diff --git a/src/Explorer/Controls/CommandButton/CommandButtonComponent.tsx b/src/Explorer/Controls/CommandButton/CommandButtonComponent.tsx
index 6337f947e..b6e847d54 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Controls/CommandButton/CommandButtonComponent.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/Controls/CommandButton/CommandButtonComponent.tsx
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export interface CommandButtonComponentProps {
   /**
    * Click handler for command button click
    */
-  onCommandClick: (e: React.SyntheticEvent | KeyboardEvent) => void;
+  onCommandClick?: (e: React.SyntheticEvent | KeyboardEvent) => void;
 
   /**
    * Label for the button
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Menus/CommandBar/CommandBarUtil.tsx b/src/Explorer/Menus/CommandBar/CommandBarUtil.tsx
index fc67ad894..0c9de46ce 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Menus/CommandBar/CommandBarUtil.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/Menus/CommandBar/CommandBarUtil.tsx
@@ -60,14 +60,16 @@ export const convertButton = (btns: CommandButtonComponentProps[], backgroundCol
           imageProps: btn.iconSrc ? { src: btn.iconSrc, alt: btn.iconAlt } : undefined,
           iconName: btn.iconName,
         },
-        onClick: (ev?: React.MouseEvent<HTMLElement, MouseEvent> | React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLElement>) => {
-          btn.onCommandClick(ev);
-          let copilotEnabled = false;
-          if (useQueryCopilot.getState().copilotEnabled && useQueryCopilot.getState().copilotUserDBEnabled) {
-            copilotEnabled = useQueryCopilot.getState().copilotEnabledforExecution;
-          }
-          TelemetryProcessor.trace(Action.ClickCommandBarButton, ActionModifiers.Mark, { label, copilotEnabled });
-        },
+        onClick: btn.onCommandClick
+          ? (ev?: React.MouseEvent<HTMLElement, MouseEvent> | React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLElement>) => {
+              btn.onCommandClick(ev);
+              let copilotEnabled = false;
+              if (useQueryCopilot.getState().copilotEnabled && useQueryCopilot.getState().copilotUserDBEnabled) {
+                copilotEnabled = useQueryCopilot.getState().copilotEnabledforExecution;
+              }
+              TelemetryProcessor.trace(Action.ClickCommandBarButton, ActionModifiers.Mark, { label, copilotEnabled });
+            }
+          : undefined,
         key: `${btn.commandButtonLabel}${index}`,
         text: label,
         "data-test": label,
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Panes/SettingsPane/SettingsPane.tsx b/src/Explorer/Panes/SettingsPane/SettingsPane.tsx
index 9b2412c4b..ff96d6716 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Panes/SettingsPane/SettingsPane.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/Panes/SettingsPane/SettingsPane.tsx
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ import {
   Toggle,
 } from "@fluentui/react";
 import * as Constants from "Common/Constants";
+import { SplitterDirection } from "Common/Splitter";
 import { InfoTooltip } from "Common/Tooltip/InfoTooltip";
 import { configContext } from "ConfigContext";
 import {
   DefaultRUThreshold,
   LocalStorageUtility,
   StorageKey,
+  getDefaultQueryResultsView,
   getRUThreshold,
   ruThresholdEnabled as isRUThresholdEnabled,
 } from "Shared/StorageUtility";
@@ -47,6 +49,9 @@ export const SettingsPane: FunctionComponent<{ explorer: Explorer }> = ({
     LocalStorageUtility.getEntryBoolean(StorageKey.QueryTimeoutEnabled),
   );
   const [queryTimeout, setQueryTimeout] = useState<number>(LocalStorageUtility.getEntryNumber(StorageKey.QueryTimeout));
+  const [defaultQueryResultsView, setDefaultQueryResultsView] = useState<SplitterDirection>(
+    getDefaultQueryResultsView(),
+  );
   const [automaticallyCancelQueryAfterTimeout, setAutomaticallyCancelQueryAfterTimeout] = useState<boolean>(
     LocalStorageUtility.getEntryBoolean(StorageKey.AutomaticallyCancelQueryAfterTimeout),
   );
@@ -121,6 +126,7 @@ export const SettingsPane: FunctionComponent<{ explorer: Explorer }> = ({
     LocalStorageUtility.setEntryNumber(StorageKey.MaxDegreeOfParellism, maxDegreeOfParallelism);
     LocalStorageUtility.setEntryString(StorageKey.PriorityLevel, priorityLevel.toString());
     LocalStorageUtility.setEntryString(StorageKey.CopilotSampleDBEnabled, copilotSampleDBEnabled.toString());
+    LocalStorageUtility.setEntryString(StorageKey.DefaultQueryResultsView, defaultQueryResultsView);
 
     if (shouldShowGraphAutoVizOption) {
       LocalStorageUtility.setEntryBoolean(
@@ -197,6 +203,11 @@ export const SettingsPane: FunctionComponent<{ explorer: Explorer }> = ({
     { key: Constants.PriorityLevel.High, text: "High" },
   ];
 
+  const defaultQueryResultsViewOptionList: IChoiceGroupOption[] = [
+    { key: SplitterDirection.Vertical, text: "Vertical" },
+    { key: SplitterDirection.Horizontal, text: "Horizontal" },
+  ];
+
   const handleOnPriorityLevelOptionChange = (
     ev: React.FormEvent<HTMLInputElement>,
     option: IChoiceGroupOption,
@@ -234,6 +245,13 @@ export const SettingsPane: FunctionComponent<{ explorer: Explorer }> = ({
     }
   };
 
+  const handleOnDefaultQueryResultsViewChange = (
+    ev: React.MouseEvent<HTMLElement>,
+    option: IChoiceGroupOption,
+  ): void => {
+    setDefaultQueryResultsView(option.key as SplitterDirection);
+  };
+
   const handleOnQueryRetryAttemptsSpinButtonChange = (ev: React.MouseEvent<HTMLElement>, newValue?: string): void => {
     const retryAttempts = Number(newValue);
     if (!isNaN(retryAttempts)) {
@@ -438,6 +456,25 @@ export const SettingsPane: FunctionComponent<{ explorer: Explorer }> = ({
                 )}
               </div>
             </div>
+            <div className="settingsSection">
+              <div className="settingsSectionPart">
+                <div>
+                  <legend id="defaultQueryResultsView" className="settingsSectionLabel legendLabel">
+                    Default Query Results View
+                  </legend>
+                  <InfoTooltip>Select the default view to use when displaying query results.</InfoTooltip>
+                </div>
+                <div>
+                  <ChoiceGroup
+                    ariaLabelledBy="defaultQueryResultsView"
+                    selectedKey={defaultQueryResultsView}
+                    options={defaultQueryResultsViewOptionList}
+                    styles={choiceButtonStyles}
+                    onChange={handleOnDefaultQueryResultsViewChange}
+                  />
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            </div>
           </>
         )}
         <div className="settingsSection">
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Panes/SettingsPane/__snapshots__/SettingsPane.test.tsx.snap b/src/Explorer/Panes/SettingsPane/__snapshots__/SettingsPane.test.tsx.snap
index 6f4ac0c06..f887a53dd 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Panes/SettingsPane/__snapshots__/SettingsPane.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/Explorer/Panes/SettingsPane/__snapshots__/SettingsPane.test.tsx.snap
@@ -205,6 +205,67 @@ exports[`Settings Pane should render Default properly 1`] = `
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
+    <div
+      className="settingsSection"
+    >
+      <div
+        className="settingsSectionPart"
+      >
+        <div>
+          <legend
+            className="settingsSectionLabel legendLabel"
+            id="defaultQueryResultsView"
+          >
+            Default Query Results View
+          </legend>
+          <InfoTooltip>
+            Select the default view to use when displaying query results.
+          </InfoTooltip>
+        </div>
+        <div>
+          <StyledChoiceGroup
+            ariaLabelledBy="defaultQueryResultsView"
+            onChange={[Function]}
+            options={
+              Array [
+                Object {
+                  "key": "vertical",
+                  "text": "Vertical",
+                },
+                Object {
+                  "key": "horizontal",
+                  "text": "Horizontal",
+                },
+              ]
+            }
+            selectedKey="vertical"
+            styles={
+              Object {
+                "flexContainer": Array [
+                  Object {
+                    "selectors": Object {
+                      ".ms-ChoiceField": Object {
+                        "marginTop": 0,
+                      },
+                      ".ms-ChoiceField-wrapper label": Object {
+                        "fontSize": 12,
+                        "paddingTop": 0,
+                      },
+                      ".ms-ChoiceFieldGroup root-133": Object {
+                        "clear": "both",
+                      },
+                    },
+                  },
+                ],
+                "root": Object {
+                  "clear": "both",
+                },
+              }
+            }
+          />
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
     <div
       className="settingsSection"
     >
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Tabs/QueryTab/QueryTabComponent.tsx b/src/Explorer/Tabs/QueryTab/QueryTabComponent.tsx
index 532ce4662..bfcaa9bda 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Tabs/QueryTab/QueryTabComponent.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/Tabs/QueryTab/QueryTabComponent.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
 /* eslint-disable no-console */
 import { FeedOptions, QueryOperationOptions } from "@azure/cosmos";
+import { SplitterDirection } from "Common/Splitter";
 import { Platform, configContext } from "ConfigContext";
 import { useDialog } from "Explorer/Controls/Dialog";
 import { QueryCopilotFeedbackModal } from "Explorer/QueryCopilot/Modal/QueryCopilotFeedbackModal";
@@ -12,7 +13,13 @@ import { QueryResultSection } from "Explorer/Tabs/QueryTab/QueryResultSection";
 import { useSelectedNode } from "Explorer/useSelectedNode";
 import { KeyboardAction } from "KeyboardShortcuts";
 import { QueryConstants } from "Shared/Constants";
-import { LocalStorageUtility, StorageKey, getRUThreshold, ruThresholdEnabled } from "Shared/StorageUtility";
+import {
+  LocalStorageUtility,
+  StorageKey,
+  getDefaultQueryResultsView,
+  getRUThreshold,
+  ruThresholdEnabled,
+} from "Shared/StorageUtility";
 import { Action } from "Shared/Telemetry/TelemetryConstants";
 import { QueryCopilotState, useQueryCopilot } from "hooks/useQueryCopilot";
 import { TabsState, useTabs } from "hooks/useTabs";
@@ -25,6 +32,7 @@ import LaunchCopilot from "../../../../images/CopilotTabIcon.svg";
 import DownloadQueryIcon from "../../../../images/DownloadQuery.svg";
 import CancelQueryIcon from "../../../../images/Entity_cancel.svg";
 import ExecuteQueryIcon from "../../../../images/ExecuteQuery.svg";
+import CheckIcon from "../../../../images/check-1.svg";
 import SaveQueryIcon from "../../../../images/save-cosmos.svg";
 import { NormalizedEventKey } from "../../../Common/Constants";
 import { getErrorMessage } from "../../../Common/ErrorHandlingUtils";
@@ -103,6 +111,7 @@ interface IQueryTabStates {
   cancelQueryTimeoutID: NodeJS.Timeout;
   copilotActive: boolean;
   currentTabActive: boolean;
+  queryResultsView: SplitterDirection;
 }
 
 export const QueryTabFunctionComponent = (props: IQueryTabComponentProps): any => {
@@ -147,6 +156,7 @@ export default class QueryTabComponent extends React.Component<IQueryTabComponen
       cancelQueryTimeoutID: undefined,
       copilotActive: this._queryCopilotActive(),
       currentTabActive: true,
+      queryResultsView: getDefaultQueryResultsView(),
     };
     this.isCloseClicked = false;
     this.splitterId = this.props.tabId + "_splitter";
@@ -508,9 +518,45 @@ export default class QueryTabComponent extends React.Component<IQueryTabComponen
       });
     }
 
+    buttons.push(this.createViewButtons());
+
     return buttons;
   }
 
+  private createViewButtons(): CommandButtonComponentProps {
+    const verticalButton: CommandButtonComponentProps = {
+      isSelected: this.state.queryResultsView === SplitterDirection.Vertical,
+      iconSrc: this.state.queryResultsView === SplitterDirection.Vertical ? CheckIcon : undefined,
+      commandButtonLabel: "Vertical",
+      ariaLabel: "Vertical",
+      onCommandClick: () => this._setViewLayout(SplitterDirection.Vertical),
+      hasPopup: false,
+    };
+    const horizontalButton: CommandButtonComponentProps = {
+      isSelected: this.state.queryResultsView === SplitterDirection.Horizontal,
+      iconSrc: this.state.queryResultsView === SplitterDirection.Horizontal ? CheckIcon : undefined,
+      commandButtonLabel: "Horizontal",
+      ariaLabel: "Horizontal",
+      onCommandClick: () => this._setViewLayout(SplitterDirection.Horizontal),
+      hasPopup: false,
+    };
+
+    return {
+      commandButtonLabel: "View",
+      ariaLabel: "View",
+      hasPopup: true,
+      children: [verticalButton, horizontalButton],
+    };
+  }
+  private _setViewLayout(direction: SplitterDirection): void {
+    this.setState({ queryResultsView: direction });
+
+    // We'll need to refresh the context buttons to update the selected state of the view buttons
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      useCommandBar.getState().setContextButtons(this.getTabsButtons());
+    }, 100);
+  }
+
   private _toggleCopilot = (active: boolean) => {
     this.setState({ copilotActive: active });
     useQueryCopilot.getState().setCopilotEnabledforExecution(active);
@@ -634,7 +680,12 @@ export default class QueryTabComponent extends React.Component<IQueryTabComponen
             ></QueryCopilotPromptbar>
           )}
           <div className="tabPaneContentContainer">
-            <SplitterLayout vertical={true} primaryIndex={0} primaryMinSize={100} secondaryMinSize={200}>
+            <SplitterLayout
+              vertical={this.state.queryResultsView === SplitterDirection.Vertical}
+              primaryIndex={0}
+              primaryMinSize={100}
+              secondaryMinSize={200}
+            >
               <Fragment>
                 <div className="queryEditor" style={{ height: "100%" }}>
                   <EditorReact
diff --git a/src/Shared/StorageUtility.ts b/src/Shared/StorageUtility.ts
index b229ac7db..652451e57 100644
--- a/src/Shared/StorageUtility.ts
+++ b/src/Shared/StorageUtility.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { SplitterDirection } from "Common/Splitter";
 import * as LocalStorageUtility from "./LocalStorageUtility";
 import * as SessionStorageUtility from "./SessionStorageUtility";
 import * as StringUtility from "./StringUtility";
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ export enum StorageKey {
   GalleryCalloutDismissed,
   VisitedAccounts,
   PriorityLevel,
+  DefaultQueryResultsView,
 }
 
 export const hasRUThresholdBeenConfigured = (): boolean => {
@@ -51,4 +53,12 @@ export const getRUThreshold = (): number => {
   return DefaultRUThreshold;
 };
 
+export const getDefaultQueryResultsView = (): SplitterDirection => {
+  const defaultQueryResultsViewRaw = LocalStorageUtility.getEntryString(StorageKey.DefaultQueryResultsView);
+  if (defaultQueryResultsViewRaw === SplitterDirection.Horizontal) {
+    return SplitterDirection.Horizontal;
+  }
+  return SplitterDirection.Vertical;
+};
+
 export const DefaultRUThreshold = 5000;