diff --git a/swh/web/common/identifiers.py b/swh/web/common/identifiers.py
--- a/swh/web/common/identifiers.py
+++ b/swh/web/common/identifiers.py
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
     query_dict = QueryDict("", mutable=True)
     fragment = ""
     anchor_swhid_parsed = None
+    process_lines = object_type is CONTENT
 
     if query_params and len(query_params) > 0:
         for k in sorted(query_params.keys()):
@@ -189,14 +190,7 @@
             object_id = anchor_swhid_parsed.object_id
 
     if object_type == CONTENT:
-        query_string = "sha1_git:" + object_id
-        if "lines" in swh_id_parsed.metadata:
-            lines = swh_id_parsed.metadata["lines"].split("-")
-            fragment += "#L" + lines[0]
-            if len(lines) > 1:
-                fragment += "-L" + lines[1]
-        url_args["query_string"] = query_string
-
+        url_args["query_string"] = f"sha1_git:{object_id}"
     elif object_type == DIRECTORY:
         url_args["sha1_git"] = object_id
     elif object_type == RELEASE:
@@ -214,6 +208,12 @@
             )
         )
 
+    if "lines" in swh_id_parsed.metadata and process_lines:
+        lines = swh_id_parsed.metadata["lines"].split("-")
+        fragment += "#L" + lines[0]
+        if len(lines) > 1:
+            fragment += "-L" + lines[1]
+
     if url_args:
         browse_url = (
             reverse(
diff --git a/swh/web/tests/common/test_identifiers.py b/swh/web/tests/common/test_identifiers.py
--- a/swh/web/tests/common/test_identifiers.py
+++ b/swh/web/tests/common/test_identifiers.py
@@ -499,9 +499,25 @@
             path=f"/{directory_file['name']}",
         )
 
+        _check_resolved_swhid_browse_url(
+            CONTENT,
+            directory_file["target"],
+            snapshot_context,
+            path=f"/{directory_file['name']}",
+            lines="10",
+        )
+
+        _check_resolved_swhid_browse_url(
+            CONTENT,
+            directory_file["target"],
+            snapshot_context,
+            path=f"/{directory_file['name']}",
+            lines="10-20",
+        )
+
 
 def _check_resolved_swhid_browse_url(
-    object_type, object_id, snapshot_context, path=None
+    object_type, object_id, snapshot_context, path=None, lines=None
 ):
     snapshot_id = snapshot_context["snapshot_id"]
     origin_url = None
@@ -557,6 +573,9 @@
     if object_type == DIRECTORY:
         object_id = snapshot_context["root_directory"]
 
+    if lines:
+        obj_context["lines"] = lines
+
     obj_swhid = get_swh_persistent_id(object_type, object_id, metadata=obj_context)
 
     obj_swhid_resolved = resolve_swh_persistent_id(obj_swhid)
@@ -570,5 +589,10 @@
     expected_url = reverse(
         f"browse-{object_type}", url_args=url_args, query_params=query_params,
     )
+    if lines:
+        lines_number = lines.split("-")
+        expected_url += f"#L{lines_number[0]}"
+        if len(lines_number) > 1:
+            expected_url += f"-L{lines_number[1]}"
 
     assert obj_swhid_resolved["browse_url"] == expected_url