diff --git a/src/components/trace/ha-timeline.ts b/src/components/trace/ha-timeline.ts
index caaa32e066..b717bdee7d 100644
--- a/src/components/trace/ha-timeline.ts
+++ b/src/components/trace/ha-timeline.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 import { mdiCircleOutline } from "@mdi/js";
-import { LitElement, customElement, html, css, property } from "lit-element";
+import {
+  LitElement,
+  customElement,
+  html,
+  css,
+  property,
+  TemplateResult,
+  internalProperty,
+} from "lit-element";
+import { buttonLinkStyle } from "../../resources/styles";
 import "../ha-svg-icon";
 
 @customElement("ha-timeline")
@@ -8,53 +17,82 @@ class HaTimeline extends LitElement {
 
   @property({ type: String }) public icon?: string;
 
+  @property({ attribute: false }) public moreItems?: TemplateResult[];
+
+  @internalProperty() private _showMore = false;
+
   protected render() {
     return html`
       <div class="timeline-start">
         <ha-svg-icon .path=${this.icon || mdiCircleOutline}></ha-svg-icon>
         ${this.lastItem ? "" : html`<div class="line"></div>`}
       </div>
-      <div class="content"><slot></slot></div>
+      <div class="content">
+        <slot></slot>
+        ${!this.moreItems
+          ? ""
+          : html`
+              <div>
+                ${this._showMore ||
+                // If there is only 1 item hidden behind "show more", just show it
+                // instead of showing the more info link. We're not animals.
+                this.moreItems.length === 1
+                  ? this.moreItems
+                  : html`
+                      <button class="link" @click=${this._handleShowMore}>
+                        Show ${this.moreItems.length} more items
+                      </button>
+                    `}
+              </div>
+            `}
+      </div>
     `;
   }
 
+  private _handleShowMore() {
+    this._showMore = true;
+  }
+
   static get styles() {
-    return css`
-      :host {
-        display: flex;
-        flex-direction: row;
-      }
-      :host(:not([lastItem])) {
-        min-height: 50px;
-      }
-      .timeline-start {
-        display: flex;
-        flex-direction: column;
-        align-items: center;
-        margin-right: 4px;
-      }
-      ha-svg-icon {
-        color: var(
-          --timeline-ball-color,
-          var(--timeline-color, var(--secondary-text-color))
-        );
-      }
-      .line {
-        flex: 1;
-        width: 2px;
-        background-color: var(
-          --timeline-line-color,
-          var(--timeline-color, var(--secondary-text-color))
-        );
-        margin: 4px 0;
-      }
-      .content {
-        margin-top: 2px;
-      }
-      :host(:not([lastItem])) .content {
-        padding-bottom: 16px;
-      }
-    `;
+    return [
+      css`
+        :host {
+          display: flex;
+          flex-direction: row;
+        }
+        :host(:not([lastItem])) {
+          min-height: 50px;
+        }
+        .timeline-start {
+          display: flex;
+          flex-direction: column;
+          align-items: center;
+          margin-right: 4px;
+        }
+        ha-svg-icon {
+          color: var(
+            --timeline-ball-color,
+            var(--timeline-color, var(--secondary-text-color))
+          );
+        }
+        .line {
+          flex: 1;
+          width: 2px;
+          background-color: var(
+            --timeline-line-color,
+            var(--timeline-color, var(--secondary-text-color))
+          );
+          margin: 4px 0;
+        }
+        .content {
+          margin-top: 2px;
+        }
+        :host(:not([lastItem])) .content {
+          padding-bottom: 16px;
+        }
+      `,
+      buttonLinkStyle,
+    ];
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/trace/hat-trace.ts b/src/components/trace/hat-trace.ts
index 05e990aef0..9ea68eef3e 100644
--- a/src/components/trace/hat-trace.ts
+++ b/src/components/trace/hat-trace.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import { LogbookEntry } from "../../data/logbook";
 
 const pathToName = (path: string) => path.split("/").join(" ");
 
+const LOGBOOK_ENTRIES_BEFORE_FOLD = 2;
+
 @customElement("hat-trace")
 export class HaAutomationTracer extends LitElement {
   @property({ attribute: false }) public hass!: HomeAssistant;
@@ -75,6 +77,8 @@ export class HaAutomationTracer extends LitElement {
       let logbookIndex = 0;
       let actionTraceIndex = 0;
 
+      let groupedLogbookItems: LogbookEntry[] = [];
+
       while (
         logbookIndex < this.logbookEntries.length &&
         actionTraceIndex < actionTraces.length
@@ -98,21 +102,26 @@ export class HaAutomationTracer extends LitElement {
           new Date(logbookItem.when) > new Date(actionTrace[1][0].timestamp)
         ) {
           actionTraceIndex++;
+          if (groupedLogbookItems.length > 0) {
+            entries.push(this._renderLogbookEntries(groupedLogbookItems));
+            groupedLogbookItems = [];
+          }
           entries.push(this._renderActionTrace(...actionTrace));
         } else {
           logbookIndex++;
-          entries.push(this._renderLogbookEntry(logbookItem));
+          groupedLogbookItems.push(logbookItem);
         }
       }
 
-      // Append all leftover items
       while (logbookIndex < this.logbookEntries.length) {
-        entries.push(
-          this._renderLogbookEntry(this.logbookEntries[logbookIndex])
-        );
+        groupedLogbookItems.push(this.logbookEntries[logbookIndex]);
         logbookIndex++;
       }
 
+      if (groupedLogbookItems.length > 0) {
+        entries.push(this._renderLogbookEntries(groupedLogbookItems));
+      }
+
       while (actionTraceIndex < actionTraces.length) {
         entries.push(
           this._renderActionTrace(...actionTraces[actionTraceIndex])
@@ -151,10 +160,35 @@ export class HaAutomationTracer extends LitElement {
     return html`${entries}`;
   }
 
-  private _renderLogbookEntry(entry: LogbookEntry) {
+  private _renderLogbookEntryHelper(entry: LogbookEntry) {
+    return html`${entry.name} (${entry.entity_id}) turned ${entry.state}<br />`;
+  }
+
+  private _renderLogbookEntries(entries: LogbookEntry[]) {
+    const parts: TemplateResult[] = [];
+
+    let i;
+
+    for (
+      i = 0;
+      i < Math.min(entries.length, LOGBOOK_ENTRIES_BEFORE_FOLD);
+      i++
+    ) {
+      parts.push(this._renderLogbookEntryHelper(entries[i]));
+    }
+
+    let moreItems: TemplateResult[] | undefined;
+
+    if (i < entries.length) {
+      moreItems = [];
+      for (i = 0; i < entries.length; i++) {
+        moreItems.push(this._renderLogbookEntryHelper(entries[i]));
+      }
+    }
+
     return html`
-      <ha-timeline .icon=${mdiCircleOutline}>
-        ${entry.name} (${entry.entity_id}) turned ${entry.state}
+      <ha-timeline .icon=${mdiCircleOutline} .moreItems=${moreItems}>
+        ${parts}
       </ha-timeline>
     `;
   }
diff --git a/src/resources/styles.ts b/src/resources/styles.ts
index e6d70ac0e4..89f0463042 100644
--- a/src/resources/styles.ts
+++ b/src/resources/styles.ts
@@ -94,6 +94,19 @@ export const derivedStyles = {
   "mdc-dialog-scroll-divider-color": "var(--divider-color)",
 };
 
+export const buttonLinkStyle = css`
+  button.link {
+    background: none;
+    color: inherit;
+    border: none;
+    padding: 0;
+    font: inherit;
+    text-align: left;
+    text-decoration: underline;
+    cursor: pointer;
+  }
+`;
+
 export const haStyle = css`
   :host {
     font-family: var(--paper-font-body1_-_font-family);
@@ -180,16 +193,7 @@ export const haStyle = css`
     --mdc-theme-primary: var(--error-color);
   }
 
-  button.link {
-    background: none;
-    color: inherit;
-    border: none;
-    padding: 0;
-    font: inherit;
-    text-align: left;
-    text-decoration: underline;
-    cursor: pointer;
-  }
+  ${buttonLinkStyle}
 
   .card-actions a {
     text-decoration: none;