diff --git a/src/common/catalog-entities/general.ts b/src/common/catalog-entities/general.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1c20d36a0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/catalog-entities/general.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2021 OpenLens Authors
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+ * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+ * the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+ * IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+import { navigate } from "../../renderer/navigation";
+import { CatalogCategory, CatalogEntity, CatalogEntityMetadata, CatalogEntityStatus } from "../catalog";
+import { catalogCategoryRegistry } from "../catalog/catalog-category-registry";
+
+export type GeneralEntitySpec = {
+  path: string;
+  icon?: string;
+};
+
+export class GeneralEntity extends CatalogEntity<CatalogEntityMetadata, CatalogEntityStatus, GeneralEntitySpec> {
+  public readonly apiVersion = "entity.k8slens.dev/v1alpha1";
+  public readonly kind = "GeneralEntity";
+
+  async onRun() {
+    navigate(this.spec.path);
+  }
+
+  public onSettingsOpen(): void {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  public onDetailsOpen(): void {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  public onContextMenuOpen(): void {
+    return;
+  }
+}
+
+export class GeneralCategory extends CatalogCategory {
+  public readonly apiVersion = "catalog.k8slens.dev/v1alpha1";
+  public readonly kind = "CatalogCategory";
+  public metadata = {
+    name: "General",
+    icon: "settings"
+  };
+  public spec = {
+    group: "entity.k8slens.dev",
+    versions: [
+      {
+        name: "v1alpha1",
+        entityClass: GeneralEntity
+      }
+    ],
+    names: {
+      kind: "GeneralEntity"
+    }
+  };
+}
+
+catalogCategoryRegistry.add(new GeneralCategory());
diff --git a/src/common/catalog-entities/index.ts b/src/common/catalog-entities/index.ts
index 621383c6ec..ee8a41b552 100644
--- a/src/common/catalog-entities/index.ts
+++ b/src/common/catalog-entities/index.ts
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@
  * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 
+export * from "./general";
 export * from "./kubernetes-cluster";
 export * from "./web-link";
diff --git a/src/main/catalog-sources/general.ts b/src/main/catalog-sources/general.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..abeb43a915
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/catalog-sources/general.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2021 OpenLens Authors
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+ * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+ * the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+ * IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+import { observable } from "mobx";
+import { GeneralEntity } from "../../common/catalog-entities/general";
+import { catalogURL, preferencesURL } from "../../common/routes";
+import { catalogEntityRegistry } from "../catalog";
+
+const generalEntities = observable([
+  new GeneralEntity({
+    metadata: {
+      uid: "catalog-entity",
+      name: "Catalog",
+      source: "local",
+      labels: {}
+    },
+    spec: {
+      path: catalogURL(),
+      icon: "view_list"
+    },
+    status: {
+      phase: "active",
+    }
+  }),
+  new GeneralEntity({
+    metadata: {
+      uid: "preferences-entity",
+      name: "Preferences",
+      source: "local",
+      labels: {}
+    },
+    spec: {
+      path: preferencesURL(),
+      icon: "settings"
+    },
+    status: {
+      phase: "active",
+    }
+  })
+]);
+
+export function addGeneralEntities() {
+  catalogEntityRegistry.addObservableSource("lens:general", generalEntities);
+}
diff --git a/src/main/index.ts b/src/main/index.ts
index e04746e1e2..252c4f959c 100644
--- a/src/main/index.ts
+++ b/src/main/index.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ import { handleWsUpgrade } from "./proxy/ws-upgrade";
 import configurePackages from "../common/configure-packages";
 import { PrometheusProviderRegistry } from "./prometheus";
 import * as initializers from "./initializers";
+import { addGeneralEntities } from "./catalog-sources/general";
 
 const workingDir = path.join(app.getPath("appData"), appName);
 const cleanup = disposer();
@@ -197,6 +198,7 @@ app.on("ready", async () => {
   ipcMainOn(IpcRendererNavigationEvents.LOADED, () => {
     cleanup.push(pushCatalogToRenderer(catalogEntityRegistry));
     KubeconfigSyncManager.getInstance().startSync();
+    addGeneralEntities();
     startUpdateChecking();
     LensProtocolRouterMain.getInstance().rendererLoaded = true;
   });