diff --git a/.betterer.results b/.betterer.results
index fc658ccf0c8..40e87849b9b 100644
--- a/.betterer.results
+++ b/.betterer.results
@@ -830,7 +830,8 @@ exports[`better eslint`] = {
     ],
     "packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/types.ts:5381": [
       [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "0"],
-      [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "1"]
+      [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "1"],
+      [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "2"]
     ],
     "packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/utils.ts:5381": [
       [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "0"],
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/CellActions.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/CellActions.tsx
index 222c441d5e2..8c70d56a481 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/CellActions.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/CellActions.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useCallback, useState } from 'react';
+import { useCallback } from 'react';
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import { IconSize } from '../../types/icon';
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { IconButton } from '../IconButton/IconButton';
 import { Stack } from '../Layout/Stack/Stack';
 import { TooltipPlacement } from '../Tooltip';
 
-import { TableCellInspector, TableCellInspectorMode } from './TableCellInspector';
+import { TableCellInspectorMode } from './TableCellInspector';
 import { FILTER_FOR_OPERATOR, FILTER_OUT_OPERATOR, TableCellProps } from './types';
 import { getTextAlign } from './utils';
 
@@ -20,9 +20,14 @@ interface CommonButtonProps {
   tooltipPlacement: TooltipPlacement;
 }
 
-export function CellActions({ field, cell, previewMode, showFilters, onCellFilterAdded }: CellActionProps) {
-  const [isInspecting, setIsInspecting] = useState(false);
-
+export function CellActions({
+  field,
+  cell,
+  previewMode,
+  showFilters,
+  onCellFilterAdded,
+  setInspectCell,
+}: CellActionProps) {
   const isRightAligned = getTextAlign(field) === 'flex-end';
   const inspectEnabled = Boolean(field.config.custom?.inspect);
   const commonButtonProps: CommonButtonProps = {
@@ -48,37 +53,27 @@ export function CellActions({ field, cell, previewMode, showFilters, onCellFilte
   );
 
   return (
-    <>
-      <div className={`cellActions${isRightAligned ? ' cellActionsLeft' : ''}`}>
-        <Stack gap={0.5}>
-          {inspectEnabled && (
-            <IconButton
-              name="eye"
-              tooltip="Inspect value"
-              onClick={() => {
-                setIsInspecting(true);
-              }}
-              {...commonButtonProps}
-            />
-          )}
-          {showFilters && (
-            <IconButton name={'search-plus'} onClick={onFilterFor} tooltip="Filter for value" {...commonButtonProps} />
-          )}
-          {showFilters && (
-            <IconButton name={'search-minus'} onClick={onFilterOut} tooltip="Filter out value" {...commonButtonProps} />
-          )}
-        </Stack>
-      </div>
-
-      {isInspecting && (
-        <TableCellInspector
-          mode={previewMode}
-          value={cell.value}
-          onDismiss={() => {
-            setIsInspecting(false);
-          }}
-        />
-      )}
-    </>
+    <div className={`cellActions${isRightAligned ? ' cellActionsLeft' : ''}`}>
+      <Stack gap={0.5}>
+        {inspectEnabled && (
+          <IconButton
+            name="eye"
+            tooltip="Inspect value"
+            onClick={() => {
+              if (setInspectCell) {
+                setInspectCell({ value: cell.value, mode: previewMode });
+              }
+            }}
+            {...commonButtonProps}
+          />
+        )}
+        {showFilters && (
+          <IconButton name={'search-plus'} onClick={onFilterFor} tooltip="Filter for value" {...commonButtonProps} />
+        )}
+        {showFilters && (
+          <IconButton name={'search-minus'} onClick={onFilterOut} tooltip="Filter out value" {...commonButtonProps} />
+        )}
+      </Stack>
+    </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/DefaultCell.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/DefaultCell.tsx
index d37f37d5abc..652aae07f0c 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/DefaultCell.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/DefaultCell.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { cx } from '@emotion/css';
-import { ReactElement, useState } from 'react';
+import { ReactElement } from 'react';
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import { DisplayValue, formattedValueToString } from '@grafana/data';
@@ -28,18 +28,10 @@ export const DefaultCell = (props: TableCellProps) => {
   const hasLinks = Boolean(getCellLinks(field, row)?.length);
   const hasActions = Boolean(actions?.length);
   const clearButtonStyle = useStyles2(clearLinkButtonStyles);
-  const [hover, setHover] = useState(false);
   let value: string | ReactElement;
 
   const OG_TWEET_LENGTH = 140; // 🙏
 
-  const onMouseLeave = () => {
-    setHover(false);
-  };
-  const onMouseEnter = () => {
-    setHover(true);
-  };
-
   if (cellOptions.type === TableCellDisplayMode.Custom) {
     const CustomCellComponent: React.ComponentType<CustomCellRendererProps> = cellOptions.cellComponent;
     value = <CustomCellComponent field={field} value={cell.value} rowIndex={row.index} frame={frame} />;
@@ -88,13 +80,7 @@ export const DefaultCell = (props: TableCellProps) => {
   const { key, ...rest } = cellProps;
 
   return (
-    <div
-      key={key}
-      {...rest}
-      onMouseEnter={showActions ? onMouseEnter : undefined}
-      onMouseLeave={showActions ? onMouseLeave : undefined}
-      className={cellStyle}
-    >
+    <div key={key} {...rest} className={cellStyle}>
       {hasLinks || hasActions ? (
         <DataLinksContextMenu links={() => getCellLinks(field, row) || []} actions={actions}>
           {(api) => {
@@ -118,9 +104,7 @@ export const DefaultCell = (props: TableCellProps) => {
         <div className={tableStyles.cellText}>{value}</div>
       )}
 
-      {hover && showActions && (
-        <CellActions {...props} previewMode={TableCellInspectorMode.text} showFilters={showFilters} />
-      )}
+      {showActions && <CellActions {...props} previewMode={TableCellInspectorMode.text} showFilters={showFilters} />}
     </div>
   );
 };
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/RowsList.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/RowsList.tsx
index 646b4781fbe..b15745d3b82 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/RowsList.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/RowsList.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,13 @@ import { usePanelContext } from '../PanelChrome';
 import { ExpandedRow, getExpandedRowHeight } from './ExpandedRow';
 import { TableCell } from './TableCell';
 import { TableStyles } from './styles';
-import { CellColors, GetActionsFunction, TableFieldOptions, TableFilterActionCallback } from './types';
+import {
+  CellColors,
+  GetActionsFunction,
+  TableFieldOptions,
+  TableFilterActionCallback,
+  TableInspectCellCallback,
+} from './types';
 import {
   calculateAroundPointThreshold,
   getCellColors,
@@ -57,6 +63,7 @@ interface RowsListProps {
   textWrapField?: Field;
   getActions?: GetActionsFunction;
   replaceVariables?: InterpolateFunction;
+  setInspectCell?: TableInspectCellCallback;
 }
 
 export const RowsList = (props: RowsListProps) => {
@@ -85,6 +92,7 @@ export const RowsList = (props: RowsListProps) => {
     textWrapField,
     getActions,
     replaceVariables,
+    setInspectCell,
   } = props;
 
   const [rowHighlightIndex, setRowHighlightIndex] = useState<number | undefined>(initialRowIndex);
@@ -346,6 +354,7 @@ export const RowsList = (props: RowsListProps) => {
               height={Number(style.height)}
               getActions={getActions}
               replaceVariables={replaceVariables}
+              setInspectCell={setInspectCell}
             />
           ))}
         </div>
@@ -374,6 +383,7 @@ export const RowsList = (props: RowsListProps) => {
       timeRange,
       getActions,
       replaceVariables,
+      setInspectCell,
     ]
   );
 
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/Table.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/Table.tsx
index 54d61990463..2d8a040dc65 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/Table.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/Table.tsx
@@ -22,10 +22,11 @@ import { Pagination } from '../Pagination/Pagination';
 import { FooterRow } from './FooterRow';
 import { HeaderRow } from './HeaderRow';
 import { RowsList } from './RowsList';
+import { TableCellInspector } from './TableCellInspector';
 import { useFixScrollbarContainer, useResetVariableListSizeCache } from './hooks';
 import { getInitialState, useTableStateReducer } from './reducer';
 import { useTableStyles } from './styles';
-import { FooterItem, GrafanaTableState, Props } from './types';
+import { FooterItem, GrafanaTableState, InspectCell, Props } from './types';
 import {
   getColumns,
   sortCaseInsensitive,
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ export const Table = memo((props: Props) => {
   const headerHeight = noHeader ? 0 : tableStyles.rowHeight;
   const [footerItems, setFooterItems] = useState<FooterItem[] | undefined>(footerValues);
   const noValuesDisplayText = fieldConfig?.defaults?.noValue ?? NO_DATA_TEXT;
+  const [inspectCell, setInspectCell] = useState<InspectCell | null>(null);
 
   const footerHeight = useMemo(() => {
     const EXTENDED_ROW_HEIGHT = FOOTER_ROW_HEIGHT;
@@ -324,66 +326,82 @@ export const Table = memo((props: Props) => {
   }
 
   return (
-    <div
-      {...getTableProps()}
-      className={tableStyles.table}
-      aria-label={ariaLabel}
-      role="table"
-      ref={tableDivRef}
-      style={{ width, height }}
-    >
-      <CustomScrollbar hideVerticalTrack={true}>
-        <div className={tableStyles.tableContentWrapper(totalColumnsWidth)}>
-          {!noHeader && (
-            <HeaderRow headerGroups={headerGroups} showTypeIcons={showTypeIcons} tableStyles={tableStyles} />
-          )}
-          {itemCount > 0 ? (
-            <div data-testid={selectors.components.Panels.Visualization.Table.body} ref={variableSizeListScrollbarRef}>
-              <RowsList
-                headerGroups={headerGroups}
-                data={data}
-                rows={rows}
-                width={width}
-                cellHeight={cellHeight}
-                headerHeight={headerHeight}
-                rowHeight={tableStyles.rowHeight}
-                itemCount={itemCount}
-                pageIndex={state.pageIndex}
-                listHeight={listHeight}
-                listRef={listRef}
-                tableState={state}
-                prepareRow={prepareRow}
-                timeRange={timeRange}
-                onCellFilterAdded={onCellFilterAdded}
-                nestedDataField={nestedDataField}
+    <>
+      <div
+        {...getTableProps()}
+        className={tableStyles.table}
+        aria-label={ariaLabel}
+        role="table"
+        ref={tableDivRef}
+        style={{ width, height }}
+      >
+        <CustomScrollbar hideVerticalTrack={true}>
+          <div className={tableStyles.tableContentWrapper(totalColumnsWidth)}>
+            {!noHeader && (
+              <HeaderRow headerGroups={headerGroups} showTypeIcons={showTypeIcons} tableStyles={tableStyles} />
+            )}
+            {itemCount > 0 ? (
+              <div
+                data-testid={selectors.components.Panels.Visualization.Table.body}
+                ref={variableSizeListScrollbarRef}
+              >
+                <RowsList
+                  headerGroups={headerGroups}
+                  data={data}
+                  rows={rows}
+                  width={width}
+                  cellHeight={cellHeight}
+                  headerHeight={headerHeight}
+                  rowHeight={tableStyles.rowHeight}
+                  itemCount={itemCount}
+                  pageIndex={state.pageIndex}
+                  listHeight={listHeight}
+                  listRef={listRef}
+                  tableState={state}
+                  prepareRow={prepareRow}
+                  timeRange={timeRange}
+                  onCellFilterAdded={onCellFilterAdded}
+                  nestedDataField={nestedDataField}
+                  tableStyles={tableStyles}
+                  footerPaginationEnabled={Boolean(enablePagination)}
+                  enableSharedCrosshair={enableSharedCrosshair}
+                  initialRowIndex={initialRowIndex}
+                  longestField={longestField}
+                  textWrapField={textWrapField}
+                  getActions={getActions}
+                  replaceVariables={replaceVariables}
+                  setInspectCell={setInspectCell}
+                />
+              </div>
+            ) : (
+              <div style={{ height: height - headerHeight, width }} className={tableStyles.noData}>
+                {noValuesDisplayText}
+              </div>
+            )}
+            {footerItems && (
+              <FooterRow
+                isPaginationVisible={Boolean(enablePagination)}
+                footerValues={footerItems}
+                footerGroups={footerGroups}
+                totalColumnsWidth={totalColumnsWidth}
                 tableStyles={tableStyles}
-                footerPaginationEnabled={Boolean(enablePagination)}
-                enableSharedCrosshair={enableSharedCrosshair}
-                initialRowIndex={initialRowIndex}
-                longestField={longestField}
-                textWrapField={textWrapField}
-                getActions={getActions}
-                replaceVariables={replaceVariables}
               />
-            </div>
-          ) : (
-            <div style={{ height: height - headerHeight, width }} className={tableStyles.noData}>
-              {noValuesDisplayText}
-            </div>
-          )}
-          {footerItems && (
-            <FooterRow
-              isPaginationVisible={Boolean(enablePagination)}
-              footerValues={footerItems}
-              footerGroups={footerGroups}
-              totalColumnsWidth={totalColumnsWidth}
-              tableStyles={tableStyles}
-            />
-          )}
-        </div>
-      </CustomScrollbar>
-      {paginationEl}
-    </div>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        </CustomScrollbar>
+        {paginationEl}
+      </div>
+
+      {inspectCell !== null && (
+        <TableCellInspector
+          mode={inspectCell.mode}
+          value={inspectCell.value}
+          onDismiss={() => {
+            setInspectCell(null);
+          }}
+        />
+      )}
+    </>
   );
 });
 
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableCell.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableCell.tsx
index 8fa154d519e..1ca230db4d4 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableCell.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableCell.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { Cell } from 'react-table';
 import { TimeRange, DataFrame, InterpolateFunction } from '@grafana/data';
 
 import { TableStyles } from './styles';
-import { GetActionsFunction, GrafanaTableColumn, TableFilterActionCallback } from './types';
+import { GetActionsFunction, GrafanaTableColumn, TableFilterActionCallback, TableInspectCellCallback } from './types';
 
 export interface Props {
   cell: Cell;
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export interface Props {
   height?: number;
   getActions?: GetActionsFunction;
   replaceVariables?: InterpolateFunction;
+  setInspectCell?: TableInspectCellCallback;
 }
 
 export const TableCell = ({
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ export const TableCell = ({
   height,
   getActions,
   replaceVariables,
+  setInspectCell,
 }: Props) => {
   const cellProps = cell.getCellProps();
   const field = (cell.column as unknown as GrafanaTableColumn).field;
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ export const TableCell = ({
         textWrapped,
         height,
         actions,
+        setInspectCell,
       })}
     </>
   );
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/types.ts b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/types.ts
index 94d0c1183a2..ce1a0809f9d 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/types.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/types.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
 } from '@grafana/data';
 import * as schema from '@grafana/schema';
 
+import { TableCellInspectorMode } from './TableCellInspector';
 import { TableStyles } from './styles';
 
 export {
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ export interface TableRow {
   [x: string]: any;
 }
 
+export type InspectCell = { value: any; mode: TableCellInspectorMode };
+
 export const FILTER_FOR_OPERATOR = '=';
 export const FILTER_OUT_OPERATOR = '!=';
 export type AdHocFilterOperator = typeof FILTER_FOR_OPERATOR | typeof FILTER_OUT_OPERATOR;
@@ -40,6 +43,7 @@ export type AdHocFilterItem = { key: string; value: string; operator: AdHocFilte
 export type TableFilterActionCallback = (item: AdHocFilterItem) => void;
 export type TableColumnResizeActionCallback = (fieldDisplayName: string, width: number) => void;
 export type TableSortByActionCallback = (state: TableSortByFieldState[]) => void;
+export type TableInspectCellCallback = (state: InspectCell) => void;
 
 export interface TableSortByFieldState {
   displayName: string;
@@ -54,6 +58,7 @@ export interface TableCellProps extends CellProps<any> {
   innerWidth: number;
   frame: DataFrame;
   actions?: ActionModel[];
+  setInspectCell?: TableInspectCellCallback;
 }
 
 export type CellComponent = FC<TableCellProps>;