diff --git a/src/common/__tests__/cluster-store.test.ts b/src/common/__tests__/cluster-store.test.ts
index 724a83f0d72c..8c911298cc35 100644
--- a/src/common/__tests__/cluster-store.test.ts
+++ b/src/common/__tests__/cluster-store.test.ts
@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@ describe("empty config", () => {
 
     it("sets active cluster", () => {
       clusterStore.setActive("foo");
-      expect(clusterStore.activeCluster.id).toBe("foo");
+      expect(clusterStore.active.id).toBe("foo");
     })
   })
 
   describe("with prod and dev clusters added", () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
-      clusterStore.addCluster(
+      clusterStore.addClusters(
         new Cluster({
           id: "prod",
           contextName: "prod",
diff --git a/src/common/__tests__/workspace-store.test.ts b/src/common/__tests__/workspace-store.test.ts
index 8ac3ac599d98..97edfa77cfe9 100644
--- a/src/common/__tests__/workspace-store.test.ts
+++ b/src/common/__tests__/workspace-store.test.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jest.mock("electron", () => {
   }
 })
 
-import { WorkspaceStore } from "../workspace-store"
+import { Workspace, WorkspaceStore } from "../workspace-store"
 
 describe("workspace store tests", () => {
   describe("for an empty config", () => {
@@ -35,16 +35,16 @@ describe("workspace store tests", () => {
     it("cannot remove the default workspace", () => {
       const ws = WorkspaceStore.getInstance<WorkspaceStore>();
 
-      expect(() => ws.removeWorkspace(WorkspaceStore.defaultId)).toThrowError("Cannot remove");
+      expect(() => ws.removeWorkspaceById(WorkspaceStore.defaultId)).toThrowError("Cannot remove");
     })
 
     it("can update default workspace name", () => {
       const ws = WorkspaceStore.getInstance<WorkspaceStore>();
 
-      ws.saveWorkspace({
+      ws.addWorkspace(new Workspace({
         id: WorkspaceStore.defaultId,
         name: "foobar",
-      });
+      }));
 
       expect(ws.currentWorkspace.name).toBe("foobar");
     })
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ describe("workspace store tests", () => {
     it("can add workspaces", () => {
       const ws = WorkspaceStore.getInstance<WorkspaceStore>();
 
-      ws.saveWorkspace({
+      ws.addWorkspace(new Workspace({
         id: "123",
         name: "foobar",
-      });
+      }));
 
       expect(ws.getById("123").name).toBe("foobar");
     })
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ describe("workspace store tests", () => {
     it("can set a existent workspace to be active", () => {
       const ws = WorkspaceStore.getInstance<WorkspaceStore>();
 
-      ws.saveWorkspace({
+      ws.addWorkspace(new Workspace({
         id: "abc",
         name: "foobar",
-      });
+      }));
 
       expect(() => ws.setActive("abc")).not.toThrowError();
     })
@@ -80,15 +80,15 @@ describe("workspace store tests", () => {
     it("can remove a workspace", () => {
       const ws = WorkspaceStore.getInstance<WorkspaceStore>();
 
-      ws.saveWorkspace({
+      ws.addWorkspace(new Workspace({
         id: "123",
         name: "foobar",
-      });
-      ws.saveWorkspace({
+      }));
+      ws.addWorkspace(new Workspace({
         id: "1234",
         name: "foobar 1",
-      });
-      ws.removeWorkspace("123");
+      }));
+      ws.removeWorkspaceById("123");
 
       expect(ws.workspaces.size).toBe(2);
     })
@@ -96,10 +96,10 @@ describe("workspace store tests", () => {
     it("cannot create workspace with existent name", () => {
       const ws = WorkspaceStore.getInstance<WorkspaceStore>();
 
-      ws.saveWorkspace({
+      ws.addWorkspace(new Workspace({
         id: "someid",
         name: "default",
-      });
+      }));
 
       expect(ws.workspacesList.length).toBe(1);  // default workspace only
     })
@@ -107,10 +107,10 @@ describe("workspace store tests", () => {
     it("cannot create workspace with empty name", () => {
       const ws = WorkspaceStore.getInstance<WorkspaceStore>();
 
-      ws.saveWorkspace({
+      ws.addWorkspace(new Workspace({
         id: "random",
         name: "",
-      });
+      }));
 
       expect(ws.workspacesList.length).toBe(1);  // default workspace only
     })
@@ -118,10 +118,10 @@ describe("workspace store tests", () => {
     it("cannot create workspace with ' ' name", () => {
       const ws = WorkspaceStore.getInstance<WorkspaceStore>();
 
-      ws.saveWorkspace({
+      ws.addWorkspace(new Workspace({
         id: "random",
         name: " ",
-      });
+      }));
 
       expect(ws.workspacesList.length).toBe(1);  // default workspace only
     })
@@ -129,10 +129,10 @@ describe("workspace store tests", () => {
     it("trim workspace name", () => {
       const ws = WorkspaceStore.getInstance<WorkspaceStore>();
 
-      ws.saveWorkspace({
+      ws.addWorkspace(new Workspace({
         id: "random",
         name: "default ",
-      });
+      }));
 
       expect(ws.workspacesList.length).toBe(1);  // default workspace only
     })
@@ -169,4 +169,4 @@ describe("workspace store tests", () => {
       expect(ws.currentWorkspaceId).toBe("abc");
     })
   })
-})
\ No newline at end of file
+})
diff --git a/src/common/cluster-store.ts b/src/common/cluster-store.ts
index fddd0f3be6c7..838e6cc1193f 100644
--- a/src/common/cluster-store.ts
+++ b/src/common/cluster-store.ts
@@ -33,11 +33,12 @@ export type ClusterId = string;
 
 export interface ClusterModel {
   id: ClusterId;
+  kubeConfigPath: string;
   workspace?: WorkspaceId;
   contextName?: string;
   preferences?: ClusterPreferences;
   metadata?: ClusterMetadata;
-  kubeConfigPath: string;
+  ownerRef?: string;
 
   /** @deprecated */
   kubeConfig?: string; // yaml
@@ -72,25 +73,34 @@ export class ClusterStore extends BaseStore<ClusterStoreModel> {
     return filePath;
   }
 
+  @observable activeCluster: ClusterId;
+  @observable removedClusters = observable.map<ClusterId, Cluster>();
+  @observable clusters = observable.map<ClusterId, Cluster>();
+
   private constructor() {
     super({
       configName: "lens-cluster-store",
       accessPropertiesByDotNotation: false, // To make dots safe in cluster context names
       migrations: migrations,
     });
+
+    this.pushStateToViewsPeriodically()
   }
 
-  @observable activeClusterId: ClusterId;
-  @observable removedClusters = observable.map<ClusterId, Cluster>();
-  @observable clusters = observable.map<ClusterId, Cluster>();
+  protected pushStateToViewsPeriodically() {
+    if (!ipcRenderer) {
+      // This is a bit of a hack, we need to do this because we might loose messages that are sent before a view is ready
+      setInterval(() => {
+        this.pushState()
+      }, 5000)
+    }
+  }
 
   registerIpcListener() {
     logger.info(`[CLUSTER-STORE] start to listen (${webFrame.routingId})`)
-    ipcRenderer.on("cluster:state", (event, model: ClusterState) => {
-      this.applyWithoutSync(() => {
-        logger.silly(`[CLUSTER-STORE]: received push-state at ${location.host} (${webFrame.routingId})`, model);
-        this.getById(model.id)?.updateModel(model);
-      })
+    ipcRenderer.on("cluster:state", (event, clusterId: string, state: ClusterState) => {
+      logger.silly(`[CLUSTER-STORE]: received push-state at ${location.host} (${webFrame.routingId})`, clusterId, state);
+      this.getById(clusterId)?.setState(state)
     })
   }
 
@@ -99,21 +109,35 @@ export class ClusterStore extends BaseStore<ClusterStoreModel> {
     ipcRenderer.removeAllListeners("cluster:state")
   }
 
-  @computed get activeCluster(): Cluster | null {
-    return this.getById(this.activeClusterId);
+  pushState() {
+    this.clusters.forEach((c) => {
+      c.pushState()
+    })
+  }
+
+  get activeClusterId() {
+    return this.activeCluster
   }
 
   @computed get clustersList(): Cluster[] {
     return Array.from(this.clusters.values());
   }
 
+  @computed get enabledClustersList(): Cluster[] {
+    return this.clustersList.filter((c) => c.enabled)
+  }
+
+  @computed get active(): Cluster | null {
+    return this.getById(this.activeCluster);
+  }
+
   isActive(id: ClusterId) {
-    return this.activeClusterId === id;
+    return this.activeCluster === id;
   }
 
   @action
   setActive(id: ClusterId) {
-    this.activeClusterId = this.clusters.has(id) ? id : null;
+    this.activeCluster = this.clusters.has(id) ? id : null;
   }
 
   @action
@@ -145,12 +169,28 @@ export class ClusterStore extends BaseStore<ClusterStoreModel> {
   }
 
   @action
-  addCluster(...models: ClusterModel[]) {
+  addClusters(...models: ClusterModel[]): Cluster[] {
+    const clusters: Cluster[] = []
     models.forEach(model => {
-      appEventBus.emit({name: "cluster", action: "add"})
-      const cluster = new Cluster(model);
-      this.clusters.set(model.id, cluster);
+      clusters.push(this.addCluster(model))
     })
+
+    return clusters
+  }
+
+  @action
+  addCluster(model: ClusterModel | Cluster ): Cluster {
+    appEventBus.emit({name: "cluster", action: "add"})
+    let cluster = model as Cluster;
+    if (!(model instanceof Cluster)) {
+      cluster = new Cluster(model)
+    }
+    this.clusters.set(model.id, cluster);
+    return cluster
+  }
+
+  async removeCluster(model: ClusterModel) {
+    await this.removeById(model.id)
   }
 
   @action
@@ -159,7 +199,7 @@ export class ClusterStore extends BaseStore<ClusterStoreModel> {
     const cluster = this.getById(clusterId);
     if (cluster) {
       this.clusters.delete(clusterId);
-      if (this.activeClusterId === clusterId) {
+      if (this.activeCluster === clusterId) {
         this.setActive(null);
       }
       // remove only custom kubeconfigs (pasted as text)
@@ -189,6 +229,9 @@ export class ClusterStore extends BaseStore<ClusterStoreModel> {
         cluster.updateModel(clusterModel);
       } else {
         cluster = new Cluster(clusterModel);
+        if (!cluster.isManaged) {
+          cluster.enabled = true
+        }
       }
       newClusters.set(clusterModel.id, cluster);
     }
@@ -200,14 +243,14 @@ export class ClusterStore extends BaseStore<ClusterStoreModel> {
       }
     });
 
-    this.activeClusterId = newClusters.has(activeCluster) ? activeCluster : null;
+    this.activeCluster = newClusters.has(activeCluster) ? activeCluster : null;
     this.clusters.replace(newClusters);
     this.removedClusters.replace(removedClusters);
   }
 
   toJSON(): ClusterStoreModel {
     return toJS({
-      activeCluster: this.activeClusterId,
+      activeCluster: this.activeCluster,
       clusters: this.clustersList.map(cluster => cluster.toJSON()),
     }, {
       recurseEverything: true
diff --git a/src/common/workspace-store.ts b/src/common/workspace-store.ts
index b7f246701383..97611a01d3ef 100644
--- a/src/common/workspace-store.ts
+++ b/src/common/workspace-store.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,77 @@
-import { action, computed, observable, toJS } from "mobx";
+import { ipcRenderer } from "electron";
+import { action, computed, observable, toJS, reaction } from "mobx";
 import { BaseStore } from "./base-store";
 import { clusterStore } from "./cluster-store"
 import { appEventBus } from "./event-bus";
+import { broadcastIpc } from "../common/ipc";
+import logger from "../main/logger";
 
 export type WorkspaceId = string;
 
 export interface WorkspaceStoreModel {
   currentWorkspace?: WorkspaceId;
-  workspaces: Workspace[]
+  workspaces: WorkspaceModel[]
 }
 
-export interface Workspace {
+export interface WorkspaceModel {
   id: WorkspaceId;
   name: string;
   description?: string;
+  ownerRef?: string;
+}
+
+export interface WorkspaceState {
+  enabled: boolean;
+}
+
+export class Workspace implements WorkspaceModel, WorkspaceState {
+  @observable id: WorkspaceId
+  @observable name: string
+  @observable description?: string
+  @observable ownerRef?: string
+  @observable enabled: boolean
+
+  constructor(data: WorkspaceModel) {
+    Object.assign(this, data)
+
+    if (!ipcRenderer) {
+      reaction(() => this.getState(), () => {
+        this.pushState()
+      })
+    }
+  }
+
+  get isManaged(): boolean {
+    return !!this.ownerRef
+  }
+
+  getState(): WorkspaceState {
+    return {
+      enabled: this.enabled
+    }
+  }
+
+  pushState(state = this.getState()) {
+    logger.silly("[WORKSPACE] pushing state", {...state, id: this.id})
+    broadcastIpc({
+      channel: "workspace:state",
+      args: [this.id, toJS(state)],
+    });
+  }
+
+  @action
+  setState(state: WorkspaceState) {
+    Object.assign(this, state)
+  }
+
+  toJSON(): WorkspaceModel {
+    return toJS({
+      id: this.id,
+      name: this.name,
+      description: this.description,
+      ownerRef: this.ownerRef
+    })
+  }
 }
 
 export class WorkspaceStore extends BaseStore<WorkspaceStoreModel> {
@@ -23,15 +81,33 @@ export class WorkspaceStore extends BaseStore<WorkspaceStoreModel> {
     super({
       configName: "lens-workspace-store",
     });
+
+    if (!ipcRenderer) {
+      setInterval(() => {
+        this.pushState()
+      }, 5000)
+    }
+  }
+
+  registerIpcListener() {
+    logger.info("[WORKSPACE-STORE] starting to listen state events")
+    ipcRenderer.on("workspace:state", (event, workspaceId: string, state: WorkspaceState) => {
+      this.getById(workspaceId)?.setState(state)
+    })
+  }
+
+  unregisterIpcListener() {
+    super.unregisterIpcListener()
+    ipcRenderer.removeAllListeners("workspace:state")
   }
 
   @observable currentWorkspaceId = WorkspaceStore.defaultId;
 
   @observable workspaces = observable.map<WorkspaceId, Workspace>({
-    [WorkspaceStore.defaultId]: {
+    [WorkspaceStore.defaultId]: new Workspace({
       id: WorkspaceStore.defaultId,
       name: "default"
-    }
+    })
   });
 
   @computed get currentWorkspace(): Workspace {
@@ -42,6 +118,16 @@ export class WorkspaceStore extends BaseStore<WorkspaceStoreModel> {
     return Array.from(this.workspaces.values());
   }
 
+  @computed get enabledWorkspacesList() {
+    return this.workspacesList.filter((w) => w.enabled);
+  }
+
+  pushState() {
+    this.workspaces.forEach((w) => {
+      w.pushState()
+    })
+  }
+
   isDefault(id: WorkspaceId) {
     return id === WorkspaceStore.defaultId;
   }
@@ -61,11 +147,11 @@ export class WorkspaceStore extends BaseStore<WorkspaceStoreModel> {
       throw new Error(`workspace ${id} doesn't exist`);
     }
     this.currentWorkspaceId = id;
-    clusterStore.activeClusterId = null; // fixme: handle previously selected cluster from current workspace
+    clusterStore.activeCluster = null; // fixme: handle previously selected cluster from current workspace
   }
 
   @action
-  saveWorkspace(workspace: Workspace) {
+  addWorkspace(workspace: Workspace) {
     const { id, name } = workspace;
     const existingWorkspace = this.getById(id);
     if (!name.trim() || this.getByName(name.trim())) {
@@ -82,7 +168,12 @@ export class WorkspaceStore extends BaseStore<WorkspaceStoreModel> {
   }
 
   @action
-  removeWorkspace(id: WorkspaceId) {
+  removeWorkspace(workspace: Workspace) {
+    this.removeWorkspaceById(workspace.id)
+  }
+
+  @action
+  removeWorkspaceById(id: WorkspaceId) {
     const workspace = this.getById(id);
     if (!workspace) return;
     if (this.isDefault(id)) {
@@ -103,7 +194,11 @@ export class WorkspaceStore extends BaseStore<WorkspaceStoreModel> {
     }
     if (workspaces.length) {
       this.workspaces.clear();
-      workspaces.forEach(workspace => {
+      workspaces.forEach(ws => {
+        const workspace = new Workspace(ws)
+        if (!workspace.isManaged) {
+          workspace.enabled = true
+        }
         this.workspaces.set(workspace.id, workspace)
       })
     }
@@ -112,7 +207,7 @@ export class WorkspaceStore extends BaseStore<WorkspaceStoreModel> {
   toJSON(): WorkspaceStoreModel {
     return toJS({
       currentWorkspace: this.currentWorkspaceId,
-      workspaces: this.workspacesList,
+      workspaces: this.workspacesList.map((w) => w.toJSON()),
     }, {
       recurseEverything: true
     })
diff --git a/src/extensions/core-api/stores.ts b/src/extensions/core-api/stores.ts
index dfaae325afa6..d39314f7623b 100644
--- a/src/extensions/core-api/stores.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/core-api/stores.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 export { ExtensionStore } from "../extension-store"
 export { clusterStore, ClusterModel } from "../../common/cluster-store"
-export { workspaceStore} from "../../common/workspace-store"
-export type { Cluster } from "../../main/cluster"
+export { Cluster } from "../../main/cluster"
+export { workspaceStore, Workspace, WorkspaceModel } from "../../common/workspace-store"
diff --git a/src/main/cluster-manager.ts b/src/main/cluster-manager.ts
index 21556180b434..0620356e9aef 100644
--- a/src/main/cluster-manager.ts
+++ b/src/main/cluster-manager.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export class ClusterManager {
   constructor(public readonly port: number) {
     // auto-init clusters
     autorun(() => {
-      clusterStore.clusters.forEach(cluster => {
+      clusterStore.enabledClustersList.forEach(cluster => {
         if (!cluster.initialized) {
           logger.info(`[CLUSTER-MANAGER]: init cluster`, cluster.getMeta());
           cluster.init(port);
diff --git a/src/main/cluster.ts b/src/main/cluster.ts
index 11964ba319eb..57b9e219c39d 100644
--- a/src/main/cluster.ts
+++ b/src/main/cluster.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { ipcMain } from "electron"
 import type { ClusterId, ClusterMetadata, ClusterModel, ClusterPreferences } from "../common/cluster-store"
 import type { IMetricsReqParams } from "../renderer/api/endpoints/metrics.api";
 import type { WorkspaceId } from "../common/workspace-store";
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ export type ClusterRefreshOptions = {
   refreshMetadata?: boolean
 }
 
-export interface ClusterState extends ClusterModel {
+export interface ClusterState {
   initialized: boolean;
   apiUrl: string;
   online: boolean;
@@ -47,11 +48,12 @@ export interface ClusterState extends ClusterModel {
   allowedResources: string[]
 }
 
-export class Cluster implements ClusterModel {
+export class Cluster implements ClusterModel, ClusterState {
   public id: ClusterId;
   public frameId: number;
   public kubeCtl: Kubectl
   public contextHandler: ContextHandler;
+  public ownerRef: string;
   protected kubeconfigManager: KubeconfigManager;
   protected eventDisposers: Function[] = [];
   protected activated = false;
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ export class Cluster implements ClusterModel {
   @observable kubeConfigPath: string;
   @observable apiUrl: string; // cluster server url
   @observable kubeProxyUrl: string; // lens-proxy to kube-api url
+  @observable enabled = false;
   @observable online = false;
   @observable accessible = false;
   @observable ready = false;
@@ -81,6 +84,7 @@ export class Cluster implements ClusterModel {
   @computed get available() {
     return this.accessible && !this.disconnected;
   }
+
   get version(): string {
     return String(this.metadata?.version) || ""
   }
@@ -93,6 +97,10 @@ export class Cluster implements ClusterModel {
     }
   }
 
+  get isManaged(): boolean {
+    return !!this.ownerRef
+  }
+
   @action
   updateModel(model: ClusterModel) {
     Object.assign(this, model);
@@ -123,13 +131,15 @@ export class Cluster implements ClusterModel {
     const refreshTimer = setInterval(() => !this.disconnected && this.refresh(), 30000); // every 30s
     const refreshMetadataTimer = setInterval(() => !this.disconnected && this.refreshMetadata(), 900000); // every 15 minutes
 
-    this.eventDisposers.push(
-      reaction(this.getState, this.pushState),
-      () => {
-        clearInterval(refreshTimer);
-        clearInterval(refreshMetadataTimer);
-      },
-    );
+    if (ipcMain) {
+      this.eventDisposers.push(
+        reaction(() => this.getState(), () => this.pushState()),
+        () => {
+          clearInterval(refreshTimer);
+          clearInterval(refreshMetadataTimer);
+        },
+      );
+    }
   }
 
   protected unbindEvents() {
@@ -361,6 +371,7 @@ export class Cluster implements ClusterModel {
       workspace: this.workspace,
       preferences: this.preferences,
       metadata: this.metadata,
+      ownerRef: this.ownerRef
     };
     return toJS(model, {
       recurseEverything: true
@@ -368,9 +379,8 @@ export class Cluster implements ClusterModel {
   }
 
   // serializable cluster-state used for sync btw main <-> renderer
-  getState = (): ClusterState => {
+  getState(): ClusterState {
     const state: ClusterState = {
-      ...this.toJSON(),
       initialized: this.initialized,
       apiUrl: this.apiUrl,
       online: this.online,
@@ -388,14 +398,18 @@ export class Cluster implements ClusterModel {
     })
   }
 
-  pushState = (state = this.getState()): ClusterState => {
+  @action
+  setState(state: ClusterState) {
+    Object.assign(this, state)
+  }
+
+  pushState(state = this.getState()) {
     logger.silly(`[CLUSTER]: push-state`, state);
     broadcastIpc({
       channel: "cluster:state",
       frameId: this.frameId,
-      args: [state],
-    });
-    return state;
+      args: [this.id, state],
+    })
   }
 
   // get cluster system meta, e.g. use in "logger"
diff --git a/src/main/tray.ts b/src/main/tray.ts
index 31cc99b3145f..428fd5cb3d1b 100644
--- a/src/main/tray.ts
+++ b/src/main/tray.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export function createTrayMenu(windowManager: WindowManager): Menu {
     },
     {
       label: "Clusters",
-      submenu: workspaceStore.workspacesList
+      submenu: workspaceStore.enabledWorkspacesList
         .filter(workspace => clusterStore.getByWorkspaceId(workspace.id).length > 0) // hide empty workspaces
         .map(workspace => {
           const clusters = clusterStore.getByWorkspaceId(workspace.id);
diff --git a/src/renderer/bootstrap.tsx b/src/renderer/bootstrap.tsx
index 5d92dd624d4d..7311e0e0cf09 100644
--- a/src/renderer/bootstrap.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/bootstrap.tsx
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ export async function bootstrap(App: AppComponent) {
 
   // Register additional store listeners
   clusterStore.registerIpcListener();
+  workspaceStore.registerIpcListener();
 
   // init app's dependencies if any
   if (App.init) {
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/+add-cluster/add-cluster.tsx b/src/renderer/components/+add-cluster/add-cluster.tsx
index 0751dd2d8c3b..8acd3a51ea26 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/+add-cluster/add-cluster.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/+add-cluster/add-cluster.tsx
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ export class AddCluster extends React.Component {
       })
 
       runInAction(() => {
-        clusterStore.addCluster(...newClusters);
+        clusterStore.addClusters(...newClusters);
         if (newClusters.length === 1) {
           const clusterId = newClusters[0].id;
           clusterStore.setActive(clusterId);
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/+cluster-settings/components/cluster-workspace-setting.tsx b/src/renderer/components/+cluster-settings/components/cluster-workspace-setting.tsx
index 6cd933ca1111..ea4ee5a5715b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/+cluster-settings/components/cluster-workspace-setting.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/+cluster-settings/components/cluster-workspace-setting.tsx
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ export class ClusterWorkspaceSetting extends React.Component<Props> {
         <Select
           value={this.props.cluster.workspace}
           onChange={({value}) => this.props.cluster.workspace = value}
-          options={workspaceStore.workspacesList.map(w =>
+          options={workspaceStore.enabledWorkspacesList.map(w =>
             ({value: w.id, label: w.name})
           )}
         />
       </>
     );
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/+cluster-settings/components/remove-cluster-button.tsx b/src/renderer/components/+cluster-settings/components/remove-cluster-button.tsx
index fe62ef4899c9..dda3e7c137f1 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/+cluster-settings/components/remove-cluster-button.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/+cluster-settings/components/remove-cluster-button.tsx
@@ -22,16 +22,17 @@ export class RemoveClusterButton extends React.Component<Props> {
       labelOk: <Trans>Yes</Trans>,
       labelCancel: <Trans>No</Trans>,
       ok: async () => {
-        await clusterStore.removeById(cluster.id); 
+        await clusterStore.removeById(cluster.id);
       }
     })
   }
 
   render() {
+    const { cluster } = this.props;
     return (
-      <Button accent onClick={this.confirmRemoveCluster} className="button-area">
+      <Button accent onClick={this.confirmRemoveCluster} className="button-area" disabled={cluster.isManaged}>
         Remove Cluster
       </Button>
     );
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/+workspaces/workspace-menu.tsx b/src/renderer/components/+workspaces/workspace-menu.tsx
index bcf9c3a74d9f..1979d3a3ad4c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/+workspaces/workspace-menu.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/+workspaces/workspace-menu.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export class WorkspaceMenu extends React.Component<Props> {
 
   render() {
     const { className, ...menuProps } = this.props;
-    const { workspacesList, currentWorkspace } = workspaceStore;
+    const { enabledWorkspacesList, currentWorkspace } = workspaceStore;
     return (
       <Menu
         {...menuProps}
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export class WorkspaceMenu extends React.Component<Props> {
         <Link className="workspaces-title" to={workspacesURL()}>
           <Trans>Workspaces</Trans>
         </Link>
-        {workspacesList.map(({ id: workspaceId, name, description }) => {
+        {enabledWorkspacesList.map(({ id: workspaceId, name, description }) => {
           return (
             <MenuItem
               key={workspaceId}
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/+workspaces/workspaces.tsx b/src/renderer/components/+workspaces/workspaces.tsx
index 3cd5e71f82aa..4e25b90269d7 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/+workspaces/workspaces.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/+workspaces/workspaces.tsx
@@ -19,8 +19,12 @@ export class Workspaces extends React.Component {
   @observable editingWorkspaces = observable.map<WorkspaceId, Workspace>();
 
   @computed get workspaces(): Workspace[] {
+    const currentWorkspaces: Map<WorkspaceId, Workspace> = new Map()
+    workspaceStore.enabledWorkspacesList.forEach((w) => {
+      currentWorkspaces.set(w.id, w)
+    })
     const allWorkspaces = new Map([
-      ...workspaceStore.workspaces,
+      ...currentWorkspaces,
       ...this.editingWorkspaces,
     ]);
     return Array.from(allWorkspaces.values());
@@ -42,7 +46,7 @@ export class Workspaces extends React.Component {
 
   saveWorkspace = (id: WorkspaceId) => {
     const draft = toJS(this.editingWorkspaces.get(id));
-    const workspace = workspaceStore.saveWorkspace(draft);
+    const workspace = workspaceStore.addWorkspace(draft);
     if (workspace) {
       this.clearEditing(id);
     }
@@ -50,11 +54,11 @@ export class Workspaces extends React.Component {
 
   addWorkspace = () => {
     const workspaceId = uuid();
-    this.editingWorkspaces.set(workspaceId, {
+    this.editingWorkspaces.set(workspaceId, new Workspace({
       id: workspaceId,
       name: "",
-      description: "",
-    })
+      description: ""
+    }))
   }
 
   editWorkspace = (id: WorkspaceId) => {
@@ -76,7 +80,7 @@ export class Workspaces extends React.Component {
       },
       ok: () => {
         this.clearEditing(id);
-        workspaceStore.removeWorkspace(id);
+        workspaceStore.removeWorkspace(workspace);
       },
       message: (
         <div className="confirm flex column gaps">
@@ -107,11 +111,12 @@ export class Workspaces extends React.Component {
           <Trans>Workspaces</Trans>
         </h2>
         <div className="items flex column gaps">
-          {this.workspaces.map(({ id: workspaceId, name, description }) => {
+          {this.workspaces.map(({ id: workspaceId, name, description, ownerRef }) => {
             const isActive = workspaceStore.currentWorkspaceId === workspaceId;
             const isDefault = workspaceStore.isDefault(workspaceId);
             const isEditing = this.editingWorkspaces.has(workspaceId);
             const editingWorkspace = this.editingWorkspaces.get(workspaceId);
+            const managed = !!ownerRef
             const className = cssNames("workspace flex gaps", {
               active: isActive,
               editing: isEditing,
@@ -130,7 +135,7 @@ export class Workspaces extends React.Component {
                       {isActive && <span> <Trans>(current)</Trans></span>}
                     </span>
                     <span className="description">{description}</span>
-                    {!isDefault && (
+                    {!isDefault && !managed && (
                       <Fragment>
                         <Icon
                           material="edit"
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/clusters-menu.tsx b/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/clusters-menu.tsx
index 8e2db6ceaaa8..3d1e6debaf63 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/clusters-menu.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/cluster-manager/clusters-menu.tsx
@@ -101,9 +101,11 @@ export class ClustersMenu extends React.Component<Props> {
   }
 
   render() {
-    const { className } = this.props;
-    const { newContexts } = userStore;
-    const clusters = clusterStore.getByWorkspaceId(workspaceStore.currentWorkspaceId);
+    const { className } = this.props
+    const { newContexts } = userStore
+    const workspace = workspaceStore.getById(workspaceStore.currentWorkspaceId)
+    const clusters = clusterStore.getByWorkspaceId(workspace.id)
+    const activeClusterId = clusterStore.activeCluster
     return (
       <div className={cssNames("ClustersMenu flex column", className)}>
         <div className="clusters flex column gaps">
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ export class ClustersMenu extends React.Component<Props> {
               {({ innerRef, droppableProps, placeholder }: DroppableProvided) => (
                 <div ref={innerRef} {...droppableProps}>
                   {clusters.map((cluster, index) => {
-                    const isActive = cluster.id === clusterStore.activeClusterId;
+                    const isActive = cluster.id === activeClusterId;
                     return (
                       <Draggable draggableId={cluster.id} index={index} key={cluster.id}>
                         {({ draggableProps, dragHandleProps, innerRef }: DraggableProvided) => (
@@ -136,11 +138,11 @@ export class ClustersMenu extends React.Component<Props> {
             </Droppable>
           </DragDropContext>
         </div>
-        <div className="add-cluster" onClick={this.addCluster}>
+        <div className="add-cluster" >
           <Tooltip targetId="add-cluster-icon">
             <Trans>Add Cluster</Trans>
           </Tooltip>
-          <Icon big material="add" id="add-cluster-icon"/>
+          <Icon big material="add" id="add-cluster-icon" disabled={workspace.isManaged} onClick={this.addCluster}/>
           {newContexts.size > 0 && (
             <Badge className="counter" label={newContexts.size} tooltip={<Trans>new</Trans>}/>
           )}