diff --git a/web/src/components/card/SearchThumbnailFooter.tsx b/web/src/components/card/SearchThumbnailFooter.tsx
index f4bc62159..3ee7c252f 100644
--- a/web/src/components/card/SearchThumbnailFooter.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/card/SearchThumbnailFooter.tsx
@@ -31,12 +31,14 @@ type SearchThumbnailProps = {
   searchResult: SearchResult;
   findSimilar: () => void;
   refreshResults: () => void;
+  showObjectLifecycle: () => void;
 };
 
 export default function SearchThumbnailFooter({
   searchResult,
   findSimilar,
   refreshResults,
+  showObjectLifecycle,
 }: SearchThumbnailProps) {
   const { data: config } = useSWR<FrigateConfig>("config");
 
@@ -146,7 +148,7 @@ export default function SearchThumbnailFooter({
                 </a>
               </DropdownMenuItem>
             )}
-            <DropdownMenuItem>
+            <DropdownMenuItem onClick={showObjectLifecycle}>
               <FaArrowsRotate className="mr-2 size-4" />
               <span>View object lifecycle</span>
             </DropdownMenuItem>
diff --git a/web/src/components/overlay/detail/SearchDetailDialog.tsx b/web/src/components/overlay/detail/SearchDetailDialog.tsx
index 1cee70aaa..23734ea90 100644
--- a/web/src/components/overlay/detail/SearchDetailDialog.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/overlay/detail/SearchDetailDialog.tsx
@@ -69,16 +69,20 @@ const SEARCH_TABS = [
   "video",
   "object lifecycle",
 ] as const;
-type SearchTab = (typeof SEARCH_TABS)[number];
+export type SearchTab = (typeof SEARCH_TABS)[number];
 
 type SearchDetailDialogProps = {
   search?: SearchResult;
+  page: SearchTab;
   setSearch: (search: SearchResult | undefined) => void;
+  setSearchPage: (page: SearchTab) => void;
   setSimilarity?: () => void;
 };
 export default function SearchDetailDialog({
   search,
+  page,
   setSearch,
+  setSearchPage,
   setSimilarity,
 }: SearchDetailDialogProps) {
   const { data: config } = useSWR<FrigateConfig>("config", {
@@ -87,8 +91,11 @@ export default function SearchDetailDialog({
 
   // tabs
 
-  const [page, setPage] = useState<SearchTab>("details");
-  const [pageToggle, setPageToggle] = useOptimisticState(page, setPage, 100);
+  const [pageToggle, setPageToggle] = useOptimisticState(
+    page,
+    setSearchPage,
+    100,
+  );
 
   // dialog and mobile page
 
@@ -130,9 +137,9 @@ export default function SearchDetailDialog({
     }
 
     if (!searchTabs.includes(pageToggle)) {
-      setPage("details");
+      setSearchPage("details");
     }
-  }, [pageToggle, searchTabs]);
+  }, [pageToggle, searchTabs, setSearchPage]);
 
   if (!search) {
     return;
diff --git a/web/src/views/search/SearchView.tsx b/web/src/views/search/SearchView.tsx
index 29acd6719..bc4f5b54d 100644
--- a/web/src/views/search/SearchView.tsx
+++ b/web/src/views/search/SearchView.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import SearchThumbnail from "@/components/card/SearchThumbnail";
 import SearchFilterGroup from "@/components/filter/SearchFilterGroup";
 import ActivityIndicator from "@/components/indicators/activity-indicator";
-import SearchDetailDialog from "@/components/overlay/detail/SearchDetailDialog";
+import SearchDetailDialog, {
+  SearchTab,
+} from "@/components/overlay/detail/SearchDetailDialog";
 import { Toaster } from "@/components/ui/sonner";
 import {
   Tooltip,
@@ -160,16 +162,21 @@ export default function SearchView({
   // detail
 
   const [searchDetail, setSearchDetail] = useState<SearchResult>();
+  const [page, setPage] = useState<SearchTab>("details");
 
   // search interaction
 
   const [selectedIndex, setSelectedIndex] = useState<number | null>(null);
   const itemRefs = useRef<(HTMLDivElement | null)[]>([]);
 
-  const onSelectSearch = useCallback((item: SearchResult, index: number) => {
-    setSearchDetail(item);
-    setSelectedIndex(index);
-  }, []);
+  const onSelectSearch = useCallback(
+    (item: SearchResult, index: number, page: SearchTab = "details") => {
+      setPage(page);
+      setSearchDetail(item);
+      setSelectedIndex(index);
+    },
+    [],
+  );
 
   useEffect(() => {
     setSelectedIndex(0);
@@ -298,7 +305,9 @@ export default function SearchView({
       <Toaster closeButton={true} />
       <SearchDetailDialog
         search={searchDetail}
+        page={page}
         setSearch={setSearchDetail}
+        setSearchPage={setPage}
         setSimilarity={
           searchDetail && (() => setSimilaritySearch(searchDetail))
         }
@@ -396,6 +405,9 @@ export default function SearchView({
                           }
                         }}
                         refreshResults={refresh}
+                        showObjectLifecycle={() =>
+                          onSelectSearch(value, index, "object lifecycle")
+                        }
                       />
                     </div>
                   </div>