diff --git a/.betterer.results b/.betterer.results
index a7ee5f2f633..15b93c2da1f 100644
--- a/.betterer.results
+++ b/.betterer.results
@@ -3897,9 +3897,6 @@ exports[`better eslint`] = {
     "public/app/features/explore/Explore.test.tsx:5381": [
       [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "0"]
     ],
-    "public/app/features/explore/Explore.tsx:5381": [
-      [0, 0, 0, "Do not use any type assertions.", "0"]
-    ],
     "public/app/features/explore/ExploreGraph.tsx:5381": [
       [0, 0, 0, "Do not use any type assertions.", "0"]
     ],
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/Explore.test.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/Explore.test.tsx
index aaaec6b7a93..151b6930c7a 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/Explore.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/Explore.test.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { Provider } from 'react-redux';
 import { AutoSizerProps } from 'react-virtualized-auto-sizer';
 
-import { DataSourceApi, LoadingState, CoreApp, createTheme } from '@grafana/data';
+import { DataSourceApi, LoadingState, CoreApp, createTheme, EventBusSrv } from '@grafana/data';
 import { configureStore } from 'app/store/configureStore';
 import { ExploreId } from 'app/types/explore';
 
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ const dummyProps: Props = {
   splitted: false,
   changeGraphStyle: () => {},
   graphStyle: 'lines',
+  eventBus: new EventBusSrv(),
 };
 
 jest.mock('@grafana/runtime/src/services/dataSourceSrv', () => {
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/Explore.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/Explore.tsx
index 4863d04c0c0..a5f7b1ce657 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/Explore.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/Explore.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import memoizeOne from 'memoize-one';
 import React, { createRef } from 'react';
 import { connect, ConnectedProps } from 'react-redux';
 import AutoSizer from 'react-virtualized-auto-sizer';
-import { compose } from 'redux';
 import { Unsubscribable } from 'rxjs';
 
 import {
@@ -14,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   LoadingState,
   QueryFixAction,
   RawTimeRange,
+  EventBus,
   SplitOpenOptions,
 } from '@grafana/data';
 import { selectors } from '@grafana/e2e-selectors';
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => {
 export interface ExploreProps extends Themeable2 {
   exploreId: ExploreId;
   theme: GrafanaTheme2;
+  eventBus: EventBus;
 }
 
 enum ExploreDrawer {
@@ -128,12 +129,16 @@ export class Explore extends React.PureComponent<Props, ExploreState> {
   scrollElement: HTMLDivElement | undefined;
   absoluteTimeUnsubsciber: Unsubscribable | undefined;
   topOfViewRef = createRef<HTMLDivElement>();
+  graphEventBus: EventBus;
+  logsEventBus: EventBus;
 
   constructor(props: Props) {
     super(props);
     this.state = {
       openDrawer: undefined,
     };
+    this.graphEventBus = props.eventBus.newScopedBus('graph', { onlyLocal: false });
+    this.logsEventBus = props.eventBus.newScopedBus('logs', { onlyLocal: false });
   }
 
   componentDidMount() {
@@ -291,6 +296,7 @@ export class Explore extends React.PureComponent<Props, ExploreState> {
           splitOpenFn={this.onSplitOpen('graph')}
           loadingState={queryResponse.state}
           anchorToZero={false}
+          eventBus={this.graphEventBus}
         />
       </Collapse>
     );
@@ -324,6 +330,7 @@ export class Explore extends React.PureComponent<Props, ExploreState> {
         onStartScanning={this.onStartScanning}
         onStopScanning={this.onStopScanning}
         scrollElement={this.scrollElement}
+        eventBus={this.logsEventBus}
         splitOpenFn={this.onSplitOpen('logs')}
       />
     );
@@ -550,4 +557,4 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = {
 
 const connector = connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps);
 
-export default compose(connector, withTheme2)(Explore) as React.ComponentType<{ exploreId: ExploreId }>;
+export default withTheme2(connector(Explore));
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/ExploreGraph.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/ExploreGraph.tsx
index 8db90298644..08cd66aeafe 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/ExploreGraph.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/ExploreGraph.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import {
   LoadingState,
   SplitOpen,
   TimeZone,
+  DashboardCursorSync,
+  EventBus,
 } from '@grafana/data';
 import { PanelRenderer } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import { GraphDrawStyle, LegendDisplayMode, TooltipDisplayMode, SortOrder } from '@grafana/schema';
@@ -29,7 +31,6 @@ import {
   useStyles2,
   useTheme2,
 } from '@grafana/ui';
-import appEvents from 'app/core/app_events';
 import { defaultGraphConfig, getGraphFieldConfig } from 'app/plugins/panel/timeseries/config';
 import { TimeSeriesOptions } from 'app/plugins/panel/timeseries/types';
 
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ interface Props {
   onChangeTime: (timeRange: AbsoluteTimeRange) => void;
   graphStyle: ExploreGraphStyle;
   anchorToZero: boolean;
+  eventBus: EventBus;
 }
 
 export function ExploreGraph({
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ export function ExploreGraph({
   graphStyle,
   tooltipDisplayMode = TooltipDisplayMode.Single,
   anchorToZero,
+  eventBus,
 }: Props) {
   const theme = useTheme2();
   const [showAllTimeSeries, setShowAllTimeSeries] = useState(false);
@@ -142,7 +145,8 @@ export function ExploreGraph({
   const seriesToShow = showAllTimeSeries ? dataWithConfig : dataWithConfig.slice(0, MAX_NUMBER_OF_TIME_SERIES);
 
   const panelContext: PanelContext = {
-    eventBus: appEvents,
+    eventBus,
+    sync: () => DashboardCursorSync.Crosshair,
     onSplitOpen: splitOpenFn,
     onToggleSeriesVisibility(label: string, mode: SeriesVisibilityChangeMode) {
       setBaseStructureRev((r) => r + 1);
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/ExplorePaneContainer.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/ExplorePaneContainer.tsx
index fb0db9616ef..15f9cafcc91 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/ExplorePaneContainer.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/ExplorePaneContainer.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import memoizeOne from 'memoize-one';
 import React from 'react';
 import { connect, ConnectedProps } from 'react-redux';
 
-import { ExploreUrlState, EventBusExtended, EventBusSrv, GrafanaTheme2 } from '@grafana/data';
+import { ExploreUrlState, EventBusExtended, EventBusSrv, GrafanaTheme2, EventBus } from '@grafana/data';
 import { selectors } from '@grafana/e2e-selectors';
 import { Themeable2, withTheme2 } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { config } from 'app/core/config';
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ interface OwnProps extends Themeable2 {
   exploreId: ExploreId;
   urlQuery: string;
   split: boolean;
+  eventBus: EventBus;
 }
 
 interface Props extends OwnProps, ConnectedProps<typeof connector> {}
@@ -143,12 +144,12 @@ class ExplorePaneContainerUnconnected extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
   };
 
   render() {
-    const { theme, split, exploreId, initialized } = this.props;
+    const { theme, split, exploreId, initialized, eventBus } = this.props;
     const styles = getStyles(theme);
     const exploreClass = cx(styles.explore, split && styles.exploreSplit);
     return (
       <div className={exploreClass} ref={this.getRef} data-testid={selectors.pages.Explore.General.container}>
-        {initialized && <Explore exploreId={exploreId} />}
+        {initialized && <Explore exploreId={exploreId} eventBus={eventBus} />}
       </div>
     );
   }
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/Logs.test.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/Logs.test.tsx
index 767f52cd9f3..b53ea559353 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/Logs.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/Logs.test.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { render, screen, fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react';
 import React from 'react';
 
-import { LoadingState, LogLevel, LogRowModel, MutableDataFrame, toUtc } from '@grafana/data';
+import { LoadingState, LogLevel, LogRowModel, MutableDataFrame, toUtc, EventBusSrv } from '@grafana/data';
 import { ExploreId } from 'app/types';
 
 import { Logs } from './Logs';
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ describe('Logs', () => {
         getFieldLinks={() => {
           return [];
         }}
+        eventBus={new EventBusSrv()}
       />
     );
   };
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/Logs.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/Logs.tsx
index 261b2f8e9c6..c3c3978a193 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/Logs.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/Logs.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ import {
   SplitOpen,
   DataQueryResponse,
   CoreApp,
+  DataHoverEvent,
+  DataHoverClearEvent,
+  EventBus,
 } from '@grafana/data';
 import { reportInteraction } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import {
@@ -79,6 +82,7 @@ interface Props extends Themeable2 {
   getFieldLinks: (field: Field, rowIndex: number) => Array<LinkModel<Field>>;
   addResultsToCache: () => void;
   clearCache: () => void;
+  eventBus: EventBus;
 }
 
 interface State {
@@ -108,6 +112,7 @@ class UnthemedLogs extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
   flipOrderTimer?: number;
   cancelFlippingTimer?: number;
   topLogsRef = createRef<HTMLDivElement>();
+  logsVolumeEventBus: EventBus;
 
   state: State = {
     showLabels: store.getBool(SETTINGS_KEYS.showLabels, false),
@@ -122,6 +127,11 @@ class UnthemedLogs extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
     forceEscape: false,
   };
 
+  constructor(props: Props) {
+    super(props);
+    this.logsVolumeEventBus = props.eventBus.newScopedBus('logsvolume', { onlyLocal: false });
+  }
+
   componentWillUnmount() {
     if (this.flipOrderTimer) {
       window.clearTimeout(this.flipOrderTimer);
@@ -132,6 +142,20 @@ class UnthemedLogs extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
     }
   }
 
+  onLogRowHover = (row?: LogRowModel) => {
+    if (!row) {
+      this.props.eventBus.publish(new DataHoverClearEvent());
+    } else {
+      this.props.eventBus.publish(
+        new DataHoverEvent({
+          point: {
+            time: row.timeEpochMs,
+          },
+        })
+      );
+    }
+  };
+
   onChangeLogsSortOrder = () => {
     this.setState({ isFlipping: true });
     // we are using setTimeout here to make sure that disabled button is rendered before the rendering of reordered logs
@@ -367,6 +391,7 @@ class UnthemedLogs extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
               splitOpen={splitOpen}
               onLoadLogsVolume={() => loadLogsVolumeData(exploreId)}
               onHiddenSeriesChanged={this.onToggleLogLevel}
+              eventBus={this.logsVolumeEventBus}
             />
           )}
         </Collapse>
@@ -480,6 +505,7 @@ class UnthemedLogs extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
                 onClickHideDetectedField={this.hideDetectedField}
                 app={CoreApp.Explore}
                 scrollElement={scrollElement}
+                onLogRowHover={this.onLogRowHover}
               />
             </div>
             <LogsNavigation
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/LogsContainer.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/LogsContainer.tsx
index 95ba04571d1..92bdde0e705 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/LogsContainer.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/LogsContainer.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   LoadingState,
   LogRowModel,
   RawTimeRange,
+  EventBus,
   SplitOpen,
 } from '@grafana/data';
 import { Collapse } from '@grafana/ui';
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ interface LogsContainerProps extends PropsFromRedux {
   onClickFilterOutLabel?: (key: string, value: string) => void;
   onStartScanning: () => void;
   onStopScanning: () => void;
+  eventBus: EventBus;
   splitOpenFn: SplitOpen;
 }
 
@@ -156,6 +158,7 @@ class LogsContainer extends PureComponent<LogsContainerProps> {
             addResultsToCache={() => addResultsToCache(exploreId)}
             clearCache={() => clearCache(exploreId)}
             scrollElement={scrollElement}
+            eventBus={this.props.eventBus}
           />
         </LogsCrossFadeTransition>
       </>
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/LogsVolumePanel.test.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/LogsVolumePanel.test.tsx
index 057be0a42b4..9b2970f106b 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/LogsVolumePanel.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/LogsVolumePanel.test.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
 import React from 'react';
 
-import { DataQueryResponse, LoadingState } from '@grafana/data';
+import { DataQueryResponse, LoadingState, EventBusSrv } from '@grafana/data';
 
 import { LogsVolumePanel } from './LogsVolumePanel';
 
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ function renderPanel(logsVolumeData?: DataQueryResponse) {
       logLinesBasedDataVisibleRange={undefined}
       onLoadLogsVolume={() => {}}
       onHiddenSeriesChanged={() => null}
+      eventBus={new EventBusSrv()}
     />
   );
 }
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/LogsVolumePanel.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/LogsVolumePanel.tsx
index afcf626ae0a..be2a453de84 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/LogsVolumePanel.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/LogsVolumePanel.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   LoadingState,
   SplitOpen,
   TimeZone,
+  EventBus,
 } from '@grafana/data';
 import { Alert, Button, Collapse, InlineField, TooltipDisplayMode, useStyles2, useTheme2 } from '@grafana/ui';
 
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ type Props = {
   onUpdateTimeRange: (timeRange: AbsoluteTimeRange) => void;
   onLoadLogsVolume: () => void;
   onHiddenSeriesChanged: (hiddenSeries: string[]) => void;
+  eventBus: EventBus;
 };
 
 const SHORT_ERROR_MESSAGE_LIMIT = 100;
@@ -131,6 +133,7 @@ export function LogsVolumePanel(props: Props) {
           tooltipDisplayMode={TooltipDisplayMode.Multi}
           onHiddenSeriesChanged={onHiddenSeriesChanged}
           anchorToZero
+          eventBus={props.eventBus}
         />
       );
     } else {
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/Wrapper.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/Wrapper.tsx
index e15639c6192..ccaf3907a03 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/Wrapper.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/Wrapper.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { css } from '@emotion/css';
-import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
+import React, { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
 
 import { locationService } from '@grafana/runtime';
-import { ErrorBoundaryAlert } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { ErrorBoundaryAlert, usePanelContext } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { useGrafana } from 'app/core/context/GrafanaContext';
 import { useAppNotification } from 'app/core/copy/appNotification';
 import { useNavModel } from 'app/core/hooks/useNavModel';
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ function Wrapper(props: GrafanaRouteComponentProps<{}, ExploreQueryParams>) {
   const navModel = useNavModel('explore');
   const { get } = useCorrelations();
   const { warning } = useAppNotification();
+  const panelCtx = usePanelContext();
+  const eventBus = useRef(panelCtx.eventBus.newScopedBus('explore', { onlyLocal: false }));
 
   useEffect(() => {
     //This is needed for breadcrumbs and topnav.
@@ -102,11 +104,21 @@ function Wrapper(props: GrafanaRouteComponentProps<{}, ExploreQueryParams>) {
       <ExploreActions exploreIdLeft={ExploreId.left} exploreIdRight={ExploreId.right} />
       <div className={styles.exploreWrapper}>
         <ErrorBoundaryAlert style="page">
-          <ExplorePaneContainer split={hasSplit} exploreId={ExploreId.left} urlQuery={queryParams.left} />
+          <ExplorePaneContainer
+            split={hasSplit}
+            exploreId={ExploreId.left}
+            urlQuery={queryParams.left}
+            eventBus={eventBus.current}
+          />
         </ErrorBoundaryAlert>
         {hasSplit && (
           <ErrorBoundaryAlert style="page">
-            <ExplorePaneContainer split={hasSplit} exploreId={ExploreId.right} urlQuery={queryParams.right} />
+            <ExplorePaneContainer
+              split={hasSplit}
+              exploreId={ExploreId.right}
+              urlQuery={queryParams.right}
+              eventBus={eventBus.current}
+            />
           </ErrorBoundaryAlert>
         )}
       </div>