService->getOverview($product, $hotel),
         ]);
diff --git a/packages/ep_theme/Resources/Private/Assets/js/controllers/backlink_controller.js b/packages/ep_theme/Resources/Private/Assets/js/controllers/backlink_controller.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e1d99d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ep_theme/Resources/Private/Assets/js/controllers/backlink_controller.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { Controller } from '@hotwired/stimulus'
+
+// The page is cached alike for every visitor, so the link back to the visitor's own search is
+// taken from ?ref= here, and only when it points to this site: anything else, javascript: URLs
+// included, has a different origin
+export default class extends Controller {
+
+    connect() {
+        const ref = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).get('ref')
+        if (null === ref) {
+            return
+        }
+        let url
+        try {
+            url = new URL(ref, window.location.href)
+        } catch {
+            return
+        }
+        if (url.origin !== window.location.origin) {
+            return
+        }
+        this.element.href = url.href
+        this.element.classList.remove('hidden')
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/ep_theme/Resources/Private/Partials/Product/HeaderDetail.html b/packages/ep_theme/Resources/Private/Partials/Product/HeaderDetail.html
index fcb7913..9053d2b 100644
--- a/packages/ep_theme/Resources/Private/Partials/Product/HeaderDetail.html
+++ b/packages/ep_theme/Resources/Private/Partials/Product/HeaderDetail.html
@@ -55,12 +55,10 @@
                                 </div>
                             </f:if>
                         </div>
-                        <f:if condition="{referringUrl}">
-                            <a href="{referringUrl}" class="button bg-button button--small mt-8">
-                                {ep:icon(icon: 'chevron-left', class: 'w-4 h-4 text-white')}
-                                <span>{backlinkLabel}</span>
-                            </a>
-                        </f:if>
+                        <a class="button bg-button button--small mt-8 hidden" data-controller="backlink">
+                            {ep:icon(icon: 'chevron-left', class: 'w-4 h-4 text-white')}
+                            <span>zurück zum Suchergebnis</span>
+                        </a>
                     </div>
                 </div>
                 <f:render partial="Badge" arguments="{badge: product.badge}"/>