diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/router.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/router.js
index 1b038b6265..39e6555654 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/router.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/router.js
@@ -59,10 +59,12 @@ $('body').on('click', 'a', function(e) {
 	if (frappe.router.is_app_route(e.currentTarget.pathname)) {
 		// target has "/app, this is a v2 style route.
 
-		frappe.route_options = {};
-		let params = new URLSearchParams(e.currentTarget.search);
-		for (const [key, value] of params) {
-			frappe.route_options[key] = value;
+		if (e.currentTarget.search) {
+			frappe.route_options = {};
+			let params = new URLSearchParams(e.currentTarget.search);
+			for (const [key, value] of params) {
+				frappe.route_options[key] = value;
+			}
 		}
 		return override(e.currentTarget.pathname + e.currentTarget.hash);
 	}
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/widgets/quick_list_widget.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/widgets/quick_list_widget.js
index ce81333147..3156c1440e 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/widgets/quick_list_widget.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/widgets/quick_list_widget.js
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ export default class QuickListWidget extends Widget {
 
 				if (old_filter != me.quick_list_filter) {
 					me.body.empty();
+					me.set_footer();
 					me.set_body();
 				}
 			},
@@ -191,6 +192,10 @@ export default class QuickListWidget extends Widget {
 			if (this.has_status_field) {
 				fields.push('status');
 				fields.push('docstatus');
+
+				// add workflow state field if workflow exist & is active
+				let workflow_fieldname = frappe.workflow.get_state_fieldname(this.document_type);
+				workflow_fieldname && fields.push(workflow_fieldname);
 			}
 
 			fields.push('modified');
@@ -230,18 +235,18 @@ export default class QuickListWidget extends Widget {
 	}
 
 	set_footer() {
-		if (!this.see_all_button) {
-			this.see_all_button = $(`
-				<div class="see-all btn">See all</div>
-			`).appendTo(this.footer);
+		this.footer.empty();
 
-			this.see_all_button.click(() => {
-				let filters = frappe.utils.get_filter_from_json(this.quick_list_filter);
-				if (filters) {
-					frappe.route_options = filters;
-				}
-				frappe.set_route(frappe.utils.generate_route({type: 'doctype', name: this.document_type}));
-			});
+		let filters = frappe.utils.get_filter_from_json(this.quick_list_filter);
+		if (filters) {
+			frappe.route_options = filters;
 		}
+
+		this.see_all_button = $(`
+			<a href="${frappe.utils.generate_route({
+				type: 'doctype',
+				name: this.document_type
+			})}"class="see-all btn btn-xs">View List</a>
+		`).appendTo(this.footer);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/frappe/public/scss/desk/desktop.scss b/frappe/public/scss/desk/desktop.scss
index bd363cc49d..695273e7a9 100644
--- a/frappe/public/scss/desk/desktop.scss
+++ b/frappe/public/scss/desk/desktop.scss
@@ -734,6 +734,27 @@ body {
 			}
 		}
 
+		&:hover {
+			.widget-head .widget-control {
+				width: auto;
+				visibility: visible;
+				opacity: 1;
+			}
+		}
+
+		.widget-head {
+			.widget-label {
+				padding-left: 6px;
+			}
+
+			.widget-control {
+				width: 0px;
+				visibility: hidden;
+				opacity: 0;
+				transition: visibility 0s, opacity 0.5s ease-in-out;
+			}
+		}
+
 		.widget-body {
 			display: flex;
 			flex-direction: column;
@@ -757,7 +778,6 @@ body {
 					display: flex;
 					flex-direction: column;
 					flex: 1;
-					margin-left: 3px;
 
 					.timestamp {
 						font-size: smaller;
@@ -770,14 +790,16 @@ body {
 
 				.right-arrow {
 					margin-left: 6px;
+					margin-right: -2px;
 				}
 			}
 		}
 
 		.widget-footer {
 			.see-all {
-				background-color: var(--btn-default-bg);
 				width: 100%;
+				text-decoration: none;
+				background-color: var(--btn-default-bg);
 
 				&:hover {
 					background-color: var(--btn-default-hover-bg);