diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/models/indexed_process_tree/isometric_taxi_layout.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/models/indexed_process_tree/isometric_taxi_layout.test.ts
index bd534dcb989e3..40be175c9fdbb 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/models/indexed_process_tree/isometric_taxi_layout.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/models/indexed_process_tree/isometric_taxi_layout.test.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 import { IsometricTaxiLayout } from '../../types';
 import { LegacyEndpointEvent } from '../../../../common/endpoint/types';
-import { isometricTaxiLayout } from './isometric_taxi_layout';
+import { isometricTaxiLayoutFactory } from './isometric_taxi_layout';
 import { mockProcessEvent } from '../../models/process_event_test_helpers';
 import { factory } from './index';
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ describe('resolver graph layout', () => {
         unique_ppid: 0,
       },
     });
-    layout = () => isometricTaxiLayout(factory(events));
+    layout = () => isometricTaxiLayoutFactory(factory(events));
     events = [];
   });
   describe('when rendering no nodes', () => {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/models/indexed_process_tree/isometric_taxi_layout.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/models/indexed_process_tree/isometric_taxi_layout.ts
index 11c888d1462f8..1fc2ea0150aee 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/models/indexed_process_tree/isometric_taxi_layout.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/models/indexed_process_tree/isometric_taxi_layout.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
  * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
-import * as vector2 from '../../models/vector2';
 import {
   IndexedProcessTree,
   Vector2,
@@ -17,14 +16,17 @@ import {
 } from '../../types';
 import * as event from '../../../../common/endpoint/models/event';
 import { ResolverEvent } from '../../../../common/endpoint/types';
-import * as model from './index';
+import * as vector2 from '../vector2';
+import * as indexedProcessTreeModel from './index';
 import { getFriendlyElapsedTime as elapsedTime } from '../../lib/date';
 import { uniquePidForProcess } from '../process_event';
 
 /**
  * Graph the process tree
  */
-export function isometricTaxiLayout(indexedProcessTree: IndexedProcessTree): IsometricTaxiLayout {
+export function isometricTaxiLayoutFactory(
+  indexedProcessTree: IndexedProcessTree
+): IsometricTaxiLayout {
   /**
    * Walk the tree in reverse level order, calculating the 'width' of subtrees.
    */
@@ -83,8 +85,8 @@ export function isometricTaxiLayout(indexedProcessTree: IndexedProcessTree): Iso
  */
 function ariaLevels(indexedProcessTree: IndexedProcessTree): Map<ResolverEvent, number> {
   const map: Map<ResolverEvent, number> = new Map();
-  for (const node of model.levelOrder(indexedProcessTree)) {
-    const parentNode = model.parent(indexedProcessTree, node);
+  for (const node of indexedProcessTreeModel.levelOrder(indexedProcessTree)) {
+    const parentNode = indexedProcessTreeModel.parent(indexedProcessTree, node);
     if (parentNode === undefined) {
       // nodes at the root have a level of 1
       map.set(node, 1);
@@ -143,16 +145,19 @@ function ariaLevels(indexedProcessTree: IndexedProcessTree): Map<ResolverEvent,
 function widthsOfProcessSubtrees(indexedProcessTree: IndexedProcessTree): ProcessWidths {
   const widths = new Map<ResolverEvent, number>();
 
-  if (model.size(indexedProcessTree) === 0) {
+  if (indexedProcessTreeModel.size(indexedProcessTree) === 0) {
     return widths;
   }
 
   const processesInReverseLevelOrder: ResolverEvent[] = [
-    ...model.levelOrder(indexedProcessTree),
+    ...indexedProcessTreeModel.levelOrder(indexedProcessTree),
   ].reverse();
 
   for (const process of processesInReverseLevelOrder) {
-    const children = model.children(indexedProcessTree, uniquePidForProcess(process));
+    const children = indexedProcessTreeModel.children(
+      indexedProcessTree,
+      uniquePidForProcess(process)
+    );
 
     const sumOfWidthOfChildren = function sumOfWidthOfChildren() {
       return children.reduce(function sum(currentValue, child) {
@@ -229,7 +234,10 @@ function processEdgeLineSegments(
       metadata: edgeLineMetadata,
     };
 
-    const siblings = model.children(indexedProcessTree, uniquePidForProcess(parent));
+    const siblings = indexedProcessTreeModel.children(
+      indexedProcessTree,
+      uniquePidForProcess(parent)
+    );
     const isFirstChild = process === siblings[0];
 
     if (metadata.isOnlyChild) {
@@ -384,8 +392,8 @@ function* levelOrderWithWidths(
   tree: IndexedProcessTree,
   widths: ProcessWidths
 ): Iterable<ProcessWithWidthMetadata> {
-  for (const process of model.levelOrder(tree)) {
-    const parent = model.parent(tree, process);
+  for (const process of indexedProcessTreeModel.levelOrder(tree)) {
+    const parent = indexedProcessTreeModel.parent(tree, process);
     const width = widths.get(process);
 
     if (width === undefined) {
@@ -423,7 +431,7 @@ function* levelOrderWithWidths(
         parentWidth,
       };
 
-      const siblings = model.children(tree, uniquePidForProcess(parent));
+      const siblings = indexedProcessTreeModel.children(tree, uniquePidForProcess(parent));
       if (siblings.length === 1) {
         metadata.isOnlyChild = true;
         metadata.lastChildWidth = width;
@@ -479,3 +487,32 @@ const distanceBetweenNodesInUnits = 2;
  * The distance in pixels (at scale 1) between nodes. Change this to space out nodes more
  */
 const distanceBetweenNodes = distanceBetweenNodesInUnits * unit;
+
+export function nodePosition(model: IsometricTaxiLayout, node: ResolverEvent): Vector2 | undefined {
+  return model.processNodePositions.get(node);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Return a clone of `model` with all positions incremented by `translation`.
+ * Use this to move the layout around.
+ * e.g.
+ * ```
+ * translated(layout, [100, -200]) // return a copy of `layout`, thats been moved 100 to the right and 200 up
+ * ```
+ */
+export function translated(model: IsometricTaxiLayout, translation: Vector2): IsometricTaxiLayout {
+  return {
+    processNodePositions: new Map(
+      [...model.processNodePositions.entries()].map(([node, position]) => [
+        node,
+        vector2.add(position, translation),
+      ])
+    ),
+    edgeLineSegments: model.edgeLineSegments.map(({ points, metadata }) => ({
+      points: points.map((point) => vector2.add(point, translation)),
+      metadata,
+    })),
+    // these are unchanged
+    ariaLevels: model.ariaLevels,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/store/actions.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/store/actions.ts
index ac11ab8c88681..418eb0d837276 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/store/actions.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/store/actions.ts
@@ -69,12 +69,9 @@ interface AppDetectedMissingEventData {
  */
 interface UserFocusedOnResolverNode {
   readonly type: 'userFocusedOnResolverNode';
-  readonly payload: {
-    /**
-     * Used to identify the process node that the user focused on (in the DOM)
-     */
-    readonly nodeId: string;
-  };
+
+  /** focused nodeID */
+  readonly payload: string;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -85,16 +82,10 @@ interface UserFocusedOnResolverNode {
  */
 interface UserSelectedResolverNode {
   readonly type: 'userSelectedResolverNode';
-  readonly payload: {
-    /**
-     * The HTML ID used to identify the process node's element that the user selected
-     */
-    readonly nodeId: string;
-    /**
-     * The process entity_id for the process the node represents
-     */
-    readonly selectedProcessId: string;
-  };
+  /**
+   * The nodeID (aka entity_id) that was select.
+   */
+  readonly payload: string;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/store/data/selectors.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/store/data/selectors.ts
index 4098c6fc6c5dd..40138d3f2fd3c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/store/data/selectors.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/store/data/selectors.ts
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ import {
   ResolverRelatedEvents,
 } from '../../../../common/endpoint/types';
 import * as resolverTreeModel from '../../models/resolver_tree';
-import { isometricTaxiLayout } from '../../models/indexed_process_tree/isometric_taxi_layout';
+import * as isometricTaxiLayoutModel from '../../models/indexed_process_tree/isometric_taxi_layout';
 import { allEventCategories } from '../../../../common/endpoint/models/event';
+import * as vector2 from '../../models/vector2';
 
 /**
  * If there is currently a request.
@@ -70,6 +71,21 @@ const resolverTreeResponse = (state: DataState): ResolverTree | undefined => {
   }
 };
 
+/**
+ * the node ID of the node representing the databaseDocumentID.
+ * NB: this could be stale if the last response is stale
+ */
+export const originID: (state: DataState) => string | undefined = createSelector(
+  resolverTreeResponse,
+  function (resolverTree?) {
+    if (resolverTree) {
+      // This holds the entityID (aka nodeID) of the node related to the last fetched `_id`
+      return resolverTree.entityID;
+    }
+    return undefined;
+  }
+);
+
 /**
  * Process events that will be displayed as terminated.
  */
@@ -317,13 +333,45 @@ export function databaseDocumentIDToFetch(state: DataState): string | null {
   }
 }
 
-export const layout = createSelector(tree, function processNodePositionsAndEdgeLineSegments(
-  /* eslint-disable no-shadow */
-  indexedProcessTree
-  /* eslint-enable no-shadow */
-) {
-  return isometricTaxiLayout(indexedProcessTree);
-});
+export const layout = createSelector(
+  tree,
+  originID,
+  function processNodePositionsAndEdgeLineSegments(
+    /* eslint-disable no-shadow */
+    indexedProcessTree,
+    originID
+    /* eslint-enable no-shadow */
+  ) {
+    // use the isometric taxi layout as a base
+    const taxiLayout = isometricTaxiLayoutModel.isometricTaxiLayoutFactory(indexedProcessTree);
+
+    if (!originID) {
+      // no data has loaded.
+      return taxiLayout;
+    }
+
+    // find the origin node
+    const originNode = indexedProcessTreeModel.processEvent(indexedProcessTree, originID);
+
+    if (!originNode) {
+      // this should only happen if the `ResolverTree` from the server has an entity ID with no matching lifecycle events.
+      throw new Error('Origin node not found in ResolverTree');
+    }
+
+    // Find the position of the origin, we'll center the map on it intrinsically
+    const originPosition = isometricTaxiLayoutModel.nodePosition(taxiLayout, originNode);
+    // adjust the position of everything so that the origin node is at `(0, 0)`
+
+    if (originPosition === undefined) {
+      // not sure how this could happen.
+      return taxiLayout;
+    }
+
+    // Take the origin position, and multipy it by -1, then move the layout by that amount.
+    // This should center the layout around the origin.
+    return isometricTaxiLayoutModel.translated(taxiLayout, vector2.scale(originPosition, -1));
+  }
+);
 
 /**
  * Given a nodeID (aka entity_id) get the indexed process event.
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/store/reducer.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/store/reducer.ts
index fc4c4de5819f3..028c28d94a41b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/store/reducer.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/store/reducer.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 import { Reducer, combineReducers } from 'redux';
-import { htmlIdGenerator } from '@elastic/eui';
 import { animateProcessIntoView } from './methods';
 import { cameraReducer } from './camera/reducer';
 import { dataReducer } from './data/reducer';
@@ -12,51 +11,38 @@ import { ResolverAction } from './actions';
 import { ResolverState, ResolverUIState } from '../types';
 import { uniquePidForProcess } from '../models/process_event';
 
-/**
- * Despite the name "generator", this function is entirely determinant
- * (i.e. it will return the same html id given the same prefix 'resolverNode'
- * and nodeId)
- */
-const resolverNodeIdGenerator = htmlIdGenerator('resolverNode');
-
 const uiReducer: Reducer<ResolverUIState, ResolverAction> = (
-  uiState = {
-    activeDescendantId: null,
-    selectedDescendantId: null,
-    processEntityIdOfSelectedDescendant: null,
+  state = {
+    ariaActiveDescendant: null,
+    selectedNode: null,
   },
   action
 ) => {
   if (action.type === 'userFocusedOnResolverNode') {
-    return {
-      ...uiState,
-      activeDescendantId: action.payload.nodeId,
+    const next: ResolverUIState = {
+      ...state,
+      ariaActiveDescendant: action.payload,
     };
+    return next;
   } else if (action.type === 'userSelectedResolverNode') {
-    return {
-      ...uiState,
-      selectedDescendantId: action.payload.nodeId,
-      processEntityIdOfSelectedDescendant: action.payload.selectedProcessId,
+    const next: ResolverUIState = {
+      ...state,
+      selectedNode: action.payload,
     };
+    return next;
   } else if (
     action.type === 'userBroughtProcessIntoView' ||
     action.type === 'appDetectedNewIdFromQueryParams'
   ) {
-    /**
-     * This action has a process payload (instead of a processId), so we use
-     * `uniquePidForProcess` and `resolverNodeIdGenerator` to resolve the determinant
-     * html id of the node being brought into view.
-     */
-    const processEntityId = uniquePidForProcess(action.payload.process);
-    const processNodeId = resolverNodeIdGenerator(processEntityId);
-    return {
-      ...uiState,
-      activeDescendantId: processNodeId,
-      selectedDescendantId: processNodeId,
-      processEntityIdOfSelectedDescendant: processEntityId,
+    const nodeID = uniquePidForProcess(action.payload.process);
+    const next: ResolverUIState = {
+      ...state,
+      ariaActiveDescendant: nodeID,
+      selectedNode: nodeID,
     };
+    return next;
   } else {
-    return uiState;
+    return state;
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/store/selectors.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/store/selectors.ts
index 09293d0b3b683..66d7e04d118ed 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/store/selectors.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/store/selectors.ts
@@ -144,26 +144,15 @@ export const relatedEventInfoByEntityId = composeSelectors(
 /**
  * Returns the id of the "current" tree node (fake-focused)
  */
-export const uiActiveDescendantId = composeSelectors(
+export const ariaActiveDescendant = composeSelectors(
   uiStateSelector,
-  uiSelectors.activeDescendantId
+  uiSelectors.ariaActiveDescendant
 );
 
 /**
- * Returns the id of the "selected" tree node (the node that is currently "pressed" and possibly controlling other popups / components)
+ * Returns the nodeID of the selected node
  */
-export const uiSelectedDescendantId = composeSelectors(
-  uiStateSelector,
-  uiSelectors.selectedDescendantId
-);
-
-/**
- * Returns the entity_id of the "selected" tree node's process
- */
-export const uiSelectedDescendantProcessId = composeSelectors(
-  uiStateSelector,
-  uiSelectors.selectedDescendantProcessId
-);
+export const selectedNode = composeSelectors(uiStateSelector, uiSelectors.selectedNode);
 
 /**
  * Returns the camera state from within ResolverState
@@ -251,6 +240,14 @@ export const ariaLevel: (
   dataSelectors.ariaLevel
 );
 
+/**
+ * the node ID of the node representing the databaseDocumentID
+ */
+export const originID: (state: ResolverState) => string | undefined = composeSelectors(
+  dataStateSelector,
+  dataSelectors.originID
+);
+
 /**
  * Takes a nodeID (aka entity_id) and returns the node ID of the node that aria should 'flowto' or null
  * If the node has a flowto candidate that is currently visible, that will be returned, otherwise null.
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/store/ui/selectors.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/store/ui/selectors.ts
index 494d8884329c6..91a2cbecbc04c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/store/ui/selectors.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/store/ui/selectors.ts
@@ -10,32 +10,21 @@ import { ResolverUIState } from '../../types';
 /**
  * id of the "current" tree node (fake-focused)
  */
-export const activeDescendantId = createSelector(
+export const ariaActiveDescendant = createSelector(
   (uiState: ResolverUIState) => uiState,
   /* eslint-disable no-shadow */
-  ({ activeDescendantId }) => {
-    return activeDescendantId;
+  ({ ariaActiveDescendant }) => {
+    return ariaActiveDescendant;
   }
 );
 
 /**
  * id of the currently "selected" tree node
  */
-export const selectedDescendantId = createSelector(
+export const selectedNode = createSelector(
   (uiState: ResolverUIState) => uiState,
   /* eslint-disable no-shadow */
-  ({ selectedDescendantId }) => {
-    return selectedDescendantId;
-  }
-);
-
-/**
- * id of the currently "selected" tree node
- */
-export const selectedDescendantProcessId = createSelector(
-  (uiState: ResolverUIState) => uiState,
-  /* eslint-disable no-shadow */
-  ({ processEntityIdOfSelectedDescendant }: ResolverUIState) => {
-    return processEntityIdOfSelectedDescendant;
+  ({ selectedNode }: ResolverUIState) => {
+    return selectedNode;
   }
 );
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/types.ts
index 0272de0d8fd2a..856ae2d6240e3 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/types.ts
@@ -34,17 +34,13 @@ export interface ResolverState {
  */
 export interface ResolverUIState {
   /**
-   * The ID attribute of the resolver's aria-activedescendent.
+   * The nodeID for the process that is selected (in the aria-activedescendent sense of being selected.)
    */
-  readonly activeDescendantId: string | null;
+  readonly ariaActiveDescendant: string | null;
   /**
-   * The ID attribute of the resolver's currently selected descendant.
+   * nodeID of the selected node
    */
-  readonly selectedDescendantId: string | null;
-  /**
-   * The entity_id of the process for the resolver's currently selected descendant.
-   */
-  readonly processEntityIdOfSelectedDescendant: string | null;
+  readonly selectedNode: string | null;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/view/assets.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/view/assets.tsx
index 42f9634238e6a..fc4a9daf17ad1 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/view/assets.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/view/assets.tsx
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ const processTypeToCube: Record<ResolverProcessType, keyof NodeStyleMap> = {
 export const useResolverTheme = (): {
   colorMap: ColorMap;
   nodeAssets: NodeStyleMap;
-  cubeAssetsForNode: (isProcessTerimnated: boolean, isProcessOrigin: boolean) => NodeStyleConfig;
+  cubeAssetsForNode: (isProcessTerimnated: boolean, isProcessTrigger: boolean) => NodeStyleConfig;
 } => {
   const isDarkMode = useUiSetting<boolean>(DEFAULT_DARK_MODE);
   const theme = isDarkMode ? euiThemeAmsterdamDark : euiThemeAmsterdamLight;
@@ -497,10 +497,14 @@ export const useResolverTheme = (): {
     },
   };
 
-  function cubeAssetsForNode(isProcessTerminated: boolean, isProcessOrigin: boolean) {
+  function cubeAssetsForNode(isProcessTerminated: boolean, isProcessTrigger: boolean) {
     if (isProcessTerminated) {
-      return nodeAssets[processTypeToCube.processTerminated];
-    } else if (isProcessOrigin) {
+      if (isProcessTrigger) {
+        return nodeAssets.terminatedTriggerCube;
+      } else {
+        return nodeAssets[processTypeToCube.processTerminated];
+      }
+    } else if (isProcessTrigger) {
       return nodeAssets[processTypeToCube.processCausedAlert];
     } else {
       return nodeAssets[processTypeToCube.processRan];
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/view/map.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/view/map.tsx
index 930e96c3f3e40..69ff9c8e2351b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/view/map.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/view/map.tsx
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export const ResolverMap = React.memo(function ({
   const { projectionMatrix, ref, onMouseDown } = useCamera();
   const isLoading = useSelector(selectors.isLoading);
   const hasError = useSelector(selectors.hasError);
-  const activeDescendantId = useSelector(selectors.uiActiveDescendantId);
+  const activeDescendantId = useSelector(selectors.ariaActiveDescendant);
   const { colorMap } = useResolverTheme();
 
   return (
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ export const ResolverMap = React.memo(function ({
                 projectionMatrix={projectionMatrix}
                 event={processEvent}
                 isProcessTerminated={terminatedProcesses.has(processEntityId)}
-                isProcessOrigin={false}
                 timeAtRender={timeAtRender}
               />
             );
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/view/panel.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/view/panel.tsx
index efb2d95396ef5..cb0acdc29ceb1 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/view/panel.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/view/panel.tsx
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ const PanelContent = memo(function PanelContent() {
   // The "selected" node (and its corresponding event) in the tree control.
   // It may need to be synchronized with the ID indicated as selected via the `idFromParams`
   // memo above. When this is the case, it is handled by the layout effect below.
-  const selectedDescendantProcessId = useSelector(selectors.uiSelectedDescendantProcessId);
+  const selectedNode = useSelector(selectors.selectedNode);
   const uiSelectedEvent = useMemo(() => {
-    return graphableProcesses.find((evt) => event.entityId(evt) === selectedDescendantProcessId);
-  }, [graphableProcesses, selectedDescendantProcessId]);
+    return graphableProcesses.find((evt) => event.entityId(evt) === selectedNode);
+  }, [graphableProcesses, selectedNode]);
 
   // Until an event is dispatched during update, the event indicated as selected by params may
   // be different than the one in state.
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/view/process_event_dot.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/view/process_event_dot.tsx
index 1f4952f15119d..05f2e0cbfcfa9 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/view/process_event_dot.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/view/process_event_dot.tsx
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ const UnstyledProcessEventDot = React.memo(
     event,
     projectionMatrix,
     isProcessTerminated,
-    isProcessOrigin,
     timeAtRender,
   }: {
     /**
@@ -95,10 +94,6 @@ const UnstyledProcessEventDot = React.memo(
      * Whether or not to show the process as terminated.
      */
     isProcessTerminated: boolean;
-    /**
-     * Whether or not to show the process as the originating event.
-     */
-    isProcessOrigin: boolean;
 
     /**
      * The time (unix epoch) at render.
@@ -117,8 +112,8 @@ const UnstyledProcessEventDot = React.memo(
     const [xScale] = projectionMatrix;
 
     // Node (html id=) IDs
-    const activeDescendantId = useSelector(selectors.uiActiveDescendantId);
-    const selectedDescendantId = useSelector(selectors.uiSelectedDescendantId);
+    const ariaActiveDescendant = useSelector(selectors.ariaActiveDescendant);
+    const selectedNode = useSelector(selectors.selectedNode);
     const nodeID = processEventModel.uniquePidForProcess(event);
     const relatedEventStats = useSelector(selectors.relatedEventsStats)(nodeID);
 
@@ -212,23 +207,26 @@ const UnstyledProcessEventDot = React.memo(
       isLabelFilled,
       labelButtonFill,
       strokeColor,
-    } = cubeAssetsForNode(isProcessTerminated, isProcessOrigin);
+    } = cubeAssetsForNode(
+      isProcessTerminated,
+      /**
+       * There is no definition for 'trigger process' yet. return false.
+       */ false
+    );
 
     const labelHTMLID = htmlIdGenerator('resolver')(`${nodeID}:label`);
 
-    const isAriaCurrent = nodeID === activeDescendantId;
-    const isAriaSelected = nodeID === selectedDescendantId;
+    const isAriaCurrent = nodeID === ariaActiveDescendant;
+    const isAriaSelected = nodeID === selectedNode;
 
     const dispatch = useResolverDispatch();
 
     const handleFocus = useCallback(() => {
       dispatch({
         type: 'userFocusedOnResolverNode',
-        payload: {
-          nodeId: nodeHTMLID(nodeID),
-        },
+        payload: nodeID,
       });
-    }, [dispatch, nodeHTMLID, nodeID]);
+    }, [dispatch, nodeID]);
 
     const handleRelatedEventRequest = useCallback(() => {
       dispatch({
@@ -247,13 +245,10 @@ const UnstyledProcessEventDot = React.memo(
       }
       dispatch({
         type: 'userSelectedResolverNode',
-        payload: {
-          nodeId: nodeHTMLID(nodeID),
-          selectedProcessId: nodeID,
-        },
+        payload: nodeID,
       });
       pushToQueryParams({ crumbId: nodeID, crumbEvent: '' });
-    }, [animationTarget, dispatch, pushToQueryParams, nodeID, nodeHTMLID]);
+    }, [animationTarget, dispatch, pushToQueryParams, nodeID]);
 
     /**
      * Enumerates the stats for related events to display with the node as options,
@@ -422,6 +417,7 @@ const UnstyledProcessEventDot = React.memo(
                   buttonFill={colorMap.resolverBackground}
                   menuAction={handleRelatedEventRequest}
                   menuTitle={subMenuAssets.relatedEvents.title}
+                  projectionMatrix={projectionMatrix}
                   optionsWithActions={relatedEventStatusOrOptions}
                 />
               )}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/view/submenu.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/view/submenu.tsx
index ce126bf695559..2499a451b9c8c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/view/submenu.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/view/submenu.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
-import React, { ReactNode, useState, useMemo, useCallback } from 'react';
+import React, { ReactNode, useState, useMemo, useCallback, useRef, useLayoutEffect } from 'react';
 import {
   EuiI18nNumber,
   EuiSelectable,
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   htmlIdGenerator,
 } from '@elastic/eui';
 import styled from 'styled-components';
+import { Matrix3 } from '../types';
 
 /**
  * i18n-translated titles for submenus and identifiers for display of states:
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ const NodeSubMenuComponents = React.memo(
     menuAction,
     optionsWithActions,
     className,
+    projectionMatrix,
   }: {
     menuTitle: string;
     className?: string;
@@ -140,9 +142,16 @@ const NodeSubMenuComponents = React.memo(
     buttonBorderColor: ButtonColor;
     buttonFill: string;
     count?: number;
+    /**
+     * Receive the projection matrix, so we can see when the camera position changed, so we can force the submenu to reposition itself.
+     */
+    projectionMatrix: Matrix3;
   } & {
     optionsWithActions?: ResolverSubmenuOptionList | string | undefined;
   }) => {
+    // keep a ref to the popover so we can call its reposition method
+    const popoverRef = useRef<EuiPopover>(null);
+
     const [menuIsOpen, setMenuOpen] = useState(false);
     const handleMenuOpenClick = useCallback(
       (clickEvent: React.MouseEvent<HTMLButtonElement, MouseEvent>) => {
@@ -169,6 +178,28 @@ const NodeSubMenuComponents = React.memo(
 
     const isMenuLoading = optionsWithActions === 'waitingForRelatedEventData';
 
+    // The last projection matrix that was used to position the popover
+    const projectionMatrixAtLastRender = useRef<Matrix3>();
+
+    useLayoutEffect(() => {
+      if (
+        /**
+         * If there is a popover component reference,
+         * and this isn't the first render,
+         * and the projectionMatrix has changed since last render,
+         * then force the popover to reposition itself.
+         */
+        popoverRef.current &&
+        !projectionMatrixAtLastRender.current &&
+        projectionMatrixAtLastRender.current !== projectionMatrix
+      ) {
+        popoverRef.current.positionPopoverFixed();
+      }
+
+      // no matter what, keep track of the last project matrix that was used to size the popover
+      projectionMatrixAtLastRender.current = projectionMatrix;
+    }, [projectionMatrixAtLastRender, projectionMatrix]);
+
     if (!optionsWithActions) {
       /**
        * When called with a `menuAction`
@@ -216,6 +247,7 @@ const NodeSubMenuComponents = React.memo(
           isOpen={menuIsOpen}
           closePopover={closePopover}
           repositionOnScroll
+          ref={popoverRef}
         >
           {menuIsOpen && typeof optionsWithActions === 'object' && (
             <OptionList isLoading={isMenuLoading} subMenuOptions={optionsWithActions} />