diff --git a/swh/web/browse/views/directory.py b/swh/web/browse/views/directory.py
--- a/swh/web/browse/views/directory.py
+++ b/swh/web/browse/views/directory.py
@@ -129,8 +129,10 @@
         'revision_id': None
     }
 
-    swh_ids = get_swh_persistent_ids([{'type': 'directory',
-                                       'id': sha1_git}])
+    swh_objects = [{'type': 'directory', 'id': sha1_git}]
+
+    swh_ids = get_swh_persistent_ids(
+        swh_objects=swh_objects, snapshot_context=snapshot_context)
 
     heading = 'Directory - %s' % sha1_git
     if breadcrumbs:
@@ -155,7 +157,7 @@
                    'swh_ids': swh_ids})
 
 
-@browse_route(r'directory/resolve/content-path/(?P<sha1_git>[0-9a-f]+)/(?P<path>.+)/', # noqa
+@browse_route(r'directory/resolve/content-path/(?P<sha1_git>[0-9a-f]+)/(?P<path>.+)/',  # noqa
               view_name='browse-directory-resolve-content-path',
               checksum_args=['sha1_git'])
 def _directory_resolve_content_path(request, sha1_git, path):
diff --git a/swh/web/tests/browse/views/test_directory.py b/swh/web/tests/browse/views/test_directory.py
--- a/swh/web/tests/browse/views/test_directory.py
+++ b/swh/web/tests/browse/views/test_directory.py
@@ -60,6 +60,20 @@
     assert resp['location'] == redirect_url
 
 
+@given(directory())
+def test_permalink_box_context(client, directory):
+    sha1_git = "2a9e0d6dee8dc7c87c22fd56731ab5c732282eab"
+    origin_url = "https://github.com/memononen/libtess2"
+    url = reverse('browse-directory',
+                  url_args={'sha1_git': sha1_git},
+                  query_params={'origin': origin_url})
+
+    resp = client.get(url)
+
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+    assert_contains(resp, '<form id="swh-id-options">')
+
+
 def _directory_view(client, root_directory_sha1, directory_entries,
                     path=None):
     dirs = [e for e in directory_entries if e['type'] in ('dir', 'rev')]