diff --git a/src/renderer/port-forward/port-forward-dialog.tsx b/src/renderer/port-forward/port-forward-dialog.tsx
index 6ba05ec1c4..100fdf5b94 100644
--- a/src/renderer/port-forward/port-forward-dialog.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/port-forward/port-forward-dialog.tsx
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import { cssNames } from "../utils";
 import { addPortForward, modifyPortForward } from "./port-forward.store";
 import type { ForwardedPort } from "./port-forward-item";
 import { openPortForward } from ".";
+import { Checkbox } from "../components/checkbox";
 
 interface Props extends Partial<DialogProps> {
 }
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ export class PortForwardDialog extends Component<Props> {
     makeObservable(this);
   }
 
-  static open(portForward: ForwardedPort, options : PortForwardDialogOpenOptions = { openInBrowser:  false }) {
+  static open(portForward: ForwardedPort, options: PortForwardDialogOpenOptions = { openInBrowser: false }) {
     dialogState.isOpen = true;
     dialogState.data = portForward;
     dialogState.openInBrowser = options.openInBrowser;
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ export class PortForwardDialog extends Component<Props> {
         portForward.forwardPort = desiredPort;
         port = await addPortForward(portForward);
       }
-      
+
       if (dialogState.openInBrowser) {
         portForward.forwardPort = port;
         openPortForward(portForward);
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ export class PortForwardDialog extends Component<Props> {
   renderContents() {
     return (
       <>
-        <div className="flex gaps align-center">
+        <div className="flex column gaps align-left">
           <div className="input-container flex align-center">
             <div className="current-port" data-testid="current-port">
               Local port to forward from:
@@ -134,6 +135,13 @@ export class PortForwardDialog extends Component<Props> {
               onChange={this.changePort}
             />
           </div>
+          <Checkbox
+            data-testid="port-forward-open"
+            theme="light"
+            label="Open in Browser"
+            value={dialogState.openInBrowser}
+            onChange={value => dialogState.openInBrowser = value}
+          />
         </div>
       </>
     );