diff --git a/src/app/dashboard/financial/page.test.tsx b/src/app/dashboard/financial/page.test.tsx
index 091f554..17e988e 100644
--- a/src/app/dashboard/financial/page.test.tsx
+++ b/src/app/dashboard/financial/page.test.tsx
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ it("counts only deliveries received this month, and names the suppliers owed", a
   // R400 + R200 this month; the R100 from September is out of the window.
   expect(tileValue(html, "Received this month")).toBe("R 600");
   expect(tileSub(html, "Received this month")).toBe("Owed to 2 suppliers for this month");
-  expect(html).toContain('/dashboard/financial/suppliers?site=site1');
+  expect(html).toContain('/dashboard/financial/suppliers?site=site1&period=thisMonth');
 });
 
 it("says 'supplier' when only one supplier is owed", async () => {
diff --git a/src/app/dashboard/financial/page.tsx b/src/app/dashboard/financial/page.tsx
index b75ef47..45abe23 100644
--- a/src/app/dashboard/financial/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/dashboard/financial/page.tsx
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ export default async function FinancialLanding({
               number -- and the same number the Suppliers page shows. */}
           <Link
             className="contents"
-            href={`/dashboard/financial/suppliers?site=${encodeURIComponent(scopeFallbackValue(scope))}`}
+            href={`/dashboard/financial/suppliers?site=${encodeURIComponent(scopeFallbackValue(scope))}&period=thisMonth`}
           >
             <KpiTile
               label="Received this month"
diff --git a/src/app/dashboard/financial/suppliers/page.tsx b/src/app/dashboard/financial/suppliers/page.tsx
index 6187ad9..17c65a6 100644
--- a/src/app/dashboard/financial/suppliers/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/dashboard/financial/suppliers/page.tsx
@@ -11,11 +11,17 @@ import type { DocumentKind } from "@/lib/document-kind";
 import { SuppliersView, type SupplierRow } from "./suppliers-view";
 import { filterOpt, siteFilter, type SearchParams } from "@/lib/site-scope";
 import { getSiteScope } from "@/lib/site-scope-server";
+import { parseInitialPeriod } from "@/lib/supplier-period";
 
 export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
 
 export default async function SuppliersPage({ searchParams }: { searchParams: Promise<SearchParams> }) {
-  const scope = await getSiteScope(await searchParams, "financial");
+  const params = await searchParams;
+  const scope = await getSiteScope(params, "financial");
+  // A deep link such as the Financial landing's "Received this month" tile
+  // must open on the period it linked to, or the number on the tile and the
+  // number on this page disagree.
+  const initialPeriod = parseInitialPeriod(params.period);
   const pb = await pbAdmin();
 
   const [suppliers, pos, items, deliveryLines, candidates] = await Promise.all([
@@ -91,7 +97,7 @@ export default async function SuppliersPage({ searchParams }: { searchParams: Pr
         subtitle="What's owed to whom — computed live from purchase orders and deliveries."
         right={<AddSupplierButton />}
       />
-      <SuppliersView rows={rows} deliveryValues={deliveryValues} />
+      <SuppliersView rows={rows} deliveryValues={deliveryValues} initialPeriod={initialPeriod} />
     </>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/dashboard/financial/suppliers/suppliers-view.tsx b/src/app/dashboard/financial/suppliers/suppliers-view.tsx
index 65c82e9..527964a 100644
--- a/src/app/dashboard/financial/suppliers/suppliers-view.tsx
+++ b/src/app/dashboard/financial/suppliers/suppliers-view.tsx
@@ -105,14 +105,17 @@ function periodSubLabel(period: PeriodFilter): string {
 export function SuppliersView({
   rows,
   deliveryValues,
+  initialPeriod = "all",
 }: {
   rows: SupplierRow[];
   deliveryValues: DeliveryValue[];
+  /** Pre-selected filter, e.g. from `?period=thisMonth`. Unvalidated here. */
+  initialPeriod?: PeriodFilter;
 }) {
   const [search, setSearch] = React.useState("");
   const [sortKey, setSortKey] = React.useState<SortKey>("outstanding");
   const [sortDir, setSortDir] = React.useState<SortDir>("desc");
-  const [period, setPeriod] = React.useState<PeriodFilter>("all");
+  const [period, setPeriod] = React.useState<PeriodFilter>(initialPeriod);
   const [fromDate, setFromDate] = React.useState("");
   const [toDate, setToDate] = React.useState("");
 
diff --git a/src/lib/supplier-period.test.ts b/src/lib/supplier-period.test.ts
index 655dc4c..9e16c07 100644
--- a/src/lib/supplier-period.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/supplier-period.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import {
   isInPeriod,
+  parseInitialPeriod,
   resolvePeriodWindow,
   type PeriodWindow,
 } from "./supplier-period";
@@ -87,4 +88,29 @@ describe("isInPeriod", () => {
     expect(isInPeriod("2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z", sept)).toBe(false);
     expect(isInPeriod("2026-11-01T00:00:00.000Z", sept)).toBe(false);
   });
+});
+
+describe("parseInitialPeriod", () => {
+  it("accepts a known period value", () => {
+    expect(parseInitialPeriod("thisMonth")).toBe("thisMonth");
+    expect(parseInitialPeriod("week2")).toBe("week2");
+  });
+
+  it("takes the first value when given an array", () => {
+    expect(parseInitialPeriod(["thisWeek", "thisMonth"])).toBe("thisWeek");
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to all for custom, which needs date inputs", () => {
+    expect(parseInitialPeriod("custom")).toBe("all");
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to all for anything unrecognised", () => {
+    expect(parseInitialPeriod("nonsense")).toBe("all");
+    expect(parseInitialPeriod(["nonsense"])).toBe("all");
+    expect(parseInitialPeriod("__proto__")).toBe("all");
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to all when absent", () => {
+    expect(parseInitialPeriod(undefined)).toBe("all");
+  });
 });
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diff --git a/src/lib/supplier-period.ts b/src/lib/supplier-period.ts
index 45830ca..8086db9 100644
--- a/src/lib/supplier-period.ts
+++ b/src/lib/supplier-period.ts
@@ -168,4 +168,22 @@ export const PERIOD_OPTIONS: { value: PeriodFilter; label: string }[] = [
   { value: "month2", label: "Month 2" },
   { value: "month3", label: "Month 3" },
   { value: "custom", label: "Custom range…" },
-];
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+];
+
+/**
+ * Period a deep link (`?period=`) may preselect. "custom" is excluded:
+ * it needs a from/to date pair the URL does not carry, so it stays a
+ * deliberate choice in the UI. Anything not on the known list -- garbage,
+ * a prototype key, a missing param -- falls back to "all" instead of
+ * reaching the filter state unchecked.
+ */
+const INITIAL_PERIODS = PERIOD_OPTIONS
+  .map((option) => option.value)
+  .filter((value): value is PeriodFilter => value !== "custom");
+
+export function parseInitialPeriod(raw: string | string[] | undefined): PeriodFilter {
+  const value = Array.isArray(raw) ? raw[0] : raw;
+  return value && INITIAL_PERIODS.includes(value as PeriodFilter)
+    ? (value as PeriodFilter)
+    : "all";
+}
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