diff --git a/docs/development/plugins/embeddable/public/kibana-plugin-plugins-embeddable-public.md b/docs/development/plugins/embeddable/public/kibana-plugin-plugins-embeddable-public.md
index b875b1fce4288..444132024596e 100644
--- a/docs/development/plugins/embeddable/public/kibana-plugin-plugins-embeddable-public.md
+++ b/docs/development/plugins/embeddable/public/kibana-plugin-plugins-embeddable-public.md
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 |  [isSavedObjectEmbeddableInput(input)](./kibana-plugin-plugins-embeddable-public.issavedobjectembeddableinput.md) |  |
 |  [openAddPanelFlyout(options)](./kibana-plugin-plugins-embeddable-public.openaddpanelflyout.md) |  |
 |  [plugin(initializerContext)](./kibana-plugin-plugins-embeddable-public.plugin.md) |  |
+|  [useEmbeddableFactory({ input, factory, onInputUpdated, })](./kibana-plugin-plugins-embeddable-public.useembeddablefactory.md) |  |
 
 ## Interfaces
 
diff --git a/docs/development/plugins/embeddable/public/kibana-plugin-plugins-embeddable-public.useembeddablefactory.md b/docs/development/plugins/embeddable/public/kibana-plugin-plugins-embeddable-public.useembeddablefactory.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9af20cacc2cee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/development/plugins/embeddable/public/kibana-plugin-plugins-embeddable-public.useembeddablefactory.md
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<!-- Do not edit this file. It is automatically generated by API Documenter. -->
+
+[Home](./index.md) &gt; [kibana-plugin-plugins-embeddable-public](./kibana-plugin-plugins-embeddable-public.md) &gt; [useEmbeddableFactory](./kibana-plugin-plugins-embeddable-public.useembeddablefactory.md)
+
+## useEmbeddableFactory() function
+
+<b>Signature:</b>
+
+```typescript
+export declare function useEmbeddableFactory<I extends EmbeddableInput>({ input, factory, onInputUpdated, }: EmbeddableRendererWithFactory<I>): readonly [ErrorEmbeddable | IEmbeddable<I, import("./i_embeddable").EmbeddableOutput> | undefined, boolean, string | undefined];
+```
+
+## Parameters
+
+|  Parameter | Type | Description |
+|  --- | --- | --- |
+|  { input, factory, onInputUpdated, } | <code>EmbeddableRendererWithFactory&lt;I&gt;</code> |  |
+
+<b>Returns:</b>
+
+`readonly [ErrorEmbeddable | IEmbeddable<I, import("./i_embeddable").EmbeddableOutput> | undefined, boolean, string | undefined]`
+
diff --git a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/index.ts b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/index.ts
index 25d080dbfd546..80171e1ad2fab 100644
--- a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/index.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ export {
   EmbeddablePackageState,
   EmbeddableRenderer,
   EmbeddableRendererProps,
+  useEmbeddableFactory,
 } from './lib';
 
 export { AttributeService, ATTRIBUTE_SERVICE_KEY } from './lib/attribute_service';
diff --git a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/embeddables/embeddable_renderer.test.tsx b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/embeddables/embeddable_renderer.test.tsx
index 457852c48ed77..b919672ad01e3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/embeddables/embeddable_renderer.test.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/embeddables/embeddable_renderer.test.tsx
@@ -9,14 +9,39 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { waitFor } from '@testing-library/dom';
 import { render } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { renderHook } from '@testing-library/react-hooks';
 import {
   HelloWorldEmbeddable,
   HelloWorldEmbeddableFactoryDefinition,
   HELLO_WORLD_EMBEDDABLE,
 } from '../../tests/fixtures';
-import { EmbeddableRenderer } from './embeddable_renderer';
+import { EmbeddableRenderer, useEmbeddableFactory } from './embeddable_renderer';
 import { embeddablePluginMock } from '../../mocks';
 
+describe('useEmbeddableFactory', () => {
+  it('should update upstream value changes', async () => {
+    const { setup, doStart } = embeddablePluginMock.createInstance();
+    const getFactory = setup.registerEmbeddableFactory(
+      HELLO_WORLD_EMBEDDABLE,
+      new HelloWorldEmbeddableFactoryDefinition()
+    );
+    doStart();
+
+    const { result, waitForNextUpdate } = renderHook(() =>
+      useEmbeddableFactory({ factory: getFactory(), input: { id: 'hello' } })
+    );
+
+    const [, loading] = result.current;
+
+    expect(loading).toBe(true);
+
+    await waitForNextUpdate();
+
+    const [embeddable] = result.current;
+    expect(embeddable).toBeDefined();
+  });
+});
+
 describe('<EmbeddableRenderer/>', () => {
   test('Render embeddable', () => {
     const embeddable = new HelloWorldEmbeddable({ id: 'hello' });
diff --git a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/embeddables/embeddable_renderer.tsx b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/embeddables/embeddable_renderer.tsx
index 153564187d4b5..433b21e92cce5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/embeddables/embeddable_renderer.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/embeddables/embeddable_renderer.tsx
@@ -28,12 +28,6 @@ interface EmbeddableRendererPropsWithEmbeddable<I extends EmbeddableInput> {
   embeddable: IEmbeddable<I>;
 }
 
-function isWithEmbeddable<I extends EmbeddableInput>(
-  props: EmbeddableRendererProps<I>
-): props is EmbeddableRendererPropsWithEmbeddable<I> {
-  return 'embeddable' in props;
-}
-
 interface EmbeddableRendererWithFactory<I extends EmbeddableInput> {
   input: I;
   onInputUpdated?: (newInput: I) => void;
@@ -46,6 +40,72 @@ function isWithFactory<I extends EmbeddableInput>(
   return 'factory' in props;
 }
 
+export function useEmbeddableFactory<I extends EmbeddableInput>({
+  input,
+  factory,
+  onInputUpdated,
+}: EmbeddableRendererWithFactory<I>) {
+  const [embeddable, setEmbeddable] = useState<IEmbeddable<I> | ErrorEmbeddable | undefined>(
+    undefined
+  );
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState<boolean>(false);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | undefined>();
+  const latestInput = React.useRef(input);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    latestInput.current = input;
+  }, [input]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let canceled = false;
+
+    // keeping track of embeddables created by this component to be able to destroy them
+    let createdEmbeddableRef: IEmbeddable | ErrorEmbeddable | undefined;
+    setEmbeddable(undefined);
+    setLoading(true);
+    factory
+      .create(latestInput.current!)
+      .then((createdEmbeddable) => {
+        if (canceled) {
+          if (createdEmbeddable) {
+            createdEmbeddable.destroy();
+          }
+        } else {
+          createdEmbeddableRef = createdEmbeddable;
+          setEmbeddable(createdEmbeddable);
+        }
+      })
+      .catch((err) => {
+        if (canceled) return;
+        setError(err?.message);
+      })
+      .finally(() => {
+        if (canceled) return;
+        setLoading(false);
+      });
+
+    return () => {
+      canceled = true;
+      if (createdEmbeddableRef) {
+        createdEmbeddableRef.destroy();
+      }
+    };
+  }, [factory]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!embeddable) return;
+    if (isErrorEmbeddable(embeddable)) return;
+    if (!onInputUpdated) return;
+    const sub = embeddable.getInput$().subscribe((newInput) => {
+      onInputUpdated(newInput);
+    });
+    return () => {
+      sub.unsubscribe();
+    };
+  }, [embeddable, onInputUpdated]);
+
+  return [embeddable, loading, error] as const;
+}
+
 /**
  * Helper react component to render an embeddable
  * Can be used if you have an embeddable object or an embeddable factory
@@ -82,72 +142,22 @@ function isWithFactory<I extends EmbeddableInput>(
 export const EmbeddableRenderer = <I extends EmbeddableInput>(
   props: EmbeddableRendererProps<I>
 ) => {
-  const { input, onInputUpdated } = props;
-  const [embeddable, setEmbeddable] = useState<IEmbeddable<I> | ErrorEmbeddable | undefined>(
-    isWithEmbeddable(props) ? props.embeddable : undefined
-  );
-  const [loading, setLoading] = useState<boolean>(!isWithEmbeddable(props));
-  const [error, setError] = useState<string | undefined>();
-  const latestInput = React.useRef(props.input);
-  useEffect(() => {
-    latestInput.current = input;
-  }, [input]);
-
-  const factoryFromProps = isWithFactory(props) ? props.factory : undefined;
-  const embeddableFromProps = isWithEmbeddable(props) ? props.embeddable : undefined;
-  useEffect(() => {
-    let canceled = false;
-    if (embeddableFromProps) {
-      setEmbeddable(embeddableFromProps);
-      return;
-    }
-
-    // keeping track of embeddables created by this component to be able to destroy them
-    let createdEmbeddableRef: IEmbeddable | ErrorEmbeddable | undefined;
-    if (factoryFromProps) {
-      setEmbeddable(undefined);
-      setLoading(true);
-      factoryFromProps
-        .create(latestInput.current!)
-        .then((createdEmbeddable) => {
-          if (canceled) {
-            if (createdEmbeddable) {
-              createdEmbeddable.destroy();
-            }
-          } else {
-            createdEmbeddableRef = createdEmbeddable;
-            setEmbeddable(createdEmbeddable);
-          }
-        })
-        .catch((err) => {
-          if (canceled) return;
-          setError(err?.message);
-        })
-        .finally(() => {
-          if (canceled) return;
-          setLoading(false);
-        });
-    }
-
-    return () => {
-      canceled = true;
-      if (createdEmbeddableRef) {
-        createdEmbeddableRef.destroy();
-      }
-    };
-  }, [factoryFromProps, embeddableFromProps]);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!embeddable) return;
-    if (isErrorEmbeddable(embeddable)) return;
-    if (!onInputUpdated) return;
-    const sub = embeddable.getInput$().subscribe((newInput) => {
-      onInputUpdated(newInput);
-    });
-    return () => {
-      sub.unsubscribe();
-    };
-  }, [embeddable, onInputUpdated]);
+  if (isWithFactory(props)) {
+    return <EmbeddableByFactory {...props} />;
+  }
+  return <EmbeddableRoot embeddable={props.embeddable} input={props.input} />;
+};
 
+//
+const EmbeddableByFactory = <I extends EmbeddableInput>({
+  factory,
+  input,
+  onInputUpdated,
+}: EmbeddableRendererWithFactory<I>) => {
+  const [embeddable, loading, error] = useEmbeddableFactory({
+    factory,
+    input,
+    onInputUpdated,
+  });
   return <EmbeddableRoot embeddable={embeddable} loading={loading} error={error} input={input} />;
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/embeddables/index.ts b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/embeddables/index.ts
index 71dfd73e534e7..eede745f31794 100644
--- a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/embeddables/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/embeddables/index.ts
@@ -16,4 +16,8 @@ export { ErrorEmbeddable, isErrorEmbeddable } from './error_embeddable';
 export { withEmbeddableSubscription } from './with_subscription';
 export { EmbeddableRoot } from './embeddable_root';
 export * from '../../../common/lib/saved_object_embeddable';
-export { EmbeddableRenderer, EmbeddableRendererProps } from './embeddable_renderer';
+export {
+  EmbeddableRenderer,
+  EmbeddableRendererProps,
+  useEmbeddableFactory,
+} from './embeddable_renderer';
diff --git a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/panel/embeddable_panel.test.tsx b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/panel/embeddable_panel.test.tsx
index 22001608f63ab..1b3e0388e9bb0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/panel/embeddable_panel.test.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/panel/embeddable_panel.test.tsx
@@ -542,3 +542,40 @@ test('Check when hide header option is true', async () => {
   const title = findTestSubject(component, `embeddablePanelHeading-HelloAryaStark`);
   expect(title.length).toBe(0);
 });
+
+test('Should work in minimal way rendering only the inspector action', async () => {
+  const inspector = inspectorPluginMock.createStartContract();
+  inspector.isAvailable = jest.fn(() => true);
+
+  const container = new HelloWorldContainer({ id: '123', panels: {}, viewMode: ViewMode.VIEW }, {
+    getEmbeddableFactory,
+  } as any);
+
+  const embeddable = await container.addNewEmbeddable<
+    ContactCardEmbeddableInput,
+    ContactCardEmbeddableOutput,
+    ContactCardEmbeddable
+  >(CONTACT_CARD_EMBEDDABLE, {
+    firstName: 'Arya',
+    lastName: 'Stark',
+  });
+
+  const component = mount(
+    <I18nProvider>
+      <EmbeddablePanel
+        embeddable={embeddable}
+        getActions={() => Promise.resolve([])}
+        inspector={inspector}
+        hideHeader={false}
+      />
+    </I18nProvider>
+  );
+
+  findTestSubject(component, 'embeddablePanelToggleMenuIcon').simulate('click');
+  expect(findTestSubject(component, `embeddablePanelContextMenuOpen`).length).toBe(1);
+  await nextTick();
+  component.update();
+  expect(findTestSubject(component, `embeddablePanelAction-openInspector`).length).toBe(1);
+  const action = findTestSubject(component, `embeddablePanelAction-ACTION_CUSTOMIZE_PANEL`);
+  expect(action.length).toBe(0);
+});
diff --git a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/panel/embeddable_panel.tsx b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/panel/embeddable_panel.tsx
index 8cf2de8c80743..b66950c170d69 100644
--- a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/panel/embeddable_panel.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/panel/embeddable_panel.tsx
@@ -54,16 +54,20 @@ const removeById = (disabledActions: string[]) => ({ id }: { id: string }) =>
 interface Props {
   embeddable: IEmbeddable<EmbeddableInput, EmbeddableOutput>;
   getActions: UiActionsService['getTriggerCompatibleActions'];
-  getEmbeddableFactory: EmbeddableStart['getEmbeddableFactory'];
-  getAllEmbeddableFactories: EmbeddableStart['getEmbeddableFactories'];
-  overlays: CoreStart['overlays'];
-  notifications: CoreStart['notifications'];
-  application: CoreStart['application'];
-  inspector: InspectorStartContract;
-  SavedObjectFinder: React.ComponentType<any>;
+  getEmbeddableFactory?: EmbeddableStart['getEmbeddableFactory'];
+  getAllEmbeddableFactories?: EmbeddableStart['getEmbeddableFactories'];
+  overlays?: CoreStart['overlays'];
+  notifications?: CoreStart['notifications'];
+  application?: CoreStart['application'];
+  inspector?: InspectorStartContract;
+  SavedObjectFinder?: React.ComponentType<any>;
   stateTransfer?: EmbeddableStateTransfer;
   hideHeader?: boolean;
+  actionPredicate?: (actionId: string) => boolean;
   reportUiCounter?: UsageCollectionStart['reportUiCounter'];
+  showShadow?: boolean;
+  showBadges?: boolean;
+  showNotifications?: boolean;
 }
 
 interface State {
@@ -80,7 +84,11 @@ interface State {
   errorEmbeddable?: ErrorEmbeddable;
 }
 
-interface PanelUniversalActions {
+interface InspectorPanelAction {
+  inspectPanel: InspectPanelAction;
+}
+
+interface BasePanelActions {
   customizePanelTitle: CustomizePanelTitleAction;
   addPanel: AddPanelAction;
   inspectPanel: InspectPanelAction;
@@ -88,6 +96,15 @@ interface PanelUniversalActions {
   editPanel: EditPanelAction;
 }
 
+const emptyObject = {};
+type EmptyObject = typeof emptyObject;
+
+type PanelUniversalActions =
+  | BasePanelActions
+  | InspectorPanelAction
+  | (BasePanelActions & InspectorPanelAction)
+  | EmptyObject;
+
 export class EmbeddablePanel extends React.Component<Props, State> {
   private embeddableRoot: React.RefObject<HTMLDivElement>;
   private parentSubscription?: Subscription;
@@ -117,10 +134,15 @@ export class EmbeddablePanel extends React.Component<Props, State> {
   }
 
   private async refreshBadges() {
+    if (!this.mounted) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (this.props.showBadges === false) {
+      return;
+    }
     let badges = await this.props.getActions(PANEL_BADGE_TRIGGER, {
       embeddable: this.props.embeddable,
     });
-    if (!this.mounted) return;
 
     const { disabledActions } = this.props.embeddable.getInput();
     if (disabledActions) {
@@ -135,10 +157,15 @@ export class EmbeddablePanel extends React.Component<Props, State> {
   }
 
   private async refreshNotifications() {
+    if (!this.mounted) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (this.props.showNotifications === false) {
+      return;
+    }
     let notifications = await this.props.getActions(PANEL_NOTIFICATION_TRIGGER, {
       embeddable: this.props.embeddable,
     });
-    if (!this.mounted) return;
 
     const { disabledActions } = this.props.embeddable.getInput();
     if (disabledActions) {
@@ -229,13 +256,18 @@ export class EmbeddablePanel extends React.Component<Props, State> {
         paddingSize="none"
         role="figure"
         aria-labelledby={headerId}
+        hasShadow={this.props.showShadow}
       >
         {!this.props.hideHeader && (
           <PanelHeader
             getActionContextMenuPanel={this.getActionContextMenuPanel}
             hidePanelTitle={this.state.hidePanelTitle}
             isViewMode={viewOnlyMode}
-            customizeTitle={this.state.universalActions.customizePanelTitle}
+            customizeTitle={
+              'customizePanelTitle' in this.state.universalActions
+                ? this.state.universalActions.customizePanelTitle
+                : undefined
+            }
             closeContextMenu={this.state.closeContextMenu}
             title={title}
             badges={this.state.badges}
@@ -284,6 +316,23 @@ export class EmbeddablePanel extends React.Component<Props, State> {
   };
 
   private getUniversalActions = (): PanelUniversalActions => {
+    let actions = {};
+    if (this.props.inspector) {
+      actions = {
+        inspectPanel: new InspectPanelAction(this.props.inspector),
+      };
+    }
+    if (
+      !this.props.getEmbeddableFactory ||
+      !this.props.getAllEmbeddableFactories ||
+      !this.props.overlays ||
+      !this.props.notifications ||
+      !this.props.SavedObjectFinder ||
+      !this.props.application
+    ) {
+      return actions;
+    }
+
     const createGetUserData = (overlays: OverlayStart) =>
       async function getUserData(context: { embeddable: IEmbeddable }) {
         return new Promise<{ title: string | undefined; hideTitle?: boolean }>((resolve) => {
@@ -308,6 +357,7 @@ export class EmbeddablePanel extends React.Component<Props, State> {
     // Universal actions are exposed on the context menu for every embeddable, they bypass the trigger
     // registry.
     return {
+      ...actions,
       customizePanelTitle: new CustomizePanelTitleAction(createGetUserData(this.props.overlays)),
       addPanel: new AddPanelAction(
         this.props.getEmbeddableFactory,
@@ -317,7 +367,6 @@ export class EmbeddablePanel extends React.Component<Props, State> {
         this.props.SavedObjectFinder,
         this.props.reportUiCounter
       ),
-      inspectPanel: new InspectPanelAction(this.props.inspector),
       removePanel: new RemovePanelAction(),
       editPanel: new EditPanelAction(
         this.props.getEmbeddableFactory,
@@ -338,9 +387,13 @@ export class EmbeddablePanel extends React.Component<Props, State> {
       regularActions = regularActions.filter(removeDisabledActions);
     }
 
-    const sortedActions = [...regularActions, ...Object.values(this.state.universalActions)].sort(
-      sortByOrderField
-    );
+    let sortedActions = regularActions
+      .concat(Object.values(this.state.universalActions || {}) as Array<Action<object>>)
+      .sort(sortByOrderField);
+
+    if (this.props.actionPredicate) {
+      sortedActions = sortedActions.filter(({ id }) => this.props.actionPredicate!(id));
+    }
 
     return await buildContextMenuForActions({
       actions: sortedActions.map((action) => ({
diff --git a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/panel/panel_header/panel_header.tsx b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/panel/panel_header/panel_header.tsx
index 403aa3e3f4c9f..742a2d1909941 100644
--- a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/panel/panel_header/panel_header.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/panel/panel_header/panel_header.tsx
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export interface PanelHeaderProps {
   embeddable: IEmbeddable;
   headerId?: string;
   showPlaceholderTitle?: boolean;
-  customizeTitle: CustomizePanelTitleAction;
+  customizeTitle?: CustomizePanelTitleAction;
 }
 
 function renderBadges(badges: Array<Action<EmbeddableContext>>, embeddable: IEmbeddable) {
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ export function PanelHeader({
         >
           {title || placeholderTitle}
         </span>
-      ) : (
+      ) : customizeTitle ? (
         <EuiLink
           color="text"
           data-test-subj={'embeddablePanelTitleLink'}
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ export function PanelHeader({
         >
           {title || placeholderTitle}
         </EuiLink>
-      );
+      ) : null;
     }
     return description ? (
       <EuiToolTip
diff --git a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/public.api.md b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/public.api.md
index af708f9a5e659..98c48dbd848b0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/public.api.md
+++ b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/public.api.md
@@ -843,6 +843,11 @@ export interface SavedObjectEmbeddableInput extends EmbeddableInput {
 // @public (undocumented)
 export const SELECT_RANGE_TRIGGER = "SELECT_RANGE_TRIGGER";
 
+// Warning: (ae-missing-release-tag) "useEmbeddableFactory" is exported by the package, but it is missing a release tag (@alpha, @beta, @public, or @internal)
+//
+// @public (undocumented)
+export function useEmbeddableFactory<I extends EmbeddableInput>({ input, factory, onInputUpdated, }: EmbeddableRendererWithFactory<I>): readonly [ErrorEmbeddable | IEmbeddable<I, import("./i_embeddable").EmbeddableOutput> | undefined, boolean, string | undefined];
+
 // Warning: (ae-missing-release-tag) "VALUE_CLICK_TRIGGER" is exported by the package, but it is missing a release tag (@alpha, @beta, @public, or @internal)
 //
 // @public (undocumented)
diff --git a/x-pack/examples/embedded_lens_example/kibana.json b/x-pack/examples/embedded_lens_example/kibana.json
index 5e4caead90bc3..be38e5bf3e761 100644
--- a/x-pack/examples/embedded_lens_example/kibana.json
+++ b/x-pack/examples/embedded_lens_example/kibana.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   "requiredPlugins": [
     "lens",
     "data",
+    "embeddable",
     "developerExamples"
   ],
   "optionalPlugins": [],
diff --git a/x-pack/examples/embedded_lens_example/public/app.tsx b/x-pack/examples/embedded_lens_example/public/app.tsx
index 6a39951ad4958..a13ddbbd79ef0 100644
--- a/x-pack/examples/embedded_lens_example/public/app.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/examples/embedded_lens_example/public/app.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
 } from '@elastic/eui';
 import { IndexPattern } from 'src/plugins/data/public';
 import { CoreStart } from 'kibana/public';
+import { ViewMode } from '../../../../src/plugins/embeddable/public';
 import {
   TypedLensByValueInput,
   PersistedIndexPatternLayer,
@@ -193,6 +194,7 @@ export const App = (props: {
                 </EuiFlexGroup>
                 <LensComponent
                   id=""
+                  withActions
                   style={{ height: 500 }}
                   timeRange={time}
                   attributes={getLensAttributes(props.defaultIndexPattern, color)}
@@ -211,6 +213,7 @@ export const App = (props: {
                   onTableRowClick={(_data) => {
                     // call back event for on table row click event
                   }}
+                  viewMode={ViewMode.VIEW}
                 />
                 {isSaveModalVisible && (
                   <LensSaveModalComponent
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/kibana.json b/x-pack/plugins/lens/kibana.json
index c5b3e72f39159..fd394aea90d66 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/kibana.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/kibana.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     "data",
     "charts",
     "expressions",
+    "inspector",
     "navigation",
     "urlForwarding",
     "visualizations",
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/embeddable/embeddable_component.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/embeddable/embeddable_component.tsx
index fcd337ad1e4ec..82812ee355663 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/embeddable/embeddable_component.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/embeddable/embeddable_component.tsx
@@ -5,10 +5,18 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { FC, useEffect } from 'react';
+import { CoreStart } from 'kibana/public';
+import { UiActionsStart } from 'src/plugins/ui_actions/public';
+import type { Start as InspectorStartContract } from 'src/plugins/inspector/public';
 import {
-  EmbeddableRenderer,
+  EmbeddableInput,
+  EmbeddableOutput,
+  EmbeddablePanel,
+  EmbeddableRoot,
   EmbeddableStart,
+  IEmbeddable,
+  useEmbeddableFactory,
 } from '../../../../../../src/plugins/embeddable/public';
 import type { LensByReferenceInput, LensByValueInput } from './embeddable';
 import type { Document } from '../../persistence';
@@ -43,11 +51,69 @@ export type TypedLensByValueInput = Omit<LensByValueInput, 'attributes'> & {
     | LensAttributes<'lnsMetric', MetricState>;
 };
 
-export type EmbeddableComponentProps = TypedLensByValueInput | LensByReferenceInput;
+export type EmbeddableComponentProps = (TypedLensByValueInput | LensByReferenceInput) & {
+  withActions?: boolean;
+};
+
+interface PluginsStartDependencies {
+  uiActions: UiActionsStart;
+  embeddable: EmbeddableStart;
+  inspector: InspectorStartContract;
+}
 
-export function getEmbeddableComponent(embeddableStart: EmbeddableStart) {
+export function getEmbeddableComponent(core: CoreStart, plugins: PluginsStartDependencies) {
   return (props: EmbeddableComponentProps) => {
+    const { embeddable: embeddableStart, uiActions, inspector } = plugins;
     const factory = embeddableStart.getEmbeddableFactory('lens')!;
-    return <EmbeddableRenderer factory={factory} input={props} />;
+    const input = { ...props };
+    const [embeddable, loading, error] = useEmbeddableFactory({ factory, input });
+    const hasActions = props.withActions === true;
+
+    if (embeddable && hasActions) {
+      return (
+        <EmbeddablePanelWrapper
+          embeddable={embeddable as IEmbeddable<EmbeddableInput, EmbeddableOutput>}
+          uiActions={uiActions}
+          inspector={inspector}
+          actionPredicate={() => hasActions}
+          input={input}
+        />
+      );
+    }
+
+    return <EmbeddableRoot embeddable={embeddable} loading={loading} error={error} input={input} />;
   };
 }
+
+interface EmbeddablePanelWrapperProps {
+  embeddable: IEmbeddable<EmbeddableInput, EmbeddableOutput>;
+  uiActions: PluginsStartDependencies['uiActions'];
+  inspector: PluginsStartDependencies['inspector'];
+  actionPredicate: (id: string) => boolean;
+  input: EmbeddableComponentProps;
+}
+
+const EmbeddablePanelWrapper: FC<EmbeddablePanelWrapperProps> = ({
+  embeddable,
+  uiActions,
+  actionPredicate,
+  inspector,
+  input,
+}) => {
+  useEffect(() => {
+    embeddable.updateInput(input);
+  }, [embeddable, input]);
+
+  return (
+    <EmbeddablePanel
+      hideHeader={false}
+      embeddable={embeddable as IEmbeddable<EmbeddableInput, EmbeddableOutput>}
+      getActions={uiActions.getTriggerCompatibleActions}
+      inspector={inspector}
+      actionPredicate={actionPredicate}
+      showShadow={false}
+      showBadges={false}
+      showNotifications={false}
+    />
+  );
+};
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/index.ts
index 98e0198b9d0fa..a82bc0b9c0d3d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/index.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 import { LensPlugin } from './plugin';
 
-export {
+export type {
   EmbeddableComponentProps,
   TypedLensByValueInput,
 } from './editor_frame_service/embeddable/embeddable_component';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/plugin.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/plugin.ts
index 328bea5def557..ad81413e21345 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/plugin.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 import { AppMountParameters, CoreSetup, CoreStart } from 'kibana/public';
+import type { Start as InspectorStartContract } from 'src/plugins/inspector/public';
 import { UsageCollectionSetup, UsageCollectionStart } from 'src/plugins/usage_collection/public';
 import { DataPublicPluginSetup, DataPublicPluginStart } from '../../../../src/plugins/data/public';
 import { EmbeddableSetup, EmbeddableStart } from '../../../../src/plugins/embeddable/public';
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ export interface LensPluginStartDependencies {
   savedObjectsTagging?: SavedObjectTaggingPluginStart;
   presentationUtil: PresentationUtilPluginStart;
   indexPatternFieldEditor: IndexPatternFieldEditorStart;
+  inspector: InspectorStartContract;
   usageCollection?: UsageCollectionStart;
 }
 
@@ -256,7 +258,7 @@ export class LensPlugin {
     );
 
     return {
-      EmbeddableComponent: getEmbeddableComponent(startDependencies.embeddable),
+      EmbeddableComponent: getEmbeddableComponent(core, startDependencies),
       SaveModalComponent: getSaveModalComponent(core, startDependencies, this.attributeService!),
       navigateToPrefilledEditor: (input: LensEmbeddableInput, openInNewTab?: boolean) => {
         // for openInNewTab, we set the time range in url via getEditPath below
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ui_actions_enhanced/public/custom_time_range_action.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ui_actions_enhanced/public/custom_time_range_action.tsx
index 6cdb01a992034..5b1ba3bcc206b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ui_actions_enhanced/public/custom_time_range_action.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ui_actions_enhanced/public/custom_time_range_action.tsx
@@ -78,7 +78,9 @@ export class CustomTimeRangeAction implements Action<TimeRangeActionContext> {
     const isMarkdown =
       isVisualizeEmbeddable(embeddable) &&
       (embeddable as VisualizeEmbeddable).getOutput().visTypeName === 'markdown';
-    return Boolean(embeddable && hasTimeRange(embeddable) && !isInputControl && !isMarkdown);
+    return Boolean(
+      embeddable && embeddable.parent && hasTimeRange(embeddable) && !isInputControl && !isMarkdown
+    );
   }
 
   public async execute({ embeddable }: TimeRangeActionContext) {