diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/ExplorePage.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/ExplorePage.tsx
index f5f4c9b6ccc..1764a81ed16 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/ExplorePage.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/ExplorePage.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { CorrelationEditorModeBar } from './CorrelationEditorModeBar';
 import { ExploreActions } from './ExploreActions';
 import { ExploreDrawer } from './ExploreDrawer';
 import { ExplorePaneContainer } from './ExplorePaneContainer';
-import { QueriesDrawerContextProvider, useQueriesDrawerContext } from './QueriesDrawer/QueriesDrawerContext';
+import { useQueriesDrawerContext } from './QueriesDrawer/QueriesDrawerContext';
 import { QUERY_LIBRARY_LOCAL_STORAGE_KEYS } from './QueryLibrary/QueryLibrary';
 import { queryLibraryTrackAddFromQueryRow } from './QueryLibrary/QueryLibraryAnalyticsEvents';
 import { QueryTemplateForm } from './QueryLibrary/QueryTemplateForm';
@@ -37,11 +37,7 @@ const MIN_PANE_WIDTH = 200;
 const QUERY_LIBRARY_ACTION_KEY = 'queryLibraryAction';
 
 export default function ExplorePage(props: GrafanaRouteComponentProps<{}, ExploreQueryParams>) {
-  return (
-    <QueriesDrawerContextProvider>
-      <ExplorePageContent {...props} />
-    </QueriesDrawerContextProvider>
-  );
+  return <ExplorePageContent {...props} />;
 }
 
 function ExplorePageContent(props: GrafanaRouteComponentProps<{}, ExploreQueryParams>) {
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/ExploreToolbar.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/ExploreToolbar.tsx
index 1a08b894354..9345d58b2c1 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/ExploreToolbar.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/ExploreToolbar.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { useMemo } from 'react';
 import { shallowEqual } from 'react-redux';
 
 import { DataSourceInstanceSettings, RawTimeRange, GrafanaTheme2 } from '@grafana/data';
+import { Components } from '@grafana/e2e-selectors';
 import { config, reportInteraction } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import {
   defaultIntervals,
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ import { getFiscalYearStartMonth, getTimeZone } from '../profile/state/selectors
 
 import { ExploreTimeControls } from './ExploreTimeControls';
 import { LiveTailButton } from './LiveTailButton';
+import { useQueriesDrawerContext } from './QueriesDrawer/QueriesDrawerContext';
 import { QueriesDrawerDropdown } from './QueriesDrawer/QueriesDrawerDropdown';
 import { ShortLinkButtonMenu } from './ShortLinkButtonMenu';
 import { ToolbarExtensionPoint } from './extensions/ToolbarExtensionPoint';
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@ export function ExploreToolbar({ exploreId, onChangeTime, onContentOutlineToogle
   const isCorrelationsEditorMode = correlationDetails?.editorMode || false;
   const isLeftPane = useSelector(isLeftPaneSelector(exploreId));
   const isSingleTopNav = config.featureToggles.singleTopNav;
+  const { drawerOpened, setDrawerOpened, queryLibraryAvailable } = useQueriesDrawerContext();
 
   const shouldRotateSplitIcon = useMemo(
     () => (isLeftPane && isLargerPane) || (!isLeftPane && !isLargerPane),
@@ -202,16 +205,32 @@ export function ExploreToolbar({ exploreId, onChangeTime, onContentOutlineToogle
     dispatch(changeRefreshInterval({ exploreId, refreshInterval }));
   };
 
-  const navBarActions = [<ShortLinkButtonMenu key="share" />, <div style={{ flex: 1 }} key="spacer0" />];
+  const navBarActions = [<ShortLinkButtonMenu key="share" />];
+
+  if (isSingleTopNav) {
+    if (queryLibraryAvailable) {
+      navBarActions.unshift(<QueriesDrawerDropdown key="queryLibrary" variant="full" />);
+    } else {
+      navBarActions.unshift(
+        <ToolbarButton
+          variant={drawerOpened ? 'active' : 'canvas'}
+          aria-label={t('explore.secondary-actions.query-history-button-aria-label', 'Query history')}
+          onClick={() => setDrawerOpened(!drawerOpened)}
+          data-testid={Components.QueryTab.queryHistoryButton}
+          icon="history"
+        >
+          <Trans i18nKey="explore.secondary-actions.query-history-button">Query history</Trans>
+        </ToolbarButton>
+      );
+    }
+  } else {
+    navBarActions.push(<div style={{ flex: 1 }} key="spacer0" />);
+  }
 
   return (
     <div>
       {refreshInterval && <SetInterval func={onRunQuery} interval={refreshInterval} loading={loading} />}
-      {!isSingleTopNav && (
-        <div>
-          <AppChromeUpdate actions={navBarActions} />
-        </div>
-      )}
+      <AppChromeUpdate actions={navBarActions} />
       <PageToolbar
         aria-label={t('explore.toolbar.aria-label', 'Explore toolbar')}
         leftItems={[
@@ -236,12 +255,11 @@ export function ExploreToolbar({ exploreId, onChangeTime, onContentOutlineToogle
             hideTextValue={showSmallDataSourcePicker}
             width={showSmallDataSourcePicker ? 8 : undefined}
           />,
-          isSingleTopNav && <ShortLinkButtonMenu key="share" />,
         ].filter(Boolean)}
         forceShowLeftItems
       >
         {[
-          <QueriesDrawerDropdown key="queryLibrary" variant={splitted ? 'compact' : 'full'} />,
+          !isSingleTopNav && <QueriesDrawerDropdown key="queryLibrary" variant={splitted ? 'compact' : 'full'} />,
           !splitted ? (
             <ToolbarButton
               variant="canvas"
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/SecondaryActions.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/SecondaryActions.tsx
index 47f9988f3d0..edbbd202d35 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/SecondaryActions.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/SecondaryActions.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { css } from '@emotion/css';
 
 import { GrafanaTheme2 } from '@grafana/data';
 import { Components } from '@grafana/e2e-selectors';
+import { config } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import { ToolbarButton, useTheme2 } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { t, Trans } from 'app/core/internationalization';
 
@@ -32,9 +33,10 @@ export function SecondaryActions(props: Props) {
   const theme = useTheme2();
   const styles = getStyles(theme);
   const { drawerOpened, setDrawerOpened, queryLibraryAvailable } = useQueriesDrawerContext();
+  const isSingleTopNav = config.featureToggles.singleTopNav;
 
   // When queryLibraryAvailable=true we show the button in the toolbar (see QueriesDrawerDropdown)
-  const showHistoryButton = !props.richHistoryRowButtonHidden && !queryLibraryAvailable;
+  const showHistoryButton = !props.richHistoryRowButtonHidden && !queryLibraryAvailable && !isSingleTopNav;
 
   return (
     <div className={styles.containerMargin}>
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/ShortLinkButtonMenu.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/ShortLinkButtonMenu.tsx
index ef1d7c6cdd2..61e07be02be 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/ShortLinkButtonMenu.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/ShortLinkButtonMenu.tsx
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import { useState } from 'react';
 
 import { IconName } from '@grafana/data';
 import { reportInteraction, config } from '@grafana/runtime';
-import { ToolbarButton, Dropdown, Menu, Stack, ToolbarButtonRow, MenuGroup } from '@grafana/ui';
-import { t } from 'app/core/internationalization';
+import { ToolbarButton, Dropdown, Menu, MenuGroup, ButtonGroup } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { t, Trans } from 'app/core/internationalization';
 import { copyStringToClipboard } from 'app/core/utils/explore';
 import { createAndCopyShortLink } from 'app/core/utils/shortLinks';
 import { useSelector } from 'app/types';
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export function ShortLinkButtonMenu() {
   const panes = useSelector(selectPanes);
   const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
   const [lastSelected, setLastSelected] = useState(defaultMode);
+  const isSingleTopNav = config.featureToggles.singleTopNav;
   const onCopyLink = (shorten: boolean, absTime: boolean, url?: string) => {
     if (shorten) {
       createAndCopyShortLink(url || global.location.href);
@@ -131,27 +132,29 @@ export function ShortLinkButtonMenu() {
 
   // we need the Toolbar button click to be an action separate from opening/closing the menu
   return (
-    <ToolbarButtonRow>
-      <Stack gap={0} direction="row" alignItems="center" wrap="nowrap">
+    <ButtonGroup>
+      <ToolbarButton
+        tooltip={lastSelected.label}
+        icon={lastSelected.icon}
+        iconOnly={!isSingleTopNav}
+        variant={isSingleTopNav ? 'canvas' : 'default'}
+        narrow={true}
+        onClick={() => {
+          const url = lastSelected.getUrl();
+          onCopyLink(lastSelected.shorten, lastSelected.absTime, url);
+        }}
+        aria-label={t('explore.toolbar.copy-shortened-link', 'Copy shortened URL')}
+      >
+        {isSingleTopNav && <Trans i18nKey="explore.toolbar.copy-shortened-link-label">Share</Trans>}
+      </ToolbarButton>
+      <Dropdown overlay={MenuActions} placement="bottom-end" onVisibleChange={setIsOpen}>
         <ToolbarButton
-          tooltip={lastSelected.label}
-          icon={lastSelected.icon}
-          iconOnly={true}
           narrow={true}
-          onClick={() => {
-            const url = lastSelected.getUrl();
-            onCopyLink(lastSelected.shorten, lastSelected.absTime, url);
-          }}
-          aria-label={t('explore.toolbar.copy-shortened-link', 'Copy shortened URL')}
+          variant={isSingleTopNav ? 'canvas' : 'default'}
+          isOpen={isOpen}
+          aria-label={t('explore.toolbar.copy-shortened-link-menu', 'Open copy link options')}
         />
-        <Dropdown overlay={MenuActions} placement="bottom-end" onVisibleChange={setIsOpen}>
-          <ToolbarButton
-            narrow={true}
-            isOpen={isOpen}
-            aria-label={t('explore.toolbar.copy-shortened-link-menu', 'Open copy link options')}
-          />
-        </Dropdown>
-      </Stack>
-    </ToolbarButtonRow>
+      </Dropdown>
+    </ButtonGroup>
   );
 }
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/spec/helper/setup.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/spec/helper/setup.tsx
index 69ba506324a..95343074143 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/spec/helper/setup.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/spec/helper/setup.tsx
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import { LokiQuery } from '../../../../plugins/datasource/loki/types';
 import { ExploreQueryParams } from '../../../../types';
 import { initialUserState } from '../../../profile/state/reducers';
 import ExplorePage from '../../ExplorePage';
+import { QueriesDrawerContextProvider } from '../../QueriesDrawer/QueriesDrawerContext';
 
 type DatasourceSetup = { settings: DataSourceInstanceSettings; api: DataSourceApi };
 
@@ -174,11 +175,13 @@ export function setupExplore(options?: SetupOptions): {
     <Provider store={storeState}>
       <GrafanaContext.Provider value={contextMock}>
         <Router history={history}>
-          <Route
-            path="/explore"
-            exact
-            render={(props) => <GrafanaRoute {...props} route={{ component: ExplorePage, path: '/explore' }} />}
-          />
+          <QueriesDrawerContextProvider>
+            <Route
+              path="/explore"
+              exact
+              render={(props) => <GrafanaRoute {...props} route={{ component: ExplorePage, path: '/explore' }} />}
+            />
+          </QueriesDrawerContextProvider>
         </Router>
       </GrafanaContext.Provider>
     </Provider>
diff --git a/public/app/routes/RoutesWrapper.tsx b/public/app/routes/RoutesWrapper.tsx
index 68d12a38236..94ecc4f54b0 100644
--- a/public/app/routes/RoutesWrapper.tsx
+++ b/public/app/routes/RoutesWrapper.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { AppChrome } from '../core/components/AppChrome/AppChrome';
 import { AppNotificationList } from '../core/components/AppNotifications/AppNotificationList';
 import { ModalsContextProvider } from '../core/context/ModalsContextProvider';
 import { useSidecar } from '../core/context/SidecarContext';
+import { QueriesDrawerContextProvider } from '../features/explore/QueriesDrawer/QueriesDrawerContext';
 import AppRootPage from '../features/plugins/components/AppRootPage';
 
 import { createLocationStorageHistory } from './utils';
@@ -26,22 +27,24 @@ export function RouterWrapper(props: RouterWrapperProps) {
     <Router history={locationService.getHistory()}>
       <LocationServiceProvider service={locationService}>
         <CompatRouter>
-          <ModalsContextProvider>
-            <AppChrome>
-              <AngularRoot />
-              <AppNotificationList />
-              <Stack gap={0} grow={1} direction="column">
-                {props.pageBanners.map((Banner, index) => (
-                  <Banner key={index.toString()} />
+          <QueriesDrawerContextProvider>
+            <ModalsContextProvider>
+              <AppChrome>
+                <AngularRoot />
+                <AppNotificationList />
+                <Stack gap={0} grow={1} direction="column">
+                  {props.pageBanners.map((Banner, index) => (
+                    <Banner key={index.toString()} />
+                  ))}
+                  {props.routes}
+                </Stack>
+                {props.bodyRenderHooks.map((Hook, index) => (
+                  <Hook key={index.toString()} />
                 ))}
-                {props.routes}
-              </Stack>
-              {props.bodyRenderHooks.map((Hook, index) => (
-                <Hook key={index.toString()} />
-              ))}
-            </AppChrome>
-            <ModalRoot />
-          </ModalsContextProvider>
+              </AppChrome>
+              <ModalRoot />
+            </ModalsContextProvider>
+          </QueriesDrawerContextProvider>
         </CompatRouter>
       </LocationServiceProvider>
     </Router>
diff --git a/public/locales/en-US/grafana.json b/public/locales/en-US/grafana.json
index 3dcb63832eb..89f2baedfe0 100644
--- a/public/locales/en-US/grafana.json
+++ b/public/locales/en-US/grafana.json
@@ -1018,6 +1018,7 @@
       "copy-links-normal-category": "Normal URL links",
       "copy-shortened-link": "Copy shortened URL",
       "copy-shortened-link-abs-time": "Copy absolute shortened URL",
+      "copy-shortened-link-label": "Share",
       "copy-shortened-link-menu": "Open copy link options",
       "refresh-picker-cancel": "Cancel",
       "refresh-picker-run": "Run query",
diff --git a/public/locales/pseudo-LOCALE/grafana.json b/public/locales/pseudo-LOCALE/grafana.json
index 61d3fdb3314..ed74cc46f30 100644
--- a/public/locales/pseudo-LOCALE/grafana.json
+++ b/public/locales/pseudo-LOCALE/grafana.json
@@ -1018,6 +1018,7 @@
       "copy-links-normal-category": "Ńőřmäľ ŮŖĿ ľįʼnĸş",
       "copy-shortened-link": "Cőpy şĥőřŧęʼnęđ ŮŖĿ",
       "copy-shortened-link-abs-time": "Cőpy äþşőľūŧę şĥőřŧęʼnęđ ŮŖĿ",
+      "copy-shortened-link-label": "Ŝĥäřę",
       "copy-shortened-link-menu": "Øpęʼn čőpy ľįʼnĸ őpŧįőʼnş",
       "refresh-picker-cancel": "Cäʼnčęľ",
       "refresh-picker-run": "Ŗūʼn qūęřy",