diff --git a/client/src/components/ActivityBar/ActivityBar.vue b/client/src/components/ActivityBar/ActivityBar.vue
index 345be2ad217..9ccd1cdaf6c 100644
--- a/client/src/components/ActivityBar/ActivityBar.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/ActivityBar/ActivityBar.vue
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import InteractiveItem from "./Items/InteractiveItem.vue";
 import NotificationItem from "./Items/NotificationItem.vue";
 import UploadItem from "./Items/UploadItem.vue";
 import FlexPanel from "@/components/Panels/FlexPanel.vue";
+import MultiviewPanel from "@/components/Panels/MultiviewPanel.vue";
 import NotificationsPanel from "@/components/Panels/NotificationsPanel.vue";
 import SettingsPanel from "@/components/Panels/SettingsPanel.vue";
 import ToolPanel from "@/components/Panels/ToolPanel.vue";
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ function onToggleSidebar(toggle: string) {
                                 :to="activity.to"
                                 @click="onToggleSidebar()" />
                             <ActivityItem
-                                v-else-if="['tools', 'visualizations'].includes(activity.id)"
+                                v-else-if="['tools', 'visualizations', 'multiview'].includes(activity.id)"
                                 :id="`activity-${activity.id}`"
                                 :key="activity.id"
                                 :icon="activity.icon"
@@ -193,6 +194,7 @@ function onToggleSidebar(toggle: string) {
         <FlexPanel v-if="isSideBarOpen" side="left" :collapsible="false">
             <ToolPanel v-if="isActiveSideBar('tools')" />
             <VisualizationPanel v-else-if="isActiveSideBar('visualizations')" />
+            <MultiviewPanel v-else-if="isActiveSideBar('multiview')" />
             <NotificationsPanel v-else-if="isActiveSideBar('notifications')" />
             <SettingsPanel v-else-if="isActiveSideBar('settings')" />
         </FlexPanel>
diff --git a/client/src/components/Common/FilterMenu.test.ts b/client/src/components/Common/FilterMenu.test.ts
index de6f9049350..c9955acee30 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Common/FilterMenu.test.ts
+++ b/client/src/components/Common/FilterMenu.test.ts
@@ -154,14 +154,14 @@ describe("FilterMenu", () => {
         // `has_help` filter should have help modal button
         expect(wrapper.find("[title='Value Help']").classes().includes("btn")).toBe(true);
         // ranged time field (has 2 datepickers)
-        const createdGtInput = wrapper.find("[placeholder='creation time after']");
-        const createdLtInput = wrapper.find("[placeholder='creation time before']");
+        const createdGtInput = wrapper.find("[placeholder='after creation time']");
+        const createdLtInput = wrapper.find("[placeholder='before creation time']");
         createdGtInput.setValue("January 1, 2022");
         createdLtInput.setValue("January 1, 2023");
         expect(wrapper.findAll(".b-form-datepicker").length).toBe(2);
         // ranged number field (has different placeholder: greater instead of after...)
-        const indexGtInput = wrapper.find("[placeholder='index greater']");
-        const indexLtInput = wrapper.find("[placeholder='index lower']");
+        const indexGtInput = wrapper.find("[placeholder='greater than index']");
+        const indexLtInput = wrapper.find("[placeholder='lower than index']");
         indexGtInput.setValue("1234");
         indexLtInput.setValue("5678");
         // default bool filter
diff --git a/client/src/components/Common/FilterMenuRanged.vue b/client/src/components/Common/FilterMenuRanged.vue
index 73ebcb316d4..ae1d2527112 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Common/FilterMenuRanged.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/Common/FilterMenuRanged.vue
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ function hasError(field: string) {
 
 function localPlaceholder(comp: "gt" | "lt") {
     if (comp == "gt") {
-        const field = isDateType.value ? "after" : "greater";
-        return `${props.filter.placeholder} ${field}`;
+        const field = isDateType.value ? "after" : "greater than";
+        return `${field} ${props.filter.placeholder}`;
     } else {
-        const field = isDateType.value ? "before" : "lower";
-        return `${props.filter.placeholder} ${field}`;
+        const field = isDateType.value ? "before" : "lower than";
+        return `${field} ${props.filter.placeholder}`;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/client/src/components/History/HistoriesFilters.js b/client/src/components/History/HistoriesFilters.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..945ef962212
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/components/History/HistoriesFilters.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import Filtering, { compare, contains, expandNameTag, toDate } from "utils/filtering";
+
+const validFilters = {
+    name: { placeholder: "name", type: String, handler: contains("name"), menuItem: true },
+    tag: { placeholder: "tag", type: String, handler: contains("tags", "tag", expandNameTag), menuItem: true },
+    annotation: { placeholder: "annotation", type: String, handler: contains("annotation"), menuItem: true },
+    update_time: {
+        placeholder: "updated time",
+        type: Date,
+        handler: compare("update_time", "le", toDate),
+        isRangeInput: true,
+        menuItem: true,
+    },
+    update_time_ge: { handler: compare("update_time", "ge", toDate), menuItem: false },
+    update_time_le: { handler: compare("update_time", "le", toDate), menuItem: false },
+};
+export const HistoriesFilters = new Filtering(validFilters);
diff --git a/client/src/components/History/HistoryScrollList.vue b/client/src/components/History/HistoryScrollList.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f0c74ed3daf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/components/History/HistoryScrollList.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,428 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { library } from "@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core";
+import { faListAlt } from "@fortawesome/free-regular-svg-icons";
+import { faArrowDown, faCheckSquare, faColumns, faSignInAlt, faSquare } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
+import { FontAwesomeIcon } from "@fortawesome/vue-fontawesome";
+import { useInfiniteScroll } from "@vueuse/core";
+import { BBadge, BButton, BButtonGroup, BListGroup, BListGroupItem } from "bootstrap-vue";
+import { orderBy } from "lodash";
+import isEqual from "lodash.isequal";
+import { storeToRefs } from "pinia";
+import { computed, onMounted, onUnmounted, type PropType, type Ref, ref, watch } from "vue";
+import { useRouter } from "vue-router/composables";
+
+import type { HistoryDetailed, HistorySummary } from "@/api";
+import { useHistoryStore } from "@/stores/historyStore";
+import { useUserStore } from "@/stores/userStore";
+import localize from "@/utils/localization";
+
+import { HistoriesFilters } from "./HistoriesFilters";
+
+import TextSummary from "../Common/TextSummary.vue";
+import Heading from "@/components/Common/Heading.vue";
+import StatelessTags from "@/components/TagsMultiselect/StatelessTags.vue";
+import UtcDate from "@/components/UtcDate.vue";
+
+type AdditionalOptions = "set-current" | "multi" | "center";
+
+const props = defineProps({
+    multiple: { type: Boolean, default: false },
+    histories: { type: Array as PropType<HistorySummary[]>, default: () => [] },
+    additionalOptions: { type: Array as PropType<AdditionalOptions[]>, default: () => [] },
+    showModal: { type: Boolean, default: false },
+    inModal: { type: Boolean, default: false },
+    filter: { type: String, default: "" },
+    loading: { type: Boolean, default: false },
+});
+
+const emit = defineEmits<{
+    (e: "selectHistory", history: HistorySummary): void;
+    (e: "selectHistories", histories: { id: string }[]): void;
+    (e: "setFilter", filter: string, value: string): void;
+    (e: "update:loading", loading: boolean): void;
+}>();
+
+library.add(faColumns, faSignInAlt, faListAlt, faArrowDown, faCheckSquare, faSquare);
+
+const selectedHistories: Ref<{ id: string }[]> = ref([]);
+const busy = ref(false);
+const showAdvanced = ref(false);
+const scrollableDiv: Ref<HTMLElement | null> = ref(null);
+
+const historyStore = useHistoryStore();
+const { currentHistoryId, totalHistoryCount, pinnedHistories } = storeToRefs(useHistoryStore());
+const { currentUser } = storeToRefs(useUserStore());
+
+const hasNoResults = computed(() => props.filter && filtered.value.length == 0);
+const validFilter = computed(() => props.filter && props.filter.length > 2);
+const allLoaded = computed(() => totalHistoryCount.value <= filtered.value.length);
+
+onMounted(async () => {
+    useInfiniteScroll(scrollableDiv.value, () => loadMore());
+    if (props.filter !== "" && validFilter.value) {
+        await loadMore(true);
+    }
+});
+
+// retain previously selected histories when you reopen the modal in multi view
+watch(
+    () => props.showModal,
+    (show: boolean) => {
+        if (props.multiple && show) {
+            selectedHistories.value = [...pinnedHistories.value];
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        immediate: true,
+    }
+);
+
+onUnmounted(() => {
+    // Remove the infinite scrolling behavior
+    useInfiniteScroll(scrollableDiv.value, () => {});
+});
+
+watch(
+    () => props.filter,
+    async (newVal: string, oldVal: string) => {
+        if (newVal !== "" && validFilter.value && newVal !== oldVal) {
+            await loadMore(true);
+        }
+    }
+);
+
+watch(
+    () => busy.value,
+    (loading: boolean) => {
+        emit("update:loading", loading);
+    }
+);
+
+// reactive proxy for props.histories, as the prop is not
+// always guaranteed to be reactive for some strange reason.
+// TODO: Re investigate when upgrading to vue3
+/** `historyStore` histories for current user */
+const historiesProxy: Ref<HistorySummary[]> = ref([]);
+watch(
+    () => props.histories as HistoryDetailed[],
+    (h: HistoryDetailed[]) => {
+        historiesProxy.value = h.filter(
+            (h) => !h.user_id || (!currentUser.value?.isAnonymous && h.user_id === currentUser.value?.id)
+        );
+    },
+    {
+        immediate: true,
+    }
+);
+
+const filtered: Ref<HistorySummary[]> = computed(() => {
+    let filteredHistories: HistorySummary[] = [];
+    if (!validFilter.value) {
+        filteredHistories = historiesProxy.value;
+    } else {
+        const filters = HistoriesFilters.getFiltersForText(props.filter);
+        filteredHistories = historiesProxy.value.filter((history: HistorySummary) => {
+            if (!HistoriesFilters.testFilters(filters, history)) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            return true;
+        });
+    }
+    return filteredHistories.sort((a, b) => {
+        if (!isMultiviewPanel.value && a.id == currentHistoryId.value) {
+            return -1;
+        } else if (!isMultiviewPanel.value && b.id == currentHistoryId.value) {
+            return 1;
+        } else if (a.update_time < b.update_time) {
+            return 1;
+        } else {
+            return -1;
+        }
+    });
+});
+
+/** this is the selector list that shows up in the left panel */
+const isMultiviewPanel = computed(() => !props.inModal && props.multiple);
+
+/** if pinned histories and selected histories are equal */
+const pinnedSelectedEqual = computed(() => {
+    // uses `orderBy` to ensure same ids are found in both `{ id: string }[]` arrays
+    return isEqual(orderBy(pinnedHistories.value, ["id"], ["asc"]), orderBy(selectedHistories.value, ["id"], ["asc"]));
+});
+
+function isActiveItem(history: HistorySummary) {
+    if (isMultiviewPanel.value) {
+        return pinnedHistories.value.some((item) => item.id == history.id);
+    } else {
+        return selectedHistories.value.some((item) => item.id == history.id);
+    }
+}
+
+function historyClicked(history: HistorySummary) {
+    if (props.multiple && props.inModal) {
+        const index = selectedHistories.value.findIndex((item) => item.id == history.id);
+        if (index !== -1) {
+            selectedHistories.value.splice(index, 1);
+        } else {
+            selectedHistories.value.push({ id: history.id });
+        }
+    } else if (isMultiviewPanel.value) {
+        if (pinnedHistories.value.some((item) => item.id == history.id)) {
+            historyStore.unpinHistories([history.id]);
+        } else {
+            openInMulti(history);
+        }
+    } else {
+        emit("selectHistory", history);
+        // modal.value?.hide();
+    }
+}
+
+function selectHistories() {
+    // set value of pinned histories in store
+    emit("selectHistories", selectedHistories.value);
+    // set local value equal to updated value from store
+    selectedHistories.value = pinnedHistories.value;
+    // modal.value?.hide();
+}
+
+const router = useRouter();
+
+function setCurrentHistory(history: HistorySummary) {
+    historyStore.setCurrentHistory(history.id);
+    // modal.value?.hide();
+}
+
+function setCenterPanelHistory(history: HistorySummary) {
+    router.push(`/histories/view?id=${history.id}`);
+    // modal.value?.hide();
+}
+
+function setFilterValue(newFilter: string, newValue: string) {
+    emit("setFilter", newFilter, newValue);
+}
+
+function openInMulti(history: HistorySummary) {
+    router.push("/histories/view_multiple");
+    historyStore.pinHistory(history.id);
+    // modal.value?.hide();
+}
+
+/** Loads (paginates) for more histories
+ * @param noScroll If true, we are not scrolling and will load _all_ items for current filter
+ */
+async function loadMore(noScroll = false) {
+    if (!busy.value && (noScroll || (!noScroll && !props.filter && !allLoaded.value))) {
+        busy.value = true;
+        const queryString = props.filter && HistoriesFilters.getQueryString(props.filter);
+        await historyStore.loadHistories(true, queryString);
+        busy.value = false;
+    }
+}
+</script>
+
+<template>
+    <div class="unified-panel">
+        <div class="unified-panel-controls">
+            <BBadge v-if="props.filter && !validFilter" class="alert-danger w-100 mb-2">
+                Search string too short!
+            </BBadge>
+            <b-alert v-else-if="!busy && hasNoResults" class="mb-2" variant="danger" show>No histories found.</b-alert>
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="position-relative flex-grow-1">
+            <div
+                v-show="!showAdvanced"
+                ref="scrollableDiv"
+                :class="{ 'history-scroll-list': !hasNoResults, toolMenuContainer: isMultiviewPanel }"
+                role="list">
+                <BListGroup>
+                    <BListGroupItem
+                        v-for="history in filtered"
+                        :key="history.id"
+                        :data-pk="history.id"
+                        button
+                        :class="{
+                            current: !isMultiviewPanel && history.id === currentHistoryId,
+                            'panel-item': isMultiviewPanel,
+                        }"
+                        :active="isActiveItem(history)"
+                        @click="() => historyClicked(history)">
+                        <div class="overflow-auto">
+                            <div :class="!isMultiviewPanel ? 'd-flex justify-content-between align-items-center' : ''">
+                                <div v-if="!isMultiviewPanel">
+                                    <Heading h3 inline bold size="text">
+                                        <span>{{ history.name }}</span>
+                                        <i v-if="history.id === currentHistoryId">(Current)</i>
+                                    </Heading>
+                                    <i
+                                        v-if="props.multiple && pinnedHistories.some((h) => h.id === history.id)"
+                                        v-b-tooltip.noninteractive.hover
+                                        title="This history is currently pinned in the multi-history view">
+                                        (currently pinned)
+                                    </i>
+                                </div>
+                                <TextSummary v-else component="h4" :description="history.name" one-line-summary />
+                                <div class="d-flex align-items-center flex-gapx-1">
+                                    <BBadge
+                                        v-b-tooltip.noninteractive.hover
+                                        pill
+                                        :title="localize('Amount of items in history')">
+                                        {{ history.count }} {{ localize("items") }}
+                                    </BBadge>
+                                    <BBadge
+                                        v-if="history.update_time"
+                                        v-b-tooltip.noninteractive.hover
+                                        pill
+                                        :title="localize('Last edited')">
+                                        <UtcDate :date="history.update_time" mode="elapsed" />
+                                    </BBadge>
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+
+                            <p v-if="!isMultiviewPanel && history.annotation" class="my-1">{{ history.annotation }}</p>
+
+                            <StatelessTags
+                                v-if="history.tags.length > 0"
+                                class="my-1"
+                                :value="history.tags"
+                                :disabled="true"
+                                :max-visible-tags="isMultiviewPanel ? 1 : 10"
+                                @tag-click="setFilterValue('tag', $event)" />
+
+                            <div
+                                v-if="props.additionalOptions.length > 0"
+                                class="d-flex justify-content-end align-items-center mt-1">
+                                <BButtonGroup>
+                                    <BButton
+                                        v-if="props.additionalOptions.includes('set-current')"
+                                        v-b-tooltip.noninteractive.hover
+                                        :title="localize('Set as current history')"
+                                        variant="link"
+                                        class="p-0 px-1"
+                                        @click.stop="() => setCurrentHistory(history)">
+                                        <FontAwesomeIcon icon="fa-sign-in-alt" />
+                                    </BButton>
+
+                                    <BButton
+                                        v-if="props.additionalOptions.includes('multi')"
+                                        v-b-tooltip.noninteractive.hover
+                                        :title="localize('Open in multi-view')"
+                                        variant="link"
+                                        class="p-0 px-1"
+                                        @click.stop="() => openInMulti(history)">
+                                        <FontAwesomeIcon icon="fa-columns" />
+                                    </BButton>
+
+                                    <BButton
+                                        v-if="props.additionalOptions.includes('center')"
+                                        v-b-tooltip.noninteractive.hover
+                                        :title="localize('Open in center panel')"
+                                        variant="link"
+                                        class="p-0 px-1"
+                                        @click.stop="() => setCenterPanelHistory(history)">
+                                        <FontAwesomeIcon icon="far fa-list-alt" />
+                                    </BButton>
+                                </BButtonGroup>
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                        <div v-if="isMultiviewPanel" class="d-flex align-items-center">
+                            <FontAwesomeIcon v-if="isActiveItem(history)" :icon="['far', 'check-square']" size="lg" />
+                            <FontAwesomeIcon v-else :icon="['far', 'square']" size="lg" />
+                        </div>
+                    </BListGroupItem>
+                    <div>
+                        <div v-if="allLoaded || props.filter !== ''" class="list-end my-2">
+                            <span v-if="filtered.length == 1">- {{ filtered.length }} history loaded -</span>
+                            <span v-else-if="filtered.length > 1">- All {{ filtered.length }} histories loaded -</span>
+                        </div>
+                        <b-overlay :show="busy" opacity="0.5" />
+                    </div>
+                </BListGroup>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <!-- TODO: This stuff goes in the BModal footer -->
+        <div>
+            <div
+                v-if="!allLoaded"
+                class="mr-auto"
+                :class="isMultiviewPanel && 'mt-1 d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'">
+                <i>Loaded {{ filtered.length }} out of {{ totalHistoryCount }} histories</i>
+                <BButton
+                    v-if="!props.filter"
+                    v-b-tooltip.noninteractive.hover
+                    class="load-more-hist-button"
+                    size="sm"
+                    title="Load More"
+                    variant="link"
+                    @click="loadMore()">
+                    <FontAwesomeIcon icon="fa-arrow-down" />
+                </BButton>
+            </div>
+
+            <div v-if="props.inModal">
+                <i v-if="multiple">{{ selectedHistories.length }} histories selected</i>
+                <BButton
+                    v-if="multiple"
+                    v-localize
+                    :disabled="pinnedSelectedEqual || showAdvanced"
+                    variant="primary"
+                    @click="selectHistories">
+                    Change Selected
+                </BButton>
+                <span v-else v-localize> Click a history to switch to it </span>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</template>
+
+<style lang="scss" scoped>
+@import "theme/blue.scss";
+
+.history-scroll-list {
+    overflow-x: hidden;
+    overflow-y: scroll;
+    scroll-behavior: smooth;
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 0;
+    left: 0;
+    right: 0;
+    bottom: 0;
+    // max-height: 65vh; /** TODO: should only apply to modal */
+    .list-group {
+        .list-group-item {
+            border-radius: 0;
+
+            &.panel-item {
+                display: flex;
+                justify-content: space-between;
+                &:not(&.active) {
+                    background: $panel-bg-color;
+                }
+            }
+
+            &:not(&.panel-item) {
+                &.current {
+                    border-left: 0.25rem solid $brand-primary;
+                }
+
+                &:first-child {
+                    border-top-left-radius: inherit;
+                    border-top-right-radius: inherit;
+                }
+
+                &:last-child {
+                    border-bottom-left-radius: inherit;
+                    border-bottom-right-radius: inherit;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    .list-end {
+        width: 100%;
+        text-align: center;
+        color: $text-light;
+    }
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/client/src/components/History/Modals/SelectorModal.vue b/client/src/components/History/Modals/SelectorModal.vue
index 98311f6906d..7c9f466755d 100644
--- a/client/src/components/History/Modals/SelectorModal.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/History/Modals/SelectorModal.vue
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
+/**
+ * TODO: Refactor this to use the new `HistoryScrollList` component
+ */
+
 import { library } from "@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core";
 import { faListAlt } from "@fortawesome/free-regular-svg-icons";
 import { faArrowDown, faColumns, faSignInAlt } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
@@ -200,7 +204,7 @@ function setFilterValue(newFilter: string, newValue: string) {
 function openInMulti(history: HistorySummary) {
     router.push("/histories/view_multiple");
     historyStore.pinHistory(history.id);
-    historyStore.loadHistoryById(history.id);
+    historyStore.loadHistoryById(history.id); // TODO: remove
     modal.value?.hide();
 }
 
@@ -362,7 +366,7 @@ async function loadMore(noScroll = false) {
     </div>
 </template>
 
-<style lang="scss">
+<style lang="scss" scoped>
 @import "theme/blue.scss";
 
 .history-selector-modal .modal-open .modal {
diff --git a/client/src/components/History/Multiple/MultipleView.vue b/client/src/components/History/Multiple/MultipleView.vue
index 9b2c5c92208..8ac7cabafe5 100644
--- a/client/src/components/History/Multiple/MultipleView.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/History/Multiple/MultipleView.vue
@@ -1,26 +1,30 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { library } from "@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core";
-import { faCheckSquare, faClock, faTimes } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
+import { faCheckSquare, faClock, faTimes, faUndo } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from "@fortawesome/vue-fontawesome";
 import { storeToRefs } from "pinia";
 import { computed, ref, watch } from "vue";
 
+import { HistoryFilters } from "@/components/History/HistoryFilters";
 import { Toast } from "@/composables/toast";
 import { useHistoryStore } from "@/stores/historyStore";
 import { useUserStore } from "@/stores/userStore";
 import localize from "@/utils/localization";
 
 import MultipleViewList from "./MultipleViewList.vue";
+import FilterMenu from "@/components/Common/FilterMenu.vue";
+import Heading from "@/components/Common/Heading.vue";
 import SelectorModal from "@/components/History/Modals/SelectorModal.vue";
 import LoadingSpan from "@/components/LoadingSpan.vue";
 
 type PinnedHistory = { id: string };
 
 const filter = ref("");
+const showAdvanced = ref(false);
 const showSelectModal = ref(false);
 const initialLoaded = ref(false);
 
-library.add(faClock, faCheckSquare, faTimes);
+library.add(faCheckSquare, faClock, faTimes, faUndo);
 
 const { currentUser } = storeToRefs(useUserStore());
 const { histories, currentHistory, historiesLoading } = storeToRefs(useHistoryStore());
@@ -77,7 +81,6 @@ function addHistoriesToList(incomingHistories: PinnedHistory[]) {
         const historyExists = historyStore.pinnedHistories.some((h: PinnedHistory) => h.id === history.id);
         if (!historyExists) {
             historyStore.pinHistory(history.id);
-            historyStore.loadHistoryById(history.id);
         }
     });
     // Unpin histories that are already pinned but not in the incoming list
@@ -99,60 +102,57 @@ const showRecentTitle = computed(() => {
 function showRecent() {
     historyStore.pinnedHistories = [];
     Toast.info(
-        "Showing the 4 most recently updated histories. Pin histories to this view by clicking on Select Histories."
+        "Showing the 4 most recently updated histories. Pin histories to this view by clicking on Select Histories.",
+        "History Multiview"
     );
 }
-
-function updateFilter(newFilter: string) {
-    filter.value = newFilter;
-}
 </script>
 
 <template>
-    <div v-if="currentUser">
+    <div v-if="currentUser" class="d-flex flex-column">
+        <div class="d-flex">
+            <Heading h1 separator inline size="xl" class="flex-grow-1 mb-2">History Multiview</Heading>
+
+            <div class="d-flex justify-content-between">
+                <div>
+                    <b-button-group v-b-tooltip.hover.noninteractive :title="showRecentTitle">
+                        <b-button
+                            size="sm"
+                            data-description="show recent histories"
+                            variant="outline-primary"
+                            :disabled="!hasPinnedHistories"
+                            @click="showRecent">
+                            <FontAwesomeIcon v-if="hasPinnedHistories" icon="undo" />
+                            <FontAwesomeIcon v-else icon="clock" />
+                            <span v-localize>Recent</span>
+                        </b-button>
+                    </b-button-group>
+                    <b-button
+                        v-b-tooltip.hover.noninteractive
+                        :title="localize('Open modal to select/deselect histories')"
+                        size="sm"
+                        data-description="open select histories modal"
+                        variant="outline-primary"
+                        @click="showSelectModal = true">
+                        <FontAwesomeIcon icon="fa-check-square" />
+                        <span v-localize>Select</span>
+                    </b-button>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
         <b-alert v-if="!initialLoaded && historiesLoading" class="m-2" variant="info" show>
             <LoadingSpan message="Loading Histories" />
         </b-alert>
         <div v-else-if="histories.length" class="multi-history-panel d-flex flex-column h-100">
-            <div class="d-flex justify-content-between">
-                <div class="w-100">
-                    <b-input-group>
-                        <b-form-input
-                            v-model="filter"
-                            size="sm"
-                            debounce="500"
-                            :class="filter && 'font-weight-bold'"
-                            :placeholder="localize('search datasets in selected histories')"
-                            data-description="filter text input"
-                            @keyup.esc="updateFilter('')" />
-                        <b-input-group-append>
-                            <b-button size="sm" data-description="show deleted filter toggle" @click="updateFilter('')">
-                                <FontAwesomeIcon icon="fa-times" fixed-width />
-                            </b-button>
-                        </b-input-group-append>
-                    </b-input-group>
-                </div>
-                <b-button-group v-b-tooltip.hover.noninteractive :title="showRecentTitle">
-                    <b-button
-                        size="sm"
-                        data-description="show recent histories"
-                        class="text-nowrap ml-1"
-                        :disabled="!hasPinnedHistories"
-                        @click="showRecent">
-                        <FontAwesomeIcon icon="fa-clock" />
-                        <span v-localize>Show Recent</span>
-                    </b-button>
-                </b-button-group>
-                <b-button
-                    size="sm"
-                    data-description="open select histories modal"
-                    class="text-nowrap ml-1"
-                    @click="showSelectModal = true">
-                    <FontAwesomeIcon icon="fa-check-square" />
-                    <span v-localize>Select Histories</span>
-                </b-button>
-            </div>
+            <FilterMenu
+                name="History Multiview"
+                :placeholder="localize('Search datasets and collections in selected histories')"
+                :filter-class="HistoryFilters"
+                :filter-text.sync="filter"
+                :loading="historiesLoading"
+                :show-advanced.sync="showAdvanced" />
             <MultipleViewList
+                v-show="!showAdvanced"
                 :filter="filter"
                 :current-history="currentHistory"
                 :selected-histories="selectedHistories"
diff --git a/client/src/components/History/Multiple/MultipleViewItem.vue b/client/src/components/History/Multiple/MultipleViewItem.vue
index 18cac35237a..de19d9af530 100644
--- a/client/src/components/History/Multiple/MultipleViewItem.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/History/Multiple/MultipleViewItem.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { BButton } from "bootstrap-vue";
 import { storeToRefs } from "pinia";
-import { computed, ref } from "vue";
+import { computed, onMounted, ref } from "vue";
 
 import { useHistoryStore } from "@/stores/historyStore";
 
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ const props = defineProps<Props>();
 const historyStore = useHistoryStore();
 const { currentHistoryId, pinnedHistories } = storeToRefs(historyStore);
 
+onMounted(() => {
+    historyStore.loadHistoryById(props.source.id);
+});
+
 const selectedCollections = ref<any[]>([]);
 
 const sameToCurrent = computed(() => {
diff --git a/client/src/components/History/Multiple/MultipleViewList.vue b/client/src/components/History/Multiple/MultipleViewList.vue
index 9e62acdd878..58b7f02af98 100644
--- a/client/src/components/History/Multiple/MultipleViewList.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/History/Multiple/MultipleViewList.vue
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { useAnimationFrameScroll } from "@/composables/sensors/animationFrameScr
 import { Toast } from "@/composables/toast";
 import { useHistoryStore } from "@/stores/historyStore";
 import localize from "@/utils/localization";
+import { errorMessageAsString } from "@/utils/simple-error";
 
 import HistoryDropZone from "../CurrentHistory/HistoryDropZone.vue";
 import MultipleViewItem from "./MultipleViewItem.vue";
@@ -67,10 +68,9 @@ async function onDrop(evt: any) {
                     } else {
                         Toast.info(localize("Collection copied to new history"));
                     }
-                    historyStore.loadHistoryById(currentHistoryId);
                 })
                 .catch((error) => {
-                    Toast.error(error);
+                    Toast.error(errorMessageAsString(error));
                 });
             // pin the newly created history via the drop
             historyStore.pinHistory(currentHistoryId);
diff --git a/client/src/components/Panels/MultiviewPanel.vue b/client/src/components/Panels/MultiviewPanel.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..953478852b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/components/Panels/MultiviewPanel.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { library } from "@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core";
+import { faColumns, faUndo } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
+import { FontAwesomeIcon } from "@fortawesome/vue-fontawesome";
+import { storeToRefs } from "pinia";
+import { computed, ref } from "vue";
+import { useRoute, useRouter } from "vue-router/composables";
+
+import { HistoriesFilters } from "@/components/History/HistoriesFilters";
+import { Toast } from "@/composables/toast";
+import { useHistoryStore } from "@/stores/historyStore";
+import { useUserStore } from "@/stores/userStore";
+import { localize } from "@/utils/localization";
+import { withPrefix } from "@/utils/redirect";
+import { errorMessageAsString } from "@/utils/simple-error";
+
+import FilterMenu from "@/components/Common/FilterMenu.vue";
+import HistoryList from "@/components/History/HistoryScrollList.vue";
+
+const route = useRoute();
+const router = useRouter();
+
+// @ts-ignore bad library types
+library.add(faColumns, faUndo);
+
+const filter = ref("");
+const showAdvanced = ref(false);
+const loading = ref(false);
+
+const isAnonymous = computed(() => useUserStore().isAnonymous);
+const historyStore = useHistoryStore();
+const { histories, historiesLoading, currentHistoryId } = storeToRefs(historyStore);
+
+const pinnedHistoryCount = computed(() => {
+    return Object.keys(historyStore.pinnedHistories).length;
+});
+
+const pinRecentTitle = computed(() => {
+    if (pinnedHistoryCount.value > 0) {
+        return localize("Reset selection to show 4 most recently updated histories instead");
+    } else {
+        return localize("Currently showing 4 most recently updated histories in Multiview");
+    }
+});
+
+const pinRecentText = computed(() => {
+    if (pinnedHistoryCount.value > 1) {
+        return localize(`${pinnedHistoryCount.value} histories pinned. Click here to reset`);
+    } else if (pinnedHistoryCount.value == 1) {
+        return localize("1 history pinned. Click here to reset");
+    } else {
+        return localize("Select histories to pin to Multiview");
+    }
+});
+
+async function createAndPin() {
+    try {
+        loading.value = true;
+        await historyStore.createNewHistory();
+        if (!currentHistoryId.value) {
+            throw new Error("Error creating history");
+        }
+        historyStore.pinHistory(currentHistoryId.value);
+        router.push("/histories/view_multiple");
+    } catch (error: any) {
+        console.error(error);
+        Toast.error(errorMessageAsString(error), "Error creating and pinning history");
+    } finally {
+        loading.value = false;
+    }
+}
+
+/** Reset to _default_ state; showing 4 latest updated histories */
+function pinRecent() {
+    historyStore.pinnedHistories = [];
+    Toast.info(
+        "Showing the 4 most recently updated histories in Multiview. Pin histories to History Multiview by selecting them in the panel.",
+        "History Multiview"
+    );
+}
+
+function setFilter(newFilter: string, newValue: string) {
+    filter.value = HistoriesFilters.setFilterValue(filter.value, newFilter, newValue);
+}
+
+function userTitle(title: string) {
+    if (isAnonymous.value == true) {
+        return `Log in to ${title}`;
+    } else {
+        return title;
+    }
+}
+</script>
+
+<template>
+    <div class="unified-panel" aria-labelledby="multiview-heading">
+        <div unselectable="on">
+            <div class="unified-panel-header-inner">
+                <nav class="d-flex justify-content-between mx-3 my-2">
+                    <h2 v-localize class="m-1 h-sm">Select Histories</h2>
+                    <b-button-group>
+                        <b-button
+                            v-b-tooltip.bottom.hover
+                            data-description="create new history and pin"
+                            size="sm"
+                            variant="link"
+                            :title="userTitle('Create new history and pin to multiview')"
+                            :disabled="isAnonymous"
+                            @click="createAndPin">
+                            <Icon fixed-width icon="plus" />
+                        </b-button>
+                    </b-button-group>
+                </nav>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="unified-panel-controls">
+            <FilterMenu
+                class="mb-3"
+                name="Histories"
+                placeholder="search histories"
+                :filter-class="HistoriesFilters"
+                :filter-text.sync="filter"
+                :loading="historiesLoading || loading"
+                :show-advanced.sync="showAdvanced" />
+            <section v-if="!showAdvanced">
+                <b-button
+                    v-if="route.path !== '/histories/view_multiple'"
+                    v-b-tooltip.hover.noninteractive.bottom
+                    :aria-label="userTitle('Open History Multiview in center panel')"
+                    :title="userTitle('Open History Multiview in center panel')"
+                    class="w-100 mb-2"
+                    size="sm"
+                    :disabled="isAnonymous"
+                    @click="router.push('/histories/view_multiple')">
+                    <FontAwesomeIcon icon="columns" />
+                    <span v-localize>Open History Multiview</span>
+                </b-button>
+                <b-button-group
+                    v-else
+                    v-b-tooltip.hover.noninteractive.bottom
+                    class="w-100 mb-2"
+                    :aria-label="pinRecentTitle"
+                    :title="pinRecentTitle">
+                    <b-button size="sm" :disabled="!pinnedHistoryCount" @click="pinRecent">
+                        <span class="position-relative">
+                            <FontAwesomeIcon v-if="pinnedHistoryCount" icon="undo" class="mr-1" />
+                            <b>{{ pinRecentText }}</b>
+                        </span>
+                    </b-button>
+                </b-button-group>
+            </section>
+        </div>
+        <div v-if="isAnonymous">
+            <b-badge class="alert-info w-100 mx-2">
+                Please <a :href="withPrefix('/login')">log in or register</a> to create multiple histories.
+            </b-badge>
+        </div>
+        <HistoryList
+            v-show="!showAdvanced"
+            multiple
+            :filter="filter"
+            :histories="histories"
+            :loading.sync="loading"
+            @setFilter="setFilter" />
+    </div>
+</template>
diff --git a/client/src/entry/analysis/router.js b/client/src/entry/analysis/router.js
index 21ff320e7ce..472c7c4d37c 100644
--- a/client/src/entry/analysis/router.js
+++ b/client/src/entry/analysis/router.js
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ export function getRouter(Galaxy) {
                         path: "histories/view_multiple",
                         component: HistoryMultipleView,
                         props: true,
+                        redirect: redirectAnon(),
                     },
                     {
                         path: "histories/list_published",
diff --git a/client/src/stores/activitySetup.ts b/client/src/stores/activitySetup.ts
index 7d508671e18..01293c21c49 100644
--- a/client/src/stores/activitySetup.ts
+++ b/client/src/stores/activitySetup.ts
@@ -83,13 +83,13 @@ export const Activities = [
         visible: true,
     },
     {
-        description: "Opens the History Multiview in the center panel.",
+        description: "Displays the history selector panel and opens History Multiview in the center panel.",
         icon: "fa-columns",
         id: "multiview",
         mutable: false,
         optional: true,
         title: "History Multiview",
-        tooltip: "Open History Multiview",
+        tooltip: "Select histories to show in History Multiview",
         to: "/histories/view_multiple",
         visible: true,
     },