diff --git a/packages/main/src/development-menu-builder.spec.ts b/packages/main/src/development-menu-builder.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e34ad0ecf2885
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/main/src/development-menu-builder.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/**********************************************************************
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ ***********************************************************************/
+
+import { beforeEach } from 'node:test';
+
+import type { BrowserWindow, ContextMenuParams, MenuItem } from 'electron';
+import { describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+import { buildDevelopmentMenu } from './development-menu-builder.js';
+
+const browserWindow = {
+  webContents: {
+    send: vi.fn(),
+  },
+} as unknown as BrowserWindow;
+
+describe('Open DevTools Menu builder creates menu item for', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+  test('/contribs/extension navigation', async () => {
+    const parameters: ContextMenuParams = {
+      linkURL: '/contribs/ExtensionId',
+    } as unknown as ContextMenuParams;
+    const menuItems = buildDevelopmentMenu(parameters, browserWindow, true);
+    expect(menuItems).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(menuItems[0]).toHaveProperty('label');
+    expect(menuItems[0]?.label).toBe('Open DevTools of ExtensionId Extension');
+    expect(menuItems[0]?.click).toBeDefined();
+    menuItems[0]!.click!(undefined as unknown as MenuItem, undefined, undefined as unknown as Electron.KeyboardEvent);
+    expect(browserWindow.webContents.send).toBeCalledWith('dev-tools:open-extension', 'ExtensionId');
+  });
+
+  test('/webviews/WebviewId navigation', () => {
+    const parameters: ContextMenuParams = {
+      linkURL: '/webviews/WebviewId',
+    } as unknown as ContextMenuParams;
+    const menuItems = buildDevelopmentMenu(parameters, browserWindow, true);
+    expect(menuItems).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(menuItems[0]).toHaveProperty('label');
+    expect(menuItems[0]?.label).toBe(`Open DevTools of the webview`);
+    expect(menuItems[0]?.click).toBeDefined();
+    menuItems[0]!.click!(undefined as unknown as MenuItem, undefined, undefined as unknown as Electron.KeyboardEvent);
+    expect(browserWindow.webContents.send).toBeCalledWith('dev-tools:open-webview', 'WebviewId');
+  });
+
+  test('no menu created on other navigation items', () => {
+    const parameters: ContextMenuParams = {
+      linkURL: '/images',
+    } as unknown as ContextMenuParams;
+    const menuItems = buildDevelopmentMenu(parameters, browserWindow, true);
+    expect(menuItems).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/main/src/development-menu-builder.ts b/packages/main/src/development-menu-builder.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..3cf4838aa43d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/main/src/development-menu-builder.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/**********************************************************************
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ ***********************************************************************/
+
+import type { BrowserWindow, ContextMenuParams, MenuItemConstructorOptions } from 'electron';
+
+export function buildDevelopmentMenu(
+  parameters: ContextMenuParams,
+  browserWindow: BrowserWindow,
+  devMode: boolean,
+): MenuItemConstructorOptions[] {
+  // In development mode, show the "Open DevTools of Extension and Webviews" menu item
+  if (devMode) {
+    let extensionId = '';
+    if (parameters?.linkURL?.includes('/contribs')) {
+      const extensionIdVal = parameters.linkURL.split('/contribs/')[1];
+      if (extensionIdVal) {
+        extensionId = extensionIdVal;
+        return [
+          {
+            label: `Open DevTools of ${decodeURI(extensionId)} Extension`,
+            // make it visible when link contains contribs and we're inside the extension
+            visible: parameters.linkURL.includes('/contribs/'),
+            click: (): void => {
+              browserWindow.webContents.send('dev-tools:open-extension', extensionId.replaceAll('%20', '-'));
+            },
+          },
+        ];
+      }
+    } else if (parameters?.linkURL?.includes('/webviews/')) {
+      const webviewId = parameters.linkURL.split('/webviews/')[1];
+      return [
+        {
+          label: `Open DevTools of the webview`,
+          visible: parameters.linkURL.includes('/webviews/'),
+          click: (): void => {
+            browserWindow.webContents.send('dev-tools:open-webview', webviewId);
+          },
+        },
+      ];
+    }
+  }
+  return [];
+}
diff --git a/packages/main/src/mainWindow.ts b/packages/main/src/mainWindow.ts
index 9c855cb29a62a..8f955b558e306 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/mainWindow.ts
+++ b/packages/main/src/mainWindow.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import type { BrowserWindowConstructorOptions, Rectangle } from 'electron';
 import { app, autoUpdater, BrowserWindow, ipcMain, nativeTheme, screen } from 'electron';
 import contextMenu from 'electron-context-menu';
 
+import { buildDevelopmentMenu } from './development-menu-builder.js';
 import { NavigationItemsMenuBuilder } from './navigation-items-menu-builder.js';
 import { OpenDevTools } from './open-dev-tools.js';
 import type { ConfigurationRegistry } from './plugin/configuration-registry.js';
@@ -187,45 +188,7 @@ async function createWindow(): Promise<BrowserWindow> {
     showInspectElement: import.meta.env.DEV,
     showServices: false,
     prepend: (_defaultActions, parameters) => {
-      // In development mode, show the "Open DevTools of Extension and Webviews" menu item
-      if (import.meta.env.DEV) {
-        let extensionId = '';
-        if (parameters?.linkURL?.includes('/contribs')) {
-          const extensionIdVal = parameters.linkURL.split('/contribs/')[1];
-          if (extensionIdVal) {
-            extensionId = extensionIdVal;
-            return [
-              {
-                label: `Open DevTools of ${decodeURI(extensionId)} Extension`,
-                // make it visible when link contains contribs and we're inside the extension
-                visible:
-                  parameters.linkURL.includes('/contribs/') && parameters.pageURL.includes(`/contribs/${extensionId}`),
-                click: (): void => {
-                  browserWindow.webContents.send('dev-tools:open-extension', extensionId.replaceAll('%20', '-'));
-                },
-              },
-            ];
-          } else {
-            return [];
-          }
-        } else if (parameters?.linkURL?.includes('/webviews/')) {
-          const webviewId = parameters.linkURL.split('/webviews/')[1];
-          return [
-            {
-              label: `Open DevTools of the webview`,
-              visible:
-                parameters.linkURL.includes('/webviews/') && parameters.pageURL.includes(`/webviews/${webviewId}`),
-              click: (): void => {
-                browserWindow.webContents.send('dev-tools:open-webview', webviewId);
-              },
-            },
-          ];
-        } else {
-          return [];
-        }
-      } else {
-        return [];
-      }
+      return buildDevelopmentMenu(parameters, browserWindow, import.meta.env.DEV);
     },
     append: (_defaultActions, parameters) => {
       return navigationItemsMenuBuilder?.buildNavigationMenu(parameters) ?? [];