diff --git a/superset-frontend/packages/superset-core/src/api/sqlLab.ts b/superset-frontend/packages/superset-core/src/api/sqlLab.ts
index fb4984994dc..e5e501f9f1b 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/packages/superset-core/src/api/sqlLab.ts
+++ b/superset-frontend/packages/superset-core/src/api/sqlLab.ts
@@ -238,6 +238,20 @@ export interface QueryResult {
  * access to tab-specific state and events.
  */
 
+/**
+ * Gets the currently active panel in the current tab.
+ * The active panel defaults to 'Results' when SQL Lab loads.
+ *
+ * @returns The current active panel object.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * ```typescript
+ * const panel = getActivePanel();
+ * console.log(`Active panel: ${panel.id}`);
+ * ```
+ */
+export declare const getActivePanel: () => Panel;
+
 /**
  * Gets the currently active tab in SQL Lab.
  *
diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/core/sqlLab/index.ts b/superset-frontend/src/core/sqlLab/index.ts
index c4c7ce92f28..4867f42bcfc 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/core/sqlLab/index.ts
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/core/sqlLab/index.ts
@@ -215,6 +215,11 @@ function createQueryErrorContext(
 const getCurrentTab: typeof sqlLabApi.getCurrentTab = () =>
   getTab(activeEditorId());
 
+const getActivePanel: typeof sqlLabApi.getActivePanel = () => {
+  const { activeSouthPaneTab } = getSqlLabState();
+  return new Panel(String(activeSouthPaneTab));
+};
+
 const getTabs: typeof sqlLabApi.getTabs = () => {
   const { queryEditors } = getSqlLabState();
   return queryEditors
@@ -389,6 +394,7 @@ const onDidChangeTabTitle: typeof sqlLabApi.onDidChangeTabTitle = (
 
 export const sqlLab: typeof sqlLabApi = {
   CTASMethod,
+  getActivePanel,
   getCurrentTab,
   onDidChangeEditorDatabase,
   onDidChangeEditorSchema,