diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ConversationPane.tsx b/frontend/src/components/ConversationPane.tsx
index 942f399..7e12c70 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/ConversationPane.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ConversationPane.tsx
@@ -242,7 +242,12 @@ export function ConversationPane({
   if (activeConversation.type === 'visualizer') {
     return (
       <Suspense fallback={<LoadingPane label="Loading visualizer..." />}>
-        <VisualizerView packets={rawPackets} contacts={contacts} config={config} />
+        <VisualizerView
+          packets={rawPackets}
+          contacts={contacts}
+          channels={channels}
+          config={config}
+        />
       </Suspense>
     );
   }
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/RawPacketDetailModal.tsx b/frontend/src/components/RawPacketDetailModal.tsx
index f3f452c..eafa376 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/RawPacketDetailModal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/RawPacketDetailModal.tsx
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ interface RawPacketInspectorDialogProps {
   description: string;
   notice?: ReactNode;
   signalOverride?: SignalOverride;
+  /** Portal target; see `DialogContent`. Needed when a host pane uses `requestFullscreen()`. */
+  container?: HTMLElement | null;
 }
 
 interface RawPacketInspectionPanelProps {
@@ -768,6 +770,7 @@ export function RawPacketInspectorDialog({
   description,
   notice,
   signalOverride,
+  container,
 }: RawPacketInspectorDialogProps) {
   const [packetInput, setPacketInput] = useState('');
 
@@ -847,7 +850,10 @@ export function RawPacketInspectorDialog({
 
   return (
     <Dialog open={open} onOpenChange={onOpenChange}>
-      <DialogContent className="flex h-[92dvh] max-w-[min(96vw,82rem)] flex-col gap-0 overflow-hidden p-0">
+      <DialogContent
+        container={container}
+        className="flex h-[92dvh] max-w-[min(96vw,82rem)] flex-col gap-0 overflow-hidden p-0"
+      >
         <DialogHeader className="border-b border-border px-5 py-3">
           <DialogTitle>{title}</DialogTitle>
           <DialogDescription className="sr-only">{description}</DialogDescription>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/VisualizerView.tsx b/frontend/src/components/VisualizerView.tsx
index a548e14..8033ebb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/VisualizerView.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/VisualizerView.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { Maximize2, Minimize2 } from 'lucide-react';
-import type { Contact, RawPacket, RadioConfig } from '../types';
+import type { Channel, Contact, RawPacket, RadioConfig } from '../types';
 import { PacketVisualizer3D } from './PacketVisualizer3D';
 import { RawPacketList } from './RawPacketList';
+import { RawPacketInspectorDialog } from './RawPacketDetailModal';
 import { Tabs, TabsContent, TabsList, TabsTrigger } from './ui/tabs';
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
 import { getVisualizerSettings, saveVisualizerSettings } from '../utils/visualizerSettings';
@@ -10,12 +11,14 @@ import { getVisualizerSettings, saveVisualizerSettings } from '../utils/visualiz
 interface VisualizerViewProps {
   packets: RawPacket[];
   contacts: Contact[];
+  channels: Channel[];
   config: RadioConfig | null;
 }
 
-export function VisualizerView({ packets, contacts, config }: VisualizerViewProps) {
+export function VisualizerView({ packets, contacts, channels, config }: VisualizerViewProps) {
   const [fullScreen, setFullScreen] = useState(() => getVisualizerSettings().hidePacketFeed);
   const [paneFullScreen, setPaneFullScreen] = useState(false);
+  const [selectedPacket, setSelectedPacket] = useState<RawPacket | null>(null);
   const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
 
   // Persist packet feed visibility to localStorage
@@ -71,7 +74,11 @@ export function VisualizerView({ packets, contacts, config }: VisualizerViewProp
             <PacketVisualizer3D packets={packets} contacts={contacts} config={config} />
           </TabsContent>
           <TabsContent value="packets" className="flex-1 m-0 overflow-hidden">
-            <RawPacketList packets={packets} />
+            <RawPacketList
+              packets={packets}
+              channels={channels}
+              onPacketClick={setSelectedPacket}
+            />
           </TabsContent>
         </Tabs>
       </div>
@@ -106,11 +113,31 @@ export function VisualizerView({ packets, contacts, config }: VisualizerViewProp
               Packet Feed
             </div>
             <div className="flex-1 overflow-hidden">
-              <RawPacketList packets={packets} />
+              <RawPacketList
+                packets={packets}
+                channels={channels}
+                onPacketClick={setSelectedPacket}
+              />
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
+
+      {/* While natively fullscreened, portal into the fullscreen element so the
+          dialog stays visible; otherwise keep the default document.body target. */}
+      <RawPacketInspectorDialog
+        open={selectedPacket !== null}
+        onOpenChange={(isOpen) => !isOpen && setSelectedPacket(null)}
+        channels={channels}
+        container={paneFullScreen ? containerRef.current : undefined}
+        source={
+          selectedPacket
+            ? { kind: 'packet', packet: selectedPacket }
+            : { kind: 'loading', message: 'Loading packet...' }
+        }
+        title="Packet Details"
+        description="Detailed byte and field breakdown for the selected raw packet."
+      />
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ui/dialog.tsx b/frontend/src/components/ui/dialog.tsx
index 575df20..7f282fe 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/ui/dialog.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ui/dialog.tsx
@@ -33,13 +33,19 @@ interface DialogContentProps extends React.ComponentPropsWithoutRef<
   typeof DialogPrimitive.Content
 > {
   hideCloseButton?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Portal target. Defaults to `document.body`. Pass the active fullscreen
+   * element when rendering inside `requestFullscreen()`, otherwise the dialog
+   * mounts outside that subtree and is invisible while still trapping focus.
+   */
+  container?: HTMLElement | null;
 }
 
 const DialogContent = React.forwardRef<
   React.ElementRef<typeof DialogPrimitive.Content>,
   DialogContentProps
->(({ className, children, hideCloseButton = false, ...props }, ref) => (
-  <DialogPortal>
+>(({ className, children, hideCloseButton = false, container, ...props }, ref) => (
+  <DialogPortal container={container ?? undefined}>
     <DialogOverlay />
     <DialogPrimitive.Content
       ref={ref}
diff --git a/frontend/src/test/visualizerView.test.tsx b/frontend/src/test/visualizerView.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7da14c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/test/visualizerView.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import { fireEvent, render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+import { VisualizerView } from '../components/VisualizerView';
+import type { RawPacket } from '../types';
+
+// The 3D scene needs WebGL, which jsdom does not provide.
+vi.mock('../components/PacketVisualizer3D', () => ({
+  PacketVisualizer3D: () => <div data-testid="packet-visualizer-3d" />,
+}));
+
+function createPacket(overrides: Partial<RawPacket> = {}): RawPacket {
+  return {
+    id: 1,
+    timestamp: 1700000000,
+    data: '000000000000',
+    payload_type: 'REQ',
+    snr: null,
+    rssi: null,
+    decrypted: false,
+    decrypted_info: null,
+    ...overrides,
+  };
+}
+
+describe('VisualizerView packet feed', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    window.localStorage.clear();
+  });
+
+  it('opens the packet analyzer when a feed packet is clicked', () => {
+    render(
+      <VisualizerView
+        packets={[createPacket({ id: 7, observation_id: 21 })]}
+        contacts={[]}
+        channels={[]}
+        config={null}
+      />
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Packet Details')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    // Desktop split-pane and mobile tab both render the feed, so take the first.
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getAllByRole('button', { name: /TF/ })[0]);
+
+    expect(screen.getByText('Packet Details')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('does not render the analyzer until a packet is selected', () => {
+    render(<VisualizerView packets={[]} contacts={[]} channels={[]} config={null} />);
+
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Packet Details')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});