diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/heatmap/ExemplarModalHeader.tsx b/public/app/plugins/panel/heatmap/ExemplarModalHeader.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..12bcaaa8656
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/heatmap/ExemplarModalHeader.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import React from 'react';
+
+import { CloseButton } from '../../../core/components/CloseButton/CloseButton';
+
+export function ExemplarModalHeader(props: { onClick: () => void }) {
+  return (
+    <div
+      style={{
+        width: '100%',
+        display: 'flex',
+        justifyContent: 'flex-end',
+        paddingBottom: '6px',
+      }}
+    >
+      <CloseButton
+        onClick={props.onClick}
+        style={{
+          position: 'relative',
+          top: 'auto',
+          right: 'auto',
+          marginRight: 0,
+        }}
+      />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/heatmap/HeatmapPanel.tsx b/public/app/plugins/panel/heatmap/HeatmapPanel.tsx
index 775dd09fb86..e31d1f4bc5b 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/heatmap/HeatmapPanel.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/heatmap/HeatmapPanel.tsx
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ import {
   VizLayout,
   VizTooltipContainer,
 } from '@grafana/ui';
-import { CloseButton } from 'app/core/components/CloseButton/CloseButton';
 import { ColorScale } from 'app/core/components/ColorScale/ColorScale';
 import { isHeatmapCellsDense, readHeatmapRowsCustomMeta } from 'app/features/transformers/calculateHeatmap/heatmap';
 
+import { ExemplarModalHeader } from './ExemplarModalHeader';
 import { HeatmapHoverView } from './HeatmapHoverView';
 import { prepareHeatmapData } from './fields';
 import { quantizeScheme } from './palettes';
@@ -206,26 +206,7 @@ export const HeatmapPanel = ({
             offset={{ x: 10, y: 10 }}
             allowPointerEvents={isToolTipOpen.current}
           >
-            {shouldDisplayCloseButton && (
-              <div
-                style={{
-                  width: '100%',
-                  display: 'flex',
-                  justifyContent: 'flex-end',
-                  paddingBottom: '6px',
-                }}
-              >
-                <CloseButton
-                  onClick={onCloseToolTip}
-                  style={{
-                    position: 'relative',
-                    top: 'auto',
-                    right: 'auto',
-                    marginRight: 0,
-                  }}
-                />
-              </div>
-            )}
+            {shouldDisplayCloseButton && <ExemplarModalHeader onClick={onCloseToolTip} />}
             <HeatmapHoverView
               timeRange={timeRange}
               data={info}
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/timeseries/plugins/ExemplarMarker.tsx b/public/app/plugins/panel/timeseries/plugins/ExemplarMarker.tsx
index 5cb502818e3..8caccc4d442 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/timeseries/plugins/ExemplarMarker.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/timeseries/plugins/ExemplarMarker.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { css, cx } from '@emotion/css';
-import React, { useCallback, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { usePopper } from 'react-popper';
 
 import {
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import {
 import { selectors } from '@grafana/e2e-selectors';
 import { FieldLinkList, Portal, UPlotConfigBuilder, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
 
+import { ExemplarModalHeader } from '../../heatmap/ExemplarModalHeader';
+
 interface ExemplarMarkerProps {
   timeZone: TimeZone;
   dataFrame: DataFrame;
@@ -23,6 +25,8 @@ interface ExemplarMarkerProps {
   config: UPlotConfigBuilder;
   getFieldLinks: (field: Field, rowIndex: number) => Array<LinkModel<Field>>;
   exemplarColor?: string;
+  clickedExemplarFieldIndex: DataFrameFieldIndex | undefined;
+  setClickedExemplarFieldIndex: React.Dispatch<DataFrameFieldIndex | undefined>;
 }
 
 export const ExemplarMarker = ({
@@ -32,9 +36,12 @@ export const ExemplarMarker = ({
   config,
   getFieldLinks,
   exemplarColor,
+  clickedExemplarFieldIndex,
+  setClickedExemplarFieldIndex,
 }: ExemplarMarkerProps) => {
   const styles = useStyles2(getExemplarMarkerStyles);
   const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [isLocked, setIsLocked] = useState(false);
   const [markerElement, setMarkerElement] = React.useState<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
   const [popperElement, setPopperElement] = React.useState<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
   const { styles: popperStyles, attributes } = usePopper(markerElement, popperElement, {
@@ -55,6 +62,17 @@ export const ExemplarMarker = ({
   });
   const popoverRenderTimeout = useRef<NodeJS.Timer>();
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (
+      !(
+        clickedExemplarFieldIndex?.fieldIndex === dataFrameFieldIndex.fieldIndex &&
+        clickedExemplarFieldIndex?.frameIndex === dataFrameFieldIndex.frameIndex
+      )
+    ) {
+      setIsLocked(false);
+    }
+  }, [clickedExemplarFieldIndex, dataFrameFieldIndex]);
+
   const getSymbol = () => {
     const symbols = [
       <rect
@@ -88,16 +106,22 @@ export const ExemplarMarker = ({
   };
 
   const onMouseEnter = useCallback(() => {
-    if (popoverRenderTimeout.current) {
-      clearTimeout(popoverRenderTimeout.current);
+    if (clickedExemplarFieldIndex === undefined) {
+      if (popoverRenderTimeout.current) {
+        clearTimeout(popoverRenderTimeout.current);
+      }
+      setIsOpen(true);
     }
-    setIsOpen(true);
-  }, [setIsOpen]);
+  }, [setIsOpen, clickedExemplarFieldIndex]);
+
+  const lockExemplarModal = () => {
+    setIsLocked(true);
+  };
 
   const onMouseLeave = useCallback(() => {
     popoverRenderTimeout.current = setTimeout(() => {
       setIsOpen(false);
-    }, 100);
+    }, 150);
   }, [setIsOpen]);
 
   const renderMarker = useCallback(() => {
@@ -112,6 +136,12 @@ export const ExemplarMarker = ({
       });
     };
 
+    const onClose = () => {
+      setIsLocked(false);
+      setIsOpen(false);
+      setClickedExemplarFieldIndex(undefined);
+    };
+
     return (
       <div
         onMouseEnter={onMouseEnter}
@@ -122,10 +152,11 @@ export const ExemplarMarker = ({
         {...attributes.popper}
       >
         <div className={styles.wrapper}>
-          <div className={styles.header}>
-            <span className={styles.title}>Exemplar</span>
-          </div>
+          {isLocked && <ExemplarModalHeader onClick={onClose} />}
           <div className={styles.body}>
+            <div className={styles.header}>
+              <span className={styles.title}>Exemplars</span>
+            </div>
             <div>
               <table className={styles.exemplarsTable}>
                 <tbody>
@@ -163,6 +194,8 @@ export const ExemplarMarker = ({
     popperStyles.popper,
     styles,
     timeZone,
+    isLocked,
+    setClickedExemplarFieldIndex,
   ]);
 
   const seriesColor = config
@@ -173,6 +206,10 @@ export const ExemplarMarker = ({
     <>
       <div
         ref={setMarkerElement}
+        onClick={() => {
+          setClickedExemplarFieldIndex(dataFrameFieldIndex);
+          lockExemplarModal();
+        }}
         onMouseEnter={onMouseEnter}
         onMouseLeave={onMouseLeave}
         className={styles.markerWrapper}
@@ -183,12 +220,12 @@ export const ExemplarMarker = ({
           width="7"
           height="7"
           style={{ fill: seriesColor }}
-          className={cx(styles.marble, isOpen && styles.activeMarble)}
+          className={cx(styles.marble, (isOpen || isLocked) && styles.activeMarble)}
         >
           {getSymbol()}
         </svg>
       </div>
-      {isOpen && <Portal>{renderMarker()}</Portal>}
+      {(isOpen || isLocked) && <Portal>{renderMarker()}</Portal>}
     </>
   );
 };
@@ -228,6 +265,7 @@ const getExemplarMarkerStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => {
       border: 1px solid ${headerBg};
       border-radius: ${theme.shape.borderRadius(2)};
       box-shadow: 0 0 20px ${shadowColor};
+      padding: ${theme.spacing(1)};
     `,
     exemplarsTable: css`
       width: 100%;
@@ -240,6 +278,7 @@ const getExemplarMarkerStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => {
 
       tr {
         background-color: ${theme.colors.background.primary};
+
         &:nth-child(even) {
           background-color: ${tableBgOdd};
         }
@@ -281,8 +320,9 @@ const getExemplarMarkerStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => {
       flex-grow: 1;
     `,
     body: css`
-      padding: ${theme.spacing(1)};
       font-weight: ${theme.typography.fontWeightMedium};
+      border-radius: ${theme.shape.borderRadius(2)};
+      overflow: hidden;
     `,
     marble: css`
       display: block;
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/timeseries/plugins/ExemplarsPlugin.tsx b/public/app/plugins/panel/timeseries/plugins/ExemplarsPlugin.tsx
index c9d0d254e4d..46892b323f5 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/timeseries/plugins/ExemplarsPlugin.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/timeseries/plugins/ExemplarsPlugin.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { useCallback, useLayoutEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import React, { useCallback, useLayoutEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import uPlot from 'uplot';
 
 import {
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ export const ExemplarsPlugin = ({
 }: ExemplarsPluginProps) => {
   const plotInstance = useRef<uPlot>();
 
+  const [lockedExemplarFieldIndex, setLockedExemplarFieldIndex] = useState<DataFrameFieldIndex | undefined>();
+
   useLayoutEffect(() => {
     config.addHook('init', (u) => {
       plotInstance.current = u;
@@ -83,6 +85,8 @@ export const ExemplarsPlugin = ({
 
       return (
         <ExemplarMarker
+          setClickedExemplarFieldIndex={setLockedExemplarFieldIndex}
+          clickedExemplarFieldIndex={lockedExemplarFieldIndex}
           timeZone={timeZone}
           getFieldLinks={getFieldLinks}
           dataFrame={dataFrame}
@@ -92,7 +96,7 @@ export const ExemplarsPlugin = ({
         />
       );
     },
-    [config, timeZone, getFieldLinks, visibleSeries]
+    [config, timeZone, getFieldLinks, visibleSeries, setLockedExemplarFieldIndex, lockedExemplarFieldIndex]
   );
 
   return (
@@ -138,6 +142,7 @@ interface LabelWithExemplarUIData {
   labels: Labels;
   color?: string;
 }
+
 /**
  * Get color of active series in legend
  */