diff --git a/x-pack/solutions/observability/plugins/apm/ftr_e2e/cypress/e2e/dependency_operation/dependency_operation.cy.ts b/x-pack/solutions/observability/plugins/apm/ftr_e2e/cypress/e2e/dependency_operation/dependency_operation.cy.ts
index 530d96f00153a..6a72a50357e31 100644
--- a/x-pack/solutions/observability/plugins/apm/ftr_e2e/cypress/e2e/dependency_operation/dependency_operation.cy.ts
+++ b/x-pack/solutions/observability/plugins/apm/ftr_e2e/cypress/e2e/dependency_operation/dependency_operation.cy.ts
@@ -47,4 +47,11 @@ describe('Dependency operation', () => {
     cy.getByTestSubj('apmActionMenuButtonInvestigateButton').click();
     cy.getByTestSubj('apmActionMenuInvestigateButtonPopup');
   });
+
+  it('opens Span link flyout', () => {
+    cy.visitKibana(dependencyOperationHref);
+    cy.contains('Span links').click();
+    cy.contains('Span details');
+    cy.contains('Span B');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/x-pack/solutions/observability/plugins/apm/ftr_e2e/cypress/fixtures/synthtrace/opbeans.ts b/x-pack/solutions/observability/plugins/apm/ftr_e2e/cypress/fixtures/synthtrace/opbeans.ts
index b936f2eb8eb7d..0192744d62443 100644
--- a/x-pack/solutions/observability/plugins/apm/ftr_e2e/cypress/fixtures/synthtrace/opbeans.ts
+++ b/x-pack/solutions/observability/plugins/apm/ftr_e2e/cypress/fixtures/synthtrace/opbeans.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,28 @@
  * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
  * 2.0.
  */
-import { apm, timerange } from '@kbn/apm-synthtrace-client';
+import type { ApmFields } from '@kbn/apm-synthtrace-client';
+import { apm, timerange, generateLongId, generateShortId } from '@kbn/apm-synthtrace-client';
+import { shuffle, compact } from 'lodash';
+
+function generateExternalSpanLinks() {
+  return Array(2)
+    .fill(0)
+    .map(() => ({ span: { id: generateShortId() }, trace: { id: generateLongId() } }));
+}
+
+function getSpanLinksFromEvents(events: ApmFields[]) {
+  return compact(
+    events.map((event) => {
+      const spanId = event['span.id'];
+      return spanId ? { span: { id: spanId }, trace: { id: event['trace.id']! } } : undefined;
+    })
+  );
+}
 
 export function opbeans({ from, to }: { from: number; to: number }) {
   const range = timerange(from, to);
+  const producerTimestamps = range.ratePerMinute(1);
 
   const opbeansJava = apm
     .service({
@@ -32,6 +50,25 @@ export function opbeans({ from, to }: { from: number; to: number }) {
     userAgent: apm.getChromeUserAgentDefaults(),
   });
 
+  const opbeansJavaInternalOnlyEvents = producerTimestamps.generator((timestamp) =>
+    opbeansJava
+      .transaction({ transactionName: 'Transaction A' })
+      .timestamp(timestamp)
+      .duration(1000)
+      .success()
+      .children(
+        opbeansJava
+          .span({ spanName: 'Span A', spanType: 'messaging', spanSubtype: 'kafka' })
+          .timestamp(timestamp)
+          .duration(100)
+          .success()
+      )
+  );
+
+  const serializedOpbeansJavaInternalOnlyEvents = Array.from(opbeansJavaInternalOnlyEvents).flatMap(
+    (event) => event.serialize()
+  );
+
   return range
     .interval('1s')
     .rate(1)
@@ -57,7 +94,17 @@ export function opbeans({ from, to }: { from: number; to: number }) {
             .timestamp(timestamp)
             .duration(50)
             .failure()
-            .destination('postgresql')
+            .destination('postgresql'),
+          opbeansJava
+            .span({ spanName: 'Span B', spanType: 'messaging', spanSubtype: 'kafka' })
+            .defaults({
+              'span.links': shuffle([
+                ...generateExternalSpanLinks(),
+                ...getSpanLinksFromEvents(serializedOpbeansJavaInternalOnlyEvents),
+              ]),
+            })
+            .timestamp(timestamp)
+            .duration(900)
         ),
       opbeansNode
         .transaction({ transactionName: 'GET /api/product/:id' })
diff --git a/x-pack/solutions/observability/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/span_links/index.tsx b/x-pack/solutions/observability/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/span_links/index.tsx
index 6a19db9380958..eb6215150c97a 100644
--- a/x-pack/solutions/observability/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/span_links/index.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/solutions/observability/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/span_links/index.tsx
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ export function SpanLinks({ spanLinksCount, traceId, spanId, processorEvent }: P
   } = useAnyOfApmParams(
     '/services/{serviceName}/transactions/view',
     '/mobile-services/{serviceName}/transactions/view',
-    '/traces/explorer/waterfall'
+    '/traces/explorer/waterfall',
+    '/dependencies/operation'
   );
   const { start, end } = useTimeRange({ rangeFrom, rangeTo });
 
diff --git a/x-pack/solutions/observability/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/span_links/span_links_table.tsx b/x-pack/solutions/observability/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/span_links/span_links_table.tsx
index f1c84b7a4987a..e48c359af4eb6 100644
--- a/x-pack/solutions/observability/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/span_links/span_links_table.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/solutions/observability/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/span_links/span_links_table.tsx
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ export function SpanLinksTable({ items }: Props) {
   } = useAnyOfApmParams(
     '/services/{serviceName}/transactions/view',
     '/mobile-services/{serviceName}/transactions/view',
-    '/traces/explorer/waterfall'
+    '/traces/explorer/waterfall',
+    '/dependencies/operation'
   );
   const [idActionMenuOpen, setIdActionMenuOpen] = useState<string | undefined>();
   const {