diff --git a/frontend/e2e/distributed-trace.spec.ts b/frontend/e2e/distributed-trace.spec.ts
index f1327ad..1157f73 100644
--- a/frontend/e2e/distributed-trace.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/e2e/distributed-trace.spec.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ test.describe.serial('분산 Trace 사용자 흐름', () => {
     await expectMetric(outcome, '진입 서비스', 'order-service')
     await expect(outcome.getByText(/2개 · 경계 1회/)).toBeVisible()
 
+    const history = page.getByRole('region', { name: '최근 Trace 탐색' })
+    await expect(history).toBeVisible()
+    await expect(history.locator('.trace-item.is-selected')).toHaveAccessibleName(/\/lab\/orders\/2001 · 성공/)
+
     const waterfall = page.getByRole('region', { name: 'Span 타임라인' })
     await expect(waterfall.getByText('서비스 경계', { exact: true })).toBeVisible()
     await expect(waterfall.getByText('order-service → product-service', { exact: true })).toBeVisible()
@@ -32,6 +36,16 @@ test.describe.serial('분산 Trace 사용자 흐름', () => {
     await expect(page.locator('.service-area').filter({ hasText: 'order-service' })).toBeVisible()
     await expect(page.locator('.service-area').filter({ hasText: 'product-service' })).toBeVisible()
     await expect(page.locator('.react-flow__edge-text').filter({ hasText: 'order-service → product-service' })).toBeVisible()
+
+    await page.setViewportSize({ width: 390, height: 844 })
+    await expect.poll(() => page.evaluate(() =>
+      document.documentElement.scrollWidth - document.documentElement.clientWidth,
+    )).toBe(0)
+    const graphTop = await page.locator('.graph-panel').evaluate((element) => element.getBoundingClientRect().top + window.scrollY)
+    const inspectorTop = await page.locator('.workspace--runtime .right-panel').evaluate((element) => element.getBoundingClientRect().top + window.scrollY)
+    const historyTop = await page.getByRole('region', { name: '최근 Trace 탐색' }).evaluate((element) => element.getBoundingClientRect().top + window.scrollY)
+    expect(graphTop).toBeLessThan(inspectorTop)
+    expect(inspectorTop).toBeLessThan(historyTop)
   })
 
   test('Product PostgreSQL timeout의 원인과 Order까지의 오류 전파를 표시한다', async ({ page }) => {
@@ -53,11 +67,6 @@ test.describe.serial('분산 Trace 사용자 흐름', () => {
     await expect(inspector).toContainText(/PostgreSQL|POSTGRESQL/)
     await expect(inspector.locator('.trace-inspector-error')).toBeVisible()
 
-    await page.setViewportSize({ width: 390, height: 844 })
-    await expect.poll(() => page.evaluate(() =>
-      document.documentElement.scrollWidth - document.documentElement.clientWidth,
-    )).toBe(0)
-    await expect(page.getByRole('region', { name: 'Span 타임라인' })).toBeVisible()
   })
 })
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/workbench/views/TraceHistoryPanel.tsx b/frontend/src/features/workbench/views/TraceHistoryPanel.tsx
index 422bb72..d815f14 100644
--- a/frontend/src/features/workbench/views/TraceHistoryPanel.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/features/workbench/views/TraceHistoryPanel.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { ArrowRight } from 'lucide-react'
 import type { TraceSummary } from '../../../types/trace'
 import { EVENT_STATUS_LABEL } from '../../../ui/copy'
 import type { TraceHistoryFilter } from '../traceModel'
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ interface TraceHistoryPanelProps {
   selectedTraceId: string | null
   onFilterChange: (filter: TraceHistoryFilter) => void
   onSelectTrace: (traceId: string) => void
+  onNavigateToRequest: () => void
 }
 
 const FILTERS: { value: TraceHistoryFilter; label: string }[] = [
@@ -25,9 +27,10 @@ export function TraceHistoryPanel({
   selectedTraceId,
   onFilterChange,
   onSelectTrace,
+  onNavigateToRequest,
 }: TraceHistoryPanelProps) {
   return (
-    <div className="panel-card recent-card trace-history-panel">
+    <section className="panel-card recent-card trace-history-panel" aria-label="최근 Trace 탐색">
       <div className="panel-header">
         <div>
           <span className="section-label">실행 기록</span>
@@ -52,17 +55,28 @@ export function TraceHistoryPanel({
 
       <div className="trace-list">
         {traces.length === 0 ? (
-          <p className="empty-copy">{totalCount === 0 ? '아직 수집된 Trace가 없습니다.' : '이 조건에 맞는 Trace가 없습니다.'}</p>
+          <div className="trace-history-empty">
+            <p className="empty-copy">{totalCount === 0 ? '아직 수집된 Trace가 없습니다.' : '이 조건에 맞는 Trace가 없습니다.'}</p>
+            {totalCount === 0 ? (
+              <button type="button" onClick={onNavigateToRequest}>
+                API 요청으로 이동
+                <ArrowRight size={15} aria-hidden="true" />
+              </button>
+            ) : null}
+          </div>
         ) : (
           traces.map((trace) => {
             const collectionTimedOut = trace.traceCollectionStatus === 'TIMED_OUT'
             const tone = collectionTimedOut ? 'collection-timeout' : trace.resultStatus.toLowerCase()
+            const statusLabel = collectionTimedOut ? '수집 시간 초과' : EVENT_STATUS_LABEL[trace.resultStatus]
             return (
               <button
                 key={trace.traceId}
                 type="button"
                 className={`trace-item trace-item--${tone}${selectedTraceId === trace.traceId ? ' is-selected' : ''}`}
                 onClick={() => onSelectTrace(trace.traceId)}
+                title={trace.endpoint}
+                aria-label={`${trace.endpoint} · ${statusLabel} · Trace ${trace.traceId.slice(0, 8)}`}
               >
                 <div>
                   <strong>{trace.endpoint}</strong>
@@ -70,7 +84,7 @@ export function TraceHistoryPanel({
                 </div>
                 <div>
                   <span className={`pill pill--inline pill--${collectionTimedOut ? 'warning' : tone}`}>
-                    {collectionTimedOut ? '수집 시간 초과' : EVENT_STATUS_LABEL[trace.resultStatus]}
+                    {statusLabel}
                   </span>
                   <span>{trace.durationMs}ms</span>
                 </div>
@@ -79,6 +93,6 @@ export function TraceHistoryPanel({
           })
         )}
       </div>
-    </div>
+    </section>
   )
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/workbench/views/TraceView.css b/frontend/src/features/workbench/views/TraceView.css
index 1bec0a0..7a21cd3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/features/workbench/views/TraceView.css
+++ b/frontend/src/features/workbench/views/TraceView.css
@@ -1,6 +1,30 @@
 .trace-history-panel {
   min-width: 0;
 }
+
+.trace-history-empty {
+  display: grid;
+  justify-items: start;
+  gap: 10px;
+}
+
+.trace-history-empty p {
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
+.trace-history-empty button {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 6px;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(37, 99, 235, 0.28);
+  border-radius: 5px;
+  background: var(--color-surface);
+  color: var(--color-action);
+  padding: 7px 9px;
+  font-size: 0.68rem;
+  font-weight: 750;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
 .trace-history-filters {
   display: grid;
   grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
@@ -452,35 +476,6 @@
   }
 }
 
-@media (max-width: 1220px) {
-  .workspace--runtime .right-panel {
-    grid-column: 2;
-    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
-  }
-}
-
-@media (min-width: 1221px) and (max-width: 1320px) {
-  .workspace--runtime .right-panel {
-    grid-column: 2;
-    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
-  }
-
-  .workspace--runtime .trace-inspector {
-    border-right: 0;
-  }
-}
-
-@media (max-width: 980px) {
-  .workspace--runtime .right-panel {
-    grid-column: 1;
-    grid-row: 3;
-  }
-
-  .workspace--runtime .left-panel {
-    grid-row: 4;
-  }
-}
-
 @media (max-width: 720px) {
   .workspace--runtime,
   .workspace--runtime > *,
@@ -554,8 +549,7 @@
 }
 
 .workspace--project .recent-card,
-.workspace--api .recent-card,
-.workspace--runtime .control-card {
+.workspace--api .recent-card {
   display: none;
 }
 
@@ -1287,35 +1281,23 @@
 
 @media (min-width: 1221px) and (max-width: 1320px) {
 .workspace--runtime {
-    grid-template-columns: 280px minmax(0, 1fr);
+    grid-template-columns: 240px minmax(0, 1fr) 320px;
+  }
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 1220px) {
+.workspace--runtime {
+    grid-template-columns: 330px minmax(0, 1fr);
   }
 
 .workspace--runtime .right-panel {
     position: static;
     grid-column: 1 / -1;
-    display: grid;
-    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
-    gap: 0;
     max-height: none;
     border-top: 1px solid var(--color-line);
     border-left: 0;
     overflow: visible;
   }
-
-.workspace--runtime .inspector-workbench,
-.workspace--runtime .timeline-card {
-    border-right: 1px solid var(--color-line);
-  }
-}
-
-@media (max-width: 1220px) {
-.workspace--runtime {
-    grid-template-columns: 330px minmax(0, 1fr);
-  }
-
-.timeline-card {
-    border-right: 1px solid var(--color-line);
-  }
 }
 
 @media (max-width: 980px) {
@@ -1324,11 +1306,12 @@
   }
 
 .workspace--runtime .left-panel {
-    grid-row: 3;
+    grid-row: 4;
   }
 
 .workspace--runtime .right-panel {
-    grid-row: 4;
+    grid-column: 1;
+    grid-row: 3;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/workbench/views/TraceView.tsx b/frontend/src/features/workbench/views/TraceView.tsx
index 7955f6e..07b8b78 100644
--- a/frontend/src/features/workbench/views/TraceView.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/features/workbench/views/TraceView.tsx
@@ -29,25 +29,15 @@ export function TraceView({ model }: TraceViewProps) {
   return (
     <section className="workspace workspace--runtime">
       <aside className="left-panel control-rail">
-        <div className="panel-card control-card">
-          <div className="panel-header control-header">
-            <div>
-              <span className="section-label">실행 기록</span>
-              <h2>최근 Trace</h2>
-              <p>이전 실행 기록을 다시 확인할 수 있습니다.</p>
-            </div>
-            <StatusBadge tone="info">{recentTraces.length}개 기록</StatusBadge>
-          </div>
-            <TraceHistoryPanel
-              traces={filteredRecentTraces}
-              totalCount={recentTraces.length}
-              filter={traceHistoryFilter}
-              selectedTraceId={traceDetail?.traceId ?? null}
-              onFilterChange={setTraceHistoryFilter}
-              onSelectTrace={(traceId) => void selectTrace(traceId)}
-            />
-
-        </div>
+        <TraceHistoryPanel
+          traces={filteredRecentTraces}
+          totalCount={recentTraces.length}
+          filter={traceHistoryFilter}
+          selectedTraceId={traceDetail?.traceId ?? null}
+          onFilterChange={setTraceHistoryFilter}
+          onSelectTrace={(traceId) => void selectTrace(traceId)}
+          onNavigateToRequest={() => setActiveView('api')}
+        />
       </aside>
       <section className="graph-panel">
             <div className="panel-card panel-card--graph">
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/workbench/views/traceWorkspace.test.tsx b/frontend/src/features/workbench/views/traceWorkspace.test.tsx
index a5f48c9..80f1605 100644
--- a/frontend/src/features/workbench/views/traceWorkspace.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/features/workbench/views/traceWorkspace.test.tsx
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe('Trace workspace presentation', () => {
       httpStatus: 200, durationMs: 12, startedAt: new Date(0).toISOString(), traceCollectionStatus: 'DISABLED',
     }]
     render(
-      <TraceHistoryPanel traces={traces} totalCount={1} filter="all" selectedTraceId={null} onFilterChange={onFilterChange} onSelectTrace={vi.fn()} />,
+      <TraceHistoryPanel traces={traces} totalCount={1} filter="all" selectedTraceId={null} onFilterChange={onFilterChange} onSelectTrace={vi.fn()} onNavigateToRequest={vi.fn()} />,
     )
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: '확인 필요' }))
     expect(onFilterChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith('attention')
@@ -76,12 +76,28 @@ describe('Trace workspace presentation', () => {
       httpStatus: 200, durationMs: 12, startedAt: new Date(0).toISOString(), traceCollectionStatus: 'TIMED_OUT',
     }]
     const { container } = render(
-      <TraceHistoryPanel traces={traces} totalCount={1} filter="all" selectedTraceId={null} onFilterChange={vi.fn()} onSelectTrace={vi.fn()} />,
+      <TraceHistoryPanel traces={traces} totalCount={1} filter="all" selectedTraceId={null} onFilterChange={vi.fn()} onSelectTrace={vi.fn()} onNavigateToRequest={vi.fn()} />,
     )
     const timeoutPill = within(container).getByText('수집 시간 초과')
     expect(timeoutPill).toHaveClass('pill--warning')
   })
 
+  it('offers API navigation only when there is no trace history at all', () => {
+    const onNavigateToRequest = vi.fn()
+    const { rerender } = render(
+      <TraceHistoryPanel traces={[]} totalCount={0} filter="all" selectedTraceId={null} onFilterChange={vi.fn()} onSelectTrace={vi.fn()} onNavigateToRequest={onNavigateToRequest} />,
+    )
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'API 요청으로 이동' }))
+    expect(onNavigateToRequest).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+
+    rerender(
+      <TraceHistoryPanel traces={[]} totalCount={2} filter="timeout" selectedTraceId={null} onFilterChange={vi.fn()} onSelectTrace={vi.fn()} onNavigateToRequest={onNavigateToRequest} />,
+    )
+    expect(screen.getByText('이 조건에 맞는 Trace가 없습니다.')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('button', { name: 'API 요청으로 이동' })).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
   it('shows selected span facts and keeps raw details collapsed', () => {
     const selectedNode: GraphNodeState = {
       id: 'postgres', component: 'POSTGRESQL', label: 'SELECT product', status: 'TIMEOUT',