diff --git a/frontend/console/src/features/traces/TraceDetailItem.tsx b/frontend/console/src/features/traces/TraceDetailItem.tsx
index a2ba833a0..e2c9132c2 100644
--- a/frontend/console/src/features/traces/TraceDetailItem.tsx
+++ b/frontend/console/src/features/traces/TraceDetailItem.tsx
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ export const TraceDetailItem: React.FC<TraceDetailItemProps> = ({
 
   return (
     <li key={event.id.toString()} className={listItemClass} onClick={() => handleEventClick(event.id)}>
-      <span className='flex items-center w-1/2 text-sm font-medium'>
-        <span className='mr-2'>{icon}</span>
-        <span className='mr-2'>{action}</span>
-        {eventName}
+      <span className='flex items-center w-1/2 text-sm gap-x-2 font-medium'>
+        <span>{icon}</span>
+        <span>{action}</span>
+        <span>{eventName}</span>
       </span>
 
       <div className='relative w-2/3 h-4 flex-grow'>
diff --git a/frontend/console/src/features/traces/TraceDetails.tsx b/frontend/console/src/features/traces/TraceDetails.tsx
index 968c29d7f..81a81b86a 100644
--- a/frontend/console/src/features/traces/TraceDetails.tsx
+++ b/frontend/console/src/features/traces/TraceDetails.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import type React from 'react'
+import { useMemo } from 'react'
 import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom'
 import type { TraceEvent } from '../../api/timeline/use-request-trace-events'
 import type { Event } from '../../protos/xyz/block/ftl/v1/console/console_pb'
-import { durationToMillis } from '../../utils'
 import { TraceDetailItem } from './TraceDetailItem'
+import { TraceRulerItem } from './TraceRulerItem'
+import { requestStartTime, totalDurationForRequest } from './traces.utils'
 
 interface TraceDetailsProps {
   requestKey: string
@@ -14,15 +16,8 @@ interface TraceDetailsProps {
 export const TraceDetails: React.FC<TraceDetailsProps> = ({ events, selectedEventId, requestKey }) => {
   const navigate = useNavigate()
 
-  const traceEvents = events.map((event) => event.entry.value as TraceEvent)
-  const requestStartTime = Math.min(...traceEvents.map((event) => event.timeStamp?.toDate().getTime() ?? 0))
-  const requestEndTime = Math.max(
-    ...traceEvents.map((event) => {
-      const eventDuration = event.duration ? durationToMillis(event.duration) : 0
-      return (event.timeStamp?.toDate().getTime() ?? 0) + eventDuration
-    }),
-  )
-  const totalEventDuration = requestEndTime - requestStartTime
+  const startTime = useMemo(() => requestStartTime(events), [events])
+  const totalEventDuration = useMemo(() => totalDurationForRequest(events), [events])
 
   const handleEventClick = (eventId: bigint) => {
     navigate(`/traces/${requestKey}?event_id=${eventId}`)
@@ -35,11 +30,15 @@ export const TraceDetails: React.FC<TraceDetailsProps> = ({ events, selectedEven
           Total Duration: <span className='font-bold text-indigo-600 dark:text-indigo-400'>{totalEventDuration} ms</span>
         </h2>
         <p className='text-sm text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-300'>
-          Start Time: <span className='text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100'>{new Date(requestStartTime).toLocaleString()}</span>
+          Start Time: <span className='text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100'>{new Date(startTime).toLocaleString()}</span>
         </p>
       </div>
 
-      <ul className='space-y-2'>
+      <ul>
+        <div className='mb-1'>
+          <TraceRulerItem duration={totalEventDuration} />
+        </div>
+
         {events.map((event, index) => {
           const traceEvent = event.entry.value as TraceEvent
           const eventDurationMs = (traceEvent.duration?.nanos ?? 0) / 1000000
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ export const TraceDetails: React.FC<TraceDetailsProps> = ({ events, selectedEven
               traceEvent={traceEvent}
               eventDurationMs={eventDurationMs}
               requestDurationMs={totalEventDuration}
-              requestStartTime={requestStartTime}
+              requestStartTime={startTime}
               selectedEventId={selectedEventId}
               handleEventClick={handleEventClick}
             />
diff --git a/frontend/console/src/features/traces/TraceGraph.tsx b/frontend/console/src/features/traces/TraceGraph.tsx
index 8b61f40c5..8280ceefe 100644
--- a/frontend/console/src/features/traces/TraceGraph.tsx
+++ b/frontend/console/src/features/traces/TraceGraph.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../protos/xyz/block/ftl/v1/console/console_pb'
 import { classNames, durationToMillis } from '../../utils'
 import { eventBackgroundColor } from '../timeline/timeline.utils'
-import { eventBarLeftOffsetPercentage } from './traces.utils'
+import { eventBarLeftOffsetPercentage, requestStartTime, totalDurationForRequest } from './traces.utils'
 
 const EventBlock = ({
   event,
@@ -87,22 +87,15 @@ export const TraceGraph = ({ requestKey, selectedEventId }: { requestKey?: strin
     return
   }
 
-  const traceEvents = events.map((event) => event.entry.value as TraceEvent)
-  const requestStartTime = Math.min(...traceEvents.map((event) => event.timeStamp?.toDate().getTime() ?? 0))
-  const requestEndTime = Math.max(
-    ...traceEvents.map((event) => {
-      const eventDuration = event.duration ? durationToMillis(event.duration) : 0
-      return (event.timeStamp?.toDate().getTime() ?? 0) + eventDuration
-    }),
-  )
-  const totalEventDuration = requestEndTime - requestStartTime
+  const startTime = requestStartTime(events)
+  const totalEventDuration = totalDurationForRequest(events)
 
   return (
     <div className='flex flex-col'>
       {events.map((c, index) => (
         <div key={index} className='flex hover:bg-indigo-500/60 hover:dark:bg-indigo-500/10 rounded-sm'>
           <div className='w-full relative'>
-            <EventBlock event={c} isSelected={c.id === selectedEventId} requestStartTime={requestStartTime} requestDuration={totalEventDuration} />
+            <EventBlock event={c} isSelected={c.id === selectedEventId} requestStartTime={startTime} requestDuration={totalEventDuration} />
           </div>
         </div>
       ))}
diff --git a/frontend/console/src/features/traces/TraceGraphHeader.tsx b/frontend/console/src/features/traces/TraceGraphHeader.tsx
index e482aaf99..4fc47b0c4 100644
--- a/frontend/console/src/features/traces/TraceGraphHeader.tsx
+++ b/frontend/console/src/features/traces/TraceGraphHeader.tsx
@@ -1,27 +1,20 @@
 import { Activity03Icon } from 'hugeicons-react'
+import { useMemo } from 'react'
 import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom'
-import { type TraceEvent, useRequestTraceEvents } from '../../api/timeline/use-request-trace-events'
-import { durationToMillis } from '../../utils'
+import { useRequestTraceEvents } from '../../api/timeline/use-request-trace-events'
+import { totalDurationForRequest } from './traces.utils'
 
 export const TraceGraphHeader = ({ requestKey, eventId }: { requestKey?: string; eventId: bigint }) => {
   const navigate = useNavigate()
   const requestEvents = useRequestTraceEvents(requestKey)
   const events = requestEvents.data?.reverse() ?? []
 
+  const totalEventDuration = useMemo(() => totalDurationForRequest(events), [events])
+
   if (events.length === 0) {
     return null
   }
 
-  const traceEvents = events.map((event) => event.entry.value as TraceEvent)
-  const requestStartTime = Math.min(...traceEvents.map((event) => event.timeStamp?.toDate().getTime() ?? 0))
-  const requestEndTime = Math.max(
-    ...traceEvents.map((event) => {
-      const eventDuration = event.duration ? durationToMillis(event.duration) : 0
-      return (event.timeStamp?.toDate().getTime() ?? 0) + eventDuration
-    }),
-  )
-  const totalEventDuration = requestEndTime - requestStartTime
-
   return (
     <div className='flex items-center justify-between'>
       <span className='text-xs font-mono'>
diff --git a/frontend/console/src/features/traces/TraceGraphRuler.tsx b/frontend/console/src/features/traces/TraceGraphRuler.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6511ee719
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/console/src/features/traces/TraceGraphRuler.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+export const TraceGraphRuler = ({ duration }: { duration: number }) => {
+  const tickInterval = duration / 4
+  const ticks = Array.from({ length: 5 }, (_, i) => ({
+    value: Math.round(i * tickInterval),
+    position: `${(i * 100) / 4}%`,
+  }))
+
+  return (
+    <div className='relative border-b border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-600 w-full h-6'>
+      {ticks.map((tick, index) => (
+        <div key={index} className='absolute bottom-0 transform -translate-x-1/2' style={{ left: tick.position }}>
+          <span className='absolute bottom-2 text-xs font-roboto-mono text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 -translate-x-1/2 whitespace-nowrap'>{tick.value}ms</span>
+          <span className='block h-2 w-[1px] bg-gray-200 dark:bg-gray-600' />
+        </div>
+      ))}
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/frontend/console/src/features/traces/TraceRulerItem.tsx b/frontend/console/src/features/traces/TraceRulerItem.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c8778f79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/console/src/features/traces/TraceRulerItem.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { TraceGraphRuler } from './TraceGraphRuler'
+
+export const TraceRulerItem = ({ duration }: { duration: number }) => {
+  return (
+    <li key='trace-ruler-item' className='flex items-center justify-between px-2'>
+      <span className='flex items-center w-1/2 text-sm gap-x-2 font-medium' />
+      <div className='relative w-2/3 h-full flex-grow'>
+        <TraceGraphRuler duration={duration} />
+      </div>
+      <span className='text-xs font-medium ml-4 w-20 text-right' />
+    </li>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/frontend/console/src/features/traces/details/TraceDetailsAsyncCall.tsx b/frontend/console/src/features/traces/details/TraceDetailsAsyncCall.tsx
index bbc5d7108..ca3fac299 100644
--- a/frontend/console/src/features/traces/details/TraceDetailsAsyncCall.tsx
+++ b/frontend/console/src/features/traces/details/TraceDetailsAsyncCall.tsx
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ import { CodeBlock } from '../../../components/CodeBlock'
 import type { AsyncExecuteEvent, Event } from '../../../protos/xyz/block/ftl/v1/console/console_pb'
 import { formatDuration } from '../../../utils/date.utils'
 import { DeploymentCard } from '../../deployments/DeploymentCard'
+import { asyncEventTypeString } from '../../timeline/timeline.utils'
 import { refString } from '../../verbs/verb.utils'
 
 export const TraceDetailsAsyncCall = ({ event }: { event: Event }) => {
   const asyncCall = event.entry.value as AsyncExecuteEvent
+
   return (
     <>
       <span className='text-xl font-semibold'>Async Call Details</span>
@@ -21,14 +23,17 @@ export const TraceDetailsAsyncCall = ({ event }: { event: Event }) => {
       <DeploymentCard className='mt-4' deploymentKey={asyncCall.deploymentKey} />
 
       <ul className='pt-4 space-y-2'>
+        <li>
+          <AttributeBadge name='event_type' value={asyncEventTypeString(asyncCall.asyncEventType)} />
+        </li>
+        <li>
+          <AttributeBadge name='duration' value={formatDuration(asyncCall.duration)} />
+        </li>
         {asyncCall.requestKey && (
           <li>
             <AttributeBadge name='request' value={asyncCall.requestKey} />
           </li>
         )}
-        <li>
-          <AttributeBadge name='duration' value={formatDuration(asyncCall.duration)} />
-        </li>
         {asyncCall.verbRef && (
           <li>
             <AttributeBadge name='destination' value={refString(asyncCall.verbRef)} />
diff --git a/frontend/console/src/features/traces/details/TraceDetailsPubsubPublish.tsx b/frontend/console/src/features/traces/details/TraceDetailsPubsubPublish.tsx
index 8fc4af688..7e059a659 100644
--- a/frontend/console/src/features/traces/details/TraceDetailsPubsubPublish.tsx
+++ b/frontend/console/src/features/traces/details/TraceDetailsPubsubPublish.tsx
@@ -9,8 +9,14 @@ export const TraceDetailsPubsubPublish = ({ event }: { event: Event }) => {
   const pubsubPublish = event.entry.value as PubSubPublishEvent
   return (
     <>
-      <span className='text-xl font-semibold'>Pubsub Publish Details</span>
+      <span className='text-xl font-semibold'>PubSub Publish Details</span>
 
+      {pubsubPublish.request && (
+        <>
+          <h3 className='pt-4'>Request</h3>
+          <CodeBlock code={pubsubPublish.request} language='json' />
+        </>
+      )}
       {pubsubPublish.error && (
         <>
           <h3 className='pt-4'>Error</h3>
@@ -21,22 +27,20 @@ export const TraceDetailsPubsubPublish = ({ event }: { event: Event }) => {
       <DeploymentCard className='mt-4' deploymentKey={pubsubPublish.deploymentKey} />
 
       <ul className='pt-4 space-y-2'>
-        {pubsubPublish.requestKey && (
-          <li>
-            <AttributeBadge name='request' value={pubsubPublish.requestKey} />
-          </li>
-        )}
+        <li>
+          <AttributeBadge name='topic' value={pubsubPublish.topic} />
+        </li>
         <li>
           <AttributeBadge name='duration' value={formatDuration(pubsubPublish.duration)} />
         </li>
-        {pubsubPublish.verbRef && (
+        {pubsubPublish.requestKey && (
           <li>
-            <AttributeBadge name='destination' value={refString(pubsubPublish.verbRef)} />
+            <AttributeBadge name='request' value={pubsubPublish.requestKey} />
           </li>
         )}
         {pubsubPublish.verbRef && (
           <li>
-            <AttributeBadge name='source' value={refString(pubsubPublish.verbRef)} />
+            <AttributeBadge name='verb_ref' value={refString(pubsubPublish.verbRef)} />
           </li>
         )}
       </ul>
diff --git a/frontend/console/src/features/traces/traces.utils.ts b/frontend/console/src/features/traces/traces.utils.ts
index ca91033de..59e3767d8 100644
--- a/frontend/console/src/features/traces/traces.utils.ts
+++ b/frontend/console/src/features/traces/traces.utils.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+import type { TraceEvent } from '../../api/timeline/use-request-trace-events'
 import type { Event } from '../../protos/xyz/block/ftl/v1/console/console_pb'
-import { compareTimestamps } from '../../utils'
+import { compareTimestamps, durationToMillis } from '../../utils'
 
 export const eventBarLeftOffsetPercentage = (event: Event, requestStartTime: number, requestDurationMs: number) => {
   if (!event.timeStamp) {
@@ -37,3 +38,19 @@ export const groupEventsByRequestKey = (events: Event[]): Record<string, Event[]
     return acc
   }, {})
 }
+
+export const requestStartTime = (events: Event[]): number => {
+  const traceEvents = events.map((event) => event.entry.value as TraceEvent)
+  return Math.min(...traceEvents.map((event) => event.timeStamp?.toDate().getTime() ?? 0))
+}
+
+export const totalDurationForRequest = (events: Event[]): number => {
+  const traceEvents = events.map((event) => event.entry.value as TraceEvent)
+  const requestEndTime = Math.max(
+    ...traceEvents.map((event) => {
+      const eventDuration = event.duration ? durationToMillis(event.duration) : 0
+      return (event.timeStamp?.toDate().getTime() ?? 0) + eventDuration
+    }),
+  )
+  return requestEndTime - requestStartTime(events)
+}