diff --git a/deepfence_frontend/packages/ui-components/src/components/avatar/Avatar.stories.tsx b/deepfence_frontend/packages/ui-components/src/components/avatar/Avatar.stories.tsx
index ab5ea48372..de92e38880 100644
--- a/deepfence_frontend/packages/ui-components/src/components/avatar/Avatar.stories.tsx
+++ b/deepfence_frontend/packages/ui-components/src/components/avatar/Avatar.stories.tsx
@@ -11,14 +11,11 @@ const Template: ComponentStory<typeof Avatar> = (args) => <Avatar {...args} />;
 
 export const AvatarAsLetter = Template.bind({});
 AvatarAsLetter.args = {
-  asChild: true,
-  children: 'M',
+  children: 'MR',
 };
 
 export const AvatarAsDefault = Template.bind({});
-AvatarAsDefault.args = {
-  asChild: true,
-};
+AvatarAsDefault.args = {};
 
 export const AvatarByImgSrc = Template.bind({});
 AvatarByImgSrc.args = {
diff --git a/deepfence_frontend/packages/ui-components/src/components/avatar/Avatar.tsx b/deepfence_frontend/packages/ui-components/src/components/avatar/Avatar.tsx
index b4fc4c6427..fda86b54a7 100644
--- a/deepfence_frontend/packages/ui-components/src/components/avatar/Avatar.tsx
+++ b/deepfence_frontend/packages/ui-components/src/components/avatar/Avatar.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import cx from 'classnames';
+import { forwardRef } from 'react';
 import { IconContext } from 'react-icons';
 import { HiOutlineUser } from 'react-icons/hi';
 import { twMerge } from 'tailwind-merge';
@@ -6,7 +7,6 @@ import { twMerge } from 'tailwind-merge';
 import { Typography } from '@/components/typography/Typography';
 
 type AvatarType = {
-  asChild?: boolean;
   alt?: string;
   src?: string;
   className?: string;
@@ -14,46 +14,37 @@ type AvatarType = {
   onClick?: () => void;
 };
 
-const Child = ({ children }: { children: AvatarType['children'] }) => {
-  return (
-    <>
-      {children ? (
-        children
-      ) : (
-        <IconContext.Provider
-          value={{
-            className: cx(`w-6 h-6`, {}),
-          }}
-        >
-          <HiOutlineUser />
-        </IconContext.Provider>
-      )}
-    </>
-  );
-};
-
-export const Avatar = (props: AvatarType) => {
-  const {
-    asChild = false,
-    children = undefined,
-    src = '',
-    alt = '',
-    className = '',
-    onClick,
-  } = props;
+const DefaultIcon = () => (
+  <IconContext.Provider
+    value={{
+      className: cx(`w-6 h-6`, {}),
+    }}
+  >
+    <HiOutlineUser />
+  </IconContext.Provider>
+);
 
-  return (
-    <button
-      onClick={onClick}
-      className={twMerge(
-        cx(
-          `inline-flex overflow-hidden relative justify-center items-center w-10 h-10 bg-gray-100 rounded-full dark:bg-gray-600`,
-          `text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-100 ${Typography.size.lg}`,
-        ),
-        className,
-      )}
-    >
-      {!asChild ? <img src={src} alt={alt} className="p-2" /> : <Child>{children}</Child>}
-    </button>
-  );
-};
+export const Avatar = forwardRef<HTMLButtonElement, AvatarType>(
+  ({ children = <DefaultIcon />, src = '', alt = '', className = '', onClick }, ref) => {
+    return (
+      <button
+        ref={ref}
+        onClick={onClick}
+        className={twMerge(
+          cx(
+            `inline-flex overflow-hidden relative justify-center items-center w-10 h-10 bg-gray-100 rounded-full dark:bg-gray-600`,
+            `text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-100 ${Typography.size.lg}`,
+            'outline-none focus-visible:ring-1 focus-visible:ring-gray-900 dark:focus-visible:ring-2 dark:focus-visible:ring-gray-400',
+          ),
+          className,
+        )}
+      >
+        {!src || src.trim().length === 0 ? (
+          <>{children}</>
+        ) : (
+          <img src={src} alt={alt} className="p-2" />
+        )}
+      </button>
+    );
+  },
+);
diff --git a/deepfence_frontend/packages/ui-components/src/components/modal/SlidingModal.stories.tsx b/deepfence_frontend/packages/ui-components/src/components/modal/SlidingModal.stories.tsx
index 9654ae7243..fe5a4a6842 100644
--- a/deepfence_frontend/packages/ui-components/src/components/modal/SlidingModal.stories.tsx
+++ b/deepfence_frontend/packages/ui-components/src/components/modal/SlidingModal.stories.tsx
@@ -33,6 +33,28 @@ export const ModalWithTrigger = () => {
   );
 };
 
+export const TriggerFromLeft = () => {
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+  const ref = useRef(null);
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <Button color="primary" onClick={() => setOpen(true)} ref={ref}>
+        Click to open
+      </Button>
+      <SlidingModal
+        title="Modal Title"
+        open={open}
+        onOpenChange={() => setOpen(false)}
+        elementToFocusOnCloseRef={ref}
+        direction="left"
+      >
+        <div className="dark:text-white">This is a content</div>
+      </SlidingModal>
+    </>
+  );
+};
+
 export const WithoutTitle = () => {
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
   const ref = useRef(null);
diff --git a/deepfence_frontend/packages/ui-components/src/components/modal/SlidingModal.tsx b/deepfence_frontend/packages/ui-components/src/components/modal/SlidingModal.tsx
index af4d649450..92f817bb40 100644
--- a/deepfence_frontend/packages/ui-components/src/components/modal/SlidingModal.tsx
+++ b/deepfence_frontend/packages/ui-components/src/components/modal/SlidingModal.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ type ChildrenType = {
   children: React.ReactNode;
 };
 export interface ModalProps extends DialogPrimitive.DialogProps {
+  direction?: 'left' | 'right';
   width?: string;
   title?: string;
   footer?: React.ReactNode;
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ export const SlidingModal: FC<ModalProps> = ({
   elementToFocusOnCloseRef,
   open,
   width = 'w-9/12', // 33.333333%
+  direction = 'right',
   ...rest
 }) => {
   const state = useUpdateStateIfMounted(open);
@@ -96,6 +98,14 @@ export const SlidingModal: FC<ModalProps> = ({
     setWasOpen(open);
   }, [open]);
 
+  let inAnimation = 'animate-slide-right-in';
+  let outAnimation = `animate-slide-right-out`;
+
+  if (direction === 'left') {
+    inAnimation = 'animate-slide-left-in';
+    outAnimation = 'animate-slide-left-out';
+  }
+
   return (
     <DialogPrimitive.Root open={wasOpen} {...rest}>
       <DialogPrimitive.Portal>
@@ -107,14 +117,16 @@ export const SlidingModal: FC<ModalProps> = ({
         >
           <DialogPrimitive.Content
             className={cx(
-              'flex flex-col h-[100vh] fixed -right-[100%]',
+              'flex flex-col h-[100vh] fixed',
               'overflow-hidden focus:outline-none',
               'bg-white text-gray-900',
-              'dark:bg-gray-700 dark:text-white',
+              'dark:bg-gray-700 dark:text-white ',
               `${width}`,
               {
-                'animate-slide-right-out': !wasOpen,
-                'animate-slide-right-in': wasOpen,
+                '-left-[100%]': direction === 'left',
+                '-right-[100%]': direction === 'right',
+                [inAnimation]: wasOpen,
+                [outAnimation]: !wasOpen,
               },
             )}
             onCloseAutoFocus={() => elementToFocusOnCloseRef?.current?.focus()}
diff --git a/deepfence_frontend/packages/ui-components/tailwind.config.cjs b/deepfence_frontend/packages/ui-components/tailwind.config.cjs
index c2daae34f6..5c37d2cbee 100644
--- a/deepfence_frontend/packages/ui-components/tailwind.config.cjs
+++ b/deepfence_frontend/packages/ui-components/tailwind.config.cjs
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ module.exports = {
         'slide-right-out': {
           '0%': { right: 0 },
         },
+        'slide-left-in': {
+          '100%': { left: 0 },
+        },
+        'slide-left-out': {
+          '0%': { left: 0 },
+        },
         'opacity-in': {
           '0%': { opacity: 0 },
           '100%': { opacity: 1 },
@@ -102,6 +108,8 @@ module.exports = {
         'pop-out': 'pop-out 0.5s ease',
         'slide-right-in': 'slide-right-in 0.5s forwards',
         'slide-right-out': 'slide-right-out 0.5s forwards',
+        'slide-left-in': 'slide-left-in 0.2s forwards',
+        'slide-left-out': 'slide-left-out 0.5s forwards',
         'slide-opacity-out': 'slide-opacity-out 0.3s ease',
         'opacity-out': 'opacity-out 0.5s ease',
         'opacity-in': 'opacity-in 0.5s ease',