diff --git a/src/common/workspace-store.ts b/src/common/workspace-store.ts
index 1272402a10..454163d22f 100644
--- a/src/common/workspace-store.ts
+++ b/src/common/workspace-store.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import logger from "../main/logger";
 import type { ClusterId } from "./cluster-store";
 import { Cluster } from "../main/cluster";
 import migrations from "../migrations/workspace-store";
+import { clusterViewURL } from "../renderer/components/cluster-manager/cluster-view.route";
 
 export type WorkspaceId = string;
 
@@ -345,9 +346,34 @@ export class WorkspaceStore extends BaseStore<WorkspaceStoreModel> {
     if (!this.getById(id)) {
       throw new Error(`workspace ${id} doesn't exist`);
     }
+
     this.currentWorkspaceId = id;
   }
 
+  @action
+  async setActiveCluster(clusterOrId: ClusterId | Cluster): Promise<void> {
+    const cluster = typeof clusterOrId === "string"
+      ? clusterStore.getById(clusterOrId)
+      : clusterOrId;
+
+    if (!cluster?.enabled) {
+      throw new Error(`cluster ${(clusterOrId as Cluster)?.id ?? clusterOrId} doesn't exist`);
+    }
+
+    this.setActive(this.getById(cluster.workspace).id);
+
+    if (ipcRenderer) {
+      const { navigate } = await import("../renderer/navigation");
+
+      navigate(clusterViewURL({ params: { clusterId: cluster.id } }));
+    } else {
+      const { WindowManager } = await import("../main/window-manager");
+      const windowManager = WindowManager.getInstance() as any;
+
+      await windowManager.navigate(clusterViewURL({ params: { clusterId: cluster.id } }));
+    }
+  }
+
   @action
   addWorkspace(workspace: Workspace) {
     const { id, name } = workspace;
diff --git a/src/extensions/stores/workspace-store.ts b/src/extensions/stores/workspace-store.ts
index 2ff4a830fd..7e66f617e8 100644
--- a/src/extensions/stores/workspace-store.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/stores/workspace-store.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Singleton } from "../core-api/utils";
 import { workspaceStore as internalWorkspaceStore, WorkspaceStore as InternalWorkspaceStore, Workspace, WorkspaceId } from "../../common/workspace-store";
 import { ObservableMap } from "mobx";
+import { Cluster, ClusterId } from "../core-api/stores";
 
 export { Workspace } from "../../common/workspace-store";
 export type { WorkspaceId, WorkspaceModel } from "../../common/workspace-store";
@@ -113,6 +114,14 @@ export class WorkspaceStore extends Singleton {
   removeWorkspaceById(id: WorkspaceId) {
     return internalWorkspaceStore.removeWorkspaceById(id);
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the cluster and its workspace as active
+   * @param clusterOrId the cluster's ID or instance to set as the active cluster
+   */
+  setActiveCluster(clusterOrId: ClusterId | Cluster) {
+    return internalWorkspaceStore.setActiveCluster(clusterOrId);
+  }
 }
 
 export const workspaceStore = WorkspaceStore.getInstance<WorkspaceStore>();