diff --git a/e2e-playwright/panels-suite/table-kitchenSink.spec.ts b/e2e-playwright/panels-suite/table-kitchenSink.spec.ts
index a14085aa753..6dddba81820 100644
--- a/e2e-playwright/panels-suite/table-kitchenSink.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e-playwright/panels-suite/table-kitchenSink.spec.ts
@@ -343,6 +343,33 @@ test.describe('Panels test: Table - Kitchen Sink', { tag: ['@panels', '@table']
     // TODO -- saving for another day.
   });
 
+  test('Tests nested table expansion', async ({ gotoDashboardPage, selectors, page }) => {
+    const dashboardPage = await gotoDashboardPage({
+      uid: DASHBOARD_UID,
+      queryParams: new URLSearchParams({ editPanel: '4' }),
+    });
+
+    await expect(
+      dashboardPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.Panels.Panel.title('Nested tables'))
+    ).toBeVisible();
+
+    await waitForTableLoad(page);
+
+    await expect(page.locator('[role="row"]')).toHaveCount(3); // header + 2 rows
+
+    const firstRowExpander = dashboardPage
+      .getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.Panels.Visualization.TableNG.RowExpander)
+      .first();
+
+    await firstRowExpander.click();
+    await expect(page.locator('[role="row"]')).not.toHaveCount(3); // more rows are present now, it is dynamic tho.
+
+    // TODO: test sorting
+
+    await firstRowExpander.click();
+    await expect(page.locator('[role="row"]')).toHaveCount(3); // back to original state
+  });
+
   test('Tests tooltip interactions', async ({ gotoDashboardPage, selectors }) => {
     const dashboardPage = await gotoDashboardPage({
       uid: DASHBOARD_UID,
diff --git a/eslint-suppressions.json b/eslint-suppressions.json
index 94a0b4c6b3c..2fcb6da5ee3 100644
--- a/eslint-suppressions.json
+++ b/eslint-suppressions.json
@@ -804,11 +804,6 @@
       "count": 2
     }
   },
-  "packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/utils.ts": {
-    "@typescript-eslint/consistent-type-assertions": {
-      "count": 1
-    }
-  },
   "packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableRT/Filter.tsx": {
     "@typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any": {
       "count": 1
diff --git a/packages/grafana-e2e-selectors/src/selectors/components.ts b/packages/grafana-e2e-selectors/src/selectors/components.ts
index f1f2ce08642..0755477f93b 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-e2e-selectors/src/selectors/components.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-e2e-selectors/src/selectors/components.ts
@@ -499,6 +499,9 @@ export const versionedComponents = {
         },
       },
       TableNG: {
+        RowExpander: {
+          '12.4.0': 'data-testid tableng row expander',
+        },
         Filters: {
           HeaderButton: {
             '12.1.0': 'data-testid tableng header filter',
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/TableNG.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/TableNG.tsx
index 0a7c69edbf3..f17a62b92cf 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/TableNG.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/TableNG.tsx
@@ -154,8 +154,18 @@ export function TableNG(props: TableNGProps) {
 
   const resizeHandler = useColumnResize(onColumnResize);
 
-  const rows = useMemo(() => frameToRecords(data), [data]);
   const hasNestedFrames = useMemo(() => getIsNestedTable(data.fields), [data]);
+  const nestedFramesFieldName = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!hasNestedFrames) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const firstNestedField = data.fields.find((f) => f.type === FieldType.nestedFrames);
+    if (!firstNestedField) {
+      return;
+    }
+    return getDisplayName(firstNestedField);
+  }, [data, hasNestedFrames]);
+  const rows = useMemo(() => frameToRecords(data, nestedFramesFieldName), [data, nestedFramesFieldName]);
   const getTextColorForBackground = useMemo(() => memoize(_getTextColorForBackground, { maxSize: 1000 }), []);
 
   const {
@@ -374,7 +384,11 @@ export function TableNG(props: TableNGProps) {
           return null;
         }
 
-        const expandedRecords = applySort(frameToRecords(nestedData), nestedData.fields, sortColumns);
+        const expandedRecords = applySort(
+          frameToRecords(nestedData, nestedFramesFieldName),
+          nestedData.fields,
+          sortColumns
+        );
         if (!expandedRecords.length) {
           return (
             <div className={styles.noDataNested}>
@@ -398,7 +412,7 @@ export function TableNG(props: TableNGProps) {
       width: COLUMN.EXPANDER_WIDTH,
       minWidth: COLUMN.EXPANDER_WIDTH,
     }),
-    [commonDataGridProps, data.fields.length, expandedRows, sortColumns, styles]
+    [commonDataGridProps, data.fields.length, expandedRows, sortColumns, styles, nestedFramesFieldName]
   );
 
   const fromFields = useCallback(
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/components/RowExpander.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/components/RowExpander.tsx
index d1f64824ef3..ab2ee41538d 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/components/RowExpander.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/components/RowExpander.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { css } from '@emotion/css';
 
 import { GrafanaTheme2 } from '@grafana/data';
+import { selectors } from '@grafana/e2e-selectors';
 import { t } from '@grafana/i18n';
 
 import { useStyles2 } from '../../../../themes/ThemeContext';
@@ -16,13 +17,21 @@ export function RowExpander({ onCellExpand, isExpanded }: RowExpanderNGProps) {
     }
   }
   return (
-    <div role="button" tabIndex={0} className={styles.expanderCell} onClick={onCellExpand} onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}>
+    <div
+      role="button"
+      tabIndex={0}
+      className={styles.expanderCell}
+      onClick={onCellExpand}
+      onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
+      data-testid={selectors.components.Panels.Visualization.TableNG.RowExpander}
+    >
       <Icon
         aria-label={
           isExpanded
             ? t('grafana-ui.row-expander-ng.aria-label-collapse', 'Collapse row')
             : t('grafana-ui.row-expander.aria-label-expand', 'Expand row')
         }
+        aria-expanded={isExpanded}
         name={isExpanded ? 'angle-down' : 'angle-right'}
         size="lg"
       />
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/types.ts b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/types.ts
index 3a641de5ac6..ddfaf189f34 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/types.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/types.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ export interface TableRow {
 
   // Nested table properties
   data?: DataFrame;
-  __nestedFrames?: DataFrame[];
   __expanded?: boolean; // For row expansion state
 
   // Generic typing for column values
@@ -262,7 +261,7 @@ export type TableCellStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2, options: TableCellStyleOpti
 export type Comparator = (a: TableCellValue, b: TableCellValue) => number;
 
 // Type for converting a DataFrame into an array of TableRows
-export type FrameToRowsConverter = (frame: DataFrame) => TableRow[];
+export type FrameToRowsConverter = (frame: DataFrame, nestedFramesFieldName?: string) => TableRow[];
 
 // Type for mapping column names to their field types
 export type ColumnTypes = Record<string, FieldType>;
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/utils.ts b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/utils.ts
index 0226f8b6463..b960d8c08c5 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/utils.ts
@@ -675,10 +675,12 @@ export function applySort(
 /**
  * @internal
  */
-export const frameToRecords = (frame: DataFrame): TableRow[] => {
+export const frameToRecords = (frame: DataFrame, nestedFramesFieldName?: string): TableRow[] => {
   const fnBody = `
     const rows = Array(frame.length);
     const values = frame.fields.map(f => f.values);
+    const hasNestedFrames = '${nestedFramesFieldName ?? ''}'.length > 0;
+
     let rowCount = 0;
     for (let i = 0; i < frame.length; i++) {
       rows[rowCount] = {
@@ -686,11 +688,14 @@ export const frameToRecords = (frame: DataFrame): TableRow[] => {
         __index: i,
         ${frame.fields.map((field, fieldIdx) => `${JSON.stringify(getDisplayName(field))}: values[${fieldIdx}][i]`).join(',')}
       };
-      rowCount += 1;
-      if (rows[rowCount-1]['__nestedFrames']){
-        const childFrame = rows[rowCount-1]['__nestedFrames'];
-        rows[rowCount] = {__depth: 1, __index: i, data: childFrame[0]}
-        rowCount += 1;
+      rowCount++;
+
+      if (hasNestedFrames) {
+        const childFrame = rows[rowCount-1][${JSON.stringify(nestedFramesFieldName)}];
+        if (childFrame){
+          rows[rowCount] = {__depth: 1, __index: i, data: childFrame[0]}
+          rowCount++;
+        }
       }
     }
     return rows;
@@ -698,8 +703,9 @@ export const frameToRecords = (frame: DataFrame): TableRow[] => {
 
   // Creates a function that converts a DataFrame into an array of TableRows
   // Uses new Function() for performance as it's faster than creating rows using loops
-  const convert = new Function('frame', fnBody) as FrameToRowsConverter;
-  return convert(frame);
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/consistent-type-assertions
+  const convert = new Function('frame', 'nestedFramesFieldName', fnBody) as FrameToRowsConverter;
+  return convert(frame, nestedFramesFieldName);
 };
 
 /* ----------------------------- Data grid comparator ---------------------------- */
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/tempo/resultTransformer.ts b/public/app/plugins/datasource/tempo/resultTransformer.ts
index 01934cc97bf..87000026769 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/tempo/resultTransformer.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/tempo/resultTransformer.ts
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ const traceSubFrame = (
     subFrame.add(transformSpanToTraceData(span, spanSet, trace));
   });
 
-  return subFrame;
+  return toDataFrame(subFrame);
 };
 
 interface TraceTableData {