diff --git a/hypertrace-core-graphql b/hypertrace-core-graphql
index 8ef6b667..70ad70a3 160000
--- a/hypertrace-core-graphql
+++ b/hypertrace-core-graphql
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 8ef6b667c33792c4da7a5508d1b6200eaf9ff599
+Subproject commit 70ad70a32d20b882645f511190292c8790063929
diff --git a/hypertrace-graphql-explorer-schema/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/graphql/explorer/dao/GatewayServiceExploreRequestBuilder.java b/hypertrace-graphql-explorer-schema/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/graphql/explorer/dao/GatewayServiceExploreRequestBuilder.java
index 99f33dc8..6d49643a 100644
--- a/hypertrace-graphql-explorer-schema/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/graphql/explorer/dao/GatewayServiceExploreRequestBuilder.java
+++ b/hypertrace-graphql-explorer-schema/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/graphql/explorer/dao/GatewayServiceExploreRequestBuilder.java
@@ -21,8 +21,11 @@
 import org.hypertrace.gateway.service.v1.common.Expression;
 import org.hypertrace.gateway.service.v1.common.Filter;
 import org.hypertrace.gateway.service.v1.common.TimeAggregation;
+import org.hypertrace.gateway.service.v1.explore.ContextOption;
+import org.hypertrace.gateway.service.v1.explore.EntityOption;
 import org.hypertrace.gateway.service.v1.explore.ExploreRequest.Builder;
 import org.hypertrace.graphql.explorer.request.ExploreRequest;
+import org.hypertrace.graphql.explorer.schema.argument.EntityContextOptions;
 import org.hypertrace.graphql.explorer.schema.argument.IntervalArgument;
 import org.hypertrace.graphql.metric.request.MetricAggregationRequest;
 import org.hypertrace.graphql.metric.request.MetricSeriesRequest;
@@ -59,7 +62,8 @@ Single<org.hypertrace.gateway.service.v1.explore.ExploreRequest> buildRequest(
         this.filterConverter.convert(request.filterArguments()),
         this.buildAnyAggregations(request),
         this.buildAnyTimeAggregations(request),
-        (attributes, orderBys, groupBys, filter, aggregations, series) -> {
+        this.buildContextOptions(request),
+        (attributes, orderBys, groupBys, filter, aggregations, series, contextOptions) -> {
           Builder builder =
               org.hypertrace.gateway.service.v1.explore.ExploreRequest.newBuilder()
                   .setContext(request.scope())
@@ -73,7 +77,8 @@ Single<org.hypertrace.gateway.service.v1.explore.ExploreRequest> buildRequest(
                   .setOffset(request.offset())
                   .setFilter(filter)
                   .setSpaceId(request.spaceId().orElse("")) // String proto default value
-                  .setGroupLimit(request.groupLimit().orElse(0)); // Int proto default value
+                  .setGroupLimit(request.groupLimit().orElse(0)) // Int proto default value
+                  .setContextOption(contextOptions);
           request
               .timeRange()
               .ifPresent(
@@ -109,6 +114,20 @@ private Single<Set<TimeAggregation>> buildAnyTimeAggregations(ExploreRequest exp
         .flatMap(this.seriesConverter::convert);
   }
 
+  private Single<ContextOption> buildContextOptions(ExploreRequest exploreRequest) {
+    if (exploreRequest.entityContextOptions().isEmpty()) {
+      return Single.just(ContextOption.newBuilder().build());
+    }
+    EntityContextOptions entityContextOptions = exploreRequest.entityContextOptions().get();
+    return Single.just(
+        ContextOption.newBuilder()
+            .setEntityOption(
+                EntityOption.newBuilder()
+                    .setIncludeNonLiveEntities(entityContextOptions.includeNonLiveEntities())
+                    .build())
+            .build());
+  }
+
   @Value
   @Accessors(fluent = true)
   private static class ExplorerMetricSeriesRequest implements MetricSeriesRequest {
diff --git a/hypertrace-graphql-explorer-schema/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/graphql/explorer/deserialization/EntityContextOptionsDeserializationConfig.java b/hypertrace-graphql-explorer-schema/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/graphql/explorer/deserialization/EntityContextOptionsDeserializationConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e1b1bbaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hypertrace-graphql-explorer-schema/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/graphql/explorer/deserialization/EntityContextOptionsDeserializationConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package org.hypertrace.graphql.explorer.deserialization;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.Module;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.module.SimpleModule;
+import java.util.List;
+import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.Value;
+import lombok.experimental.Accessors;
+import org.hypertrace.core.graphql.deserialization.ArgumentDeserializationConfig;
+import org.hypertrace.graphql.explorer.schema.argument.EntityContextOptions;
+
+public class EntityContextOptionsDeserializationConfig implements ArgumentDeserializationConfig {
+
+  @Override
+  public String getArgumentKey() {
+    return EntityContextOptions.ARGUMENT_NAME;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Class<EntityContextOptions> getArgumentSchema() {
+    return EntityContextOptions.class;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public List<Module> jacksonModules() {
+    return List.of(
+        new SimpleModule()
+            .addAbstractTypeMapping(
+                EntityContextOptions.class,
+                EntityContextOptionsDeserializationConfig.DefaultEntityContextOptionsArgument
+                    .class));
+  }
+
+  @Value
+  @Accessors(fluent = true)
+  @NoArgsConstructor(force = true)
+  private static class DefaultEntityContextOptionsArgument implements EntityContextOptions {
+
+    @JsonProperty(EntityContextOptions.INCLUDE_NON_LIVE_ENTITIES)
+    boolean includeNonLiveEntities;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/hypertrace-graphql-explorer-schema/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/graphql/explorer/deserialization/ExplorerDeserializationModule.java b/hypertrace-graphql-explorer-schema/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/graphql/explorer/deserialization/ExplorerDeserializationModule.java
index 49342aeb..acfd3622 100644
--- a/hypertrace-graphql-explorer-schema/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/graphql/explorer/deserialization/ExplorerDeserializationModule.java
+++ b/hypertrace-graphql-explorer-schema/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/graphql/explorer/deserialization/ExplorerDeserializationModule.java
@@ -56,5 +56,8 @@ protected void configure() {
 
     deserializationConfigMultibinder.addBinding().to(GroupByArgumentDeserializationConfig.class);
     deserializationConfigMultibinder.addBinding().to(IntervalArgumentDeserializationConfig.class);
+    deserializationConfigMultibinder
+        .addBinding()
+        .to(EntityContextOptionsDeserializationConfig.class);
   }
 }
diff --git a/hypertrace-graphql-explorer-schema/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/graphql/explorer/request/DefaultExploreRequestBuilder.java b/hypertrace-graphql-explorer-schema/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/graphql/explorer/request/DefaultExploreRequestBuilder.java
index 3d12f8c2..213abc5a 100644
--- a/hypertrace-graphql-explorer-schema/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/graphql/explorer/request/DefaultExploreRequestBuilder.java
+++ b/hypertrace-graphql-explorer-schema/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/graphql/explorer/request/DefaultExploreRequestBuilder.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import org.hypertrace.core.graphql.common.utils.attributes.AttributeScopeStringTranslator;
 import org.hypertrace.core.graphql.context.GraphQlRequestContext;
 import org.hypertrace.core.graphql.deserialization.ArgumentDeserializer;
+import org.hypertrace.graphql.explorer.schema.argument.EntityContextOptions;
 import org.hypertrace.graphql.explorer.schema.argument.ExplorerContext;
 import org.hypertrace.graphql.explorer.schema.argument.ExplorerContextArgument;
 import org.hypertrace.graphql.explorer.schema.argument.ExplorerScopeArgument;
@@ -112,6 +113,9 @@ public Single<ExploreRequest> build(
     Optional<IntervalArgument> intervalArgument =
         this.argumentDeserializer.deserializeObject(arguments, IntervalArgument.class);
 
+    Optional<EntityContextOptions> entityContextOptions =
+        this.argumentDeserializer.deserializeObject(arguments, EntityContextOptions.class);
+
     Single<Set<AttributeRequest>> attributeSelections =
         this.selectionRequestBuilder.getAttributeSelections(
             requestContext, explorerScope, selectionSet);
@@ -131,6 +135,7 @@ public Single<ExploreRequest> build(
         requestedOrders,
         groupBy,
         intervalArgument,
+        entityContextOptions,
         attributeSelections,
         aggregationSelections);
   }
@@ -147,6 +152,7 @@ public Single<ExploreRequest> build(
       List<AggregatableOrderArgument> requestedOrders,
       Optional<GroupByArgument> groupBy,
       Optional<IntervalArgument> intervalArgument,
+      Optional<EntityContextOptions> entityContextOptions,
       Single<Set<AttributeRequest>> attributeSelections,
       Single<Set<MetricAggregationRequest>> aggregationSelections) {
 
@@ -178,6 +184,7 @@ public Single<ExploreRequest> build(
                 filters,
                 groupByAttribute,
                 intervalArgument,
+                entityContextOptions,
                 groupBy.map(GroupByArgument::includeRest).orElse(false),
                 spaceId,
                 groupBy.map(GroupByArgument::groupLimit)));
@@ -221,6 +228,7 @@ private static class DefaultExploreRequest implements ExploreRequest {
     List<AttributeAssociation<FilterArgument>> filterArguments;
     Set<AttributeRequest> groupByAttributeRequests;
     Optional<IntervalArgument> timeInterval;
+    Optional<EntityContextOptions> entityContextOptions;
     boolean includeRest;
     Optional<String> spaceId;
     Optional<Integer> groupLimit;
diff --git a/hypertrace-graphql-explorer-schema/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/graphql/explorer/request/ExploreRequest.java b/hypertrace-graphql-explorer-schema/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/graphql/explorer/request/ExploreRequest.java
index 233c92d8..bfbde218 100644
--- a/hypertrace-graphql-explorer-schema/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/graphql/explorer/request/ExploreRequest.java
+++ b/hypertrace-graphql-explorer-schema/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/graphql/explorer/request/ExploreRequest.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import org.hypertrace.core.graphql.common.request.ContextualRequest;
 import org.hypertrace.core.graphql.common.schema.arguments.TimeRangeArgument;
 import org.hypertrace.core.graphql.common.schema.results.arguments.filter.FilterArgument;
+import org.hypertrace.graphql.explorer.schema.argument.EntityContextOptions;
 import org.hypertrace.graphql.explorer.schema.argument.IntervalArgument;
 import org.hypertrace.graphql.metric.request.MetricAggregationRequest;
 
@@ -37,4 +38,6 @@ public interface ExploreRequest extends ContextualRequest {
   Optional<String> spaceId();
 
   Optional<Integer> groupLimit();
+
+  Optional<EntityContextOptions> entityContextOptions();
 }
diff --git a/hypertrace-graphql-explorer-schema/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/graphql/explorer/request/ExploreRequestBuilder.java b/hypertrace-graphql-explorer-schema/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/graphql/explorer/request/ExploreRequestBuilder.java
index d6dfd0d1..95bee6b4 100644
--- a/hypertrace-graphql-explorer-schema/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/graphql/explorer/request/ExploreRequestBuilder.java
+++ b/hypertrace-graphql-explorer-schema/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/graphql/explorer/request/ExploreRequestBuilder.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import org.hypertrace.core.graphql.common.schema.arguments.TimeRangeArgument;
 import org.hypertrace.core.graphql.common.schema.results.arguments.filter.FilterArgument;
 import org.hypertrace.core.graphql.context.GraphQlRequestContext;
+import org.hypertrace.graphql.explorer.schema.argument.EntityContextOptions;
 import org.hypertrace.graphql.explorer.schema.argument.GroupByArgument;
 import org.hypertrace.graphql.explorer.schema.argument.IntervalArgument;
 import org.hypertrace.graphql.metric.request.MetricAggregationRequest;
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ Single<ExploreRequest> build(
       List<AggregatableOrderArgument> requestedOrders,
       Optional<GroupByArgument> groupBy,
       Optional<IntervalArgument> intervalArgument,
+      Optional<EntityContextOptions> entityContextOptions,
       Single<Set<AttributeRequest>> attributeSelections,
       Single<Set<MetricAggregationRequest>> aggregationSelections);
 }
diff --git a/hypertrace-graphql-explorer-schema/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/graphql/explorer/schema/ExplorerSchema.java b/hypertrace-graphql-explorer-schema/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/graphql/explorer/schema/ExplorerSchema.java
index 72376133..74b21393 100644
--- a/hypertrace-graphql-explorer-schema/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/graphql/explorer/schema/ExplorerSchema.java
+++ b/hypertrace-graphql-explorer-schema/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/graphql/explorer/schema/ExplorerSchema.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import org.hypertrace.core.graphql.common.schema.results.arguments.page.OffsetArgument;
 import org.hypertrace.core.graphql.common.schema.results.arguments.space.SpaceArgument;
 import org.hypertrace.graphql.explorer.fetcher.ExplorerFetcher;
+import org.hypertrace.graphql.explorer.schema.argument.EntityContextOptions;
 import org.hypertrace.graphql.explorer.schema.argument.ExplorerContext;
 import org.hypertrace.graphql.explorer.schema.argument.ExplorerContextArgument;
 import org.hypertrace.graphql.explorer.schema.argument.ExplorerScopeArgument;
@@ -37,5 +38,6 @@ ExploreResultSet explore(
       @GraphQLName(FilterArgument.ARGUMENT_NAME) List<FilterArgument> filterBy,
       @GraphQLName(OrderArgument.ARGUMENT_NAME) List<AggregatableOrderArgument> orderBy,
       @GraphQLName(GroupByArgument.ARGUMENT_NAME) GroupByArgument groupBy,
-      @GraphQLName(IntervalArgument.ARGUMENT_NAME) IntervalArgument interval);
+      @GraphQLName(IntervalArgument.ARGUMENT_NAME) IntervalArgument interval,
+      @GraphQLName(EntityContextOptions.ARGUMENT_NAME) EntityContextOptions entityContextOptions);
 }
diff --git a/hypertrace-graphql-explorer-schema/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/graphql/explorer/schema/argument/EntityContextOptions.java b/hypertrace-graphql-explorer-schema/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/graphql/explorer/schema/argument/EntityContextOptions.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1abdf9ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hypertrace-graphql-explorer-schema/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/graphql/explorer/schema/argument/EntityContextOptions.java
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package org.hypertrace.graphql.explorer.schema.argument;
+
+import graphql.annotations.annotationTypes.GraphQLField;
+import graphql.annotations.annotationTypes.GraphQLName;
+import graphql.annotations.annotationTypes.GraphQLNonNull;
+
+@GraphQLName(EntityContextOptions.TYPE_NAME)
+public interface EntityContextOptions {
+  String TYPE_NAME = "EntityContextOptions";
+  String ARGUMENT_NAME = "entityContextOptions";
+  String INCLUDE_NON_LIVE_ENTITIES = "includeNonLiveEntities";
+
+  @GraphQLField
+  @GraphQLNonNull
+  @GraphQLName(INCLUDE_NON_LIVE_ENTITIES)
+  boolean includeNonLiveEntities();
+}
diff --git a/hypertrace-graphql-spaces-schema/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/graphql/spaces/dao/ExplorerBackedSpacesDao.java b/hypertrace-graphql-spaces-schema/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/graphql/spaces/dao/ExplorerBackedSpacesDao.java
index 48ee0cac..c85fce1b 100644
--- a/hypertrace-graphql-spaces-schema/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/graphql/spaces/dao/ExplorerBackedSpacesDao.java
+++ b/hypertrace-graphql-spaces-schema/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/graphql/spaces/dao/ExplorerBackedSpacesDao.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 import org.hypertrace.graphql.explorer.request.ExploreRequest;
 import org.hypertrace.graphql.explorer.schema.ExploreResultSet;
 import org.hypertrace.graphql.explorer.schema.Selection;
+import org.hypertrace.graphql.explorer.schema.argument.EntityContextOptions;
 import org.hypertrace.graphql.explorer.schema.argument.IntervalArgument;
 import org.hypertrace.graphql.metric.request.MetricAggregationRequest;
 import org.hypertrace.graphql.metric.request.MetricAggregationRequestBuilder;
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ private static class ActiveSpaceExploreRequest implements ExploreRequest {
     Set<AttributeRequest> attributeRequests = emptySet();
     List<AttributeAssociation<FilterArgument>> filterArguments = emptyList();
     Optional<IntervalArgument> timeInterval = Optional.empty();
+    Optional<EntityContextOptions> entityContextOptions = Optional.empty();
     boolean includeRest = false;
     Optional<String> spaceId = Optional.empty();
     Optional<Integer> groupLimit = Optional.of(MAX_SPACES);