diff --git a/packages/common/src/api/tan-query/collection/__tests__/useCollectionByPermalink.test.ts b/packages/common/src/api/tan-query/collection/__tests__/useCollectionByPermalink.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f6ebe139d9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/common/src/api/tan-query/collection/__tests__/useCollectionByPermalink.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+import { Id, OptionalId } from '@audius/sdk'
+import { QueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query'
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+
+import { userCollectionMetadataFromSDK } from '~/adapters/collection'
+
+import { getCollectionByPermalinkQueryFn } from '../useCollectionByPermalink'
+
+vi.mock('~/adapters/collection', () => ({
+  userCollectionMetadataFromSDK: vi.fn((c) => c)
+}))
+
+const makeCollection = (playlist_id: number, permalink: string) =>
+  ({
+    playlist_id,
+    permalink,
+    playlist_contents: { track_ids: [] }
+  }) as any
+
+describe('getCollectionByPermalinkQueryFn', () => {
+  let queryClient: QueryClient
+  let sdk: { playlists: { getBulkPlaylists: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn> } }
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    queryClient = new QueryClient()
+    sdk = { playlists: { getBulkPlaylists: vi.fn() } }
+    vi.mocked(userCollectionMetadataFromSDK).mockImplementation((c) => c as any)
+  })
+
+  it('returns the playlist id when the permalink lookup succeeds', async () => {
+    const permalink = '/dj/playlist/summer-mix-100'
+    sdk.playlists.getBulkPlaylists.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      data: [makeCollection(100, permalink)]
+    })
+
+    const result = await getCollectionByPermalinkQueryFn(
+      permalink,
+      null,
+      queryClient,
+      sdk
+    )
+
+    expect(result).toBe(100)
+    expect(sdk.playlists.getBulkPlaylists).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(sdk.playlists.getBulkPlaylists).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      permalink: [permalink],
+      userId: OptionalId.parse(null)
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('falls back to id lookup when permalink lookup is empty (hidden playlist, logged out)', async () => {
+    const permalink = '/dj/playlist/hidden-mix-200'
+    sdk.playlists.getBulkPlaylists
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ data: [] })
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ data: [makeCollection(200, permalink)] })
+
+    const result = await getCollectionByPermalinkQueryFn(
+      permalink,
+      null,
+      queryClient,
+      sdk
+    )
+
+    expect(result).toBe(200)
+    expect(sdk.playlists.getBulkPlaylists).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+    expect(sdk.playlists.getBulkPlaylists).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, {
+      id: [Id.parse(200)],
+      userId: OptionalId.parse(null)
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('rejects an id-fallback result whose permalink does not match (collision guard)', async () => {
+    const requested = '/dj/playlist/looks-like-300'
+    const collidingPermalink = '/other/playlist/different-300'
+    sdk.playlists.getBulkPlaylists
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ data: [] })
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        data: [makeCollection(300, collidingPermalink)]
+      })
+
+    const result = await getCollectionByPermalinkQueryFn(
+      requested,
+      null,
+      queryClient,
+      sdk
+    )
+
+    expect(result).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(sdk.playlists.getBulkPlaylists).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+  })
+
+  it('returns undefined without a second call when the slug has no parseable id', async () => {
+    const permalink = '/dj/playlist/no-trailing-id'
+    sdk.playlists.getBulkPlaylists.mockResolvedValueOnce({ data: [] })
+
+    const result = await getCollectionByPermalinkQueryFn(
+      permalink,
+      null,
+      queryClient,
+      sdk
+    )
+
+    expect(result).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(sdk.playlists.getBulkPlaylists).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/common/src/api/tan-query/collection/useCollectionByPermalink.ts b/packages/common/src/api/tan-query/collection/useCollectionByPermalink.ts
index ca7b331710f..fe50357fe6b 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/api/tan-query/collection/useCollectionByPermalink.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/api/tan-query/collection/useCollectionByPermalink.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-import { OptionalId } from '@audius/sdk'
+import { Id, OptionalId } from '@audius/sdk'
 import { useQuery, useQueryClient, QueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query'
 import { pick } from 'lodash'
 
 import { userCollectionMetadataFromSDK } from '~/adapters/collection'
 import { useQueryContext } from '~/api/tan-query/utils'
 import { ID } from '~/models/Identifiers'
+import { parsePlaylistIdFromPermalink } from '~/utils'
 
 import { TQCollection } from '../models'
 import { QUERY_KEYS } from '../queryKeys'
@@ -30,22 +31,41 @@ export const getCollectionByPermalinkQueryFn = async (
   queryClient: QueryClient,
   sdk: any
 ) => {
+  const userId = OptionalId.parse(currentUserId)
+
   const { data = [] } = await sdk.playlists.getBulkPlaylists({
     permalink: [permalink],
-    userId: OptionalId.parse(currentUserId)
+    userId
   })
 
   const collection = userCollectionMetadataFromSDK(data[0])
 
   if (collection) {
-    // Prime related entities
-    primeCollectionData({
-      collections: [collection],
-      queryClient
-    })
+    primeCollectionData({ collections: [collection], queryClient })
+    return collection.playlist_id
+  }
+
+  // Hidden (is_private) playlists are filtered out of permalink lookups
+  // for logged-out users, but ID-based lookups honor direct-link access.
+  // Retry with the id encoded in the permalink slug so anyone with the
+  // link can view the playlist.
+  const idFromSlug = parsePlaylistIdFromPermalink(permalink)
+  if (Number.isNaN(idFromSlug)) return undefined
+
+  const { data: byId = [] } = await sdk.playlists.getBulkPlaylists({
+    id: [Id.parse(idFromSlug)],
+    userId
+  })
+
+  const byIdCollection = userCollectionMetadataFromSDK(byId[0])
+  // Guard against id-in-slug collisions: only accept the result if it
+  // truly maps back to the requested permalink.
+  if (!byIdCollection || byIdCollection.permalink !== permalink) {
+    return undefined
   }
 
-  return collection?.playlist_id
+  primeCollectionData({ collections: [byIdCollection], queryClient })
+  return byIdCollection.playlist_id
 }
 
 export const useCollectionByPermalink = <TResult = TQCollection>(