diff --git a/application/views/scripts/config/module.phtml b/application/views/scripts/config/module.phtml
index cd6ad5af8..e26ade195 100644
--- a/application/views/scripts/config/module.phtml
+++ b/application/views/scripts/config/module.phtml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<div class="controls">
+<div class="controls" data-base-target="_right">
 <?= $this->tabs ?>
 <h1><?= $this->escape($module->getTitle()) ?></h1>
 </div>
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/config/index.phtml b/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/config/index.phtml
index b1729f9b1..deca8d468 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/config/index.phtml
+++ b/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/config/index.phtml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<div class="controls">
+<div class="controls" data-base-target="_right">
   <?= $tabs; ?>
   <h1><?= $this->translate('Monitoring Backends') ?></h1>
 </div>
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/config/security.phtml b/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/config/security.phtml
index 71f2a341a..2a84b2469 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/config/security.phtml
+++ b/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/config/security.phtml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<div class="controls">
+<div class="controls" data-base-target="_right">
     <?= $this->tabs ?>
 </div>
 <div class="content">
diff --git a/public/js/icinga/events.js b/public/js/icinga/events.js
index e7ac3e3f1..b7f2f5cee 100644
--- a/public/js/icinga/events.js
+++ b/public/js/icinga/events.js
@@ -482,6 +482,16 @@
                     targetId = 'col1';
                     $target = $('#' + targetId);
                     self.icinga.ui.layout1col();
+                } else if (targetId === '_right') {
+                    // Ensure that the content is displayed in the rightmost column
+                    $target = $el.closest('.container');
+                    if ($target.attr('id') === 'col1') {
+                        // As it's not possible to detect what's preceding the current state in the
+                        // history stack this just simulates _main in case the respective element
+                        // is not part of the rightmost column
+                        $target = $('#col1');
+                        self.icinga.ui.layout1col();
+                    }
                 } else {
                     $target = $('#' + targetId);
                 }