diff --git a/changelog.d/3735.bugfix b/changelog.d/3735.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8262af627b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/3735.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+the element-based domain permalinks (e.g. https://app.element.io/#/user/@chagai95:matrix.org) don't have the mxid in the first param (like matrix.to does - https://matrix.to/#/@chagai95:matrix.org) but rather in the second after /user/ so /user/mxid
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diff --git a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/session/permalinks/PermalinkParser.kt b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/session/permalinks/PermalinkParser.kt
index e433f2a108..164a48a45b 100644
--- a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/session/permalinks/PermalinkParser.kt
+++ b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/session/permalinks/PermalinkParser.kt
@@ -21,12 +21,14 @@ import android.net.UrlQuerySanitizer
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.MatrixPatterns
 
 /**
- * This class turns an uri to a [PermalinkData]
+ * This class turns a uri to a [PermalinkData]
+ * element-based domains (e.g. https://app.element.io/#/user/@chagai95:matrix.org) permalinks or matrix.to permalinks (e.g. https://matrix.to/#/@chagai95:matrix.org)
+ * 
  */
 object PermalinkParser {
 
     /**
-     * Turns an uri string to a [PermalinkData]
+     * Turns a uri string to a [PermalinkData]
      */
     fun parse(uriString: String): PermalinkData {
         val uri = Uri.parse(uriString)
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ object PermalinkParser {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Turns an uri to a [PermalinkData]
+     * Turns a uri to a [PermalinkData]
      */
     fun parse(uri: Uri): PermalinkData {
         if (!uri.toString().startsWith(PermalinkService.MATRIX_TO_URL_BASE)) {
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ object PermalinkParser {
                 .filter { it.isNotEmpty() }
                 .take(2)
 
-        // the base domain permalinks don't have the mxid in the first param but in the second after /user/mxid
+        // the the element-based domain permalinks (e.g. https://app.element.io/#/user/@chagai95:matrix.org) don't have the mxid in the first param (like matrix.to does - https://matrix.to/#/@chagai95:matrix.org) but rather in the second after /user/ so /user/mxid
         var identifier = params.getOrNull(0);
         if (identifier.equals("user")) {
             identifier = params.getOrNull(1)