diff --git a/api/connect-openapi/gen/ingester/v1/ingester.openapi.yaml b/api/connect-openapi/gen/ingester/v1/ingester.openapi.yaml
index a0c99129ea..d2b70f4f04 100644
--- a/api/connect-openapi/gen/ingester/v1/ingester.openapi.yaml
+++ b/api/connect-openapi/gen/ingester/v1/ingester.openapi.yaml
@@ -1048,6 +1048,56 @@ components:
           title: labels
       title: BlockInfo
       additionalProperties: false
+    types.v1.Exemplar:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        timestamp:
+          type:
+            - integer
+            - string
+          examples:
+            - "1730000023000"
+          title: timestamp
+          format: int64
+          description: Milliseconds since epoch when the profile was captured.
+        profileId:
+          type: string
+          examples:
+            - 7c9e6679-7425-40de-944b-e07fc1f90ae7
+          title: profile_id
+          description: Unique identifier for the profile (UUID).
+        spanId:
+          type: string
+          examples:
+            - 00f067aa0ba902b7
+          title: span_id
+          description: Span ID if this profile was split by span during ingestion.
+        value:
+          type:
+            - integer
+            - string
+          examples:
+            - "2450000000"
+          title: value
+          format: int64
+          description: Total sample value for this profile (e.g., CPU nanoseconds, bytes allocated).
+        labels:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            $ref: '#/components/schemas/types.v1.LabelPair'
+          title: labels
+          description: |-
+            Series labels that are NOT included in the group_by query parameter.
+             These labels complete the full series identity of this exemplar's profile.
+             For example, if group_by=["service"], this would contain labels like "pod",
+             "namespace", "region" that were omitted from grouping. This allows identifying
+             which specific series instance this profile sample came from.
+      title: Exemplar
+      additionalProperties: false
+      description: |-
+        Exemplar represents metadata for an individual profile sample.
+         Exemplars allow users to drill down from aggregated timeline views
+         to specific profile instances.
     types.v1.GetProfileStatsRequest:
       type: object
       title: GetProfileStatsRequest
@@ -1229,6 +1279,12 @@ components:
           items:
             $ref: '#/components/schemas/types.v1.ProfileAnnotation'
           title: annotations
+        exemplars:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            $ref: '#/components/schemas/types.v1.Exemplar'
+          title: exemplars
+          description: Exemplars are samples of individual profiles that contributed to this aggregated point
       title: Point
       additionalProperties: false
     types.v1.ProfileAnnotation:
diff --git a/api/connect-openapi/gen/querier/v1/querier.openapi.yaml b/api/connect-openapi/gen/querier/v1/querier.openapi.yaml
index c50ae05f0e..7dfdf8ea07 100644
--- a/api/connect-openapi/gen/querier/v1/querier.openapi.yaml
+++ b/api/connect-openapi/gen/querier/v1/querier.openapi.yaml
@@ -1345,6 +1345,16 @@ components:
           description: Select stack traces that match the provided selector.
           nullable: true
           $ref: '#/components/schemas/types.v1.StackTraceSelector'
+        profileIdSelector:
+          type: array
+          examples:
+            - - 7c9e6679-7425-40de-944b-e07fc1f90ae7
+          items:
+            type: string
+            examples:
+              - - 7c9e6679-7425-40de-944b-e07fc1f90ae7
+          title: profile_id_selector
+          description: List of Profile UUIDs to query
       title: SelectMergeStacktracesRequest
       additionalProperties: false
     querier.v1.SelectMergeStacktracesResponse:
@@ -1426,6 +1436,10 @@ components:
           format: int64
           description: Select the top N series by total value.
           nullable: true
+        exemplarType:
+          title: exemplar_type
+          description: Type of exemplars to include in the response.
+          $ref: '#/components/schemas/types.v1.ExemplarType'
       title: SelectSeriesRequest
       additionalProperties: false
     querier.v1.SelectSeriesResponse:
@@ -1491,6 +1505,64 @@ components:
           title: labels_set
       title: SeriesResponse
       additionalProperties: false
+    types.v1.Exemplar:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        timestamp:
+          type:
+            - integer
+            - string
+          examples:
+            - "1730000023000"
+          title: timestamp
+          format: int64
+          description: Milliseconds since epoch when the profile was captured.
+        profileId:
+          type: string
+          examples:
+            - 7c9e6679-7425-40de-944b-e07fc1f90ae7
+          title: profile_id
+          description: Unique identifier for the profile (UUID).
+        spanId:
+          type: string
+          examples:
+            - 00f067aa0ba902b7
+          title: span_id
+          description: Span ID if this profile was split by span during ingestion.
+        value:
+          type:
+            - integer
+            - string
+          examples:
+            - "2450000000"
+          title: value
+          format: int64
+          description: Total sample value for this profile (e.g., CPU nanoseconds, bytes allocated).
+        labels:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            $ref: '#/components/schemas/types.v1.LabelPair'
+          title: labels
+          description: |-
+            Series labels that are NOT included in the group_by query parameter.
+             These labels complete the full series identity of this exemplar's profile.
+             For example, if group_by=["service"], this would contain labels like "pod",
+             "namespace", "region" that were omitted from grouping. This allows identifying
+             which specific series instance this profile sample came from.
+      title: Exemplar
+      additionalProperties: false
+      description: |-
+        Exemplar represents metadata for an individual profile sample.
+         Exemplars allow users to drill down from aggregated timeline views
+         to specific profile instances.
+    types.v1.ExemplarType:
+      type: string
+      title: ExemplarType
+      enum:
+        - EXEMPLAR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED
+        - EXEMPLAR_TYPE_NONE
+        - EXEMPLAR_TYPE_INDIVIDUAL
+        - EXEMPLAR_TYPE_SPAN
     types.v1.GetProfileStatsRequest:
       type: object
       title: GetProfileStatsRequest
@@ -1672,6 +1744,12 @@ components:
           items:
             $ref: '#/components/schemas/types.v1.ProfileAnnotation'
           title: annotations
+        exemplars:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            $ref: '#/components/schemas/types.v1.Exemplar'
+          title: exemplars
+          description: Exemplars are samples of individual profiles that contributed to this aggregated point
       title: Point
       additionalProperties: false
     types.v1.ProfileAnnotation:
diff --git a/api/connect-openapi/gen/query/v1/query.openapi.yaml b/api/connect-openapi/gen/query/v1/query.openapi.yaml
index 53be2622f6..7cfffaaec0 100644
--- a/api/connect-openapi/gen/query/v1/query.openapi.yaml
+++ b/api/connect-openapi/gen/query/v1/query.openapi.yaml
@@ -678,6 +678,9 @@ components:
             - string
           title: limit
           format: int64
+        exemplarType:
+          title: exemplar_type
+          $ref: '#/components/schemas/types.v1.ExemplarType'
       title: TimeSeriesQuery
       additionalProperties: false
     query.v1.TimeSeriesReport:
@@ -725,6 +728,64 @@ components:
           format: byte
       title: TreeReport
       additionalProperties: false
+    types.v1.Exemplar:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        timestamp:
+          type:
+            - integer
+            - string
+          examples:
+            - "1730000023000"
+          title: timestamp
+          format: int64
+          description: Milliseconds since epoch when the profile was captured.
+        profileId:
+          type: string
+          examples:
+            - 7c9e6679-7425-40de-944b-e07fc1f90ae7
+          title: profile_id
+          description: Unique identifier for the profile (UUID).
+        spanId:
+          type: string
+          examples:
+            - 00f067aa0ba902b7
+          title: span_id
+          description: Span ID if this profile was split by span during ingestion.
+        value:
+          type:
+            - integer
+            - string
+          examples:
+            - "2450000000"
+          title: value
+          format: int64
+          description: Total sample value for this profile (e.g., CPU nanoseconds, bytes allocated).
+        labels:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            $ref: '#/components/schemas/types.v1.LabelPair'
+          title: labels
+          description: |-
+            Series labels that are NOT included in the group_by query parameter.
+             These labels complete the full series identity of this exemplar's profile.
+             For example, if group_by=["service"], this would contain labels like "pod",
+             "namespace", "region" that were omitted from grouping. This allows identifying
+             which specific series instance this profile sample came from.
+      title: Exemplar
+      additionalProperties: false
+      description: |-
+        Exemplar represents metadata for an individual profile sample.
+         Exemplars allow users to drill down from aggregated timeline views
+         to specific profile instances.
+    types.v1.ExemplarType:
+      type: string
+      title: ExemplarType
+      enum:
+        - EXEMPLAR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED
+        - EXEMPLAR_TYPE_NONE
+        - EXEMPLAR_TYPE_INDIVIDUAL
+        - EXEMPLAR_TYPE_SPAN
     types.v1.GoPGO:
       type: object
       properties:
@@ -795,6 +856,12 @@ components:
           items:
             $ref: '#/components/schemas/types.v1.ProfileAnnotation'
           title: annotations
+        exemplars:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            $ref: '#/components/schemas/types.v1.Exemplar'
+          title: exemplars
+          description: Exemplars are samples of individual profiles that contributed to this aggregated point
       title: Point
       additionalProperties: false
     types.v1.ProfileAnnotation:
diff --git a/api/connect-openapi/gen/storegateway/v1/storegateway.openapi.yaml b/api/connect-openapi/gen/storegateway/v1/storegateway.openapi.yaml
index 4dc89947f0..ed59a8f9df 100644
--- a/api/connect-openapi/gen/storegateway/v1/storegateway.openapi.yaml
+++ b/api/connect-openapi/gen/storegateway/v1/storegateway.openapi.yaml
@@ -867,6 +867,56 @@ components:
           title: labels
       title: BlockInfo
       additionalProperties: false
+    types.v1.Exemplar:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        timestamp:
+          type:
+            - integer
+            - string
+          examples:
+            - "1730000023000"
+          title: timestamp
+          format: int64
+          description: Milliseconds since epoch when the profile was captured.
+        profileId:
+          type: string
+          examples:
+            - 7c9e6679-7425-40de-944b-e07fc1f90ae7
+          title: profile_id
+          description: Unique identifier for the profile (UUID).
+        spanId:
+          type: string
+          examples:
+            - 00f067aa0ba902b7
+          title: span_id
+          description: Span ID if this profile was split by span during ingestion.
+        value:
+          type:
+            - integer
+            - string
+          examples:
+            - "2450000000"
+          title: value
+          format: int64
+          description: Total sample value for this profile (e.g., CPU nanoseconds, bytes allocated).
+        labels:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            $ref: '#/components/schemas/types.v1.LabelPair'
+          title: labels
+          description: |-
+            Series labels that are NOT included in the group_by query parameter.
+             These labels complete the full series identity of this exemplar's profile.
+             For example, if group_by=["service"], this would contain labels like "pod",
+             "namespace", "region" that were omitted from grouping. This allows identifying
+             which specific series instance this profile sample came from.
+      title: Exemplar
+      additionalProperties: false
+      description: |-
+        Exemplar represents metadata for an individual profile sample.
+         Exemplars allow users to drill down from aggregated timeline views
+         to specific profile instances.
     types.v1.GoPGO:
       type: object
       properties:
@@ -1021,6 +1071,12 @@ components:
           items:
             $ref: '#/components/schemas/types.v1.ProfileAnnotation'
           title: annotations
+        exemplars:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            $ref: '#/components/schemas/types.v1.Exemplar'
+          title: exemplars
+          description: Exemplars are samples of individual profiles that contributed to this aggregated point
       title: Point
       additionalProperties: false
     types.v1.ProfileAnnotation:
diff --git a/api/gen/proto/go/querier/v1/querier.pb.go b/api/gen/proto/go/querier/v1/querier.pb.go
index 3b4cf211a2..4ba89f377c 100644
--- a/api/gen/proto/go/querier/v1/querier.pb.go
+++ b/api/gen/proto/go/querier/v1/querier.pb.go
@@ -313,8 +313,10 @@ type SelectMergeStacktracesRequest struct {
 	Format ProfileFormat `protobuf:"varint,6,opt,name=format,proto3,enum=querier.v1.ProfileFormat" json:"format,omitempty"`
 	// Select stack traces that match the provided selector.
 	StackTraceSelector *v1.StackTraceSelector `protobuf:"bytes,7,opt,name=stack_trace_selector,json=stackTraceSelector,proto3,oneof" json:"stack_trace_selector,omitempty"`
-	unknownFields      protoimpl.UnknownFields
-	sizeCache          protoimpl.SizeCache
+	// List of Profile UUIDs to query
+	ProfileIdSelector []string `protobuf:"bytes,8,rep,name=profile_id_selector,json=profileIdSelector,proto3" json:"profile_id_selector,omitempty"`
+	unknownFields     protoimpl.UnknownFields
+	sizeCache         protoimpl.SizeCache
 }
 
 func (x *SelectMergeStacktracesRequest) Reset() {
@@ -396,6 +398,13 @@ func (x *SelectMergeStacktracesRequest) GetStackTraceSelector() *v1.StackTraceSe
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (x *SelectMergeStacktracesRequest) GetProfileIdSelector() []string {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.ProfileIdSelector
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 type SelectMergeStacktracesResponse struct {
 	state      protoimpl.MessageState `protogen:"open.v1"`
 	Flamegraph *FlameGraph            `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=flamegraph,proto3" json:"flamegraph,omitempty"`
@@ -1006,7 +1015,9 @@ type SelectSeriesRequest struct {
 	// Select stack traces that match the provided selector.
 	StackTraceSelector *v1.StackTraceSelector `protobuf:"bytes,8,opt,name=stack_trace_selector,json=stackTraceSelector,proto3,oneof" json:"stack_trace_selector,omitempty"`
 	// Select the top N series by total value.
-	Limit         *int64 `protobuf:"varint,9,opt,name=limit,proto3,oneof" json:"limit,omitempty"`
+	Limit *int64 `protobuf:"varint,9,opt,name=limit,proto3,oneof" json:"limit,omitempty"`
+	// Type of exemplars to include in the response.
+	ExemplarType  v1.ExemplarType `protobuf:"varint,10,opt,name=exemplar_type,json=exemplarType,proto3,enum=types.v1.ExemplarType" json:"exemplar_type,omitempty"`
 	unknownFields protoimpl.UnknownFields
 	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
 }
@@ -1104,6 +1115,13 @@ func (x *SelectSeriesRequest) GetLimit() int64 {
 	return 0
 }
 
+func (x *SelectSeriesRequest) GetExemplarType() v1.ExemplarType {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.ExemplarType
+	}
+	return v1.ExemplarType(0)
+}
+
 type SelectSeriesResponse struct {
 	state         protoimpl.MessageState `protogen:"open.v1"`
 	Series        []*v1.Series           `protobuf:"bytes,1,rep,name=series,proto3" json:"series,omitempty"`
@@ -1448,7 +1466,7 @@ const file_querier_v1_querier_proto_rawDesc = "" +
 	"\x03end\x18\x04 \x01(\x03B\x14\xbaG\x11:\x0f\x12\r1676289600000R\x03end\"A\n" +
 	"\x0eSeriesResponse\x12/\n" +
 	"\n" +
-	"labels_set\x18\x02 \x03(\v2\x10.types.v1.LabelsR\tlabelsSet\"\xeb\x03\n" +
+	"labels_set\x18\x02 \x03(\v2\x10.types.v1.LabelsR\tlabelsSet\"\xcc\x04\n" +
 	"\x1dSelectMergeStacktracesRequest\x12Y\n" +
 	"\x0eprofile_typeID\x18\x01 \x01(\tB2\xbaG/:-\x12+process_cpu:cpu:nanoseconds:cpu:nanosecondsR\rprofileTypeID\x12J\n" +
 	"\x0elabel_selector\x18\x02 \x01(\tB#\xbaG :\x1e\x12\x1c'{namespace=\"my-namespace\"}'R\rlabelSelector\x12*\n" +
@@ -1456,7 +1474,8 @@ const file_querier_v1_querier_proto_rawDesc = "" +
 	"\x03end\x18\x04 \x01(\x03B\x14\xbaG\x11:\x0f\x12\r1676289600000R\x03end\x12 \n" +
 	"\tmax_nodes\x18\x05 \x01(\x03H\x00R\bmaxNodes\x88\x01\x01\x121\n" +
 	"\x06format\x18\x06 \x01(\x0e2\x19.querier.v1.ProfileFormatR\x06format\x12S\n" +
-	"\x14stack_trace_selector\x18\a \x01(\v2\x1c.types.v1.StackTraceSelectorH\x01R\x12stackTraceSelector\x88\x01\x01B\f\n" +
+	"\x14stack_trace_selector\x18\a \x01(\v2\x1c.types.v1.StackTraceSelectorH\x01R\x12stackTraceSelector\x88\x01\x01\x12_\n" +
+	"\x13profile_id_selector\x18\b \x03(\tB/\xbaG,:*\x12(['7c9e6679-7425-40de-944b-e07fc1f90ae7']R\x11profileIdSelectorB\f\n" +
 	"\n" +
 	"_max_nodesB\x17\n" +
 	"\x15_stack_trace_selector\"l\n" +
@@ -1513,7 +1532,7 @@ const file_querier_v1_querier_proto_rawDesc = "" +
 	"\x14stack_trace_selector\x18\x06 \x01(\v2\x1c.types.v1.StackTraceSelectorH\x01R\x12stackTraceSelector\x88\x01\x01B\f\n" +
 	"\n" +
 	"_max_nodesB\x17\n" +
-	"\x15_stack_trace_selector\"\xbe\x04\n" +
+	"\x15_stack_trace_selector\"\xfb\x04\n" +
 	"\x13SelectSeriesRequest\x12Y\n" +
 	"\x0eprofile_typeID\x18\x01 \x01(\tB2\xbaG/:-\x12+process_cpu:cpu:nanoseconds:cpu:nanosecondsR\rprofileTypeID\x12J\n" +
 	"\x0elabel_selector\x18\x02 \x01(\tB#\xbaG :\x1e\x12\x1c'{namespace=\"my-namespace\"}'R\rlabelSelector\x12*\n" +
@@ -1523,7 +1542,9 @@ const file_querier_v1_querier_proto_rawDesc = "" +
 	"\x04step\x18\x06 \x01(\x01R\x04step\x12J\n" +
 	"\vaggregation\x18\a \x01(\x0e2#.types.v1.TimeSeriesAggregationTypeH\x00R\vaggregation\x88\x01\x01\x12S\n" +
 	"\x14stack_trace_selector\x18\b \x01(\v2\x1c.types.v1.StackTraceSelectorH\x01R\x12stackTraceSelector\x88\x01\x01\x12\x19\n" +
-	"\x05limit\x18\t \x01(\x03H\x02R\x05limit\x88\x01\x01B\x0e\n" +
+	"\x05limit\x18\t \x01(\x03H\x02R\x05limit\x88\x01\x01\x12;\n" +
+	"\rexemplar_type\x18\n" +
+	" \x01(\x0e2\x16.types.v1.ExemplarTypeR\fexemplarTypeB\x0e\n" +
 	"\f_aggregationB\x17\n" +
 	"\x15_stack_trace_selectorB\b\n" +
 	"\x06_limit\"@\n" +
@@ -1625,14 +1646,15 @@ var file_querier_v1_querier_proto_goTypes = []any{
 	(*v1.Labels)(nil),                      // 22: types.v1.Labels
 	(*v1.StackTraceSelector)(nil),          // 23: types.v1.StackTraceSelector
 	(v1.TimeSeriesAggregationType)(0),      // 24: types.v1.TimeSeriesAggregationType
-	(*v1.Series)(nil),                      // 25: types.v1.Series
-	(*v1.LabelValuesRequest)(nil),          // 26: types.v1.LabelValuesRequest
-	(*v1.LabelNamesRequest)(nil),           // 27: types.v1.LabelNamesRequest
-	(*v1.GetProfileStatsRequest)(nil),      // 28: types.v1.GetProfileStatsRequest
-	(*v1.LabelValuesResponse)(nil),         // 29: types.v1.LabelValuesResponse
-	(*v1.LabelNamesResponse)(nil),          // 30: types.v1.LabelNamesResponse
-	(*v11.Profile)(nil),                    // 31: google.v1.Profile
-	(*v1.GetProfileStatsResponse)(nil),     // 32: types.v1.GetProfileStatsResponse
+	(v1.ExemplarType)(0),                   // 25: types.v1.ExemplarType
+	(*v1.Series)(nil),                      // 26: types.v1.Series
+	(*v1.LabelValuesRequest)(nil),          // 27: types.v1.LabelValuesRequest
+	(*v1.LabelNamesRequest)(nil),           // 28: types.v1.LabelNamesRequest
+	(*v1.GetProfileStatsRequest)(nil),      // 29: types.v1.GetProfileStatsRequest
+	(*v1.LabelValuesResponse)(nil),         // 30: types.v1.LabelValuesResponse
+	(*v1.LabelNamesResponse)(nil),          // 31: types.v1.LabelNamesResponse
+	(*v11.Profile)(nil),                    // 32: google.v1.Profile
+	(*v1.GetProfileStatsResponse)(nil),     // 33: types.v1.GetProfileStatsResponse
 }
 var file_querier_v1_querier_proto_depIdxs = []int32{
 	21, // 0: querier.v1.ProfileTypesResponse.profile_types:type_name -> types.v1.ProfileType
@@ -1650,36 +1672,37 @@ var file_querier_v1_querier_proto_depIdxs = []int32{
 	23, // 12: querier.v1.SelectMergeProfileRequest.stack_trace_selector:type_name -> types.v1.StackTraceSelector
 	24, // 13: querier.v1.SelectSeriesRequest.aggregation:type_name -> types.v1.TimeSeriesAggregationType
 	23, // 14: querier.v1.SelectSeriesRequest.stack_trace_selector:type_name -> types.v1.StackTraceSelector
-	25, // 15: querier.v1.SelectSeriesResponse.series:type_name -> types.v1.Series
-	19, // 16: querier.v1.AnalyzeQueryResponse.query_scopes:type_name -> querier.v1.QueryScope
-	20, // 17: querier.v1.AnalyzeQueryResponse.query_impact:type_name -> querier.v1.QueryImpact
-	1,  // 18: querier.v1.QuerierService.ProfileTypes:input_type -> querier.v1.ProfileTypesRequest
-	26, // 19: querier.v1.QuerierService.LabelValues:input_type -> types.v1.LabelValuesRequest
-	27, // 20: querier.v1.QuerierService.LabelNames:input_type -> types.v1.LabelNamesRequest
-	3,  // 21: querier.v1.QuerierService.Series:input_type -> querier.v1.SeriesRequest
-	5,  // 22: querier.v1.QuerierService.SelectMergeStacktraces:input_type -> querier.v1.SelectMergeStacktracesRequest
-	7,  // 23: querier.v1.QuerierService.SelectMergeSpanProfile:input_type -> querier.v1.SelectMergeSpanProfileRequest
-	14, // 24: querier.v1.QuerierService.SelectMergeProfile:input_type -> querier.v1.SelectMergeProfileRequest
-	15, // 25: querier.v1.QuerierService.SelectSeries:input_type -> querier.v1.SelectSeriesRequest
-	9,  // 26: querier.v1.QuerierService.Diff:input_type -> querier.v1.DiffRequest
-	28, // 27: querier.v1.QuerierService.GetProfileStats:input_type -> types.v1.GetProfileStatsRequest
-	17, // 28: querier.v1.QuerierService.AnalyzeQuery:input_type -> querier.v1.AnalyzeQueryRequest
-	2,  // 29: querier.v1.QuerierService.ProfileTypes:output_type -> querier.v1.ProfileTypesResponse
-	29, // 30: querier.v1.QuerierService.LabelValues:output_type -> types.v1.LabelValuesResponse
-	30, // 31: querier.v1.QuerierService.LabelNames:output_type -> types.v1.LabelNamesResponse
-	4,  // 32: querier.v1.QuerierService.Series:output_type -> querier.v1.SeriesResponse
-	6,  // 33: querier.v1.QuerierService.SelectMergeStacktraces:output_type -> querier.v1.SelectMergeStacktracesResponse
-	8,  // 34: querier.v1.QuerierService.SelectMergeSpanProfile:output_type -> querier.v1.SelectMergeSpanProfileResponse
-	31, // 35: querier.v1.QuerierService.SelectMergeProfile:output_type -> google.v1.Profile
-	16, // 36: querier.v1.QuerierService.SelectSeries:output_type -> querier.v1.SelectSeriesResponse
-	10, // 37: querier.v1.QuerierService.Diff:output_type -> querier.v1.DiffResponse
-	32, // 38: querier.v1.QuerierService.GetProfileStats:output_type -> types.v1.GetProfileStatsResponse
-	18, // 39: querier.v1.QuerierService.AnalyzeQuery:output_type -> querier.v1.AnalyzeQueryResponse
-	29, // [29:40] is the sub-list for method output_type
-	18, // [18:29] is the sub-list for method input_type
-	18, // [18:18] is the sub-list for extension type_name
-	18, // [18:18] is the sub-list for extension extendee
-	0,  // [0:18] is the sub-list for field type_name
+	25, // 15: querier.v1.SelectSeriesRequest.exemplar_type:type_name -> types.v1.ExemplarType
+	26, // 16: querier.v1.SelectSeriesResponse.series:type_name -> types.v1.Series
+	19, // 17: querier.v1.AnalyzeQueryResponse.query_scopes:type_name -> querier.v1.QueryScope
+	20, // 18: querier.v1.AnalyzeQueryResponse.query_impact:type_name -> querier.v1.QueryImpact
+	1,  // 19: querier.v1.QuerierService.ProfileTypes:input_type -> querier.v1.ProfileTypesRequest
+	27, // 20: querier.v1.QuerierService.LabelValues:input_type -> types.v1.LabelValuesRequest
+	28, // 21: querier.v1.QuerierService.LabelNames:input_type -> types.v1.LabelNamesRequest
+	3,  // 22: querier.v1.QuerierService.Series:input_type -> querier.v1.SeriesRequest
+	5,  // 23: querier.v1.QuerierService.SelectMergeStacktraces:input_type -> querier.v1.SelectMergeStacktracesRequest
+	7,  // 24: querier.v1.QuerierService.SelectMergeSpanProfile:input_type -> querier.v1.SelectMergeSpanProfileRequest
+	14, // 25: querier.v1.QuerierService.SelectMergeProfile:input_type -> querier.v1.SelectMergeProfileRequest
+	15, // 26: querier.v1.QuerierService.SelectSeries:input_type -> querier.v1.SelectSeriesRequest
+	9,  // 27: querier.v1.QuerierService.Diff:input_type -> querier.v1.DiffRequest
+	29, // 28: querier.v1.QuerierService.GetProfileStats:input_type -> types.v1.GetProfileStatsRequest
+	17, // 29: querier.v1.QuerierService.AnalyzeQuery:input_type -> querier.v1.AnalyzeQueryRequest
+	2,  // 30: querier.v1.QuerierService.ProfileTypes:output_type -> querier.v1.ProfileTypesResponse
+	30, // 31: querier.v1.QuerierService.LabelValues:output_type -> types.v1.LabelValuesResponse
+	31, // 32: querier.v1.QuerierService.LabelNames:output_type -> types.v1.LabelNamesResponse
+	4,  // 33: querier.v1.QuerierService.Series:output_type -> querier.v1.SeriesResponse
+	6,  // 34: querier.v1.QuerierService.SelectMergeStacktraces:output_type -> querier.v1.SelectMergeStacktracesResponse
+	8,  // 35: querier.v1.QuerierService.SelectMergeSpanProfile:output_type -> querier.v1.SelectMergeSpanProfileResponse
+	32, // 36: querier.v1.QuerierService.SelectMergeProfile:output_type -> google.v1.Profile
+	16, // 37: querier.v1.QuerierService.SelectSeries:output_type -> querier.v1.SelectSeriesResponse
+	10, // 38: querier.v1.QuerierService.Diff:output_type -> querier.v1.DiffResponse
+	33, // 39: querier.v1.QuerierService.GetProfileStats:output_type -> types.v1.GetProfileStatsResponse
+	18, // 40: querier.v1.QuerierService.AnalyzeQuery:output_type -> querier.v1.AnalyzeQueryResponse
+	30, // [30:41] is the sub-list for method output_type
+	19, // [19:30] is the sub-list for method input_type
+	19, // [19:19] is the sub-list for extension type_name
+	19, // [19:19] is the sub-list for extension extendee
+	0,  // [0:19] is the sub-list for field type_name
 }
 
 func init() { file_querier_v1_querier_proto_init() }
diff --git a/api/gen/proto/go/querier/v1/querier_vtproto.pb.go b/api/gen/proto/go/querier/v1/querier_vtproto.pb.go
index 517ac6c999..2e0837e93c 100644
--- a/api/gen/proto/go/querier/v1/querier_vtproto.pb.go
+++ b/api/gen/proto/go/querier/v1/querier_vtproto.pb.go
@@ -148,6 +148,11 @@ func (m *SelectMergeStacktracesRequest) CloneVT() *SelectMergeStacktracesRequest
 			r.StackTraceSelector = proto.Clone(rhs).(*v1.StackTraceSelector)
 		}
 	}
+	if rhs := m.ProfileIdSelector; rhs != nil {
+		tmpContainer := make([]string, len(rhs))
+		copy(tmpContainer, rhs)
+		r.ProfileIdSelector = tmpContainer
+	}
 	if len(m.unknownFields) > 0 {
 		r.unknownFields = make([]byte, len(m.unknownFields))
 		copy(r.unknownFields, m.unknownFields)
@@ -392,6 +397,7 @@ func (m *SelectSeriesRequest) CloneVT() *SelectSeriesRequest {
 	r.Start = m.Start
 	r.End = m.End
 	r.Step = m.Step
+	r.ExemplarType = m.ExemplarType
 	if rhs := m.GroupBy; rhs != nil {
 		tmpContainer := make([]string, len(rhs))
 		copy(tmpContainer, rhs)
@@ -706,6 +712,15 @@ func (this *SelectMergeStacktracesRequest) EqualVT(that *SelectMergeStacktracesR
 	} else if !proto.Equal(this.StackTraceSelector, that.StackTraceSelector) {
 		return false
 	}
+	if len(this.ProfileIdSelector) != len(that.ProfileIdSelector) {
+		return false
+	}
+	for i, vx := range this.ProfileIdSelector {
+		vy := that.ProfileIdSelector[i]
+		if vx != vy {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
 	return string(this.unknownFields) == string(that.unknownFields)
 }
 
@@ -1056,6 +1071,9 @@ func (this *SelectSeriesRequest) EqualVT(that *SelectSeriesRequest) bool {
 	if p, q := this.Limit, that.Limit; (p == nil && q != nil) || (p != nil && (q == nil || *p != *q)) {
 		return false
 	}
+	if this.ExemplarType != that.ExemplarType {
+		return false
+	}
 	return string(this.unknownFields) == string(that.unknownFields)
 }
 
@@ -1968,6 +1986,15 @@ func (m *SelectMergeStacktracesRequest) MarshalToSizedBufferVT(dAtA []byte) (int
 		i -= len(m.unknownFields)
 		copy(dAtA[i:], m.unknownFields)
 	}
+	if len(m.ProfileIdSelector) > 0 {
+		for iNdEx := len(m.ProfileIdSelector) - 1; iNdEx >= 0; iNdEx-- {
+			i -= len(m.ProfileIdSelector[iNdEx])
+			copy(dAtA[i:], m.ProfileIdSelector[iNdEx])
+			i = protohelpers.EncodeVarint(dAtA, i, uint64(len(m.ProfileIdSelector[iNdEx])))
+			i--
+			dAtA[i] = 0x42
+		}
+	}
 	if m.StackTraceSelector != nil {
 		if vtmsg, ok := interface{}(m.StackTraceSelector).(interface {
 			MarshalToSizedBufferVT([]byte) (int, error)
@@ -2605,6 +2632,11 @@ func (m *SelectSeriesRequest) MarshalToSizedBufferVT(dAtA []byte) (int, error) {
 		i -= len(m.unknownFields)
 		copy(dAtA[i:], m.unknownFields)
 	}
+	if m.ExemplarType != 0 {
+		i = protohelpers.EncodeVarint(dAtA, i, uint64(m.ExemplarType))
+		i--
+		dAtA[i] = 0x50
+	}
 	if m.Limit != nil {
 		i = protohelpers.EncodeVarint(dAtA, i, uint64(*m.Limit))
 		i--
@@ -3098,6 +3130,12 @@ func (m *SelectMergeStacktracesRequest) SizeVT() (n int) {
 		}
 		n += 1 + l + protohelpers.SizeOfVarint(uint64(l))
 	}
+	if len(m.ProfileIdSelector) > 0 {
+		for _, s := range m.ProfileIdSelector {
+			l = len(s)
+			n += 1 + l + protohelpers.SizeOfVarint(uint64(l))
+		}
+	}
 	n += len(m.unknownFields)
 	return n
 }
@@ -3367,6 +3405,9 @@ func (m *SelectSeriesRequest) SizeVT() (n int) {
 	if m.Limit != nil {
 		n += 1 + protohelpers.SizeOfVarint(uint64(*m.Limit))
 	}
+	if m.ExemplarType != 0 {
+		n += 1 + protohelpers.SizeOfVarint(uint64(m.ExemplarType))
+	}
 	n += len(m.unknownFields)
 	return n
 }
@@ -4132,6 +4173,38 @@ func (m *SelectMergeStacktracesRequest) UnmarshalVT(dAtA []byte) error {
 				}
 			}
 			iNdEx = postIndex
+		case 8:
+			if wireType != 2 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("proto: wrong wireType = %d for field ProfileIdSelector", wireType)
+			}
+			var stringLen uint64
+			for shift := uint(0); ; shift += 7 {
+				if shift >= 64 {
+					return protohelpers.ErrIntOverflow
+				}
+				if iNdEx >= l {
+					return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+				}
+				b := dAtA[iNdEx]
+				iNdEx++
+				stringLen |= uint64(b&0x7F) << shift
+				if b < 0x80 {
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			intStringLen := int(stringLen)
+			if intStringLen < 0 {
+				return protohelpers.ErrInvalidLength
+			}
+			postIndex := iNdEx + intStringLen
+			if postIndex < 0 {
+				return protohelpers.ErrInvalidLength
+			}
+			if postIndex > l {
+				return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+			}
+			m.ProfileIdSelector = append(m.ProfileIdSelector, string(dAtA[iNdEx:postIndex]))
+			iNdEx = postIndex
 		default:
 			iNdEx = preIndex
 			skippy, err := protohelpers.Skip(dAtA[iNdEx:])
@@ -5780,6 +5853,25 @@ func (m *SelectSeriesRequest) UnmarshalVT(dAtA []byte) error {
 				}
 			}
 			m.Limit = &v
+		case 10:
+			if wireType != 0 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("proto: wrong wireType = %d for field ExemplarType", wireType)
+			}
+			m.ExemplarType = 0
+			for shift := uint(0); ; shift += 7 {
+				if shift >= 64 {
+					return protohelpers.ErrIntOverflow
+				}
+				if iNdEx >= l {
+					return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+				}
+				b := dAtA[iNdEx]
+				iNdEx++
+				m.ExemplarType |= v1.ExemplarType(b&0x7F) << shift
+				if b < 0x80 {
+					break
+				}
+			}
 		default:
 			iNdEx = preIndex
 			skippy, err := protohelpers.Skip(dAtA[iNdEx:])
diff --git a/api/gen/proto/go/query/v1/query.pb.go b/api/gen/proto/go/query/v1/query.pb.go
index d0d08d352a..a055e32c50 100644
--- a/api/gen/proto/go/query/v1/query.pb.go
+++ b/api/gen/proto/go/query/v1/query.pb.go
@@ -1125,6 +1125,7 @@ type TimeSeriesQuery struct {
 	Step          float64                `protobuf:"fixed64,1,opt,name=step,proto3" json:"step,omitempty"`
 	GroupBy       []string               `protobuf:"bytes,2,rep,name=group_by,json=groupBy,proto3" json:"group_by,omitempty"`
 	Limit         int64                  `protobuf:"varint,3,opt,name=limit,proto3" json:"limit,omitempty"`
+	ExemplarType  v11.ExemplarType       `protobuf:"varint,4,opt,name=exemplar_type,json=exemplarType,proto3,enum=types.v1.ExemplarType" json:"exemplar_type,omitempty"`
 	unknownFields protoimpl.UnknownFields
 	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
 }
@@ -1180,6 +1181,13 @@ func (x *TimeSeriesQuery) GetLimit() int64 {
 	return 0
 }
 
+func (x *TimeSeriesQuery) GetExemplarType() v11.ExemplarType {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.ExemplarType
+	}
+	return v11.ExemplarType(0)
+}
+
 type TimeSeriesReport struct {
 	state         protoimpl.MessageState `protogen:"open.v1"`
 	Query         *TimeSeriesQuery       `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=query,proto3" json:"query,omitempty"`
@@ -1527,11 +1535,12 @@ const file_query_v1_query_proto_rawDesc = "" +
 	"labelNames\"~\n" +
 	"\x12SeriesLabelsReport\x121\n" +
 	"\x05query\x18\x01 \x01(\v2\x1b.query.v1.SeriesLabelsQueryR\x05query\x125\n" +
-	"\rseries_labels\x18\x02 \x03(\v2\x10.types.v1.LabelsR\fseriesLabels\"V\n" +
+	"\rseries_labels\x18\x02 \x03(\v2\x10.types.v1.LabelsR\fseriesLabels\"\x93\x01\n" +
 	"\x0fTimeSeriesQuery\x12\x12\n" +
 	"\x04step\x18\x01 \x01(\x01R\x04step\x12\x19\n" +
 	"\bgroup_by\x18\x02 \x03(\tR\agroupBy\x12\x14\n" +
-	"\x05limit\x18\x03 \x01(\x03R\x05limit\"v\n" +
+	"\x05limit\x18\x03 \x01(\x03R\x05limit\x12;\n" +
+	"\rexemplar_type\x18\x04 \x01(\x0e2\x16.types.v1.ExemplarTypeR\fexemplarType\"v\n" +
 	"\x10TimeSeriesReport\x12/\n" +
 	"\x05query\x18\x01 \x01(\v2\x19.query.v1.TimeSeriesQueryR\x05query\x121\n" +
 	"\vtime_series\x18\x02 \x03(\v2\x10.types.v1.SeriesR\n" +
@@ -1620,8 +1629,9 @@ var file_query_v1_query_proto_goTypes = []any{
 	(*PprofReport)(nil),            // 24: query.v1.PprofReport
 	(*v1.BlockMeta)(nil),           // 25: metastore.v1.BlockMeta
 	(*v11.Labels)(nil),             // 26: types.v1.Labels
-	(*v11.Series)(nil),             // 27: types.v1.Series
-	(*v11.StackTraceSelector)(nil), // 28: types.v1.StackTraceSelector
+	(v11.ExemplarType)(0),          // 27: types.v1.ExemplarType
+	(*v11.Series)(nil),             // 28: types.v1.Series
+	(*v11.StackTraceSelector)(nil), // 29: types.v1.StackTraceSelector
 }
 var file_query_v1_query_proto_depIdxs = []int32{
 	9,  // 0: query.v1.QueryRequest.query:type_name -> query.v1.Query
@@ -1654,21 +1664,22 @@ var file_query_v1_query_proto_depIdxs = []int32{
 	15, // 27: query.v1.LabelValuesReport.query:type_name -> query.v1.LabelValuesQuery
 	17, // 28: query.v1.SeriesLabelsReport.query:type_name -> query.v1.SeriesLabelsQuery
 	26, // 29: query.v1.SeriesLabelsReport.series_labels:type_name -> types.v1.Labels
-	19, // 30: query.v1.TimeSeriesReport.query:type_name -> query.v1.TimeSeriesQuery
-	27, // 31: query.v1.TimeSeriesReport.time_series:type_name -> types.v1.Series
-	28, // 32: query.v1.TreeQuery.stack_trace_selector:type_name -> types.v1.StackTraceSelector
-	21, // 33: query.v1.TreeReport.query:type_name -> query.v1.TreeQuery
-	28, // 34: query.v1.PprofQuery.stack_trace_selector:type_name -> types.v1.StackTraceSelector
-	23, // 35: query.v1.PprofReport.query:type_name -> query.v1.PprofQuery
-	3,  // 36: query.v1.QueryFrontendService.Query:input_type -> query.v1.QueryRequest
-	6,  // 37: query.v1.QueryBackendService.Invoke:input_type -> query.v1.InvokeRequest
-	4,  // 38: query.v1.QueryFrontendService.Query:output_type -> query.v1.QueryResponse
-	10, // 39: query.v1.QueryBackendService.Invoke:output_type -> query.v1.InvokeResponse
-	38, // [38:40] is the sub-list for method output_type
-	36, // [36:38] is the sub-list for method input_type
-	36, // [36:36] is the sub-list for extension type_name
-	36, // [36:36] is the sub-list for extension extendee
-	0,  // [0:36] is the sub-list for field type_name
+	27, // 30: query.v1.TimeSeriesQuery.exemplar_type:type_name -> types.v1.ExemplarType
+	19, // 31: query.v1.TimeSeriesReport.query:type_name -> query.v1.TimeSeriesQuery
+	28, // 32: query.v1.TimeSeriesReport.time_series:type_name -> types.v1.Series
+	29, // 33: query.v1.TreeQuery.stack_trace_selector:type_name -> types.v1.StackTraceSelector
+	21, // 34: query.v1.TreeReport.query:type_name -> query.v1.TreeQuery
+	29, // 35: query.v1.PprofQuery.stack_trace_selector:type_name -> types.v1.StackTraceSelector
+	23, // 36: query.v1.PprofReport.query:type_name -> query.v1.PprofQuery
+	3,  // 37: query.v1.QueryFrontendService.Query:input_type -> query.v1.QueryRequest
+	6,  // 38: query.v1.QueryBackendService.Invoke:input_type -> query.v1.InvokeRequest
+	4,  // 39: query.v1.QueryFrontendService.Query:output_type -> query.v1.QueryResponse
+	10, // 40: query.v1.QueryBackendService.Invoke:output_type -> query.v1.InvokeResponse
+	39, // [39:41] is the sub-list for method output_type
+	37, // [37:39] is the sub-list for method input_type
+	37, // [37:37] is the sub-list for extension type_name
+	37, // [37:37] is the sub-list for extension extendee
+	0,  // [0:37] is the sub-list for field type_name
 }
 
 func init() { file_query_v1_query_proto_init() }
diff --git a/api/gen/proto/go/query/v1/query_vtproto.pb.go b/api/gen/proto/go/query/v1/query_vtproto.pb.go
index 08be94451f..2186c9c91b 100644
--- a/api/gen/proto/go/query/v1/query_vtproto.pb.go
+++ b/api/gen/proto/go/query/v1/query_vtproto.pb.go
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ func (m *TimeSeriesQuery) CloneVT() *TimeSeriesQuery {
 	r := new(TimeSeriesQuery)
 	r.Step = m.Step
 	r.Limit = m.Limit
+	r.ExemplarType = m.ExemplarType
 	if rhs := m.GroupBy; rhs != nil {
 		tmpContainer := make([]string, len(rhs))
 		copy(tmpContainer, rhs)
@@ -1076,6 +1077,9 @@ func (this *TimeSeriesQuery) EqualVT(that *TimeSeriesQuery) bool {
 	if this.Limit != that.Limit {
 		return false
 	}
+	if this.ExemplarType != that.ExemplarType {
+		return false
+	}
 	return string(this.unknownFields) == string(that.unknownFields)
 }
 
@@ -2381,6 +2385,11 @@ func (m *TimeSeriesQuery) MarshalToSizedBufferVT(dAtA []byte) (int, error) {
 		i -= len(m.unknownFields)
 		copy(dAtA[i:], m.unknownFields)
 	}
+	if m.ExemplarType != 0 {
+		i = protohelpers.EncodeVarint(dAtA, i, uint64(m.ExemplarType))
+		i--
+		dAtA[i] = 0x20
+	}
 	if m.Limit != 0 {
 		i = protohelpers.EncodeVarint(dAtA, i, uint64(m.Limit))
 		i--
@@ -3072,6 +3081,9 @@ func (m *TimeSeriesQuery) SizeVT() (n int) {
 	if m.Limit != 0 {
 		n += 1 + protohelpers.SizeOfVarint(uint64(m.Limit))
 	}
+	if m.ExemplarType != 0 {
+		n += 1 + protohelpers.SizeOfVarint(uint64(m.ExemplarType))
+	}
 	n += len(m.unknownFields)
 	return n
 }
@@ -5448,6 +5460,25 @@ func (m *TimeSeriesQuery) UnmarshalVT(dAtA []byte) error {
 					break
 				}
 			}
+		case 4:
+			if wireType != 0 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("proto: wrong wireType = %d for field ExemplarType", wireType)
+			}
+			m.ExemplarType = 0
+			for shift := uint(0); ; shift += 7 {
+				if shift >= 64 {
+					return protohelpers.ErrIntOverflow
+				}
+				if iNdEx >= l {
+					return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+				}
+				b := dAtA[iNdEx]
+				iNdEx++
+				m.ExemplarType |= v11.ExemplarType(b&0x7F) << shift
+				if b < 0x80 {
+					break
+				}
+			}
 		default:
 			iNdEx = preIndex
 			skippy, err := protohelpers.Skip(dAtA[iNdEx:])
diff --git a/api/gen/proto/go/types/v1/types.pb.go b/api/gen/proto/go/types/v1/types.pb.go
index 14d95762be..acbd83ecb9 100644
--- a/api/gen/proto/go/types/v1/types.pb.go
+++ b/api/gen/proto/go/types/v1/types.pb.go
@@ -68,6 +68,58 @@ func (TimeSeriesAggregationType) EnumDescriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
 	return file_types_v1_types_proto_rawDescGZIP(), []int{0}
 }
 
+type ExemplarType int32
+
+const (
+	ExemplarType_EXEMPLAR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED ExemplarType = 0
+	ExemplarType_EXEMPLAR_TYPE_NONE        ExemplarType = 1
+	ExemplarType_EXEMPLAR_TYPE_INDIVIDUAL  ExemplarType = 2
+	ExemplarType_EXEMPLAR_TYPE_SPAN        ExemplarType = 3
+)
+
+// Enum value maps for ExemplarType.
+var (
+	ExemplarType_name = map[int32]string{
+		0: "EXEMPLAR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED",
+		1: "EXEMPLAR_TYPE_NONE",
+		2: "EXEMPLAR_TYPE_INDIVIDUAL",
+		3: "EXEMPLAR_TYPE_SPAN",
+	}
+	ExemplarType_value = map[string]int32{
+		"EXEMPLAR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED": 0,
+		"EXEMPLAR_TYPE_NONE":        1,
+		"EXEMPLAR_TYPE_INDIVIDUAL":  2,
+		"EXEMPLAR_TYPE_SPAN":        3,
+	}
+)
+
+func (x ExemplarType) Enum() *ExemplarType {
+	p := new(ExemplarType)
+	*p = x
+	return p
+}
+
+func (x ExemplarType) String() string {
+	return protoimpl.X.EnumStringOf(x.Descriptor(), protoreflect.EnumNumber(x))
+}
+
+func (ExemplarType) Descriptor() protoreflect.EnumDescriptor {
+	return file_types_v1_types_proto_enumTypes[1].Descriptor()
+}
+
+func (ExemplarType) Type() protoreflect.EnumType {
+	return &file_types_v1_types_proto_enumTypes[1]
+}
+
+func (x ExemplarType) Number() protoreflect.EnumNumber {
+	return protoreflect.EnumNumber(x)
+}
+
+// Deprecated: Use ExemplarType.Descriptor instead.
+func (ExemplarType) EnumDescriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
+	return file_types_v1_types_proto_rawDescGZIP(), []int{1}
+}
+
 type LabelPair struct {
 	state protoimpl.MessageState `protogen:"open.v1"`
 	// Label name
@@ -307,8 +359,10 @@ type Point struct {
 	state protoimpl.MessageState `protogen:"open.v1"`
 	Value float64                `protobuf:"fixed64,1,opt,name=value,proto3" json:"value,omitempty"`
 	// Milliseconds unix timestamp
-	Timestamp     int64                `protobuf:"varint,2,opt,name=timestamp,proto3" json:"timestamp,omitempty"`
-	Annotations   []*ProfileAnnotation `protobuf:"bytes,3,rep,name=annotations,proto3" json:"annotations,omitempty"`
+	Timestamp   int64                `protobuf:"varint,2,opt,name=timestamp,proto3" json:"timestamp,omitempty"`
+	Annotations []*ProfileAnnotation `protobuf:"bytes,3,rep,name=annotations,proto3" json:"annotations,omitempty"`
+	// Exemplars are samples of individual profiles that contributed to this aggregated point
+	Exemplars     []*Exemplar `protobuf:"bytes,4,rep,name=exemplars,proto3" json:"exemplars,omitempty"`
 	unknownFields protoimpl.UnknownFields
 	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
 }
@@ -364,6 +418,13 @@ func (x *Point) GetAnnotations() []*ProfileAnnotation {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (x *Point) GetExemplars() []*Exemplar {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.Exemplars
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Annotations provide additional metadata for a profile.
 //
 // The main differences between labels and annotations are:
@@ -1041,6 +1102,94 @@ func (x *GetProfileStatsResponse) GetNewestProfileTime() int64 {
 	return 0
 }
 
+// Exemplar represents metadata for an individual profile sample.
+// Exemplars allow users to drill down from aggregated timeline views
+// to specific profile instances.
+type Exemplar struct {
+	state protoimpl.MessageState `protogen:"open.v1"`
+	// Milliseconds since epoch when the profile was captured.
+	Timestamp int64 `protobuf:"varint,1,opt,name=timestamp,proto3" json:"timestamp,omitempty"`
+	// Unique identifier for the profile (UUID).
+	ProfileId string `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=profile_id,json=profileId,proto3" json:"profile_id,omitempty"`
+	// Span ID if this profile was split by span during ingestion.
+	SpanId string `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=span_id,json=spanId,proto3" json:"span_id,omitempty"`
+	// Total sample value for this profile (e.g., CPU nanoseconds, bytes allocated).
+	Value uint64 `protobuf:"varint,4,opt,name=value,proto3" json:"value,omitempty"`
+	// Series labels that are NOT included in the group_by query parameter.
+	// These labels complete the full series identity of this exemplar's profile.
+	// For example, if group_by=["service"], this would contain labels like "pod",
+	// "namespace", "region" that were omitted from grouping. This allows identifying
+	// which specific series instance this profile sample came from.
+	Labels        []*LabelPair `protobuf:"bytes,5,rep,name=labels,proto3" json:"labels,omitempty"`
+	unknownFields protoimpl.UnknownFields
+	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
+}
+
+func (x *Exemplar) Reset() {
+	*x = Exemplar{}
+	mi := &file_types_v1_types_proto_msgTypes[17]
+	ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
+	ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
+}
+
+func (x *Exemplar) String() string {
+	return protoimpl.X.MessageStringOf(x)
+}
+
+func (*Exemplar) ProtoMessage() {}
+
+func (x *Exemplar) ProtoReflect() protoreflect.Message {
+	mi := &file_types_v1_types_proto_msgTypes[17]
+	if x != nil {
+		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
+		if ms.LoadMessageInfo() == nil {
+			ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
+		}
+		return ms
+	}
+	return mi.MessageOf(x)
+}
+
+// Deprecated: Use Exemplar.ProtoReflect.Descriptor instead.
+func (*Exemplar) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
+	return file_types_v1_types_proto_rawDescGZIP(), []int{17}
+}
+
+func (x *Exemplar) GetTimestamp() int64 {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.Timestamp
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
+func (x *Exemplar) GetProfileId() string {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.ProfileId
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (x *Exemplar) GetSpanId() string {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.SpanId
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (x *Exemplar) GetValue() uint64 {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.Value
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
+func (x *Exemplar) GetLabels() []*LabelPair {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.Labels
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 var File_types_v1_types_proto protoreflect.FileDescriptor
 
 const file_types_v1_types_proto_rawDesc = "" +
@@ -1065,11 +1214,12 @@ const file_types_v1_types_proto_rawDesc = "" +
 	"\x06labels\x18\x01 \x03(\v2\x13.types.v1.LabelPairR\x06labels\"^\n" +
 	"\x06Series\x12+\n" +
 	"\x06labels\x18\x01 \x03(\v2\x13.types.v1.LabelPairR\x06labels\x12'\n" +
-	"\x06points\x18\x02 \x03(\v2\x0f.types.v1.PointR\x06points\"z\n" +
+	"\x06points\x18\x02 \x03(\v2\x0f.types.v1.PointR\x06points\"\xac\x01\n" +
 	"\x05Point\x12\x14\n" +
 	"\x05value\x18\x01 \x01(\x01R\x05value\x12\x1c\n" +
 	"\ttimestamp\x18\x02 \x01(\x03R\ttimestamp\x12=\n" +
-	"\vannotations\x18\x03 \x03(\v2\x1b.types.v1.ProfileAnnotationR\vannotations\";\n" +
+	"\vannotations\x18\x03 \x03(\v2\x1b.types.v1.ProfileAnnotationR\vannotations\x120\n" +
+	"\texemplars\x18\x04 \x03(\v2\x12.types.v1.ExemplarR\texemplars\";\n" +
 	"\x11ProfileAnnotation\x12\x10\n" +
 	"\x03key\x18\x01 \x01(\tR\x03key\x12\x14\n" +
 	"\x05value\x18\x02 \x01(\tR\x05value\"\xad\x01\n" +
@@ -1110,10 +1260,23 @@ const file_types_v1_types_proto_rawDesc = "" +
 	"\x17GetProfileStatsResponse\x12#\n" +
 	"\rdata_ingested\x18\x01 \x01(\bR\fdataIngested\x12.\n" +
 	"\x13oldest_profile_time\x18\x02 \x01(\x03R\x11oldestProfileTime\x12.\n" +
-	"\x13newest_profile_time\x18\x03 \x01(\x03R\x11newestProfileTime*k\n" +
+	"\x13newest_profile_time\x18\x03 \x01(\x03R\x11newestProfileTime\"\x92\x02\n" +
+	"\bExemplar\x122\n" +
+	"\ttimestamp\x18\x01 \x01(\x03B\x14\xbaG\x11:\x0f\x12\r1730000023000R\ttimestamp\x12J\n" +
+	"\n" +
+	"profile_id\x18\x02 \x01(\tB+\xbaG(:&\x12$7c9e6679-7425-40de-944b-e07fc1f90ae7R\tprofileId\x120\n" +
+	"\aspan_id\x18\x03 \x01(\tB\x17\xbaG\x14:\x12\x12\x1000f067aa0ba902b7R\x06spanId\x12'\n" +
+	"\x05value\x18\x04 \x01(\x04B\x11\xbaG\x0e:\f\x12\n" +
+	"2450000000R\x05value\x12+\n" +
+	"\x06labels\x18\x05 \x03(\v2\x13.types.v1.LabelPairR\x06labels*k\n" +
 	"\x19TimeSeriesAggregationType\x12$\n" +
 	" TIME_SERIES_AGGREGATION_TYPE_SUM\x10\x00\x12(\n" +
-	"$TIME_SERIES_AGGREGATION_TYPE_AVERAGE\x10\x01B\x9b\x01\n" +
+	"$TIME_SERIES_AGGREGATION_TYPE_AVERAGE\x10\x01*{\n" +
+	"\fExemplarType\x12\x1d\n" +
+	"\x19EXEMPLAR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED\x10\x00\x12\x16\n" +
+	"\x12EXEMPLAR_TYPE_NONE\x10\x01\x12\x1c\n" +
+	"\x18EXEMPLAR_TYPE_INDIVIDUAL\x10\x02\x12\x16\n" +
+	"\x12EXEMPLAR_TYPE_SPAN\x10\x03B\x9b\x01\n" +
 	"\fcom.types.v1B\n" +
 	"TypesProtoP\x01Z>github.com/grafana/pyroscope/api/gen/proto/go/types/v1;typesv1\xa2\x02\x03TXX\xaa\x02\bTypes.V1\xca\x02\bTypes\\V1\xe2\x02\x14Types\\V1\\GPBMetadata\xea\x02\tTypes::V1b\x06proto3"
 
@@ -1129,42 +1292,46 @@ func file_types_v1_types_proto_rawDescGZIP() []byte {
 	return file_types_v1_types_proto_rawDescData
 }
 
-var file_types_v1_types_proto_enumTypes = make([]protoimpl.EnumInfo, 1)
-var file_types_v1_types_proto_msgTypes = make([]protoimpl.MessageInfo, 17)
+var file_types_v1_types_proto_enumTypes = make([]protoimpl.EnumInfo, 2)
+var file_types_v1_types_proto_msgTypes = make([]protoimpl.MessageInfo, 18)
 var file_types_v1_types_proto_goTypes = []any{
 	(TimeSeriesAggregationType)(0),  // 0: types.v1.TimeSeriesAggregationType
-	(*LabelPair)(nil),               // 1: types.v1.LabelPair
-	(*ProfileType)(nil),             // 2: types.v1.ProfileType
-	(*Labels)(nil),                  // 3: types.v1.Labels
-	(*Series)(nil),                  // 4: types.v1.Series
-	(*Point)(nil),                   // 5: types.v1.Point
-	(*ProfileAnnotation)(nil),       // 6: types.v1.ProfileAnnotation
-	(*LabelValuesRequest)(nil),      // 7: types.v1.LabelValuesRequest
-	(*LabelValuesResponse)(nil),     // 8: types.v1.LabelValuesResponse
-	(*LabelNamesRequest)(nil),       // 9: types.v1.LabelNamesRequest
-	(*LabelNamesResponse)(nil),      // 10: types.v1.LabelNamesResponse
-	(*BlockInfo)(nil),               // 11: types.v1.BlockInfo
-	(*BlockCompaction)(nil),         // 12: types.v1.BlockCompaction
-	(*StackTraceSelector)(nil),      // 13: types.v1.StackTraceSelector
-	(*Location)(nil),                // 14: types.v1.Location
-	(*GoPGO)(nil),                   // 15: types.v1.GoPGO
-	(*GetProfileStatsRequest)(nil),  // 16: types.v1.GetProfileStatsRequest
-	(*GetProfileStatsResponse)(nil), // 17: types.v1.GetProfileStatsResponse
+	(ExemplarType)(0),               // 1: types.v1.ExemplarType
+	(*LabelPair)(nil),               // 2: types.v1.LabelPair
+	(*ProfileType)(nil),             // 3: types.v1.ProfileType
+	(*Labels)(nil),                  // 4: types.v1.Labels
+	(*Series)(nil),                  // 5: types.v1.Series
+	(*Point)(nil),                   // 6: types.v1.Point
+	(*ProfileAnnotation)(nil),       // 7: types.v1.ProfileAnnotation
+	(*LabelValuesRequest)(nil),      // 8: types.v1.LabelValuesRequest
+	(*LabelValuesResponse)(nil),     // 9: types.v1.LabelValuesResponse
+	(*LabelNamesRequest)(nil),       // 10: types.v1.LabelNamesRequest
+	(*LabelNamesResponse)(nil),      // 11: types.v1.LabelNamesResponse
+	(*BlockInfo)(nil),               // 12: types.v1.BlockInfo
+	(*BlockCompaction)(nil),         // 13: types.v1.BlockCompaction
+	(*StackTraceSelector)(nil),      // 14: types.v1.StackTraceSelector
+	(*Location)(nil),                // 15: types.v1.Location
+	(*GoPGO)(nil),                   // 16: types.v1.GoPGO
+	(*GetProfileStatsRequest)(nil),  // 17: types.v1.GetProfileStatsRequest
+	(*GetProfileStatsResponse)(nil), // 18: types.v1.GetProfileStatsResponse
+	(*Exemplar)(nil),                // 19: types.v1.Exemplar
 }
 var file_types_v1_types_proto_depIdxs = []int32{
-	1,  // 0: types.v1.Labels.labels:type_name -> types.v1.LabelPair
-	1,  // 1: types.v1.Series.labels:type_name -> types.v1.LabelPair
-	5,  // 2: types.v1.Series.points:type_name -> types.v1.Point
-	6,  // 3: types.v1.Point.annotations:type_name -> types.v1.ProfileAnnotation
-	12, // 4: types.v1.BlockInfo.compaction:type_name -> types.v1.BlockCompaction
-	1,  // 5: types.v1.BlockInfo.labels:type_name -> types.v1.LabelPair
-	14, // 6: types.v1.StackTraceSelector.call_site:type_name -> types.v1.Location
-	15, // 7: types.v1.StackTraceSelector.go_pgo:type_name -> types.v1.GoPGO
-	8,  // [8:8] is the sub-list for method output_type
-	8,  // [8:8] is the sub-list for method input_type
-	8,  // [8:8] is the sub-list for extension type_name
-	8,  // [8:8] is the sub-list for extension extendee
-	0,  // [0:8] is the sub-list for field type_name
+	2,  // 0: types.v1.Labels.labels:type_name -> types.v1.LabelPair
+	2,  // 1: types.v1.Series.labels:type_name -> types.v1.LabelPair
+	6,  // 2: types.v1.Series.points:type_name -> types.v1.Point
+	7,  // 3: types.v1.Point.annotations:type_name -> types.v1.ProfileAnnotation
+	19, // 4: types.v1.Point.exemplars:type_name -> types.v1.Exemplar
+	13, // 5: types.v1.BlockInfo.compaction:type_name -> types.v1.BlockCompaction
+	2,  // 6: types.v1.BlockInfo.labels:type_name -> types.v1.LabelPair
+	15, // 7: types.v1.StackTraceSelector.call_site:type_name -> types.v1.Location
+	16, // 8: types.v1.StackTraceSelector.go_pgo:type_name -> types.v1.GoPGO
+	2,  // 9: types.v1.Exemplar.labels:type_name -> types.v1.LabelPair
+	10, // [10:10] is the sub-list for method output_type
+	10, // [10:10] is the sub-list for method input_type
+	10, // [10:10] is the sub-list for extension type_name
+	10, // [10:10] is the sub-list for extension extendee
+	0,  // [0:10] is the sub-list for field type_name
 }
 
 func init() { file_types_v1_types_proto_init() }
@@ -1177,8 +1344,8 @@ func file_types_v1_types_proto_init() {
 		File: protoimpl.DescBuilder{
 			GoPackagePath: reflect.TypeOf(x{}).PkgPath(),
 			RawDescriptor: unsafe.Slice(unsafe.StringData(file_types_v1_types_proto_rawDesc), len(file_types_v1_types_proto_rawDesc)),
-			NumEnums:      1,
-			NumMessages:   17,
+			NumEnums:      2,
+			NumMessages:   18,
 			NumExtensions: 0,
 			NumServices:   0,
 		},
diff --git a/api/gen/proto/go/types/v1/types_vtproto.pb.go b/api/gen/proto/go/types/v1/types_vtproto.pb.go
index c9bd53bbd3..c84f97c44d 100644
--- a/api/gen/proto/go/types/v1/types_vtproto.pb.go
+++ b/api/gen/proto/go/types/v1/types_vtproto.pb.go
@@ -128,6 +128,13 @@ func (m *Point) CloneVT() *Point {
 		}
 		r.Annotations = tmpContainer
 	}
+	if rhs := m.Exemplars; rhs != nil {
+		tmpContainer := make([]*Exemplar, len(rhs))
+		for k, v := range rhs {
+			tmpContainer[k] = v.CloneVT()
+		}
+		r.Exemplars = tmpContainer
+	}
 	if len(m.unknownFields) > 0 {
 		r.unknownFields = make([]byte, len(m.unknownFields))
 		copy(r.unknownFields, m.unknownFields)
@@ -394,6 +401,33 @@ func (m *GetProfileStatsResponse) CloneMessageVT() proto.Message {
 	return m.CloneVT()
 }
 
+func (m *Exemplar) CloneVT() *Exemplar {
+	if m == nil {
+		return (*Exemplar)(nil)
+	}
+	r := new(Exemplar)
+	r.Timestamp = m.Timestamp
+	r.ProfileId = m.ProfileId
+	r.SpanId = m.SpanId
+	r.Value = m.Value
+	if rhs := m.Labels; rhs != nil {
+		tmpContainer := make([]*LabelPair, len(rhs))
+		for k, v := range rhs {
+			tmpContainer[k] = v.CloneVT()
+		}
+		r.Labels = tmpContainer
+	}
+	if len(m.unknownFields) > 0 {
+		r.unknownFields = make([]byte, len(m.unknownFields))
+		copy(r.unknownFields, m.unknownFields)
+	}
+	return r
+}
+
+func (m *Exemplar) CloneMessageVT() proto.Message {
+	return m.CloneVT()
+}
+
 func (this *LabelPair) EqualVT(that *LabelPair) bool {
 	if this == that {
 		return true
@@ -562,6 +596,23 @@ func (this *Point) EqualVT(that *Point) bool {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	if len(this.Exemplars) != len(that.Exemplars) {
+		return false
+	}
+	for i, vx := range this.Exemplars {
+		vy := that.Exemplars[i]
+		if p, q := vx, vy; p != q {
+			if p == nil {
+				p = &Exemplar{}
+			}
+			if q == nil {
+				q = &Exemplar{}
+			}
+			if !p.EqualVT(q) {
+				return false
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	return string(this.unknownFields) == string(that.unknownFields)
 }
 
@@ -909,6 +960,51 @@ func (this *GetProfileStatsResponse) EqualMessageVT(thatMsg proto.Message) bool
 	}
 	return this.EqualVT(that)
 }
+func (this *Exemplar) EqualVT(that *Exemplar) bool {
+	if this == that {
+		return true
+	} else if this == nil || that == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	if this.Timestamp != that.Timestamp {
+		return false
+	}
+	if this.ProfileId != that.ProfileId {
+		return false
+	}
+	if this.SpanId != that.SpanId {
+		return false
+	}
+	if this.Value != that.Value {
+		return false
+	}
+	if len(this.Labels) != len(that.Labels) {
+		return false
+	}
+	for i, vx := range this.Labels {
+		vy := that.Labels[i]
+		if p, q := vx, vy; p != q {
+			if p == nil {
+				p = &LabelPair{}
+			}
+			if q == nil {
+				q = &LabelPair{}
+			}
+			if !p.EqualVT(q) {
+				return false
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return string(this.unknownFields) == string(that.unknownFields)
+}
+
+func (this *Exemplar) EqualMessageVT(thatMsg proto.Message) bool {
+	that, ok := thatMsg.(*Exemplar)
+	if !ok {
+		return false
+	}
+	return this.EqualVT(that)
+}
 func (m *LabelPair) MarshalVT() (dAtA []byte, err error) {
 	if m == nil {
 		return nil, nil
@@ -1163,6 +1259,18 @@ func (m *Point) MarshalToSizedBufferVT(dAtA []byte) (int, error) {
 		i -= len(m.unknownFields)
 		copy(dAtA[i:], m.unknownFields)
 	}
+	if len(m.Exemplars) > 0 {
+		for iNdEx := len(m.Exemplars) - 1; iNdEx >= 0; iNdEx-- {
+			size, err := m.Exemplars[iNdEx].MarshalToSizedBufferVT(dAtA[:i])
+			if err != nil {
+				return 0, err
+			}
+			i -= size
+			i = protohelpers.EncodeVarint(dAtA, i, uint64(size))
+			i--
+			dAtA[i] = 0x22
+		}
+	}
 	if len(m.Annotations) > 0 {
 		for iNdEx := len(m.Annotations) - 1; iNdEx >= 0; iNdEx-- {
 			size, err := m.Annotations[iNdEx].MarshalToSizedBufferVT(dAtA[:i])
@@ -1788,6 +1896,75 @@ func (m *GetProfileStatsResponse) MarshalToSizedBufferVT(dAtA []byte) (int, erro
 	return len(dAtA) - i, nil
 }
 
+func (m *Exemplar) MarshalVT() (dAtA []byte, err error) {
+	if m == nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	size := m.SizeVT()
+	dAtA = make([]byte, size)
+	n, err := m.MarshalToSizedBufferVT(dAtA[:size])
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return dAtA[:n], nil
+}
+
+func (m *Exemplar) MarshalToVT(dAtA []byte) (int, error) {
+	size := m.SizeVT()
+	return m.MarshalToSizedBufferVT(dAtA[:size])
+}
+
+func (m *Exemplar) MarshalToSizedBufferVT(dAtA []byte) (int, error) {
+	if m == nil {
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+	i := len(dAtA)
+	_ = i
+	var l int
+	_ = l
+	if m.unknownFields != nil {
+		i -= len(m.unknownFields)
+		copy(dAtA[i:], m.unknownFields)
+	}
+	if len(m.Labels) > 0 {
+		for iNdEx := len(m.Labels) - 1; iNdEx >= 0; iNdEx-- {
+			size, err := m.Labels[iNdEx].MarshalToSizedBufferVT(dAtA[:i])
+			if err != nil {
+				return 0, err
+			}
+			i -= size
+			i = protohelpers.EncodeVarint(dAtA, i, uint64(size))
+			i--
+			dAtA[i] = 0x2a
+		}
+	}
+	if m.Value != 0 {
+		i = protohelpers.EncodeVarint(dAtA, i, uint64(m.Value))
+		i--
+		dAtA[i] = 0x20
+	}
+	if len(m.SpanId) > 0 {
+		i -= len(m.SpanId)
+		copy(dAtA[i:], m.SpanId)
+		i = protohelpers.EncodeVarint(dAtA, i, uint64(len(m.SpanId)))
+		i--
+		dAtA[i] = 0x1a
+	}
+	if len(m.ProfileId) > 0 {
+		i -= len(m.ProfileId)
+		copy(dAtA[i:], m.ProfileId)
+		i = protohelpers.EncodeVarint(dAtA, i, uint64(len(m.ProfileId)))
+		i--
+		dAtA[i] = 0x12
+	}
+	if m.Timestamp != 0 {
+		i = protohelpers.EncodeVarint(dAtA, i, uint64(m.Timestamp))
+		i--
+		dAtA[i] = 0x8
+	}
+	return len(dAtA) - i, nil
+}
+
 func (m *LabelPair) SizeVT() (n int) {
 	if m == nil {
 		return 0
@@ -1896,6 +2073,12 @@ func (m *Point) SizeVT() (n int) {
 			n += 1 + l + protohelpers.SizeOfVarint(uint64(l))
 		}
 	}
+	if len(m.Exemplars) > 0 {
+		for _, e := range m.Exemplars {
+			l = e.SizeVT()
+			n += 1 + l + protohelpers.SizeOfVarint(uint64(l))
+		}
+	}
 	n += len(m.unknownFields)
 	return n
 }
@@ -2132,6 +2315,36 @@ func (m *GetProfileStatsResponse) SizeVT() (n int) {
 	return n
 }
 
+func (m *Exemplar) SizeVT() (n int) {
+	if m == nil {
+		return 0
+	}
+	var l int
+	_ = l
+	if m.Timestamp != 0 {
+		n += 1 + protohelpers.SizeOfVarint(uint64(m.Timestamp))
+	}
+	l = len(m.ProfileId)
+	if l > 0 {
+		n += 1 + l + protohelpers.SizeOfVarint(uint64(l))
+	}
+	l = len(m.SpanId)
+	if l > 0 {
+		n += 1 + l + protohelpers.SizeOfVarint(uint64(l))
+	}
+	if m.Value != 0 {
+		n += 1 + protohelpers.SizeOfVarint(uint64(m.Value))
+	}
+	if len(m.Labels) > 0 {
+		for _, e := range m.Labels {
+			l = e.SizeVT()
+			n += 1 + l + protohelpers.SizeOfVarint(uint64(l))
+		}
+	}
+	n += len(m.unknownFields)
+	return n
+}
+
 func (m *LabelPair) UnmarshalVT(dAtA []byte) error {
 	l := len(dAtA)
 	iNdEx := 0
@@ -2787,6 +3000,40 @@ func (m *Point) UnmarshalVT(dAtA []byte) error {
 				return err
 			}
 			iNdEx = postIndex
+		case 4:
+			if wireType != 2 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("proto: wrong wireType = %d for field Exemplars", wireType)
+			}
+			var msglen int
+			for shift := uint(0); ; shift += 7 {
+				if shift >= 64 {
+					return protohelpers.ErrIntOverflow
+				}
+				if iNdEx >= l {
+					return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+				}
+				b := dAtA[iNdEx]
+				iNdEx++
+				msglen |= int(b&0x7F) << shift
+				if b < 0x80 {
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			if msglen < 0 {
+				return protohelpers.ErrInvalidLength
+			}
+			postIndex := iNdEx + msglen
+			if postIndex < 0 {
+				return protohelpers.ErrInvalidLength
+			}
+			if postIndex > l {
+				return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+			}
+			m.Exemplars = append(m.Exemplars, &Exemplar{})
+			if err := m.Exemplars[len(m.Exemplars)-1].UnmarshalVT(dAtA[iNdEx:postIndex]); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			iNdEx = postIndex
 		default:
 			iNdEx = preIndex
 			skippy, err := protohelpers.Skip(dAtA[iNdEx:])
@@ -4143,3 +4390,190 @@ func (m *GetProfileStatsResponse) UnmarshalVT(dAtA []byte) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+func (m *Exemplar) UnmarshalVT(dAtA []byte) error {
+	l := len(dAtA)
+	iNdEx := 0
+	for iNdEx < l {
+		preIndex := iNdEx
+		var wire uint64
+		for shift := uint(0); ; shift += 7 {
+			if shift >= 64 {
+				return protohelpers.ErrIntOverflow
+			}
+			if iNdEx >= l {
+				return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+			}
+			b := dAtA[iNdEx]
+			iNdEx++
+			wire |= uint64(b&0x7F) << shift
+			if b < 0x80 {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		fieldNum := int32(wire >> 3)
+		wireType := int(wire & 0x7)
+		if wireType == 4 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("proto: Exemplar: wiretype end group for non-group")
+		}
+		if fieldNum <= 0 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("proto: Exemplar: illegal tag %d (wire type %d)", fieldNum, wire)
+		}
+		switch fieldNum {
+		case 1:
+			if wireType != 0 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("proto: wrong wireType = %d for field Timestamp", wireType)
+			}
+			m.Timestamp = 0
+			for shift := uint(0); ; shift += 7 {
+				if shift >= 64 {
+					return protohelpers.ErrIntOverflow
+				}
+				if iNdEx >= l {
+					return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+				}
+				b := dAtA[iNdEx]
+				iNdEx++
+				m.Timestamp |= int64(b&0x7F) << shift
+				if b < 0x80 {
+					break
+				}
+			}
+		case 2:
+			if wireType != 2 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("proto: wrong wireType = %d for field ProfileId", wireType)
+			}
+			var stringLen uint64
+			for shift := uint(0); ; shift += 7 {
+				if shift >= 64 {
+					return protohelpers.ErrIntOverflow
+				}
+				if iNdEx >= l {
+					return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+				}
+				b := dAtA[iNdEx]
+				iNdEx++
+				stringLen |= uint64(b&0x7F) << shift
+				if b < 0x80 {
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			intStringLen := int(stringLen)
+			if intStringLen < 0 {
+				return protohelpers.ErrInvalidLength
+			}
+			postIndex := iNdEx + intStringLen
+			if postIndex < 0 {
+				return protohelpers.ErrInvalidLength
+			}
+			if postIndex > l {
+				return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+			}
+			m.ProfileId = string(dAtA[iNdEx:postIndex])
+			iNdEx = postIndex
+		case 3:
+			if wireType != 2 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("proto: wrong wireType = %d for field SpanId", wireType)
+			}
+			var stringLen uint64
+			for shift := uint(0); ; shift += 7 {
+				if shift >= 64 {
+					return protohelpers.ErrIntOverflow
+				}
+				if iNdEx >= l {
+					return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+				}
+				b := dAtA[iNdEx]
+				iNdEx++
+				stringLen |= uint64(b&0x7F) << shift
+				if b < 0x80 {
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			intStringLen := int(stringLen)
+			if intStringLen < 0 {
+				return protohelpers.ErrInvalidLength
+			}
+			postIndex := iNdEx + intStringLen
+			if postIndex < 0 {
+				return protohelpers.ErrInvalidLength
+			}
+			if postIndex > l {
+				return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+			}
+			m.SpanId = string(dAtA[iNdEx:postIndex])
+			iNdEx = postIndex
+		case 4:
+			if wireType != 0 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("proto: wrong wireType = %d for field Value", wireType)
+			}
+			m.Value = 0
+			for shift := uint(0); ; shift += 7 {
+				if shift >= 64 {
+					return protohelpers.ErrIntOverflow
+				}
+				if iNdEx >= l {
+					return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+				}
+				b := dAtA[iNdEx]
+				iNdEx++
+				m.Value |= uint64(b&0x7F) << shift
+				if b < 0x80 {
+					break
+				}
+			}
+		case 5:
+			if wireType != 2 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("proto: wrong wireType = %d for field Labels", wireType)
+			}
+			var msglen int
+			for shift := uint(0); ; shift += 7 {
+				if shift >= 64 {
+					return protohelpers.ErrIntOverflow
+				}
+				if iNdEx >= l {
+					return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+				}
+				b := dAtA[iNdEx]
+				iNdEx++
+				msglen |= int(b&0x7F) << shift
+				if b < 0x80 {
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			if msglen < 0 {
+				return protohelpers.ErrInvalidLength
+			}
+			postIndex := iNdEx + msglen
+			if postIndex < 0 {
+				return protohelpers.ErrInvalidLength
+			}
+			if postIndex > l {
+				return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+			}
+			m.Labels = append(m.Labels, &LabelPair{})
+			if err := m.Labels[len(m.Labels)-1].UnmarshalVT(dAtA[iNdEx:postIndex]); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			iNdEx = postIndex
+		default:
+			iNdEx = preIndex
+			skippy, err := protohelpers.Skip(dAtA[iNdEx:])
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if (skippy < 0) || (iNdEx+skippy) < 0 {
+				return protohelpers.ErrInvalidLength
+			}
+			if (iNdEx + skippy) > l {
+				return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+			}
+			m.unknownFields = append(m.unknownFields, dAtA[iNdEx:iNdEx+skippy]...)
+			iNdEx += skippy
+		}
+	}
+
+	if iNdEx > l {
+		return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/api/openapiv2/gen/phlare.swagger.json b/api/openapiv2/gen/phlare.swagger.json
index 1fe415d5f5..bae1ad7d9d 100644
--- a/api/openapiv2/gen/phlare.swagger.json
+++ b/api/openapiv2/gen/phlare.swagger.json
@@ -961,6 +961,48 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "v1Exemplar": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "timestamp": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "format": "int64",
+          "description": "Milliseconds since epoch when the profile was captured."
+        },
+        "profileId": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "Unique identifier for the profile (UUID)."
+        },
+        "spanId": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "Span ID if this profile was split by span during ingestion."
+        },
+        "value": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "format": "uint64",
+          "description": "Total sample value for this profile (e.g., CPU nanoseconds, bytes allocated)."
+        },
+        "labels": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "$ref": "#/definitions/v1LabelPair"
+          },
+          "description": "Series labels that are NOT included in the group_by query parameter.\nThese labels complete the full series identity of this exemplar's profile.\nFor example, if group_by=[\"service\"], this would contain labels like \"pod\",\n\"namespace\", \"region\" that were omitted from grouping. This allows identifying\nwhich specific series instance this profile sample came from."
+        }
+      },
+      "description": "Exemplar represents metadata for an individual profile sample.\nExemplars allow users to drill down from aggregated timeline views\nto specific profile instances."
+    },
+    "v1ExemplarType": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "enum": [
+        "EXEMPLAR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED",
+        "EXEMPLAR_TYPE_NONE",
+        "EXEMPLAR_TYPE_INDIVIDUAL",
+        "EXEMPLAR_TYPE_SPAN"
+      ],
+      "default": "EXEMPLAR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED"
+    },
     "v1FeatureFlag": {
       "type": "object",
       "properties": {
@@ -1653,6 +1695,14 @@
             "type": "object",
             "$ref": "#/definitions/v1ProfileAnnotation"
           }
+        },
+        "exemplars": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "$ref": "#/definitions/v1Exemplar"
+          },
+          "title": "Exemplars are samples of individual profiles that contributed to this aggregated point"
         }
       }
     },
@@ -2131,6 +2181,13 @@
         "stackTraceSelector": {
           "$ref": "#/definitions/v1StackTraceSelector",
           "description": "Select stack traces that match the provided selector."
+        },
+        "profileIdSelector": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "title": "List of Profile UUIDs to query"
         }
       }
     },
@@ -2413,6 +2470,9 @@
         "limit": {
           "type": "string",
           "format": "int64"
+        },
+        "exemplarType": {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/v1ExemplarType"
         }
       }
     },
diff --git a/api/querier/v1/querier.proto b/api/querier/v1/querier.proto
index e44d78cdc0..a27d01248e 100644
--- a/api/querier/v1/querier.proto
+++ b/api/querier/v1/querier.proto
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ message SelectMergeStacktracesRequest {
   ProfileFormat format = 6;
   // Select stack traces that match the provided selector.
   optional types.v1.StackTraceSelector stack_trace_selector = 7;
+  // List of Profile UUIDs to query
+  repeated string profile_id_selector = 8 [(gnostic.openapi.v3.property).example = {yaml: "['7c9e6679-7425-40de-944b-e07fc1f90ae7']"}];
 }
 
 enum ProfileFormat {
@@ -217,6 +219,8 @@ message SelectSeriesRequest {
   optional types.v1.StackTraceSelector stack_trace_selector = 8;
   // Select the top N series by total value.
   optional int64 limit = 9;
+  // Type of exemplars to include in the response.
+  types.v1.ExemplarType exemplar_type = 10;
 }
 
 message SelectSeriesResponse {
diff --git a/api/query/v1/query.proto b/api/query/v1/query.proto
index 70e00e1d8b..ce30905b41 100644
--- a/api/query/v1/query.proto
+++ b/api/query/v1/query.proto
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ message TimeSeriesQuery {
   double step = 1;
   repeated string group_by = 2;
   int64 limit = 3;
+  types.v1.ExemplarType exemplar_type = 4;
 }
 
 message TimeSeriesReport {
diff --git a/api/types/v1/types.proto b/api/types/v1/types.proto
index d090d71cf5..9149906e7a 100644
--- a/api/types/v1/types.proto
+++ b/api/types/v1/types.proto
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ message Point {
   // Milliseconds unix timestamp
   int64 timestamp = 2;
   repeated ProfileAnnotation annotations = 3;
+  // Exemplars are samples of individual profiles that contributed to this aggregated point
+  repeated Exemplar exemplars = 4;
 }
 
 // Annotations provide additional metadata for a profile.
@@ -100,6 +102,13 @@ enum TimeSeriesAggregationType {
   TIME_SERIES_AGGREGATION_TYPE_AVERAGE = 1;
 }
 
+enum ExemplarType {
+  EXEMPLAR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED = 0;
+  EXEMPLAR_TYPE_NONE = 1;
+  EXEMPLAR_TYPE_INDIVIDUAL = 2;
+  EXEMPLAR_TYPE_SPAN = 3;
+}
+
 // StackTraceSelector is used for filtering stack traces by locations.
 message StackTraceSelector {
   // Stack trace of the call site. Root at call_site[0].
@@ -133,3 +142,27 @@ message GetProfileStatsResponse {
   // Milliseconds since epoch.
   int64 newest_profile_time = 3;
 }
+
+// Exemplar represents metadata for an individual profile sample.
+// Exemplars allow users to drill down from aggregated timeline views
+// to specific profile instances.
+message Exemplar {
+  // Milliseconds since epoch when the profile was captured.
+  int64 timestamp = 1 [(gnostic.openapi.v3.property).example = {yaml: "1730000023000"}];
+
+  // Unique identifier for the profile (UUID).
+  string profile_id = 2 [(gnostic.openapi.v3.property).example = {yaml: "7c9e6679-7425-40de-944b-e07fc1f90ae7"}];
+
+  // Span ID if this profile was split by span during ingestion.
+  string span_id = 3 [(gnostic.openapi.v3.property).example = {yaml: "00f067aa0ba902b7"}];
+
+  // Total sample value for this profile (e.g., CPU nanoseconds, bytes allocated).
+  uint64 value = 4 [(gnostic.openapi.v3.property).example = {yaml: "2450000000"}];
+
+  // Series labels that are NOT included in the group_by query parameter.
+  // These labels complete the full series identity of this exemplar's profile.
+  // For example, if group_by=["service"], this would contain labels like "pod",
+  // "namespace", "region" that were omitted from grouping. This allows identifying
+  // which specific series instance this profile sample came from.
+  repeated LabelPair labels = 5;
+}
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference-server-api/index.md b/docs/sources/reference-server-api/index.md
index 46c76fcb8f..23bfa03ae8 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference-server-api/index.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference-server-api/index.md
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ A request body with the following fields is required:
 |`left.format` |  |  |
 |`left.labelSelector` | Label selector string | `{namespace="my-namespace"}` |
 |`left.maxNodes` | Limit the nodes returned to only show the node with the max_node's biggest  total |  |
+|`left.profileIdSelector` | List of Profile UUIDs to query | `["7c9e6679-7425-40de-944b-e07fc1f90ae7"]` |
 |`left.profileTypeID` | Profile Type ID string in the form  <name>:<type>:<unit>:<period_type>:<period_unit>. | `process_cpu:cpu:nanoseconds:cpu:nanoseconds` |
 |`left.stackTraceSelector.callSite[].name` |  |  |
 |`left.stackTraceSelector.goPgo.aggregateCallees` | Aggregate callees causes the leaf location line number to be ignored,  thus aggregating all callee samples (but not callers). |  |
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ A request body with the following fields is required:
 |`right.format` |  |  |
 |`right.labelSelector` | Label selector string | `{namespace="my-namespace"}` |
 |`right.maxNodes` | Limit the nodes returned to only show the node with the max_node's biggest  total |  |
+|`right.profileIdSelector` | List of Profile UUIDs to query | `["7c9e6679-7425-40de-944b-e07fc1f90ae7"]` |
 |`right.profileTypeID` | Profile Type ID string in the form  <name>:<type>:<unit>:<period_type>:<period_unit>. | `process_cpu:cpu:nanoseconds:cpu:nanoseconds` |
 |`right.stackTraceSelector.callSite[].name` |  |  |
 |`right.stackTraceSelector.goPgo.aggregateCallees` | Aggregate callees causes the leaf location line number to be ignored,  thus aggregating all callee samples (but not callers). |  |
@@ -148,12 +150,18 @@ curl \
       "left": {
         "end": '$(date +%s)000',
         "labelSelector": "{namespace=\"my-namespace\"}",
+        "profileIdSelector": [
+          "7c9e6679-7425-40de-944b-e07fc1f90ae7"
+        ],
         "profileTypeID": "process_cpu:cpu:nanoseconds:cpu:nanoseconds",
         "start": '$(expr $(date +%s) - 3600 )000'
       },
       "right": {
         "end": '$(date +%s)000',
         "labelSelector": "{namespace=\"my-namespace\"}",
+        "profileIdSelector": [
+          "7c9e6679-7425-40de-944b-e07fc1f90ae7"
+        ],
         "profileTypeID": "process_cpu:cpu:nanoseconds:cpu:nanoseconds",
         "start": '$(expr $(date +%s) - 3600 )000'
       }
@@ -168,12 +176,18 @@ body = {
     "left": {
       "end": int(datetime.datetime.now().timestamp() * 1000),
       "labelSelector": "{namespace=\"my-namespace\"}",
+      "profileIdSelector": [
+        "7c9e6679-7425-40de-944b-e07fc1f90ae7"
+      ],
       "profileTypeID": "process_cpu:cpu:nanoseconds:cpu:nanoseconds",
       "start": int((datetime.datetime.now()- datetime.timedelta(hours = 1)).timestamp() * 1000)
     },
     "right": {
       "end": int(datetime.datetime.now().timestamp() * 1000),
       "labelSelector": "{namespace=\"my-namespace\"}",
+      "profileIdSelector": [
+        "7c9e6679-7425-40de-944b-e07fc1f90ae7"
+      ],
       "profileTypeID": "process_cpu:cpu:nanoseconds:cpu:nanoseconds",
       "start": int((datetime.datetime.now()- datetime.timedelta(hours = 1)).timestamp() * 1000)
     }
@@ -416,6 +430,7 @@ A request body with the following fields is required:
 |`format` |  |  |
 |`labelSelector` | Label selector string | `{namespace="my-namespace"}` |
 |`maxNodes` | Limit the nodes returned to only show the node with the max_node's biggest  total |  |
+|`profileIdSelector` | List of Profile UUIDs to query | `["7c9e6679-7425-40de-944b-e07fc1f90ae7"]` |
 |`profileTypeID` | Profile Type ID string in the form  <name>:<type>:<unit>:<period_type>:<period_unit>. | `process_cpu:cpu:nanoseconds:cpu:nanoseconds` |
 |`stackTraceSelector.callSite[].name` |  |  |
 |`stackTraceSelector.goPgo.aggregateCallees` | Aggregate callees causes the leaf location line number to be ignored,  thus aggregating all callee samples (but not callers). |  |
@@ -428,6 +443,9 @@ curl \
   -d '{
       "end": '$(date +%s)000',
       "labelSelector": "{namespace=\"my-namespace\"}",
+      "profileIdSelector": [
+        "7c9e6679-7425-40de-944b-e07fc1f90ae7"
+      ],
       "profileTypeID": "process_cpu:cpu:nanoseconds:cpu:nanoseconds",
       "start": '$(expr $(date +%s) - 3600 )000'
     }' \
@@ -440,6 +458,9 @@ import datetime
 body = {
     "end": int(datetime.datetime.now().timestamp() * 1000),
     "labelSelector": "{namespace=\"my-namespace\"}",
+    "profileIdSelector": [
+      "7c9e6679-7425-40de-944b-e07fc1f90ae7"
+    ],
     "profileTypeID": "process_cpu:cpu:nanoseconds:cpu:nanoseconds",
     "start": int((datetime.datetime.now()- datetime.timedelta(hours = 1)).timestamp() * 1000)
   }
@@ -462,6 +483,7 @@ A request body with the following fields is required:
 |`start` | Milliseconds since epoch. | `1676282400000` |
 |`end` | Milliseconds since epoch. | `1676289600000` |
 |`aggregation` |  |  |
+|`exemplarType` |  |  |
 |`groupBy` |  | `["pod"]` |
 |`labelSelector` | Label selector string | `{namespace="my-namespace"}` |
 |`limit` | Select the top N series by total value. |  |