diff --git a/examples/ui_actions_explorer/public/actions/actions.tsx b/examples/ui_actions_explorer/public/actions/actions.tsx
index 6d83362e998bc..777bcd9c18119 100644
--- a/examples/ui_actions_explorer/public/actions/actions.tsx
+++ b/examples/ui_actions_explorer/public/actions/actions.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@ import { OverlayStart } from 'kibana/public';
 import { EuiFieldText, EuiModalBody, EuiButton } from '@elastic/eui';
 import { useState } from 'react';
 import { toMountPoint } from '../../../../src/plugins/kibana_react/public';
-import { createAction, UiActionsStart } from '../../../../src/plugins/ui_actions/public';
+import {
+  ActionExecutionContext,
+  createAction,
+  UiActionsStart,
+} from '../../../../src/plugins/ui_actions/public';
 
 export const USER_TRIGGER = 'USER_TRIGGER';
 export const COUNTRY_TRIGGER = 'COUNTRY_TRIGGER';
@@ -37,7 +41,8 @@ export const ACTION_SHOWCASE_PLUGGABILITY = 'ACTION_SHOWCASE_PLUGGABILITY';
 export const showcasePluggability = createAction<typeof ACTION_SHOWCASE_PLUGGABILITY>({
   type: ACTION_SHOWCASE_PLUGGABILITY,
   getDisplayName: () => 'This is pluggable! Any plugin can inject their actions here.',
-  execute: async () => alert("Isn't that cool?!"),
+  execute: async (context: ActionExecutionContext) =>
+    alert(`Isn't that cool?! Triggered by ${context.trigger?.id} trigger`),
 });
 
 export interface PhoneContext {
diff --git a/examples/ui_actions_explorer/public/app.tsx b/examples/ui_actions_explorer/public/app.tsx
index 1b0667962a3c2..d59309f006838 100644
--- a/examples/ui_actions_explorer/public/app.tsx
+++ b/examples/ui_actions_explorer/public/app.tsx
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ const ActionsExplorer = ({ uiActionsApi, openModal }: Props) => {
                   });
                   uiActionsApi.addTriggerAction(HELLO_WORLD_TRIGGER_ID, dynamicAction);
                   setConfirmationText(
-                    `You've successfully added a new action: ${dynamicAction.getDisplayName(
-                      {}
-                    )}. Refresh the page to reset state.  It's up to the user of the system to persist state like this.`
+                    `You've successfully added a new action: ${dynamicAction.getDisplayName({
+                      trigger: uiActionsApi.getTrigger(HELLO_WORLD_TRIGGER_ID),
+                    })}. Refresh the page to reset state.  It's up to the user of the system to persist state like this.`
                   );
                 }}
               >
diff --git a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/actions/apply_filter_action.test.ts b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/actions/apply_filter_action.test.ts
index 636ce3e623c5b..88c1a5917e609 100644
--- a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/actions/apply_filter_action.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/actions/apply_filter_action.test.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 import { createFilterAction } from './apply_filter_action';
 import { expectErrorAsync } from '../../tests/helpers';
+import { defaultTrigger } from '../../../../ui_actions/public/triggers';
 
 test('has ACTION_APPLY_FILTER type and id', () => {
   const action = createFilterAction();
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ describe('isCompatible()', () => {
         }),
       } as any,
       filters: [],
+      trigger: defaultTrigger,
     });
     expect(result).toBe(true);
   });
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ describe('isCompatible()', () => {
         }),
       } as any,
       filters: [],
+      trigger: defaultTrigger,
     });
     expect(result).toBe(false);
   });
@@ -119,6 +122,7 @@ describe('execute()', () => {
       await action.execute({
         embeddable,
         filters: ['FILTER' as any],
+        trigger: defaultTrigger,
       });
 
       expect(root.updateInput).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
diff --git a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/panel/embeddable_panel.tsx b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/panel/embeddable_panel.tsx
index cb02ffc470e95..d8659680dceb9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/panel/embeddable_panel.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/panel/embeddable_panel.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {
   PANEL_BADGE_TRIGGER,
   PANEL_NOTIFICATION_TRIGGER,
   EmbeddableContext,
+  contextMenuTrigger,
 } from '../triggers';
 import { IEmbeddable, EmbeddableOutput, EmbeddableError } from '../embeddables/i_embeddable';
 import { ViewMode } from '../types';
@@ -311,7 +312,11 @@ export class EmbeddablePanel extends React.Component<Props, State> {
     const sortedActions = [...regularActions, ...extraActions].sort(sortByOrderField);
 
     return await buildContextMenuForActions({
-      actions: sortedActions.map((action) => [action, { embeddable: this.props.embeddable }]),
+      actions: sortedActions.map((action) => ({
+        action,
+        context: { embeddable: this.props.embeddable },
+        trigger: contextMenuTrigger,
+      })),
       closeMenu: this.closeMyContextMenuPanel,
     });
   };
diff --git a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/panel/panel_header/panel_actions/add_panel/add_panel_action.test.tsx b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/panel/panel_header/panel_actions/add_panel/add_panel_action.test.tsx
index d8def3147e52c..0361939fd07e6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/panel/panel_header/panel_actions/add_panel/add_panel_action.test.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/panel/panel_header/panel_actions/add_panel/add_panel_action.test.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import { ContactCardEmbeddable } from '../../../../test_samples';
 import { esFilters, Filter } from '../../../../../../../../plugins/data/public';
 import { EmbeddableStart } from '../../../../../plugin';
 import { embeddablePluginMock } from '../../../../../mocks';
+import { defaultTrigger } from '../../../../../../../ui_actions/public/triggers';
 
 const { setup, doStart } = embeddablePluginMock.createInstance();
 setup.registerEmbeddableFactory(FILTERABLE_EMBEDDABLE, new FilterableEmbeddableFactory());
@@ -85,7 +86,9 @@ test('Is not compatible when container is in view mode', async () => {
     () => null
   );
   container.updateInput({ viewMode: ViewMode.VIEW });
-  expect(await addPanelAction.isCompatible({ embeddable: container })).toBe(false);
+  expect(
+    await addPanelAction.isCompatible({ embeddable: container, trigger: defaultTrigger })
+  ).toBe(false);
 });
 
 test('Is not compatible when embeddable is not a container', async () => {
@@ -94,7 +97,7 @@ test('Is not compatible when embeddable is not a container', async () => {
 
 test('Is compatible when embeddable is a parent and in edit mode', async () => {
   container.updateInput({ viewMode: ViewMode.EDIT });
-  expect(await action.isCompatible({ embeddable: container })).toBe(true);
+  expect(await action.isCompatible({ embeddable: container, trigger: defaultTrigger })).toBe(true);
 });
 
 test('Execute throws an error when called with an embeddable that is not a container', async () => {
@@ -108,6 +111,7 @@ test('Execute throws an error when called with an embeddable that is not a conta
         },
         {} as any
       ),
+      trigger: defaultTrigger,
     } as any);
   }
   await expect(check()).rejects.toThrow(Error);
@@ -116,6 +120,7 @@ test('Execute does not throw an error when called with a compatible container',
   container.updateInput({ viewMode: ViewMode.EDIT });
   await action.execute({
     embeddable: container,
+    trigger: defaultTrigger,
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/panel/panel_header/panel_actions/add_panel/add_panel_action.ts b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/panel/panel_header/panel_actions/add_panel/add_panel_action.ts
index f3a483bb4bda4..63575273bbf62 100644
--- a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/panel/panel_header/panel_actions/add_panel/add_panel_action.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/panel/panel_header/panel_actions/add_panel/add_panel_action.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
-import { Action } from 'src/plugins/ui_actions/public';
+import { Action, ActionExecutionContext } from 'src/plugins/ui_actions/public';
 import { NotificationsStart, OverlayStart } from 'src/core/public';
 import { EmbeddableStart } from 'src/plugins/embeddable/public/plugin';
 import { ViewMode } from '../../../../types';
@@ -52,12 +52,14 @@ export class AddPanelAction implements Action<ActionContext> {
     return 'plusInCircleFilled';
   }
 
-  public async isCompatible({ embeddable }: ActionContext) {
+  public async isCompatible(context: ActionExecutionContext<ActionContext>) {
+    const { embeddable } = context;
     return embeddable.getIsContainer() && embeddable.getInput().viewMode === ViewMode.EDIT;
   }
 
-  public async execute({ embeddable }: ActionContext) {
-    if (!embeddable.getIsContainer() || !(await this.isCompatible({ embeddable }))) {
+  public async execute(context: ActionExecutionContext<ActionContext>) {
+    const { embeddable } = context;
+    if (!embeddable.getIsContainer() || !(await this.isCompatible(context))) {
       throw new Error('Context is incompatible');
     }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/panel/panel_header/panel_header.tsx b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/panel/panel_header/panel_header.tsx
index 2f086a3fb2c0c..5d7daaa7217ed 100644
--- a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/panel/panel_header/panel_header.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/panel/panel_header/panel_header.tsx
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { Action } from 'src/plugins/ui_actions/public';
 import { PanelOptionsMenu } from './panel_options_menu';
 import { IEmbeddable } from '../../embeddables';
-import { EmbeddableContext } from '../../triggers';
+import { EmbeddableContext, panelBadgeTrigger, panelNotificationTrigger } from '../../triggers';
 
 export interface PanelHeaderProps {
   title?: string;
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ function renderBadges(badges: Array<Action<EmbeddableContext>>, embeddable: IEmb
     <EuiBadge
       key={badge.id}
       className="embPanel__headerBadge"
-      iconType={badge.getIconType({ embeddable })}
-      onClick={() => badge.execute({ embeddable })}
-      onClickAriaLabel={badge.getDisplayName({ embeddable })}
+      iconType={badge.getIconType({ embeddable, trigger: panelBadgeTrigger })}
+      onClick={() => badge.execute({ embeddable, trigger: panelBadgeTrigger })}
+      onClickAriaLabel={badge.getDisplayName({ embeddable, trigger: panelBadgeTrigger })}
     >
-      {badge.getDisplayName({ embeddable })}
+      {badge.getDisplayName({ embeddable, trigger: panelBadgeTrigger })}
     </EuiBadge>
   ));
 }
@@ -70,14 +70,17 @@ function renderNotifications(
         data-test-subj={`embeddablePanelNotification-${notification.id}`}
         key={notification.id}
         style={{ marginTop: '4px', marginRight: '4px' }}
-        onClick={() => notification.execute(context)}
+        onClick={() => notification.execute({ ...context, trigger: panelNotificationTrigger })}
       >
-        {notification.getDisplayName(context)}
+        {notification.getDisplayName({ ...context, trigger: panelNotificationTrigger })}
       </EuiNotificationBadge>
     );
 
     if (notification.getDisplayNameTooltip) {
-      const tooltip = notification.getDisplayNameTooltip(context);
+      const tooltip = notification.getDisplayNameTooltip({
+        ...context,
+        trigger: panelNotificationTrigger,
+      });
 
       if (tooltip) {
         badge = (
diff --git a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/test_samples/actions/say_hello_action.tsx b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/test_samples/actions/say_hello_action.tsx
index 0612b838a6ce7..968caf67b1826 100644
--- a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/test_samples/actions/say_hello_action.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/lib/test_samples/actions/say_hello_action.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-import { ActionByType, IncompatibleActionError, ActionType } from '../../ui_actions';
+import { IncompatibleActionError, ActionType, ActionDefinitionByType } from '../../ui_actions';
 import { EmbeddableInput, Embeddable, EmbeddableOutput, IEmbeddable } from '../../embeddables';
 
 // Casting to ActionType is a hack - in a real situation use
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export interface SayHelloActionContext {
   message?: string;
 }
 
-export class SayHelloAction implements ActionByType<typeof SAY_HELLO_ACTION> {
+export class SayHelloAction implements ActionDefinitionByType<typeof SAY_HELLO_ACTION> {
   public readonly type = SAY_HELLO_ACTION;
   public readonly id = SAY_HELLO_ACTION;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/tests/apply_filter_action.test.ts b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/tests/apply_filter_action.test.ts
index 9d765c9906443..f8c4a4a7e4b72 100644
--- a/src/plugins/embeddable/public/tests/apply_filter_action.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/embeddable/public/tests/apply_filter_action.test.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import {
   FilterableEmbeddableInput,
 } from '../lib/test_samples';
 import { esFilters } from '../../../data/public';
+import { applyFilterTrigger } from '../../../ui_actions/public';
 
 test('ApplyFilterAction applies the filter to the root of the container tree', async () => {
   const { doStart, setup } = testPlugin();
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ test('ApplyFilterAction applies the filter to the root of the container tree', a
     query: { match: { extension: { query: 'foo' } } },
   };
 
-  await applyFilterAction.execute({ embeddable, filters: [filter] });
+  await applyFilterAction.execute({ embeddable, filters: [filter], trigger: applyFilterTrigger });
   expect(root.getInput().filters.length).toBe(1);
   expect(node1.getInput().filters.length).toBe(1);
   expect(embeddable.getInput().filters.length).toBe(1);
diff --git a/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/actions/action.test.ts b/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/actions/action.test.ts
index f9d696d3ddb5f..1f76223a0d7c4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/actions/action.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/actions/action.test.ts
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-import { createAction } from '../../../ui_actions/public';
+import { ActionExecutionContext, createAction } from '../../../ui_actions/public';
 import { ActionType } from '../types';
+import { defaultTrigger } from '../triggers';
 
 const sayHelloAction = createAction({
   // Casting to ActionType is a hack - in a real situation use
@@ -29,11 +30,17 @@ const sayHelloAction = createAction({
 });
 
 test('action is not compatible based on context', async () => {
-  const isCompatible = await sayHelloAction.isCompatible({ amICompatible: false });
+  const isCompatible = await sayHelloAction.isCompatible({
+    amICompatible: false,
+    trigger: defaultTrigger,
+  } as ActionExecutionContext);
   expect(isCompatible).toBe(false);
 });
 
 test('action is compatible based on context', async () => {
-  const isCompatible = await sayHelloAction.isCompatible({ amICompatible: true });
+  const isCompatible = await sayHelloAction.isCompatible({
+    amICompatible: true,
+    trigger: defaultTrigger,
+  } as ActionExecutionContext);
   expect(isCompatible).toBe(true);
 });
diff --git a/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/actions/action.ts b/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/actions/action.ts
index bc5f36acb8f0c..8005dadd8f5ef 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/actions/action.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/actions/action.ts
@@ -18,13 +18,43 @@
  */
 
 import { UiComponent } from 'src/plugins/kibana_utils/public';
-import { ActionType, ActionContextMapping } from '../types';
+import { ActionType, ActionContextMapping, BaseContext } from '../types';
 import { Presentable } from '../util/presentable';
+import { Trigger } from '../triggers';
 
 export type ActionByType<T extends ActionType> = Action<ActionContextMapping[T], T>;
+export type ActionDefinitionByType<T extends ActionType> = ActionDefinition<
+  ActionContextMapping[T]
+>;
 
-export interface Action<Context extends {} = {}, T = ActionType>
-  extends Partial<Presentable<Context>> {
+/**
+ * During action execution we can provide additional information,
+ * for example, trigger, that caused the action execution
+ */
+export interface ActionExecutionMeta {
+  /**
+   * Trigger that executed the action
+   */
+  trigger: Trigger;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Action methods are executed with Context from trigger + {@link ActionExecutionMeta}
+ */
+export type ActionExecutionContext<Context extends BaseContext = BaseContext> = Context &
+  ActionExecutionMeta;
+
+/**
+ * Simplified action context for {@link ActionDefinition}
+ * When defining action consumer may use either it's own Context
+ * or an ActionExecutionContext<Context> to get access to {@link ActionExecutionMeta} params
+ */
+export type ActionDefinitionContext<Context extends BaseContext = BaseContext> =
+  | Context
+  | ActionExecutionContext<Context>;
+
+export interface Action<Context extends BaseContext = {}, T = ActionType>
+  extends Partial<Presentable<ActionExecutionContext<Context>>> {
   /**
    * Determined the order when there is more than one action matched to a trigger.
    * Higher numbers are displayed first.
@@ -44,44 +74,51 @@ export interface Action<Context extends {} = {}, T = ActionType>
   /**
    * Optional EUI icon type that can be displayed along with the title.
    */
-  getIconType(context: Context): string | undefined;
+  getIconType(context: ActionExecutionContext<Context>): string | undefined;
 
   /**
    * Returns a title to be displayed to the user.
    * @param context
    */
-  getDisplayName(context: Context): string;
+  getDisplayName(context: ActionExecutionContext<Context>): string;
 
   /**
    * `UiComponent` to render when displaying this action as a context menu item.
    * If not provided, `getDisplayName` will be used instead.
    */
-  MenuItem?: UiComponent<{ context: Context }>;
+  MenuItem?: UiComponent<{ context: ActionExecutionContext<Context> }>;
 
   /**
    * Returns a promise that resolves to true if this action is compatible given the context,
    * otherwise resolves to false.
    */
-  isCompatible(context: Context): Promise<boolean>;
+  isCompatible(context: ActionExecutionContext<Context>): Promise<boolean>;
 
   /**
    * Executes the action.
    */
-  execute(context: Context): Promise<void>;
+  execute(context: ActionExecutionContext<Context>): Promise<void>;
+
+  /**
+   * This method should return a link if this item can be clicked on. The link
+   * is used to navigate user if user middle-clicks it or Ctrl + clicks or
+   * right-clicks and selects "Open in new tab".
+   */
+  getHref?(context: ActionExecutionContext<Context>): Promise<string | undefined>;
 
   /**
    * Determines if action should be executed automatically,
    * without first showing up in context menu.
    * false by default.
    */
-  shouldAutoExecute?(context: Context): Promise<boolean>;
+  shouldAutoExecute?(context: ActionExecutionContext<Context>): Promise<boolean>;
 }
 
 /**
  * A convenience interface used to register an action.
  */
-export interface ActionDefinition<Context extends object = object>
-  extends Partial<Presentable<Context>> {
+export interface ActionDefinition<Context extends BaseContext = {}>
+  extends Partial<Presentable<ActionDefinitionContext<Context>>> {
   /**
    * ID of the action that uniquely identifies this action in the actions registry.
    */
@@ -92,17 +129,30 @@ export interface ActionDefinition<Context extends object = object>
    */
   readonly type?: ActionType;
 
+  /**
+   * Returns a promise that resolves to true if this item is compatible given
+   * the context and should be displayed to user, otherwise resolves to false.
+   */
+  isCompatible?(context: ActionDefinitionContext<Context>): Promise<boolean>;
+
   /**
    * Executes the action.
    */
-  execute(context: Context): Promise<void>;
+  execute(context: ActionDefinitionContext<Context>): Promise<void>;
 
   /**
    * Determines if action should be executed automatically,
    * without first showing up in context menu.
    * false by default.
    */
-  shouldAutoExecute?(context: Context): Promise<boolean>;
+  shouldAutoExecute?(context: ActionDefinitionContext<Context>): Promise<boolean>;
+
+  /**
+   * This method should return a link if this item can be clicked on. The link
+   * is used to navigate user if user middle-clicks it or Ctrl + clicks or
+   * right-clicks and selects "Open in new tab".
+   */
+  getHref?(context: ActionDefinitionContext<Context>): Promise<string | undefined>;
 }
 
 export type ActionContext<A> = A extends ActionDefinition<infer Context> ? Context : never;
diff --git a/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/context_menu/build_eui_context_menu_panels.tsx b/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/context_menu/build_eui_context_menu_panels.tsx
index 7b87a5992a7f5..b44a07273f4a9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/context_menu/build_eui_context_menu_panels.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/context_menu/build_eui_context_menu_panels.tsx
@@ -23,13 +23,22 @@ import _ from 'lodash';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { uiToReactComponent } from '../../../kibana_react/public';
 import { Action } from '../actions';
+import { Trigger } from '../triggers';
 import { BaseContext } from '../types';
 
 export const defaultTitle = i18n.translate('uiActions.actionPanel.title', {
   defaultMessage: 'Options',
 });
 
-type ActionWithContext<Context extends BaseContext = BaseContext> = [Action<Context>, Context];
+interface ActionWithContext<Context extends BaseContext = BaseContext> {
+  action: Action<Context>;
+  context: Context;
+
+  /**
+   * Trigger that caused this action
+   */
+  trigger: Trigger;
+}
 
 /**
  * Transforms an array of Actions to the shape EuiContextMenuPanel expects.
@@ -66,15 +75,19 @@ async function buildEuiContextMenuPanelItems({
   closeMenu: () => void;
 }) {
   const items: EuiContextMenuPanelItemDescriptor[] = new Array(actions.length);
-  const promises = actions.map(async ([action, actionContext], index) => {
-    const isCompatible = await action.isCompatible(actionContext);
+  const promises = actions.map(async ({ action, context, trigger }, index) => {
+    const isCompatible = await action.isCompatible({
+      ...context,
+      trigger,
+    });
     if (!isCompatible) {
       return;
     }
 
     items[index] = await convertPanelActionToContextMenuItem({
       action,
-      actionContext,
+      actionContext: context,
+      trigger,
       closeMenu,
     });
   });
@@ -87,19 +100,30 @@ async function buildEuiContextMenuPanelItems({
 async function convertPanelActionToContextMenuItem<Context extends object>({
   action,
   actionContext,
+  trigger,
   closeMenu,
 }: {
   action: Action<Context>;
   actionContext: Context;
+  trigger: Trigger;
   closeMenu: () => void;
 }): Promise<EuiContextMenuPanelItemDescriptor> {
   const menuPanelItem: EuiContextMenuPanelItemDescriptor = {
     name: action.MenuItem
       ? React.createElement(uiToReactComponent(action.MenuItem), {
-          context: actionContext,
+          context: {
+            ...actionContext,
+            trigger,
+          },
         })
-      : action.getDisplayName(actionContext),
-    icon: action.getIconType(actionContext),
+      : action.getDisplayName({
+          ...actionContext,
+          trigger,
+        }),
+    icon: action.getIconType({
+      ...actionContext,
+      trigger,
+    }),
     panel: _.get(action, 'childContextMenuPanel.id'),
     'data-test-subj': `embeddablePanelAction-${action.id}`,
   };
@@ -114,20 +138,29 @@ async function convertPanelActionToContextMenuItem<Context extends object>({
         !(event.metaKey || event.altKey || event.ctrlKey || event.shiftKey) // ignore clicks with modifier keys
       ) {
         event.preventDefault();
-        action.execute(actionContext);
+        action.execute({
+          ...actionContext,
+          trigger,
+        });
       } else {
         // let browser handle navigation
       }
     } else {
       // not a link
-      action.execute(actionContext);
+      action.execute({
+        ...actionContext,
+        trigger,
+      });
     }
 
     closeMenu();
   };
 
   if (action.getHref) {
-    const href = await action.getHref(actionContext);
+    const href = await action.getHref({
+      ...actionContext,
+      trigger,
+    });
     if (href) {
       menuPanelItem.href = href;
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/index.ts b/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/index.ts
index a9b413fb36542..d76ca124ead2c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/index.ts
@@ -45,4 +45,9 @@ export {
   applyFilterTrigger,
 } from './triggers';
 export { TriggerContextMapping, TriggerId, ActionContextMapping, ActionType } from './types';
-export { ActionByType } from './actions';
+export {
+  ActionByType,
+  ActionDefinitionByType,
+  ActionExecutionContext,
+  ActionExecutionMeta,
+} from './actions';
diff --git a/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/service/ui_actions_execution_service.ts b/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/service/ui_actions_execution_service.ts
index 7393989672e9d..df89c9c2f70e9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/service/ui_actions_execution_service.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/service/ui_actions_execution_service.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export class UiActionsExecutionService {
     context: BaseContext;
     trigger: Trigger;
   }): Promise<void> {
-    const shouldBatch = !(await action.shouldAutoExecute?.(context)) ?? false;
+    const shouldBatch = !(await action.shouldAutoExecute?.({ ...context, trigger })) ?? false;
     const task: ExecuteActionTask = {
       action,
       context,
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export class UiActionsExecutionService {
     } else {
       this.pendingTasks.add(task);
       try {
-        await action.execute(context);
+        await action.execute({ ...context, trigger });
         this.pendingTasks.delete(task);
       } catch (e) {
         this.pendingTasks.delete(task);
@@ -96,9 +96,12 @@ export class UiActionsExecutionService {
     }, 0);
   }
 
-  private async executeSingleTask({ context, action, defer }: ExecuteActionTask) {
+  private async executeSingleTask({ context, action, defer, trigger }: ExecuteActionTask) {
     try {
-      await action.execute(context);
+      await action.execute({
+        ...context,
+        trigger,
+      });
       defer.resolve();
     } catch (e) {
       defer.reject(e);
@@ -107,7 +110,11 @@ export class UiActionsExecutionService {
 
   private async executeMultipleActions(tasks: ExecuteActionTask[]) {
     const panel = await buildContextMenuForActions({
-      actions: tasks.map(({ action, context }) => [action, context]),
+      actions: tasks.map(({ action, context, trigger }) => ({
+        action,
+        context,
+        trigger,
+      })),
       title: tasks[0].trigger.title, // title of context menu is title of trigger which originated the chain
       closeMenu: () => {
         tasks.forEach((t) => t.defer.resolve());
diff --git a/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/service/ui_actions_service.ts b/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/service/ui_actions_service.ts
index 08efffbb6b5a8..6028177964fb7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/service/ui_actions_service.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/service/ui_actions_service.ts
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ export class UiActionsService {
     triggerId: T,
     // The action can accept partial or no context, but if it needs context not provided
     // by this type of trigger, typescript will complain. yay!
-    action: Action<TriggerContextMapping[T]>
+    action: ActionDefinition<TriggerContextMapping[T]> | Action<TriggerContextMapping[T]> // TODO: remove `Action` https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/74501
   ): void => {
     if (!this.actions.has(action.id)) this.registerAction(action);
     this.attachAction(triggerId, action.id);
@@ -178,7 +178,14 @@ export class UiActionsService {
     context: TriggerContextMapping[T]
   ): Promise<Array<Action<TriggerContextMapping[T]>>> => {
     const actions = this.getTriggerActions!(triggerId);
-    const isCompatibles = await Promise.all(actions.map((action) => action.isCompatible(context)));
+    const isCompatibles = await Promise.all(
+      actions.map((action) =>
+        action.isCompatible({
+          ...context,
+          trigger: this.getTrigger(triggerId),
+        })
+      )
+    );
     return actions.reduce(
       (acc: Array<Action<TriggerContextMapping[T]>>, action, i) =>
         isCompatibles[i] ? [...acc, action] : acc,
diff --git a/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/tests/execute_trigger_actions.test.ts b/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/tests/execute_trigger_actions.test.ts
index 9af46f25b4fec..81120990001e3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/tests/execute_trigger_actions.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/tests/execute_trigger_actions.test.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ test('executes a single action mapped to a trigger', async () => {
   jest.runAllTimers();
 
   expect(executeFn).toBeCalledTimes(1);
-  expect(executeFn).toBeCalledWith(context);
+  expect(executeFn).toBeCalledWith(expect.objectContaining(context));
 });
 
 test('throws an error if there are no compatible actions to execute', async () => {
@@ -202,3 +202,25 @@ test("doesn't show a context menu for auto executable actions", async () => {
     expect(openContextMenu).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
   });
 });
+
+test('passes trigger into execute', async () => {
+  const { setup, doStart } = uiActions;
+  const trigger = {
+    id: 'MY-TRIGGER' as TriggerId,
+    title: 'My trigger',
+  };
+  const action = createTestAction<{ foo: string }>('test', () => true);
+
+  setup.registerTrigger(trigger);
+  setup.addTriggerAction(trigger.id, action);
+
+  const start = doStart();
+
+  const context = { foo: 'bar' };
+  await start.executeTriggerActions('MY-TRIGGER' as TriggerId, context);
+  jest.runAllTimers();
+  expect(executeFn).toBeCalledWith({
+    ...context,
+    trigger,
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/triggers/default_trigger.ts b/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/triggers/default_trigger.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..74be0243bdac5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/triggers/default_trigger.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one or more contributor
+ * license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ * ownership. Elasticsearch B.V. licenses this file to you under
+ * the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+ * not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+import { Trigger } from '.';
+
+export const DEFAULT_TRIGGER = '';
+export const defaultTrigger: Trigger<''> = {
+  id: DEFAULT_TRIGGER,
+  title: 'Unknown',
+  description: 'Unknown trigger.',
+};
diff --git a/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/triggers/index.ts b/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/triggers/index.ts
index a5bf9e1822941..dbc54163c5af5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/triggers/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/triggers/index.ts
@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@ export * from './trigger_internal';
 export * from './select_range_trigger';
 export * from './value_click_trigger';
 export * from './apply_filter_trigger';
+export * from './default_trigger';
diff --git a/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/types.ts b/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/types.ts
index 5631441cf9a1b..dcf0bfb14d538 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/types.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/types.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,12 @@
 
 import { ActionInternal } from './actions/action_internal';
 import { TriggerInternal } from './triggers/trigger_internal';
-import { SELECT_RANGE_TRIGGER, VALUE_CLICK_TRIGGER, APPLY_FILTER_TRIGGER } from './triggers';
+import {
+  SELECT_RANGE_TRIGGER,
+  VALUE_CLICK_TRIGGER,
+  APPLY_FILTER_TRIGGER,
+  DEFAULT_TRIGGER,
+} from './triggers';
 import type { RangeSelectContext, ValueClickContext } from '../../embeddable/public';
 import type { ApplyGlobalFilterActionContext } from '../../data/public';
 
@@ -27,8 +32,6 @@ export type TriggerRegistry = Map<TriggerId, TriggerInternal<any>>;
 export type ActionRegistry = Map<string, ActionInternal>;
 export type TriggerToActionsRegistry = Map<TriggerId, string[]>;
 
-const DEFAULT_TRIGGER = '';
-
 export type TriggerId = keyof TriggerContextMapping;
 
 export type BaseContext = object;
diff --git a/x-pack/examples/ui_actions_enhanced_examples/public/dashboard_to_url_drilldown/index.tsx b/x-pack/examples/ui_actions_enhanced_examples/public/dashboard_to_url_drilldown/index.tsx
index 037e017097e53..67599687dd881 100644
--- a/x-pack/examples/ui_actions_enhanced_examples/public/dashboard_to_url_drilldown/index.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/examples/ui_actions_enhanced_examples/public/dashboard_to_url_drilldown/index.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { reactToUiComponent } from '../../../../../src/plugins/kibana_react/publ
 import { UiActionsEnhancedDrilldownDefinition as Drilldown } from '../../../../plugins/ui_actions_enhanced/public';
 import { ChartActionContext } from '../../../../../src/plugins/embeddable/public';
 import { CollectConfigProps as CollectConfigPropsBase } from '../../../../../src/plugins/kibana_utils/public';
+import { ActionExecutionContext } from '../../../../../src/plugins/ui_actions/public';
 
 function isValidUrl(url: string) {
   try {
@@ -101,7 +102,15 @@ export class DashboardToUrlDrilldown implements Drilldown<Config, ActionContext>
     return config.url;
   };
 
-  public readonly execute = async (config: Config, context: ActionContext) => {
+  public readonly execute = async (
+    config: Config,
+    context: ActionExecutionContext<ActionContext>
+  ) => {
+    // Just for showcasing:
+    // we can get trigger a which caused this drilldown execution
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+    console.log(context.trigger?.id);
+
     const url = await this.getHref(config, context);
 
     if (config.openInNewTab) {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/public/panel_actions/get_csv_panel_action.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/public/panel_actions/get_csv_panel_action.tsx
index d0800c7b24fef..30025dce18c0b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/public/panel_actions/get_csv_panel_action.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/public/panel_actions/get_csv_panel_action.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import _ from 'lodash';
 import moment from 'moment-timezone';
 import { CoreSetup } from 'src/core/public';
-import { Action, IncompatibleActionError } from '../../../../../src/plugins/ui_actions/public';
+import {
+  UiActionsActionDefinition as ActionDefinition,
+  IncompatibleActionError,
+} from '../../../../../src/plugins/ui_actions/public';
 import { LicensingPluginSetup } from '../../../licensing/public';
 import { checkLicense } from '../lib/license_check';
 
@@ -30,7 +33,7 @@ interface ActionContext {
   embeddable: ISearchEmbeddable;
 }
 
-export class GetCsvReportPanelAction implements Action<ActionContext> {
+export class GetCsvReportPanelAction implements ActionDefinition<ActionContext> {
   private isDownloading: boolean;
   public readonly type = '';
   public readonly id = CSV_REPORTING_ACTION;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ui_actions_enhanced/public/custom_time_range_action.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ui_actions_enhanced/public/custom_time_range_action.tsx
index 5d9804d2a5c33..259fe5c774c4b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ui_actions_enhanced/public/custom_time_range_action.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ui_actions_enhanced/public/custom_time_range_action.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import React from 'react';
 import { IEmbeddable, Embeddable, EmbeddableInput } from 'src/plugins/embeddable/public';
-import { ActionByType, IncompatibleActionError } from '../../../../src/plugins/ui_actions/public';
+import {
+  ActionDefinitionByType,
+  IncompatibleActionError,
+} from '../../../../src/plugins/ui_actions/public';
 import { TimeRange } from '../../../../src/plugins/data/public';
 import { CustomizeTimeRangeModal } from './customize_time_range_modal';
 import { OpenModal, CommonlyUsedRange } from './types';
@@ -38,7 +41,7 @@ export interface TimeRangeActionContext {
   embeddable: Embeddable<TimeRangeInput>;
 }
 
-export class CustomTimeRangeAction implements ActionByType<typeof CUSTOM_TIME_RANGE> {
+export class CustomTimeRangeAction implements ActionDefinitionByType<typeof CUSTOM_TIME_RANGE> {
   public readonly type = CUSTOM_TIME_RANGE;
   private openModal: OpenModal;
   private dateFormat?: string;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ui_actions_enhanced/public/drilldowns/drilldown_definition.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ui_actions_enhanced/public/drilldowns/drilldown_definition.ts
index a41ae851e185b..756bdf9e672aa 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ui_actions_enhanced/public/drilldowns/drilldown_definition.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ui_actions_enhanced/public/drilldowns/drilldown_definition.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 import { ActionFactoryDefinition } from '../dynamic_actions';
 import { LicenseType } from '../../../licensing/public';
+import { ActionExecutionContext } from '../../../../../src/plugins/ui_actions/public';
 
 /**
  * This is a convenience interface to register a drilldown. Drilldown has
@@ -93,10 +94,16 @@ export interface DrilldownDefinition<
    * @param context Object that represents context in which the underlying
    *  `UIAction` of this drilldown is being executed in.
    */
-  execute(config: Config, context: ExecutionContext): void;
+  execute(
+    config: Config,
+    context: ExecutionContext | ActionExecutionContext<ExecutionContext>
+  ): void;
 
   /**
    * A link where drilldown should navigate on middle click or Ctrl + click.
    */
-  getHref?(config: Config, context: ExecutionContext): Promise<string | undefined>;
+  getHref?(
+    config: Config,
+    context: ExecutionContext | ActionExecutionContext<ExecutionContext>
+  ): Promise<string | undefined>;
 }