diff --git a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/discover_grid/discover_grid.scss b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/discover_grid/discover_grid.scss
index 4754c1700f28d..5bb6c01da5ad6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/discover_grid/discover_grid.scss
+++ b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/discover_grid/discover_grid.scss
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
+.dscTable__flyoutDocumentNavigation {
+  justify-content: flex-end;
+}
+
 // We only truncate if the cell is not a control column.
 .euiDataGridHeader {
   .euiDataGridHeaderCell__content {
@@ -78,3 +82,10 @@
 .dscDiscoverGrid__descriptionListDescription {
   word-break: normal !important;
 }
+
+@include euiBreakpoint('xs', 's', 'm') {
+  // EUI issue to hide 'of' text https://github.com/elastic/eui/issues/4654
+  .dscTable__flyoutDocumentNavigation .euiPagination__compressedText {
+    display: none;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/discover_grid/discover_grid.tsx b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/discover_grid/discover_grid.tsx
index 380b4dc5e8e9a..20d7d80b498a8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/discover_grid/discover_grid.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/discover_grid/discover_grid.tsx
@@ -324,12 +324,14 @@ export const DiscoverGrid = ({
           <DiscoverGridFlyout
             indexPattern={indexPattern}
             hit={expandedDoc}
+            hits={rows}
             // if default columns are used, dont make them part of the URL - the context state handling will take care to restore them
             columns={defaultColumns ? [] : displayedColumns}
             onFilter={onFilter}
             onRemoveColumn={onRemoveColumn}
             onAddColumn={onAddColumn}
             onClose={() => setExpandedDoc(undefined)}
+            setExpandedDoc={setExpandedDoc}
             services={services}
           />
         )}
diff --git a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/discover_grid/discover_grid_flyout.test.tsx b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/discover_grid/discover_grid_flyout.test.tsx
index b63aca85b1ec9..54620dff1f63f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/discover_grid/discover_grid_flyout.test.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/discover_grid/discover_grid_flyout.test.tsx
@@ -21,51 +21,41 @@ import { indexPatternWithTimefieldMock } from '../../../__mocks__/index_pattern_
 describe('Discover flyout', function () {
   setDocViewsRegistry(new DocViewsRegistry());
 
-  it('should be rendered correctly using an index pattern without timefield', async () => {
+  const getProps = () => {
     const onClose = jest.fn();
-    const component = mountWithIntl(
-      <DiscoverGridFlyout
-        columns={['date']}
-        indexPattern={indexPatternMock}
-        hit={esHits[0]}
-        onAddColumn={jest.fn()}
-        onClose={onClose}
-        onFilter={jest.fn()}
-        onRemoveColumn={jest.fn()}
-        services={
-          ({
-            filterManager: createFilterManagerMock(),
-            addBasePath: (path: string) => path,
-          } as unknown) as DiscoverServices
-        }
-      />
-    );
+    const services = ({
+      filterManager: createFilterManagerMock(),
+      addBasePath: (path: string) => `/base${path}`,
+    } as unknown) as DiscoverServices;
+
+    return {
+      columns: ['date'],
+      indexPattern: indexPatternMock,
+      hit: esHits[0],
+      hits: esHits,
+      onAddColumn: jest.fn(),
+      onClose,
+      onFilter: jest.fn(),
+      onRemoveColumn: jest.fn(),
+      services,
+      setExpandedDoc: jest.fn(),
+    };
+  };
+
+  it('should be rendered correctly using an index pattern without timefield', async () => {
+    const props = getProps();
+    const component = mountWithIntl(<DiscoverGridFlyout {...props} />);
 
     const url = findTestSubject(component, 'docTableRowAction').prop('href');
-    expect(url).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`"#/doc/the-index-pattern-id/i?id=1"`);
+    expect(url).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`"/base#/doc/the-index-pattern-id/i?id=1"`);
     findTestSubject(component, 'euiFlyoutCloseButton').simulate('click');
-    expect(onClose).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(props.onClose).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   it('should be rendered correctly using an index pattern with timefield', async () => {
-    const onClose = jest.fn();
-    const component = mountWithIntl(
-      <DiscoverGridFlyout
-        columns={['date']}
-        indexPattern={indexPatternWithTimefieldMock}
-        hit={esHits[0]}
-        onAddColumn={jest.fn()}
-        onClose={onClose}
-        onFilter={jest.fn()}
-        onRemoveColumn={jest.fn()}
-        services={
-          ({
-            filterManager: createFilterManagerMock(),
-            addBasePath: (path: string) => `/base${path}`,
-          } as unknown) as DiscoverServices
-        }
-      />
-    );
+    const props = getProps();
+    props.indexPattern = indexPatternWithTimefieldMock;
+    const component = mountWithIntl(<DiscoverGridFlyout {...props} />);
 
     const actions = findTestSubject(component, 'docTableRowAction');
     expect(actions.length).toBe(2);
@@ -76,6 +66,81 @@ describe('Discover flyout', function () {
       `"/base/app/discover#/context/index-pattern-with-timefield-id/1?_g=(filters:!())&_a=(columns:!(date),filters:!())"`
     );
     findTestSubject(component, 'euiFlyoutCloseButton').simulate('click');
-    expect(onClose).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(props.onClose).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('displays document navigation when there is more than 1 doc available', async () => {
+    const props = getProps();
+    const component = mountWithIntl(<DiscoverGridFlyout {...props} />);
+    const docNav = findTestSubject(component, 'dscDocNavigation');
+    expect(docNav.length).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it('displays no document navigation when there are 0 docs available', async () => {
+    const props = getProps();
+    props.hits = [];
+    const component = mountWithIntl(<DiscoverGridFlyout {...props} />);
+    const docNav = findTestSubject(component, 'dscDocNavigation');
+    expect(docNav.length).toBeFalsy();
+  });
+
+  it('displays no document navigation when the expanded doc is not part of the given docs', async () => {
+    // scenario: you've expanded a doc, and in the next request differed docs where fetched
+    const props = getProps();
+    props.hits = [
+      {
+        _index: 'new',
+        _id: '1',
+        _score: 1,
+        _type: '_doc',
+        _source: { date: '2020-20-01T12:12:12.123', message: 'test1', bytes: 20 },
+      },
+      {
+        _index: 'new',
+        _id: '2',
+        _score: 1,
+        _type: '_doc',
+        _source: { date: '2020-20-01T12:12:12.124', name: 'test2', extension: 'jpg' },
+      },
+    ];
+    const component = mountWithIntl(<DiscoverGridFlyout {...props} />);
+    const docNav = findTestSubject(component, 'dscDocNavigation');
+    expect(docNav.length).toBeFalsy();
+  });
+
+  it('allows you to navigate to the next doc, if expanded doc is the first', async () => {
+    // scenario: you've expanded a doc, and in the next request different docs where fetched
+    const props = getProps();
+    const component = mountWithIntl(<DiscoverGridFlyout {...props} />);
+    findTestSubject(component, 'pagination-button-next').simulate('click');
+    // we selected 1, so we'd expect 2
+    expect(props.setExpandedDoc.mock.calls[0][0]._id).toBe('2');
+  });
+
+  it('doesnt allow you to navigate to the previous doc, if expanded doc is the first', async () => {
+    // scenario: you've expanded a doc, and in the next request differed docs where fetched
+    const props = getProps();
+    const component = mountWithIntl(<DiscoverGridFlyout {...props} />);
+    findTestSubject(component, 'pagination-button-previous').simulate('click');
+    expect(props.setExpandedDoc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+  });
+
+  it('doesnt allow you to navigate to the next doc, if expanded doc is the last', async () => {
+    // scenario: you've expanded a doc, and in the next request differed docs where fetched
+    const props = getProps();
+    props.hit = props.hits[props.hits.length - 1];
+    const component = mountWithIntl(<DiscoverGridFlyout {...props} />);
+    findTestSubject(component, 'pagination-button-next').simulate('click');
+    expect(props.setExpandedDoc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+  });
+
+  it('allows you to navigate to the previous doc, if expanded doc is the last', async () => {
+    // scenario: you've expanded a doc, and in the next request differed docs where fetched
+    const props = getProps();
+    props.hit = props.hits[props.hits.length - 1];
+    const component = mountWithIntl(<DiscoverGridFlyout {...props} />);
+    findTestSubject(component, 'pagination-button-previous').simulate('click');
+    expect(props.setExpandedDoc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(props.setExpandedDoc.mock.calls[0][0]._id).toBe('4');
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/discover_grid/discover_grid_flyout.tsx b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/discover_grid/discover_grid_flyout.tsx
index 5994892ca2d40..87b9c6243abd8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/discover_grid/discover_grid_flyout.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/discover_grid/discover_grid_flyout.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * Side Public License, v 1.
  */
 
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { useMemo, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import {
   EuiFlexGroup,
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import {
   EuiText,
   EuiSpacer,
   EuiPortal,
+  EuiPagination,
+  EuiHideFor,
 } from '@elastic/eui';
 import { DocViewer } from '../doc_viewer/doc_viewer';
 import { IndexPattern } from '../../../kibana_services';
@@ -29,19 +31,34 @@ import { getContextUrl } from '../../helpers/get_context_url';
 interface Props {
   columns: string[];
   hit: ElasticSearchHit;
+  hits?: ElasticSearchHit[];
   indexPattern: IndexPattern;
   onAddColumn: (column: string) => void;
   onClose: () => void;
   onFilter: DocViewFilterFn;
   onRemoveColumn: (column: string) => void;
   services: DiscoverServices;
+  setExpandedDoc: (doc: ElasticSearchHit) => void;
 }
 
+type ElasticSearchHitWithRouting = ElasticSearchHit & { _routing?: string };
+
+function getDocFingerprintId(doc: ElasticSearchHitWithRouting) {
+  const routing = doc._routing || '';
+  return [doc._index, doc._id, routing].join('||');
+}
+
+function getIndexByDocId(hits: ElasticSearchHit[], id: string) {
+  return hits.findIndex((h) => {
+    return getDocFingerprintId(h) === id;
+  });
+}
 /**
  * Flyout displaying an expanded Elasticsearch document
  */
 export function DiscoverGridFlyout({
   hit,
+  hits,
   indexPattern,
   columns,
   onFilter,
@@ -49,7 +66,27 @@ export function DiscoverGridFlyout({
   onRemoveColumn,
   onAddColumn,
   services,
+  setExpandedDoc,
 }: Props) {
+  const pageCount = useMemo<number>(() => (hits ? hits.length : 0), [hits]);
+  const activePage = useMemo<number>(() => {
+    const id = getDocFingerprintId(hit);
+    if (!hits || pageCount <= 1) {
+      return -1;
+    }
+
+    return getIndexByDocId(hits, id);
+  }, [hits, hit, pageCount]);
+
+  const setPage = useCallback(
+    (pageIdx: number) => {
+      if (hits && hits[pageIdx]) {
+        setExpandedDoc(hits[pageIdx]);
+      }
+    },
+    [hits, setExpandedDoc]
+  );
+
   return (
     <EuiPortal>
       <EuiFlyout onClose={onClose} size="m" data-test-subj="docTableDetailsFlyout">
@@ -67,20 +104,23 @@ export function DiscoverGridFlyout({
           </EuiTitle>
 
           <EuiSpacer size="s" />
-          <EuiFlexGroup responsive={false} gutterSize="m" alignItems="center">
-            <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
-              <EuiText size="s">
-                <strong>
-                  {i18n.translate('discover.grid.tableRow.viewText', {
-                    defaultMessage: 'View:',
-                  })}
-                </strong>
-              </EuiText>
-            </EuiFlexItem>
+          <EuiFlexGroup responsive={false} gutterSize="s" alignItems="center">
+            <EuiHideFor sizes={['xs', 's', 'm']}>
+              <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
+                <EuiText size="s">
+                  <strong>
+                    {i18n.translate('discover.grid.tableRow.viewText', {
+                      defaultMessage: 'View:',
+                    })}
+                  </strong>
+                </EuiText>
+              </EuiFlexItem>
+            </EuiHideFor>
             <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
               <EuiButtonEmpty
                 size="xs"
                 iconType="document"
+                flush="left"
                 href={services.addBasePath(
                   `#/doc/${indexPattern.id}/${hit._index}?id=${encodeURIComponent(
                     hit._id as string
@@ -98,6 +138,7 @@ export function DiscoverGridFlyout({
                 <EuiButtonEmpty
                   size="xs"
                   iconType="documents"
+                  flush="left"
                   href={getContextUrl(
                     hit._id,
                     indexPattern.id,
@@ -113,6 +154,21 @@ export function DiscoverGridFlyout({
                 </EuiButtonEmpty>
               </EuiFlexItem>
             )}
+            {activePage !== -1 && (
+              <EuiFlexItem>
+                <EuiPagination
+                  aria-label={i18n.translate('discover.grid.flyout.documentNavigation', {
+                    defaultMessage: 'Document navigation',
+                  })}
+                  pageCount={pageCount}
+                  activePage={activePage}
+                  onPageClick={setPage}
+                  className="dscTable__flyoutDocumentNavigation"
+                  compressed
+                  data-test-subj="dscDocNavigation"
+                />
+              </EuiFlexItem>
+            )}
           </EuiFlexGroup>
         </EuiFlyoutHeader>
         <EuiFlyoutBody>