diff --git a/api-editor/gui/src/app/App.tsx b/api-editor/gui/src/app/App.tsx
index abdcd0747..7e93d5a7d 100644
--- a/api-editor/gui/src/app/App.tsx
+++ b/api-editor/gui/src/app/App.tsx
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ const App: React.FC = function () {
                     {currentUserAction.type === 'rename' && <RenameForm target={userActionTarget || pythonPackage} />}
                 </GridItem>
                 <GridItem gridArea="rightPane" overflow="auto">
-                    <SelectionView pythonPackage={pythonPackage} />
+                    <SelectionView pythonPackage={pythonPackage} pythonFilter={pythonFilter} />
                 </GridItem>
 
                 {showAnnotationImportDialog && <AnnotationImportDialog />}
diff --git a/api-editor/gui/src/features/packageData/packageDataSlice.ts b/api-editor/gui/src/features/packageData/packageDataSlice.ts
index e7acb6f6a..ded123926 100644
--- a/api-editor/gui/src/features/packageData/packageDataSlice.ts
+++ b/api-editor/gui/src/features/packageData/packageDataSlice.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ const packageDataSlice = createSlice({
                 state.expandedInTreeView[action.payload] = true;
             }
         },
+        expandParents(state, action: PayloadAction<string[]>) {
+            const parents = action.payload;
+            for (const parent of parents) {
+                state.expandedInTreeView[parent] = true;
+            }
+        },
         setScrollOffset(state, action: PayloadAction<number>) {
             state.treeViewScrollOffset = action.payload;
         },
@@ -42,6 +48,7 @@ const packageDataSlice = createSlice({
 const { actions, reducer } = packageDataSlice;
 export const {
     toggleIsExpanded: toggleIsExpandedInTreeView,
+    expandParents: expandParentsInTreeView,
     setScrollOffset: setTreeViewScrollOffset,
     toggleImportDialog: togglePackageDataImportDialog,
 } = actions;
diff --git a/api-editor/gui/src/features/packageData/selectionView/SelectionView.tsx b/api-editor/gui/src/features/packageData/selectionView/SelectionView.tsx
index c61f04b7e..3b91d7f58 100644
--- a/api-editor/gui/src/features/packageData/selectionView/SelectionView.tsx
+++ b/api-editor/gui/src/features/packageData/selectionView/SelectionView.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { Box } from '@chakra-ui/react';
+import { Box, Button, HStack, Spacer, VStack } from '@chakra-ui/react';
 import React from 'react';
-import { useLocation } from 'react-router';
+import { useLocation, useNavigate } from 'react-router';
 import PythonClass from '../model/PythonClass';
 import PythonFunction from '../model/PythonFunction';
 import PythonModule from '../model/PythonModule';
@@ -10,34 +10,164 @@ import ClassView from './ClassView';
 import FunctionView from './FunctionView';
 import ModuleView from './ModuleView';
 import ParameterView from './ParameterView';
+import { expandParentsInTreeView } from '../packageDataSlice';
+import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from '../../../app/hooks';
+import PythonDeclaration from '../model/PythonDeclaration';
+import AbstractPythonFilter from '../model/filters/AbstractPythonFilter';
+import { AnnotationsState, selectAnnotations } from '../../annotations/annotationSlice';
 
 interface SelectionViewProps {
     pythonPackage: PythonPackage;
+    pythonFilter: AbstractPythonFilter;
 }
 
-const SelectionView: React.FC<SelectionViewProps> = function ({
-    pythonPackage,
-}) {
-    const declaration = pythonPackage.getByRelativePath(
-        useLocation().pathname.split('/').splice(2),
-    );
+const SelectionView: React.FC<SelectionViewProps> = function ({ pythonPackage, pythonFilter }) {
+    const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
+    const navigate = useNavigate();
+
+    const declaration = pythonPackage.getByRelativePath(useLocation().pathname.split('/').splice(2));
+    const annotations = useAppSelector(selectAnnotations);
+
+    if (!declaration) {
+        return <></>;
+    }
 
     return (
-        <Box padding={4}>
-            {declaration instanceof PythonFunction && (
-                <FunctionView pythonFunction={declaration} />
-            )}
-            {declaration instanceof PythonClass && (
-                <ClassView pythonClass={declaration} />
-            )}
-            {declaration instanceof PythonModule && (
-                <ModuleView pythonModule={declaration} />
-            )}
-            {declaration instanceof PythonParameter && (
-                <ParameterView pythonParameter={declaration} />
-            )}
-        </Box>
+        <VStack h="100%">
+            <Box w="100%" flexGrow={1} overflowY="scroll">
+                <Box padding={4}>
+                    {declaration instanceof PythonFunction && <FunctionView pythonFunction={declaration} />}
+                    {declaration instanceof PythonClass && <ClassView pythonClass={declaration} />}
+                    {declaration instanceof PythonModule && <ModuleView pythonModule={declaration} />}
+                    {declaration instanceof PythonParameter && <ParameterView pythonParameter={declaration} />}
+                </Box>
+            </Box>
+
+            <Spacer />
+
+            <HStack borderTop={1} layerStyle="subtleBorder" padding="0.5em 1em" w="100%">
+                <Button
+                    onClick={() => {
+                        let navStr = getPreviousElementPath(declaration, pythonFilter, annotations);
+                        if (navStr != null) {
+                            //navigate to element
+                            navigate(`/${navStr}`);
+
+                            //update tree selection
+                            const parents = getParents(navStr, pythonPackage);
+                            dispatch(expandParentsInTreeView(parents));
+                        }
+                    }}
+                >
+                    Previous
+                </Button>
+                <Button
+                    onClick={() => {
+                        let navStr = getNextElementPath(declaration, pythonFilter, annotations);
+                        if (navStr != null) {
+                            //navigate to element
+                            navigate(`/${navStr}`);
+
+                            //update tree selection
+                            const parents = getParents(navStr, pythonPackage);
+                            dispatch(expandParentsInTreeView(parents));
+                        }
+                    }}
+                >
+                    Next
+                </Button>
+            </HStack>
+        </VStack>
     );
 };
 
+const getNextElementPath = function (
+    current: PythonDeclaration,
+    filter: AbstractPythonFilter,
+    annotations: AnnotationsState,
+): string | null {
+    const nextElement = getNextElementInTree(current);
+    if (nextElement != null) {
+        if (filter.shouldKeepDeclaration(nextElement, annotations)) {
+            return nextElement.pathAsString();
+        }
+        return getNextElementPath(nextElement, filter, annotations);
+    }
+    return null;
+};
+
+const getNextElementInTree = function (current: PythonDeclaration): PythonDeclaration | null {
+    if (current.children().length > 0) {
+        return current.children()[0];
+    } else if (current.parent() != null) {
+        return getNextFromParentInTree(current);
+    }
+    return null;
+};
+
+const getNextFromParentInTree = function (current: PythonDeclaration): PythonDeclaration | null {
+    if (current instanceof PythonPackage && current.children().length > 0) {
+        return current.children()[0];
+    }
+    const parent = current.parent();
+    if (parent != null) {
+        const index = parent.children().indexOf(current);
+        if (parent.children().length > index + 1) {
+            return parent.children()[index + 1];
+        }
+        return getNextFromParentInTree(parent);
+    }
+    return null;
+};
+
+const getPreviousElementPath = function (
+    current: PythonDeclaration,
+    filter: AbstractPythonFilter,
+    annotations: AnnotationsState,
+): string | null {
+    const previousElement = getPreviousElementInTree(current);
+    if (previousElement != null) {
+        if (filter.shouldKeepDeclaration(previousElement, annotations)) {
+            return previousElement.pathAsString();
+        }
+        return getPreviousElementPath(previousElement, filter, annotations);
+    }
+    return null;
+};
+
+const getPreviousElementInTree = function (current: PythonDeclaration): PythonDeclaration | null {
+    const parent = current.parent();
+    if (parent != null) {
+        const index = parent.children().indexOf(current);
+        if (index > 0) {
+            return getLastElementInTree(parent.children()[index - 1]);
+        }
+        if (parent instanceof PythonPackage) {
+            return getLastElementInTree(parent);
+        }
+        return parent;
+    }
+    return null;
+};
+
+const getLastElementInTree = function (current: PythonDeclaration): PythonDeclaration {
+    if (current.children().length > 0) {
+        return getLastElementInTree(current.children()[current.children().length - 1]);
+    }
+    return current;
+};
+
+const getParents = function (navStr: string, filteredPythonPackage: PythonPackage): string[] {
+    const parents: string[] = [];
+    let currentElement = filteredPythonPackage.getByRelativePathAsString(navStr);
+    if (currentElement != null) {
+        currentElement = currentElement.parent();
+        while (currentElement != null) {
+            parents.push(currentElement.pathAsString());
+            currentElement = currentElement.parent();
+        }
+    }
+    return parents;
+};
+
 export default SelectionView;