diff --git a/flexmeasures/ui/crud/assets.py b/flexmeasures/ui/crud/assets.py
index 89af1bd7d..10f2d67c2 100644
--- a/flexmeasures/ui/crud/assets.py
+++ b/flexmeasures/ui/crud/assets.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import copy
 import json
 
-from flask import url_for, current_app
+from flask import url_for, current_app, request
 from flask_classful import FlaskView, route
 from flask_wtf import FlaskForm
 from flask_security import login_required, current_user
@@ -269,8 +269,11 @@ def owned_by(self, account_id: str):
 
     @login_required
     def get(self, id: str):
-        """GET from /assets/<id> where id can be 'new' (and thus the form for asset creation is shown)"""
-
+        """GET from /assets/<id> where id can be 'new' (and thus the form for asset creation is shown)
+        The following query parameters are supported:
+         - start_time: minimum time of the events to be shown
+         - end_time: maximum time of the events to be shown
+        """
         if id == "new":
             if not user_can_create_assets():
                 return unauthorized_handler(None, [])
@@ -300,6 +303,8 @@ def get(self, id: str):
             mapboxAccessToken=current_app.config.get("MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN", ""),
             user_can_create_assets=user_can_create_assets(),
             user_can_delete_asset=user_can_delete(asset),
+            event_starts_after=request.args.get("start_time"),
+            event_ends_before=request.args.get("end_time"),
         )
 
     @login_required
diff --git a/flexmeasures/ui/tests/test_asset_crud.py b/flexmeasures/ui/tests/test_asset_crud.py
index ae316910a..174f82c09 100644
--- a/flexmeasures/ui/tests/test_asset_crud.py
+++ b/flexmeasures/ui/tests/test_asset_crud.py
@@ -64,11 +64,21 @@ def test_asset_page(db, client, setup_assets, requests_mock, as_prosumer_user1):
 
     requests_mock.get(f"{api_path_assets}/{asset.id}", status_code=200, json=mock_asset)
     asset_page = client.get(
-        url_for("AssetCrudUI:get", id=asset.id), follow_redirects=True
+        url_for(
+            "AssetCrudUI:get",
+            id=asset.id,
+            start_time="2022-10-01T00:00:00",
+            end_time="2022-10-02T:00:00",
+        ),
+        follow_redirects=True,
     )
     assert ("Edit %s" % mock_asset["name"]).encode() in asset_page.data
     assert str(mock_asset["latitude"]).encode() in asset_page.data
     assert str(mock_asset["longitude"]).encode() in asset_page.data
+    assert (
+        "storeStartDate = new Date('2022-10-01T00:00:00')".encode() in asset_page.data
+    )
+    assert "storeEndDate = new Date('2022-10-02T:00:00')".encode() in asset_page.data
 
 
 def test_edit_asset(db, client, setup_assets, requests_mock, as_admin):
diff --git a/flexmeasures/ui/utils/view_utils.py b/flexmeasures/ui/utils/view_utils.py
index 0bd899702..33baf7fe5 100644
--- a/flexmeasures/ui/utils/view_utils.py
+++ b/flexmeasures/ui/utils/view_utils.py
@@ -29,8 +29,13 @@ def render_flexmeasures_template(html_filename: str, **variables):
     ):
         variables["documentation_exists"] = True
 
-    variables["event_starts_after"] = session.get("event_starts_after")
-    variables["event_ends_before"] = session.get("event_ends_before")
+    # use event_starts_after and event_ends_before from session if not given
+    variables["event_starts_after"] = variables.get(
+        "event_starts_after", session.get("event_starts_after")
+    )
+    variables["event_ends_before"] = variables.get(
+        "event_ends_before", session.get("event_ends_before")
+    )
     variables["chart_type"] = session.get("chart_type", "bar_chart")
 
     variables["page"] = html_filename.split("/")[-1].replace(".html", "")