diff --git a/src/frontend/src/defaults/actions.tsx b/src/frontend/src/defaults/actions.tsx
index 6c773b013c..21ae36e393 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/defaults/actions.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/defaults/actions.tsx
@@ -1,19 +1,24 @@
 import { t } from '@lingui/macro';
 import type { SpotlightAction } from '@mantine/spotlight';
-import { IconFileText, IconHome, IconInfoCircle } from '@tabler/icons-react';
+import {
+  IconFileText,
+  IconHome,
+  IconInfoCircle,
+  IconNavigation
+} from '@tabler/icons-react';
 import { NavigateFunction } from 'react-router-dom';
 
+import { useLocalState } from '../states/LocalState';
 import { menuItems } from './menuItems';
 
 export function getActions(navigate: NavigateFunction) {
-  /**
-   * Default actions for the spotlight
-   */
+  const setNavigationOpen = useLocalState((state) => state.setNavigationOpen);
+
   const actions: SpotlightAction[] = [
     {
       title: t`Home`,
       description: `Go to the home page`,
-      onTrigger: (action) => navigate(menuItems.home.link),
+      onTrigger: () => navigate(menuItems.home.link),
       icon: <IconHome size="1.2rem" />
     },
     {
@@ -25,7 +30,7 @@ export function getActions(navigate: NavigateFunction) {
     {
       title: t`Documentation`,
       description: t`Visit documentation to learn more about InvenTree`,
-      onTrigger: () => console.log('Documentation'),
+      onTrigger: () => log('Documentatioconsole.n'),
       icon: <IconFileText size="1.2rem" />
     },
     {
@@ -33,6 +38,12 @@ export function getActions(navigate: NavigateFunction) {
       description: t`About the InvenTree org`,
       onTrigger: () => navigate(menuItems.about.link),
       icon: <IconInfoCircle size="1.2rem" />
+    },
+    {
+      title: t`Open Navigation`,
+      description: t`Open the main navigation menu`,
+      onTrigger: () => setNavigationOpen(true),
+      icon: <IconNavigation size="1.2rem" />
     }
   ];
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/tests/pui_command.spec.ts b/src/frontend/tests/pui_command.spec.ts
index 1421fd4601..c90d622d30 100644
--- a/src/frontend/tests/pui_command.spec.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/tests/pui_command.spec.ts
@@ -40,4 +40,14 @@ test('PUI - Quick Command', async ({ page }) => {
   await page.getByPlaceholder('Search...').press('Tab');
   await page.getByPlaceholder('Search...').press('Enter');
   await page.waitForURL('**/platform/dashboard');
+
+  // Use navigation menu
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Open spotlight' }).click();
+  await page
+    .getByRole('button', { name: 'Open Navigation Open the main' })
+    .click();
+  // assert the nav headers are visible
+  await page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Pages' }).click();
+  await page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Documentation' }).click();
+  await page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'About' }).click();
 });