diff --git a/swh/web/browse/views/release.py b/swh/web/browse/views/release.py
--- a/swh/web/browse/views/release.py
+++ b/swh/web/browse/views/release.py
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
 
     vault_cooking = None
 
+    rev_directory = None
     target_link = None
     if release['target_type'] == 'revision':
         target_link = gen_revision_link(release['target'],
@@ -101,9 +102,10 @@
                                         link_text=None, link_attrs=None)
         try:
             revision = service.lookup_revision(release['target'])
+            rev_directory = revision['directory']
             vault_cooking = {
                 'directory_context': True,
-                'directory_id': revision['directory'],
+                'directory_id': rev_directory,
                 'revision_context': True,
                 'revision_id': release['target']
             }
@@ -114,10 +116,11 @@
                                          snapshot_context=snapshot_context,
                                          link_text=None, link_attrs=None)
         try:
-            revision = service.lookup_directory(release['target'])
+            # check directory exists
+            service.lookup_directory(release['target'])
             vault_cooking = {
                 'directory_context': True,
-                'directory_id': revision['directory'],
+                'directory_id': release['target'],
                 'revision_context': False,
                 'revision_id': None
             }
@@ -132,6 +135,27 @@
                                        snapshot_context=snapshot_context,
                                        link_text=None, link_attrs=None)
 
+    rev_directory_url = None
+    if rev_directory is not None:
+        if origin_info:
+            rev_directory_url = reverse(
+                'browse-origin-directory',
+                url_args={'origin_url': origin_info['url']},
+                query_params={'release': release['name']})
+        elif snapshot_id:
+            rev_directory_url = reverse(
+                'browse-snapshot-directory',
+                url_args={'snapshot_id': snapshot_id},
+                query_params={'release': release['name']})
+        else:
+            rev_directory_url = reverse(
+                'browse-directory',
+                url_args={'sha1_git': rev_directory})
+
+    directory_link = None
+    if rev_directory_url is not None:
+        directory_link = gen_link(rev_directory_url, rev_directory)
+    release['directory_link'] = directory_link
     release['target_link'] = target_link
 
     if snapshot_context:
diff --git a/swh/web/templates/browse/release.html b/swh/web/templates/browse/release.html
--- a/swh/web/templates/browse/release.html
+++ b/swh/web/templates/browse/release.html
@@ -21,5 +21,10 @@
 <div style="margin: 4px;">
   <b>Target:</b> <i class="{{ swh_object_icons|key_value:release.target_type }} fa-fw"></i>
   {{ release.target_link}}
+  {% if release.directory_link %}
+    <br/>
+    <b>Directory:</b> <i class="{{ swh_object_icons|key_value:'directory' }} fa-fw"></i>
+    {{ release.directory_link}}
+  {% endif %}
 </div>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/swh/web/tests/browse/views/test_release.py b/swh/web/tests/browse/views/test_release.py
--- a/swh/web/tests/browse/views/test_release.py
+++ b/swh/web/tests/browse/views/test_release.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
     resp = client.get(url)
 
-    _release_browse_checks(resp, release_data)
+    _release_browse_checks(resp, release_data, archive_data)
 
 
 @given(origin_with_releases())
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 
     resp = client.get(url)
 
-    _release_browse_checks(resp, release_data, origin)
+    _release_browse_checks(resp, release_data, archive_data, origin)
 
 
 @given(unknown_release())
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     assert resp['location'] == redirect_url
 
 
-def _release_browse_checks(resp, release_data, origin_info=None):
+def _release_browse_checks(resp, release_data, archive_data, origin_info=None):
     query_params = {}
     if origin_info:
         query_params['origin'] = origin_info['url']
@@ -102,3 +102,16 @@
     swh_rel_id_url = reverse('browse-swh-id', url_args={'swh_id': swh_rel_id})
     assert_contains(resp, swh_rel_id)
     assert_contains(resp, swh_rel_id_url)
+
+    if release_data['target_type'] == 'revision':
+        if origin_info:
+            directory_url = reverse(
+                'browse-origin-directory',
+                url_args={'origin_url': origin_info['url']},
+                query_params={'release': release_data['name']})
+        else:
+            rev = archive_data.revision_get(release_data['target'])
+            directory_url = reverse(
+                'browse-directory',
+                url_args={'sha1_git': rev['directory']})
+        assert_contains(resp, directory_url)