diff --git a/crates/viewer/re_time_panel/src/lib.rs b/crates/viewer/re_time_panel/src/lib.rs
index 48beffb89615..4622628c88c8 100644
--- a/crates/viewer/re_time_panel/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/viewer/re_time_panel/src/lib.rs
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ impl TimePanel {
             return;
         }
 
+        self.data_density_graph_painter.begin_frame(ui.ctx());
+
         // Naturally, many parts of the time panel need the time control.
         // Copy it once, read/edit, and then write back at the end if there was a change.
         let time_ctrl_before = rec_cfg.time_ctrl.read().clone();
@@ -298,7 +300,13 @@ impl TimePanel {
                         entity_db.times_per_timeline(),
                         ui,
                     );
-                    collapsed_time_marker_and_time(ui, ctx, entity_db, time_ctrl);
+                    collapsed_time_marker_and_time(
+                        ui,
+                        ctx,
+                        &mut self.data_density_graph_painter,
+                        entity_db,
+                        time_ctrl,
+                    );
                 });
             });
         } else {
@@ -318,7 +326,13 @@ impl TimePanel {
                 self.time_control_ui.fps_ui(time_ctrl, ui);
             }
 
-            collapsed_time_marker_and_time(ui, ctx, entity_db, time_ctrl);
+            collapsed_time_marker_and_time(
+                ui,
+                ctx,
+                &mut self.data_density_graph_painter,
+                entity_db,
+                time_ctrl,
+            );
         }
     }
 
@@ -332,8 +346,6 @@ impl TimePanel {
     ) {
         re_tracing::profile_function!();
 
-        self.data_density_graph_painter.begin_frame(ui.ctx());
-
         //               |timeline            |
         // ------------------------------------
         // tree          |streams             |
@@ -983,6 +995,7 @@ fn highlight_timeline_row(
 fn collapsed_time_marker_and_time(
     ui: &mut egui::Ui,
     ctx: &ViewerContext<'_>,
+    data_density_graph_painter: &mut data_density_graph::DataDensityGraphPainter,
     entity_db: &re_entity_db::EntityDb,
     time_ctrl: &mut TimeControl,
 ) {
@@ -1005,6 +1018,8 @@ fn collapsed_time_marker_and_time(
         time_range_rect.max.x -= space_needed_for_current_time;
 
         if time_range_rect.width() > 50.0 {
+            ui.allocate_rect(time_range_rect, egui::Sense::hover());
+
             let time_ranges_ui =
                 initialize_time_ranges_ui(entity_db, time_ctrl, time_range_rect.x_range(), None);
             time_ranges_ui.snap_time_control(time_ctrl);
@@ -1025,6 +1040,19 @@ fn collapsed_time_marker_and_time(
                 time_range_rect.center().y,
                 ui.visuals().widgets.noninteractive.fg_stroke,
             );
+
+            data_density_graph::data_density_graph_ui(
+                data_density_graph_painter,
+                ctx,
+                time_ctrl,
+                entity_db,
+                ui.painter(),
+                ui,
+                &time_ranges_ui,
+                time_range_rect.shrink2(egui::vec2(0.0, 10.0)),
+                &TimePanelItem::entity_path(EntityPath::root()),
+            );
+
             time_marker_ui(
                 &time_ranges_ui,
                 time_ctrl,
@@ -1033,8 +1061,6 @@ fn collapsed_time_marker_and_time(
                 &painter,
                 &time_range_rect,
             );
-
-            ui.allocate_rect(time_range_rect, egui::Sense::hover());
         }
     }