diff --git a/frontend/src/components/DetailView/common/FieldUpdateHistory.tsx b/frontend/src/components/DetailView/common/FieldUpdateHistory.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..838e2768
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/DetailView/common/FieldUpdateHistory.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+import HistoryIcon from '@mui/icons-material/History'
+import { Box, Card, Divider, IconButton, Popover, Tooltip, Typography } from '@mui/material'
+import { useContext, useMemo, useState, type Context, type MouseEvent } from 'react'
+import { DetailContext, type DetailContextType } from '@/components/DetailView/Context/DetailContext'
+import type { AnyReference, UpdateLog } from '@/shared/types'
+import { ReferenceList } from './ReferenceList'
+
+type UpdateContainer = Record<string, unknown> & {
+  updates: UpdateLog[]
+}
+
+type FieldUpdate = {
+  log: UpdateLog
+  container: UpdateContainer
+}
+
+const SafeDetailContext = DetailContext as unknown as Context<DetailContextType<Record<string, unknown>> | null>
+
+const isObject = (value: unknown): value is Record<string, unknown> =>
+  typeof value === 'object' && value !== null && !Array.isArray(value)
+
+const isUpdateLog = (value: unknown): value is UpdateLog =>
+  isObject(value) && 'column_name' in value && 'log_action' in value
+
+const isUpdateContainer = (value: unknown): value is UpdateContainer =>
+  isObject(value) && Array.isArray(value.updates) && value.updates.every(isUpdateLog)
+
+const collectUpdateContainers = (value: unknown, seen = new Set<unknown>()): UpdateContainer[] => {
+  if (!isObject(value) && !Array.isArray(value)) return []
+  if (seen.has(value)) return []
+  seen.add(value)
+
+  const containers: UpdateContainer[] = []
+  if (isUpdateContainer(value)) containers.push(value)
+
+  const nestedValues = Array.isArray(value) ? value : Object.values(value)
+  nestedValues.forEach(nestedValue => {
+    containers.push(...collectUpdateContainers(nestedValue, seen))
+  })
+
+  return containers
+}
+
+const getFieldUpdates = (data: unknown, field: string): FieldUpdate[] =>
+  collectUpdateContainers(data).flatMap(container =>
+    container.updates
+      .filter(log => log.column_name === field)
+      .map(log => ({
+        log,
+        container,
+      }))
+  )
+
+const formatValue = (value: unknown): string => {
+  if (value === null || value === undefined) return ''
+  if (typeof value === 'string') return value
+  if (typeof value === 'number' || typeof value === 'boolean') return String(value)
+  if (value instanceof Date) return value.toISOString()
+  return JSON.stringify(value)
+}
+
+const formatDate = (value: unknown): string => {
+  if (!value) return 'No date'
+  const date = new Date(value as string | number | Date)
+  if (Number.isNaN(date.getTime())) return formatValue(value)
+  return date.toISOString().split('T')[0]
+}
+
+const findFirstBySuffix = (container: UpdateContainer, suffix: string): unknown => {
+  const entry = Object.entries(container).find(([key]) => key.endsWith(suffix))
+  return entry?.[1]
+}
+
+const getDate = (container: UpdateContainer) => container.date ?? findFirstBySuffix(container, '_date')
+const getEditor = (container: UpdateContainer) => container.authorizer ?? findFirstBySuffix(container, '_authorizer')
+const getCoordinator = (container: UpdateContainer) =>
+  container.coordinator ?? findFirstBySuffix(container, '_coordinator')
+const getComment = (container: UpdateContainer) => container.comment ?? findFirstBySuffix(container, '_comment')
+
+const isAnyReference = (value: unknown): value is AnyReference =>
+  isObject(value) && typeof value.rid === 'number' && isObject(value.ref_ref)
+
+const collectReferences = (value: unknown, seen = new Set<unknown>()): AnyReference[] => {
+  if (!isObject(value) && !Array.isArray(value)) return []
+  if (seen.has(value)) return []
+  seen.add(value)
+
+  if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+    if (value.every(isAnyReference)) return value
+    return value.flatMap(item => collectReferences(item, seen))
+  }
+
+  return Object.entries(value)
+    .filter(([key]) => key !== 'updates')
+    .flatMap(([, nestedValue]) => collectReferences(nestedValue, seen))
+}
+
+const formatAction = (action: number | null | undefined) => {
+  if (action === 1) return 'Delete'
+  if (action === 3) return 'Update'
+  return 'Add'
+}
+
+export const FieldUpdateHistory = ({ field, label }: { field: string; label: string }) => {
+  const detailContext = useContext(SafeDetailContext)
+  const [anchorElement, setAnchorElement] = useState<HTMLElement | null>(null)
+  const updates = useMemo(() => getFieldUpdates(detailContext?.data, field), [detailContext?.data, field])
+
+  if (!detailContext?.mode.read || updates.length === 0) return null
+
+  const open = Boolean(anchorElement)
+  const id = open ? `${field}-update-history-popover` : undefined
+
+  const handleOpen = (event: MouseEvent<HTMLElement>) => {
+    setAnchorElement(event.currentTarget)
+  }
+
+  const handleClose = () => {
+    setAnchorElement(null)
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <Tooltip title={`Show update history for ${label}`}>
+        <IconButton
+          aria-label={`Show update history for ${label}`}
+          aria-describedby={id}
+          size="small"
+          onClick={handleOpen}
+          sx={{ ml: 0.5, p: 0.25, color: 'text.secondary', flexShrink: 0 }}
+        >
+          <HistoryIcon fontSize="inherit" />
+        </IconButton>
+      </Tooltip>
+      <Popover
+        id={id}
+        open={open}
+        anchorEl={anchorElement}
+        onClose={handleClose}
+        anchorOrigin={{ vertical: 'bottom', horizontal: 'left' }}
+        transformOrigin={{ vertical: 'top', horizontal: 'left' }}
+      >
+        <Box p={2} maxWidth={560} display="flex" flexDirection="column" gap={1.5}>
+          <Typography variant="subtitle1" component="h2">
+            {label} update history
+          </Typography>
+          {updates.map(({ log, container }, index) => {
+            const references = collectReferences(container)
+            return (
+              <Card key={`${index}-${log.log_id ?? ''}-${log.column_name ?? field}`} sx={{ p: 1.5 }}>
+                <Typography variant="body2">
+                  <b>Date:</b> {formatDate(getDate(container))}
+                </Typography>
+                <Typography variant="body2">
+                  <b>Editor:</b> {formatValue(getEditor(container))}
+                </Typography>
+                <Typography variant="body2">
+                  <b>Coordinator:</b> {formatValue(getCoordinator(container))}
+                </Typography>
+                <Typography variant="body2">
+                  <b>Action:</b> {formatAction(log.log_action)}
+                </Typography>
+                <Typography variant="body2">
+                  <b>Before:</b> {log.old_data ?? ''}
+                </Typography>
+                <Typography variant="body2">
+                  <b>After:</b> {log.new_data ?? ''}
+                </Typography>
+                {getComment(container) ? (
+                  <Typography variant="body2">
+                    <b>Comment:</b> {formatValue(getComment(container))}
+                  </Typography>
+                ) : null}
+                <Divider sx={{ my: 1 }} />
+                {references.length === 0 ? (
+                  <Typography variant="body2">No references.</Typography>
+                ) : (
+                  <ReferenceList references={references} big={false} />
+                )}
+              </Card>
+            )
+          })}
+        </Box>
+      </Popover>
+    </>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/DetailView/common/tabLayoutHelpers.tsx b/frontend/src/components/DetailView/common/tabLayoutHelpers.tsx
index f5f09de3..77884134 100755
--- a/frontend/src/components/DetailView/common/tabLayoutHelpers.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/DetailView/common/tabLayoutHelpers.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { isValidElement, ReactNode } from 'react'
 import { useDetailContext } from '../Context/DetailContext'
 import { EditDataType } from '@/shared/types'
 import { getFieldInfoText } from '@/shared/fieldInfo'
+import { FieldUpdateHistory } from './FieldUpdateHistory'
 
 const getFieldFromNode = (node: ReactNode): string | undefined => {
   if (!isValidElement(node)) return undefined
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ const FieldLabel = ({ label, field }: { label: string; field?: string }) => {
           </IconButton>
         </Tooltip>
       )}
+      {field && <FieldUpdateHistory field={field} label={label} />}
     </Box>
   )
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/tests/components/DetailView/FieldUpdateHistory.test.tsx b/frontend/src/tests/components/DetailView/FieldUpdateHistory.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1a0a5c22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/tests/components/DetailView/FieldUpdateHistory.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+import { render, screen, within } from '@testing-library/react'
+import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event'
+import type { ContextType } from 'react'
+import { MemoryRouter } from 'react-router-dom'
+import { ArrayToTable } from '@/components/DetailView/common/tabLayoutHelpers'
+import { DetailContext } from '@/components/DetailView/Context/DetailContext'
+
+const FieldElement = (_props: { field: string }) => <span>field value</span>
+
+const reference = {
+  rid: 10,
+  ref_ref: {
+    rid: 10,
+    title_primary: 'Field update reference',
+    date_primary: 2020,
+    ref_authors: [],
+    ref_journal: { journal_title: 'Journal' },
+  },
+}
+
+const detailData = {
+  body_mass: 10,
+  now_sau: [
+    {
+      sau_date: '2026-05-29',
+      sau_authorizer: 'ED',
+      sau_coordinator: 'CO',
+      sau_comment: 'Updated body mass',
+      now_sr: [reference],
+      updates: [
+        {
+          log_id: 1,
+          column_name: 'body_mass',
+          log_action: 3,
+          old_data: '10',
+          new_data: '12',
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+  ],
+}
+
+const contextValue = {
+  data: detailData,
+  mode: { read: true, staging: false, new: false, option: 'read' },
+} as unknown as ContextType<typeof DetailContext>
+
+describe('FieldUpdateHistory', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.restoreAllMocks()
+  })
+
+  it('shows field-specific update history from detail data', async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup()
+
+    render(
+      <MemoryRouter>
+        <DetailContext.Provider value={contextValue}>
+          <ArrayToTable array={[['Body mass', <FieldElement key="body_mass" field="body_mass" />]]} />
+        </DetailContext.Provider>
+      </MemoryRouter>
+    )
+
+    await user.click(screen.getByLabelText('Show update history for Body mass'))
+
+    const popover = screen.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Body mass update history' }).closest('div')
+    expect(popover).toBeTruthy()
+    expect(screen.getByText('Updated body mass')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByText(/Field update reference/)).toBeInTheDocument()
+    const afterRow = screen.getByText('After:').closest('p')
+    expect(afterRow).toBeTruthy()
+    expect(within(afterRow as HTMLElement).getByText('12')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('does not show the history icon without matching field updates', () => {
+    render(
+      <MemoryRouter>
+        <DetailContext.Provider value={contextValue}>
+          <ArrayToTable array={[['Diet', <FieldElement key="diet1" field="diet1" />]]} />
+        </DetailContext.Provider>
+      </MemoryRouter>
+    )
+
+    expect(screen.queryByLabelText('Show update history for Diet')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('does not show the history icon in edit mode', () => {
+    render(
+      <MemoryRouter>
+        <DetailContext.Provider
+          value={{ ...contextValue, mode: { read: false, staging: false, new: false, option: 'edit' } }}
+        >
+          <ArrayToTable array={[['Body mass', <FieldElement key="body_mass" field="body_mass" />]]} />
+        </DetailContext.Provider>
+      </MemoryRouter>
+    )
+
+    expect(screen.queryByLabelText('Show update history for Body mass')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('renders multiple same-field updates without duplicate key warnings', async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup()
+    const consoleError = jest.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation(() => undefined)
+    const duplicateLogContext = {
+      ...contextValue,
+      data: {
+        ...detailData,
+        now_sau: [
+          detailData.now_sau[0],
+          {
+            ...detailData.now_sau[0],
+            sau_date: '2026-05-30',
+            sau_comment: 'Updated body mass again',
+            updates: [
+              {
+                log_id: 1,
+                column_name: 'body_mass',
+                log_action: 3,
+                old_data: '12',
+                new_data: '14',
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    } as unknown as ContextType<typeof DetailContext>
+
+    render(
+      <MemoryRouter>
+        <DetailContext.Provider value={duplicateLogContext}>
+          <ArrayToTable array={[['Body mass', <FieldElement key="body_mass" field="body_mass" />]]} />
+        </DetailContext.Provider>
+      </MemoryRouter>
+    )
+
+    await user.click(screen.getByLabelText('Show update history for Body mass'))
+
+    expect(screen.getByText('Updated body mass')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByText('Updated body mass again')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(consoleError).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining('Encountered two children with the same key'))
+  })
+})
diff --git a/frontend/src/tests/components/SpeciesTaxonomyTab.test.tsx b/frontend/src/tests/components/SpeciesTaxonomyTab.test.tsx
index 3bc0cb19..7ba9a004 100644
--- a/frontend/src/tests/components/SpeciesTaxonomyTab.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/tests/components/SpeciesTaxonomyTab.test.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { taxonStatusOptions } from '@/shared/taxonStatusOptions'
 import { useGetAllSpeciesQuery } from '@/redux/speciesReducer'
 
 jest.mock('@/components/DetailView/Context/DetailContext', () => ({
+  DetailContext: jest.requireActual<typeof import('react')>('react').createContext(null),
   useDetailContext: jest.fn(),
   modeOptionToMode: {
     new: { read: false, staging: false, new: true, option: 'new' },