diff --git a/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/clusters-menu.scss b/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/clusters-menu.scss
index 5256209b0a..e170bcf406 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/clusters-menu.scss
+++ b/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/clusters-menu.scss
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
     margin-bottom: $margin;
 
     .Icon {
-      margin-bottom: $margin * 1.5;
       border-radius: $radius;
       padding: $padding / 3;
       color: var(--textColorPrimary);
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/clusters-menu.tsx b/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/clusters-menu.tsx
index 03711e41fc..b2c5825e20 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/clusters-menu.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/clusters-menu.tsx
@@ -118,13 +118,13 @@ export class ClustersMenu extends React.Component<Props> {
         <div className="WorkspaceMenu">
           <Icon big material="menu" id="workspace-menu-icon" data-test-id="workspace-menu" />
           <Menu
-            usePortal
             htmlFor="workspace-menu-icon"
             className="WorkspaceMenu"
             isOpen={this.workspaceMenuVisible}
             open={() => this.workspaceMenuVisible = true}
             close={() => this.workspaceMenuVisible = false}
             toggleEvent="click"
+            position={{right: "outside", top: "inside"}}
           >
             <MenuItem onClick={() => navigate(addClusterURL())} data-test-id="add-cluster-menu-item">
               <Icon small material="add" /> Add Cluster
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/menu/menu.scss b/src/renderer/components/menu/menu.scss
index e7e4cee7e6..921e91a3e4 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/menu/menu.scss
+++ b/src/renderer/components/menu/menu.scss
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
   border: 1px solid $borderColor;
   z-index: 101;
 
+  // TODO: support predefined positions setup when rendered in document.body
+  // auto-positioning currently applied inside component on menu open
   &.portal {
     left: -1000px;
     top: -1000px;
@@ -22,23 +24,46 @@
     }
   }
 
+  // predefined positions without `usePortal` (default) where menu is rendered inside it's parent dom tree.
   &:not(.portal) {
-    margin: $margin 0;
-
     &.left {
-      left: 0;
+      &-inside {
+        left: 0;
+      }
+
+      &-outside {
+        right: 100%;
+      }
     }
 
     &.right {
-      right: 0;
+      &-inside {
+        right: 0;
+      }
+
+      &-outside {
+        left: 100%;
+      }
     }
 
     &.top {
-      bottom: 100%;
+      &-inside {
+        top: 0;
+      }
+
+      &-outside {
+        bottom: 100%;
+      }
     }
 
     &.bottom {
-      top: 100%;
+      &-inside {
+        bottom: 0;
+      }
+
+      &-outside {
+        top: 100%;
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/menu/menu.tsx b/src/renderer/components/menu/menu.tsx
index 5e070698dd..6e3cdfc077 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/menu/menu.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/menu/menu.tsx
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@ import debounce from "lodash/debounce";
 
 export const MenuContext = React.createContext<MenuContextValue>(null);
 export type MenuContextValue = Menu;
+export type MenuPositionSide = "inside" | "outside";
 
 export interface MenuPosition {
-  left?: boolean;
-  top?: boolean;
-  right?: boolean;
-  bottom?: boolean;
+  left?: MenuPositionSide;
+  top?: MenuPositionSide;
+  right?: MenuPositionSide;
+  bottom?: MenuPositionSide;
 }
 
 export interface MenuProps {
@@ -35,11 +36,16 @@ export interface MenuProps {
 }
 
 interface State {
-  position?: MenuPosition;
+  position?: {
+    left?: boolean;
+    top?: boolean;
+    right?: boolean;
+    bottom?: boolean;
+  };
 }
 
 const defaultPropsMenu: Partial<MenuProps> = {
-  position: { right: true, bottom: true },
+  position: { left: "inside", bottom: "outside" },
   autoFocus: false,
   usePortal: false,
   closeOnClickItem: true,
@@ -137,7 +143,12 @@ export class Menu extends React.Component<MenuProps, State> {
     }
 
     // setup initial position
-    const position: MenuPosition = { left: true, bottom: true };
+    const position = {
+      bottom: true,
+      left: true,
+      right: false,
+      top: false,
+    };
 
     this.elem.style.left = `${left}px`;
     this.elem.style.top = `${bottom}px`;
@@ -248,12 +259,14 @@ export class Menu extends React.Component<MenuProps, State> {
   }
 
   render() {
-    const { position, id } = this.props;
-    let { className, usePortal } = this.props;
+    const { position = {}, id, className } = this.props;
+    let { usePortal } = this.props;
 
-    className = cssNames("Menu", className, this.state.position || position, {
-      portal: usePortal,
-    });
+    const positionClasses = usePortal
+      ? this.state.position // auto-corrected position to be visible in viewport
+      : Object.entries(position).map(entry => entry.join("-")); // positioning relative to parent
+
+    const classNames = cssNames("Menu", className, { portal: usePortal }, positionClasses);
 
     let children = this.props.children as ReactElement<any>;
 
@@ -273,7 +286,7 @@ export class Menu extends React.Component<MenuProps, State> {
     const menu = (
       <MenuContext.Provider value={this}>
         <Animate enter={this.isOpen}>
-          <ul id={id} className={className} ref={this.bindRef}>
+          <ul id={id} className={classNames} ref={this.bindRef}>
             {menuItems}
           </ul>
         </Animate>