diff --git a/.changeset/sharp-snails-warn.md b/.changeset/sharp-snails-warn.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..673c69cb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/sharp-snails-warn.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@hyperdx/app": patch
+---
+
+feat: Add click + sidepanel support to items within surrounding context
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/ContextSidePanel.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/ContextSidePanel.tsx
index 541fe13fa..0917c903d 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/ContextSidePanel.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/ContextSidePanel.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { useCallback, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { sq } from 'date-fns/locale';
 import ms from 'ms';
+import { parseAsString, useQueryState } from 'nuqs';
 import { useForm } from 'react-hook-form';
 import { tcFromSource } from '@hyperdx/common-utils/dist/metadata';
 import {
@@ -13,8 +14,14 @@ import { useDebouncedValue } from '@mantine/hooks';
 import { SQLInlineEditorControlled } from '@/components/SQLInlineEditor';
 import WhereLanguageControlled from '@/components/WhereLanguageControlled';
 import SearchInputV2 from '@/SearchInputV2';
+import { useSource } from '@/source';
 import { formatAttributeClause } from '@/utils';
 
+import DBRowSidePanel from './DBRowSidePanel';
+import {
+  BreadcrumbNavigationCallback,
+  BreadcrumbPath,
+} from './DBRowSidePanelHeader';
 import { DBSqlRowTable } from './DBRowTable';
 
 enum ContextBy {
@@ -31,6 +38,33 @@ interface ContextSubpanelProps {
   dbSqlRowTableConfig: ChartConfigWithDateRange | undefined;
   rowData: Record<string, any>;
   rowId: string | undefined;
+  breadcrumbPath?: BreadcrumbPath;
+  onBreadcrumbClick?: BreadcrumbNavigationCallback;
+}
+
+// Custom hook to manage nested panel state
+function useNestedPanelState(isNested: boolean) {
+  // Query state (URL-based) for root level
+  const queryState = {
+    contextRowId: useQueryState('contextRowId', parseAsString),
+    contextRowSource: useQueryState('contextRowSource', parseAsString),
+  };
+
+  // Local state for nested levels
+  const localState = {
+    contextRowId: useState<string | null>(null),
+    contextRowSource: useState<string | null>(null),
+  };
+
+  // Choose which state to use based on nesting level
+  const activeState = isNested ? localState : queryState;
+
+  return {
+    contextRowId: activeState.contextRowId[0],
+    contextRowSource: activeState.contextRowSource[0],
+    setContextRowId: activeState.contextRowId[1],
+    setContextRowSource: activeState.contextRowSource[1],
+  };
 }
 
 export default function ContextSubpanel({
@@ -38,6 +72,8 @@ export default function ContextSubpanel({
   dbSqlRowTableConfig,
   rowData,
   rowId,
+  breadcrumbPath = [],
+  onBreadcrumbClick,
 }: ContextSubpanelProps) {
   const QUERY_KEY_PREFIX = 'context';
   const { Timestamp: origTimestamp } = rowData;
@@ -55,6 +91,33 @@ export default function ContextSubpanel({
   const formWhere = watch('where');
   const [debouncedWhere] = useDebouncedValue(formWhere, 1000);
 
+  // State management for nested panels
+  const isNested = breadcrumbPath.length > 0;
+
+  const {
+    contextRowId,
+    contextRowSource,
+    setContextRowId,
+    setContextRowSource,
+  } = useNestedPanelState(isNested);
+
+  const { data: contextRowSidePanelSource } = useSource({
+    id: contextRowSource || '',
+  });
+
+  const handleContextSidePanelClose = useCallback(() => {
+    setContextRowId(null);
+    setContextRowSource(null);
+  }, [setContextRowId, setContextRowSource]);
+
+  const handleRowExpandClick = useCallback(
+    (rowWhere: string) => {
+      setContextRowId(rowWhere);
+      setContextRowSource(source.id);
+    },
+    [source.id, setContextRowId, setContextRowSource],
+  );
+
   const date = useMemo(() => new Date(origTimestamp), [origTimestamp]);
 
   const newDateRange = useMemo(
@@ -176,88 +239,107 @@ export default function ContextSubpanel({
   ]);
 
   return (
-    config && (
-      <Flex direction="column" mih="0px" style={{ flexGrow: 1 }}>
-        <Group justify="space-between" p="sm">
-          <SegmentedControl
-            bg="dark.7"
-            color="dark.5"
-            size="xs"
-            data={generateSegmentedControlData()}
-            value={contextBy}
-            onChange={v => setContextBy(v as ContextBy)}
-          />
-          {contextBy === ContextBy.Custom && (
-            <WhereLanguageControlled
-              name="whereLanguage"
-              control={control}
-              sqlInput={
-                originalLanguage === 'lucene' ? null : (
-                  <SQLInlineEditorControlled
-                    tableConnections={tcFromSource(source)}
-                    control={control}
-                    name="where"
-                    placeholder="SQL WHERE clause (ex. column = 'foo')"
-                    language="sql"
-                    enableHotkey
-                    size="sm"
-                  />
-                )
-              }
-              luceneInput={
-                originalLanguage === 'sql' ? null : (
-                  <SearchInputV2
-                    tableConnections={tcFromSource(source)}
-                    control={control}
-                    name="where"
-                    language="lucene"
-                    placeholder="Lucene where clause (ex. column:value)"
-                    enableHotkey
-                    size="sm"
-                  />
-                )
-              }
+    <>
+      {config && (
+        <Flex direction="column" mih="0px" style={{ flexGrow: 1 }}>
+          <Group justify="space-between" p="sm">
+            <SegmentedControl
+              bg="dark.7"
+              color="dark.5"
+              size="xs"
+              data={generateSegmentedControlData()}
+              value={contextBy}
+              onChange={v => setContextBy(v as ContextBy)}
             />
-          )}
-          <SegmentedControl
-            bg="dark.7"
-            color="dark.5"
-            size="xs"
-            data={[
-              { label: '100ms', value: ms('100ms').toString() },
-              { label: '500ms', value: ms('500ms').toString() },
-              { label: '1s', value: ms('1s').toString() },
-              { label: '5s', value: ms('5s').toString() },
-              { label: '30s', value: ms('30s').toString() },
-              { label: '1m', value: ms('1m').toString() },
-              { label: '5m', value: ms('5m').toString() },
-              { label: '15m', value: ms('15m').toString() },
-            ]}
-            value={range.toString()}
-            onChange={value => setRange(Number(value))}
-          />
-        </Group>
-        <Group p="sm">
-          <div>
-            {contextBy !== ContextBy.All && (
+            {contextBy === ContextBy.Custom && (
+              <WhereLanguageControlled
+                name="whereLanguage"
+                control={control}
+                sqlInput={
+                  originalLanguage === 'lucene' ? null : (
+                    <SQLInlineEditorControlled
+                      tableConnections={tcFromSource(source)}
+                      control={control}
+                      name="where"
+                      placeholder="SQL WHERE clause (ex. column = 'foo')"
+                      language="sql"
+                      enableHotkey
+                      size="sm"
+                    />
+                  )
+                }
+                luceneInput={
+                  originalLanguage === 'sql' ? null : (
+                    <SearchInputV2
+                      tableConnections={tcFromSource(source)}
+                      control={control}
+                      name="where"
+                      language="lucene"
+                      placeholder="Lucene where clause (ex. column:value)"
+                      enableHotkey
+                      size="sm"
+                    />
+                  )
+                }
+              />
+            )}
+            <SegmentedControl
+              bg="dark.7"
+              color="dark.5"
+              size="xs"
+              data={[
+                { label: '100ms', value: ms('100ms').toString() },
+                { label: '500ms', value: ms('500ms').toString() },
+                { label: '1s', value: ms('1s').toString() },
+                { label: '5s', value: ms('5s').toString() },
+                { label: '30s', value: ms('30s').toString() },
+                { label: '1m', value: ms('1m').toString() },
+                { label: '5m', value: ms('5m').toString() },
+                { label: '15m', value: ms('15m').toString() },
+              ]}
+              value={range.toString()}
+              onChange={value => setRange(Number(value))}
+            />
+          </Group>
+          <Group p="sm">
+            <div>
+              {contextBy !== ContextBy.All && (
+                <Badge size="md" variant="default">
+                  {contextBy}:{CONTEXT_MAPPING[contextBy].value}
+                </Badge>
+              )}
               <Badge size="md" variant="default">
-                {contextBy}:{CONTEXT_MAPPING[contextBy].value}
+                Time range: ±{ms(range / 2)}
               </Badge>
-            )}
-            <Badge size="md" variant="default">
-              Time range: ±{ms(range / 2)}
-            </Badge>
+            </div>
+          </Group>
+          <div style={{ height: '100%', overflow: 'auto' }}>
+            <DBSqlRowTable
+              highlightedLineId={rowId}
+              isLive={false}
+              config={config}
+              queryKeyPrefix={QUERY_KEY_PREFIX}
+              onRowExpandClick={handleRowExpandClick}
+            />
           </div>
-        </Group>
-        <div style={{ height: '100%', overflow: 'auto' }}>
-          <DBSqlRowTable
-            highlightedLineId={rowId}
-            isLive={false}
-            config={config}
-            queryKeyPrefix={QUERY_KEY_PREFIX}
-          />
-        </div>
-      </Flex>
-    )
+        </Flex>
+      )}
+      {contextRowId && contextRowSidePanelSource && (
+        <DBRowSidePanel
+          source={contextRowSidePanelSource}
+          rowId={contextRowId}
+          onClose={handleContextSidePanelClose}
+          isNestedPanel={true}
+          breadcrumbPath={[
+            ...breadcrumbPath,
+            {
+              label: `Surrounding Context`,
+              rowData,
+            },
+          ]}
+          onBreadcrumbClick={onBreadcrumbClick}
+        />
+      )}
+    </>
   );
 }
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/DBRowSidePanel.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/DBRowSidePanel.tsx
index 520c49b53..cd24817e4 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/DBRowSidePanel.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/DBRowSidePanel.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ import { ChartConfigWithDateRange } from '@hyperdx/common-utils/dist/types';
 import { Box, Stack } from '@mantine/core';
 import { useClickOutside } from '@mantine/hooks';
 
-import DBRowSidePanelHeader from '@/components/DBRowSidePanelHeader';
+import DBRowSidePanelHeader, {
+  BreadcrumbNavigationCallback,
+  BreadcrumbPath,
+} from '@/components/DBRowSidePanelHeader';
 import useResizable from '@/hooks/useResizable';
 import { LogSidePanelKbdShortcuts } from '@/LogSidePanelElements';
 import { getEventBody } from '@/source';
@@ -71,6 +74,8 @@ type DBRowSidePanelProps = {
   rowId: string | undefined;
   onClose: () => void;
   isNestedPanel?: boolean;
+  breadcrumbPath?: BreadcrumbPath;
+  onBreadcrumbClick?: BreadcrumbNavigationCallback;
 };
 
 const DBRowSidePanel = ({
@@ -78,6 +83,9 @@ const DBRowSidePanel = ({
   source,
   isNestedPanel = false,
   setSubDrawerOpen,
+  onClose,
+  breadcrumbPath = [],
+  onBreadcrumbClick,
 }: DBRowSidePanelProps & {
   setSubDrawerOpen: Dispatch<SetStateAction<boolean>>;
 }) => {
@@ -92,6 +100,34 @@ const DBRowSidePanel = ({
 
   const { dbSqlRowTableConfig } = useContext(RowSidePanelContext);
 
+  const handleBreadcrumbClick = useCallback(
+    (targetLevel: number) => {
+      // Current panel's level in the hierarchy
+      const currentLevel = breadcrumbPath.length;
+
+      // The target panel level corresponds to the breadcrumb index:
+      // - targetLevel 0 = root panel (breadcrumbPath.length = 0)
+      // - targetLevel 1 = first nested panel (breadcrumbPath.length = 1)
+      // - etc.
+
+      // If our current level is greater than the target panel level, close this panel
+      if (currentLevel > targetLevel) {
+        onClose();
+        onBreadcrumbClick?.(targetLevel);
+      }
+      // If our current level equals the target panel level, we're the target - don't close
+      else if (currentLevel === targetLevel) {
+        // This is the panel the user wants to navigate to - do nothing (stay open)
+        return;
+      }
+      // If our current level is less than target, propagate up (this panel should stay open)
+      else {
+        onBreadcrumbClick?.(targetLevel);
+      }
+    },
+    [breadcrumbPath.length, onBreadcrumbClick, onClose],
+  );
+
   const hasOverviewPanel = useMemo(() => {
     if (
       source.resourceAttributesExpression ||
@@ -230,6 +266,8 @@ const DBRowSidePanel = ({
           mainContent={mainContent}
           mainContentHeader={mainContentColumn}
           severityText={severityText}
+          breadcrumbPath={breadcrumbPath}
+          onBreadcrumbClick={handleBreadcrumbClick}
         />
       </Box>
       {/* <SidePanelHeader
@@ -349,6 +387,8 @@ const DBRowSidePanel = ({
             dbSqlRowTableConfig={dbSqlRowTableConfig}
             rowData={normalizedRow}
             rowId={rowId}
+            breadcrumbPath={breadcrumbPath}
+            onBreadcrumbClick={handleBreadcrumbClick}
           />
         </ErrorBoundary>
       )}
@@ -405,6 +445,8 @@ export default function DBRowSidePanelErrorBoundary({
   rowId,
   source,
   isNestedPanel,
+  breadcrumbPath = [],
+  onBreadcrumbClick,
 }: DBRowSidePanelProps) {
   const contextZIndex = useZIndex();
   const drawerZIndex = contextZIndex + 10;
@@ -474,7 +516,9 @@ export default function DBRowSidePanelErrorBoundary({
               rowId={rowId}
               onClose={_onClose}
               isNestedPanel={isNestedPanel}
+              breadcrumbPath={breadcrumbPath}
               setSubDrawerOpen={setSubDrawerOpen}
+              onBreadcrumbClick={onBreadcrumbClick}
             />
           </ErrorBoundary>
         </div>
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/DBRowSidePanelHeader.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/DBRowSidePanelHeader.tsx
index e7ba19e09..1f36e323b 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/DBRowSidePanelHeader.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/DBRowSidePanelHeader.tsx
@@ -2,10 +2,20 @@ import React, {
   useCallback,
   useContext,
   useEffect,
+  useMemo,
   useRef,
   useState,
 } from 'react';
-import { Button, Flex, Paper, Text } from '@mantine/core';
+import {
+  Box,
+  Breadcrumbs,
+  Button,
+  Flex,
+  Paper,
+  Text,
+  Tooltip,
+  UnstyledButton,
+} from '@mantine/core';
 
 import EventTag from '@/components/EventTag';
 import { FormatTime } from '@/useFormatTime';
@@ -19,18 +29,111 @@ const isValidDate = (date: Date) => 'getTime' in date && !isNaN(date.getTime());
 
 const MAX_MAIN_CONTENT_LENGTH = 2000;
 
+// Types for breadcrumb navigation
+export type BreadcrumbEntry = {
+  label: string;
+  rowData?: Record<string, any>;
+};
+
+export type BreadcrumbPath = BreadcrumbEntry[];
+
+// Navigation callback type - called when user wants to navigate to a specific level
+export type BreadcrumbNavigationCallback = (targetLevel: number) => void;
+
+function getBodyTextForBreadcrumb(rowData: Record<string, any>): string {
+  const bodyText = (rowData.__hdx_body || '').trim();
+  const BREADCRUMB_TOOLTIP_MAX_LENGTH = 200;
+  const BREADCRUMB_TOOLTIP_TRUNCATED_LENGTH = 197;
+
+  return bodyText.length > BREADCRUMB_TOOLTIP_MAX_LENGTH
+    ? `${bodyText.substring(0, BREADCRUMB_TOOLTIP_TRUNCATED_LENGTH)}...`
+    : bodyText;
+}
+
+function BreadcrumbNavigation({
+  breadcrumbPath,
+  onNavigateToLevel,
+}: {
+  breadcrumbPath: BreadcrumbPath;
+  onNavigateToLevel?: BreadcrumbNavigationCallback;
+}) {
+  const handleBreadcrumbItemClick = useCallback(
+    (clickedIndex: number) => {
+      // Navigate to the clicked breadcrumb level
+      // This will close all panels above this level
+      onNavigateToLevel?.(clickedIndex);
+    },
+    [onNavigateToLevel],
+  );
+
+  const breadcrumbItems = useMemo(() => {
+    if (breadcrumbPath.length === 0) return [];
+
+    const items = [];
+
+    // Add all previous levels from breadcrumbPath
+    breadcrumbPath.forEach((crumb, index) => {
+      const tooltipText = crumb.rowData
+        ? getBodyTextForBreadcrumb(crumb.rowData)
+        : '';
+
+      items.push(
+        <Tooltip
+          key={`crumb-${index}`}
+          label={tooltipText}
+          disabled={!tooltipText}
+          position="bottom"
+          withArrow
+        >
+          <UnstyledButton
+            onClick={() => handleBreadcrumbItemClick(index)}
+            style={{ textDecoration: 'none' }}
+          >
+            <Text size="sm" c="blue.4" style={{ cursor: 'pointer' }}>
+              {index === 0 ? 'Original Event' : crumb.label}
+            </Text>
+          </UnstyledButton>
+        </Tooltip>,
+      );
+    });
+
+    // Add current level
+    items.push(
+      <Text key="current" size="sm" c="gray.2">
+        Selected Event
+      </Text>,
+    );
+
+    return items;
+  }, [breadcrumbPath, handleBreadcrumbItemClick]);
+
+  if (breadcrumbPath.length === 0) return null;
+
+  return (
+    <Box mb="sm" pb="sm" className="border-bottom border-dark">
+      <Breadcrumbs separator="›" separatorMargin="xs">
+        {breadcrumbItems}
+      </Breadcrumbs>
+    </Box>
+  );
+}
+
 export default function DBRowSidePanelHeader({
   tags,
   mainContent = '',
   mainContentHeader,
   date,
   severityText,
+  breadcrumbPath = [],
+  onBreadcrumbClick,
 }: {
   date: Date;
   mainContent?: string;
   mainContentHeader?: string;
   tags: Record<string, string>;
   severityText?: string;
+  breadcrumbPath?: BreadcrumbPath;
+  onBreadcrumbClick?: BreadcrumbNavigationCallback;
 }) {
   const [bodyExpanded, setBodyExpanded] = React.useState(false);
   const { onPropertyAddClick, generateSearchUrl } =
@@ -85,6 +188,13 @@ export default function DBRowSidePanelHeader({
 
   return (
     <>
+      {/* Breadcrumb navigation */}
+      <BreadcrumbNavigation
+        breadcrumbPath={breadcrumbPath}
+        onNavigateToLevel={onBreadcrumbClick}
+      />
+
+      {/* Event timestamp and severity */}
       <Flex>
         {severityText && <LogLevel level={severityText} />}
         {severityText && isValidDate(date) && (