diff --git a/extension/src/plots/webview/messages.ts b/extension/src/plots/webview/messages.ts
index 1a4373ce68..36c6c0b1e1 100644
--- a/extension/src/plots/webview/messages.ts
+++ b/extension/src/plots/webview/messages.ts
@@ -110,6 +110,12 @@ export class WebviewMessages {
         return this.attemptToRefreshSelectedData(message.payload)
       case MessageFromWebviewType.TOGGLE_EXPERIMENT:
         return this.setExperimentStatus(message.payload)
+      case MessageFromWebviewType.ZOOM_PLOT:
+        return sendTelemetryEvent(
+          EventName.VIEWS_PLOTS_ZOOM_PLOT,
+          undefined,
+          undefined
+        )
       default:
         Logger.error(`Unexpected message: ${JSON.stringify(message)}`)
     }
diff --git a/extension/src/telemetry/constants.ts b/extension/src/telemetry/constants.ts
index c6a0a3cb4e..45b2db2381 100644
--- a/extension/src/telemetry/constants.ts
+++ b/extension/src/telemetry/constants.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ export const EventName = Object.assign(
     VIEWS_PLOTS_SECTION_TOGGLE: 'views.plots.toggleSection',
     VIEWS_PLOTS_SELECT_EXPERIMENTS: 'view.plots.selectExperiments',
     VIEWS_PLOTS_SELECT_PLOTS: 'view.plots.selectPlots',
+    VIEWS_PLOTS_ZOOM_PLOT: 'views.plots.zoomPlot',
     VIEWS_REORDER_PLOTS_CUSTOM: 'views.plots.customReordered',
     VIEWS_REORDER_PLOTS_METRICS: 'views.plots.metricsReordered',
     VIEWS_REORDER_PLOTS_TEMPLATES: 'views.plots.templatesReordered',
@@ -261,6 +262,7 @@ export interface IEventNamePropertyMapping {
   [EventName.VIEWS_PLOTS_SELECT_EXPERIMENTS]: undefined
   [EventName.VIEWS_PLOTS_SELECT_PLOTS]: undefined
   [EventName.VIEWS_PLOTS_EXPERIMENT_TOGGLE]: undefined
+  [EventName.VIEWS_PLOTS_ZOOM_PLOT]: undefined
   [EventName.VIEWS_REORDER_PLOTS_METRICS]: undefined
   [EventName.VIEWS_REORDER_PLOTS_CUSTOM]: undefined
   [EventName.VIEWS_REORDER_PLOTS_TEMPLATES]: undefined
diff --git a/extension/src/test/suite/plots/index.test.ts b/extension/src/test/suite/plots/index.test.ts
index fd38a1db90..34b4531410 100644
--- a/extension/src/test/suite/plots/index.test.ts
+++ b/extension/src/test/suite/plots/index.test.ts
@@ -510,6 +510,26 @@ suite('Plots Test Suite', () => {
       )
     }).timeout(WEBVIEW_TEST_TIMEOUT)
 
+    it('should handle a plot zoomed message from the webview', async () => {
+      const { plots } = await buildPlots(disposable, plotsDiffFixture)
+
+      const webview = await plots.showWebview()
+
+      const mockSendTelemetryEvent = stub(Telemetry, 'sendTelemetryEvent')
+      const mockMessageReceived = getMessageReceivedEmitter(webview)
+
+      mockMessageReceived.fire({
+        type: MessageFromWebviewType.ZOOM_PLOT
+      })
+
+      expect(mockSendTelemetryEvent).to.be.calledOnce
+      expect(mockSendTelemetryEvent).to.be.calledWithExactly(
+        EventName.VIEWS_PLOTS_ZOOM_PLOT,
+        undefined,
+        undefined
+      )
+    }).timeout(WEBVIEW_TEST_TIMEOUT)
+
     it('should handle a custom plots reordered message from the webview', async () => {
       const { plots, plotsModel, messageSpy } = await buildPlots(
         disposable,
diff --git a/extension/src/webview/contract.ts b/extension/src/webview/contract.ts
index 10866d5bc0..ec638fa710 100644
--- a/extension/src/webview/contract.ts
+++ b/extension/src/webview/contract.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ export enum MessageFromWebviewType {
   INITIALIZE_GIT = 'initialize-git',
   SHOW_SCM_PANEL = 'show-scm-panel',
   INSTALL_DVC = 'install-dvc',
-  SETUP_WORKSPACE = 'setup-workspace'
+  SETUP_WORKSPACE = 'setup-workspace',
+  ZOOM_PLOT = 'zoom-plot'
 }
 
 export type ColumnResizePayload = {
@@ -236,6 +237,7 @@ export type MessageFromWebview =
   | { type: MessageFromWebviewType.OPEN_STUDIO_PROFILE }
   | { type: MessageFromWebviewType.SAVE_STUDIO_TOKEN }
   | { type: MessageFromWebviewType.ADD_CONFIGURATION }
+  | { type: MessageFromWebviewType.ZOOM_PLOT }
 
 export type MessageToWebview<T extends WebviewData> = {
   type: MessageToWebviewType.SET_DATA
diff --git a/webview/src/plots/components/App.test.tsx b/webview/src/plots/components/App.test.tsx
index d63b75db77..2438563982 100644
--- a/webview/src/plots/components/App.test.tsx
+++ b/webview/src/plots/components/App.test.tsx
@@ -1404,6 +1404,22 @@ describe('App', () => {
     expect(screen.getByTestId('modal')).toBeInTheDocument()
   })
 
+  it('should send a message to the extension when a plot is opened in a modal', () => {
+    renderAppWithOptionalData({
+      template: complexTemplatePlotsFixture
+    })
+
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId('modal')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+
+    const plot = within(screen.getAllByTestId(/^plot_/)[0]).getByRole('button')
+
+    fireEvent.click(plot)
+
+    expect(mockPostMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      type: MessageFromWebviewType.ZOOM_PLOT
+    })
+  })
+
   it('should open a modal with the plot zoomed in when clicking a checkpoint plot', () => {
     renderAppWithOptionalData({
       checkpoint: checkpointPlotsFixture
diff --git a/webview/src/plots/components/ZoomablePlot.tsx b/webview/src/plots/components/ZoomablePlot.tsx
index a1d79ad182..043741c0c6 100644
--- a/webview/src/plots/components/ZoomablePlot.tsx
+++ b/webview/src/plots/components/ZoomablePlot.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import VegaLite, { VegaLiteProps } from 'react-vega/lib/VegaLite'
 import { setZoomedInPlot } from './webviewSlice'
 import styles from './styles.module.scss'
 import { config } from './constants'
+import { zoomPlot } from './messages'
 import { useGetPlot } from '../hooks/useGetPlot'
 import { GripIcon } from '../../shared/components/dragDrop/GripIcon'
 
@@ -47,7 +48,10 @@ export const ZoomablePlot: React.FC<ZoomablePlotProps> = ({
     )
   }, [data, spec, dispatch, id])
 
-  const handleOnClick = () => dispatch(setZoomedInPlot({ id, plot: plotProps }))
+  const handleOnClick = () => {
+    zoomPlot()
+    return dispatch(setZoomedInPlot({ id, plot: plotProps }))
+  }
 
   if (!data && !spec) {
     return null
diff --git a/webview/src/plots/components/messages.ts b/webview/src/plots/components/messages.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aa37198cd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webview/src/plots/components/messages.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { MessageFromWebviewType } from 'dvc/src/webview/contract'
+import { sendMessage } from '../../shared/vscode'
+
+export const zoomPlot = () =>
+  sendMessage({ type: MessageFromWebviewType.ZOOM_PLOT })