diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 110d43a..7c4542b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2476,14 +2476,35 @@
 				}
 			},
 			{
+				"id": "focus",
+				"title": "Focus View",
+				"order": 106,
+				"properties": {
+					"gitlens.focus.experimental.allowMultipleInstances": {
+						"type": "boolean",
+						"default": false,
+						"markdownDescription": "Specifies whether to allow opening multiple instances of the _Focus View_",
+						"scope": "window",
+						"order": 10
+					}
+				}
+			},
+			{
 				"id": "visual-history",
 				"title": "Visual File History",
 				"order": 106,
 				"properties": {
+					"gitlens.visualHistory.experimental.allowMultipleInstances": {
+						"type": "boolean",
+						"default": false,
+						"markdownDescription": "Specifies whether to allow opening multiple instances of the _Visual File History_ in the editor area",
+						"scope": "window",
+						"order": 10
+					},
 					"gitlens.visualHistory.queryLimit": {
 						"type": "number",
 						"default": 20,
-						"markdownDescription": "Specifies the limit on the how many commits can be queried for statistics in the Visual File History, because of rate limits. Only applies to virtual workspaces.",
+						"markdownDescription": "Specifies the limit on the how many commits can be queried for statistics in the _Visual File History_, because of rate limits. Only applies to virtual workspaces.",
 						"scope": "window"
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 349d36a..53d24ba 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ export interface Config {
 	readonly fileAnnotations: {
 		readonly command: string | null;
 	};
+	readonly focus: {
+		readonly experimental: {
+			allowMultipleInstances: boolean;
+		};
+	};
 	readonly gitCommands: {
 		readonly closeOnFocusOut: boolean;
 		readonly search: {
@@ -192,6 +197,9 @@ export interface Config {
 	};
 	readonly visualHistory: {
 		readonly queryLimit: number;
+		readonly experimental: {
+			allowMultipleInstances: boolean;
+		};
 	};
 	readonly worktrees: {
 		readonly defaultLocation: string | null;
diff --git a/src/plus/webviews/focus/registration.ts b/src/plus/webviews/focus/registration.ts
index da51309..fd2e3a2 100644
--- a/src/plus/webviews/focus/registration.ts
+++ b/src/plus/webviews/focus/registration.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 import { Disposable, ViewColumn } from 'vscode';
 import { Commands } from '../../../constants';
 import { registerCommand } from '../../../system/command';
+import { configuration } from '../../../system/configuration';
 import type { WebviewPanelsProxy, WebviewsController } from '../../../webviews/webviewsController';
 import type { State } from './protocol';
 
 export function registerFocusWebviewPanel(controller: WebviewsController) {
 	return controller.registerWebviewPanel<State>(
-		{ id: Commands.ShowFocusPage },
+		{ id: Commands.ShowFocusPage, options: { preserveInstance: false } },
 		{
 			id: 'gitlens.focus',
 			fileName: 'focus.html',
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ export function registerFocusWebviewPanel(controller: WebviewsController) {
 				retainContextWhenHidden: true,
 				enableFindWidget: true,
 			},
+			allowMultipleInstances: configuration.get('focus.experimental.allowMultipleInstances'),
 		},
 		async (container, host) => {
 			const { FocusWebviewProvider } = await import(/* webpackChunkName: "focus" */ './focusWebview');
diff --git a/src/plus/webviews/timeline/registration.ts b/src/plus/webviews/timeline/registration.ts
index 8cbf01f..7267e5a 100644
--- a/src/plus/webviews/timeline/registration.ts
+++ b/src/plus/webviews/timeline/registration.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 import { Disposable, ViewColumn } from 'vscode';
 import { Commands } from '../../../constants';
 import { registerCommand } from '../../../system/command';
+import { configuration } from '../../../system/configuration';
 import type { WebviewPanelsProxy, WebviewsController } from '../../../webviews/webviewsController';
 import type { State } from './protocol';
 
 export function registerTimelineWebviewPanel(controller: WebviewsController) {
 	return controller.registerWebviewPanel<State>(
-		{ id: Commands.ShowTimelinePage },
+		{ id: Commands.ShowTimelinePage, options: { preserveInstance: false } },
 		{
 			id: 'gitlens.timeline',
 			fileName: 'timeline.html',
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ export function registerTimelineWebviewPanel(controller: WebviewsController) {
 				retainContextWhenHidden: false,
 				enableFindWidget: false,
 			},
+			allowMultipleInstances: configuration.get('visualHistory.experimental.allowMultipleInstances'),
 		},
 		async (container, host) => {
 			const { TimelineWebviewProvider } = await import(/* webpackChunkName: "timeline" */ './timelineWebview');
diff --git a/src/plus/webviews/timeline/timelineWebview.ts b/src/plus/webviews/timeline/timelineWebview.ts
index 06b9644..669b856 100644
--- a/src/plus/webviews/timeline/timelineWebview.ts
+++ b/src/plus/webviews/timeline/timelineWebview.ts
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ export class TimelineWebviewProvider implements WebviewProvider<State> {
 
 							void executeCommand<WebviewPanelShowCommandArgs>(
 								Commands.ShowTimelinePage,
-								{ _type: 'WebviewPanelShowOptions' },
+								{ _type: 'WebviewPanelShowOptions', preserveInstance: true },
 								this._context.uri,
 							);
 						},