diff --git a/playwright.config.ts b/playwright.config.ts
index 6dd8f42aa..9032e5d35 100644
--- a/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/playwright.config.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export default defineConfig<PluginOptions>({
   /* Retry on CI only */
   retries: process.env.CI ? 2 : 0,
   /* Opt out of parallel tests on CI. */
-  workers: process.env.CI ? 1 : undefined,
+  workers: process.env.CI ? 1 : 2,
   /* Reporter to use. See https://playwright.dev/docs/test-reporters */
   reporter: 'html',
   /* Shared settings for all the projects below. See https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-testoptions. */
diff --git a/src/Components/ServiceScene/ActionBarScene.tsx b/src/Components/ServiceScene/ActionBarScene.tsx
index bdc219f10..6ef7d28ec 100644
--- a/src/Components/ServiceScene/ActionBarScene.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/ServiceScene/ActionBarScene.tsx
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export class ActionBarScene extends SceneObjectBase<ActionBarSceneState> {
 
     const serviceScene = sceneGraph.getAncestor(model, ServiceScene);
     const { loading, $data, ...state } = serviceScene.useState();
+    const loadingStates = state.loadingStates;
 
     return (
       <Box paddingY={0}>
@@ -51,8 +52,8 @@ export class ActionBarScene extends SceneObjectBase<ActionBarSceneState> {
                 key={index}
                 label={tab.displayName}
                 active={currentBreakdownViewSlug === tab.value}
-                counter={loading ? undefined : getCounter(tab, { ...state, $data })}
-                icon={loading ? 'spinner' : undefined}
+                counter={loadingStates[tab.displayName] ? undefined : getCounter(tab, { ...state, $data })}
+                icon={loadingStates[tab.displayName] ? 'spinner' : undefined}
                 onChangeTab={() => {
                   if ((tab.value && tab.value !== currentBreakdownViewSlug) || allowNavToParent) {
                     reportAppInteraction(
diff --git a/src/Components/ServiceScene/BreakdownViews.ts b/src/Components/ServiceScene/BreakdownViews.ts
index c9f4d1808..9d94b90e8 100644
--- a/src/Components/ServiceScene/BreakdownViews.ts
+++ b/src/Components/ServiceScene/BreakdownViews.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,14 @@ interface ValueBreakdownViewDefinition {
   getScene: (value: string) => SceneObject;
 }
 
+export enum TabNames {
+  logs = 'Logs',
+  labels = 'Labels',
+  fields = 'Fields',
+  patterns = 'Patterns',
+}
 export interface BreakdownViewDefinition {
-  displayName: string;
+  displayName: TabNames;
   value: PageSlugs;
   testId: string;
   getScene: (changeFields: (f: string[]) => void) => SceneObject;
@@ -23,25 +29,25 @@ export interface BreakdownViewDefinition {
 
 export const breakdownViewsDefinitions: BreakdownViewDefinition[] = [
   {
-    displayName: 'Logs',
+    displayName: TabNames.logs,
     value: PageSlugs.logs,
     getScene: () => buildLogsListScene(),
     testId: testIds.exploreServiceDetails.tabLogs,
   },
   {
-    displayName: 'Labels',
+    displayName: TabNames.labels,
     value: PageSlugs.labels,
     getScene: () => buildLabelBreakdownActionScene(),
     testId: testIds.exploreServiceDetails.tabLabels,
   },
   {
-    displayName: 'Fields',
+    displayName: TabNames.fields,
     value: PageSlugs.fields,
     getScene: (f) => buildFieldsBreakdownActionScene(f),
     testId: testIds.exploreServiceDetails.tabFields,
   },
   {
-    displayName: 'Patterns',
+    displayName: TabNames.patterns,
     value: PageSlugs.patterns,
     getScene: () => buildPatternsScene(),
     testId: testIds.exploreServiceDetails.tabPatterns,
diff --git a/src/Components/ServiceScene/ServiceScene.tsx b/src/Components/ServiceScene/ServiceScene.tsx
index 4673bf6ce..6ace0fdbe 100644
--- a/src/Components/ServiceScene/ServiceScene.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/ServiceScene/ServiceScene.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   QueryRunnerState,
   SceneComponentProps,
   SceneDataProvider,
+  SceneDataState,
   SceneFlexItem,
   SceneFlexLayout,
   sceneGraph,
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ import { getMetadataService } from '../../services/metadata';
 import { navigateToIndex } from '../../services/navigate';
 import { areArraysEqual } from '../../services/comparison';
 import { ActionBarScene } from './ActionBarScene';
-import { breakdownViewsDefinitions, valueBreakdownViews } from './BreakdownViews';
+import { breakdownViewsDefinitions, TabNames, valueBreakdownViews } from './BreakdownViews';
 
 const LOGS_PANEL_QUERY_REFID = 'logsPanelQuery';
 const PATTERNS_QUERY_REFID = 'patterns';
@@ -47,9 +48,7 @@ const DETECTED_FIELDS_QUERY_REFID = 'detectedFields';
 type MakeOptional<T, K extends keyof T> = Pick<Partial<T>, K> & Omit<T, K>;
 
 type ServiceSceneLoadingStates = {
-  patterns: boolean;
-  labels: boolean;
-  fields: boolean;
+  [name in TabNames]: boolean;
 };
 
 export interface ServiceSceneCustomState {
@@ -106,7 +105,12 @@ export class ServiceScene extends SceneObjectBase<ServiceSceneState> {
     >
   ) {
     super({
-      loadingStates: { patterns: false, labels: false, fields: false },
+      loadingStates: {
+        [TabNames.patterns]: false,
+        [TabNames.labels]: false,
+        [TabNames.fields]: false,
+        [TabNames.logs]: false,
+      },
       loading: true,
       body: state.body ?? buildGraphScene(),
       $data: getServiceSceneQueryRunner(),
@@ -212,6 +216,7 @@ export class ServiceScene extends SceneObjectBase<ServiceSceneState> {
     this._subs.add(this.subscribeToPatternsQuery());
     this._subs.add(this.subscribeToDetectedLabelsQuery());
     this._subs.add(this.subscribeToDetectedFieldsQuery());
+    this._subs.add(this.subscribeToLogsQuery());
 
     // Variable subscriptions
     this._subs.add(this.subscribeToLabelsVariable());
@@ -272,7 +277,7 @@ export class ServiceScene extends SceneObjectBase<ServiceSceneState> {
 
   private subscribeToPatternsQuery() {
     return this.state.$patternsData?.subscribeToState((newState) => {
-      this.updateLoadingState(newState, 'patterns');
+      this.updateLoadingState(newState, TabNames.patterns);
       if (newState.data?.state === LoadingState.Done) {
         const patternsResponse = newState.data.series;
         if (patternsResponse?.length !== undefined) {
@@ -288,7 +293,7 @@ export class ServiceScene extends SceneObjectBase<ServiceSceneState> {
 
   private subscribeToDetectedLabelsQuery() {
     return this.state.$detectedLabelsData?.subscribeToState((newState) => {
-      this.updateLoadingState(newState, 'labels');
+      this.updateLoadingState(newState, TabNames.labels);
       if (newState.data?.state === LoadingState.Done) {
         const detectedLabelsResponse = newState.data;
         // Detected labels API call always returns a single frame, with a field for each label
@@ -303,7 +308,7 @@ export class ServiceScene extends SceneObjectBase<ServiceSceneState> {
     });
   }
 
-  private updateLoadingState(newState: QueryRunnerState, key: keyof ServiceSceneLoadingStates) {
+  private updateLoadingState(newState: SceneDataState, key: keyof ServiceSceneLoadingStates) {
     const loadingStates = this.state.loadingStates;
     loadingStates[key] = newState.data?.state === LoadingState.Loading;
     // set loading state to true if any of the queries are loading
@@ -311,9 +316,15 @@ export class ServiceScene extends SceneObjectBase<ServiceSceneState> {
     this.setState({ loading, loadingStates });
   }
 
+  private subscribeToLogsQuery() {
+    return this.state.$data.subscribeToState((newState) => {
+      this.updateLoadingState(newState, TabNames.logs);
+    });
+  }
+
   private subscribeToDetectedFieldsQuery() {
     return this.state.$detectedFieldsData?.subscribeToState((newState) => {
-      this.updateLoadingState(newState, 'fields');
+      this.updateLoadingState(newState, TabNames.fields);
       if (newState.data?.state === LoadingState.Done) {
         const detectedFieldsResponse = newState.data;
         const detectedFieldsFields = detectedFieldsResponse.series[0];
diff --git a/src/services/datasource.ts b/src/services/datasource.ts
index 3f5ece974..15afa98a3 100644
--- a/src/services/datasource.ts
+++ b/src/services/datasource.ts
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ export class WrappedLokiDatasource extends RuntimeDataSource<DataQuery> {
       throw new Error('Patterns query can only have a single target!');
     }
     const { interpolatedTarget, expression } = this.interpolate(ds, targets, request);
+    subscriber.next({ data: [], state: LoadingState.Loading });
 
     try {
       const dsResponse = ds.getResource(
@@ -259,6 +260,8 @@ export class WrappedLokiDatasource extends RuntimeDataSource<DataQuery> {
 
     const { interpolatedTarget, expression } = this.interpolate(ds, targets, request);
 
+    subscriber.next({ data: [], state: LoadingState.Loading });
+
     try {
       const response = await ds.getResource<DetectedLabelsResponse>(
         'detected_labels',
@@ -311,6 +314,8 @@ export class WrappedLokiDatasource extends RuntimeDataSource<DataQuery> {
       throw new Error('Detected fields query can only have a single target!');
     }
 
+    subscriber.next({ data: [], state: LoadingState.Loading });
+
     const { interpolatedTarget, expression } = this.interpolate(ds, targets, request);
 
     try {
@@ -373,6 +378,7 @@ export class WrappedLokiDatasource extends RuntimeDataSource<DataQuery> {
 
     const targetsInterpolated = ds.interpolateVariablesInQueries(request.targets, request.scopedVars);
     const expression = targetsInterpolated[0].expr.replace('.*.*', '.+');
+    subscriber.next({ data: [], state: LoadingState.Loading });
 
     try {
       const volumeResponse: IndexVolumeResponse = await ds.getResource(