diff --git a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/url.spec.ts b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/url.spec.ts
index bca3e11e68..04d61a1afe 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/url.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/url.spec.ts
@@ -71,13 +71,14 @@ module.exports = {
   'Should load using URL compiler params': function (browser: NightwatchBrowser) {
     browser
       .pause(5000)
-      .url('http://127.0.0.1:8080/#optimize=true&runs=300&evmVersion=istanbul&version=soljson-v0.7.4+commit.3f05b770.js')
+      .url('http://127.0.0.1:8080/#optimize=true&runs=300&autoCompile=true&evmVersion=istanbul&version=soljson-v0.7.4+commit.3f05b770.js')
       .refresh()
       .pause(5000)
       .clickLaunchIcon('solidity')
       .assert.containsText('#versionSelector option[data-id="selected"]', '0.7.4+commit.3f05b770')
       .assert.containsText('#evmVersionSelector option[data-id="selected"]', 'istanbul')
       .verify.elementPresent('#optimize:checked')
+      .verify.elementPresent('#autoCompile:checked')
       .verify.attributeEquals('#runs', 'value', '300')
   },
 
diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/src/app.js b/apps/remix-ide/src/app.js
index 2479d3d1fe..c2f52d9ade 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/src/app.js
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/src/app.js
@@ -495,8 +495,13 @@ Please make a backup of your contracts and start using http://remix.ethereum.org
         console.log(e)
       }
 
-      // If plugins are loaded from the URL params, we focus on the last one.
-      if (pluginLoader.current === 'queryParams' && workspace.length > 0) menuicons.select(workspace[workspace.length - 1])
+      if (params.code) {
+        // if code is given in url we focus on solidity plugin
+        menuicons.select('solidity')
+      } else {
+        // If plugins are loaded from the URL params, we focus on the last one.
+        if (pluginLoader.current === 'queryParams' && workspace.length > 0) menuicons.select(workspace[workspace.length - 1])
+      }
 
       if (params.call) {
         const callDetails = params.call.split('//')
@@ -516,5 +521,6 @@ Please make a backup of your contracts and start using http://remix.ethereum.org
   const framingService = new FramingService(sidePanel, menuicons, mainview, this._components.resizeFeature)
 
   if (params.embed) framingService.embed()
+  if (params.code) framingService.code()
   framingService.start(params)
 }
diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/src/framingService.js b/apps/remix-ide/src/framingService.js
index 92b99ecc81..75c217f18a 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/src/framingService.js
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/src/framingService.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 export class FramingService {
-  constructor (sidePanel, verticalIcon, mainView, resizeFeature) {
+  constructor (sidePanel, verticalIcons, mainView, resizeFeature) {
     this.sidePanel = sidePanel
-    this.verticalIcon = verticalIcon
+    this.verticalIcons = verticalIcons
     this.mainPanel = mainView.getAppPanel()
     this.mainView = mainView
     this.resizeFeature = resizeFeature
@@ -18,16 +18,16 @@ export class FramingService {
       this.resizeFeature.showPanel()
     })
 
-    this.verticalIcon.select('filePanel')
+    this.verticalIcons.select('filePanel')
 
     document.addEventListener('keypress', (e) => {
       if (e.shiftKey && e.ctrlKey) {
         if (e.code === 'KeyF') { // Ctrl+Shift+F
-          this.verticalIcon.select('filePanel')
+          this.verticalIcons.select('filePanel')
         } else if (e.code === 'KeyA') { // Ctrl+Shift+A
-          this.verticalIcon.select('pluginManager')
+          this.verticalIcons.select('pluginManager')
         } else if (e.code === 'KeyS') { //  Ctrl+Shift+S
-          this.verticalIcon.select('settings')
+          this.verticalIcons.select('settings')
         }
         e.preventDefault()
       }
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/solidity-compiler/src/lib/compiler-container.tsx b/libs/remix-ui/solidity-compiler/src/lib/compiler-container.tsx
index dcf0adfc61..9469121adf 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/solidity-compiler/src/lib/compiler-container.tsx
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/solidity-compiler/src/lib/compiler-container.tsx
@@ -69,13 +69,14 @@ export const CompilerContainer = (props: CompilerContainerProps) => {
         const optimize = params.optimize === 'false' ? false : params.optimize === 'true' ? true : null
         const runs = params.runs
         const evmVersion = params.evmVersion
+        const autoCompile = params.autoCompile === 'false' ? false : params.autoCompile === 'true' ? true : null
 
         return {
           ...prevState,
           hideWarnings: api.getConfiguration('hideWarnings') || false,
-          autoCompile: api.getConfiguration('autoCompile') || false,
+          autoCompile: typeof autoCompile === 'boolean' ? autoCompile : api.getConfiguration('autoCompile') || false,
           includeNightlies: api.getConfiguration('includeNightlies') || false,
-          optimise: (optimize !== null) && (optimize !== undefined) ? optimize : api.getConfiguration('optimise') || false,
+          optimise: typeof optimize === 'boolean' ? optimize : api.getConfiguration('optimise') || false,
           runs: (runs !== null) && (runs !== 'null') && (runs !== undefined) && (runs !== 'undefined') ? runs : 200,
           evmVersion: (evmVersion !== null) && (evmVersion !== 'null') && (evmVersion !== undefined) && (evmVersion !== 'undefined') ? evmVersion : 'default'
         }
@@ -407,6 +408,7 @@ export const CompilerContainer = (props: CompilerContainerProps) => {
     const checked = e.target.checked
 
     api.setConfiguration('autoCompile', checked)
+    checked && compile()
     setState(prevState => {
       return { ...prevState, autoCompile: checked }
     })