diff --git a/packages/jaeger-ui-components/src/TraceTimelineViewer/VirtualizedTraceView.tsx b/packages/jaeger-ui-components/src/TraceTimelineViewer/VirtualizedTraceView.tsx
index 698557ede3a..d808eb07f5f 100644
--- a/packages/jaeger-ui-components/src/TraceTimelineViewer/VirtualizedTraceView.tsx
+++ b/packages/jaeger-ui-components/src/TraceTimelineViewer/VirtualizedTraceView.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import { css } from '@emotion/css';
 
 import { isEqual } from 'lodash';
 import memoizeOne from 'memoize-one';
-import { stylesFactory, withTheme2 } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { stylesFactory, withTheme2, ToolbarButton } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { GrafanaTheme2, LinkModel } from '@grafana/data';
 
 import ListView from './ListView';
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import { SpanLinkFunc, TNil } from '../types';
 import { TraceLog, TraceSpan, Trace, TraceKeyValuePair, TraceLink, TraceSpanReference } from '../types/trace';
 import TTraceTimeline from '../types/TTraceTimeline';
 import { PEER_SERVICE } from '../constants/tag-keys';
+import { createRef, RefObject } from 'react';
 
 type TExtractUiFindFromStateReturn = {
   uiFind: string | undefined;
@@ -51,6 +52,18 @@ const getStyles = stylesFactory(() => {
     row: css`
       width: 100%;
     `,
+    scrollToTopButton: css`
+      display: flex;
+      flex-direction: column;
+      justify-content: center;
+      align-items: center;
+      width: 40px;
+      height: 40px;
+      position: fixed;
+      bottom: 30px;
+      right: 30px;
+      z-index: 1;
+    `,
   };
 });
 
@@ -89,6 +102,7 @@ type TVirtualizedTraceViewOwnProps = {
   scrollElement?: Element;
   focusedSpanId?: string;
   createFocusSpanLink: (traceId: string, spanId: string) => LinkModel;
+  topOfExploreViewRef?: RefObject<HTMLDivElement>;
 };
 
 type VirtualizedTraceViewProps = TVirtualizedTraceViewOwnProps & TExtractUiFindFromStateReturn & TTraceTimeline;
@@ -168,6 +182,7 @@ const memoizedGetClipping = memoizeOne(getClipping, isEqual);
 // export from tests
 export class UnthemedVirtualizedTraceView extends React.Component<VirtualizedTraceViewProps> {
   listView: ListView | TNil;
+  topTraceViewRef = createRef<HTMLDivElement>();
 
   constructor(props: VirtualizedTraceViewProps) {
     super(props);
@@ -495,11 +510,16 @@ export class UnthemedVirtualizedTraceView extends React.Component<VirtualizedTra
     );
   }
 
+  scrollToTop = () => {
+    const { topOfExploreViewRef } = this.props;
+    topOfExploreViewRef?.current?.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth' });
+  };
+
   render() {
     const styles = getStyles();
     const { scrollElement } = this.props;
     return (
-      <div>
+      <>
         <ListView
           ref={this.setListView}
           dataLength={this.getRowStates().length}
@@ -513,7 +533,14 @@ export class UnthemedVirtualizedTraceView extends React.Component<VirtualizedTra
           windowScroller={false}
           scrollElement={scrollElement}
         />
-      </div>
+
+        <ToolbarButton
+          className={styles.scrollToTopButton}
+          onClick={this.scrollToTop}
+          title="Scroll to top"
+          icon="arrow-up"
+        ></ToolbarButton>
+      </>
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/jaeger-ui-components/src/TraceTimelineViewer/index.tsx b/packages/jaeger-ui-components/src/TraceTimelineViewer/index.tsx
index b00441e626e..e3e2c0e23bd 100644
--- a/packages/jaeger-ui-components/src/TraceTimelineViewer/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/jaeger-ui-components/src/TraceTimelineViewer/index.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { RefObject } from 'react';
 import { css } from '@emotion/css';
 import { GrafanaTheme2, LinkModel } from '@grafana/data';
 import { stylesFactory, withTheme2 } from '@grafana/ui';
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ type TProps = TExtractUiFindFromStateReturn & {
   scrollElement?: Element;
   focusedSpanId?: string;
   createFocusSpanLink: (traceId: string, spanId: string) => LinkModel;
+  topOfExploreViewRef?: RefObject<HTMLDivElement>;
 };
 
 type State = {
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@ export class UnthemedTraceTimelineViewer extends React.PureComponent<TProps, Sta
       createLinkToExternalSpan,
       traceTimeline,
       theme,
+      topOfExploreViewRef,
       ...rest
     } = this.props;
     const { trace } = rest;
@@ -191,6 +193,7 @@ export class UnthemedTraceTimelineViewer extends React.PureComponent<TProps, Sta
             {...traceTimeline}
             setSpanNameColumnWidth={setSpanNameColumnWidth}
             currentViewRangeTime={viewRange.time.current}
+            topOfExploreViewRef={topOfExploreViewRef}
           />
         </div>
       </ExternalLinkContext.Provider>
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/Explore.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/Explore.tsx
index b2141af9927..8e595a4b67c 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/Explore.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/Explore.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { createRef } from 'react';
 import { css, cx } from '@emotion/css';
 import { compose } from 'redux';
 import { connect, ConnectedProps } from 'react-redux';
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ export type Props = ExploreProps & ConnectedProps<typeof connector>;
 export class Explore extends React.PureComponent<Props, ExploreState> {
   scrollElement: HTMLDivElement | undefined;
   absoluteTimeUnsubsciber: Unsubscribable | undefined;
+  topOfExploreViewRef = createRef<HTMLDivElement>();
 
   constructor(props: Props) {
     super(props);
@@ -305,6 +306,7 @@ export class Explore extends React.PureComponent<Props, ExploreState> {
           dataFrames={dataFrames}
           splitOpenFn={splitOpen}
           scrollElement={this.scrollElement}
+          topOfExploreViewRef={this.topOfExploreViewRef}
         />
       )
     );
@@ -337,7 +339,11 @@ export class Explore extends React.PureComponent<Props, ExploreState> {
         autoHeightMin={'100%'}
         scrollRefCallback={(scrollElement) => (this.scrollElement = scrollElement || undefined)}
       >
-        <ExploreToolbar exploreId={exploreId} onChangeTime={this.onChangeTime} />
+        <ExploreToolbar
+          exploreId={exploreId}
+          onChangeTime={this.onChangeTime}
+          topOfExploreViewRef={this.topOfExploreViewRef}
+        />
         {datasourceMissing ? this.renderEmptyState() : null}
         {datasourceInstance && (
           <div className="explore-container">
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/ExploreToolbar.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/ExploreToolbar.tsx
index 3eea018fd92..1194f412046 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/ExploreToolbar.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/ExploreToolbar.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { PureComponent } from 'react';
+import React, { PureComponent, RefObject } from 'react';
 import { connect, ConnectedProps } from 'react-redux';
 import { ExploreId } from 'app/types/explore';
 import { PageToolbar, SetInterval, ToolbarButton, ToolbarButtonRow } from '@grafana/ui';
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import { AddToDashboard } from './AddToDashboard';
 interface OwnProps {
   exploreId: ExploreId;
   onChangeTime: (range: RawTimeRange, changedByScanner?: boolean) => void;
+  topOfExploreViewRef?: RefObject<HTMLDivElement>;
 }
 
 type Props = OwnProps & ConnectedProps<typeof connector>;
@@ -71,94 +72,97 @@ class UnConnectedExploreToolbar extends PureComponent<Props> {
       containerWidth,
       onChangeTimeZone,
       onChangeFiscalYearStartMonth,
+      topOfExploreViewRef,
     } = this.props;
 
     const showSmallDataSourcePicker = (splitted ? containerWidth < 700 : containerWidth < 800) || false;
     const showSmallTimePicker = splitted || containerWidth < 1210;
 
     return (
-      <PageToolbar
-        title={exploreId === ExploreId.left ? 'Explore' : undefined}
-        pageIcon={exploreId === ExploreId.left ? 'compass' : undefined}
-        leftItems={[
-          exploreId === ExploreId.left && (
-            <DashNavButton
-              key="share"
-              tooltip="Copy shortened link"
-              icon="share-alt"
-              onClick={() => createAndCopyShortLink(window.location.href)}
-              aria-label="Copy shortened link"
+      <div ref={topOfExploreViewRef}>
+        <PageToolbar
+          title={exploreId === ExploreId.left ? 'Explore' : undefined}
+          pageIcon={exploreId === ExploreId.left ? 'compass' : undefined}
+          leftItems={[
+            exploreId === ExploreId.left && (
+              <DashNavButton
+                key="share"
+                tooltip="Copy shortened link"
+                icon="share-alt"
+                onClick={() => createAndCopyShortLink(window.location.href)}
+                aria-label="Copy shortened link"
+              />
+            ),
+            !datasourceMissing && (
+              <DataSourcePicker
+                key={`${exploreId}-ds-picker`}
+                onChange={this.onChangeDatasource}
+                current={this.props.datasourceName}
+                hideTextValue={showSmallDataSourcePicker}
+                width={showSmallDataSourcePicker ? 8 : undefined}
+              />
+            ),
+          ].filter(Boolean)}
+        >
+          <ToolbarButtonRow>
+            {!splitted ? (
+              <ToolbarButton title="Split" onClick={() => split()} icon="columns" disabled={isLive}>
+                Split
+              </ToolbarButton>
+            ) : (
+              <ToolbarButton title="Close split pane" onClick={() => closeSplit(exploreId)} icon="times">
+                Close
+              </ToolbarButton>
+            )}
+
+            {!isLive && (
+              <ExploreTimeControls
+                exploreId={exploreId}
+                range={range}
+                timeZone={timeZone}
+                fiscalYearStartMonth={fiscalYearStartMonth}
+                onChangeTime={onChangeTime}
+                splitted={splitted}
+                syncedTimes={syncedTimes}
+                onChangeTimeSync={this.onChangeTimeSync}
+                hideText={showSmallTimePicker}
+                onChangeTimeZone={onChangeTimeZone}
+                onChangeFiscalYearStartMonth={onChangeFiscalYearStartMonth}
+              />
+            )}
+
+            <AddToDashboard exploreId={exploreId} />
+
+            <RunButton
+              refreshInterval={refreshInterval}
+              onChangeRefreshInterval={this.onChangeRefreshInterval}
+              isSmall={splitted || showSmallTimePicker}
+              isLive={isLive}
+              loading={loading || (isLive && !isPaused)}
+              onRun={this.onRunQuery}
+              showDropdown={!isLive}
             />
-          ),
-          !datasourceMissing && (
-            <DataSourcePicker
-              key={`${exploreId}-ds-picker`}
-              onChange={this.onChangeDatasource}
-              current={this.props.datasourceName}
-              hideTextValue={showSmallDataSourcePicker}
-              width={showSmallDataSourcePicker ? 8 : undefined}
-            />
-          ),
-        ].filter(Boolean)}
-      >
-        <ToolbarButtonRow>
-          {!splitted ? (
-            <ToolbarButton title="Split" onClick={() => split()} icon="columns" disabled={isLive}>
-              Split
-            </ToolbarButton>
-          ) : (
-            <ToolbarButton title="Close split pane" onClick={() => closeSplit(exploreId)} icon="times">
-              Close
-            </ToolbarButton>
-          )}
 
-          {!isLive && (
-            <ExploreTimeControls
-              exploreId={exploreId}
-              range={range}
-              timeZone={timeZone}
-              fiscalYearStartMonth={fiscalYearStartMonth}
-              onChangeTime={onChangeTime}
-              splitted={splitted}
-              syncedTimes={syncedTimes}
-              onChangeTimeSync={this.onChangeTimeSync}
-              hideText={showSmallTimePicker}
-              onChangeTimeZone={onChangeTimeZone}
-              onChangeFiscalYearStartMonth={onChangeFiscalYearStartMonth}
-            />
-          )}
+            {refreshInterval && <SetInterval func={this.onRunQuery} interval={refreshInterval} loading={loading} />}
 
-          <AddToDashboard exploreId={exploreId} />
-
-          <RunButton
-            refreshInterval={refreshInterval}
-            onChangeRefreshInterval={this.onChangeRefreshInterval}
-            isSmall={splitted || showSmallTimePicker}
-            isLive={isLive}
-            loading={loading || (isLive && !isPaused)}
-            onRun={this.onRunQuery}
-            showDropdown={!isLive}
-          />
-
-          {refreshInterval && <SetInterval func={this.onRunQuery} interval={refreshInterval} loading={loading} />}
-
-          {hasLiveOption && (
-            <LiveTailControls exploreId={exploreId}>
-              {(controls) => (
-                <LiveTailButton
-                  splitted={splitted}
-                  isLive={isLive}
-                  isPaused={isPaused}
-                  start={controls.start}
-                  pause={controls.pause}
-                  resume={controls.resume}
-                  stop={controls.stop}
-                />
-              )}
-            </LiveTailControls>
-          )}
-        </ToolbarButtonRow>
-      </PageToolbar>
+            {hasLiveOption && (
+              <LiveTailControls exploreId={exploreId}>
+                {(controls) => (
+                  <LiveTailButton
+                    splitted={splitted}
+                    isLive={isLive}
+                    isPaused={isPaused}
+                    start={controls.start}
+                    pause={controls.pause}
+                    resume={controls.resume}
+                    stop={controls.stop}
+                  />
+                )}
+              </LiveTailControls>
+            )}
+          </ToolbarButtonRow>
+        </PageToolbar>
+      </div>
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/TraceView/TraceView.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/TraceView/TraceView.tsx
index 106f8cedd3f..24a31dd3fdc 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/TraceView/TraceView.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/TraceView/TraceView.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { getDatasourceSrv } from 'app/features/plugins/datasource_srv';
 import { getTimeZone } from 'app/features/profile/state/selectors';
 import { StoreState } from 'app/types';
 import { ExploreId } from 'app/types/explore';
-import React, { useCallback, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import React, { RefObject, useCallback, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { useDispatch, useSelector } from 'react-redux';
 import { changePanelState } from '../state/explorePane';
 import { createSpanLinkFactory } from './createSpanLink';
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ type Props = {
   splitOpenFn: SplitOpen;
   exploreId: ExploreId;
   scrollElement?: Element;
+  topOfExploreViewRef?: RefObject<HTMLDivElement>;
 };
 
 export function TraceView(props: Props) {
@@ -176,6 +177,7 @@ export function TraceView(props: Props) {
         scrollElement={props.scrollElement}
         focusedSpanId={focusedSpanId}
         createFocusSpanLink={createFocusSpanLink}
+        topOfExploreViewRef={props.topOfExploreViewRef}
       />
     </>
   );
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/TraceView/TraceViewContainer.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/TraceView/TraceViewContainer.tsx
index 740d8d4374a..1f0123aa708 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/TraceView/TraceViewContainer.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/TraceView/TraceViewContainer.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { RefObject } from 'react';
 import { Collapse } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { DataFrame, SplitOpen } from '@grafana/data';
 import { TraceView } from './TraceView';
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ interface Props {
   splitOpenFn: SplitOpen;
   exploreId: ExploreId;
   scrollElement?: Element;
+  topOfExploreViewRef?: RefObject<HTMLDivElement>;
 }
 export function TraceViewContainer(props: Props) {
-  const { dataFrames, splitOpenFn, exploreId, scrollElement } = props;
+  const { dataFrames, splitOpenFn, exploreId, scrollElement, topOfExploreViewRef } = props;
 
   return (
     <Collapse label="Trace View" isOpen>
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ export function TraceViewContainer(props: Props) {
         dataFrames={dataFrames}
         splitOpenFn={splitOpenFn}
         scrollElement={scrollElement}
+        topOfExploreViewRef={topOfExploreViewRef}
       />
     </Collapse>
   );
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/__snapshots__/Explore.test.tsx.snap b/public/app/features/explore/__snapshots__/Explore.test.tsx.snap
index a27d07eef1e..59b523589fd 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/__snapshots__/Explore.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/__snapshots__/Explore.test.tsx.snap
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ exports[`Explore should render component 1`] = `
   <Connect(UnConnectedExploreToolbar)
     exploreId="left"
     onChangeTime={[Function]}
+    topOfExploreViewRef={
+      Object {
+        "current": null,
+      }
+    }
   />
   <div
     className="explore-container"