diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/2650-GuessWhoSamFoo b/changelogs/unreleased/2650-GuessWhoSamFoo
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2dff573f4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/2650-GuessWhoSamFoo
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed panic when viewing objects with no owner reference in applications view
diff --git a/internal/modules/workloads/detail_describer.go b/internal/modules/workloads/detail_describer.go
index ebb456e7ee..af2776ef59 100644
--- a/internal/modules/workloads/detail_describer.go
+++ b/internal/modules/workloads/detail_describer.go
@@ -129,8 +129,19 @@ _%s_
 		return objects[i].GetName() < objects[j].GetName()
 	})
 
-	selection := objects[0].GetOwnerReferences()[0]
-	rv, err := resourceviewer.Create(ctx, options.Dash, options.Queryer, fmt.Sprintf("%s pods", selection.Name), objects...)
+	var selection string
+	for _, obj := range objects {
+		if len(obj.GetOwnerReferences()) > 0 {
+			for _, ref := range obj.GetOwnerReferences() {
+				selection = fmt.Sprintf("%s pods", ref.Name)
+				continue
+			}
+		} else {
+			selection = string(obj.GetUID())
+		}
+	}
+
+	rv, err := resourceviewer.Create(ctx, options.Dash, options.Queryer, selection, objects...)
 	if err != nil {
 		cr := d.createResponse(
 			component.NewError(component.TitleFromString("Unable to create resource viewer"), err),
diff --git a/internal/modules/workloads/detail_describer_test.go b/internal/modules/workloads/detail_describer_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b9b2e262b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/modules/workloads/detail_describer_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+package workloads
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/golang/mock/gomock"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
+
+	clusterFake "github.com/vmware-tanzu/octant/internal/cluster/fake"
+	configFake "github.com/vmware-tanzu/octant/internal/config/fake"
+	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/octant/internal/describer"
+	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/octant/internal/queryer"
+	queryerFake "github.com/vmware-tanzu/octant/internal/queryer/fake"
+	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/octant/internal/testutil"
+	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/octant/pkg/plugin"
+	pluginFake "github.com/vmware-tanzu/octant/pkg/plugin/fake"
+	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/octant/pkg/store"
+	objectStoreFake "github.com/vmware-tanzu/octant/pkg/store/fake"
+	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/octant/pkg/view/component"
+)
+
+func TestDetailDescriber_Describe(t *testing.T) {
+	controller := gomock.NewController(t)
+	defer controller.Finish()
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	dd, err := NewDetailDescriber()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	tdo := newTestDescriberOptions(t, controller)
+	describerOptions := tdo.ToOptions()
+
+	result, err := dd.Describe(ctx, "namespace", describerOptions)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	for _, c := range result.Components {
+		f, ok := c.(*component.FlexLayout)
+		require.Equal(t, true, ok)
+		require.Equal(t, component.TitleFromString("Workload layout"), f.Title)
+		require.Equal(t, 2, len(f.Config.Sections))
+	}
+}
+
+type testDescriberOptions struct {
+	dashConfig *configFake.MockDash
+	queryer    queryer.Queryer
+}
+
+func newTestDescriberOptions(t *testing.T, controller *gomock.Controller) *testDescriberOptions {
+	dashConfig := configFake.NewMockDash(controller)
+
+	clusterClient := clusterFake.NewMockClientInterface(controller)
+	objectStore := objectStoreFake.NewMockStore(controller)
+	discoveryInterface := clusterFake.NewMockDiscoveryInterface(controller)
+	pluginManager := pluginFake.NewMockManagerInterface(controller)
+
+	podKey := store.Key{
+		Namespace:  "namespace",
+		APIVersion: "v1",
+		Kind:       "Pod",
+	}
+
+	pod := testutil.CreatePod("pod")
+	u := testutil.ToUnstructured(t, pod)
+	objectStore.EXPECT().List(gomock.Any(), podKey).Return(testutil.ToUnstructuredList(t, pod), false, nil).AnyTimes()
+
+	clusterClient.EXPECT().DiscoveryClient().Return(discoveryInterface, nil).AnyTimes()
+	discoveryInterface.EXPECT().ServerPreferredNamespacedResources().AnyTimes()
+	dashConfig.EXPECT().ClusterClient().Return(clusterClient).AnyTimes()
+	dashConfig.EXPECT().ObjectStore().Return(objectStore).AnyTimes()
+	dashConfig.EXPECT().PluginManager().Return(pluginManager).AnyTimes()
+
+	queryer := queryerFake.NewMockQueryer(controller)
+	queryer.EXPECT().PersistentVolumeClaimsForPod(gomock.Any(), pod)
+	queryer.EXPECT().ConfigMapsForPod(gomock.Any(), pod)
+	queryer.EXPECT().SecretsForPod(gomock.Any(), pod)
+	queryer.EXPECT().ServicesForPod(gomock.Any(), pod)
+	queryer.EXPECT().OwnerReference(gomock.Any(), u)
+	queryer.EXPECT().Children(gomock.Any(), u).Return(&unstructured.UnstructuredList{}, nil)
+
+	dashConfig.EXPECT().ObjectPath(pod.Namespace, pod.APIVersion, pod.Kind, pod.Name)
+	dashConfig.EXPECT().ObjectPath(pod.Namespace, "v1", "ServiceAccount", "")
+	eventKey := store.Key{
+		Namespace:  "namespace",
+		APIVersion: "v1",
+		Kind:       "Event",
+	}
+	objectStore.EXPECT().List(gomock.Any(), eventKey).Return(&unstructured.UnstructuredList{}, false, nil)
+	pluginManager.EXPECT().ObjectStatus(gomock.Any(), u).Return(&plugin.ObjectStatusResponse{}, nil)
+
+	tdo := &testDescriberOptions{
+		dashConfig: dashConfig,
+		queryer:    queryer,
+	}
+	return tdo
+}
+
+func (o *testDescriberOptions) ToOptions() describer.Options {
+	return describer.Options{
+		Dash:    o.dashConfig,
+		Fields:  map[string]string{"name": "pod"},
+		Queryer: o.queryer,
+	}
+}