diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bd769def9e..d6d1080eb4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # 0.42.0-beta.x
 
 - Expand Treasury proposal inline in council (for approve/reject)
+- Expand external proposals in council (preimage lookups)
 
 # 0.41.1 Apr 20, 2020
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0d978de4ca..bf63c77e83 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
     "packages/*"
   ],
   "resolutions": {
-    "@polkadot/api": "^1.11.0-beta.32",
-    "@polkadot/api-contract": "^1.11.0-beta.32",
+    "@polkadot/api": "^1.11.0-beta.33",
+    "@polkadot/api-contract": "^1.11.0-beta.33",
     "@polkadot/keyring": "^2.8.1",
-    "@polkadot/types": "^1.11.0-beta.32",
+    "@polkadot/types": "^1.11.0-beta.33",
     "@polkadot/util": "^2.8.1",
     "@polkadot/util-crypto": "^2.8.1",
     "babel-core": "^7.0.0-bridge.0",
diff --git a/packages/page-contracts/package.json b/packages/page-contracts/package.json
index def742d3e1..d4745e3b48 100644
--- a/packages/page-contracts/package.json
+++ b/packages/page-contracts/package.json
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.9.2",
-    "@polkadot/api-contract": "^1.11.0-beta.32"
+    "@polkadot/api-contract": "^1.11.0-beta.33"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/page-democracy/src/Overview/ExternalCell.tsx b/packages/page-democracy/src/Overview/ExternalCell.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9254101187
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/page-democracy/src/Overview/ExternalCell.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// Copyright 2017-2020 @polkadot/app-democracy authors & contributors
+// This software may be modified and distributed under the terms
+// of the Apache-2.0 license. See the LICENSE file for details.
+
+import { DeriveProposalImage } from '@polkadot/api-derive/types';
+import { Hash } from '@polkadot/types/interfaces';
+
+import React from 'react';
+import { useApi, useCall } from '@polkadot/react-hooks';
+import { CallExpander } from '@polkadot/react-components';
+
+import { useTranslation } from '../translate';
+
+interface Props {
+  className?: string;
+  value: Hash;
+}
+
+function ExternalCell ({ className, value }: Props): React.ReactElement<Props> | null {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const { api } = useApi();
+  const preimage = useCall<DeriveProposalImage>(api.derive.democracy.preimage, [value]);
+
+  if (!preimage?.proposal) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <CallExpander
+      className={className}
+      labelHash={t('proposal hash')}
+      value={preimage.proposal}
+      withBorder
+      withHash
+    />
+  );
+}
+
+export default React.memo(ExternalCell);
diff --git a/packages/page-democracy/src/Overview/ProposalCell.tsx b/packages/page-democracy/src/Overview/ProposalCell.tsx
index 7dda9c240d..8efcf4cc0d 100644
--- a/packages/page-democracy/src/Overview/ProposalCell.tsx
+++ b/packages/page-democracy/src/Overview/ProposalCell.tsx
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ import { Hash, Proposal, ProposalIndex } from '@polkadot/types/interfaces';
 
 import React from 'react';
 import { registry } from '@polkadot/react-api';
-import { Call, Expander } from '@polkadot/react-components';
+import { CallExpander } from '@polkadot/react-components';
 import { Compact } from '@polkadot/types';
 
 import { useTranslation } from '../translate';
+import ExternalCell from './ExternalCell';
 import TreasuryCell from './TreasuryCell';
 
 interface Props {
@@ -18,6 +19,9 @@ interface Props {
   proposal?: Proposal | null;
 }
 
+const METHOD_EXTE = ['externalPropose', 'externalProposeDefault', 'externalProposeMajority'];
+const METHOD_TREA = ['approveProposal', 'rejectProposal'];
+
 function ProposalCell ({ className, imageHash, proposal }: Props): React.ReactElement<Props> {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
 
@@ -30,22 +34,24 @@ function ProposalCell ({ className, imageHash, proposal }: Props): React.ReactEl
     );
   }
 
-  const { meta, method, section } = registry.findMetaCall(proposal.callIndex);
-  const isTreasury = section === 'treasury' && ['approveProposal', 'rejectProposal'].includes(method);
+  const { method, section } = registry.findMetaCall(proposal.callIndex);
+  const isTreasury = section === 'treasury' && METHOD_TREA.includes(method);
+  const isExternal = section === 'democracy' && METHOD_EXTE.includes(method);
 
   return (
     <td className={`${className} all`}>
-      <div>{section}.{method}</div>
-      <Expander summaryMeta={meta}>
-        <Call
-          labelHash={t('proposal hash')}
-          value={proposal}
-          withHash={!isTreasury}
-        />
+      <CallExpander
+        labelHash={t('proposal hash')}
+        value={proposal}
+        withHash={!isTreasury && !isExternal}
+      >
+        {isExternal && (
+          <ExternalCell value={proposal.args[0] as Hash} />
+        )}
         {isTreasury && (
           <TreasuryCell value={proposal.args[0] as Compact<ProposalIndex>} />
         )}
-      </Expander>
+      </CallExpander>
     </td>
   );
 }
diff --git a/packages/react-api/package.json b/packages/react-api/package.json
index 3b66733541..ff336d8986 100644
--- a/packages/react-api/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-api/package.json
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
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-    "@polkadot/api": "^1.11.0-beta.32",
-    "@polkadot/extension-dapp": "^0.24.0-beta.17",
+    "@polkadot/api": "^1.11.0-beta.33",
+    "@polkadot/extension-dapp": "^0.24.1",
     "rxjs-compat": "^6.5.5"
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diff --git a/packages/react-components/src/CallExpander.tsx b/packages/react-components/src/CallExpander.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c94e7642a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-components/src/CallExpander.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+// Copyright 2017-2020 @polkadot/react-components authors & contributors
+// This software may be modified and distributed under the terms
+// of the Apache-2.0 license. See the LICENSE file for details.
+
+import { Call } from '@polkadot/types/interfaces';
+
+import React from 'react';
+import { registry } from '@polkadot/react-api';
+
+import CallDisplay from './Call';
+import Expander from './Expander';
+
+interface Props {
+  children?: React.ReactNode;
+  className?: string;
+  labelHash?: React.ReactNode;
+  value: Call;
+  withBorder?: boolean;
+  withHash?: boolean;
+}
+
+function CallExpander ({ children, className, labelHash, value, withBorder, withHash }: Props): React.ReactElement<Props> {
+  const { meta, method, section } = registry.findMetaCall(value.callIndex);
+
+  return (
+    <div className={className}>
+      <div>{section}.{method}</div>
+      <Expander summaryMeta={meta}>
+        <CallDisplay
+          labelHash={labelHash}
+          value={value}
+          withBorder={withBorder}
+          withHash={withHash}
+        />
+        {children}
+      </Expander>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+export default React.memo(CallExpander);
diff --git a/packages/react-components/src/index.tsx b/packages/react-components/src/index.tsx
index 66b426a330..9761a5fab3 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/src/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-components/src/index.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export { default as Bubble } from './Bubble';
 export { default as Button } from './Button';
 export { default as ButtonCancel } from './ButtonCancel';
 export { default as Call } from './Call';
+export { default as CallExpander } from './CallExpander';
 export { default as Card } from './Card';
 export { default as CardGrid } from './CardGrid';
 export { default as CardSummary } from './CardSummary';
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