diff --git a/frappe/desk/doctype/workspace_shortcut/workspace_shortcut.json b/frappe/desk/doctype/workspace_shortcut/workspace_shortcut.json
index 8673e93cf7..8832d9e1f4 100644
--- a/frappe/desk/doctype/workspace_shortcut/workspace_shortcut.json
+++ b/frappe/desk/doctype/workspace_shortcut/workspace_shortcut.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  "field_order": [
   "type",
   "link_to",
+  "url",
   "doc_view",
   "column_break_4",
   "label",
@@ -24,16 +25,16 @@
    "fieldtype": "Select",
    "in_list_view": 1,
    "label": "Type",
-   "options": "DocType\nReport\nPage\nDashboard",
+   "options": "DocType\nReport\nPage\nDashboard\nURL",
    "reqd": 1
   },
   {
+   "depends_on": "eval:doc.type != \"URL\"",
    "fieldname": "link_to",
    "fieldtype": "Dynamic Link",
    "in_list_view": 1,
    "label": "Link To",
-   "options": "type",
-   "reqd": 1
+   "options": "type"
   },
   {
    "depends_on": "eval:doc.type == \"DocType\"",
@@ -94,12 +95,20 @@
    "fieldname": "format",
    "fieldtype": "Data",
    "label": "Format"
+  },
+  {
+   "depends_on": "eval:doc.type == \"URL\"",
+   "fieldname": "url",
+   "fieldtype": "Data",
+   "in_list_view": 1,
+   "label": "URL",
+   "options": "URL"
   }
  ],
  "index_web_pages_for_search": 1,
  "istable": 1,
  "links": [],
- "modified": "2021-01-12 13:13:17.571324",
+ "modified": "2023-04-19 13:32:31.005443",
  "modified_by": "Administrator",
  "module": "Desk",
  "name": "Workspace Shortcut",
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/widgets/shortcut_widget.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/widgets/shortcut_widget.js
index d82f63a035..7d340b04e8 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/widgets/shortcut_widget.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/widgets/shortcut_widget.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export default class ShortcutWidget extends Widget {
 			restrict_to_domain: this.restrict_to_domain,
 			stats_filter: this.stats_filter,
 			type: this.type,
+			url: this.url,
 		};
 	}
 
@@ -45,6 +46,16 @@ export default class ShortcutWidget extends Widget {
 				frappe.open_in_new_tab = true;
 			}
 
+			if (this.type == "URL") {
+				if (frappe.open_in_new_tab) {
+					window.open(this.url, "_blank");
+					frappe.open_in_new_tab = false;
+				} else {
+					window.location.href = this.url;
+				}
+				return;
+			}
+
 			frappe.set_route(route);
 		});
 	}
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/widgets/widget_dialog.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/widgets/widget_dialog.js
index 45f7e5fc47..8f1575a119 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/widgets/widget_dialog.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/widgets/widget_dialog.js
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ class ShortcutDialog extends WidgetDialog {
 				fieldname: "type",
 				label: "Type",
 				reqd: 1,
-				options: "DocType\nReport\nPage\nDashboard",
+				options: "DocType\nReport\nPage\nDashboard\nURL",
 				onchange: () => {
 					if (this.dialog.get_value("type") == "DocType") {
 						this.dialog.fields_dict.link_to.get_query = () => {
@@ -379,7 +379,6 @@ class ShortcutDialog extends WidgetDialog {
 				fieldtype: "Dynamic Link",
 				fieldname: "link_to",
 				label: "Link To",
-				reqd: 1,
 				options: "type",
 				onchange: () => {
 					const doctype = this.dialog.get_value("link_to");
@@ -404,6 +403,17 @@ class ShortcutDialog extends WidgetDialog {
 						this.hide_filters();
 					}
 				},
+				depends_on: (s) => s.type != "URL",
+				mandatory_depends_on: (s) => s.type != "URL",
+			},
+			{
+				fieldtype: "Data",
+				fieldname: "url",
+				label: "URL",
+				options: "URL",
+				default: "",
+				depends_on: (s) => s.type == "URL",
+				mandatory_depends_on: (s) => s.type == "URL",
 			},
 			{
 				fieldtype: "Select",
@@ -500,6 +510,10 @@ class ShortcutDialog extends WidgetDialog {
 
 		data.label = data.label ? data.label : frappe.model.unscrub(data.link_to);
 
+		if (data.url && !data.label) {
+			data.label = "No Label (URL)";
+		}
+
 		return data;
 	}
 }