diff --git a/packages/core/BaseFeatureWidget/BaseFeatureDetail/index.tsx b/packages/core/BaseFeatureWidget/BaseFeatureDetail/index.tsx
index f9a78ffe0c..2bc7ee8a65 100644
--- a/packages/core/BaseFeatureWidget/BaseFeatureDetail/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/BaseFeatureWidget/BaseFeatureDetail/index.tsx
@@ -590,6 +590,7 @@ export function FeatureDetails(props: {
   feature: SimpleFeatureSerialized
   depth?: number
   omit?: string[]
+  descriptions?: Record<string, React.ReactNode>
   formatter?: (val: unknown, key: string) => React.ReactNode
 }) {
   const { omit = [], model, feature, depth = 0 } = props
diff --git a/plugins/variants/src/VariantFeatureWidget/AnnotGrid.tsx b/plugins/variants/src/VariantFeatureWidget/AnnotGrid.tsx
index a1f7a2d052..d2bd94bd1f 100644
--- a/plugins/variants/src/VariantFeatureWidget/AnnotGrid.tsx
+++ b/plugins/variants/src/VariantFeatureWidget/AnnotGrid.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import {
   GridValidRowModel,
 } from '@mui/x-data-grid'
 import { Checkbox, FormControlLabel, Typography } from '@mui/material'
+import ResizeBar, { useResizeBar } from '@jbrowse/core/ui/ResizeBar'
+import { measureGridWidth } from '@jbrowse/core/util'
 
 export default function VariantAnnotPanel({
   rows,
@@ -14,17 +16,14 @@ export default function VariantAnnotPanel({
   rows: GridValidRowModel[]
   columns: GridColDef[]
 }) {
-  const rowHeight = 25
-  const headerHeight = 100
-  const footerHeight = 50
+  const { ref, scrollLeft } = useResizeBar()
   const [checked, setChecked] = useState(false)
-  const height =
-    Math.min(rows.length, 100) * rowHeight +
-    headerHeight +
-    (checked ? 50 : 0) +
-    footerHeight
+  const [widths, setWidths] = useState(
+    columns.map(e => measureGridWidth(rows.map(r => r[e.field]))),
+  )
+
   return rows.length ? (
-    <div>
+    <div ref={ref}>
       <FormControlLabel
         control={
           <Checkbox
@@ -34,16 +33,16 @@ export default function VariantAnnotPanel({
         }
         label={<Typography variant="body2">Show options</Typography>}
       />
-      <div
-        style={{
-          height,
-          width: '100%',
-        }}
-      >
+      <div ref={ref}>
+        <ResizeBar
+          widths={widths}
+          setWidths={setWidths}
+          scrollLeft={scrollLeft}
+        />
         <DataGrid
-          rowHeight={rowHeight}
+          rowHeight={25}
           rows={rows}
-          columns={columns}
+          columns={columns.map((c, i) => ({ ...c, width: widths[i] }))}
           slots={{ toolbar: checked ? GridToolbar : null }}
         />
       </div>
diff --git a/plugins/variants/src/VariantFeatureWidget/VariantAnnotationTable.tsx b/plugins/variants/src/VariantFeatureWidget/VariantAnnotationTable.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e88acd83f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/variants/src/VariantFeatureWidget/VariantAnnotationTable.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import React from 'react'
+import { BaseCard } from '@jbrowse/core/BaseFeatureWidget/BaseFeatureDetail'
+import AnnotGrid from './AnnotGrid'
+
+export default function VariantAnnotationTable({
+  data,
+  fields,
+  title,
+}: {
+  data: string[]
+  fields: string[]
+  title: string
+}) {
+  return data.length ? (
+    <BaseCard title={title}>
+      <AnnotGrid
+        rows={
+          data.map((elt, id) => ({
+            id,
+            ...Object.fromEntries(elt.split('|').map((e, i) => [fields[i], e])),
+          })) || []
+        }
+        columns={fields.map(c => ({ field: c }))}
+      />
+    </BaseCard>
+  ) : null
+}
diff --git a/plugins/variants/src/VariantFeatureWidget/VariantFeatureWidget.tsx b/plugins/variants/src/VariantFeatureWidget/VariantFeatureWidget.tsx
index dd226f8f98..ee360081b4 100644
--- a/plugins/variants/src/VariantFeatureWidget/VariantFeatureWidget.tsx
+++ b/plugins/variants/src/VariantFeatureWidget/VariantFeatureWidget.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
 import React from 'react'
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react'
 import { Divider, Paper } from '@mui/material'
@@ -7,25 +6,31 @@ import { parseBreakend } from '@gmod/vcf'
 
 // locals
 import VariantSampleGrid from './VariantSampleGrid'
-import VariantCsqPanel from './VariantCsqPanel'
-import VariantAnnPanel from './VariantAnnPanel'
 import BreakendPanel from './BreakendPanel'
+import VariantAnnotationTable from './VariantAnnotationTable'
+import { SimpleFeatureSerialized } from '@jbrowse/core/util'
 
-function VariantFeatureDetails(props: any) {
+const basicDescriptions = {
+  CHROM: 'chromosome: An identifier from the reference genome',
+  POS: 'position: The reference position, with the 1st base having position 1',
+  ID: 'identifier: Semi-colon separated list of unique identifiers where available',
+  REF: 'reference base(s): Each base must be one of A,C,G,T,N (case insensitive).',
+  ALT: 'alternate base(s): Comma-separated list of alternate non-reference alleles',
+  QUAL: 'quality: Phred-scaled quality score for the assertion made in ALT',
+  FILTER:
+    'filter status: PASS if this position has passed all filters, otherwise a semicolon-separated list of codes for filters that fail',
+}
+
+function VariantFeatureDetails(props: {
+  model: {
+    featureData: SimpleFeatureSerialized
+    descriptions: Record<string, string>
+  }
+}) {
   const { model } = props
   const { featureData, descriptions } = model
   const feat = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(featureData))
   const { samples, ...rest } = feat
-  const basicDescriptions = {
-    CHROM: 'chromosome: An identifier from the reference genome',
-    POS: 'position: The reference position, with the 1st base having position 1',
-    ID: 'identifier: Semi-colon separated list of unique identifiers where available',
-    REF: 'reference base(s): Each base must be one of A,C,G,T,N (case insensitive).',
-    ALT: 'alternate base(s): Comma-separated list of alternate non-reference alleles',
-    QUAL: 'quality: Phred-scaled quality score for the assertion made in ALT',
-    FILTER:
-      'filter status: PASS if this position has passed all filters, otherwise a semicolon-separated list of codes for filters that fail',
-  }
 
   return (
     <Paper data-testid="variant-side-drawer">
@@ -35,9 +40,9 @@ function VariantFeatureDetails(props: any) {
         {...props}
       />
       <Divider />
-      <VariantCsqPanel feature={rest} descriptions={descriptions} />
+      <CsqPanel feature={rest} descriptions={descriptions} />
       <Divider />
-      <VariantAnnPanel feature={rest} descriptions={descriptions} />
+      <AnnPanel feature={rest} descriptions={descriptions} />
       <Divider />
       {feat.type === 'breakend' ? (
         <BreakendPanel
@@ -64,4 +69,44 @@ function VariantFeatureDetails(props: any) {
   )
 }
 
+function AnnPanel({
+  descriptions,
+  feature,
+}: {
+  descriptions: { INFO?: { ANN?: { Description?: string } } }
+  feature: { INFO?: { ANN?: string[] } }
+}) {
+  const annDesc = descriptions?.INFO?.ANN?.Description
+  const annFields =
+    annDesc?.match(/.*Functional annotations:'(.*)'$/)?.[1].split('|') || []
+  const ann = feature.INFO?.ANN || []
+  return (
+    <VariantAnnotationTable
+      fields={annFields}
+      data={ann}
+      title="Variant ANN field"
+    />
+  )
+}
+
+function CsqPanel({
+  descriptions,
+  feature,
+}: {
+  descriptions: { INFO?: { CSQ?: { Description?: string } } }
+  feature: { INFO?: { CSQ?: string[] } }
+}) {
+  const csqDescription = descriptions?.INFO?.CSQ?.Description
+  const csqFields =
+    csqDescription?.match(/.*Format: (.*)/)?.[1].split('|') || []
+  const csq = (feature.INFO?.CSQ || []) as string[]
+  return (
+    <VariantAnnotationTable
+      fields={csqFields}
+      data={csq}
+      title="Variant CSQ field"
+    />
+  )
+}
+
 export default observer(VariantFeatureDetails)
diff --git a/plugins/variants/src/VariantFeatureWidget/VariantSampleGrid.tsx b/plugins/variants/src/VariantFeatureWidget/VariantSampleGrid.tsx
index e49dc63ccc..49f9a67b3c 100644
--- a/plugins/variants/src/VariantFeatureWidget/VariantSampleGrid.tsx
+++ b/plugins/variants/src/VariantFeatureWidget/VariantSampleGrid.tsx
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ function SampleFilters({
 
 export default function VariantSamples(props: {
   feature: SimpleFeatureSerialized
-  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-  descriptions: any
+  descriptions: { FORMAT?: { [key: string]: { Description?: string } } }
 }) {
   const { feature, descriptions = {} } = props
   const { ref, scrollLeft } = useResizeBar()