diff --git a/client/app/scripts/actions/app-actions.js b/client/app/scripts/actions/app-actions.js
index 88be513df..960d71095 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/actions/app-actions.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/actions/app-actions.js
@@ -228,6 +228,8 @@ export function clickCloseDetails(nodeId) {
       type: ActionTypes.CLICK_CLOSE_DETAILS,
       nodeId
     });
+    // Pull the most recent details for the next details panel that comes into focus.
+    getNodeDetails(getState, dispatch);
     updateRoute(getState);
   };
 }
@@ -538,9 +540,10 @@ export function receiveControlSuccess(nodeId) {
   };
 }
 
-export function receiveNodeDetails(details) {
+export function receiveNodeDetails(details, requestTimestamp) {
   return {
     type: ActionTypes.RECEIVE_NODE_DETAILS,
+    requestTimestamp,
     details
   };
 }
@@ -598,6 +601,9 @@ export function startTimeTravel() {
       if (isResourceViewModeSelector(getState())) {
         getResourceViewNodesSnapshot(getState(), dispatch);
       }
+    } else {
+      // Get most recent details before freezing the state.
+      getNodeDetails(getState, dispatch);
     }
   };
 }
@@ -731,10 +737,11 @@ export function receiveError(errorUrl) {
   };
 }
 
-export function receiveNotFound(nodeId) {
+export function receiveNotFound(nodeId, requestTimestamp) {
   return {
+    type: ActionTypes.RECEIVE_NOT_FOUND,
+    requestTimestamp,
     nodeId,
-    type: ActionTypes.RECEIVE_NOT_FOUND
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/client/app/scripts/components/node-details.js b/client/app/scripts/components/node-details.js
index 6feafe0d0..151d627d0 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/components/node-details.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/components/node-details.js
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ import { clickCloseDetails, clickShowTopologyForNode } from '../actions/app-acti
 import { brightenColor, getNeutralColor, getNodeColorDark } from '../utils/color-utils';
 import { isGenericTable, isPropertyList } from '../utils/node-details-utils';
 import { resetDocumentTitle, setDocumentTitle } from '../utils/title-utils';
+import { timestampsEqual } from '../utils/time-utils';
 
+import Overlay from './overlay';
 import MatchedText from './matched-text';
 import NodeDetailsControls from './node-details/node-details-controls';
 import NodeDetailsGenericTable from './node-details/node-details-generic-table';
@@ -67,7 +69,11 @@ class NodeDetails extends React.Component {
             onClick={this.handleShowTopologyForNode}>
             <span>Show in <span>{this.props.topologyId.replace(/-/g, ' ')}</span></span>
           </span>}
-          <span title="Close details" className="fa fa-close" onClick={this.handleClickClose} />
+          <span
+            title="Close details"
+            className="fa fa-close close-details"
+            onClick={this.handleClickClose}
+          />
         </div>
       </div>
     );
@@ -134,6 +140,7 @@ class NodeDetails extends React.Component {
             Details will become available here when it communicates again.
           </p>
         </div>
+        <Overlay faded={this.props.transitioning} />
       </div>
     );
   }
@@ -241,6 +248,8 @@ class NodeDetails extends React.Component {
             />
           </CloudFeature>
         </div>
+
+        <Overlay faded={this.props.transitioning} />
       </div>
     );
   }
@@ -280,6 +289,7 @@ class NodeDetails extends React.Component {
 function mapStateToProps(state, ownProps) {
   const currentTopologyId = state.get('currentTopologyId');
   return {
+    transitioning: !timestampsEqual(state.get('pausedAt'), ownProps.timestamp),
     nodeMatches: state.getIn(['searchNodeMatches', currentTopologyId, ownProps.id]),
     nodes: state.get('nodes'),
     selectedNodeId: state.get('selectedNodeId'),
diff --git a/client/app/scripts/reducers/root.js b/client/app/scripts/reducers/root.js
index 9e0c9781e..fccdae382 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/reducers/root.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/reducers/root.js
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ import {
   graphExceedsComplexityThreshSelector,
   isResourceViewModeSelector,
 } from '../selectors/topology';
+import { isPausedSelector } from '../selectors/time-travel';
 import { activeTopologyZoomCacheKeyPathSelector } from '../selectors/zooming';
-import { nowInSecondsPrecision } from '../utils/time-utils';
+import { nowInSecondsPrecision, timestampsEqual } from '../utils/time-utils';
 import { applyPinnedSearches } from '../utils/search-utils';
 import {
   findTopologyById,
@@ -543,8 +544,9 @@ export function rootReducer(state = initialState, action) {
     }
 
     case ActionTypes.RECEIVE_NODE_DETAILS: {
-      // Freeze node details data updates after the first load when paused.
-      if (state.getIn(['nodeDetails', action.details.id, 'details']) && state.get('pausedAt')) {
+      // Ignore the update if paused and the timestamp didn't change.
+      const setTimestamp = state.getIn(['nodeDetails', action.details.id, 'timestamp']);
+      if (isPausedSelector(state) && timestampsEqual(action.requestTimestamp, setTimestamp)) {
         return state;
       }
 
@@ -552,12 +554,11 @@ export function rootReducer(state = initialState, action) {
 
       // disregard if node is not selected anymore
       if (state.hasIn(['nodeDetails', action.details.id])) {
-        state = state.updateIn(['nodeDetails', action.details.id], (obj) => {
-          const result = Object.assign({}, obj);
-          result.notFound = false;
-          result.details = action.details;
-          return result;
-        });
+        state = state.updateIn(['nodeDetails', action.details.id], obj => ({ ...obj,
+          notFound: false,
+          timestamp: action.requestTimestamp,
+          details: action.details,
+        }));
       }
       return state;
     }
@@ -627,11 +628,10 @@ export function rootReducer(state = initialState, action) {
 
     case ActionTypes.RECEIVE_NOT_FOUND: {
       if (state.hasIn(['nodeDetails', action.nodeId])) {
-        state = state.updateIn(['nodeDetails', action.nodeId], (obj) => {
-          const result = Object.assign({}, obj);
-          result.notFound = true;
-          return result;
-        });
+        state = state.updateIn(['nodeDetails', action.nodeId], obj => ({ ...obj,
+          timestamp: action.requestTimestamp,
+          notFound: true,
+        }));
       }
       return state;
     }
diff --git a/client/app/scripts/utils/time-utils.js b/client/app/scripts/utils/time-utils.js
index c93e42415..e0b576488 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/utils/time-utils.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/utils/time-utils.js
@@ -24,3 +24,9 @@ export function clampToNowInSecondsPrecision(timestamp) {
 export function scaleDuration(duration, scale) {
   return moment.duration(duration.asMilliseconds() * scale);
 }
+
+export function timestampsEqual(timestampA, timestampB) {
+  const stringifiedTimestampA = timestampA ? timestampA.toISOString() : '';
+  const stringifiedTimestampB = timestampB ? timestampB.toISOString() : '';
+  return stringifiedTimestampA === stringifiedTimestampB;
+}
diff --git a/client/app/scripts/utils/web-api-utils.js b/client/app/scripts/utils/web-api-utils.js
index 328b9c412..f6086f643 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/utils/web-api-utils.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/utils/web-api-utils.js
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@ import reqwest from 'reqwest';
 import { defaults } from 'lodash';
 import { Map as makeMap, List } from 'immutable';
 
-import { blurSearch, clearControlError, closeWebsocket, openWebsocket, receiveError,
+import {
+  blurSearch, clearControlError, closeWebsocket, openWebsocket, receiveError,
   receiveApiDetails, receiveNodesDelta, receiveNodeDetails, receiveControlError,
   receiveControlNodeRemoved, receiveControlPipe, receiveControlPipeStatus,
   receiveControlSuccess, receiveTopologies, receiveNotFound,
-  receiveNodesForTopology, receiveNodes } from '../actions/app-actions';
+  receiveNodesForTopology, receiveNodes,
+} from '../actions/app-actions';
 
 import { getCurrentTopologyUrl } from '../utils/topology-utils';
 import { layersTopologyIdsSelector } from '../selectors/resource-view/layout';
@@ -282,6 +284,7 @@ export function getNodeDetails(getState, dispatch) {
   const nodeMap = state.get('nodeDetails');
   const topologyUrlsById = state.get('topologyUrlsById');
   const currentTopologyId = state.get('currentTopologyId');
+  const requestTimestamp = state.get('pausedAt');
 
   // get details for all opened nodes
   const obj = nodeMap.last();
@@ -304,14 +307,14 @@ export function getNodeDetails(getState, dispatch) {
       success: (res) => {
         // make sure node is still selected
         if (nodeMap.has(res.node.id)) {
-          dispatch(receiveNodeDetails(res.node));
+          dispatch(receiveNodeDetails(res.node, requestTimestamp));
         }
       },
       error: (err) => {
         log(`Error in node details request: ${err.responseText}`);
         // dont treat missing node as error
         if (err.status === 404) {
-          dispatch(receiveNotFound(obj.id));
+          dispatch(receiveNotFound(obj.id, requestTimestamp));
         } else {
           dispatch(receiveError(topologyUrl));
         }
diff --git a/client/app/styles/_base.scss b/client/app/styles/_base.scss
index 63c31c36b..362097b08 100644
--- a/client/app/styles/_base.scss
+++ b/client/app/styles/_base.scss
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
   left: 0;
   opacity: 0;
   pointer-events: none;
-  z-index: 2000;
+  z-index: 1000;
 
   &.faded {
     // NOTE: Not sure if we should block the pointer events here..
@@ -737,6 +737,10 @@
     top: 6px;
     right: 8px;
 
+    .close-details {
+      position: relative;
+      z-index: 1024;
+    }
 
     > span {
       @extend .btn-opacity;