diff --git a/addons/interactions/src/Panel.stories.tsx b/addons/interactions/src/Panel.stories.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..53a3bc7504b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/interactions/src/Panel.stories.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { ComponentStoryObj, ComponentMeta } from '@storybook/react';
+import { CallStates } from '@storybook/instrumenter';
+import { styled } from '@storybook/theming';
+
+import { getCall } from './mocks';
+import { AddonPanelPure } from './Panel';
+
+const StyledWrapper = styled.div(({ theme }) => ({
+  backgroundColor: theme.background.content,
+  color: theme.color.defaultText,
+  display: 'block',
+  height: '100%',
+  position: 'absolute',
+  left: 0,
+  right: 0,
+  bottom: 0,
+  overflow: 'auto',
+}));
+
+export default {
+  title: 'Addons/Interactions/Panel',
+  component: AddonPanelPure,
+  decorators: [
+    (Story: any) => (
+      <StyledWrapper id="panel-tab-content">
+        <Story />
+      </StyledWrapper>
+    ),
+  ],
+  parameters: {
+    layout: 'fullscreen',
+  },
+  args: {
+    calls: new Map(),
+    endRef: null,
+    fileName: 'addon-interactions.stories.tsx',
+    hasException: false,
+    hasNext: false,
+    hasPrevious: true,
+    interactions: [getCall(CallStates.DONE)],
+    isDisabled: false,
+    isPlaying: false,
+    showTabIcon: false,
+    isDebuggingEnabled: true,
+    // prop for the AddonPanel used as wrapper of Panel
+    active: true,
+  },
+} as ComponentMeta<typeof AddonPanelPure>;
+
+type Story = ComponentStoryObj<typeof AddonPanelPure>;
+
+export const Passing: Story = {
+  args: {
+    interactions: [getCall(CallStates.DONE)],
+  },
+};
+
+export const Paused: Story = {
+  args: {
+    isPlaying: true,
+    interactions: [getCall(CallStates.WAITING)],
+  },
+};
+
+export const Playing: Story = {
+  args: {
+    isPlaying: true,
+    interactions: [getCall(CallStates.ACTIVE)],
+  },
+};
+
+export const Failed: Story = {
+  args: {
+    hasException: true,
+    interactions: [getCall(CallStates.ERROR)],
+  },
+};
+
+export const WithDebuggingDisabled: Story = {
+  args: { isDebuggingEnabled: false },
+};
+
+export const NoInteractions: Story = {
+  args: {
+    interactions: [],
+  },
+};
diff --git a/addons/interactions/src/Panel.tsx b/addons/interactions/src/Panel.tsx
index bb8b9293b4c..266a9212b80 100644
--- a/addons/interactions/src/Panel.tsx
+++ b/addons/interactions/src/Panel.tsx
@@ -6,14 +6,38 @@ import { STORY_RENDER_PHASE_CHANGED } from '@storybook/core-events';
 import { AddonPanel, Link, Placeholder } from '@storybook/components';
 import { EVENTS, Call, CallStates, LogItem } from '@storybook/instrumenter';
 import { styled } from '@storybook/theming';
+
 import { StatusIcon } from './components/StatusIcon/StatusIcon';
 import { Subnav } from './components/Subnav/Subnav';
 import { Interaction } from './components/Interaction/Interaction';
 
-interface PanelProps {
+const { FEATURES } = global;
+
+interface AddonPanelProps {
   active: boolean;
 }
 
+interface InteractionsPanelProps {
+  active: boolean;
+  showTabIcon?: boolean;
+  interactions: (Call & { state?: CallStates })[];
+  isDisabled?: boolean;
+  hasPrevious?: boolean;
+  hasNext?: boolean;
+  fileName?: string;
+  hasException?: boolean;
+  isPlaying?: boolean;
+  calls: Map<string, any>;
+  endRef?: React.Ref<HTMLDivElement>;
+  isDebuggingEnabled?: boolean;
+  onStart?: () => void;
+  onPrevious?: () => void;
+  onNext?: () => void;
+  onEnd?: () => void;
+  onScrollToEnd?: () => void;
+  onInteractionClick?: (callId: string) => void;
+}
+
 const pendingStates = [CallStates.ACTIVE, CallStates.WAITING];
 const completedStates = [CallStates.DONE, CallStates.ERROR];
 
@@ -21,7 +45,80 @@ const TabIcon = styled(StatusIcon)({
   marginLeft: 5,
 });
 
-export const Panel: React.FC<PanelProps> = (props) => {
+export const AddonPanelPure: React.FC<InteractionsPanelProps> = React.memo(
+  ({
+    showTabIcon,
+    interactions,
+    isDisabled,
+    hasPrevious,
+    hasNext,
+    fileName,
+    hasException,
+    isPlaying,
+    onStart,
+    onPrevious,
+    onNext,
+    onEnd,
+    onScrollToEnd,
+    calls,
+    onInteractionClick,
+    endRef,
+    isDebuggingEnabled,
+    ...panelProps
+  }) => {
+    return (
+      <AddonPanel {...panelProps}>
+        {showTabIcon &&
+          ReactDOM.createPortal(
+            <TabIcon status={hasException ? CallStates.ERROR : CallStates.ACTIVE} />,
+            global.document.getElementById('tabbutton-interactions')
+          )}
+        {isDebuggingEnabled && interactions.length > 0 && (
+          <Subnav
+            isDisabled={isDisabled}
+            hasPrevious={hasPrevious}
+            hasNext={hasNext}
+            storyFileName={fileName}
+            status={
+              // eslint-disable-next-line no-nested-ternary
+              isPlaying ? CallStates.ACTIVE : hasException ? CallStates.ERROR : CallStates.DONE
+            }
+            onStart={onStart}
+            onPrevious={onPrevious}
+            onNext={onNext}
+            onEnd={onEnd}
+            onScrollToEnd={onScrollToEnd}
+          />
+        )}
+        {interactions.map((call) => (
+          <Interaction
+            key={call.id}
+            call={call}
+            callsById={calls}
+            isDebuggingEnabled={isDebuggingEnabled}
+            isDisabled={isDisabled}
+            onClick={() => onInteractionClick(call.id)}
+          />
+        ))}
+        <div ref={endRef} />
+        {!isPlaying && interactions.length === 0 && (
+          <Placeholder>
+            No interactions found
+            <Link
+              href="https://storybook.js.org/docs/react/essentials/interactions"
+              target="_blank"
+              withArrow
+            >
+              Learn how to add interactions to your story
+            </Link>
+          </Placeholder>
+        )}
+      </AddonPanel>
+    );
+  }
+);
+
+export const Panel: React.FC<AddonPanelProps> = (props) => {
   const [isLocked, setLock] = React.useState(false);
   const [isPlaying, setPlaying] = React.useState(true);
   const [scrollTarget, setScrollTarget] = React.useState<HTMLElement>();
@@ -57,57 +154,48 @@ export const Panel: React.FC<PanelProps> = (props) => {
   const [fileName] = storyFilePath.toString().split('/').slice(-1);
   const scrollToTarget = () => scrollTarget?.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth', block: 'end' });
 
+  const isDebuggingEnabled = FEATURES.interactionsDebugger === true;
+
   const isDebugging = log.some((item) => pendingStates.includes(item.state));
   const hasPrevious = log.some((item) => completedStates.includes(item.state));
   const hasNext = log.some((item) => item.state === CallStates.WAITING);
   const hasActive = log.some((item) => item.state === CallStates.ACTIVE);
   const hasException = log.some((item) => item.state === CallStates.ERROR);
-  const isDisabled = hasActive || isLocked || (isPlaying && !isDebugging);
+  const isDisabled = isDebuggingEnabled
+    ? hasActive || isLocked || (isPlaying && !isDebugging)
+    : true;
 
-  const tabButton = global.document.getElementById('tabbutton-interactions');
-  const tabStatus = hasException ? CallStates.ERROR : CallStates.ACTIVE;
   const showTabIcon = isDebugging || (!isPlaying && hasException);
 
+  const onStart = React.useCallback(() => emit(EVENTS.START, { storyId }), [storyId]);
+  const onPrevious = React.useCallback(() => emit(EVENTS.BACK, { storyId }), [storyId]);
+  const onNext = React.useCallback(() => emit(EVENTS.NEXT, { storyId }), [storyId]);
+  const onEnd = React.useCallback(() => emit(EVENTS.END, { storyId }), [storyId]);
+  const onInteractionClick = React.useCallback(
+    (callId: string) => emit(EVENTS.GOTO, { storyId, callId }),
+    [storyId]
+  );
+
   return (
-    <AddonPanel {...props}>
-      {tabButton && showTabIcon && ReactDOM.createPortal(<TabIcon status={tabStatus} />, tabButton)}
-      {interactions.length > 0 && (
-        <Subnav
-          isDisabled={isDisabled}
-          hasPrevious={hasPrevious}
-          hasNext={hasNext}
-          storyFileName={fileName}
-          // eslint-disable-next-line no-nested-ternary
-          status={isPlaying ? CallStates.ACTIVE : hasException ? CallStates.ERROR : CallStates.DONE}
-          onStart={() => emit(EVENTS.START, { storyId })}
-          onPrevious={() => emit(EVENTS.BACK, { storyId })}
-          onNext={() => emit(EVENTS.NEXT, { storyId })}
-          onEnd={() => emit(EVENTS.END, { storyId })}
-          onScrollToEnd={scrollTarget && scrollToTarget}
-        />
-      )}
-      {interactions.map((call) => (
-        <Interaction
-          key={call.id}
-          call={call}
-          callsById={calls.current}
-          onClick={() => emit(EVENTS.GOTO, { storyId, callId: call.id })}
-          isDisabled={isDisabled}
-        />
-      ))}
-      <div ref={endRef} />
-      {!isPlaying && interactions.length === 0 && (
-        <Placeholder>
-          No interactions found
-          <Link
-            href="https://storybook.js.org/docs/react/essentials/interactions"
-            target="_blank"
-            withArrow
-          >
-            Learn how to add interactions to your story
-          </Link>
-        </Placeholder>
-      )}
-    </AddonPanel>
+    <AddonPanelPure
+      showTabIcon={showTabIcon}
+      interactions={interactions}
+      isDisabled={isDisabled}
+      hasPrevious={hasPrevious}
+      hasNext={hasNext}
+      fileName={fileName}
+      hasException={hasException}
+      isPlaying={isPlaying}
+      calls={calls.current}
+      endRef={endRef}
+      isDebuggingEnabled={isDebuggingEnabled}
+      onStart={onStart}
+      onPrevious={onPrevious}
+      onNext={onNext}
+      onEnd={onEnd}
+      onInteractionClick={onInteractionClick}
+      onScrollToEnd={scrollTarget && scrollToTarget}
+      {...props}
+    />
   );
 };
diff --git a/addons/interactions/src/components/Interaction/Interaction.stories.tsx b/addons/interactions/src/components/Interaction/Interaction.stories.tsx
index 8c1a2ed4042..751841e7c76 100644
--- a/addons/interactions/src/components/Interaction/Interaction.stories.tsx
+++ b/addons/interactions/src/components/Interaction/Interaction.stories.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { ComponentStoryObj, ComponentMeta } from '@storybook/react';
 import { expect } from '@storybook/jest';
-import { Call, CallStates } from '@storybook/instrumenter';
+import { CallStates } from '@storybook/instrumenter';
 import { userEvent, within } from '@storybook/testing-library';
+import { getCall } from '../../mocks';
 
 import { Interaction } from './Interaction';
 
@@ -13,59 +14,31 @@ export default {
   args: {
     callsById: new Map(),
     isDisabled: false,
+    isDebuggingEnabled: true,
   },
 } as ComponentMeta<typeof Interaction>;
 
-const getCallMock = (state: CallStates): Call => {
-  const defaultData = {
-    id: 'addons-interactions-accountform--standard-email-filled [3] change',
-    path: ['fireEvent'],
-    method: 'change',
-    storyId: 'addons-interactions-accountform--standard-email-filled',
-    args: [
-      {
-        __callId__: 'addons-interactions-accountform--standard-email-filled [2] getByTestId',
-        retain: false,
-      },
-      {
-        target: {
-          value: 'michael@chromatic.com',
-        },
-      },
-    ],
-    interceptable: true,
-    retain: false,
-    state,
-  };
-
-  const overrides = CallStates.ERROR
-    ? { exception: { callId: '', stack: '', message: "Things didn't work!" } }
-    : {};
-
-  return { ...defaultData, ...overrides };
-};
-
 export const Active: Story = {
   args: {
-    call: getCallMock(CallStates.ACTIVE),
+    call: getCall(CallStates.ACTIVE),
   },
 };
 
 export const Waiting: Story = {
   args: {
-    call: getCallMock(CallStates.WAITING),
+    call: getCall(CallStates.WAITING),
   },
 };
 
 export const Failed: Story = {
   args: {
-    call: getCallMock(CallStates.ERROR),
+    call: getCall(CallStates.ERROR),
   },
 };
 
 export const Done: Story = {
   args: {
-    call: getCallMock(CallStates.DONE),
+    call: getCall(CallStates.DONE),
   },
 };
 
diff --git a/addons/interactions/src/components/Interaction/Interaction.tsx b/addons/interactions/src/components/Interaction/Interaction.tsx
index c2bfe896488..f9a9dc366d3 100644
--- a/addons/interactions/src/components/Interaction/Interaction.tsx
+++ b/addons/interactions/src/components/Interaction/Interaction.tsx
@@ -65,11 +65,13 @@ export const Interaction = ({
   callsById,
   onClick,
   isDisabled,
+  isDebuggingEnabled,
 }: {
   call: Call;
   callsById: Map<Call['id'], Call>;
   onClick: React.MouseEventHandler<HTMLElement>;
   isDisabled: boolean;
+  isDebuggingEnabled?: boolean;
 }) => {
   const [isHovered, setIsHovered] = React.useState(false);
   return (
@@ -77,9 +79,9 @@ export const Interaction = ({
       <RowLabel
         call={call}
         onClick={onClick}
-        onMouseEnter={() => setIsHovered(true)}
-        onMouseLeave={() => setIsHovered(false)}
-        disabled={isDisabled}
+        disabled={isDebuggingEnabled ? isDisabled : true}
+        onMouseEnter={() => isDebuggingEnabled && setIsHovered(true)}
+        onMouseLeave={() => isDebuggingEnabled && setIsHovered(false)}
       >
         <StatusIcon status={isHovered ? CallStates.ACTIVE : call.state} />
         <MethodCallWrapper style={{ marginLeft: 6, marginBottom: 1 }}>
diff --git a/addons/interactions/src/components/MatcherResult.stories.tsx b/addons/interactions/src/components/MatcherResult.stories.tsx
index 80935e461d0..c81ac36eb20 100644
--- a/addons/interactions/src/components/MatcherResult.stories.tsx
+++ b/addons/interactions/src/components/MatcherResult.stories.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export default {
     ),
   ],
   parameters: {
-    layout: 'fullscren',
+    layout: 'fullscreen',
   },
 };
 
diff --git a/addons/interactions/src/components/MethodCall.stories.tsx b/addons/interactions/src/components/MethodCall.stories.tsx
index 66cb61713a9..a2d09b71d6c 100644
--- a/addons/interactions/src/components/MethodCall.stories.tsx
+++ b/addons/interactions/src/components/MethodCall.stories.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export default {
     ),
   ],
   parameters: {
-    layout: 'fullscren',
+    layout: 'fullscreen',
   },
 };
 
diff --git a/addons/interactions/src/mocks/index.ts b/addons/interactions/src/mocks/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..591fdd9cfbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/interactions/src/mocks/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { CallStates, Call } from '@storybook/instrumenter';
+
+export const getCall = (state: CallStates): Call => {
+  const defaultData = {
+    id: 'addons-interactions-accountform--standard-email-filled [3] change',
+    path: ['fireEvent'],
+    method: 'change',
+    storyId: 'addons-interactions-accountform--standard-email-filled',
+    args: [
+      {
+        __callId__: 'addons-interactions-accountform--standard-email-filled [2] getByTestId',
+        retain: false,
+      },
+      {
+        target: {
+          value: 'michael@chromatic.com',
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+    interceptable: true,
+    retain: false,
+    state,
+  };
+
+  const overrides = CallStates.ERROR
+    ? { exception: { callId: '', stack: '', message: "Things didn't work!" } }
+    : {};
+
+  return { ...defaultData, ...overrides };
+};
diff --git a/examples/official-storybook/main.ts b/examples/official-storybook/main.ts
index c9553782464..d4861400a64 100644
--- a/examples/official-storybook/main.ts
+++ b/examples/official-storybook/main.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ const config: StorybookConfig = {
   logLevel: 'debug',
   features: {
     modernInlineRender: true,
+    interactionsDebugger: true,
   },
 };
 
diff --git a/examples/official-storybook/preview.js b/examples/official-storybook/preview.js
index c5c2ff77a69..c2131c0ebc9 100644
--- a/examples/official-storybook/preview.js
+++ b/examples/official-storybook/preview.js
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ export const parameters = {
       restoreScroll: true,
     },
   },
+  actions: { argTypesRegex: '^on.*' },
   options: {
     storySort: (a, b) =>
       a[1].kind === b[1].kind ? 0 : a[1].id.localeCompare(b[1].id, undefined, { numeric: true }),
diff --git a/lib/core-common/src/types.ts b/lib/core-common/src/types.ts
index 4aeed0b0f06..12df892b75e 100644
--- a/lib/core-common/src/types.ts
+++ b/lib/core-common/src/types.ts
@@ -314,6 +314,11 @@ export interface StorybookConfig {
      */
     breakingChangesV7?: boolean;
 
+    /**
+     * Enable the step debugger functionality in Addon-interactions.
+     */
+    interactionsDebugger?: boolean;
+
     /**
      * Use Storybook 7.0 babel config scheme
      */