diff --git a/geonode/catalogue/tests.py b/geonode/catalogue/tests.py
index e98290a15b6..a87245b2a22 100644
--- a/geonode/catalogue/tests.py
+++ b/geonode/catalogue/tests.py
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 
 from django.db.models import Q
 from django.test import RequestFactory
+from django.http.response import Http404
+from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied
 from geonode.layers.models import Dataset
 from geonode.catalogue import get_catalogue
 from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
@@ -28,13 +30,14 @@
 from geonode.tests.base import GeoNodeBaseTestSupport
 from geonode.catalogue.models import catalogue_post_save
 
-from geonode.catalogue.views import csw_global_dispatch
+from geonode.catalogue.views import csw_global_dispatch, resolve_uuid
 from geonode.layers.populate_datasets_data import create_dataset_data
 
 from geonode.base.populate_test_data import (
     all_public,
     create_models,
-    remove_models)
+    remove_models,
+    create_single_dataset)
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -144,3 +147,46 @@ def __request_factory_multiple():
         request = factory.get(url)
         request.user = get_user_model().objects.first()
         return request
+
+
+class UUIDResolverTest(GeoNodeBaseTestSupport):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.dataset = create_single_dataset(name='test_uuid_resolver_dataset')
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        Dataset.objects.filter(name='test_uuid_resolver_dataset').delete()
+
+    def test_uuid_resolver_existing_dataset(self):
+        user = get_user_model().objects.first()
+        self.dataset.set_default_permissions(owner=user)
+        request = RequestFactory().get(f"http://localhost:8000/catalogue/uuid/{self.dataset.uuid}")
+        request.user = user
+        response = resolve_uuid(request, self.dataset.uuid)
+        self.assertEqual(302, response.status_code)
+        self.assertEqual(f"/catalogue/#/dataset/{self.dataset.pk}",
+                         response.headers["Location"])
+
+    def test_uuid_resolver_non_existing_dataset(self):
+        user = get_user_model().objects.first()
+        self.dataset.set_default_permissions(owner=user)
+        request = RequestFactory().get("http://localhost:8000/catalogue/uuid/asdfasdf")
+        request.user = user
+        with self.assertRaises(Http404) as context:
+            resolve_uuid(request, "asdfasdf")
+        self.assertTrue("No ResourceBase matches the given query." in str(context.exception))
+
+    def test_uuid_resolver_missing_permissions(self):
+        self.dataset.set_permissions({
+            "groups": {
+                "registered-members": [
+                    "base.view_resourcebase",
+                    "base.download_resourcebase"
+                ]
+            }
+        })
+        request = RequestFactory().get(f"http://localhost:8000/catalogue/uuid/{self.dataset.uuid}")
+        request.user = AnonymousUser()
+        with self.assertRaises(PermissionDenied) as context:
+            resolve_uuid(request, self.dataset.uuid)
+        self.assertTrue("Permission Denied" in str(context.exception))
diff --git a/geonode/catalogue/urls.py b/geonode/catalogue/urls.py
index 7ea79e56a27..c26ecb4f3b1 100644
--- a/geonode/catalogue/urls.py
+++ b/geonode/catalogue/urls.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #########################################################################
 
 from django.conf.urls import url
+from django.urls import path
 from . import views
 
 urlpatterns = [
@@ -26,5 +27,6 @@
     url(r'^csw_to_extra_format/(?P<layeruuid>[^/]*)/(?P<resname>[^/]*).txt$',
         views.csw_render_extra_format_txt, name="csw_render_extra_format_txt"),
     url(r'^csw_to_extra_format/(?P<layeruuid>[^/]*)/(?P<resname>[^/]*).html$',
-        views.csw_render_extra_format_html, name="csw_render_extra_format_html")
+        views.csw_render_extra_format_html, name="csw_render_extra_format_html"),
+    path(r'uuid/<uuid:uuid>', views.resolve_uuid, name="resolve_uuid")
 ]
diff --git a/geonode/catalogue/views.py b/geonode/catalogue/views.py
index 021063e0bc3..6b1adc5e7c0 100644
--- a/geonode/catalogue/views.py
+++ b/geonode/catalogue/views.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import logging
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.http import HttpResponse, HttpResponseRedirect
-from django.shortcuts import render
+from django.shortcuts import render, redirect
 from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
 from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
 from pycsw import server
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 from geonode.base.auth import get_or_create_token
 from geonode.base.models import ContactRole, SpatialRepresentationType
 from geonode.groups.models import GroupProfile
+from geonode.utils import resolve_object
 from django.db import connection
 from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist
 
@@ -330,3 +331,8 @@ def csw_render_extra_format_html(request, layeruuid, resname):
     extra_res_md['poc_email'] = pocp.email
     return render(request, "geonode_metadata_full.html", context={"resource": resource,
                                                                   "extra_res_md": extra_res_md})
+
+
+def resolve_uuid(request, uuid):
+    resource = resolve_object(request, ResourceBase, {"uuid": uuid})
+    return redirect(resource)