diff --git a/packages/trace-viewer/src/index.tsx b/packages/trace-viewer/src/index.tsx
index a737d9017f..671a2235ae 100644
--- a/packages/trace-viewer/src/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/trace-viewer/src/index.tsx
@@ -19,11 +19,14 @@ import { applyTheme } from '@web/theme';
 import '@web/third_party/vscode/codicon.css';
 import * as ReactDOM from 'react-dom/client';
 import { WorkbenchLoader } from './ui/workbenchLoader';
+import { LiveWorkbenchLoader } from './ui/liveWorkbenchLoader';
 
 (async () => {
+  const queryParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
+
   applyTheme();
   if (window.location.protocol !== 'file:') {
-    if (window.location.href.includes('isUnderTest=true'))
+    if (queryParams.get('isUnderTest') === 'true')
       await new Promise(f => setTimeout(f, 1000));
     if (!navigator.serviceWorker)
       throw new Error(`Service workers are not supported.\nMake sure to serve the Trace Viewer (${window.location}) via HTTPS or localhost.`);
@@ -38,5 +41,8 @@ import { WorkbenchLoader } from './ui/workbenchLoader';
     setInterval(function() { fetch('ping'); }, 10000);
   }
 
-  ReactDOM.createRoot(document.querySelector('#root')!).render(<WorkbenchLoader/>);
+  const trace = queryParams.get('trace');
+  const traceIsLive = trace?.endsWith('.json');
+  const workbench = traceIsLive ? <LiveWorkbenchLoader traceJson={trace!} /> : <WorkbenchLoader/>;
+  ReactDOM.createRoot(document.querySelector('#root')!).render(workbench);
 })();
diff --git a/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/liveWorkbenchLoader.tsx b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/liveWorkbenchLoader.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ba44a66c30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/liveWorkbenchLoader.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*
+  Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+
+  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+  limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+import * as React from 'react';
+import { MultiTraceModel } from './modelUtil';
+import './workbenchLoader.css';
+import { Workbench } from './workbench';
+
+import type { ContextEntry } from '../types/entries';
+
+export const LiveWorkbenchLoader: React.FC<{ traceJson: string }> = ({ traceJson }) => {
+  const [model, setModel] = React.useState<MultiTraceModel | undefined>(undefined);
+  const [counter, setCounter] = React.useState(0);
+  const pollTimer = React.useRef<NodeJS.Timeout | null>(null);
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    if (pollTimer.current)
+      clearTimeout(pollTimer.current);
+
+    // Start polling running test.
+    pollTimer.current = setTimeout(async () => {
+      try {
+        const model = await loadSingleTraceFile(traceJson);
+        setModel(model);
+      } catch {
+        const model = new MultiTraceModel([]);
+        setModel(model);
+      } finally {
+        setCounter(counter + 1);
+      }
+    }, 500);
+    return () => {
+      if (pollTimer.current)
+        clearTimeout(pollTimer.current);
+    };
+  }, [traceJson, counter]);
+
+  return <Workbench model={model} isLive={true} />;
+};
+
+async function loadSingleTraceFile(traceJson: string): Promise<MultiTraceModel> {
+  const params = new URLSearchParams();
+  params.set('trace', traceJson);
+  params.set('limit', '1');
+  const response = await fetch(`contexts?${params.toString()}`);
+  const contextEntries = await response.json() as ContextEntry[];
+  return new MultiTraceModel(contextEntries);
+}