diff --git a/packages/dockview-core/src/__tests__/dockview/dockviewComponent.spec.ts b/packages/dockview-core/src/__tests__/dockview/dockviewComponent.spec.ts
index c646ca0a5..c6dc7a038 100644
--- a/packages/dockview-core/src/__tests__/dockview/dockviewComponent.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/dockview-core/src/__tests__/dockview/dockviewComponent.spec.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { DockviewApi } from '../../api/component.api';
 import { DockviewDndOverlayEvent } from '../../dockview/options';
 import { SizeEvent } from '../../api/gridviewPanelApi';
 import { setupMockWindow } from '../__mocks__/mockWindow';
+import { exhaustMicrotaskQueue } from '../__test_utils__/utils';
 
 class PanelContentPartTest implements IContentRenderer {
     element: HTMLElement = document.createElement('div');
@@ -4867,6 +4868,155 @@ describe('dockviewComponent', () => {
             );
         });
 
+        test('basic', async () => {
+            jest.useRealTimers();
+
+            const container = document.createElement('div');
+
+            window.open = () => setupMockWindow();
+
+            const dockview = new DockviewComponent(container, {
+                createComponent(options) {
+                    switch (options.name) {
+                        case 'default':
+                            return new PanelContentPartTest(
+                                options.id,
+                                options.name
+                            );
+                        default:
+                            throw new Error(`unsupported`);
+                    }
+                },
+            });
+
+            dockview.layout(1000, 1000);
+
+            dockview.fromJSON({
+                activeGroup: 'group-1',
+                grid: {
+                    root: {
+                        type: 'branch',
+                        data: [
+                            {
+                                type: 'leaf',
+                                data: {
+                                    views: ['panel1'],
+                                    id: 'group-1',
+                                    activeView: 'panel1',
+                                },
+                                size: 1000,
+                            },
+                        ],
+                        size: 1000,
+                    },
+                    height: 1000,
+                    width: 1000,
+                    orientation: Orientation.VERTICAL,
+                },
+                popoutGroups: [
+                    {
+                        data: {
+                            views: ['panel2'],
+                            id: 'group-2',
+                            activeView: 'panel2',
+                        },
+                        position: null,
+                    },
+                ],
+                panels: {
+                    panel1: {
+                        id: 'panel1',
+                        contentComponent: 'default',
+                        title: 'panel1',
+                    },
+                    panel2: {
+                        id: 'panel2',
+                        contentComponent: 'default',
+                        title: 'panel2',
+                    },
+                },
+            });
+
+            await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+
+            const panel2 = dockview.api.getPanel('panel2');
+
+            const windowObject =
+                panel2?.api.location.type === 'popout'
+                    ? panel2?.api.location.getWindow()
+                    : undefined;
+
+            expect(windowObject).toBeTruthy();
+
+            windowObject!.close();
+        });
+
+        test('grid -> floating -> popout -> popout closed', async () => {
+            const container = document.createElement('div');
+
+            window.open = () => setupMockWindow();
+
+            const dockview = new DockviewComponent(container, {
+                createComponent(options) {
+                    switch (options.name) {
+                        case 'default':
+                            return new PanelContentPartTest(
+                                options.id,
+                                options.name
+                            );
+                        default:
+                            throw new Error(`unsupported`);
+                    }
+                },
+            });
+
+            dockview.layout(1000, 500);
+
+            const panel1 = dockview.addPanel({
+                id: 'panel_1',
+                component: 'default',
+            });
+
+            const panel2 = dockview.addPanel({
+                id: 'panel_2',
+                component: 'default',
+            });
+
+            const panel3 = dockview.addPanel({
+                id: 'panel_3',
+                component: 'default',
+                position: { direction: 'right' },
+            });
+
+            expect(panel1.api.location.type).toBe('grid');
+            expect(panel2.api.location.type).toBe('grid');
+            expect(panel3.api.location.type).toBe('grid');
+
+            dockview.addFloatingGroup(panel2);
+
+            expect(panel1.api.location.type).toBe('grid');
+            expect(panel2.api.location.type).toBe('floating');
+            expect(panel3.api.location.type).toBe('grid');
+
+            await dockview.addPopoutGroup(panel2);
+
+            expect(panel1.api.location.type).toBe('grid');
+            expect(panel2.api.location.type).toBe('popout');
+            expect(panel3.api.location.type).toBe('grid');
+
+            const windowObject =
+                panel2.api.location.type === 'popout'
+                    ? panel2.api.location.getWindow()
+                    : undefined;
+            expect(windowObject).toBeTruthy();
+
+            windowObject!.close();
+
+            expect(panel1.api.location.type).toBe('grid');
+            expect(panel2.api.location.type).toBe('floating');
+            expect(panel3.api.location.type).toBe('grid');
+        });
+
         test('move popout group of 1 panel inside grid', async () => {
             const container = document.createElement('div');
 
@@ -5116,7 +5266,7 @@ describe('dockviewComponent', () => {
             mockWindow.close();
 
             expect(panel1.group.api.location.type).toBe('grid');
-            expect(panel2.group.api.location.type).toBe('grid');
+            expect(panel2.group.api.location.type).toBe('floating');
             expect(panel3.group.api.location.type).toBe('grid');
 
             dockview.clear();
diff --git a/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/dockviewComponent.ts b/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/dockviewComponent.ts
index cf7823d9f..9d49df053 100644
--- a/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/dockviewComponent.ts
+++ b/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/dockviewComponent.ts
@@ -706,6 +706,8 @@ export class DockviewComponent
                     _window.window!.innerHeight
                 );
 
+                let floatingBox: AnchoredBox | undefined;
+
                 if (!options?.overridePopoutGroup && isGroupAddedToDom) {
                     if (itemToPopout instanceof DockviewPanel) {
                         this.movingLock(() => {
@@ -727,7 +729,15 @@ export class DockviewComponent
                                 break;
                             case 'floating':
                             case 'popout':
+                                floatingBox = this._floatingGroups
+                                    .find(
+                                        (value) =>
+                                            value.group.api.id ===
+                                            itemToPopout.api.id
+                                    )
+                                    ?.overlay.toJSON();
                                 this.removeGroup(referenceGroup);
+
                                 break;
                         }
                     }
@@ -825,20 +835,29 @@ export class DockviewComponent
                                 });
                             }
                         } else if (this.getPanel(group.id)) {
-                            this.doRemoveGroup(group, {
-                                skipDispose: true,
-                                skipActive: true,
-                                skipPopoutReturn: true,
-                            });
-
                             const removedGroup = group;
 
-                            removedGroup.model.renderContainer =
-                                this.overlayRenderContainer;
-                            removedGroup.model.location = { type: 'grid' };
-                            returnedGroup = removedGroup;
+                            if (floatingBox) {
+                                this.addFloatingGroup(removedGroup, {
+                                    height: floatingBox.height,
+                                    width: floatingBox.width,
+                                    position: floatingBox,
+                                });
+                            } else {
+                                this.doRemoveGroup(removedGroup, {
+                                    skipDispose: true,
+                                    skipActive: true,
+                                    skipPopoutReturn: true,
+                                });
 
-                            this.doAddGroup(removedGroup, [0]);
+                                removedGroup.model.renderContainer =
+                                    this.overlayRenderContainer;
+                                removedGroup.model.location = { type: 'grid' };
+                                returnedGroup = removedGroup;
+                                this.movingLock(() => {
+                                    this.doAddGroup(removedGroup, [0]);
+                                });
+                            }
                             this.doSetGroupAndPanelActive(removedGroup);
                         }
                     })
@@ -1477,6 +1496,22 @@ export class DockviewComponent
             );
         }
 
+        if (options.popout) {
+            const group = this.createGroup();
+            this._onDidAddGroup.fire(group);
+
+            this.addPopoutGroup(group);
+
+            const panel = this.createPanel(options, group);
+
+            group.model.openPanel(panel, {
+                skipSetActive: options.inactive,
+                skipSetGroupActive: options.inactive,
+            });
+
+            return panel;
+        }
+
         const initial = {
             width: options.initialWidth,
             height: options.initialHeight,
diff --git a/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/options.ts b/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/options.ts
index 3e87923a2..d21418730 100644
--- a/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/options.ts
+++ b/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/options.ts
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ export type AddPanelOptions<P extends object = Parameters> = {
     inactive?: boolean;
     initialWidth?: number;
     initialHeight?: number;
+    popout?: boolean;
 } & Partial<AddPanelOptionsUnion> &
     Partial<Contraints>;