diff --git a/backend/app/alembic/versions/042_add_score_trace_url_to_evaluation_run.py b/backend/app/alembic/versions/042_add_score_trace_url_to_evaluation_run.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..46231d4b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/alembic/versions/042_add_score_trace_url_to_evaluation_run.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+"""Add score_trace_url to evaluation_run
+
+Revision ID: 042
+Revises: 041
+Create Date: 2026-01-24 19:34:46.763908
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+import sqlmodel.sql.sqltypes
+
+
+revision = "042"
+down_revision = "041"
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    op.add_column(
+        "evaluation_run",
+        sa.Column(
+            "score_trace_url",
+            sqlmodel.sql.sqltypes.AutoString(),
+            nullable=True,
+            comment="S3 URL where per-trace evaluation scores are stored",
+        ),
+    )
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    op.drop_column("evaluation_run", "score_trace_url")
diff --git a/backend/app/core/storage_utils.py b/backend/app/core/storage_utils.py
index 63830d7d0..5b557872a 100644
--- a/backend/app/core/storage_utils.py
+++ b/backend/app/core/storage_utils.py
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ def upload_jsonl_to_object_store(
     results: list[dict],
     filename: str,
     subdirectory: str,
+    as_json_array: bool = False,
 ) -> str | None:
     """
     Upload JSONL (JSON Lines) content to object store.
@@ -115,7 +116,10 @@ def upload_jsonl_to_object_store(
         file_path = Path(subdirectory) / filename
 
         # Convert results to JSONL
-        jsonl_content = "\n".join([json.dumps(result) for result in results])
+        if as_json_array:
+            jsonl_content = json.dumps(results, ensure_ascii=False)
+        else:
+            jsonl_content = "\n".join([json.dumps(result) for result in results])
         content_bytes = jsonl_content.encode("utf-8")
 
         # Create UploadFile-like object
@@ -152,6 +156,37 @@ def upload_jsonl_to_object_store(
         return None
 
 
+def load_json_from_object_store(storage: CloudStorage, url: str) -> list | None:
+    logger.info(f"[load_json_from_object_store] Loading JSON from '{url}")
+    try:
+        body = storage.stream(url)
+        content = body.read()
+
+        data = json.loads(content.decode("utf-8"))
+
+        logger.info(
+            f"[load_json_from_object_store] Download successful | "
+            f"url='{url}', size={len(content)} bytes"
+        )
+        return data
+    except CloudStorageError as e:
+        logger.warning(
+            f"[load_json_from_object_store] failed to load JSON from '{url}': {e}",
+        )
+        return None
+    except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
+        logger.warning(
+            f"[load_json_from_object_store] JSON decode error loading JSON from '{url}': {e}",
+        )
+        return None
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.warning(
+            f"[load_json_from_object_store] unexpected error loading JSON from '{url}': {e}",
+            exc_info=True,
+        )
+        return None
+
+
 def generate_timestamped_filename(base_name: str, extension: str = "csv") -> str:
     """
     Generate a filename with timestamp.
diff --git a/backend/app/crud/evaluations/core.py b/backend/app/crud/evaluations/core.py
index 6cca562f2..01014f2fa 100644
--- a/backend/app/crud/evaluations/core.py
+++ b/backend/app/crud/evaluations/core.py
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ def update_evaluation_run(
     status: str | None = None,
     error_message: str | None = None,
     object_store_url: str | None = None,
+    score_trace_url: str | None = None,
     score: dict | None = None,
     embedding_batch_job_id: int | None = None,
 ) -> EvaluationRun:
@@ -218,6 +219,8 @@ def update_evaluation_run(
         eval_run.score = score
     if embedding_batch_job_id is not None:
         eval_run.embedding_batch_job_id = embedding_batch_job_id
+    if score_trace_url is not None:
+        eval_run.score_trace_url = score_trace_url
 
     # Always update timestamp
     eval_run.updated_at = now()
@@ -335,6 +338,8 @@ def save_score(
         Updated EvaluationRun instance, or None if not found
     """
     from app.core.db import engine
+    from app.core.cloud.storage import get_cloud_storage
+    from app.core.storage_utils import upload_jsonl_to_object_store
 
     with Session(engine) as session:
         eval_run = get_evaluation_run_by_id(
@@ -343,12 +348,61 @@ def save_score(
             organization_id=organization_id,
             project_id=project_id,
         )
-        if eval_run:
-            update_evaluation_run(session=session, eval_run=eval_run, score=score)
-            logger.info(
-                f"[save_score] Saved score | evaluation_id={eval_run_id} | "
-                f"traces={len(score.get('traces', []))}"
-            )
+        if not eval_run:
+            return None
+
+        traces = score.get("traces", [])
+        summary_score = score.get("summary_scores", [])
+        score_trace_url = None
+
+        if traces:
+            try:
+                storage = get_cloud_storage(session=session, project_id=project_id)
+                score_trace_url = upload_jsonl_to_object_store(
+                    storage=storage,
+                    results=traces,
+                    filename=f"traces_{eval_run_id}.json",
+                    subdirectory=f"evaluations/score/{eval_run_id}",
+                    as_json_array=True,
+                )
+                if score_trace_url:
+                    logger.info(
+                        f"[save_score] uploaded traces to S3 | "
+                        f"evaluation_id={eval_run_id} | url={score_trace_url} | "
+                        f"traces_count={len(traces)}"
+                    )
+                else:
+                    logger.warning(
+                        f"[save_score] failed to upload traces to S3, "
+                        f"falling back to DB storage | evaluation_id={eval_run_id}"
+                    )
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.error(
+                    f"[save_score] Error uploading traces to S3: {e} | "
+                    f"evaluation_id={eval_run_id}",
+                    exc_info=True,
+                )
+
+        # IF TRACES DATA IS STORED IN S3 URL THEN HERE WE ARE JUST STORING THE SUMMARY SCORE
+        # TODO: Evaluate weather this behaviour is needed or completely discard the storing data in db
+        if score_trace_url:
+            db_score = {"summary_scores": summary_score}
+        else:
+            # fallback to store data in db if failed to store in s3
+            db_score = score
+
+        update_evaluation_run(
+            session=session,
+            eval_run=eval_run,
+            score=db_score,
+            score_trace_url=score_trace_url,
+        )
+
+        logger.info(
+            f"[save_score] Saved score | evaluation_id={eval_run_id} | "
+            f"traces={len(score.get('traces', []))}"
+        )
+
         return eval_run
 
 
diff --git a/backend/app/models/evaluation.py b/backend/app/models/evaluation.py
index 6ae4542fb..5aa8bf29d 100644
--- a/backend/app/models/evaluation.py
+++ b/backend/app/models/evaluation.py
@@ -250,6 +250,13 @@ class EvaluationRun(SQLModel, table=True):
         description="Object store URL of processed evaluation results for future reference",
         sa_column_kwargs={"comment": "S3 URL of processed evaluation results"},
     )
+    score_trace_url: str | None = SQLField(
+        default=None,
+        description="S3 URL per-trace score data is stored",
+        sa_column_kwargs={
+            "comment": "S3 URL where per-trace evaluation scores are stored"
+        },
+    )
     total_items: int = SQLField(
         default=0,
         description="Total number of items evaluated (set during processing)",
diff --git a/backend/app/services/evaluations/evaluation.py b/backend/app/services/evaluations/evaluation.py
index 785eb02af..3fc463086 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/evaluations/evaluation.py
+++ b/backend/app/services/evaluations/evaluation.py
@@ -189,6 +189,9 @@ def get_evaluation_with_scores(
     Returns:
         Tuple of (EvaluationRun or None, error_message or None)
     """
+    from app.core.cloud.storage import get_cloud_storage
+    from app.core.storage_utils import load_json_from_object_store
+
     logger.info(
         f"[get_evaluation_with_scores] Fetching status for evaluation run | "
         f"evaluation_id={evaluation_id} | "
@@ -227,9 +230,41 @@ def get_evaluation_with_scores(
         return eval_run, None
 
     # Check if we already have cached traces
-    has_cached_traces = eval_run.score is not None and "traces" in eval_run.score
-    if not resync_score and has_cached_traces:
-        return eval_run, None
+    has_cached_traces_s3 = eval_run.score_trace_url is not None
+    has_cached_traces_db = eval_run.score is not None and "traces" in eval_run.score
+    if not resync_score:
+        if has_cached_traces_s3:
+            try:
+                storage = get_cloud_storage(session=session, project_id=project_id)
+                traces = load_json_from_object_store(
+                    storage=storage, url=eval_run.score_trace_url
+                )
+                if traces is not None:
+                    eval_run.score = {
+                        "summary_scores": (eval_run.score or {}).get(
+                            "summary_scores", []
+                        ),
+                        "traces": traces,
+                    }
+                    logger.info(
+                        f"[get_evaluation_with_scores] Loaded traces from S3 | "
+                        f"evaluation_id={evaluation_id} | "
+                        f"traces_count={len(traces)}"
+                    )
+                    return eval_run, None
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.error(
+                    f"[get_evaluation_with_scores] Error loading traces from S3: {e} | "
+                    f"evaluation_id={evaluation_id}",
+                    exc_info=True,
+                )
+
+        elif has_cached_traces_db:
+            logger.info(
+                f"[get_evaluation_with_scores] Returning traces from DB | "
+                f"evaluation_id={evaluation_id}"
+            )
+            return eval_run, None
 
     langfuse = get_langfuse_client(
         session=session,
@@ -289,4 +324,7 @@ def get_evaluation_with_scores(
         score=score,
     )
 
+    if eval_run:
+        eval_run.score = score
+
     return eval_run, None