diff --git a/src/common/cluster-store.ts b/src/common/cluster-store.ts
index 264ec52da3..3ba08248ac 100644
--- a/src/common/cluster-store.ts
+++ b/src/common/cluster-store.ts
@@ -62,11 +62,13 @@ export class ClusterStore extends BaseStore<ClusterStoreModel> {
       migrations: migrations,
     });
     if (ipcRenderer) {
-      ipcRenderer.on("cluster:state", (event, clusterState: ClusterState) => {
+      ipcRenderer.on("cluster:state", (event, state: ClusterState) => {
         this.applyWithoutSync(() => {
-          logger.debug(`[CLUSTER-STORE]: received state update for cluster=${clusterState.id}`, clusterState);
-          const cluster = this.getById(clusterState.id);
-          if (cluster) cluster.updateModel(clusterState)
+          logger.debug(`[CLUSTER-STORE]: received push-state at ${location.host}`, state);
+          const cluster = this.getById(state.id);
+          if (cluster) {
+            cluster.updateModel(state)
+          }
         })
       })
     }
diff --git a/src/main/cluster.ts b/src/main/cluster.ts
index a6b8975e3e..1910a4c2ae 100644
--- a/src/main/cluster.ts
+++ b/src/main/cluster.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import type { ClusterId, ClusterModel, ClusterPreferences } from "../common/clus
 import type { IMetricsReqParams } from "../renderer/api/endpoints/metrics.api";
 import type { WorkspaceId } from "../common/workspace-store";
 import type { FeatureStatusMap } from "./feature"
-import { action, observable, reaction, toJS, when } from "mobx";
+import { action, computed, observable, reaction, toJS, when } from "mobx";
 import { apiKubePrefix } from "../common/vars";
 import { broadcastIpc } from "../common/ipc";
 import { ContextHandler } from "./context-handler"
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ export class Cluster implements ClusterModel {
   @observable allowedNamespaces: string[] = [];
   @observable allowedResources: string[] = [];
 
+  @computed get available() {
+    return this.accessible && !this.disconnected;
+  }
+
   constructor(model: ClusterModel) {
     this.updateModel(model);
   }
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/app.tsx b/src/renderer/components/app.tsx
index b96277b245..1359427ce5 100755
--- a/src/renderer/components/app.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/app.tsx
@@ -31,13 +31,15 @@ import { isAllowedResource } from "../../common/rbac";
 import { ClusterSettings, clusterSettingsRoute } from "./+cluster-settings";
 import { ErrorBoundary } from "./error-boundary";
 import { Terminal } from "./dock/terminal";
-import { getHostedCluster } from "../../common/cluster-store";
+import { getHostedCluster, getHostedClusterId } from "../../common/cluster-store";
+import logger from "../../main/logger";
 
 @observer
 export class App extends React.Component {
   static async init() {
+    logger.info(`[APP]: Init dashboard, clusterId=${getHostedClusterId()}`)
     await Terminal.preloadFonts()
-    await getHostedCluster().whenInitialized;
+    await getHostedCluster().whenInitialized; // wait for cluster-state before initial render
   }
 
   get startURL() {
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/cluster-manager.scss b/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/cluster-manager.scss
index 582a32ff17..1f55219b50 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/cluster-manager.scss
+++ b/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/cluster-manager.scss
@@ -11,6 +11,19 @@
     display: flex;
   }
 
+  #lens-views {
+    grid-area: main;
+    display: flex;
+
+    &.active {
+      z-index: 1;
+    }
+
+    > * {
+      flex: 1;
+    }
+  }
+
   .ClustersMenu {
     grid-area: menu;
   }
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/cluster-manager.tsx b/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/cluster-manager.tsx
index 9933b1f22c..8a958e38a1 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/cluster-manager.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/cluster-manager.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import "./cluster-manager.scss"
 import React from "react";
 import { Redirect, Route, Switch } from "react-router";
-import { observer } from "mobx-react";
+import { disposeOnUnmount, observer } from "mobx-react";
 import { ClustersMenu } from "./clusters-menu";
 import { BottomBar } from "./bottom-bar";
 import { LandingPage, landingRoute, landingURL } from "../+landing-page";
@@ -9,11 +9,71 @@ import { Preferences, preferencesRoute } from "../+preferences";
 import { Workspaces, workspacesRoute } from "../+workspaces";
 import { AddCluster, addClusterRoute } from "../+add-cluster";
 import { ClusterView } from "./cluster-view";
-import { clusterViewRoute, clusterViewURL } from "./cluster-view.route";
-import { clusterStore } from "../../../common/cluster-store";
+import { clusterViewRoute, clusterViewURL, getMatchedCluster } from "./cluster-view.route";
+import { ClusterId, clusterStore } from "../../../common/cluster-store";
+import { WebviewTag } from "electron";
+import { observable, reaction } from "mobx";
+import logger from "../../../main/logger";
+import { clusterIpc } from "../../../common/cluster-ipc";
+import { cssNames } from "../../utils";
+
+// fixme: hide active view on disconnect
+// fixme: webview reloading/blinking when switching common <-> cluster views
+
+interface LensView {
+  isLoaded?: boolean
+  clusterId: ClusterId;
+  view: WebviewTag
+}
+
+const lensViews = observable.map<ClusterId, LensView>();
+
+// fixme: figure out how to replace webview-tag to iframe
+function initView(clusterId: ClusterId) {
+  if (lensViews.has(clusterId)) {
+    return;
+  }
+  logger.info(`[CLUSTER-VIEW]: init dashboard, clusterId=${clusterId}`)
+  const lensViewsHolder = document.getElementById("lens-views"); // defined in cluster-manager's css-grid
+  const webview = document.createElement("webview");
+  webview.setAttribute("src", `//${clusterId}.${location.host}`)
+  webview.setAttribute("nodeintegration", "true")
+  webview.setAttribute("enableremotemodule", "true")
+  webview.addEventListener("did-finish-load", async () => {
+    logger.info(`[CLUSTER-VIEW]: loaded, clusterId=${clusterId}`)
+    await clusterIpc.init.invokeFromRenderer(clusterId); // push cluster-state to webview and render dashboard
+    lensViews.get(clusterId).isLoaded = true;
+    refreshViews();
+  });
+  webview.addEventListener("did-fail-load", (event) => {
+    logger.error(`[CLUSTER-VIEW]: failed to load, clusterId=${clusterId}`, event)
+  });
+  lensViews.set(clusterId, { clusterId, view: webview });
+  lensViewsHolder.appendChild(webview); // add to dom and init cluster-page loading
+}
+
+function refreshViews() {
+  const activeCluster = getMatchedCluster()
+  lensViews.forEach(({ clusterId, view, isLoaded }) => {
+    const isVisible = clusterId === activeCluster?.id && activeCluster?.available;
+    view.style.display = isLoaded && isVisible ? "flex" : "none"
+  })
+}
 
 @observer
 export class ClusterManager extends React.Component {
+  componentDidMount() {
+    disposeOnUnmount(this, [
+      reaction(getMatchedCluster, cluster => {
+        // auto-refresh visibility for active cluster
+        if (cluster) initView(cluster.id);
+        refreshViews();
+      }, {
+        fireImmediately: true
+      })
+    ])
+  }
+
   get startUrl() {
     const { activeClusterId } = clusterStore;
     if (activeClusterId) {
@@ -27,9 +87,11 @@ export class ClusterManager extends React.Component {
   }
 
   render() {
+    const cluster = getMatchedCluster();
     return (
       <div className="ClusterManager">
         <div id="draggable-top"/>
+        <div id="lens-views" className={cssNames({ active: !!cluster })}/>
         <main>
           <Switch>
             <Route component={LandingPage} {...landingRoute}/>
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/cluster-status.scss b/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/cluster-status.scss
index f746c583be..0c4f161155 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/cluster-status.scss
+++ b/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/cluster-status.scss
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     @include hidden-scrollbar;
     max-width: 70vw;
     max-height: 40vh;
+    white-space: pre-line;
   }
 
   .Icon {
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/cluster-view.route.ts b/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/cluster-view.route.ts
index ed1e628610..2797453cf3 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/cluster-view.route.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/cluster-view.route.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { matchPath, RouteProps } from "react-router";
 import { buildURL, navigation } from "../../navigation";
+import { clusterStore } from "../../../common/cluster-store";
 
 export interface IClusterViewRouteParams {
   clusterId: string;
@@ -20,3 +21,7 @@ export function getMatchedClusterId(): string {
     return matched.params.clusterId;
   }
 }
+
+export function getMatchedCluster() {
+  return clusterStore.getById(getMatchedClusterId())
+}
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/cluster-view.scss b/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/cluster-view.scss
index 60191867b6..a51edcecf3 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/cluster-view.scss
+++ b/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/cluster-view.scss
@@ -5,20 +5,3 @@
   display: flex;
   flex: 1;
 }
-
-#lens-views {
-  position: absolute;
-  left: 0;
-  top: 0;
-  right: 0;
-  bottom: 0;
-  display: flex;
-
-  > * {
-    flex: 1;
-  }
-
-  body > & {
-    display: none;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/cluster-view.tsx b/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/cluster-view.tsx
index 9c2587d176..b0e3212a9e 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/cluster-view.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/cluster-view.tsx
@@ -1,101 +1,26 @@
 import "./cluster-view.scss"
 import React from "react";
-import { WebviewTag } from "electron";
-import { observable, reaction } from "mobx";
-import { disposeOnUnmount, observer } from "mobx-react";
-import { ClusterId, clusterStore } from "../../../common/cluster-store";
-import { getMatchedClusterId } from "./cluster-view.route";
+import { observer } from "mobx-react";
+import { getMatchedCluster } from "./cluster-view.route";
 import { ClusterStatus } from "./cluster-status";
-import { clusterIpc } from "../../../common/cluster-ipc";
-import logger from "../../../main/logger";
-
-// fixme: hide active view on disconnect
-// fixme: webview reloading/blinking when switching common <-> cluster views
-
-interface LensView {
-  clusterId: ClusterId;
-  webview: WebviewTag
-  isLoaded?: boolean
-}
-
-const lensViews = observable.map<ClusterId, LensView>()
-const lensViewsHolder = document.createElement("div")
-lensViewsHolder.id = "lens-views"
-document.body.appendChild(lensViewsHolder);
 
 @observer
 export class ClusterView extends React.Component {
-  protected placeholder: HTMLElement;
-
-  get cluster() {
-    return clusterStore.getById(getMatchedClusterId())
-  }
-
-  componentDidMount() {
-    this.attachViews();
-    disposeOnUnmount(this, [
-      reaction(() => this.cluster, selectedCluster => {
-        this.initView(selectedCluster?.id)
-        this.refreshViews()
-      }, {
-        fireImmediately: true
-      })
-    ])
-  }
-
-  componentWillUnmount() {
-    this.detachViews();
-  }
-
-  // fixme: figure out how to replace webview-tag to iframe
-  initView = (clusterId: ClusterId) => {
-    if (!clusterId || lensViews.has(clusterId)) {
+  renderContent() {
+    const cluster = getMatchedCluster();
+    if (!cluster) {
       return;
     }
-    logger.info(`[WEBVIEW]: init view for clusterId=${clusterId}`)
-    const webview = document.createElement("webview");
-    webview.setAttribute("src", `//${clusterId}.${location.host}`)
-    webview.setAttribute("nodeintegration", "true")
-    webview.setAttribute("enableremotemodule", "true")
-    webview.addEventListener("did-finish-load", () => {
-      logger.info(`[WEBVIEW]: loaded, clusterId=${clusterId}`)
-      clusterIpc.init.invokeFromRenderer(clusterId); // push cluster-state to webview
-      lensViews.get(clusterId).isLoaded = true;
-      this.refreshViews();
-    });
-    webview.addEventListener("did-fail-load", (event) => {
-      logger.error(`[WEBVIEW]: failed to load, clusterId=${clusterId}`, event)
-    });
-    lensViews.set(clusterId, { clusterId, webview });
-    lensViewsHolder.appendChild(webview); // add to dom and start loading frame
-  }
-
-  attachViews = () => {
-    this.placeholder.appendChild(lensViewsHolder)
-  }
-
-  detachViews = () => {
-    document.body.appendChild(lensViewsHolder);
-  }
-
-  refreshViews = () => {
-    lensViews.forEach(({ clusterId, webview, isLoaded }) => {
-      const isActive = clusterId === this.cluster?.id;
-      webview.style.display = isLoaded && isActive ? "flex" : "none"
-    })
-  }
-
-  bindRef = (elem: HTMLElement) => {
-    this.placeholder = elem;
+    if (!cluster.available) {
+      return <ClusterStatus clusterId={cluster.id} className="box center"/>
+    }
   }
 
   render() {
-    const { cluster } = this;
-    const view = lensViews.get(cluster?.id);
-    const showStatusPage = cluster && (!cluster.accessible || !view?.isLoaded);
+    const cluster = getMatchedCluster();
     return (
-      <div className="ClusterView" ref={this.bindRef}>
-        {showStatusPage && <ClusterStatus clusterId={cluster.id}/>}
+      <div className="ClusterView flex column">
+        {this.renderContent()}
       </div>
     )
   }