diff --git a/client/src/api/datatypes.ts b/client/src/api/datatypes.ts
index 449c1a71ac1..0cc5cb54ed4 100644
--- a/client/src/api/datatypes.ts
+++ b/client/src/api/datatypes.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,26 @@
 import type { components } from "@/api";
+import { GalaxyApi } from "@/api";
+import { rethrowSimple } from "@/utils/simple-error";
 
 export type CompositeFileInfo = components["schemas"]["CompositeFileInfo"];
+export type DatatypeDetails = components["schemas"]["DatatypeDetails"];
+
+/**
+ * Get details about a specific datatype
+ */
+export async function fetchDatatypeDetails(extension: string): Promise<DatatypeDetails> {
+    try {
+        const { GET } = GalaxyApi();
+        const { data } = await GET("/api/datatypes/{datatype}", {
+            params: {
+                path: { datatype: extension },
+            },
+        });
+        if (!data) {
+            throw new Error(`Failed to fetch datatype details for ${extension}`);
+        }
+        return data as DatatypeDetails;
+    } catch (error) {
+        rethrowSimple(error);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/client/src/api/schema/schema.ts b/client/src/api/schema/schema.ts
index a61861be3ea..20ba0bc1690 100644
--- a/client/src/api/schema/schema.ts
+++ b/client/src/api/schema/schema.ts
@@ -9301,6 +9301,11 @@ export interface components {
              * @description The URL to a detailed description for this datatype
              */
             description_url: string | null;
+            /**
+             * Display behavior
+             * @description How this datatype behaves when displayed with preview=True: 'inline' (can be displayed in browser) or 'download' (triggers download)
+             */
+            display_behavior?: string | null;
             /**
              * Display in upload
              * @description If True, the associated file extension will be displayed in the `File Format` select list in the `Upload File from your computer` tool in the `Get Data` tool section of the tool panel
diff --git a/client/src/components/Dataset/DatasetView.vue b/client/src/components/Dataset/DatasetView.vue
index b55fd349bc1..1f50eecc691 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Dataset/DatasetView.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/Dataset/DatasetView.vue
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { BNav, BNavItem } from "bootstrap-vue";
+import { faBug, faChartBar, faEye, faFileAlt, faInfoCircle, faPen } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
+import { FontAwesomeIcon } from "@fortawesome/vue-fontawesome";
+import { BLink, BNav, BNavItem } from "bootstrap-vue";
 import { computed, ref, watch } from "vue";
 
 import { usePersistentToggle } from "@/composables/persistentToggle";
 import { useDatasetStore } from "@/stores/datasetStore";
-import { useDatatypeVisualizationsStore } from "@/stores/datatypeVisualizationsStore";
+import { useDatatypeStore } from "@/stores/datatypeStore";
+import { bytesToString } from "@/utils/utils";
 
 import DatasetError from "../DatasetInformation/DatasetError.vue";
 import LoadingSpan from "../LoadingSpan.vue";
@@ -17,12 +20,12 @@ import VisualizationFrame from "@/components/Visualizations/VisualizationFrame.v
 import CenterFrame from "@/entry/analysis/modules/CenterFrame.vue";
 
 const datasetStore = useDatasetStore();
-const datatypeVisualizationsStore = useDatatypeVisualizationsStore();
+const datatypeStore = useDatatypeStore();
 const { toggled: headerCollapsed, toggle: toggleHeaderCollapse } = usePersistentToggle("dataset-header-collapsed");
 
 interface Props {
     datasetId: string;
-    tab?: "details" | "edit" | "error" | "preview" | "visualize";
+    tab?: "details" | "edit" | "error" | "preview" | "raw" | "visualize";
 }
 
 const props = withDefaults(defineProps<Props>(), {
@@ -30,37 +33,40 @@ const props = withDefaults(defineProps<Props>(), {
 });
 
 const iframeLoading = ref(true);
-const preferredVisualization = ref<string>();
 
 const dataset = computed(() => datasetStore.getDataset(props.datasetId));
 const headerState = computed(() => (headerCollapsed.value ? "closed" : "open"));
-const isLoading = computed(() => datasetStore.isLoadingDataset(props.datasetId));
+
+// Track datatype loading state
+const isDatatypeLoading = ref(false);
+
+// Consolidated loading state
+const isLoading = computed(() => {
+    return datasetStore.isLoadingDataset(props.datasetId) || isDatatypeLoading.value;
+});
+
 const showError = computed(
     () => dataset.value && (dataset.value.state === "error" || dataset.value.state === "failed_metadata")
 );
+const isAutoDownloadType = computed(
+    () => dataset.value && datatypeStore.isDatatypeAutoDownload(dataset.value.file_ext)
+);
+const preferredVisualization = computed(
+    () => dataset.value && datatypeStore.getPreferredVisualization(dataset.value.file_ext)
+);
 
-// Check if the dataset has a preferred visualization by datatype
-async function checkPreferredVisualization() {
-    if (dataset.value && dataset.value.file_ext) {
-        try {
-            const mapping = await datatypeVisualizationsStore.getPreferredVisualizationForDatatype(
-                dataset.value.file_ext
-            );
-            if (mapping) {
-                preferredVisualization.value = mapping.visualization;
-            } else {
-                preferredVisualization.value = undefined;
-            }
-        } catch (error) {
-            preferredVisualization.value = undefined;
+// Watch for changes to the dataset to fetch datatype info
+watch(
+    () => dataset.value?.file_ext,
+    async () => {
+        if (dataset.value && dataset.value.file_ext) {
+            isDatatypeLoading.value = true;
+            await datatypeStore.fetchDatatypeDetails(dataset.value.file_ext);
+            isDatatypeLoading.value = false;
         }
-    } else {
-        preferredVisualization.value = undefined;
-    }
-}
-
-// Watch for changes to the dataset to check for preferred visualizations
-watch(() => dataset.value?.file_ext, checkPreferredVisualization, { immediate: true });
+    },
+    { immediate: true }
+);
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -76,7 +82,8 @@ watch(() => dataset.value?.file_ext, checkPreferredVisualization, { immediate: t
                     class="flex-grow-1"
                     :collapse="headerState"
                     @click="toggleHeaderCollapse">
-                    {{ dataset?.hid }}: <span class="font-weight-bold">{{ dataset?.name }}</span>
+                    <span class="dataset-hid">{{ dataset?.hid }}:</span>
+                    <span class="dataset-name font-weight-bold">{{ dataset?.name }}</span>
                     <span class="dataset-state-header">
                         <DatasetState :dataset-id="datasetId" />
                     </span>
@@ -100,29 +107,52 @@ watch(() => dataset.value?.file_ext, checkPreferredVisualization, { immediate: t
                             {{ dataset.genome_build }}
                         </BLink>
                     </span>
-                    <div v-if="dataset.misc_info" class="info">
-                        <span class="value">{{ dataset.misc_info }}</span>
-                    </div>
+                    <span v-if="dataset.file_size" class="filesize">
+                        <span v-localize class="prompt">size</span>
+                        <span class="value font-weight-bold" v-html="bytesToString(dataset.file_size, false)" />
+                    </span>
                 </div>
             </transition>
         </header>
         <BNav pills class="my-2 p-2 bg-light border-bottom">
-            <BNavItem title="Preview" :active="tab === 'preview'" :to="`/datasets/${datasetId}/preview`">
-                Preview
+            <BNavItem
+                title="View a preview of the dataset contents"
+                :active="tab === 'preview'"
+                :to="`/datasets/${datasetId}/preview`">
+                <FontAwesomeIcon :icon="faEye" class="mr-1" /> Preview
+            </BNavItem>
+            <BNavItem
+                v-if="preferredVisualization"
+                title="View raw dataset contents"
+                :active="tab === 'raw'"
+                :to="`/datasets/${datasetId}/raw`">
+                <FontAwesomeIcon :icon="faFileAlt" class="mr-1" /> Raw
             </BNavItem>
             <BNavItem
                 v-if="!showError"
-                title="Visualize"
+                title="Explore available visualizations for this dataset"
                 :active="tab === 'visualize'"
                 :to="`/datasets/${datasetId}/visualize`">
-                Visualize
+                <FontAwesomeIcon :icon="faChartBar" class="mr-1" /> Visualize
             </BNavItem>
-            <BNavItem title="Details" :active="tab === 'details'" :to="`/datasets/${datasetId}/details`">
-                Details
+            <BNavItem
+                title="View detailed information about this dataset"
+                :active="tab === 'details'"
+                :to="`/datasets/${datasetId}/details`">
+                <FontAwesomeIcon :icon="faInfoCircle" class="mr-1" /> Details
             </BNavItem>
-            <BNavItem title="Edit" :active="tab === 'edit'" :to="`/datasets/${datasetId}/edit`">Edit</BNavItem>
-            <BNavItem v-if="showError" title="Error" :active="tab === 'error'" :to="`/datasets/${datasetId}/error`">
-                Error
+            <BNavItem
+                title="Edit dataset attributes and metadata"
+                :active="tab === 'edit'"
+                :to="`/datasets/${datasetId}/edit`">
+                <FontAwesomeIcon :icon="faPen" class="mr-1" /> Edit
+            </BNavItem>
+            <BNavItem
+                v-if="showError"
+                title="View error information for this dataset"
+                :active="tab === 'error'"
+                :to="`/datasets/${datasetId}/error`">
+                <FontAwesomeIcon :icon="faBug" class="mr-1" /> Error
             </BNavItem>
         </BNav>
         <div v-if="tab === 'preview'" class="h-100">
@@ -131,22 +161,49 @@ watch(() => dataset.value?.file_ext, checkPreferredVisualization, { immediate: t
                 :dataset-id="datasetId"
                 :visualization="preferredVisualization"
                 @load="iframeLoading = false" />
+            <div v-else-if="isAutoDownloadType" class="auto-download-message p-4">
+                <div class="alert alert-info">
+                    <h4>Download Required</h4>
+                    <p>This file type ({{ dataset.file_ext }}) will download automatically when accessed directly.</p>
+                    <p>File size: <strong v-html="bytesToString(dataset.file_size || 0, false)" /></p>
+                    <a :href="`/datasets/${datasetId}/display`" class="btn btn-primary mt-2" download>
+                        <FontAwesomeIcon :icon="faFileAlt" class="mr-1" /> Download File
+                    </a>
+                </div>
+            </div>
             <CenterFrame
                 v-else
                 :src="`/datasets/${datasetId}/display/?preview=True`"
-                :is_preview="true"
+                :is-preview="true"
                 @load="iframeLoading = false" />
         </div>
-        <div v-else-if="tab === 'visualize'" class="d-flex flex-column overflow-hidden overflow-y">
+        <div v-else-if="tab === 'raw'" class="h-100">
+            <div v-if="isAutoDownloadType" class="auto-download-message p-4">
+                <div class="alert alert-info">
+                    <h4>Download Required</h4>
+                    <p>This file type ({{ dataset.file_ext }}) will download automatically when accessed directly.</p>
+                    <p>File size: <strong v-html="bytesToString(dataset.file_size || 0, false)" /></p>
+                    <a :href="`/datasets/${datasetId}/display`" class="btn btn-primary mt-2" download>
+                        <FontAwesomeIcon :icon="faFileAlt" class="mr-1" /> Download File
+                    </a>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+            <CenterFrame
+                v-else
+                :src="`/datasets/${datasetId}/display/?preview=True`"
+                :is-preview="true"
+                @load="iframeLoading = false" />
+        </div>
+        <div v-else-if="tab === 'visualize'" class="tab-content-panel">
             <VisualizationsList :dataset-id="datasetId" />
         </div>
-        <div v-else-if="tab === 'edit'" class="d-flex flex-column overflow-hidden overflow-y mt-2">
+        <div v-else-if="tab === 'edit'" class="tab-content-panel mt-2">
             <DatasetAttributes :dataset-id="datasetId" />
         </div>
-        <div v-else-if="tab === 'details'" class="d-flex flex-column overflow-hidden overflow-y mt-2">
+        <div v-else-if="tab === 'details'" class="tab-content-panel mt-2">
             <DatasetDetails :dataset-id="datasetId" />
         </div>
-        <div v-else-if="tab === 'error'" class="d-flex flex-column overflow-hidden overflow-y mt-2">
+        <div v-else-if="tab === 'error'" class="tab-content-panel mt-2">
             <DatasetError :dataset-id="datasetId" />
         </div>
     </div>
@@ -161,6 +218,21 @@ watch(() => dataset.value?.file_ext, checkPreferredVisualization, { immediate: t
     opacity: 1;
     transition: all 0.25s ease;
     overflow: hidden;
+
+    .datatype,
+    .dbkey,
+    .filesize {
+        margin-right: 1rem;
+    }
+
+    .prompt {
+        color: $text-muted;
+        margin-right: 0.25rem;
+    }
+
+    .blurb {
+        margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
+    }
 }
 
 .header-enter, /* change to header-enter-from with Vue 3 */
@@ -172,8 +244,41 @@ watch(() => dataset.value?.file_ext, checkPreferredVisualization, { immediate: t
     opacity: 0;
 }
 
+.dataset-hid,
+.dataset-state-header {
+    white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.dataset-hid {
+    margin-right: 0.25rem;
+}
+
+.dataset-name {
+    word-break: break-word;
+}
+
 .dataset-state-header {
     font-size: $h5-font-size;
     vertical-align: middle;
+    margin-left: 0.5rem;
+}
+
+.tab-content-panel {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    overflow-y: auto;
+}
+
+.auto-download-message {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: flex-start;
+    justify-content: center;
+    height: 100%;
+
+    .alert {
+        max-width: 600px;
+        width: 100%;
+    }
 }
 </style>
diff --git a/client/src/components/History/Content/ContentOptions.vue b/client/src/components/History/Content/ContentOptions.vue
index 63e75eeaf4f..392e1f202f8 100644
--- a/client/src/components/History/Content/ContentOptions.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/History/Content/ContentOptions.vue
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
+import { faStop } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from "@fortawesome/vue-fontawesome";
 import axios from "axios";
 import { BButton, BDropdown } from "bootstrap-vue";
-import { faStop } from "font-awesome-6";
+//@ts-ignore deprecated package without types (vue 2, remove this comment on vue 3 migration)
+import { ScanEye } from "lucide-vue";
 import { computed, type Ref, ref } from "vue";
 
 import { getAppRoot } from "@/onload/loadConfig";
@@ -112,14 +114,14 @@ function onDisplay($event: MouseEvent) {
         <BButton
             v-if="isDataset"
             v-b-tooltip.hover
-            title="Display"
+            title="View"
             tabindex="0"
             class="display-btn px-1"
             size="sm"
             variant="link"
             :href="displayUrl"
             @click.prevent.stop="onDisplay($event)">
-            <icon icon="eye" />
+            <ScanEye absolute-stroke-width :size="16" />
         </BButton>
         <BButton
             v-if="writable && isHistoryItem"
diff --git a/client/src/components/History/Content/Dataset/DatasetActions.vue b/client/src/components/History/Content/Dataset/DatasetActions.vue
index 07adb883651..f8bf41f09e4 100644
--- a/client/src/components/History/Content/Dataset/DatasetActions.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/History/Content/Dataset/DatasetActions.vue
@@ -39,12 +39,24 @@ const showDownloads = computed(() => {
 const showError = computed(() => {
     return props.item.state === "error" || props.item.state === "failed_metadata";
 });
+const showInfo = computed(() => {
+    return props.item.state !== "noPermission";
+});
+const showVisualizations = computed(() => {
+    return !props.item.purged && ["ok", "failed_metadata", "error"].includes(props.item.state);
+});
 const showRerun = computed(() => {
     return props.item.accessible && props.item.rerunnable && props.item.creating_job && props.item.state != "upload";
 });
 const reportErrorUrl = computed(() => {
     return prependPath(props.itemUrls.reportError!);
 });
+const showDetailsUrl = computed(() => {
+    return prependPath(props.itemUrls.showDetails!);
+});
+const visualizeUrl = computed(() => {
+    return prependPath(props.itemUrls.visualize!);
+});
 const rerunUrl = computed(() => {
     return prependPath(props.itemUrls.rerun!);
 });
@@ -69,6 +81,14 @@ function onError() {
     window.location.href = reportErrorUrl.value;
 }
 
+function onInfo() {
+    router.push(`/datasets/${props.item.id}/details`);
+}
+
+function onVisualize() {
+    router.push(`/datasets/${props.item.id}/visualize`);
+}
+
 function onRerun() {
     router.push(`/root?job_id=${props.item.creating_job}`);
 }
@@ -103,6 +123,30 @@ function onRerun() {
                     <FontAwesomeIcon :icon="faLink" />
                 </BButton>
 
+                <BButton
+                    v-if="showInfo"
+                    v-b-tooltip.hover
+                    class="info-btn px-1"
+                    title="Dataset Details"
+                    size="sm"
+                    variant="link"
+                    :href="showDetailsUrl"
+                    @click.prevent.stop="onInfo">
+                    <FontAwesomeIcon :icon="faInfoCircle" />
+                </BButton>
+
+                <BButton
+                    v-if="showVisualizations"
+                    v-b-tooltip.hover
+                    class="visualize-btn px-1"
+                    title="Visualize"
+                    size="sm"
+                    variant="link"
+                    :href="visualizeUrl"
+                    @click.prevent.stop="onVisualize">
+                    <FontAwesomeIcon :icon="faChartBar" />
+                </BButton>
+
                 <BButton
                     v-if="showHighlight"
                     v-b-tooltip.hover
diff --git a/client/src/stores/datatypeStore.js b/client/src/stores/datatypeStore.js
index af20efbdc52..3a1e15fc3aa 100644
--- a/client/src/stores/datatypeStore.js
+++ b/client/src/stores/datatypeStore.js
@@ -1,14 +1,28 @@
 import UploadUtils from "components/Upload/utils";
 import { defineStore } from "pinia";
 
+import { fetchDatatypeDetails } from "@/api/datatypes";
+
 export const useDatatypeStore = defineStore("datatypeStore", {
     state: () => ({
         uploadDatatypes: [],
+        datatypeDetails: {},
     }),
     getters: {
         getUploadDatatypes: (state) => {
             return state.uploadDatatypes;
         },
+        getDatatypeDetails: (state) => (extension) => {
+            return state.datatypeDetails[extension];
+        },
+        isDatatypeAutoDownload: (state) => (extension) => {
+            const details = state.datatypeDetails[extension];
+            return details?.display_behavior === "download";
+        },
+        getPreferredVisualization: (state) => (extension) => {
+            const details = state.datatypeDetails[extension];
+            return details?.preferred_visualization?.visualization || null;
+        },
     },
     actions: {
         async fetchUploadDatatypes() {
@@ -19,5 +33,20 @@ export const useDatatypeStore = defineStore("datatypeStore", {
                 console.log("Error: unable to load datatypes", err);
             }
         },
+        async fetchDatatypeDetails(extension) {
+            // Return cached details if available
+            if (this.datatypeDetails[extension]) {
+                return this.datatypeDetails[extension];
+            }
+
+            try {
+                const details = await fetchDatatypeDetails(extension);
+                this.datatypeDetails[extension] = details;
+                return details;
+            } catch (err) {
+                console.error(`Error: unable to load datatype details for ${extension}`, err);
+                return null;
+            }
+        },
     },
 });
diff --git a/client/src/utils/navigation/navigation.yml b/client/src/utils/navigation/navigation.yml
index 3c50b4bb550..fb3f4902c3e 100644
--- a/client/src/utils/navigation/navigation.yml
+++ b/client/src/utils/navigation/navigation.yml
@@ -157,9 +157,9 @@ object_store_details:
 dataset_view:
   selectors:
     _: .dataset-view
-    edit_tab: ".nav-item[title='Edit'] > a.nav-link"
-    details_tab: ".nav-item[title='Details'] > a.nav-link"
-    visualize_tab: ".nav-item[title='Visualize'] > a.nav-link"
+    edit_tab: ".nav-item[title='Edit dataset attributes and metadata'] > a.nav-link"
+    details_tab: ".nav-item[title='View detailed information about this dataset'] > a.nav-link"
+    visualize_tab: ".nav-item[title='Explore available visualizations for this dataset'] > a.nav-link"
 
 history_panel:
   menu:
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/datatypes/_schema.py b/lib/galaxy/datatypes/_schema.py
index 1a32e6ec247..680e32d3bea 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/datatypes/_schema.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/datatypes/_schema.py
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ class DatatypeDetails(BaseModel):
         title="Upload warning",
         description="End-user information regarding potential pitfalls with this upload type.",
     )
+    display_behavior: Optional[str] = Field(
+        default=None,
+        title="Display behavior",
+        description="How this datatype behaves when displayed with preview=True: 'inline' (can be displayed in browser) or 'download' (triggers download)",
+    )
 
 
 class DatatypesMap(BaseModel):
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/datatypes/binary.py b/lib/galaxy/datatypes/binary.py
index fd64a838384..146447cb0e5 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/datatypes/binary.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/datatypes/binary.py
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@ class CompressedZipArchive(CompressedArchive):
     """
 
     file_ext = "zip"
+    display_behavior = "download"  # Archive files trigger downloads
 
     def set_peek(self, dataset: DatasetProtocol, **kwd) -> None:
         if not dataset.dataset.purged:
@@ -3198,6 +3199,7 @@ class Xlsx(Binary):
 
     file_ext = "xlsx"
     compressed = True
+    display_behavior = "download"  # Office documents trigger downloads
 
     def sniff_prefix(self, file_prefix: FilePrefix) -> bool:
         # Xlsx is compressed in zip format and must not be uncompressed in Galaxy.
@@ -3210,6 +3212,7 @@ class ExcelXls(Binary):
 
     file_ext = "excel.xls"
     edam_format = "format_3468"
+    display_behavior = "download"  # Office documents trigger downloads
 
     def sniff_prefix(self, file_prefix: FilePrefix) -> bool:
         return file_prefix.mime_type == self.get_mime()
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/datatypes/data.py b/lib/galaxy/datatypes/data.py
index 0d73604c3ba..4350f9217a6 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/datatypes/data.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/datatypes/data.py
@@ -240,6 +240,10 @@ class Data(metaclass=DataMeta):
     # A per datatype setting (inherited): max file size (in bytes) for setting optional metadata
     _max_optional_metadata_filesize = None
 
+    # Display behavior when preview=True: "inline" (can be displayed in browser),
+    # "download" (always triggers download), or None (default behavior)
+    display_behavior: Optional[Literal["inline", "download"]] = None
+
     # Trackster track type.
     track_type: Optional[str] = None
 
@@ -264,6 +268,23 @@ class Data(metaclass=DataMeta):
             return cls.allow_datatype_change
         return cls.composite_type is None
 
+    @classmethod
+    def get_display_behavior(cls) -> str:
+        """
+        Returns the display behavior for this datatype.
+
+        If display_behavior is set on the class, returns that value.
+        Otherwise, returns "inline" for text-based types and "download" for binary types.
+        """
+        if cls.display_behavior is not None:
+            return cls.display_behavior
+
+        # Default behavior based on whether the datatype is binary
+        if cls.is_binary is True:
+            return "download"
+        else:
+            return "inline"
+
     def dataset_content_needs_grooming(self, file_name: str) -> bool:
         """This function is called on an output dataset file after the content is initially generated."""
         return False
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/datatypes/images.py b/lib/galaxy/datatypes/images.py
index 01bc4e1e778..b2ef54c9bea 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/datatypes/images.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/datatypes/images.py
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ class Png(Image):
 class Tiff(Image):
     edam_format = "format_3591"
     file_ext = "tiff"
+    display_behavior = "download"  # TIFF files trigger browser downloads
     MetadataElement(
         name="offsets",
         desc="Offsets File",
@@ -505,6 +506,7 @@ class Rast(Image):
 class Pdf(Image):
     edam_format = "format_3508"
     file_ext = "pdf"
+    display_behavior = "download"  # PDFs often trigger downloads depending on browser settings
 
     def sniff(self, filename: str) -> bool:
         """Determine if the file is in pdf format."""
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/datatypes/registry.py b/lib/galaxy/datatypes/registry.py
index 92892326dbf..227c83d0450 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/datatypes/registry.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/datatypes/registry.py
@@ -343,6 +343,11 @@ class Registry:
                             "description": description,
                             "description_url": description_url,
                             "upload_warning": upload_warning(upload_warning_template),
+                            "display_behavior": (
+                                datatype_instance.get_display_behavior()
+                                if hasattr(datatype_instance, "get_display_behavior")
+                                else None
+                            ),
                         }
                         composite_files = datatype_instance.get_composite_files()
                         if composite_files:
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/selenium/navigates_galaxy.py b/lib/galaxy/selenium/navigates_galaxy.py
index b3f450b4689..6e323c4c83b 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/selenium/navigates_galaxy.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/selenium/navigates_galaxy.py
@@ -1995,7 +1995,9 @@ class NavigatesGalaxy(HasDriver):
 
         # Find and click the Edit tab - using a more reliable selector
         # BVue generates '.nav-item a' elements with a title attribute matching the tab title
-        edit_tab_button = self.wait_for_selector_clickable(".nav-item[title='Edit'] > a.nav-link")
+        edit_tab_button = self.wait_for_selector_clickable(
+            ".nav-item[title='Edit dataset attributes and metadata'] > a.nav-link"
+        )
         edit_tab_button.click()
 
         # Wait for the edit attributes panel to be visible
@@ -2010,14 +2012,18 @@ class NavigatesGalaxy(HasDriver):
     def show_dataset_details(self, hid):
         self.display_dataset(hid)
         # Find and click the Details tab
-        details_tab_button = self.wait_for_selector_clickable(".nav-item[title='Details'] > a.nav-link")
+        details_tab_button = self.wait_for_selector_clickable(
+            ".nav-item[title='View detailed information about this dataset'] > a.nav-link"
+        )
         details_tab_button.click()
         self.components.dataset_details._.wait_for_visible()
 
     def show_dataset_visualizations(self, hid):
         self.display_dataset(hid)
         # Find and click the Visualize tab
-        visualize_tab_button = self.wait_for_selector_clickable(".nav-item[title='Visualize'] > a.nav-link")
+        visualize_tab_button = self.wait_for_selector_clickable(
+            ".nav-item[title='Explore available visualizations for this dataset'] > a.nav-link"
+        )
         visualize_tab_button.click()
 
     def history_panel_item_view_dataset_details(self, hid):
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/datatypes.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/datatypes.py
index f696628bd67..db08bd79f85 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/datatypes.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/datatypes.py
@@ -229,6 +229,9 @@ class FastAPIDatatypes:
             "display_in_upload": datatype in self.datatypes_registry.upload_file_formats,
             "mimetype": self.datatypes_registry.get_mimetype_by_extension(datatype),
             "is_binary": getattr(dt_object, "is_binary", False),
+            "display_behavior": (
+                dt_object.get_display_behavior() if hasattr(dt_object, "get_display_behavior") else None
+            ),
         }
 
         # Add composite files if applicable
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 92d4ffe2f6b..e5997a3e8f8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@galaxyproject/galaxy-client": "^24.0.0",
     "cpy-cli": "^5.0.0"
-  }
+  },
+  "packageManager": "yarn@1.22.22+sha512.a6b2f7906b721bba3d67d4aff083df04dad64c399707841b7acf00f6b133b7ac24255f2652fa22ae3534329dc6180534e98d17432037ff6fd140556e2bb3137e"
 }