diff --git a/src/frontend/lib/types/Plugins.tsx b/src/frontend/lib/types/Plugins.tsx
index 2038b1f297..bf8bc48c59 100644
--- a/src/frontend/lib/types/Plugins.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/lib/types/Plugins.tsx
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ export type ImporterDrawerContext = {
   sessionId: () => number | null;
 };
 
+export type PreviewDrawerContext = {
+  open: (modelType: ModelType, instance: any) => void;
+  close: () => void;
+  isOpen: () => boolean;
+};
+
 /**
  * A set of properties which are passed to a plugin,
  * for rendering an element in the user interface.
@@ -90,6 +96,7 @@ export type ImporterDrawerContext = {
  * @param forms - A set of functions for opening various API forms (see ../components/Forms.tsx)
  * @param tables - A set of functions for rendering API tables
  * @param importer - A set of functions for controlling the global importer drawer (see ../components/importer/GlobalImporterDrawer.tsx)
+ * @param preview - A set of functions for controlling the global preview drawer (see ../components/previews/GlobalPreviewDrawer.tsx)
  * @param model - The model type associated with the rendered component (if applicable)
  * @param id - The ID (primary key) of the model instance for the plugin (if applicable)
  * @param instance - The model instance data (if available)
@@ -125,6 +132,7 @@ export type InvenTreePluginContext = {
   };
   tables: InvenTreeTablesContext<any>;
   importer: ImporterDrawerContext;
+  preview: PreviewDrawerContext;
   model?: ModelType | string;
   id?: string | number | null;
   instance?: any;
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/components/plugins/PluginContext.tsx b/src/frontend/src/components/plugins/PluginContext.tsx
index e6790c4c49..fac14d4626 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/components/plugins/PluginContext.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/components/plugins/PluginContext.tsx
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ import {
   openGlobalImporter
 } from '../../states/ImporterState';
 import { usePluginState } from '../../states/PluginState';
+import {
+  closeGlobalPreview,
+  getGlobalPreviewState,
+  openGlobalPreview
+} from '../../states/PreviewDrawerState';
 import { useServerApiState } from '../../states/ServerApiState';
 import { InvenTreeTableInternal } from '../../tables/InvenTreeTable';
 import { EditApiForm } from '../forms/ApiForm';
@@ -97,6 +102,11 @@ export const useInvenTreeContext = () => {
         isOpen: () => getGlobalImporterState().isOpen,
         sessionId: () => getGlobalImporterState().sessionId
       },
+      preview: {
+        open: (modelType, instance) => openGlobalPreview(modelType, instance),
+        close: () => closeGlobalPreview(),
+        isOpen: () => getGlobalPreviewState().isOpen
+      },
       tables: {
         renderTable: (props: InvenTreeTableRenderProps<any>) => (
           <InvenTreeTableInternal