diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/structure/i18n/resources.ts b/packages/sanity/src/structure/i18n/resources.ts
index 82c8bc6d4752..0ecd45bdb02f 100644
--- a/packages/sanity/src/structure/i18n/resources.ts
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/structure/i18n/resources.ts
@@ -479,6 +479,8 @@ const structureLocaleStrings = defineLocalesResources('structure', {
   'timeline-item.menu-button.aria-label': 'Open action menu',
   /** The text for the tooltip in menu button the timeline item */
   'timeline-item.menu-button.tooltip': 'Actions',
+  /** The text for the collapse action in the timeline item menu */
+  'timeline-item.menu.action-collapse': 'Collapse',
   /** The text for the expand action in the timeline item menu */
   'timeline-item.menu.action-expand': 'Expand',
 })
diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/structure/panes/document/inspectors/changes/HistorySelector.tsx b/packages/sanity/src/structure/panes/document/inspectors/changes/HistorySelector.tsx
index 62984f060541..6689070e671d 100644
--- a/packages/sanity/src/structure/panes/document/inspectors/changes/HistorySelector.tsx
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/structure/panes/document/inspectors/changes/HistorySelector.tsx
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ export function HistorySelector({showList}: {showList: boolean}) {
               showList ? (
                 <Timeline
                   chunks={chunks}
-                  firstChunk={realRevChunk}
                   hasMoreChunks={hasMoreChunks}
                   lastChunk={realRevChunk}
                   onLoadMore={handleLoadMore}
diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/structure/panes/document/timeline/__workshop__/TimelineItemStory.tsx b/packages/sanity/src/structure/panes/document/timeline/__workshop__/TimelineItemStory.tsx
index 890deda5acb4..1c750475f97b 100644
--- a/packages/sanity/src/structure/panes/document/timeline/__workshop__/TimelineItemStory.tsx
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/structure/panes/document/timeline/__workshop__/TimelineItemStory.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,144 @@
 import {Box, Card, Container, Stack, Text} from '@sanity/ui'
-import {useMemo, useState} from 'react'
-import {type ChunkType, getCalendarLabels, useDateTimeFormat, useTranslation} from 'sanity'
+import {useCallback, useMemo, useState} from 'react'
+import {type Chunk, getCalendarLabels, useDateTimeFormat, useTranslation} from 'sanity'
 
 import {DateTimeInput} from '../../../../../ui-components/inputs/DateInputs/DateTimeInput'
-import {TIMELINE_ITEM_I18N_KEY_MAPPING} from '../timelineI18n'
-import {TimelineItem} from '../timelineItem'
+import {Timeline} from '../timeline'
 
-const CHUNK_TYPES = Object.keys(TIMELINE_ITEM_I18N_KEY_MAPPING).reverse() as ChunkType[]
+const CHUNKS: Chunk[] = [
+  {
+    index: 10,
+    id: 'delete-10',
+    type: 'delete',
+    start: 0,
+    end: 10,
+    startTimestamp: '2024-09-02T09:28:49.734503Z',
+    endTimestamp: '2024-09-02T09:28:49.734503Z',
+    authors: new Set(['p8xDvUMxC']),
+    draftState: 'present',
+    publishedState: 'unknown',
+  },
+  {
+    index: 9,
+    id: 'unpublish-9',
+    type: 'unpublish',
+    start: 0,
+    end: 10,
+    startTimestamp: '2024-09-02T09:28:49.734503Z',
+    endTimestamp: '2024-09-02T09:28:49.734503Z',
+    authors: new Set(['p8xDvUMxC']),
+    draftState: 'unknown',
+    publishedState: 'present',
+  },
+  {
+    index: 8,
+    id: 'editLive-8',
+    type: 'editLive',
+    start: 0,
+    end: 10,
+    startTimestamp: '2024-09-02T09:28:49.734503Z',
+    endTimestamp: '2024-09-02T09:28:49.734503Z',
+    authors: new Set(['p8xDvUMxC']),
+    draftState: 'unknown',
+    publishedState: 'present',
+  },
+  {
+    index: 7,
+    id: 'discardDraft-7',
+    type: 'discardDraft',
+    start: 0,
+    end: 10,
+    startTimestamp: '2024-09-02T09:28:49.734503Z',
+    endTimestamp: '2024-09-02T09:28:49.734503Z',
+    authors: new Set(['p8xDvUMxC']),
+    draftState: 'present',
+    publishedState: 'present',
+  },
+  {
+    index: 6,
+    id: 'editDraft-6',
+    type: 'editDraft',
+    start: 0,
+    end: 10,
+    startTimestamp: '2024-09-02T09:28:49.734503Z',
+    endTimestamp: '2024-09-02T09:28:49.734503Z',
+    authors: new Set(['pP5s3g90N']),
+    draftState: 'present',
+    publishedState: 'present',
+  },
+  {
+    index: 5,
+    id: 'publish-5',
+    type: 'publish',
+    start: 0,
+    end: 10,
+    startTimestamp: '2024-09-02T09:28:49.734503Z',
+    endTimestamp: '2024-09-02T09:28:49.734503Z',
+    authors: new Set(['p8xDvUMxC']),
+    draftState: 'present',
+    publishedState: 'unknown',
+  },
+  {
+    index: 4,
+    id: 'editDraft-4',
+    type: 'editDraft',
+    start: 0,
+    end: 10,
+    startTimestamp: '2024-09-02T09:28:49.734503Z',
+    endTimestamp: '2024-09-02T09:28:49.734503Z',
+    authors: new Set(['pP5s3g90N']),
+    draftState: 'present',
+    publishedState: 'unknown',
+  },
+  {
+    index: 3,
+    id: 'editDraft-3',
+    type: 'editDraft',
+    start: 0,
+    end: 10,
+    startTimestamp: '2024-09-02T09:28:49.734503Z',
+    endTimestamp: '2024-09-02T09:28:49.734503Z',
+    authors: new Set(['pJ61yWhkD']),
+    draftState: 'present',
+    publishedState: 'unknown',
+  },
+  {
+    index: 2,
+    id: 'editDraft-2',
+    type: 'editDraft',
+    start: 0,
+    end: 10,
+    startTimestamp: '2024-09-02T09:28:49.734503Z',
+    endTimestamp: '2024-09-02T09:28:49.734503Z',
+    authors: new Set(['pJ61yWhkD']),
+    draftState: 'present',
+    publishedState: 'unknown',
+  },
+  {
+    index: 1,
+    id: 'create-1',
+    type: 'create',
+    start: 0,
+    end: 10,
+    startTimestamp: '2024-09-02T09:28:49.734503Z',
+    endTimestamp: '2024-09-02T09:28:49.734503Z',
+    authors: new Set(['p8xDvUMxC']),
+    draftState: 'present',
+    publishedState: 'unknown',
+  },
+  {
+    index: 0,
+    id: 'initial-0',
+    type: 'initial',
+    start: 0,
+    end: 10,
+    startTimestamp: '2024-09-02T09:28:49.734503Z',
+    endTimestamp: '2024-09-02T09:28:49.734503Z',
+    authors: new Set(['p8xDvUMxC']),
+    draftState: 'unknown',
+    publishedState: 'unknown',
+  },
+]
 
 export default function TimelineItemStory() {
   const {t: coreT} = useTranslation()
@@ -14,7 +146,6 @@ export default function TimelineItemStory() {
   const [selected, setSelected] = useState<string | null>(null)
   const dateFormatter = useDateTimeFormat({dateStyle: 'medium', timeStyle: 'short'})
   const calendarLabels = useMemo(() => getCalendarLabels(coreT), [coreT])
-
   const inputValue = date ? dateFormatter.format(new Date(date)) : ''
   const handleDatechange = (newDate: Date | null) => {
     if (newDate) {
@@ -24,6 +155,10 @@ export default function TimelineItemStory() {
     }
   }
 
+  const handleSelect = useCallback((chunk: Chunk) => {
+    setSelected((c) => (c === chunk.id ? null : chunk.id))
+  }, [])
+
   return (
     <Box margin={3}>
       <Container width={0} margin={4}>
@@ -51,71 +186,13 @@ export default function TimelineItemStory() {
         </Stack>
 
         <Card border padding={2} marginTop={3} radius={2}>
-          <Stack space={1}>
-            {CHUNK_TYPES.map((key, index) => (
-              <TimelineItem
-                key={key}
-                onSelect={() => setSelected((p) => (p === key ? null : key))}
-                isSelected={selected === key}
-                type={key}
-                timestamp={date.toString()}
-                chunk={{
-                  index,
-                  id: key,
-                  type: key,
-                  start: -13,
-                  end: -13,
-                  startTimestamp: date.toString(),
-                  endTimestamp: date.toString(),
-                  authors: new Set(['p8xDvUMxC']),
-                  draftState: 'unknown',
-                  publishedState: 'present',
-                }}
-                squashedChunks={
-                  key === 'publish'
-                    ? [
-                        {
-                          index: 0,
-                          id: '123',
-                          type: 'editDraft',
-                          start: 0,
-                          end: 0,
-                          startTimestamp: date.toString(),
-                          endTimestamp: date.toString(),
-                          authors: new Set(['pP5s3g90N']),
-                          draftState: 'present',
-                          publishedState: 'present',
-                        },
-                        {
-                          index: 1,
-                          id: '345',
-                          type: 'editDraft',
-                          start: 1,
-                          end: 1,
-                          startTimestamp: date.toString(),
-                          endTimestamp: date.toString(),
-                          authors: new Set(['pJ61yWhkD']),
-                          draftState: 'present',
-                          publishedState: 'present',
-                        },
-                        {
-                          index: 2,
-                          id: '345',
-                          type: 'editDraft',
-                          start: 2,
-                          end: 2,
-                          startTimestamp: date.toString(),
-                          endTimestamp: date.toString(),
-                          authors: new Set(['pJ61yWhkD']),
-                          draftState: 'present',
-                          publishedState: 'present',
-                        },
-                      ]
-                    : undefined
-                }
-              />
-            ))}
-          </Stack>
+          <Timeline
+            chunks={CHUNKS.map((chunk) => ({...chunk, endTimestamp: date.toString()}))}
+            hasMoreChunks={false}
+            lastChunk={selected ? CHUNKS.find((chunk) => chunk.id === selected) : undefined}
+            onSelect={handleSelect}
+            onLoadMore={() => {}}
+          />
         </Card>
       </Container>
     </Box>
diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/structure/panes/document/timeline/expandableTimelineItemMenu.tsx b/packages/sanity/src/structure/panes/document/timeline/expandableTimelineItemMenu.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..45139114fde5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/structure/panes/document/timeline/expandableTimelineItemMenu.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+import {Menu, usePortal} from '@sanity/ui'
+import {type MouseEvent, useCallback} from 'react'
+import {ContextMenuButton, useTranslation} from 'sanity'
+
+import {MenuButton, MenuItem} from '../../../../ui-components'
+import {structureLocaleNamespace} from '../../../i18n'
+import {TIMELINE_LIST_WRAPPER_ID} from './timeline'
+import {TIMELINE_MENU_PORTAL} from './timelineMenu'
+
+/**
+ * This is a hack to force the scrollbar to not appear when the list is expanding,
+ * if we don't do this the scrollbar will appear for a brief moment when the list is expanding and then disappear
+ * when the list is fully expanded.
+ */
+function hideScrollbarOnExpand(isExpanded: boolean) {
+  // Do nothing if the list is already expanded
+  if (isExpanded) return
+
+  const listWrapper = document.getElementById(TIMELINE_LIST_WRAPPER_ID)
+
+  if (listWrapper) {
+    const firstChildren = listWrapper.children[0] as HTMLElement
+    const hasScrollbar = firstChildren.scrollHeight > firstChildren.clientHeight
+    if (!hasScrollbar) {
+      //
+      const currentStyle = getComputedStyle(firstChildren).overflowY
+      // Add overflow hidden to the listWrapper to avoid the scrollbar to appear when expanding
+      firstChildren.style.overflowY = 'hidden'
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        // Reset the overflow style after the list is expanded
+        firstChildren.style.overflowY = currentStyle
+      }, 0)
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export function ExpandableTimelineItemMenu({
+  chunkId,
+  isExpanded,
+  onExpand,
+}: {
+  chunkId: string
+  isExpanded: boolean
+  onExpand: () => void
+}) {
+  const {t} = useTranslation(structureLocaleNamespace)
+  const portalContext = usePortal()
+
+  const handleExpandClick = useCallback(
+    (e: MouseEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
+      e.stopPropagation()
+      hideScrollbarOnExpand(isExpanded)
+      onExpand()
+    },
+    [onExpand, isExpanded],
+  )
+
+  return (
+    <MenuButton
+      id={`timeline-item-menu-button-${chunkId}`}
+      button={
+        <ContextMenuButton
+          aria-label={t('timeline-item.menu-button.aria-label')}
+          size="large"
+          tooltipProps={{content: t('timeline-item.menu-button.tooltip')}}
+        />
+      }
+      menu={
+        <Menu padding={1}>
+          <MenuItem
+            text={t(
+              isExpanded
+                ? 'timeline-item.menu.action-collapse'
+                : 'timeline-item.menu.action-expand',
+            )}
+            onClick={handleExpandClick}
+          />
+        </Menu>
+      }
+      popover={{
+        // when used inside the timeline menu we want to keep the element inside the popover, to avoid closing the popover when clicking expand.
+        portal: portalContext.elements?.[TIMELINE_MENU_PORTAL] ? TIMELINE_MENU_PORTAL : true,
+        placement: 'bottom-end',
+        fallbackPlacements: ['left', 'left-end', 'left-start'],
+      }}
+    />
+  )
+}
diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/structure/panes/document/timeline/timeline.tsx b/packages/sanity/src/structure/panes/document/timeline/timeline.tsx
index 23348099ef17..f2479cf41834 100644
--- a/packages/sanity/src/structure/panes/document/timeline/timeline.tsx
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/structure/panes/document/timeline/timeline.tsx
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ import {
   useTranslation,
 } from 'sanity'
 
+import {ExpandableTimelineItemMenu} from './expandableTimelineItemMenu'
 import {ListWrapper, Root, StackWrapper} from './timeline.styled'
 import {TimelineItem} from './timelineItem'
+import {addChunksMetadata, isNonPublishChunk, isPublishChunk} from './utils'
 
 interface TimelineProps {
   chunks: Chunk[]
-  disabledBeforeFirstChunk?: boolean
-  firstChunk?: Chunk | null
   hasMoreChunks: boolean | null
   lastChunk?: Chunk | null
   onLoadMore: () => void
@@ -25,50 +25,97 @@ interface TimelineProps {
   listMaxHeight?: string
 }
 
+export const TIMELINE_LIST_WRAPPER_ID = 'timeline-list-wrapper'
+
 export const Timeline = ({
   chunks,
-  disabledBeforeFirstChunk,
   hasMoreChunks,
-  lastChunk,
+  lastChunk: selectedChunk,
   onLoadMore,
   onSelect,
-  firstChunk,
-  listMaxHeight = 'calc(100vh - 198px)',
+  listMaxHeight = 'calc(100vh - 280px)',
 }: TimelineProps) => {
   const [mounted, setMounted] = useState(false)
   const {t} = useTranslation('studio')
+  const selectedChunkId = selectedChunk?.id
+  const chunksWithMetadata = useMemo(() => addChunksMetadata(chunks), [chunks])
 
-  const filteredChunks = useMemo(() => {
-    return chunks.filter((c) => {
-      if (disabledBeforeFirstChunk && firstChunk) {
-        return c.index < firstChunk.index
+  const [expandedParents, setExpandedParents] = useState<Set<string>>(() => {
+    if (selectedChunkId) {
+      // If the selected chunk is a draft, we need to expand its parent
+      const selected = chunksWithMetadata.find((chunk) => chunk.id === selectedChunkId)
+      if (selected && isNonPublishChunk(selected) && selected.parentId) {
+        return new Set([selected.parentId])
       }
-      return true
+    }
+    return new Set()
+  })
+
+  const filteredChunks = useMemo(() => {
+    return chunksWithMetadata.filter((chunk) => {
+      if (isPublishChunk(chunk) || !chunk.parentId) return true
+      // If the chunk has a parent id keep it hidden until the parent is expanded.
+      return expandedParents.has(chunk.parentId)
     })
-  }, [chunks, disabledBeforeFirstChunk, firstChunk])
+  }, [chunksWithMetadata, expandedParents])
+
+  const handleExpandParent = useCallback(
+    (parentId: string) => () =>
+      setExpandedParents((prev) => {
+        const next = new Set(prev)
+
+        if (prev.has(parentId)) next.delete(parentId)
+        else next.add(parentId)
+
+        return next
+      }),
+    [],
+  )
 
   const selectedIndex = useMemo(
-    () => (lastChunk?.id ? filteredChunks.findIndex((c) => c.id === lastChunk.id) : -1),
-    [lastChunk?.id, filteredChunks],
+    () =>
+      selectedChunkId ? filteredChunks.findIndex((chunk) => chunk.id === selectedChunkId) : -1,
+    [selectedChunkId, filteredChunks],
   )
 
-  const renderItem = useCallback<CommandListRenderItemCallback<Chunk>>(
+  const renderItem = useCallback<CommandListRenderItemCallback<(typeof filteredChunks)[number]>>(
     (chunk, {activeIndex}) => {
       const isFirst = activeIndex === 0
+
       return (
-        <Box paddingBottom={1} paddingTop={isFirst ? 1 : 0} paddingX={1}>
+        <Box
+          paddingBottom={1}
+          paddingTop={isFirst ? 1 : 0}
+          paddingRight={1}
+          paddingLeft={isNonPublishChunk(chunk) && chunk.parentId ? 4 : 1}
+        >
           <TimelineItem
             chunk={chunk}
-            isSelected={activeIndex === selectedIndex}
+            isSelected={selectedChunkId === chunk.id}
             onSelect={onSelect}
-            timestamp={chunk.endTimestamp}
-            type={chunk.type}
+            collaborators={isPublishChunk(chunk) ? chunk.collaborators : undefined}
+            optionsMenu={
+              isPublishChunk(chunk) && chunk.children.length > 0 ? (
+                <ExpandableTimelineItemMenu
+                  chunkId={chunk.id}
+                  isExpanded={expandedParents.has(chunk.id)}
+                  onExpand={handleExpandParent(chunk.id)}
+                />
+              ) : null
+            }
           />
           {activeIndex === filteredChunks.length - 1 && hasMoreChunks && <LoadingBlock />}
         </Box>
       )
     },
-    [filteredChunks, hasMoreChunks, onSelect, selectedIndex],
+    [
+      expandedParents,
+      filteredChunks.length,
+      handleExpandParent,
+      hasMoreChunks,
+      onSelect,
+      selectedChunkId,
+    ],
   )
 
   useEffect(() => setMounted(true), [])
@@ -98,14 +145,14 @@ export const Timeline = ({
       )}
 
       {filteredChunks.length > 0 && (
-        <ListWrapper direction="column" $maxHeight={listMaxHeight}>
+        <ListWrapper direction="column" $maxHeight={listMaxHeight} id={TIMELINE_LIST_WRAPPER_ID}>
           <CommandList
             activeItemDataAttr="data-hovered"
             ariaLabel={t('timeline.list.aria-label')}
             autoFocus="list"
             initialIndex={selectedIndex}
             initialScrollAlign="center"
-            itemHeight={40}
+            itemHeight={57}
             items={filteredChunks}
             onEndReached={onLoadMore}
             onEndReachedIndexOffset={20}
diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/structure/panes/document/timeline/timelineItem.tsx b/packages/sanity/src/structure/panes/document/timeline/timelineItem.tsx
index 79c3652bfa97..67042e285f9c 100644
--- a/packages/sanity/src/structure/panes/document/timeline/timelineItem.tsx
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/structure/panes/document/timeline/timelineItem.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-/* eslint-disable camelcase */
-import {Card, Flex, Menu, Stack, Text} from '@sanity/ui'
+import {Card, Flex, Stack, Text} from '@sanity/ui'
+// eslint-disable-next-line camelcase
 import {getTheme_v2, type ThemeColorAvatarColorKey} from '@sanity/ui/theme'
 import {createElement, type MouseEvent, useCallback, useMemo} from 'react'
 import {
   type Chunk,
   type ChunkType,
-  ContextMenuButton,
   type RelativeTimeOptions,
   useDateTimeFormat,
   useRelativeTime,
@@ -13,8 +12,6 @@ import {
 } from 'sanity'
 import {css, styled} from 'styled-components'
 
-import {MenuButton, MenuItem} from '../../../../ui-components'
-import {structureLocaleNamespace} from '../../../i18n'
 import {getTimelineEventIconComponent} from './helpers'
 import {TIMELINE_ITEM_I18N_KEY_MAPPING} from './timelineI18n'
 import {UserAvatarStack} from './userAvatarStack'
@@ -49,37 +46,12 @@ const TIMELINE_ITEM_EVENT_TONE: Record<ChunkType | 'withinSelection', ThemeColor
   withinSelection: 'magenta',
 }
 
-function TimelineItemMenu({chunk}: {chunk: Chunk}) {
-  const {t} = useTranslation(structureLocaleNamespace)
-  return (
-    <MenuButton
-      id={`timeline-item-menu-button-${chunk.id}`}
-      button={
-        <ContextMenuButton
-          aria-label={t('timeline-item.menu-button.aria-label')}
-          size="large"
-          tooltipProps={{content: t('timeline-item.menu-button.tooltip')}}
-        />
-      }
-      menu={
-        <Menu padding={1}>
-          <MenuItem text={t('timeline-item.menu.action-expand')} />
-        </Menu>
-      }
-    />
-  )
-}
 export interface TimelineItemProps {
   chunk: Chunk
   isSelected: boolean
   onSelect: (chunk: Chunk) => void
-  timestamp: string
-  type: ChunkType
-  /**
-   * Chunks that are squashed together on publish.
-   * e.g. all the draft mutations are squashed into a single `publish` chunk when the document is published.
-   */
-  squashedChunks?: Chunk[]
+  collaborators?: Set<string>
+  optionsMenu?: React.ReactNode
 }
 
 const RELATIVE_TIME_OPTIONS: RelativeTimeOptions = {
@@ -91,20 +63,14 @@ export function TimelineItem({
   chunk,
   isSelected,
   onSelect,
-  timestamp,
-  type,
-  squashedChunks,
+  collaborators,
+  optionsMenu,
 }: TimelineItemProps) {
   const {t} = useTranslation('studio')
-
+  const {type, endTimestamp: timestamp} = chunk
   const iconComponent = getTimelineEventIconComponent(type)
   const authorUserIds = Array.from(chunk.authors)
-
-  // TODO: This will be part of future changes where we will show the history squashed when published
-  const collaborators = Array.from(
-    new Set(squashedChunks?.flatMap((c) => Array.from(c.authors)) || []),
-  ).filter((id) => !authorUserIds.includes(id))
-
+  const collaboratorsUsersIds = collaborators ? Array.from(collaborators) : []
   const isSelectable = type !== 'delete'
   const dateFormat = useDateTimeFormat({dateStyle: 'medium', timeStyle: 'short'})
   const date = new Date(timestamp)
@@ -159,14 +125,14 @@ export function TimelineItem({
             </Text>
           </Stack>
 
-          {collaborators.length > 0 && (
+          {collaboratorsUsersIds.length > 0 && (
             <Flex flex={1} justify="flex-end" align="center">
-              <UserAvatarStack maxLength={3} userIds={collaborators} size={0} />
+              <UserAvatarStack maxLength={3} userIds={collaboratorsUsersIds} size={0} />
             </Flex>
           )}
         </Flex>
       </Card>
-      {squashedChunks && squashedChunks?.length > 1 ? <TimelineItemMenu chunk={chunk} /> : null}
+      {optionsMenu}
     </Flex>
   )
 }
diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/structure/panes/document/timeline/timelineMenu.tsx b/packages/sanity/src/structure/panes/document/timeline/timelineMenu.tsx
index b3547f898fdb..f0268402866a 100644
--- a/packages/sanity/src/structure/panes/document/timeline/timelineMenu.tsx
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/structure/panes/document/timeline/timelineMenu.tsx
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ import {ChevronDownIcon} from '@sanity/icons'
 import {
   Flex,
   type Placement,
+  PortalProvider,
   Text,
   useClickOutsideEvent,
   useGlobalKeyDown,
   useToast,
 } from '@sanity/ui'
-import {useCallback, useRef, useState} from 'react'
+import {useCallback, useMemo, useState} from 'react'
 import {type Chunk, useTimelineSelector, useTranslation} from 'sanity'
 import {styled} from 'styled-components'
 
@@ -28,11 +29,14 @@ const Root = styled(Popover)`
   overflow: clip;
 `
 
+export const TIMELINE_MENU_PORTAL = 'timeline-menu'
+
 export function TimelineMenu({chunk, mode, placement}: TimelineMenuProps) {
   const {setTimelineRange, setTimelineMode, timelineError, ready, timelineStore} = useDocumentPane()
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(false)
   const [button, setButton] = useState<HTMLButtonElement | null>(null)
-  const popoverRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null)
+  const [popoverRef, setPopoverRef] = useState<HTMLElement | null>(null)
+
   const toast = useToast()
 
   const chunks = useTimelineSelector(timelineStore, (state) => state.chunks)
@@ -64,7 +68,7 @@ export function TimelineMenu({chunk, mode, placement}: TimelineMenuProps) {
   )
 
   useGlobalKeyDown(handleGlobalKeyDown)
-  useClickOutsideEvent(open && handleClose, () => [button, popoverRef.current])
+  useClickOutsideEvent(open && handleClose, () => [button, popoverRef])
 
   const selectRev = useCallback(
     (revChunk: Chunk) => {
@@ -108,33 +112,44 @@ export function TimelineMenu({chunk, mode, placement}: TimelineMenuProps) {
     }
   }, [loading, timelineStore])
 
-  const content = timelineError ? (
-    <TimelineError />
-  ) : (
-    <>
-      {mode === 'rev' && (
+  const content = useMemo(() => {
+    if (timelineError) return <TimelineError />
+
+    if (mode === 'rev') {
+      return (
         <Timeline
           chunks={chunks}
-          firstChunk={realRevChunk}
           hasMoreChunks={hasMoreChunks}
           lastChunk={realRevChunk}
           onLoadMore={handleLoadMore}
           onSelect={selectRev}
         />
-      )}
-      {mode === 'since' && (
-        <Timeline
-          chunks={chunks}
-          disabledBeforeFirstChunk
-          firstChunk={realRevChunk}
-          hasMoreChunks={hasMoreChunks}
-          lastChunk={sinceTime}
-          onLoadMore={handleLoadMore}
-          onSelect={selectSince}
-        />
-      )}
-    </>
-  )
+      )
+    }
+
+    const filteredChunks = realRevChunk
+      ? chunks.filter((c) => c.index < realRevChunk.index)
+      : chunks
+    return (
+      <Timeline
+        chunks={filteredChunks}
+        hasMoreChunks={hasMoreChunks}
+        lastChunk={sinceTime}
+        onLoadMore={handleLoadMore}
+        onSelect={selectSince}
+      />
+    )
+  }, [
+    chunks,
+    handleLoadMore,
+    hasMoreChunks,
+    mode,
+    realRevChunk,
+    selectRev,
+    selectSince,
+    sinceTime,
+    timelineError,
+  ])
 
   const formatParams = {
     timestamp: {dateStyle: 'medium', timeStyle: 'short'},
@@ -158,35 +173,38 @@ export function TimelineMenu({chunk, mode, placement}: TimelineMenuProps) {
   const buttonLabel = mode === 'rev' ? revLabel : sinceLabel
 
   return (
-    <Root
-      data-testid="timeline-menu"
-      constrainSize
-      content={open && content}
-      data-ui="versionMenu"
-      open={open}
-      placement={placement}
-      portal
-      ref={popoverRef}
-    >
-      <Button
-        data-testid={open ? 'timeline-menu-close-button' : 'timeline-menu-open-button'}
-        disabled={!ready}
-        mode="ghost"
-        onClick={open ? handleClose : handleOpen}
-        ref={setButton}
-        selected={open}
-        width="fill"
-        tooltipProps={null}
+    <PortalProvider __unstable_elements={{[TIMELINE_MENU_PORTAL]: popoverRef}}>
+      <Root
+        data-testid="timeline-menu"
+        constrainSize
+        content={open && content}
+        data-ui="versionMenu"
+        open={open}
+        placement={placement}
+        matchReferenceWidth
+        portal
+        ref={setPopoverRef}
       >
-        <Flex align={'center'} justify={'space-between'}>
-          <Text size={1} weight="medium">
-            {ready ? buttonLabel : t('timeline.loading-history')}
-          </Text>
-          <Text size={1}>
-            <ChevronDownIcon />
-          </Text>
-        </Flex>
-      </Button>
-    </Root>
+        <Button
+          data-testid={open ? 'timeline-menu-close-button' : 'timeline-menu-open-button'}
+          disabled={!ready}
+          mode="ghost"
+          onClick={open ? handleClose : handleOpen}
+          ref={setButton}
+          selected={open}
+          width="fill"
+          tooltipProps={null}
+        >
+          <Flex align={'center'} justify={'space-between'}>
+            <Text size={1} weight="medium">
+              {ready ? buttonLabel : t('timeline.loading-history')}
+            </Text>
+            <Text size={1}>
+              <ChevronDownIcon />
+            </Text>
+          </Flex>
+        </Button>
+      </Root>
+    </PortalProvider>
   )
 }
diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/structure/panes/document/timeline/utils.test.ts b/packages/sanity/src/structure/panes/document/timeline/utils.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6c2c99a8b37c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/structure/panes/document/timeline/utils.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,247 @@
+import {describe, expect, it} from '@jest/globals'
+import {type Chunk} from 'sanity'
+
+import {addChunksMetadata} from './utils'
+
+const chunks: Chunk[] = [
+  {
+    index: 6,
+    id: 'z2633zRhBXUPVFxuhOgS3I',
+    type: 'publish',
+    start: 5,
+    end: 6,
+    startTimestamp: '2024-09-02T09:28:49.734Z',
+    endTimestamp: '2024-09-02T09:28:49.734Z',
+    authors: new Set(['author1']),
+    draftState: 'missing',
+    publishedState: 'present',
+  },
+  {
+    index: 5,
+    id: '319b9969-9134-43db-912b-cf3c0082c2bc',
+    type: 'editDraft',
+    start: 1,
+    end: 5,
+    startTimestamp: '2024-09-02T09:28:34.522Z',
+    endTimestamp: '2024-09-02T09:28:39.049Z',
+    authors: new Set(['author1']),
+    draftState: 'present',
+    publishedState: 'present',
+  },
+  {
+    index: 4,
+    id: '0181e905-db87-4a71-9b8d-dc61c3281686',
+    type: 'editDraft',
+    start: -1,
+    end: 1,
+    startTimestamp: '2024-08-29T12:28:01.286194Z',
+    endTimestamp: '2024-08-29T12:28:03.508054Z',
+    authors: new Set(['author2']),
+    draftState: 'present',
+    publishedState: 'present',
+  },
+  {
+    index: 3,
+    id: 'oizpdYkKQhBxlL6mF9cm6g',
+    type: 'publish',
+    start: -2,
+    end: -1,
+    startTimestamp: '2024-08-28T07:42:56.954657Z',
+    endTimestamp: '2024-08-28T07:42:56.954657Z',
+    authors: new Set(['author3']),
+
+    draftState: 'missing',
+    publishedState: 'present',
+  },
+  {
+    index: 2,
+    id: '058afb19-b9f2-416a-b6a0-e02600f22d5c',
+    type: 'editDraft',
+    start: -5,
+    end: -2,
+    startTimestamp: '2024-08-21T18:50:46.872241Z',
+    endTimestamp: '2024-08-21T18:50:50.921116Z',
+    authors: new Set(['author1']),
+    draftState: 'present',
+    publishedState: 'unknown',
+  },
+  {
+    index: 1,
+    id: 'a319e276-8fcb-463c-ad88-cc40d9bed20e',
+    type: 'editDraft',
+    start: -7,
+    end: -5,
+    startTimestamp: '2024-08-21T01:21:44.156523Z',
+    endTimestamp: '2024-08-21T01:21:45.599240Z',
+    authors: new Set(['author2']),
+    draftState: 'present',
+    publishedState: 'unknown',
+  },
+  {
+    index: 0,
+    id: '1dc76dd9-c852-4e5d-b2a1-a4e0ea6bad9c',
+    type: 'editDraft',
+    start: -9,
+    end: -7,
+    startTimestamp: '2024-08-20T16:15:45.198871Z',
+    endTimestamp: '2024-08-20T16:15:47.960919Z',
+    authors: new Set(['author3']),
+    draftState: 'present',
+    publishedState: 'unknown',
+  },
+  {
+    index: -1,
+    id: '@initial',
+    type: 'initial',
+    start: -9,
+    end: -9,
+    startTimestamp: '2024-08-20T16:15:45.198871Z',
+    endTimestamp: '2024-08-20T16:15:45.198871Z',
+    authors: new Set(['author0']),
+    draftState: 'present',
+    publishedState: 'unknown',
+  },
+]
+
+describe('Tests addChunksMetadata', () => {
+  it('should collapse the editDraft chunks into the single publish chunk', () => {
+    const collapsedChunks = addChunksMetadata(chunks)
+    expect(collapsedChunks).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      Array [
+        Object {
+          "authors": Set {
+            "author1",
+          },
+          "children": Array [
+            "319b9969-9134-43db-912b-cf3c0082c2bc",
+            "0181e905-db87-4a71-9b8d-dc61c3281686",
+          ],
+          "collaborators": Set {
+            "author2",
+          },
+          "draftState": "missing",
+          "end": 6,
+          "endTimestamp": "2024-09-02T09:28:49.734Z",
+          "id": "z2633zRhBXUPVFxuhOgS3I",
+          "index": 6,
+          "publishedState": "present",
+          "start": 5,
+          "startTimestamp": "2024-09-02T09:28:49.734Z",
+          "type": "publish",
+        },
+        Object {
+          "authors": Set {
+            "author1",
+          },
+          "draftState": "present",
+          "end": 5,
+          "endTimestamp": "2024-09-02T09:28:39.049Z",
+          "id": "319b9969-9134-43db-912b-cf3c0082c2bc",
+          "index": 5,
+          "parentId": "z2633zRhBXUPVFxuhOgS3I",
+          "publishedState": "present",
+          "start": 1,
+          "startTimestamp": "2024-09-02T09:28:34.522Z",
+          "type": "editDraft",
+        },
+        Object {
+          "authors": Set {
+            "author2",
+          },
+          "draftState": "present",
+          "end": 1,
+          "endTimestamp": "2024-08-29T12:28:03.508054Z",
+          "id": "0181e905-db87-4a71-9b8d-dc61c3281686",
+          "index": 4,
+          "parentId": "z2633zRhBXUPVFxuhOgS3I",
+          "publishedState": "present",
+          "start": -1,
+          "startTimestamp": "2024-08-29T12:28:01.286194Z",
+          "type": "editDraft",
+        },
+        Object {
+          "authors": Set {
+            "author3",
+          },
+          "children": Array [
+            "058afb19-b9f2-416a-b6a0-e02600f22d5c",
+            "a319e276-8fcb-463c-ad88-cc40d9bed20e",
+            "1dc76dd9-c852-4e5d-b2a1-a4e0ea6bad9c",
+          ],
+          "collaborators": Set {
+            "author1",
+            "author2",
+          },
+          "draftState": "missing",
+          "end": -1,
+          "endTimestamp": "2024-08-28T07:42:56.954657Z",
+          "id": "oizpdYkKQhBxlL6mF9cm6g",
+          "index": 3,
+          "publishedState": "present",
+          "start": -2,
+          "startTimestamp": "2024-08-28T07:42:56.954657Z",
+          "type": "publish",
+        },
+        Object {
+          "authors": Set {
+            "author1",
+          },
+          "draftState": "present",
+          "end": -2,
+          "endTimestamp": "2024-08-21T18:50:50.921116Z",
+          "id": "058afb19-b9f2-416a-b6a0-e02600f22d5c",
+          "index": 2,
+          "parentId": "oizpdYkKQhBxlL6mF9cm6g",
+          "publishedState": "unknown",
+          "start": -5,
+          "startTimestamp": "2024-08-21T18:50:46.872241Z",
+          "type": "editDraft",
+        },
+        Object {
+          "authors": Set {
+            "author2",
+          },
+          "draftState": "present",
+          "end": -5,
+          "endTimestamp": "2024-08-21T01:21:45.599240Z",
+          "id": "a319e276-8fcb-463c-ad88-cc40d9bed20e",
+          "index": 1,
+          "parentId": "oizpdYkKQhBxlL6mF9cm6g",
+          "publishedState": "unknown",
+          "start": -7,
+          "startTimestamp": "2024-08-21T01:21:44.156523Z",
+          "type": "editDraft",
+        },
+        Object {
+          "authors": Set {
+            "author3",
+          },
+          "draftState": "present",
+          "end": -7,
+          "endTimestamp": "2024-08-20T16:15:47.960919Z",
+          "id": "1dc76dd9-c852-4e5d-b2a1-a4e0ea6bad9c",
+          "index": 0,
+          "parentId": "oizpdYkKQhBxlL6mF9cm6g",
+          "publishedState": "unknown",
+          "start": -9,
+          "startTimestamp": "2024-08-20T16:15:45.198871Z",
+          "type": "editDraft",
+        },
+        Object {
+          "authors": Set {
+            "author0",
+          },
+          "draftState": "present",
+          "end": -9,
+          "endTimestamp": "2024-08-20T16:15:45.198871Z",
+          "id": "@initial",
+          "index": -1,
+          "publishedState": "unknown",
+          "start": -9,
+          "startTimestamp": "2024-08-20T16:15:45.198871Z",
+          "type": "initial",
+        },
+      ]
+      `)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/structure/panes/document/timeline/utils.ts b/packages/sanity/src/structure/panes/document/timeline/utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..12d7377a2c24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/structure/panes/document/timeline/utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import {type Chunk, type ChunkType} from 'sanity'
+
+export type NonPublishChunk = Omit<Chunk, 'type'> & {
+  type: Exclude<ChunkType, 'publish'>
+  parentId?: string
+}
+
+export type PublishChunk = Omit<Chunk, 'type'> & {
+  type: 'publish'
+  children: string[]
+  collaborators: Set<string>
+}
+
+export const isNonPublishChunk = (chunk: Chunk): chunk is NonPublishChunk =>
+  chunk.type !== 'publish'
+
+export const isPublishChunk = (chunk: Chunk): chunk is PublishChunk => chunk.type === 'publish'
+
+/**
+ * searches for the previous publish action in the list of chunks
+ * e.g. chunks = [publish, edit, publish, edit, edit] it needs to return the second publish action
+ * e.g. chunks = [publish, edit, delete, edit, edit] it returns undefined
+ */
+
+function getPreviousPublishAction(chunks: Chunk[]) {
+  let previousPublish: PublishChunk | null = null
+  // We need to iterate from the end to the start of the list
+  for (let index = chunks.length - 1; index >= 0; index--) {
+    const chunk = chunks[index]
+    if (isPublishChunk(chunk)) {
+      previousPublish = chunk
+      break
+    }
+    if (chunk.type === 'editDraft') {
+      continue
+    } else break
+  }
+
+  return previousPublish
+}
+export type ChunksWithCollapsedDrafts = NonPublishChunk | PublishChunk
+
+/**
+ * Takes an array of chunks and adds them metadata necessary for the timeline view.
+ * for draft chunks, it will add the parentId of the published chunk if this draft action is now published
+ * for published, it will add the children array and the collaborators array
+ */
+export function addChunksMetadata(chunks: Chunk[]): ChunksWithCollapsedDrafts[] {
+  const result: ChunksWithCollapsedDrafts[] = []
+
+  for (const chunk of chunks) {
+    if (isPublishChunk(chunk)) {
+      result.push({
+        ...chunk,
+        type: 'publish',
+        children: [],
+        collaborators: new Set(), // Initialize the collaborators array
+      })
+      continue
+    }
+    if (isNonPublishChunk(chunk)) {
+      const previousPublish = getPreviousPublishAction(result)
+      if (chunk.type === 'editDraft' && previousPublish?.type === 'publish') {
+        Array.from(chunk.authors).forEach((id) => {
+          if (!previousPublish.authors.has(id)) {
+            previousPublish.collaborators.add(id)
+          }
+        })
+        previousPublish.children.push(chunk.id)
+        result.push({
+          ...chunk,
+          parentId: previousPublish.id,
+        })
+        continue
+      }
+    }
+    if (isNonPublishChunk(chunk)) {
+      result.push(chunk)
+    }
+  }
+
+  return result
+}