diff --git a/frappe/desk/doctype/desktop_icon/desktop_icon.js b/frappe/desk/doctype/desktop_icon/desktop_icon.js
index 5fb875ced3..4c29300381 100644
--- a/frappe/desk/doctype/desktop_icon/desktop_icon.js
+++ b/frappe/desk/doctype/desktop_icon/desktop_icon.js
@@ -3,14 +3,16 @@
 
 frappe.ui.form.on("Desktop Icon", {
 	refresh: function (frm) {
-		if (frm.doc.link_to && frm.doc.type) {
+		if (frm.doc.link_to && frm.doc.link_type) {
 			frm.add_custom_button(
 				__("Workspace Sidebar"),
 				function () {
 					frappe.new_doc("Workspace Sidebar", {}, (doc) => {
 						doc.title = frm.doc.label;
+						doc.header_icon = frm.doc.icon;
 						let sidebar_item = frappe.model.add_child(doc, "items");
 						sidebar_item.label = frm.doc.link_to;
+						sidebar_item.link_to = frm.doc.link_to;
 						sidebar_item.link_type = frm.doc.link_type;
 					});
 				},
diff --git a/frappe/desk/doctype/workspace_sidebar/workspace_sidebar.js b/frappe/desk/doctype/workspace_sidebar/workspace_sidebar.js
index f964300fa9..f94ab3bb54 100644
--- a/frappe/desk/doctype/workspace_sidebar/workspace_sidebar.js
+++ b/frappe/desk/doctype/workspace_sidebar/workspace_sidebar.js
@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2025, Frappe Technologies and contributors
 // For license information, please see license.txt
 
-// frappe.ui.form.on("Workspace Sidebar", {
-// 	refresh(frm) {
-
-// 	},
-// });
+frappe.ui.form.on("Workspace Sidebar", {
+	refresh(frm) {
+		if (!frm.is_new()) {
+			frm.add_custom_button(__(`View Sidebar`), () => {
+				if (frm.doc.items[0].link_type === "DocType") {
+					frappe.set_route("List", frm.doc.items[0].link_to);
+					return;
+				} else if (frm.doc.items[0].link_type === "Workspace") {
+					frappe.set_route("Workspaces", frm.doc.items[0].link_to);
+					return;
+				}
+			});
+		}
+	},
+});