diff --git a/changelog/22502.txt b/changelog/22502.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b9d21c2ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/22502.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:improvement
+ui: KV View Secret card will link to list view if input ends in "/"
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/app/components/get-credentials-card.js b/ui/app/components/get-credentials-card.js
index 60ff42e33..ddb432eb7 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/get-credentials-card.js
+++ b/ui/app/components/get-credentials-card.js
@@ -32,18 +32,38 @@ export default class GetCredentialsCard extends Component {
   @tracked role = '';
   @tracked secret = '';
 
+  constructor() {
+    super(...arguments);
+    this.secret = this.args?.initialValue || '';
+  }
+
+  get buttonText() {
+    if (this.args.type === 'secret') {
+      if (this.secret.endsWith('/')) {
+        return 'View list';
+      }
+      return 'View secret';
+    }
+    return 'Get credentials';
+  }
+
   get buttonDisabled() {
     return !this.role && !this.secret;
   }
 
   @action
-  transitionToCredential() {
+  transitionToCredential(evt) {
+    evt.preventDefault();
     const role = this.role;
     const secret = this.secret;
     if (role) {
       this.router.transitionTo('vault.cluster.secrets.backend.credentials', role);
     }
     if (secret) {
+      if (secret.endsWith('/')) {
+        this.router.transitionTo('vault.cluster.secrets.backend.list', secret);
+        return;
+      }
       this.router.transitionTo('vault.cluster.secrets.backend.show', secret);
     }
   }
diff --git a/ui/app/templates/components/get-credentials-card.hbs b/ui/app/templates/components/get-credentials-card.hbs
index 563a5d862..916345403 100644
--- a/ui/app/templates/components/get-credentials-card.hbs
+++ b/ui/app/templates/components/get-credentials-card.hbs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<form class="selectable-card is-rounded no-flex data-test-get-credentials-card">
+<form {{on "submit" this.transitionToCredential}} class="selectable-card is-rounded no-flex data-test-get-credentials-card">
   <div class="is-flex-between is-fullwidth card-details">
     <h3 class="title is-5">{{@title}}</h3>
   </div>
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
       @id="search-input-{{@type}}"
       @onChange={{this.handleInput}}
       @placeholder={{@placeholder}}
+      @initialValue={{@initialValue}}
       data-test-search-roles
     />
   {{else}}
@@ -25,13 +26,7 @@
       data-test-search-roles
     />
   {{/if}}
-  <button
-    type="button"
-    class="button is-secondary"
-    disabled={{this.buttonDisabled}}
-    {{on "click" this.transitionToCredential}}
-    data-test-get-credentials
-  >
-    {{@title}}
+  <button type="submit" class="button is-secondary" disabled={{this.buttonDisabled}} data-test-get-credentials>
+    {{this.buttonText}}
   </button>
 </form>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/app/templates/vault/cluster/secrets/backend/list.hbs b/ui/app/templates/vault/cluster/secrets/backend/list.hbs
index e4e314f94..06e4bd11b 100644
--- a/ui/app/templates/vault/cluster/secrets/backend/list.hbs
+++ b/ui/app/templates/vault/cluster/secrets/backend/list.hbs
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@
         @renderInputSearch={{true}}
         @title="View secret"
         @searchLabel="Secret path"
-        @subText="Type the path of the secret you want to read"
+        @subText="Type the path of the secret you want to view. Include a trailing slash to navigate to the list view."
         @placeholder="secret/"
-        @backend="kv"
         @type="secret"
+        @initialValue={{this.baseKey.id}}
       />
     </div>
   </div>
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
           <EmptyState
             @title="No {{pluralize options.item}} in this backend"
             @message="{{pluralize (capitalize options.item)}}
-            in this backend will be listed here. 
+            in this backend will be listed here.
             {{or options.message (concat 'Add a ' options.item ' to get started.')}}"
           >
             <SecretLink
diff --git a/ui/lib/core/addon/components/input-search.js b/ui/lib/core/addon/components/input-search.js
index 83eda1f6e..091468469 100644
--- a/ui/lib/core/addon/components/input-search.js
+++ b/ui/lib/core/addon/components/input-search.js
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ export default class inputSelect extends Component {
    *
    */
   @tracked searchInput = '';
+
+  constructor() {
+    super(...arguments);
+    this.searchInput = this.args?.initialValue;
+  }
+
   @action
   inputChanged() {
     this.args.onChange(this.searchInput);
diff --git a/ui/tests/integration/components/get-credentials-card-test.js b/ui/tests/integration/components/get-credentials-card-test.js
index 61d1e4b7a..10eb11a2d 100644
--- a/ui/tests/integration/components/get-credentials-card-test.js
+++ b/ui/tests/integration/components/get-credentials-card-test.js
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ module('Integration | Component | get-credentials-card', function (hooks) {
   test('it shows a disabled button when no item is selected', async function (assert) {
     await render(hbs`<GetCredentialsCard @title={{this.title}} @searchLabel={{this.searchLabel}}/>`);
     assert.dom('[data-test-get-credentials]').isDisabled();
+    assert.dom('[data-test-get-credentials]').hasText('Get credentials', 'Button has default text');
   });
 
   test('it shows button that can be clicked to credentials route when an item is selected', async function (assert) {
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ module('Integration | Component | get-credentials-card', function (hooks) {
     );
     await typeIn('[data-test-search-roles] input', 'test');
     assert.dom('[data-test-get-credentials]').isEnabled('submit button enables after typing input text');
+    assert.dom('[data-test-get-credentials]').hasText('View secret', 'Button has view secret CTA');
     await click('[data-test-get-credentials]');
     assert.propEqual(
       this.router.transitionTo.lastCall.args,
@@ -96,4 +98,44 @@ module('Integration | Component | get-credentials-card', function (hooks) {
       'transitionTo is called with correct route and secret name'
     );
   });
+
+  test('it prefills input if initialValue has value', async function (assert) {
+    await render(
+      hbs`<GetCredentialsCard @title={{this.title}} @renderInputSearch={{true}} @placeholder="secret/" @backend="kv" @type="secret" @initialValue="hello/"/>`
+    );
+    assert
+      .dom('[data-test-component="search-select"]')
+      .doesNotExist('does not render search select component');
+    assert.dom('[data-test-search-roles] input').hasValue('hello/', 'pre-fills search input');
+    assert.dom('[data-test-get-credentials]').isEnabled('submit button is enabled at render');
+    assert.dom('[data-test-get-credentials]').hasText('View list', 'Button has list CTA');
+    await typeIn('[data-test-search-roles] input', 'test');
+    assert
+      .dom('[data-test-get-credentials]')
+      .hasText('View secret', 'Button has view secret CTA after input');
+    await click('[data-test-get-credentials]');
+    assert.propEqual(
+      this.router.transitionTo.lastCall.args,
+      ['vault.cluster.secrets.backend.show', 'hello/test'],
+      'transitionTo is called with correct route and secret name'
+    );
+  });
+
+  test('it goes to list route if input ends in / and type=secret', async function (assert) {
+    await render(
+      hbs`<GetCredentialsCard @title={{this.title}} @renderInputSearch={{true}} @placeholder="secret/" @backend="kv" @type="secret" />`
+    );
+    assert
+      .dom('[data-test-component="search-select"]')
+      .doesNotExist('does not render search select component');
+    await typeIn('[data-test-search-roles] input', 'test/');
+    assert.dom('[data-test-get-credentials]').hasText('View list', 'submit button has list CTA');
+    assert.dom('[data-test-get-credentials]').isEnabled('submit button is enabled at render');
+    await click('[data-test-get-credentials]');
+    assert.propEqual(
+      this.router.transitionTo.lastCall.args,
+      ['vault.cluster.secrets.backend.list', 'test/'],
+      'transitionTo is called with correct route and secret name'
+    );
+  });
 });