diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/request_viewer_state.js b/app/assets/javascripts/request_viewer_state.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..05ad7c489
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/request_viewer_state.js
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+/* eslint-disable camelcase */
+/* global Blacklight */
+
+(function (global) {
+  var RequestViewerState;
+
+  RequestViewerState = {
+      init: function() {
+        this.setupIframeMessageListener();
+        this.setupRequestButton();
+        $('[data-embed-url]').oEmbed();
+      },
+
+      setupRequestButton: function() {
+        $('#request-state').on('click', (event) => {
+            this.formId = event.target.dataset.formId;
+            this.itemId = event.target.dataset.itemId;
+            this.requestState();
+          });
+      },
+
+      setupIframeMessageListener: function() {
+          window.addEventListener('message', (event) => {
+              if (event && event.data) {
+                // avoid development issues
+                if (event.data == "recaptcha-setup" || event.data.source == "react-devtools-content-script") { return; }
+                let parsedData;
+                try {
+                    parsedData = typeof event.data === 'string' ? JSON.parse(event.data) : event.data;
+                } catch (error) {
+                    console.error('Failed to parse event data:', error);
+                    return; // Exit if parsing fails
+                }
+
+                if (parsedData.type === "stateResponse" && parsedData.source === "sul-embed-m3") {
+
+                    console.log('Exhibits: received state:', parsedData.data);
+                    let { viewers, windows, iiif_images, canvas_index } = parsedData.data;
+                    if (document.querySelector('#page-2-placeholder')) document.querySelector('#page-2-placeholder').remove();
+                    const viewer = Object.keys(viewers)[0];
+                    const canvas_id = windows[viewer]['canvasId'];
+                    const iiif_initial_viewer_config = JSON.stringify(viewers[viewer]);
+                    const canvasField = document.querySelector(`#${this.formId} > input[name="item[${this.itemId}][iiif_canvas_id]"]`)
+                    const configInput = document.querySelector(`#${this.formId} > input[name="item[${this.itemId}][iiif_initial_viewer_config]"]`)
+                    canvasField.value = canvas_id;
+                    configInput.value = iiif_initial_viewer_config;
+                    document.querySelector(`#${this.formId} > input[name="item[${this.itemId}][full_image_url]"]`).value = iiif_images[0];
+                    const thumbnail_size = iiif_images.length > 1 ? '!33,100' : '!100,100';
+                    const thumbnail = iiif_images.map(image => image.replace('full', thumbnail_size))
+                    document.querySelector(`#${this.formId} > input[name="item[${this.itemId}][thumbnail_image_url]"]`).value = thumbnail[0];
+                    document.querySelector(`#${this.formId} img`).src = `${thumbnail[0]}?${new Date().getTime()}`;
+                    if (thumbnail.length > 1){
+                      if (!document.querySelector('#page-2')) {
+                      document.querySelector(`#${this.formId} img`).insertAdjacentHTML('afterend', `<img id="page-2" src="${thumbnail[1]}?${new Date().getTime()}"/>`);
+                      } else {
+                        document.querySelector('#page-2').src = `${thumbnail[1]}?${new Date().getTime()}`;
+                      }
+                    } else if (document.querySelector('#page-2')) {
+                      document.querySelector('#page-2').src = ''
+                    }
+                    let modal_link_element = document.querySelector(`#${this.formId} #select-image-area`);
+                    let modal_link = this.updateQueryParameters(modal_link_element.href, canvas_id, iiif_initial_viewer_config);
+                    const multi_page = document.querySelector('[data-current-image]');
+                    if (multi_page) multi_page.innerText = canvas_index;
+                    modal_link_element.href = modal_link;
+                }
+              }
+          });
+      },
+
+      updateQueryParameters: function(url, canvas_id, iiif_initial_viewer_config) {
+        const urlObj = new URL(url);
+        urlObj.searchParams.set('canvas_id', canvas_id);
+        urlObj.searchParams.set('iiif_initial_viewer_config', iiif_initial_viewer_config);
+        return urlObj.href;
+      },
+
+      requestState: function() {
+          const iframe = document.querySelector('.oembed-widget iframe, iframe.mirador-embed-wrapper');
+          iframe.contentWindow.postMessage(JSON.stringify({ type: 'requestState' }), '*'); // Change '*' to a specific origin for security?
+      }
+  };
+
+  global.RequestViewerState = RequestViewerState;
+}(this));
+
+
+Blacklight.onLoad(function () {
+  'use strict';
+  document.addEventListener('show.blacklight.blacklight-modal', function(event) {
+    RequestViewerState.init()
+  })
+});
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diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/select_image_area.js b/app/assets/javascripts/select_image_area.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..50677ca17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/select_image_area.js
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/* eslint-disable camelcase */
+/* global Blacklight */
+
+(function (global) {
+  var SelectImageArea;
+
+  SelectImageArea = {
+    init: function(el) {
+      this.panel = $(el);
+      this.addSelectImageAreaLink();
+    },
+
+    addSelectImageAreaLink: function() {
+      const target = $('[data-panel-image-pagination]', this.panel);
+
+      const resourceId = this.panel.data('resource-id');
+      const itemId = this.panel.data('id');
+      const exhibit_path = this.panel.closest('form')[0].dataset.exhibitPath;
+      const iiif_initial_viewer_config = $(`input[name="item[${itemId}][iiif_initial_viewer_config]"]`, this.panel)[0].value;
+      const canvas_id = $(`input[name="item[${itemId}][iiif_canvas_id]"]`, this.panel)[0].value;
+      let href = `${exhibit_path}/select_image_area/${resourceId}?form_id=${this.panel[0].id}&item_id=${itemId}&canvas_id=${canvas_id}`
+      if (iiif_initial_viewer_config && iiif_initial_viewer_config != "undefined") href += `&iiif_initial_viewer_config=${encodeURIComponent(iiif_initial_viewer_config)}`
+      const selectImageAreaHtml = $(`<a id="select-image-area" data-blacklight-modal="trigger" href="${href}">Select image area</a>`);
+      const image_url = this.panel[0].querySelector('img');
+      if (image_url.src.includes('!33')) {
+        image_url.insertAdjacentHTML('afterend', '<span id="page-2-placeholder">This section spans two pages, we can not display the thumbnail for page 2.</span>');
+      }
+
+      target.before(selectImageAreaHtml);
+    }
+  };
+
+  global.SelectImageArea = SelectImageArea;
+}(this));
+
+Blacklight.onLoad(function () {
+  'use strict';
+
+  $('[data-type="solr_documents_embed"] .panels li').each(function (i, element) {
+    SelectImageArea.init(element);
+  });
+
+  // for if another embed widget is added after page load
+  const callback = function(mutationsList, observer) {
+    for (let mutation of mutationsList) {
+      if (mutation.type === 'childList') {
+        mutation.addedNodes.forEach(node => {
+          if (node.nodeType === 1 && node.tagName === 'LI') {
+            SelectImageArea.init(node);
+          }
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+  document.querySelectorAll('[data-type="solr_documents_embed"]').forEach(function(element, i) {
+    const observer = new MutationObserver(callback);
+    observer.observe(element, {childList: true, subtree: true});
+  })
+});
+
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/sir_trevor_block_overrides.js b/app/assets/javascripts/sir_trevor_block_overrides.js
index de264c4e3..558c97953 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/sir_trevor_block_overrides.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/sir_trevor_block_overrides.js
@@ -6,7 +6,18 @@ SirTrevor.Blocks.SolrDocumentsEmbed = (function(){
         `<label for="${formId}">Maximum height of viewer (in pixels)</label>`,
         `<input id="${formId}" type="number" class="form-control" placeholder="600" name="maxheight" />`
       ].join(' ');
-    }
+    },
+    _itemPanelIiifFields: function(index, autocomplete_data) {
+      return [
+        '<input type="hidden" name="item[' + index + '][thumbnail_image_url]" value="' + (autocomplete_data.thumbnail_image_url || autocomplete_data.thumbnail || "") + '"/>',
+        '<input type="hidden" name="item[' + index + '][full_image_url]" value="' + (autocomplete_data.full_image_url || autocomplete_data.thumbnail_image_url || autocomplete_data.thumbnail || "") + '"/>',
+        '<input type="hidden" name="item[' + index + '][iiif_tilesource]" value="' + (autocomplete_data.iiif_tilesource) + '"/>',
+        '<input type="hidden" name="item[' + index + '][iiif_manifest_url]" value="' + (autocomplete_data.iiif_manifest_url) + '"/>',
+        '<input type="hidden" name="item[' + index + '][iiif_canvas_id]" value="' + (autocomplete_data.iiif_canvas_id) + '"/>',
+        "<input type='hidden' name='item[" + index + "][iiif_initial_viewer_config]' value='" + (autocomplete_data.iiif_initial_viewer_config) + "'/>",
+        '<input type="hidden" name="item[' + index + '][iiif_image_id]" value="' + (autocomplete_data.iiif_image_id) + '"/>',
+      ].join("\n");
+    },
   });
 })();
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/spotlight.js b/app/assets/javascripts/spotlight.js
index fcc621edf..1082b3c52 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/spotlight.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/spotlight.js
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 //= require spotlight/application
 //= require sir_trevor_block_overrides
+//= require select_image_area
+//= require request_viewer_state
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diff --git a/app/components/custom_viewer_component.html.erb b/app/components/custom_viewer_component.html.erb
index e566fa6eb..bb60a75a9 100644
--- a/app/components/custom_viewer_component.html.erb
+++ b/app/components/custom_viewer_component.html.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <% if document.external_iiif? %>
-  <%= render partial: "embedded_mirador3", locals: {document: document} %>
+  <%= render partial: "embedded_mirador3", locals: {document: document, block: block_context} %>
 <% elsif document.uploaded_resource? %>
   <%= render Blacklight::Gallery::OpenseadragonEmbedComponent.new(document: document, presenter: presenter, view_config: view_config) %>
 <% else %>
diff --git a/app/controllers/catalog_controller.rb b/app/controllers/catalog_controller.rb
index 9ad8dbdc7..5bc7baa6f 100644
--- a/app/controllers/catalog_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/catalog_controller.rb
@@ -504,6 +504,25 @@ def search_tips
     end
   end
 
+  def select_image_area
+    begin
+      result = search_service.fetch params[:id]
+      @document = if result.is_a?(Array)
+                    result.last
+                  else
+                    result
+                  end
+    rescue StandardError
+      @document = nil
+    end
+    respond_to do |format|
+      format.html do
+        return render layout: false if request.xhr?
+        # Otherwise draw the full page
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   # Action for parker to fetch bibliography references by ID
   def documents_list
     search_service = Blacklight::SearchService.new(config: blacklight_config)
diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 7d8f16889..0ab0e58ba 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ def custom_render_oembed_tag_async(document, canvas_id, block)
     content_tag :div, '', data: {
       embed_url: blacklight_oembed_engine.embed_url(
         url: url,
-        canvas_id: canvas_id,
+        iiif_initial_viewer_config: choose_initial_viewer_config(block) || params[:iiif_initial_viewer_config],
+        canvas_id: canvas_id || params[:canvas_id],
         search: params[:search],
         maxheight: block&.maxheight.presence || '600',
         suggested_search: (current_search_session&.query_params || {})[:q]
@@ -70,6 +71,10 @@ def choose_canvas_id(sir_trevor_block)
     sir_trevor_block&.items&.dig(0, 'iiif_canvas_id') if sir_trevor_block.respond_to? :items
   end
 
+  def choose_initial_viewer_config(sir_trevor_block)
+    sir_trevor_block&.items&.dig(0, 'iiif_initial_viewer_config') if sir_trevor_block.respond_to? :items
+  end
+
   def context_specific_oembed_url(document)
     if feature_flags.uat_embed? && document['druid'].present?
       format(Settings.purl.uat_url, druid: document['druid'])
diff --git a/app/views/catalog/_embedded_mirador3.html.erb b/app/views/catalog/_embedded_mirador3.html.erb
index fb9bcd905..9fd623ce0 100644
--- a/app/views/catalog/_embedded_mirador3.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/catalog/_embedded_mirador3.html.erb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <% if document.manifest_url.present? %>
   <% manifest_url = document.manifest_url.starts_with?('/') ? root_url + document.manifest_url.slice(1..-1) : document.manifest_url %>
   <%= content_tag :iframe, '',
-        src: "#{Settings.iiif_embed.url}?#{{ url: manifest_url }.to_query}",
+        src: "#{Settings.iiif_embed.url}?#{{ url: manifest_url, canvas_id: choose_canvas_id(block) || params[:canvas_id], iiif_initial_viewer_config: choose_initial_viewer_config(block) || params[:iiif_initial_viewer_config]}.to_query}",
         allowfullscreen: true,
         class: 'mirador-embed-wrapper',
         frameborder: 0,
diff --git a/app/views/catalog/select_image_area.html.erb b/app/views/catalog/select_image_area.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5cc5eebf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/catalog/select_image_area.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<%= render Blacklight::System::ModalComponent.new do |component| %>
+  <% component.with_title do %>
+    <div><h2 class="modal-title">Select image area</h2></div>
+  <% end %>
+  <% component.with_body do %>
+    <div class="p-4">
+      <% if @document %>
+        <p>
+          Adjust the image so that the viewer contains the area you want to display to exhibit visitors.
+          <ul>
+            <li>Click-and-drag to adjust position</li>
+            <li>Adjust zoom-level</li>
+            <li>Change page (for multi-page items)</li>
+          </ul>
+          Select Save changes to save the image area.
+        </p>
+        <%= render CustomViewerComponent.new(document: @document, presenter: document_presenter(@document), view_config: blacklight_config) %>
+      <% else %>
+        <p>
+        <%= link_to  params[:id], spotlight.exhibit_solr_document_path(current_exhibit, params[:id]) %> does on exist in this exhibit.
+        </p>
+      <% end %>
+    </div>
+  <% end %>
+  <% component.with_footer do %>
+    <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-primary me-2" data-bl-dismiss="modal">
+      Cancel
+    </button>
+    <% if @document %>
+      <button id="request-state" data-bl-dismiss="modal" data-form-id="<%= params[:form_id] %>" data-item-id="<%= params[:item_id] %>" class="btn btn-primary">
+        Save changes
+      </button>
+    <% end %>
+  <% end %>
+<% end %>
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diff --git a/app/views/viewers/_mirador3.html.erb b/app/views/viewers/_mirador3.html.erb
index 7c873c340..86dd8d56a 100644
--- a/app/views/viewers/_mirador3.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/viewers/_mirador3.html.erb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 <% if exhibit_specific_manifest.present? %>
   <%= content_tag :iframe, '',
-        src: "#{Settings.iiif_embed.url}?#{{ url: exhibit_specific_manifest, image_tools: true, canvas_id: document.canvas.iiif_id }.to_query}",
+        src: "#{Settings.iiif_embed.url}?#{{ url: exhibit_specific_manifest, image_tools: true, canvas_id: choose_canvas_id(block) || params[:canvas_id], iiif_initial_viewer_config: choose_initial_viewer_config(block) || params[:iiif_initial_viewer_config] }.to_query}",
         allowfullscreen: true,
         class: 'mirador-embed-wrapper',
         frameborder: 0,
diff --git a/config/initializers/blacklight_oembed.rb b/config/initializers/blacklight_oembed.rb
index 4a7d56890..9865cd91e 100644
--- a/config/initializers/blacklight_oembed.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/blacklight_oembed.rb
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Blacklight::Oembed::Engine.config.additional_params = [:canvas_id, :search, :suggested_search, :maxheight]
+Blacklight::Oembed::Engine.config.additional_params = [:canvas_id, :search, :suggested_search, :maxheight, :iiif_initial_viewer_config]
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 662c0365d..7c7577952 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
       end
     end
 
+    get '/:exhibit_id/select_image_area/:id' => 'catalog#select_image_area'
+
     resources :solr_documents, only: [:show], path: '/catalog', controller: 'catalog'
     resource :catalog, only: [:index], as: 'catalog', path: '/catalog', controller: 'catalog' do
       concerns :searchable
diff --git a/db/development.sqlite3-shm b/db/development.sqlite3-shm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe9ac2845
Binary files /dev/null and b/db/development.sqlite3-shm differ
diff --git a/db/development.sqlite3-wal b/db/development.sqlite3-wal
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/db/migrate/20241212200851_add_initial_viewer_config_to_spotlight_featured_images.rb b/db/migrate/20241212200851_add_initial_viewer_config_to_spotlight_featured_images.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e951a9d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20241212200851_add_initial_viewer_config_to_spotlight_featured_images.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class AddInitialViewerConfigToSpotlightFeaturedImages < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.2]
+  def change
+    add_column :spotlight_featured_images, :iiif_initial_viewer_config, :string
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 7b3989cd5..5bdf01e81 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema[7.2].define(version: 2024_09_16_120405) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema[7.2].define(version: 2024_12_12_200851) do
   create_table "bibliography_services", force: :cascade do |t|
     t.string "header"
     t.string "api_id"
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@
     t.string "iiif_canvas_id"
     t.string "iiif_image_id"
     t.string "iiif_tilesource"
+    t.string "iiif_initial_viewer_config"
   end
 
   create_table "spotlight_filters", force: :cascade do |t|