diff --git a/wagtail/admin/views/generic/models.py b/wagtail/admin/views/generic/models.py
index bf3168af0f..4a5494e90b 100644
--- a/wagtail/admin/views/generic/models.py
+++ b/wagtail/admin/views/generic/models.py
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ class IndexView(
     add_url_name = None
     add_item_label = gettext_lazy("Add")
     edit_url_name = None
+    inspect_url_name = None
     delete_url_name = None
     any_permission_required = ["add", "change", "delete"]
     search_fields = None
@@ -364,6 +365,10 @@ class IndexView(
         if self.edit_url_name:
             return reverse(self.edit_url_name, args=(quote(instance.pk),))
 
+    def get_inspect_url(self, instance):
+        if self.inspect_url_name:
+            return reverse(self.inspect_url_name, args=(quote(instance.pk),))
+
     def get_delete_url(self, instance):
         if self.delete_url_name:
             return reverse(self.delete_url_name, args=(quote(instance.pk),))
@@ -415,6 +420,20 @@ class IndexView(
                     priority=10,
                 )
             )
+        inspect_url = self.get_inspect_url(instance)
+        if inspect_url:
+            buttons.append(
+                ListingButton(
+                    _("Inspect"),
+                    url=inspect_url,
+                    icon_name="info-circle",
+                    attrs={
+                        "aria-label": _("Inspect '%(title)s'")
+                        % {"title": str(instance)}
+                    },
+                    priority=20,
+                )
+            )
         delete_url = self.get_delete_url(instance)
         can_delete = (
             not self.permission_policy
diff --git a/wagtail/admin/viewsets/model.py b/wagtail/admin/viewsets/model.py
index d50bb93aa5..a80b6736aa 100644
--- a/wagtail/admin/viewsets/model.py
+++ b/wagtail/admin/viewsets/model.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class ModelViewSet(ViewSet):
         return self.model_name
 
     def get_common_view_kwargs(self, **kwargs):
-        return super().get_common_view_kwargs(
+        view_kwargs = super().get_common_view_kwargs(
             **{
                 "model": self.model,
                 "permission_policy": self.permission_policy,
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ class ModelViewSet(ViewSet):
                 **kwargs,
             }
         )
+        if self.inspect_view_enabled:
+            view_kwargs["inspect_url_name"] = self.get_url_name("inspect")
+        return view_kwargs
 
     def get_index_view_kwargs(self, **kwargs):
         return {