diff --git a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/data-inspector/DataDescription.tsx b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/data-inspector/DataDescription.tsx
index f188ab410..a9aed4adb 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/data-inspector/DataDescription.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/data-inspector/DataDescription.tsx
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export const presetColors = Object.values({
   grape: '#8c72cb', // Grape
 });
 
-const NullValue = styled.span({
+export const NullValue = styled.span({
   color: theme.semanticColors.nullValue,
 });
 NullValue.displayName = 'DataDescription:NullValue';
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ const UndefinedValue = styled.span({
 });
 UndefinedValue.displayName = 'DataDescription:UndefinedValue';
 
-const StringValue = styled.span({
+export const StringValue = styled.span({
   color: theme.semanticColors.stringValue,
   wordWrap: 'break-word',
 });
@@ -67,12 +67,12 @@ const SymbolValue = styled.span({
 });
 SymbolValue.displayName = 'DataDescription:SymbolValue';
 
-const NumberValue = styled.span({
+export const NumberValue = styled.span({
   color: theme.semanticColors.numberValue,
 });
 NumberValue.displayName = 'DataDescription:NumberValue';
 
-const BooleanValue = styled.span({
+export const BooleanValue = styled.span({
   color: theme.semanticColors.booleanValue,
 });
 BooleanValue.displayName = 'DataDescription:BooleanValue';
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/data-inspector/DataPreview.tsx b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/data-inspector/DataPreview.tsx
index 0c42c8848..2fda326fd 100755
--- a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/data-inspector/DataPreview.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/data-inspector/DataPreview.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,14 @@
  * @format
  */
 
-import {DataDescriptionType, DataDescription} from './DataDescription';
+import {
+  DataDescriptionType,
+  DataDescription,
+  NullValue,
+  BooleanValue,
+  NumberValue,
+  StringValue,
+} from './DataDescription';
 import styled from '@emotion/styled';
 import {getSortedKeys} from './utils';
 import {PureComponent} from 'react';
@@ -67,6 +74,27 @@ export default class DataPreview extends PureComponent<{
     maxProperties: 5,
   };
 
+  previewSimpleValue(propValue: any) {
+    let propValueElement: React.ReactElement | null = null;
+    switch (typeof propValue) {
+      case 'object':
+        if (propValue === null) propValueElement = <NullValue>null</NullValue>;
+        break;
+      case 'boolean':
+        propValueElement = <BooleanValue>{'' + propValue}</BooleanValue>;
+        break;
+      case 'number':
+        propValueElement = <NumberValue>{'' + propValue}</NumberValue>;
+        break;
+      case 'string':
+        if (propValue.length <= 20) {
+          propValueElement = <StringValue>{propValue}</StringValue>;
+        }
+        break;
+    }
+    return propValueElement;
+  }
+
   render() {
     const {depth, extractValue, path, type, value} = this.props;
 
@@ -109,10 +137,17 @@ export default class DataPreview extends PureComponent<{
         if (i >= this.props.maxProperties) {
           ellipsis = <span key={'ellipsis'}>…</span>;
         }
+        const propValueElement = this.previewSimpleValue(
+          value[key]?.value ?? value[key], // might be a wrapped reflection object or not..
+        );
 
         propertyNodes.push(
           <span key={key}>
-            <InspectorName>{key}</InspectorName>
+            <InspectorName>
+              {key}
+              {propValueElement ? `: ` : null}
+              {propValueElement}
+            </InspectorName>
             {ellipsis}
           </span>,
         );
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/data-inspector/__tests__/DataInspector.node.tsx b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/data-inspector/__tests__/DataInspector.node.tsx
index 7efe61cc3..be8161741 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/data-inspector/__tests__/DataInspector.node.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/data-inspector/__tests__/DataInspector.node.tsx
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@ import {sleep} from '../../../utils/sleep';
 const json = {
   data: {
     is: {
-      awesomely: 'cool',
+      awesomely: 'cool cool cool cool cool cool cool', // long enough to prevent quick preview
     },
     and: {
-      also: 'json',
+      also: {
+        deeper: 'json',
+      },
     },
   },
 };
@@ -46,10 +48,13 @@ test('can manually collapse properties', async () => {
   fireEvent.click(await res.findByText(/data/));
   await res.findByText(/awesomely/);
   expect(res.queryAllByText(/cool/).length).toBe(0);
+  expect(res.queryAllByText(/also/).length).toBe(1); // key shown as preview
+  expect(res.queryAllByText(/deeper/).length).toBe(0);
 
   fireEvent.click(await res.findByText(/is/));
   await res.findByText(/cool/);
-  expect(res.queryAllByText(/json/).length).toBe(0); // this node is not shown
+
+  expect(res.queryAllByText(/json/).length).toBe(0); // this is shown thanks to quick preview
 
   // collapsing everything again
   fireEvent.click(await res.findByText(/data/));