diff --git a/src-web/components/GrpcResponsePane.tsx b/src-web/components/GrpcResponsePane.tsx
index 4d36f6ea..e95d3e2f 100644
--- a/src-web/components/GrpcResponsePane.tsx
+++ b/src-web/components/GrpcResponsePane.tsx
@@ -9,14 +9,12 @@ import {
   useGrpcEvents,
 } from '../hooks/usePinnedGrpcConnection';
 import { useStateWithDeps } from '../hooks/useStateWithDeps';
-import { copyToClipboard } from '../lib/copy';
 import { Button } from './core/Button';
 import { Editor } from './core/Editor/LazyEditor';
-import { EventViewer } from './core/EventViewer';
+import { EventDetailHeader, EventViewer } from './core/EventViewer';
 import { EventViewerRow } from './core/EventViewerRow';
 import { HotkeyList } from './core/HotkeyList';
 import { Icon, type IconProps } from './core/Icon';
-import { IconButton } from './core/IconButton';
 import { KeyValueRow, KeyValueRows } from './core/KeyValueRow';
 import { LoadingIcon } from './core/LoadingIcon';
 import { HStack, VStack } from './core/Stacks';
@@ -157,19 +155,11 @@ function GrpcEventDetail({
   setShowingLarge: (v: boolean) => void;
 }) {
   if (event.eventType === 'client_message' || event.eventType === 'server_message') {
+    const title = `Message ${event.eventType === 'client_message' ? 'Sent' : 'Received'}`;
+
     return (
       <div className="h-full grid grid-rows-[auto_minmax(0,1fr)]">
-        <div className="mb-2 select-text cursor-text grid grid-cols-[minmax(0,1fr)_auto] items-center">
-          <div className="font-semibold">
-            Message {event.eventType === 'client_message' ? 'Sent' : 'Received'}
-          </div>
-          <IconButton
-            title="Copy message"
-            icon="copy"
-            size="xs"
-            onClick={() => copyToClipboard(event.content)}
-          />
-        </div>
+        <EventDetailHeader title={title} timestamp={event.createdAt} copyText={event.content} />
         {!showLarge && event.content.length > 1000 * 1000 ? (
           <VStack space={2} className="italic text-text-subtlest">
             Message previews larger than 1MB are hidden
@@ -207,14 +197,12 @@ function GrpcEventDetail({
   // Error or connection_end - show metadata/trailers
   return (
     <div className="h-full grid grid-rows-[auto_minmax(0,1fr)]">
-      <div>
-        <div className="select-text cursor-text font-semibold">{event.content}</div>
-        {event.error && (
-          <div className="select-text cursor-text text-sm font-mono py-1 text-warning">
-            {event.error}
-          </div>
-        )}
-      </div>
+      <EventDetailHeader title={event.content} timestamp={event.createdAt} />
+      {event.error && (
+        <div className="select-text cursor-text text-sm font-mono py-1 text-warning">
+          {event.error}
+        </div>
+      )}
       <div className="py-2 h-full">
         {Object.keys(event.metadata).length === 0 ? (
           <EmptyStateText>
diff --git a/src-web/components/HttpResponseTimeline.tsx b/src-web/components/HttpResponseTimeline.tsx
index a9946703..556991da 100644
--- a/src-web/components/HttpResponseTimeline.tsx
+++ b/src-web/components/HttpResponseTimeline.tsx
@@ -3,18 +3,15 @@ import type {
   HttpResponseEvent,
   HttpResponseEventData,
 } from '@yaakapp-internal/models';
-import { format } from 'date-fns';
 import { type ReactNode, useState } from 'react';
 import { useHttpResponseEvents } from '../hooks/useHttpResponseEvents';
-import { Button } from './core/Button';
 import { Editor } from './core/Editor/LazyEditor';
-import { EventViewer } from './core/EventViewer';
+import { EventDetailHeader, EventViewer, type EventDetailAction } from './core/EventViewer';
 import { EventViewerRow } from './core/EventViewerRow';
 import { HttpMethodTagRaw } from './core/HttpMethodTag';
 import { HttpStatusTagRaw } from './core/HttpStatusTag';
 import { Icon, type IconProps } from './core/Icon';
 import { KeyValueRow, KeyValueRows } from './core/KeyValueRow';
-import { HStack } from './core/Stacks';
 
 interface Props {
   response: HttpResponse;
@@ -73,20 +70,30 @@ function EventDetails({
   setShowRaw: (v: boolean) => void;
 }) {
   const { label } = getEventDisplay(event.event);
-  const timestamp = format(new Date(`${event.createdAt}Z`), 'HH:mm:ss.SSS');
   const e = event.event;
 
+  const actions: EventDetailAction[] = [
+    {
+      key: 'toggle-raw',
+      label: showRaw ? 'Formatted' : 'Text',
+      onClick: () => setShowRaw(!showRaw),
+    },
+  ];
+
+  // Determine the title based on event type
+  const title =
+    e.type === 'header_up'
+      ? 'Header Sent'
+      : e.type === 'header_down'
+        ? 'Header Received'
+        : label;
+
   // Raw view - show plaintext representation
   if (showRaw) {
     const rawText = formatEventRaw(event.event);
     return (
       <div className="flex flex-col gap-2 h-full">
-        <DetailHeader
-          title={label}
-          timestamp={timestamp}
-          showRaw={showRaw}
-          setShowRaw={setShowRaw}
-        />
+        <EventDetailHeader title={title} timestamp={event.createdAt} actions={actions} />
         <Editor language="text" defaultValue={rawText} readOnly stateKey={null} />
       </div>
     );
@@ -96,12 +103,7 @@ function EventDetails({
   if (e.type === 'header_up' || e.type === 'header_down') {
     return (
       <div className="flex flex-col gap-2 h-full">
-        <DetailHeader
-          title={e.type === 'header_down' ? 'Header Received' : 'Header Sent'}
-          timestamp={timestamp}
-          showRaw={showRaw}
-          setShowRaw={setShowRaw}
-        />
+        <EventDetailHeader title={title} timestamp={event.createdAt} actions={actions} />
         <KeyValueRows>
           <KeyValueRow label="Header">{e.name}</KeyValueRow>
           <KeyValueRow label="Value">{e.value}</KeyValueRow>
@@ -114,12 +116,7 @@ function EventDetails({
   if (e.type === 'send_url') {
     return (
       <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
-        <DetailHeader
-          title="Request"
-          timestamp={timestamp}
-          showRaw={showRaw}
-          setShowRaw={setShowRaw}
-        />
+        <EventDetailHeader title="Request" timestamp={event.createdAt} actions={actions} />
         <KeyValueRows>
           <KeyValueRow label="Method">
             <HttpMethodTagRaw forceColor method={e.method} />
@@ -134,12 +131,7 @@ function EventDetails({
   if (e.type === 'receive_url') {
     return (
       <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
-        <DetailHeader
-          title="Response"
-          timestamp={timestamp}
-          showRaw={showRaw}
-          setShowRaw={setShowRaw}
-        />
+        <EventDetailHeader title="Response" timestamp={event.createdAt} actions={actions} />
         <KeyValueRows>
           <KeyValueRow label="HTTP Version">{e.version}</KeyValueRow>
           <KeyValueRow label="Status">
@@ -154,12 +146,7 @@ function EventDetails({
   if (e.type === 'redirect') {
     return (
       <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
-        <DetailHeader
-          title="Redirect"
-          timestamp={timestamp}
-          showRaw={showRaw}
-          setShowRaw={setShowRaw}
-        />
+        <EventDetailHeader title="Redirect" timestamp={event.createdAt} actions={actions} />
         <KeyValueRows>
           <KeyValueRow label="Status">
             <HttpStatusTagRaw status={e.status} />
@@ -177,12 +164,7 @@ function EventDetails({
   if (e.type === 'setting') {
     return (
       <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
-        <DetailHeader
-          title="Apply Setting"
-          timestamp={timestamp}
-          showRaw={showRaw}
-          setShowRaw={setShowRaw}
-        />
+        <EventDetailHeader title="Apply Setting" timestamp={event.createdAt} actions={actions} />
         <KeyValueRows>
           <KeyValueRow label="Setting">{e.name}</KeyValueRow>
           <KeyValueRow label="Value">{e.value}</KeyValueRow>
@@ -196,11 +178,10 @@ function EventDetails({
     const direction = e.type === 'chunk_sent' ? 'Sent' : 'Received';
     return (
       <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
-        <DetailHeader
+        <EventDetailHeader
           title={`Data ${direction}`}
-          timestamp={timestamp}
-          showRaw={showRaw}
-          setShowRaw={setShowRaw}
+          timestamp={event.createdAt}
+          actions={actions}
         />
         <div className="font-mono text-editor">{formatBytes(e.bytes)}</div>
       </div>
@@ -211,57 +192,33 @@ function EventDetails({
   const { summary } = getEventDisplay(event.event);
   return (
     <div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
-      <DetailHeader title={label} timestamp={timestamp} showRaw={showRaw} setShowRaw={setShowRaw} />
+      <EventDetailHeader title={label} timestamp={event.createdAt} actions={actions} />
       <div className="font-mono text-editor">{summary}</div>
     </div>
   );
 }
 
-function DetailHeader({
-  title,
-  timestamp,
-  showRaw,
-  setShowRaw,
-}: {
-  title: string;
-  timestamp: string;
-  showRaw: boolean;
-  setShowRaw: (v: boolean) => void;
-}) {
-  return (
-    <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-2">
-      <HStack space={2} className="items-center">
-        <h3 className="font-semibold select-auto cursor-auto">{title}</h3>
-        <Button variant="border" size="xs" onClick={() => setShowRaw(!showRaw)}>
-          {showRaw ? 'Formatted' : 'Raw'}
-        </Button>
-      </HStack>
-      <span className="text-text-subtlest font-mono text-editor">{timestamp}</span>
-    </div>
-  );
-}
-
 /** Format event as raw plaintext for debugging */
 function formatEventRaw(event: HttpResponseEventData): string {
   switch (event.type) {
     case 'send_url':
-      return `> ${event.method} ${event.path}`;
+      return `${event.method} ${event.path}`;
     case 'receive_url':
-      return `< ${event.version} ${event.status}`;
+      return `${event.version} ${event.status}`;
     case 'header_up':
-      return `> ${event.name}: ${event.value}`;
+      return `${event.name}: ${event.value}`;
     case 'header_down':
-      return `< ${event.name}: ${event.value}`;
+      return `${event.name}: ${event.value}`;
     case 'redirect':
-      return `< ${event.status} Redirect: ${event.url}`;
+      return `${event.status} Redirect: ${event.url}`;
     case 'setting':
-      return `[setting] ${event.name} = ${event.value}`;
+      return `${event.name} = ${event.value}`;
     case 'info':
-      return `[info] ${event.message}`;
+      return `${event.message}`;
     case 'chunk_sent':
-      return `> [${formatBytes(event.bytes)} sent]`;
+      return `[${formatBytes(event.bytes)} sent]`;
     case 'chunk_received':
-      return `< [${formatBytes(event.bytes)} received]`;
+      return `[${formatBytes(event.bytes)} received]`;
     default:
       return '[unknown event]';
   }
diff --git a/src-web/components/WebsocketResponsePane.tsx b/src-web/components/WebsocketResponsePane.tsx
index 76a704d6..26ac650a 100644
--- a/src-web/components/WebsocketResponsePane.tsx
+++ b/src-web/components/WebsocketResponsePane.tsx
@@ -11,14 +11,12 @@ import {
 } from '../hooks/usePinnedWebsocketConnection';
 import { useStateWithDeps } from '../hooks/useStateWithDeps';
 import { languageFromContentType } from '../lib/contentType';
-import { copyToClipboard } from '../lib/copy';
 import { Button } from './core/Button';
 import { Editor } from './core/Editor/LazyEditor';
-import { EventViewer } from './core/EventViewer';
+import { EventDetailHeader, EventViewer, type EventDetailAction } from './core/EventViewer';
 import { EventViewerRow } from './core/EventViewerRow';
 import { HotkeyList } from './core/HotkeyList';
 import { Icon } from './core/Icon';
-import { IconButton } from './core/IconButton';
 import { LoadingIcon } from './core/LoadingIcon';
 import { HStack, VStack } from './core/Stacks';
 import { WebsocketStatusTag } from './core/WebsocketStatusTag';
@@ -173,24 +171,25 @@ function WebsocketEventDetail({
         ? 'Connection Open'
         : `Message ${event.isServer ? 'Received' : 'Sent'}`;
 
+  const actions: EventDetailAction[] =
+    message !== ''
+      ? [
+          {
+            key: 'toggle-hexdump',
+            label: hexDump ? 'Show Message' : 'Show Hexdump',
+            onClick: () => setHexDump(!hexDump),
+          },
+        ]
+      : [];
+
   return (
     <div className="h-full grid grid-rows-[auto_minmax(0,1fr)]">
-      <div className="h-xs mb-2 grid grid-cols-[minmax(0,1fr)_auto] items-center">
-        <div className="font-semibold">{title}</div>
-        {message !== '' && (
-          <HStack space={1}>
-            <Button variant="border" size="xs" onClick={() => setHexDump(!hexDump)}>
-              {hexDump ? 'Show Message' : 'Show Hexdump'}
-            </Button>
-            <IconButton
-              title="Copy message"
-              icon="copy"
-              size="xs"
-              onClick={() => copyToClipboard(formattedMessage ?? '')}
-            />
-          </HStack>
-        )}
-      </div>
+      <EventDetailHeader
+          title={title}
+          timestamp={event.createdAt}
+          actions={actions}
+          copyText={formattedMessage || undefined}
+        />
       {!showLarge && event.message.length > 1000 * 1000 ? (
         <VStack space={2} className="italic text-text-subtlest">
           Message previews larger than 1MB are hidden
diff --git a/src-web/components/core/AutoScroller.tsx b/src-web/components/core/AutoScroller.tsx
index f0688192..f0b0b30b 100644
--- a/src-web/components/core/AutoScroller.tsx
+++ b/src-web/components/core/AutoScroller.tsx
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export function AutoScroller<T>({
   }, [autoScroll, data.length]);
 
   return (
-    <div className="h-full w-full relative grid grid-rows-[minmax(0,auto)_minmax(0,1fr)]">
+    <div className="h-full w-full relative grid grid-rows-[auto_minmax(0,1fr)]">
       {!autoScroll && (
         <div className="absolute bottom-0 right-0 m-2">
           <IconButton
diff --git a/src-web/components/core/EventViewer.tsx b/src-web/components/core/EventViewer.tsx
index 1ce7ccbf..69c605bc 100644
--- a/src-web/components/core/EventViewer.tsx
+++ b/src-web/components/core/EventViewer.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 import type { Virtualizer } from '@tanstack/react-virtual';
+import { format } from 'date-fns';
 import type { ReactNode } from 'react';
 import { useCallback, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { useEventViewerKeyboard } from '../../hooks/useEventViewerKeyboard';
+import { CopyIconButton } from '../CopyIconButton';
 import { AutoScroller } from './AutoScroller';
 import { Banner } from './Banner';
+import { Button } from './Button';
 import { Separator } from './Separator';
 import { SplitLayout } from './SplitLayout';
+import { HStack } from './Stacks';
 
 interface EventViewerProps<T> {
   /** Array of events to display */
@@ -137,8 +141,8 @@ export function EventViewer<T>({
         defaultRatio={defaultRatio}
         minHeightPx={10}
         firstSlot={({ style }) => (
-          <div style={style} className="w-full grid grid-rows-[auto_minmax(0,1fr)]">
-            {header}
+          <div style={style} className="w-full h-full grid grid-rows-[auto_minmax(0,1fr)]">
+            {header ?? <span aria-hidden />}
             <AutoScroller
               data={events}
               focusable={enableKeyboardNav}
@@ -166,7 +170,7 @@ export function EventViewer<T>({
         secondSlot={
           activeEvent != null && renderDetail
             ? ({ style }) => (
-                <div style={style} className="grid grid-rows-[auto_minmax(0,1fr)]">
+                <div style={style} className="grid grid-rows-[auto_minmax(0,1fr)] bg-surface">
                   <div className="pb-3 px-2">
                     <Separator />
                   </div>
@@ -181,3 +185,55 @@ export function EventViewer<T>({
     </div>
   );
 }
+
+export interface EventDetailAction {
+  /** Unique key for React */
+  key: string;
+  /** Button label */
+  label: string;
+  /** Optional icon */
+  icon?: ReactNode;
+  /** Click handler */
+  onClick: () => void;
+}
+
+interface EventDetailHeaderProps {
+  /** Title/label for the event */
+  title: string;
+  /** Timestamp string (ISO format) - will be formatted as HH:mm:ss.SSS */
+  timestamp?: string;
+  /** Optional action buttons to show before timestamp */
+  actions?: EventDetailAction[];
+  /** Text to copy when copy button is clicked - renders a copy icon button after actions */
+  copyText?: string;
+}
+
+/** Standardized header for event detail panes */
+export function EventDetailHeader({
+  title,
+  timestamp,
+  actions,
+  copyText,
+}: EventDetailHeaderProps) {
+  const formattedTime = timestamp ? format(new Date(`${timestamp}Z`), 'HH:mm:ss.SSS') : null;
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-2 mb-2 h-xs">
+      <h3 className="font-semibold select-auto cursor-auto">{title}</h3>
+      <HStack space={2} className="items-center">
+        {actions?.map((action) => (
+          <Button key={action.key} variant="border" size="xs" onClick={action.onClick}>
+            {action.icon}
+            {action.label}
+          </Button>
+        ))}
+        {copyText != null && (
+          <CopyIconButton text={copyText} size="xs" title="Copy" variant="border" iconSize="sm" />
+        )}
+        {formattedTime && (
+          <span className="text-text-subtlest font-mono text-editor">{formattedTime}</span>
+        )}
+      </HStack>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src-web/components/responseViewers/EventStreamViewer.tsx b/src-web/components/responseViewers/EventStreamViewer.tsx
index 4d833d3a..4f99227e 100644
--- a/src-web/components/responseViewers/EventStreamViewer.tsx
+++ b/src-web/components/responseViewers/EventStreamViewer.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { isJSON } from '../../lib/contentType';
 import { Button } from '../core/Button';
 import type { EditorProps } from '../core/Editor/Editor';
 import { Editor } from '../core/Editor/LazyEditor';
-import { EventViewer } from '../core/EventViewer';
+import { EventDetailHeader, EventViewer } from '../core/EventViewer';
 import { EventViewerRow } from '../core/EventViewerRow';
 import { Icon } from '../core/Icon';
 import { InlineCode } from '../core/InlineCode';
@@ -54,10 +54,9 @@ function ActualEventStreamViewer({ response }: Props) {
           timestamp={new Date().toISOString().slice(0, -1)} // SSE events don't have timestamps
         />
       )}
-      renderDetail={({ event, index }) => (
+      renderDetail={({ event }) => (
         <EventDetail
           event={event}
-          index={index}
           showLarge={showLarge}
           showingLarge={showingLarge}
           setShowLarge={setShowLarge}
@@ -70,14 +69,12 @@ function ActualEventStreamViewer({ response }: Props) {
 
 function EventDetail({
   event,
-  index,
   showLarge,
   showingLarge,
   setShowLarge,
   setShowingLarge,
 }: {
   event: ServerSentEvent;
-  index: number;
   showLarge: boolean;
   showingLarge: boolean;
   setShowLarge: (v: boolean) => void;
@@ -90,10 +87,7 @@ function EventDetail({
 
   return (
     <div className="flex flex-col h-full">
-      <HStack space={1.5} className="mb-2 font-semibold">
-        <EventLabels className="text-sm" event={event} index={index} />
-        Message Received
-      </HStack>
+      <EventDetailHeader title="Message Received" />
       {!showLarge && event.data.length > 1000 * 1000 ? (
         <VStack space={2} className="italic text-text-subtlest">
           Message previews larger than 1MB are hidden