diff --git a/src/extensions/registries/base-registry.ts b/src/extensions/registries/base-registry.ts
index af00fb48fd..9b596172c9 100644
--- a/src/extensions/registries/base-registry.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/registries/base-registry.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import { Singleton } from "../../common/utils";
 import { LensExtension } from "../lens-extension";
 
 export class BaseRegistry<T, I = T> extends Singleton {
-  private items = observable.map<T, I>([], {deep: false});
+  private items = observable.map<T, I>([], { deep: false });
 
   constructor() {
     super();
diff --git a/src/extensions/registries/command-registry.ts b/src/extensions/registries/command-registry.ts
index 5c38e32c71..3916b0f721 100644
--- a/src/extensions/registries/command-registry.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/registries/command-registry.ts
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ import { BaseRegistry } from "./base-registry";
 import type { LensExtension } from "../lens-extension";
 import type { CatalogEntity } from "../../common/catalog";
 
-export type CommandContext = {
+export interface CommandContext {
   entity?: CatalogEntity;
-};
+}
 
 export interface CommandRegistration {
   id: string;
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/activate-entity-command/activate-entity-command.tsx b/src/renderer/components/activate-entity-command/activate-entity-command.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..110afd6b3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/components/activate-entity-command/activate-entity-command.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/**
+ * 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 { computed } from "mobx";
+import { observer } from "mobx-react";
+import React from "react";
+import { CatalogEntity, catalogEntityRunContext } from "../../api/catalog-entity";
+import { catalogEntityRegistry } from "../../api/catalog-entity-registry";
+import { CommandOverlay } from "../command-palette";
+import { Select } from "../select";
+
+@observer
+export class ActivateEntityCommand extends React.Component {
+  @computed get options() {
+    return catalogEntityRegistry.items.map(entity => ({
+      label: `${entity.kind}: ${entity.getName()}`,
+      value: entity,
+    }));
+  }
+
+  onSelect(entity: CatalogEntity): void {
+    entity.onRun?.(catalogEntityRunContext);
+    CommandOverlay.close();
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    return (
+      <Select
+        menuPortalTarget={null}
+        onChange={(v) => this.onSelect(v.value)}
+        components={{ DropdownIndicator: null, IndicatorSeparator: null }}
+        menuIsOpen={true}
+        options={this.options}
+        autoFocus={true}
+        escapeClearsValue={false}
+        placeholder="Activate entity ..."
+      />
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/activate-entity-command/index.ts b/src/renderer/components/activate-entity-command/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2b9e51b498
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/components/activate-entity-command/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/**
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+export * from "./activate-entity-command";
diff --git a/src/renderer/initializers/command-registry.tsx b/src/renderer/initializers/command-registry.tsx
index 6e8fb504c7..501d6bb394 100644
--- a/src/renderer/initializers/command-registry.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/initializers/command-registry.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import { HotbarRemoveCommand } from "../components/hotbar/hotbar-remove-command"
 import { HotbarSwitchCommand } from "../components/hotbar/hotbar-switch-command";
 import { navigate } from "../navigation";
 import { HotbarRenameCommand } from "../components/hotbar/hotbar-rename-command";
+import { ActivateEntityCommand } from "../components/activate-entity-command";
 
 export function initCommandRegistry() {
   CommandRegistry.getInstance()
@@ -196,5 +197,11 @@ export function initCommandRegistry() {
         scope: "global",
         action: () => CommandOverlay.open(<HotbarRenameCommand />)
       },
+      {
+        id: "catalog.searchEntities",
+        title: "Catalog: Activate Entity ...",
+        scope: "global",
+        action: () => CommandOverlay.open(<ActivateEntityCommand />)
+      },
     ]);
 }