diff --git a/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/cluster-status.scss b/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/cluster-status.scss
index 59a0103db8..f746c583be 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/cluster-status.scss
+++ b/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/cluster-status.scss
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 .ClusterStatus {
   --flex-gap: #{$padding * 2};
 
+  position: relative;
   min-width: 350px;
   margin: auto;
   text-align: center;
+  z-index: 1;
 
   pre {
     @include hidden-scrollbar;
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/cluster-view.scss b/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/cluster-view.scss
index c7283cd445..60191867b6 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/cluster-view.scss
+++ b/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/cluster-view.scss
@@ -1,18 +1,24 @@
 .ClusterView {
+  position: relative;
   width: 100%;
   height: 100%;
-  display: none;
-
-  &.loaded {
-    display: flex;
-  }
+  display: flex;
+  flex: 1;
 }
 
-//#lens-views {
-//  position: absolute;
-//  left: 0;
-//  top: 0;
-//  width: 0;
-//  height: 0;
-//  overflow: hidden;
-//}
+#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 8d991fe97c..57b62258cd 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/cluster-view.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/cluster-view.tsx
@@ -1,66 +1,87 @@
 import "./cluster-view.scss"
 import React from "react";
-import { WebviewTag } from "electron"
-import { action, autorun, computed, observable } from "mobx";
+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 { ClusterStatus } from "./cluster-status";
-import logger from "../../../main/logger";
 import { clusterIpc } from "../../../common/cluster-ipc";
+import logger from "../../../main/logger";
 
-const lensViews = observable.map<ClusterId, WebviewTag>()
-const isLoaded = observable.map<ClusterId, boolean>()
+// todo: figure out how to replace webview-tag to iframe
+// 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;
 
-  @computed get cluster() {
+  get cluster() {
     return clusterStore.getById(getMatchedClusterId())
   }
 
-  // fixme: attach/detach doesn't work properly
   componentDidMount() {
-    // disposeOnUnmount(this, [
-    //   autorun(() => {
-    //     const activeClusterId = this.cluster?.id;
-    //     if (activeClusterId) {
-    //       this.initView(activeClusterId);
-    //       Array.from(lensViews).forEach(([clusterId, view]) => {
-    //         if (activeClusterId === clusterId && isLoaded.has(clusterId)) {
-    //           this.placeholder.appendChild(view)
-    //         } else {
-    //           view.parentElement.removeChild(view);
-    //         }
-    //       })
-    //     }
-    //   }),
-    // ])
+    this.attachViews();
+    disposeOnUnmount(this, [
+      reaction(() => this.cluster, selectedCluster => {
+        this.initView(selectedCluster?.id)
+        this.refreshViews()
+      }, {
+        fireImmediately: true
+      })
+    ])
   }
 
-  @action
-  initView(clusterId: ClusterId) {
-    if (lensViews.has(clusterId)) {
+  componentWillUnmount() {
+    this.detachViews();
+  }
+
+  initView = (clusterId: ClusterId) => {
+    if (!clusterId || lensViews.has(clusterId)) {
       return;
     }
     logger.info(`[WEBVIEW]: init view for clusterId=${clusterId}`)
     const webview = document.createElement("webview");
-    webview.className = "ClusterView"
     webview.setAttribute("src", `//${clusterId}.${location.host}`)
     webview.setAttribute("nodeintegration", "true")
     webview.setAttribute("enableremotemodule", "true")
     webview.addEventListener("did-finish-load", () => {
       logger.info(`[WEBVIEW]: loaded, clusterId=${clusterId}`)
-      isLoaded.set(clusterId, true);
-      webview.classList.add("loaded")
       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, webview);
-    document.body.appendChild(webview);
+    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) => {
@@ -69,10 +90,11 @@ export class ClusterView extends React.Component {
 
   render() {
     const { cluster } = this;
-    const showStatus = cluster && !cluster.accessible;
+    const view = lensViews.get(cluster?.id);
+    const showStatusPage = cluster && (!cluster.accessible || !view?.isLoaded);
     return (
       <div className="ClusterView" ref={this.bindRef}>
-        {showStatus && <ClusterStatus clusterId={cluster.id}/>}
+        {showStatusPage && <ClusterStatus clusterId={cluster.id}/>}
       </div>
     )
   }