diff --git a/frontend/src/container/OptionsMenu/constants.ts b/frontend/src/container/OptionsMenu/constants.ts
index b1e5463686..2db02f85b8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/container/OptionsMenu/constants.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/container/OptionsMenu/constants.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { DataTypes } from 'types/api/queryBuilder/queryAutocompleteResponse';
+
 import { OptionsQuery } from './types';
 
 export const URL_OPTIONS = 'options';
@@ -7,3 +9,46 @@ export const defaultOptionsQuery: OptionsQuery = {
 	maxLines: 2,
 	format: 'list',
 };
+
+export const defaultTraceSelectedColumns = [
+	{
+		key: 'serviceName',
+		dataType: DataTypes.String,
+		type: 'tag',
+		isColumn: true,
+		isJSON: false,
+		id: 'serviceName--string--tag--true',
+	},
+	{
+		key: 'name',
+		dataType: DataTypes.String,
+		type: 'tag',
+		isColumn: true,
+		isJSON: false,
+		id: 'name--string--tag--true',
+	},
+	{
+		key: 'durationNano',
+		dataType: DataTypes.Float64,
+		type: 'tag',
+		isColumn: true,
+		isJSON: false,
+		id: 'durationNano--float64--tag--true',
+	},
+	{
+		key: 'httpMethod',
+		dataType: DataTypes.String,
+		type: 'tag',
+		isColumn: true,
+		isJSON: false,
+		id: 'httpMethod--string--tag--true',
+	},
+	{
+		key: 'responseStatusCode',
+		dataType: DataTypes.String,
+		type: 'tag',
+		isColumn: true,
+		isJSON: false,
+		id: 'responseStatusCode--string--tag--true',
+	},
+];
diff --git a/frontend/src/container/OptionsMenu/useOptionsMenu.ts b/frontend/src/container/OptionsMenu/useOptionsMenu.ts
index be2ae00b37..97fbbbb006 100644
--- a/frontend/src/container/OptionsMenu/useOptionsMenu.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/container/OptionsMenu/useOptionsMenu.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ import {
 } from 'types/api/queryBuilder/queryAutocompleteResponse';
 import { DataSource } from 'types/common/queryBuilder';
 
-import { defaultOptionsQuery, URL_OPTIONS } from './constants';
+import {
+	defaultOptionsQuery,
+	defaultTraceSelectedColumns,
+	URL_OPTIONS,
+} from './constants';
 import { InitialOptions, OptionsMenuConfig, OptionsQuery } from './types';
 import { getOptionsFromKeys } from './utils';
 
@@ -124,20 +128,29 @@ const useOptionsMenu = ({
 		{ queryKey: [debouncedSearchText, isFocused], enabled: isFocused },
 	);
 
-	const searchedAttributeKeys = useMemo(
-		() => searchedAttributesData?.payload?.attributeKeys || [],
-		[searchedAttributesData?.payload?.attributeKeys],
-	);
+	const searchedAttributeKeys = useMemo(() => {
+		if (searchedAttributesData?.payload?.attributeKeys?.length) {
+			return searchedAttributesData.payload.attributeKeys;
+		}
+		if (dataSource === DataSource.TRACES) {
+			return defaultTraceSelectedColumns;
+		}
+
+		return [];
+	}, [dataSource, searchedAttributesData?.payload?.attributeKeys]);
 
 	const initialOptionsQuery: OptionsQuery = useMemo(
 		() => ({
 			...defaultOptionsQuery,
 			...initialOptions,
+			// eslint-disable-next-line no-nested-ternary
 			selectColumns: initialOptions?.selectColumns
 				? initialSelectedColumns
+				: dataSource === DataSource.TRACES
+				? defaultTraceSelectedColumns
 				: defaultOptionsQuery.selectColumns,
 		}),
-		[initialOptions, initialSelectedColumns],
+		[dataSource, initialOptions, initialSelectedColumns],
 	);
 
 	const selectedColumnKeys = useMemo(