diff --git a/plugins/bean/bean_entity_view.inc b/plugins/bean/bean_entity_view.inc
index a6a5df4..22f8cb3 100644
--- a/plugins/bean/bean_entity_view.inc
+++ b/plugins/bean/bean_entity_view.inc
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ class EntityViewBean extends BeanPlugin {
   public $entity_id_position = 1;
 
   /**
+   * Entity ID query element.
+   */
+  public $entity_argument = '';
+
+  /**
    * Declares default block settings.
    */
   public function values() {
@@ -36,6 +41,7 @@ class EntityViewBean extends BeanPlugin {
       'entity_view_mode' => '',
       'entity_id' => '',
       'entity_id_position' => 1,
+      'entity_argument' => '',
     );
     $values += parent::values();
 
@@ -85,8 +91,7 @@ class EntityViewBean extends BeanPlugin {
     $form['entity_view_mode'] = array(
       '#type' => 'select',
       '#title' => t('Entity view mode'),
-      '#default_value' => isset($bean->entity_view_mode) ?
-        $bean->entity_view_mode : NULL,
+      '#default_value' => isset($bean->entity_view_mode) ? $bean->entity_view_mode : NULL,
       '#options' => isset($view_modes[$entity_type_selected]) ? $view_modes[$entity_type_selected] : array(),
       '#required' => TRUE,
       '#prefix' => '<div id="entity-view-mode-select">',
@@ -102,28 +107,34 @@ class EntityViewBean extends BeanPlugin {
     $form['entity_id'] = array(
       '#type' => 'textfield',
       '#title' => t('Entity ID to display'),
-      '#default_value' => isset($bean->entity_id) ?
-        $bean->entity_id : NULL,
+      '#default_value' => isset($bean->entity_id) ? $bean->entity_id : NULL,
       '#description' => t('Leave empty to use the entity currently being viewed.'),
     );
 
     $form['entity_id_position'] = array(
       '#type' => 'textfield',
       '#title' => t('Position of entity ID in the path'),
-      '#default_value' => isset($bean->entity_id) ?
-          $bean->entity_id_position : 1,
+      '#default_value' => isset($bean->entity_id) ? $bean->entity_id_position : 1,
       '#description' => t('The position in the path of the entity ID that is being loaded.'),
       '#states' => array(
         'visible' => array(
           ':input[name="entity_id"]' => array('value' => ''),
         ),
-        'required' => array(
+      ),
+    );
+
+    $form['entity_argument'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'textfield',
+      '#title' => t('Query argument to retrieve the entity ID from'),
+      '#default_value' => isset($bean->entity_argument) ? $bean->entity_argument : NULL,
+      '#description' => t('Leave empty to use the entity currently being viewed.'),
+      '#states' => array(
+        'visible' => array(
           ':input[name="entity_id"]' => array('value' => ''),
         ),
       ),
     );
 
-
     return $form;
   }
 
@@ -132,15 +143,21 @@ class EntityViewBean extends BeanPlugin {
    */
   public function view($bean, $content, $view_mode = 'default', $langcode = NULL) {
     $content = array();
-
+    $entity = FALSE;
     if ($bean->entity_id) {
       // ID provided, load this entity.
       $entity = entity_load_single($bean->entity_type, $bean->entity_id);
     }
-    else {
+    elseif ($bean->entity_id_position) {
       // Get the current entity of $bean->entity_type in URL position $bean->entity_id_position.
       $entity = menu_get_object($bean->entity_type, $bean->entity_id_position);
     }
+    elseif ($bean->entity_argument) {
+      if (!empty($_GET[$bean->entity_argument])) {
+        $id = $_GET[$bean->entity_argument];
+        $entity = entity_load_single($bean->entity_type, $id);
+      }
+    }
 
     if ($entity) {
       $entity_id = entity_id($bean->entity_type, $entity);