diff --git a/packages/core/BaseFeatureWidget/BaseFeatureDetail/index.tsx b/packages/core/BaseFeatureWidget/BaseFeatureDetail/index.tsx
index 753f380d3c..619b229d1f 100644
--- a/packages/core/BaseFeatureWidget/BaseFeatureDetail/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/BaseFeatureWidget/BaseFeatureDetail/index.tsx
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export function BaseCard({
       <AccordionSummary
         expandIcon={<ExpandMore className={classes.expandIcon} />}
       >
-        <Typography variant="button"> {title}</Typography>
+        <Typography variant="button">{title}</Typography>
       </AccordionSummary>
       <AccordionDetails className={classes.expansionPanelDetails}>
         {children}
diff --git a/packages/product-core/src/ui/AboutDialogContents.tsx b/packages/product-core/src/ui/AboutDialogContents.tsx
index 44434327c7..f45e0a323d 100644
--- a/packages/product-core/src/ui/AboutDialogContents.tsx
+++ b/packages/product-core/src/ui/AboutDialogContents.tsx
@@ -14,11 +14,15 @@ import {
   Attributes,
 } from '@jbrowse/core/BaseFeatureWidget/BaseFeatureDetail'
 import FileInfoPanel from './FileInfoPanel'
+import RefNamePanel from './RefNameInfoPanel'
 
 const useStyles = makeStyles()({
   content: {
     minWidth: 800,
   },
+  button: {
+    float: 'right',
+  },
 })
 
 function removeAttr(obj: Record<string, unknown>, attr: string) {
@@ -73,7 +77,7 @@ export default function AboutContents({
         {!hideUris ? (
           <Button
             variant="contained"
-            style={{ float: 'right' }}
+            className={classes.button}
             onClick={() => {
               const snap = removeAttr(clone(conf), 'baseUri')
               copy(JSON.stringify(snap, null, 2))
@@ -96,6 +100,7 @@ export default function AboutContents({
         </BaseCard>
       ) : null}
       <FileInfoPanel config={config} />
+      <RefNamePanel config={config} />
     </div>
   )
 }
diff --git a/packages/product-core/src/ui/RefNameInfoPanel.tsx b/packages/product-core/src/ui/RefNameInfoPanel.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1989599fdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/product-core/src/ui/RefNameInfoPanel.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react'
+import { Button, Typography } from '@mui/material'
+import {
+  readConfObject,
+  AnyConfigurationModel,
+} from '@jbrowse/core/configuration'
+import LoadingEllipses from '@jbrowse/core/ui/LoadingEllipses'
+import { getSession } from '@jbrowse/core/util'
+import { BaseCard } from '@jbrowse/core/BaseFeatureWidget/BaseFeatureDetail'
+import { observer } from 'mobx-react'
+import { makeStyles } from 'tss-react/mui'
+import FieldName from '@jbrowse/core/BaseFeatureWidget/BaseFeatureDetail/FieldName'
+import copy from 'copy-to-clipboard'
+
+const MAX_REF_NAMES = 10_000
+
+const useStyles = makeStyles()(theme => ({
+  refNames: {
+    maxHeight: 300,
+    overflow: 'auto',
+    flexGrow: 1,
+    background: theme.palette.background.default,
+  },
+  button: {
+    float: 'right',
+  },
+}))
+
+const RefNamePanel = observer(function ({
+  config,
+}: {
+  config: AnyConfigurationModel
+}) {
+  const [error, setError] = useState<unknown>()
+  const [refNames, setRefNames] = useState<string[]>()
+  const [copied, setCopied] = useState(false)
+  const { classes } = useStyles()
+  const session = getSession(config)
+  const { rpcManager } = session
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const aborter = new AbortController()
+    const { signal } = aborter
+    let cancelled = false
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-floating-promises
+    ;(async () => {
+      try {
+        const adapterConfig = readConfObject(config, 'adapter')
+        const refNames = await rpcManager.call(
+          config.trackId,
+          'CoreGetRefNames',
+          {
+            adapterConfig,
+            signal,
+          },
+        )
+        if (!cancelled) {
+          setRefNames(refNames as string[])
+        }
+      } catch (e) {
+        if (!cancelled) {
+          console.error(e)
+          setError(e)
+        }
+      }
+    })()
+
+    return () => {
+      aborter.abort()
+      cancelled = true
+    }
+  }, [config, rpcManager])
+
+  return (
+    <BaseCard title="Reference sequences in track">
+      {error ? (
+        <Typography color="error">{`${error}`}</Typography>
+      ) : refNames === undefined ? (
+        <LoadingEllipses message="Loading refNames" />
+      ) : (
+        <>
+          <Button
+            variant="contained"
+            className={classes.button}
+            onClick={() => {
+              copy(JSON.stringify(refNames.join('\n'), null, 2))
+              setCopied(true)
+              setTimeout(() => setCopied(false), 1000)
+            }}
+          >
+            {copied ? 'Copied to clipboard!' : 'Copy ref names'}
+          </Button>
+          <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexWrap: 'wrap' }}>
+            <FieldName name="refNames" />
+            <pre className={classes.refNames}>
+              {refNames.slice(0, MAX_REF_NAMES).join('\n')}
+              {refNames.length > MAX_REF_NAMES
+                ? '\nToo many refNames to show in browser, use "Copy ref names" button to copy to clipboard'
+                : ''}
+            </pre>
+          </div>
+        </>
+      )}
+    </BaseCard>
+  )
+})
+
+export default RefNamePanel