diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/FlameGraph/FlameGraph.test.tsx b/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/FlameGraph/FlameGraph.test.tsx
index ff12c0510f9..609ddab52ae 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/FlameGraph/FlameGraph.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/FlameGraph/FlameGraph.test.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ jest.mock('react-use', () => ({
 describe('FlameGraph', () => {
   const FlameGraphWithProps = () => {
     const [topLevelIndex, setTopLevelIndex] = useState(0);
+    const [selectedBarIndex, setSelectedBarIndex] = useState(0);
     const [rangeMin, setRangeMin] = useState(0);
     const [rangeMax, setRangeMax] = useState(1);
     const [search] = useState('');
@@ -36,10 +37,12 @@ describe('FlameGraph', () => {
         app={CoreApp.Explore}
         levels={levels}
         topLevelIndex={topLevelIndex}
+        selectedBarIndex={selectedBarIndex}
         rangeMin={rangeMin}
         rangeMax={rangeMax}
         search={search}
         setTopLevelIndex={setTopLevelIndex}
+        setSelectedBarIndex={setSelectedBarIndex}
         setRangeMin={setRangeMin}
         setRangeMax={setRangeMax}
         selectedView={selectedView}
@@ -59,4 +62,9 @@ describe('FlameGraph', () => {
     const calls = ctx!.__getDrawCalls();
     expect(calls).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
+
+  it('should render metadata', async () => {
+    render(<FlameGraphWithProps />);
+    expect(screen.getByText('16.5 Bil (100%) of 16,460,000,000 total samples (Count)')).toBeDefined();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/FlameGraph/FlameGraph.tsx b/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/FlameGraph/FlameGraph.tsx
index c7b3f8e0981..bbf4dd37959 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/FlameGraph/FlameGraph.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/FlameGraph/FlameGraph.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import { CoreApp, createTheme, DataFrame, FieldType, getDisplayProcessor } from
 import { PIXELS_PER_LEVEL } from '../../constants';
 import { TooltipData, SelectedView } from '../types';
 
+import FlameGraphMetadata from './FlameGraphMetadata';
 import FlameGraphTooltip, { getTooltipData } from './FlameGraphTooltip';
 import { ItemWithStart } from './dataTransform';
 import { getBarX, getRectDimensionsForLevel, renderRect } from './rendering';
@@ -36,10 +37,12 @@ type Props = {
   flameGraphHeight?: number;
   levels: ItemWithStart[][];
   topLevelIndex: number;
+  selectedBarIndex: number;
   rangeMin: number;
   rangeMax: number;
   search: string;
   setTopLevelIndex: (level: number) => void;
+  setSelectedBarIndex: (bar: number) => void;
   setRangeMin: (range: number) => void;
   setRangeMax: (range: number) => void;
   selectedView: SelectedView;
@@ -52,10 +55,12 @@ const FlameGraph = ({
   flameGraphHeight,
   levels,
   topLevelIndex,
+  selectedBarIndex,
   rangeMin,
   rangeMax,
   search,
   setTopLevelIndex,
+  setSelectedBarIndex,
   setRangeMin,
   setRangeMax,
   selectedView,
@@ -140,6 +145,7 @@ const FlameGraph = ({
 
         if (barIndex !== -1 && !isNaN(levelIndex) && !isNaN(barIndex)) {
           setTopLevelIndex(levelIndex);
+          setSelectedBarIndex(barIndex);
           setRangeMin(levels[levelIndex][barIndex].start / totalTicks);
           setRangeMax((levels[levelIndex][barIndex].start + levels[levelIndex][barIndex].value) / totalTicks);
         }
@@ -181,10 +187,18 @@ const FlameGraph = ({
     setRangeMax,
     selectedView,
     valueField,
+    setSelectedBarIndex,
   ]);
 
   return (
     <div className={styles.graph} ref={sizeRef}>
+      <FlameGraphMetadata
+        levels={levels}
+        topLevelIndex={topLevelIndex}
+        selectedBarIndex={selectedBarIndex}
+        valueField={valueField}
+        totalTicks={totalTicks}
+      />
       <canvas ref={graphRef} data-testid="flameGraph" />
       <FlameGraphTooltip tooltipRef={tooltipRef} tooltipData={tooltipData!} showTooltip={showTooltip} />
     </div>
@@ -198,8 +212,8 @@ const getStyles = (selectedView: SelectedView, app: CoreApp, flameGraphHeight: n
     overflow: scroll;
     width: ${selectedView === SelectedView.FlameGraph ? '100%' : '50%'};
     ${app !== CoreApp.Explore
-      ? `height: calc(${flameGraphHeight}px - 44px)`
-      : ''}; // 44px to adjust for header pushing content down
+      ? `height: calc(${flameGraphHeight}px - 50px)`
+      : ''}; // 50px to adjust for header pushing content down
   `,
 });
 
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/FlameGraph/FlameGraphMetadata.test.ts b/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/FlameGraph/FlameGraphMetadata.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9c38490df90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/FlameGraph/FlameGraphMetadata.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import { ArrayVector, Field, FieldType } from '@grafana/data';
+
+import { getMetadata } from './FlameGraphMetadata';
+
+describe('should get metadata correctly', () => {
+  it('for bytes', () => {
+    const metadata = getMetadata(makeField('bytes'), 1_624_078_250, 8_624_078_250);
+    expect(metadata).toEqual({
+      percentValue: 18.83,
+      unitTitle: 'RAM',
+      unitValue: '1.51 GiB',
+      samples: '8,624,078,250',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('with default unit', () => {
+    const metadata = getMetadata(makeField('none'), 1_624_078_250, 8_624_078_250);
+    expect(metadata).toEqual({
+      percentValue: 18.83,
+      unitTitle: 'Count',
+      unitValue: '1624078250',
+      samples: '8,624,078,250',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('without unit', () => {
+    const metadata = getMetadata(
+      {
+        name: 'test',
+        type: FieldType.number,
+        values: new ArrayVector(),
+        config: {},
+      },
+      1_624_078_250,
+      8_624_078_250
+    );
+    expect(metadata).toEqual({
+      percentValue: 18.83,
+      unitTitle: 'Count',
+      unitValue: '1624078250',
+      samples: '8,624,078,250',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('for objects', () => {
+    const metadata = getMetadata(makeField('short'), 1_624_078_250, 8_624_078_250);
+    expect(metadata).toEqual({
+      percentValue: 18.83,
+      unitTitle: 'Count',
+      unitValue: '1.62 Bil',
+      samples: '8,624,078,250',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('for nanoseconds', () => {
+    const metadata = getMetadata(makeField('ns'), 1_624_078_250, 8_624_078_250);
+    expect(metadata).toEqual({
+      percentValue: 18.83,
+      unitTitle: 'Time',
+      unitValue: '1.62 s',
+      samples: '8,624,078,250',
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+function makeField(unit: string): Field {
+  return {
+    name: 'test',
+    type: FieldType.number,
+    config: {
+      unit,
+    },
+    values: new ArrayVector(),
+  };
+}
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/FlameGraph/FlameGraphMetadata.tsx b/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/FlameGraph/FlameGraphMetadata.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ca0b6dab9db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/FlameGraph/FlameGraphMetadata.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import { css } from '@emotion/css';
+import React from 'react';
+
+import { createTheme, Field, getDisplayProcessor, Vector } from '@grafana/data';
+import { useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
+
+import { Metadata, SampleUnit } from '../types';
+
+import { ItemWithStart } from './dataTransform';
+
+type Props = {
+  levels: ItemWithStart[][];
+  topLevelIndex: number;
+  selectedBarIndex: number;
+  valueField: Field<number, Vector<number>>;
+  totalTicks: number;
+};
+
+const FlameGraphMetadata = React.memo(({ levels, topLevelIndex, selectedBarIndex, valueField, totalTicks }: Props) => {
+  const styles = useStyles2(getStyles);
+  if (levels[topLevelIndex] && levels[topLevelIndex][selectedBarIndex]) {
+    const bar = levels[topLevelIndex][selectedBarIndex];
+    const metadata = getMetadata(valueField, bar.value, totalTicks);
+    const metadataText = `${metadata?.unitValue} (${metadata?.percentValue}%) of ${metadata?.samples} total samples (${metadata?.unitTitle})`;
+    return <>{<div className={styles.metadata}>{metadataText}</div>}</>;
+  }
+  return <></>;
+});
+
+export const getMetadata = (field: Field, value: number, totalTicks: number): Metadata => {
+  let unitTitle;
+  const processor = getDisplayProcessor({ field, theme: createTheme() /* theme does not matter for us here */ });
+  const displayValue = processor(value);
+  const percentValue = Math.round(10000 * (value / totalTicks)) / 100;
+  let unitValue = displayValue.text + displayValue.suffix;
+
+  switch (field.config.unit) {
+    case SampleUnit.Bytes:
+      unitTitle = 'RAM';
+      break;
+    case SampleUnit.Nanoseconds:
+      unitTitle = 'Time';
+      break;
+    default:
+      unitTitle = 'Count';
+      if (!displayValue.suffix) {
+        // Makes sure we don't show 123undefined or something like that if suffix isn't defined
+        unitValue = displayValue.text;
+      }
+      break;
+  }
+
+  return {
+    percentValue,
+    unitTitle,
+    unitValue,
+    samples: totalTicks.toLocaleString(),
+  };
+};
+
+FlameGraphMetadata.displayName = 'FlameGraphMetadata';
+
+const getStyles = () => ({
+  metadata: css`
+    margin: 8px 0;
+    text-align: center;
+  `,
+});
+
+export default FlameGraphMetadata;
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/FlameGraph/FlameGraphTooltip.test.ts b/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/FlameGraph/FlameGraphTooltip.test.ts
index cc28a035673..e21266b6ba5 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/FlameGraph/FlameGraphTooltip.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/FlameGraph/FlameGraphTooltip.test.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ describe('should get tooltip data correctly', () => {
     expect(tooltipData).toEqual({
       name: 'total',
       percentSelf: 0.01,
-      percentTitle: '% of total',
       percentValue: 100,
       unitTitle: 'RAM',
       unitSelf: '955 KiB',
@@ -17,12 +16,11 @@ describe('should get tooltip data correctly', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it('with none unit', () => {
+  it('with default unit', () => {
     const tooltipData = getTooltipData(makeField('none'), 'total', 8_624_078_250, 978_250, 8_624_078_250);
     expect(tooltipData).toEqual({
       name: 'total',
       percentSelf: 0.01,
-      percentTitle: '% of total',
       percentValue: 100,
       unitSelf: '978250',
       unitTitle: 'Count',
@@ -47,7 +45,6 @@ describe('should get tooltip data correctly', () => {
     expect(tooltipData).toEqual({
       name: 'total',
       percentSelf: 0.01,
-      percentTitle: '% of total',
       percentValue: 100,
       unitTitle: 'Count',
       unitSelf: '978250',
@@ -61,7 +58,6 @@ describe('should get tooltip data correctly', () => {
     expect(tooltipData).toEqual({
       name: 'total',
       percentSelf: 0.01,
-      percentTitle: '% of total',
       percentValue: 100,
       unitTitle: 'Count',
       unitSelf: '978 K',
@@ -75,7 +71,6 @@ describe('should get tooltip data correctly', () => {
     expect(tooltipData).toEqual({
       name: 'total',
       percentSelf: 0.01,
-      percentTitle: '% of total time',
       percentValue: 100,
       unitTitle: 'Time',
       unitSelf: '978 µs',
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/FlameGraph/FlameGraphTooltip.tsx b/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/FlameGraph/FlameGraphTooltip.tsx
index af02ec7a7e9..15a782940df 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/FlameGraph/FlameGraphTooltip.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/FlameGraph/FlameGraphTooltip.tsx
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ export const getTooltipData = (
   self: number,
   totalTicks: number
 ): TooltipData => {
-  let percentTitle;
   let unitTitle;
 
   const processor = getDisplayProcessor({ field, theme: createTheme() /* theme does not matter for us here */ });
@@ -64,15 +63,12 @@ export const getTooltipData = (
 
   switch (field.config.unit) {
     case SampleUnit.Bytes:
-      percentTitle = '% of total';
       unitTitle = 'RAM';
       break;
     case SampleUnit.Nanoseconds:
-      percentTitle = '% of total time';
       unitTitle = 'Time';
       break;
     default:
-      percentTitle = '% of total';
       unitTitle = 'Count';
       if (!displayValue.suffix) {
         // Makes sure we don't show 123undefined or something like that if suffix isn't defined
@@ -87,7 +83,6 @@ export const getTooltipData = (
 
   return {
     name: label,
-    percentTitle,
     percentValue,
     percentSelf,
     unitTitle,
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/FlameGraphContainer.tsx b/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/FlameGraphContainer.tsx
index c7272440ed1..4dbc033929c 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/FlameGraphContainer.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/FlameGraphContainer.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ type Props = {
 
 const FlameGraphContainer = (props: Props) => {
   const [topLevelIndex, setTopLevelIndex] = useState(0);
+  const [selectedBarIndex, setSelectedBarIndex] = useState(0);
   const [rangeMin, setRangeMin] = useState(0);
   const [rangeMax, setRangeMax] = useState(1);
   const [search, setSearch] = useState('');
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ const FlameGraphContainer = (props: Props) => {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     setTopLevelIndex(0);
+    setSelectedBarIndex(0);
     setRangeMin(0);
     setRangeMax(1);
   }, [props.data]);
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ const FlameGraphContainer = (props: Props) => {
       <FlameGraphHeader
         app={props.app}
         setTopLevelIndex={setTopLevelIndex}
+        setSelectedBarIndex={setSelectedBarIndex}
         setRangeMin={setRangeMin}
         setRangeMax={setRangeMax}
         search={search}
@@ -83,6 +86,7 @@ const FlameGraphContainer = (props: Props) => {
           search={search}
           setSearch={setSearch}
           setTopLevelIndex={setTopLevelIndex}
+          setSelectedBarIndex={setSelectedBarIndex}
           setRangeMin={setRangeMin}
           setRangeMax={setRangeMax}
         />
@@ -95,10 +99,12 @@ const FlameGraphContainer = (props: Props) => {
           flameGraphHeight={props.flameGraphHeight}
           levels={levels}
           topLevelIndex={topLevelIndex}
+          selectedBarIndex={selectedBarIndex}
           rangeMin={rangeMin}
           rangeMax={rangeMax}
           search={search}
           setTopLevelIndex={setTopLevelIndex}
+          setSelectedBarIndex={setSelectedBarIndex}
           setRangeMin={setRangeMin}
           setRangeMax={setRangeMax}
           selectedView={selectedView}
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/FlameGraphHeader.test.tsx b/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/FlameGraphHeader.test.tsx
index b11786c7abe..78b6cefb309 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/FlameGraphHeader.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/FlameGraphHeader.test.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ describe('FlameGraphHeader', () => {
         search={search}
         setSearch={setSearch}
         setTopLevelIndex={jest.fn()}
+        setSelectedBarIndex={jest.fn()}
         setRangeMin={jest.fn()}
         setRangeMax={jest.fn()}
         selectedView={selectedView}
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/FlameGraphHeader.tsx b/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/FlameGraphHeader.tsx
index 00ee80cf5e6..c539e8f1ecf 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/FlameGraphHeader.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/FlameGraphHeader.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ type Props = {
   app: CoreApp;
   search: string;
   setTopLevelIndex: (level: number) => void;
+  setSelectedBarIndex: (bar: number) => void;
   setRangeMin: (range: number) => void;
   setRangeMax: (range: number) => void;
   setSearch: (search: string) => void;
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ const FlameGraphHeader = ({
   app,
   search,
   setTopLevelIndex,
+  setSelectedBarIndex,
   setRangeMin,
   setRangeMax,
   setSearch,
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ const FlameGraphHeader = ({
           size={'md'}
           onClick={() => {
             setTopLevelIndex(0);
+            setSelectedBarIndex(0);
             setRangeMin(0);
             setRangeMax(1);
             setSearch('');
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/TopTable/FlameGraphTopTable.tsx b/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/TopTable/FlameGraphTopTable.tsx
index 8f75fa32eb9..431b1999e65 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/TopTable/FlameGraphTopTable.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/TopTable/FlameGraphTopTable.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ type Props = {
   search: string;
   setSearch: (search: string) => void;
   setTopLevelIndex: (level: number) => void;
+  setSelectedBarIndex: (bar: number) => void;
   setRangeMin: (range: number) => void;
   setRangeMax: (range: number) => void;
 };
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ const FlameGraphTopTable = ({
   search,
   setSearch,
   setTopLevelIndex,
+  setSelectedBarIndex,
   setRangeMin,
   setRangeMax,
 }: Props) => {
@@ -84,18 +86,19 @@ const FlameGraphTopTable = ({
   );
 
   const rowClicked = useCallback(
-    (row: string) => {
-      if (search === row) {
+    (symbol: string) => {
+      if (search === symbol) {
         setSearch('');
       } else {
-        setSearch(row);
+        setSearch(symbol);
         // Reset selected level in flamegraph when selecting row in top table
         setTopLevelIndex(0);
+        setSelectedBarIndex(0);
         setRangeMin(0);
         setRangeMax(1);
       }
     },
-    [search, setRangeMax, setRangeMin, setSearch, setTopLevelIndex]
+    [search, setRangeMax, setRangeMin, setSearch, setTopLevelIndex, setSelectedBarIndex]
   );
 
   const { headerGroups, rows, prepareRow } = useTable(options, useSortBy, useAbsoluteLayout);
@@ -105,15 +108,15 @@ const FlameGraphTopTable = ({
       let row = rows[index];
       prepareRow(row);
 
-      const rowValue = row.values[ColumnTypes.Symbol.toLowerCase()];
-      const classNames = cx(rowValue === search && styles.matchedRow, styles.row);
+      const symbol = row.values[ColumnTypes.Symbol.toLowerCase()];
+      const classNames = cx(symbol === search && styles.matchedRow, styles.row);
 
       return (
         <div
           {...row.getRowProps({ style })}
           className={classNames}
           onClick={() => {
-            rowClicked(rowValue);
+            rowClicked(symbol);
           }}
         >
           {row.cells.map((cell) => {
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/TopTable/FlameGraphTopTableContainer.test.tsx b/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/TopTable/FlameGraphTopTableContainer.test.tsx
index b70a93a0895..0bf006f262c 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/TopTable/FlameGraphTopTableContainer.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/TopTable/FlameGraphTopTableContainer.test.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ describe('FlameGraphTopTableContainer', () => {
         search={search}
         setSearch={setSearch}
         setTopLevelIndex={jest.fn()}
+        setSelectedBarIndex={jest.fn()}
         setRangeMin={jest.fn()}
         setRangeMax={jest.fn()}
       />
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/TopTable/FlameGraphTopTableContainer.tsx b/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/TopTable/FlameGraphTopTableContainer.tsx
index ae89c57c7de..1d3934897ad 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/TopTable/FlameGraphTopTableContainer.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/TopTable/FlameGraphTopTableContainer.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ type Props = {
   search: string;
   setSearch: (search: string) => void;
   setTopLevelIndex: (level: number) => void;
+  setSelectedBarIndex: (bar: number) => void;
   setRangeMin: (range: number) => void;
   setRangeMax: (range: number) => void;
 };
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ const FlameGraphTopTableContainer = ({
   search,
   setSearch,
   setTopLevelIndex,
+  setSelectedBarIndex,
   setRangeMin,
   setRangeMax,
 }: Props) => {
@@ -113,6 +115,7 @@ const FlameGraphTopTableContainer = ({
                 search={search}
                 setSearch={setSearch}
                 setTopLevelIndex={setTopLevelIndex}
+                setSelectedBarIndex={setSelectedBarIndex}
                 setRangeMin={setRangeMin}
                 setRangeMax={setRangeMax}
               />
@@ -133,7 +136,9 @@ const getStyles = (selectedView: SelectedView, app: CoreApp) => {
       float: left;
       margin-right: ${marginRight};
       width: ${selectedView === SelectedView.TopTable ? '100%' : `calc(50% - ${marginRight})`};
-      ${app !== CoreApp.Explore ? 'height: calc(100% - 44px)' : ''}; // 44px to adjust for header pushing content down
+      ${app !== CoreApp.Explore
+        ? 'height: calc(100% - 50px)'
+        : 'height: calc(100% + 50px)'}; // 50px to adjust for header pushing content down
     `,
   };
 };
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/types.ts b/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/types.ts
index 13dbf648742..be1a0900a83 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/types.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/flamegraph/components/types.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 export type TooltipData = {
   name: string;
-  percentTitle: string;
   percentValue: number;
   percentSelf: number;
   unitTitle: string;
@@ -9,6 +8,13 @@ export type TooltipData = {
   samples: string;
 };
 
+export type Metadata = {
+  percentValue: number;
+  unitTitle: string;
+  unitValue: string;
+  samples: string;
+};
+
 export enum SampleUnit {
   Bytes = 'bytes',
   Short = 'short',