diff --git a/.betterer.results b/.betterer.results
index d1d169aa96e..122f941bded 100644
--- a/.betterer.results
+++ b/.betterer.results
@@ -4319,10 +4319,6 @@ exports[`better eslint`] = {
       [0, 0, 0, "Do not use any type assertions.", "11"],
       [0, 0, 0, "Do not use any type assertions.", "12"]
     ],
-    "public/app/features/trails/SelectMetricTrailView.tsx:5381": [
-      [0, 0, 0, "Do not use any type assertions.", "0"],
-      [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "1"]
-    ],
     "public/app/features/transformers/FilterByValueTransformer/ValueMatchers/BasicMatcherEditor.tsx:5381": [
       [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "0"]
     ],
diff --git a/public/app/features/trails/AddToFiltersGraphAction.tsx b/public/app/features/trails/ActionTabs/AddToFiltersGraphAction.tsx
similarity index 96%
rename from public/app/features/trails/AddToFiltersGraphAction.tsx
rename to public/app/features/trails/ActionTabs/AddToFiltersGraphAction.tsx
index d05806c4b94..c3403136493 100644
--- a/public/app/features/trails/AddToFiltersGraphAction.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/trails/ActionTabs/AddToFiltersGraphAction.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
 } from '@grafana/scenes';
 import { Button } from '@grafana/ui';
 
-import { getMetricSceneFor } from './utils';
+import { getMetricSceneFor } from '../utils';
 
 export interface AddToFiltersGraphActionState extends SceneObjectState {
   frame: DataFrame;
diff --git a/public/app/features/trails/BreakdownScene.tsx b/public/app/features/trails/ActionTabs/BreakdownScene.tsx
similarity index 84%
rename from public/app/features/trails/BreakdownScene.tsx
rename to public/app/features/trails/ActionTabs/BreakdownScene.tsx
index ae42476288e..03fd9ebb3bd 100644
--- a/public/app/features/trails/BreakdownScene.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/trails/ActionTabs/BreakdownScene.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import React from 'react';
 
 import { DataFrame, GrafanaTheme2, SelectableValue } from '@grafana/data';
 import {
-  AdHocFiltersVariable,
   PanelBuilders,
   QueryVariable,
   SceneComponentProps,
@@ -18,19 +17,20 @@ import {
   SceneObjectBase,
   SceneObjectState,
   SceneQueryRunner,
-  SceneVariableSet,
 } from '@grafana/scenes';
 import { Button, Field, RadioButtonGroup, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { ALL_VARIABLE_VALUE } from 'app/features/variables/constants';
 
+import { getAutoQueriesForMetric } from '../AutomaticMetricQueries/AutoQueryEngine';
+import { AutoQueryDef } from '../AutomaticMetricQueries/types';
+import { MetricScene } from '../MetricScene';
+import { trailDS, VAR_GROUP_BY, VAR_GROUP_BY_EXP } from '../shared';
+import { getColorByIndex } from '../utils';
+
 import { AddToFiltersGraphAction } from './AddToFiltersGraphAction';
-import { getAutoQueriesForMetric } from './AutomaticMetricQueries/AutoQueryEngine';
-import { AutoQueryDef } from './AutomaticMetricQueries/types';
 import { ByFrameRepeater } from './ByFrameRepeater';
 import { LayoutSwitcher } from './LayoutSwitcher';
-import { MetricScene } from './MetricScene';
-import { trailDS, VAR_FILTERS, VAR_GROUP_BY, VAR_GROUP_BY_EXP, VAR_METRIC_EXPR } from './shared';
-import { getColorByIndex } from './utils';
+import { getLabelOptions } from './utils';
 
 export interface BreakdownSceneState extends SceneObjectState {
   body?: SceneObject;
@@ -39,13 +39,9 @@ export interface BreakdownSceneState extends SceneObjectState {
   loading?: boolean;
 }
 
-/**
- * Just a proof of concept example of a behavior
- */
 export class BreakdownScene extends SceneObjectBase<BreakdownSceneState> {
   constructor(state: Partial<BreakdownSceneState>) {
     super({
-      $variables: state.$variables ?? getVariableSet(),
       labels: state.labels ?? [],
       ...state,
     });
@@ -84,7 +80,7 @@ export class BreakdownScene extends SceneObjectBase<BreakdownSceneState> {
   }
 
   private updateBody(variable: QueryVariable) {
-    const options = this.getLabelOptions(variable);
+    const options = getLabelOptions(this, variable);
 
     const stateUpdate: Partial<BreakdownSceneState> = {
       loading: variable.state.loading,
@@ -101,31 +97,11 @@ export class BreakdownScene extends SceneObjectBase<BreakdownSceneState> {
     this.setState(stateUpdate);
   }
 
-  private getLabelOptions(variable: QueryVariable) {
-    const labelFilters = sceneGraph.lookupVariable(VAR_FILTERS, this);
-    const labelOptions: Array<SelectableValue<string>> = [];
-
-    if (!(labelFilters instanceof AdHocFiltersVariable)) {
-      return [];
-    }
-
-    const filters = labelFilters.state.set.state.filters;
-
-    for (const option of variable.getOptionsForSelect()) {
-      const filterExists = filters.find((f) => f.key === option.value);
-      if (!filterExists) {
-        labelOptions.push({ label: option.label, value: String(option.value) });
-      }
-    }
-
-    return labelOptions;
-  }
-
   public onChange = (value: string) => {
     const variable = this.getVariable();
 
     if (value === ALL_VARIABLE_VALUE) {
-      this.setState({ body: buildAllLayout(this.getLabelOptions(variable), this._query!) });
+      this.setState({ body: buildAllLayout(getLabelOptions(this, variable), this._query!) });
     } else if (variable.hasAllValue()) {
       this.setState({ body: buildNormalLayout(this._query!) });
     }
@@ -243,23 +219,6 @@ export function buildAllLayout(options: Array<SelectableValue<string>>, queryDef
 
 const GRID_TEMPLATE_COLUMNS = 'repeat(auto-fit, minmax(400px, 1fr))';
 
-function getVariableSet() {
-  return new SceneVariableSet({
-    variables: [
-      new QueryVariable({
-        name: VAR_GROUP_BY,
-        label: 'Group by',
-        datasource: trailDS,
-        includeAll: true,
-        defaultToAll: true,
-        query: { query: `label_names(${VAR_METRIC_EXPR})`, refId: 'A' },
-        value: '',
-        text: '',
-      }),
-    ],
-  });
-}
-
 function buildNormalLayout(queryDef: AutoQueryDef) {
   return new LayoutSwitcher({
     $data: new SceneQueryRunner({
diff --git a/public/app/features/trails/ByFrameRepeater.tsx b/public/app/features/trails/ActionTabs/ByFrameRepeater.tsx
similarity index 100%
rename from public/app/features/trails/ByFrameRepeater.tsx
rename to public/app/features/trails/ActionTabs/ByFrameRepeater.tsx
diff --git a/public/app/features/trails/LayoutSwitcher.tsx b/public/app/features/trails/ActionTabs/LayoutSwitcher.tsx
similarity index 100%
rename from public/app/features/trails/LayoutSwitcher.tsx
rename to public/app/features/trails/ActionTabs/LayoutSwitcher.tsx
diff --git a/public/app/features/trails/ActionTabs/LogsScene.tsx b/public/app/features/trails/ActionTabs/LogsScene.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..636f709272c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/app/features/trails/ActionTabs/LogsScene.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { PanelBuilders, SceneFlexItem, SceneQueryRunner } from '@grafana/scenes';
+
+import { SelectMetricAction } from '../SelectMetricAction';
+import { LOGS_METRIC } from '../shared';
+
+export function buildLogsScene() {
+  return new SceneFlexItem({
+    $data: new SceneQueryRunner({
+      queries: [
+        {
+          refId: 'A',
+          datasource: { uid: 'gdev-loki' },
+          expr: '{${filters}} | logfmt',
+        },
+      ],
+    }),
+    body: PanelBuilders.logs()
+      .setTitle('Logs')
+      .setHeaderActions(new SelectMetricAction({ metric: LOGS_METRIC, title: 'Open' }))
+      .build(),
+  });
+}
diff --git a/public/app/features/trails/ActionTabs/MetricOverviewScene.tsx b/public/app/features/trails/ActionTabs/MetricOverviewScene.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..20df46cd3eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/app/features/trails/ActionTabs/MetricOverviewScene.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+import React from 'react';
+
+import {
+  QueryVariable,
+  SceneComponentProps,
+  SceneFlexItem,
+  sceneGraph,
+  SceneObjectBase,
+  SceneObjectState,
+  VariableDependencyConfig,
+} from '@grafana/scenes';
+import { Stack, Text, TextLink } from '@grafana/ui';
+
+import PrometheusLanguageProvider from '../../../plugins/datasource/prometheus/language_provider';
+import { PromMetricsMetadataItem } from '../../../plugins/datasource/prometheus/types';
+import { getDatasourceSrv } from '../../plugins/datasource_srv';
+import { ALL_VARIABLE_VALUE } from '../../variables/constants';
+import { VAR_DATASOURCE_EXPR, VAR_GROUP_BY } from '../shared';
+import { getMetricSceneFor } from '../utils';
+
+import { getLabelOptions } from './utils';
+
+export interface MetricOverviewSceneState extends SceneObjectState {
+  metadata?: PromMetricsMetadataItem;
+  loading?: boolean;
+}
+
+export class MetricOverviewScene extends SceneObjectBase<MetricOverviewSceneState> {
+  protected _variableDependency = new VariableDependencyConfig(this, {
+    variableNames: [VAR_DATASOURCE_EXPR],
+    onReferencedVariableValueChanged: this.onReferencedVariableValueChanged.bind(this),
+  });
+
+  constructor(state: Partial<MetricOverviewSceneState>) {
+    super({
+      ...state,
+    });
+
+    this.addActivationHandler(this._onActivate.bind(this));
+  }
+
+  private getVariable(): QueryVariable {
+    const variable = sceneGraph.lookupVariable(VAR_GROUP_BY, this)!;
+    if (!(variable instanceof QueryVariable)) {
+      throw new Error('Group by variable not found');
+    }
+
+    return variable;
+  }
+
+  private _onActivate() {
+    this.updateMetadata();
+  }
+
+  private onReferencedVariableValueChanged() {
+    this.updateMetadata();
+  }
+
+  private async updateMetadata() {
+    const ds = await getDatasourceSrv().get(VAR_DATASOURCE_EXPR, { __sceneObject: { value: this } });
+
+    const languageProvider: PrometheusLanguageProvider = ds.languageProvider;
+
+    if (!languageProvider) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const metricScene = getMetricSceneFor(this);
+    const metric = metricScene.state.metric;
+
+    if (languageProvider.metricsMetadata) {
+      this.setState({ metadata: languageProvider.metricsMetadata[metric] });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    await languageProvider.start();
+
+    this.setState({ metadata: languageProvider.metricsMetadata?.[metric] });
+  }
+
+  public static Component = ({ model }: SceneComponentProps<MetricOverviewScene>) => {
+    const { metadata } = model.useState();
+    const variable = model.getVariable();
+    const { loading } = variable.useState();
+    const labelOptions = getLabelOptions(model, variable).filter((l) => l.value !== ALL_VARIABLE_VALUE);
+
+    return (
+      <Stack gap={6}>
+        {loading ? (
+          <div>Loading...</div>
+        ) : (
+          <>
+            <Stack direction="column" gap={0.5}>
+              <Text weight={'medium'}>Description</Text>
+              {metadata?.help ? <div>{metadata?.help}</div> : <i>No description available</i>}
+            </Stack>
+            <Stack direction="column" gap={0.5}>
+              <Text weight={'medium'}>Type</Text>
+              {metadata?.type ? <div>{metadata?.type}</div> : <i>Unknown</i>}
+            </Stack>
+            <Stack direction="column" gap={0.5}>
+              <Text weight={'medium'}>Unit</Text>
+              {metadata?.unit ? <div>{metadata?.unit}</div> : <i>Unknown</i>}
+            </Stack>
+            <Stack direction="column" gap={0.5}>
+              <Text weight={'medium'}>Labels</Text>
+              {labelOptions.map((l) => (
+                <TextLink
+                  key={l.label}
+                  href={sceneGraph.interpolate(
+                    model,
+                    `/data-trails/trail$\{__url.params:exclude:actionView,var-groupby}&actionView=breakdown&var-groupby=${encodeURIComponent(
+                      l.value!
+                    )}`
+                  )}
+                  title="View breakdown"
+                >
+                  {l.label!}
+                </TextLink>
+              ))}
+            </Stack>
+          </>
+        )}
+      </Stack>
+    );
+  };
+}
+
+export function buildMetricOverviewScene() {
+  return new SceneFlexItem({
+    body: new MetricOverviewScene({}),
+  });
+}
diff --git a/public/app/features/trails/ActionTabs/RelatedMetricsScene.tsx b/public/app/features/trails/ActionTabs/RelatedMetricsScene.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6ae4b915c9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/app/features/trails/ActionTabs/RelatedMetricsScene.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { SceneFlexItem } from '@grafana/scenes';
+
+import { MetricSelectScene } from '../MetricSelectScene';
+
+export function buildRelatedMetricsScene() {
+  return new SceneFlexItem({
+    body: new MetricSelectScene({}),
+  });
+}
diff --git a/public/app/features/trails/ActionTabs/utils.ts b/public/app/features/trails/ActionTabs/utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8934594f243
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/app/features/trails/ActionTabs/utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { SelectableValue } from '@grafana/data';
+import { AdHocFiltersVariable, QueryVariable, sceneGraph, SceneObject } from '@grafana/scenes';
+
+import { VAR_FILTERS } from '../shared';
+
+export function getLabelOptions(scenObject: SceneObject, variable: QueryVariable) {
+  const labelFilters = sceneGraph.lookupVariable(VAR_FILTERS, scenObject);
+  const labelOptions: Array<SelectableValue<string>> = [];
+
+  if (!(labelFilters instanceof AdHocFiltersVariable)) {
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  const filters = labelFilters.state.set.state.filters;
+
+  for (const option of variable.getOptionsForSelect()) {
+    const filterExists = filters.find((f) => f.key === option.value);
+    if (!filterExists) {
+      labelOptions.push({ label: option.label, value: String(option.value) });
+    }
+  }
+
+  return labelOptions;
+}
diff --git a/public/app/features/trails/DataTrailsHome.tsx b/public/app/features/trails/DataTrailsHome.tsx
index 1d16c6ad43b..e186e2ffdf5 100644
--- a/public/app/features/trails/DataTrailsHome.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/trails/DataTrailsHome.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { DataTrail } from './DataTrail';
 import { DataTrailCard } from './DataTrailCard';
 import { DataTrailsApp } from './DataTrailsApp';
 import { getTrailStore } from './TrailStore/TrailStore';
-import { newMetricsTrail } from './utils';
+import { getDatasourceForNewTrail, newMetricsTrail } from './utils';
 
 export interface DataTrailsHomeState extends SceneObjectState {}
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export class DataTrailsHome extends SceneObjectBase<DataTrailsHomeState> {
 
   public onNewMetricsTrail = () => {
     const app = getAppFor(this);
-    const trail = newMetricsTrail();
+    const trail = newMetricsTrail(getDatasourceForNewTrail());
 
     getTrailStore().setRecentTrail(trail);
     app.goToUrlForTrail(trail);
diff --git a/public/app/features/trails/MetricScene.tsx b/public/app/features/trails/MetricScene.tsx
index 5fa886265c2..91d57b1bafe 100644
--- a/public/app/features/trails/MetricScene.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/trails/MetricScene.tsx
@@ -1,33 +1,38 @@
+import { css } from '@emotion/css';
 import React, { useState } from 'react';
 
-import { DashboardCursorSync } from '@grafana/data';
+import { DashboardCursorSync, GrafanaTheme2 } from '@grafana/data';
 import {
   SceneObjectState,
   SceneObjectBase,
   SceneComponentProps,
   SceneFlexLayout,
   SceneFlexItem,
-  SceneQueryRunner,
   SceneObjectUrlSyncConfig,
   SceneObjectUrlValues,
-  PanelBuilders,
   sceneGraph,
+  SceneVariableSet,
+  QueryVariable,
   behaviors,
 } from '@grafana/scenes';
-import { ToolbarButton, Box, Stack, Icon } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { ToolbarButton, Box, Stack, Icon, TabsBar, Tab, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
 
+import { buildBreakdownActionScene } from './ActionTabs/BreakdownScene';
+import { buildLogsScene } from './ActionTabs/LogsScene';
+import { buildMetricOverviewScene } from './ActionTabs/MetricOverviewScene';
+import { buildRelatedMetricsScene } from './ActionTabs/RelatedMetricsScene';
 import { getAutoQueriesForMetric } from './AutomaticMetricQueries/AutoQueryEngine';
 import { AutoVizPanel } from './AutomaticMetricQueries/AutoVizPanel';
-import { buildBreakdownActionScene } from './BreakdownScene';
-import { MetricSelectScene } from './MetricSelectScene';
-import { SelectMetricAction } from './SelectMetricAction';
 import { getTrailStore } from './TrailStore/TrailStore';
 import {
   ActionViewDefinition,
+  ActionViewType,
   getVariablesWithMetricConstant,
-  LOGS_METRIC,
   MakeOptional,
   OpenEmbeddedTrailEvent,
+  trailDS,
+  VAR_GROUP_BY,
+  VAR_METRIC_EXPR,
 } from './shared';
 import { getTrailFor } from './utils';
 
@@ -42,7 +47,7 @@ export class MetricScene extends SceneObjectBase<MetricSceneState> {
 
   public constructor(state: MakeOptional<MetricSceneState, 'body'>) {
     super({
-      $variables: state.$variables ?? getVariablesWithMetricConstant(state.metric),
+      $variables: state.$variables ?? getVariableSet(state.metric),
       body: state.body ?? buildGraphScene(state.metric),
       ...state,
     });
@@ -57,7 +62,7 @@ export class MetricScene extends SceneObjectBase<MetricSceneState> {
       if (this.state.actionView !== values.actionView) {
         const actionViewDef = actionViewsDefinitions.find((v) => v.value === values.actionView);
         if (actionViewDef) {
-          this.setActionView(actionViewDef);
+          this.setActionView(actionViewDef.value);
         }
       }
     } else if (values.actionView === null) {
@@ -65,8 +70,9 @@ export class MetricScene extends SceneObjectBase<MetricSceneState> {
     }
   }
 
-  public setActionView(actionViewDef?: ActionViewDefinition) {
+  public setActionView(actionView?: ActionViewType) {
     const { body } = this.state;
+    const actionViewDef = actionViewsDefinitions.find((v) => v.value === actionView);
 
     if (actionViewDef && actionViewDef.value !== this.state.actionView) {
       // reduce max height for main panel to reduce height flicker
@@ -88,6 +94,7 @@ export class MetricScene extends SceneObjectBase<MetricSceneState> {
 }
 
 const actionViewsDefinitions: ActionViewDefinition[] = [
+  { displayName: 'Overview', value: 'overview', getScene: buildMetricOverviewScene },
   { displayName: 'Breakdown', value: 'breakdown', getScene: buildBreakdownActionScene },
   { displayName: 'Logs', value: 'logs', getScene: buildLogsScene },
   { displayName: 'Related metrics', value: 'related', getScene: buildRelatedMetricsScene },
@@ -96,16 +103,13 @@ const actionViewsDefinitions: ActionViewDefinition[] = [
 export interface MetricActionBarState extends SceneObjectState {}
 
 export class MetricActionBar extends SceneObjectBase<MetricActionBarState> {
-  public getButtonVariant(actionViewName: string, currentView: string | undefined) {
-    return currentView === actionViewName ? 'active' : 'canvas';
-  }
-
   public onOpenTrail = () => {
     this.publishEvent(new OpenEmbeddedTrailEvent(), true);
   };
 
   public static Component = ({ model }: SceneComponentProps<MetricActionBar>) => {
     const metricScene = sceneGraph.getAncestor(model, MetricScene);
+    const styles = useStyles2(getStyles);
     const trail = getTrailFor(model);
     const [isBookmarked, setBookmarked] = useState(false);
     const { actionView } = metricScene.useState();
@@ -115,49 +119,92 @@ export class MetricActionBar extends SceneObjectBase<MetricActionBarState> {
       setBookmarked(!isBookmarked);
     };
 
+    if (!actionView) {
+      metricScene.setActionView('overview');
+    }
+
     return (
       <Box paddingY={1}>
-        <Stack gap={2}>
-          {actionViewsDefinitions.map((viewDef) => (
+        <div className={styles.actions}>
+          <Stack gap={2}>
+            <ToolbarButton variant={'canvas'} icon="compass" tooltip="Open in explore (todo)" disabled>
+              Explore
+            </ToolbarButton>
+            <ToolbarButton variant={'canvas'}>Add to dashboard</ToolbarButton>
+            <ToolbarButton variant={'canvas'} icon="share-alt" tooltip="Copy url (todo)" disabled />
             <ToolbarButton
-              key={viewDef.value}
-              variant={viewDef.value === actionView ? 'active' : 'canvas'}
-              onClick={() => metricScene.setActionView(viewDef)}
-            >
-              {viewDef.displayName}
-            </ToolbarButton>
-          ))}
-          <ToolbarButton variant={'canvas'}>Add to dashboard</ToolbarButton>
-          <ToolbarButton variant={'canvas'} icon="compass" tooltip="Open in explore (todo)" disabled />
-          <ToolbarButton
-            variant={'canvas'}
-            icon={
-              isBookmarked ? (
-                <Icon name={'favorite'} type={'mono'} size={'lg'} />
-              ) : (
-                <Icon name={'star'} type={'default'} size={'lg'} />
-              )
-            }
-            tooltip={'Bookmark'}
-            onClick={onBookmarkTrail}
-          />
-          <ToolbarButton variant={'canvas'} icon="share-alt" tooltip="Copy url (todo)" disabled />
-          {trail.state.embedded && (
-            <ToolbarButton variant={'canvas'} onClick={model.onOpenTrail}>
-              Open
-            </ToolbarButton>
-          )}
-        </Stack>
+              variant={'canvas'}
+              icon={
+                isBookmarked ? (
+                  <Icon name={'favorite'} type={'mono'} size={'lg'} />
+                ) : (
+                  <Icon name={'star'} type={'default'} size={'lg'} />
+                )
+              }
+              tooltip={'Bookmark'}
+              onClick={onBookmarkTrail}
+            />
+            {trail.state.embedded && (
+              <ToolbarButton variant={'canvas'} onClick={model.onOpenTrail}>
+                Open
+              </ToolbarButton>
+            )}
+          </Stack>
+        </div>
+
+        <TabsBar>
+          {actionViewsDefinitions.map((tab, index) => {
+            return (
+              <Tab
+                key={index}
+                label={tab.displayName}
+                active={actionView === tab.value}
+                onChangeTab={() => metricScene.setActionView(tab.value)}
+              />
+            );
+          })}
+        </TabsBar>
       </Box>
     );
   };
 }
 
+function getStyles(theme: GrafanaTheme2) {
+  return {
+    actions: css({
+      [theme.breakpoints.up(theme.breakpoints.values.md)]: {
+        position: 'absolute',
+        right: 0,
+        zIndex: 2,
+      },
+    }),
+  };
+}
+
+function getVariableSet(metric: string) {
+  return new SceneVariableSet({
+    variables: [
+      ...getVariablesWithMetricConstant(metric),
+      new QueryVariable({
+        name: VAR_GROUP_BY,
+        label: 'Group by',
+        datasource: trailDS,
+        includeAll: true,
+        defaultToAll: true,
+        query: { query: `label_names(${VAR_METRIC_EXPR})`, refId: 'A' },
+        value: '',
+        text: '',
+      }),
+    ],
+  });
+}
+
 const MAIN_PANEL_MIN_HEIGHT = 280;
 const MAIN_PANEL_MAX_HEIGHT = '40%';
 
 function buildGraphScene(metric: string) {
   const autoQuery = getAutoQueriesForMetric(metric);
+  const bodyAutoVizPanel = new AutoVizPanel({ autoQuery });
 
   return new SceneFlexLayout({
     direction: 'column',
@@ -166,7 +213,7 @@ function buildGraphScene(metric: string) {
       new SceneFlexItem({
         minHeight: MAIN_PANEL_MIN_HEIGHT,
         maxHeight: MAIN_PANEL_MAX_HEIGHT,
-        body: new AutoVizPanel({ autoQuery }),
+        body: bodyAutoVizPanel,
       }),
       new SceneFlexItem({
         ySizing: 'content',
@@ -175,27 +222,3 @@ function buildGraphScene(metric: string) {
     ],
   });
 }
-
-function buildLogsScene() {
-  return new SceneFlexItem({
-    $data: new SceneQueryRunner({
-      queries: [
-        {
-          refId: 'A',
-          datasource: { uid: 'gdev-loki' },
-          expr: '{${filters}} | logfmt',
-        },
-      ],
-    }),
-    body: PanelBuilders.logs()
-      .setTitle('Logs')
-      .setHeaderActions(new SelectMetricAction({ metric: LOGS_METRIC, title: 'Open' }))
-      .build(),
-  });
-}
-
-function buildRelatedMetricsScene() {
-  return new SceneFlexItem({
-    body: new MetricSelectScene({}),
-  });
-}
diff --git a/public/app/features/trails/MetricSelectScene.tsx b/public/app/features/trails/MetricSelectScene.tsx
index 7be4a119b09..d0de55a95e9 100644
--- a/public/app/features/trails/MetricSelectScene.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/trails/MetricSelectScene.tsx
@@ -181,7 +181,9 @@ export class MetricSelectScene extends SceneObjectBase<MetricSelectSceneState> {
         children.push(panel);
       } else {
         const panel = new SceneCSSGridItem({
-          $variables: getVariablesWithMetricConstant(metric.name),
+          $variables: new SceneVariableSet({
+            variables: getVariablesWithMetricConstant(metric.name),
+          }),
           body: getCardPanelFor(metric.name),
         });
         metric.itemRef = panel.getRef();
@@ -263,7 +265,9 @@ function getPreviewPanelFor(metric: string, index: number) {
     .build();
 
   return new SceneCSSGridItem({
-    $variables: getVariablesWithMetricConstant(metric),
+    $variables: new SceneVariableSet({
+      variables: getVariablesWithMetricConstant(metric),
+    }),
     $behaviors: [hideEmptyPreviews(metric)],
     $data: new SceneQueryRunner({
       datasource: trailDS,
diff --git a/public/app/features/trails/SelectMetricTrailView.tsx b/public/app/features/trails/SelectMetricTrailView.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index bea975cec52..00000000000
--- a/public/app/features/trails/SelectMetricTrailView.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,83 +0,0 @@
-import React from 'react';
-
-import {
-  SceneObjectState,
-  SceneObjectBase,
-  VariableDependencyConfig,
-  sceneGraph,
-  SceneComponentProps,
-  SceneVariableSet,
-  SceneVariable,
-  QueryVariable,
-  VariableValueOption,
-} from '@grafana/scenes';
-import { VariableHide } from '@grafana/schema';
-import { Input, Card, Stack } from '@grafana/ui';
-
-import { trailDS } from './shared';
-
-export interface SelectMetricTrailViewState extends SceneObjectState {
-  metricNames: VariableValueOption[];
-}
-
-export class SelectMetricTrailView extends SceneObjectBase<SelectMetricTrailViewState> {
-  public constructor(state: Partial<SelectMetricTrailViewState>) {
-    super({
-      $variables: new SceneVariableSet({
-        variables: [
-          new QueryVariable({
-            name: 'metricNames',
-            datasource: trailDS,
-            hide: VariableHide.hideVariable,
-            includeAll: true,
-            defaultToAll: true,
-            skipUrlSync: true,
-            query: { query: 'label_values({$filters},__name__)', refId: 'A' },
-          }),
-        ],
-      }),
-      metricNames: [],
-      ...state,
-    });
-  }
-
-  protected _variableDependency = new VariableDependencyConfig(this, {
-    variableNames: ['filters', 'metricNames'],
-    onVariableUpdatesCompleted: this._onVariableChanged.bind(this),
-  });
-
-  private _onVariableChanged(changedVariables: Set<SceneVariable>, dependencyChanged: boolean): void {
-    for (const variable of changedVariables) {
-      if (variable.state.name === 'filters') {
-        const variable = sceneGraph.lookupVariable('filters', this)!;
-        // Temp hack
-        (this.state.$variables as any)._handleVariableValueChanged(variable);
-      }
-
-      if (variable.state.name === 'metricNames' && variable instanceof QueryVariable) {
-        this.setState({ metricNames: variable.state.options });
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  static Component = ({ model }: SceneComponentProps<SelectMetricTrailView>) => {
-    const { metricNames } = model.useState();
-
-    return (
-      <Stack direction="column" gap={0}>
-        <Stack direction="column" gap={2}>
-          <Input placeholder="Search metrics" />
-          <div></div>
-        </Stack>
-        {metricNames.map((option, index) => (
-          <Card
-            key={index}
-            href={sceneGraph.interpolate(model, `\${__url.path}\${__url.params}&metric=${option.value}`)}
-          >
-            <Card.Heading>{String(option.value)}</Card.Heading>
-          </Card>
-        ))}
-      </Stack>
-    );
-  };
-}
diff --git a/public/app/features/trails/shared.ts b/public/app/features/trails/shared.ts
index a33cc4254dc..2cb3fb479a8 100644
--- a/public/app/features/trails/shared.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/trails/shared.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import { BusEventBase, BusEventWithPayload } from '@grafana/data';
-import { ConstantVariable, SceneObject, SceneVariableSet } from '@grafana/scenes';
+import { ConstantVariable, SceneObject } from '@grafana/scenes';
 import { VariableHide } from '@grafana/schema';
 
+export type ActionViewType = 'overview' | 'breakdown' | 'logs' | 'related';
 export interface ActionViewDefinition {
   displayName: string;
-  value: string;
+  value: ActionViewType;
   getScene: () => SceneObject;
 }
 
@@ -32,15 +33,13 @@ export const BOOKMARKED_TRAILS_KEY = 'grafana.trails.bookmarks';
 export type MakeOptional<T, K extends keyof T> = Pick<Partial<T>, K> & Omit<T, K>;
 
 export function getVariablesWithMetricConstant(metric: string) {
-  return new SceneVariableSet({
-    variables: [
-      new ConstantVariable({
-        name: VAR_METRIC,
-        value: metric,
-        hide: VariableHide.hideVariable,
-      }),
-    ],
-  });
+  return [
+    new ConstantVariable({
+      name: VAR_METRIC,
+      value: metric,
+      hide: VariableHide.hideVariable,
+    }),
+  ];
 }
 
 export class MetricSelectedEvent extends BusEventWithPayload<string> {
diff --git a/public/app/features/trails/utils.ts b/public/app/features/trails/utils.ts
index 463b6752dec..4ce16518f24 100644
--- a/public/app/features/trails/utils.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/trails/utils.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@ import { urlUtil } from '@grafana/data';
 import { config } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import { getUrlSyncManager, sceneGraph, SceneObject, SceneObjectUrlValues, SceneTimeRange } from '@grafana/scenes';
 
+import { getDatasourceSrv } from '../plugins/datasource_srv';
+
 import { DataTrail } from './DataTrail';
 import { DataTrailSettings } from './DataTrailSettings';
 import { MetricScene } from './MetricScene';
-import { TRAILS_ROUTE } from './shared';
+import { getTrailStore } from './TrailStore/TrailStore';
+import { TRAILS_ROUTE, VAR_DATASOURCE_EXPR } from './shared';
 
 export function getTrailFor(model: SceneObject): DataTrail {
   return sceneGraph.getAncestor(model, DataTrail);
@@ -15,9 +18,9 @@ export function getTrailSettings(model: SceneObject): DataTrailSettings {
   return sceneGraph.getAncestor(model, DataTrail).state.settings;
 }
 
-export function newMetricsTrail(): DataTrail {
+export function newMetricsTrail(initialDS?: string): DataTrail {
   return new DataTrail({
-    //initialDS: 'gdev-prometheus',
+    initialDS,
     $timeRange: new SceneTimeRange({ from: 'now-1h', to: 'now' }),
     //initialFilters: [{ key: 'job', operator: '=', value: 'grafana' }],
     embedded: false,
@@ -47,6 +50,21 @@ export function getMetricSceneFor(model: SceneObject): MetricScene {
   throw new Error('Unable to find trail');
 }
 
+export function getDatasourceForNewTrail(): string | undefined {
+  const prevTrail = getTrailStore().recent[0];
+  if (prevTrail) {
+    const prevDataSource = sceneGraph.interpolate(prevTrail.resolve(), VAR_DATASOURCE_EXPR);
+    if (typeof prevDataSource === 'string' && prevDataSource.length > 0) {
+      return prevDataSource;
+    }
+  }
+  const promDatasources = getDatasourceSrv().getList({ type: 'prometheus' });
+  if (promDatasources.length > 0) {
+    return promDatasources.find((mds) => mds.uid === config.defaultDatasource)?.uid ?? promDatasources[0].uid;
+  }
+  return undefined;
+}
+
 export function getColorByIndex(index: number) {
   const visTheme = config.theme2.visualization;
   return visTheme.getColorByName(visTheme.palette[index % 8]);