diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceItem/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceItem.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceItem/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceItem.tsx
index efe053473a8..88630271e33 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceItem/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceItem.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceItem/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceItem.tsx
@@ -46,8 +46,10 @@ export function DashboardSidebarWorkspaceItem({
 		handleDeleted,
 		handleOpenInFinder,
 		handleRemoveFromSidebar,
+		handleToggleUnread,
 		isActive,
 		isDeleteDialogOpen,
+		isUnread,
 		isRenaming,
 		moveWorkspaceToSection,
 		renameValue,
@@ -110,6 +112,7 @@ export function DashboardSidebarWorkspaceItem({
 						<DashboardSidebarWorkspaceContextMenu
 							projectId={projectId}
 							isInSection={isInSection}
+							isUnread={isUnread}
 							onHoverCardOpen={
 								hostType === "local-device" ? onHoverCardOpen : undefined
 							}
@@ -130,6 +133,7 @@ export function DashboardSidebarWorkspaceItem({
 							onRemoveFromSidebar={handleRemoveFromSidebar}
 							onRename={startRename}
 							onDelete={() => setIsDeleteDialogOpen(true)}
+							onToggleUnread={handleToggleUnread}
 						>
 							{content}
 						</DashboardSidebarWorkspaceContextMenu>
@@ -176,6 +180,7 @@ export function DashboardSidebarWorkspaceItem({
 					<DashboardSidebarWorkspaceContextMenu
 						projectId={projectId}
 						isInSection={isInSection}
+						isUnread={isUnread}
 						onHoverCardOpen={
 							hostType === "local-device" ? onHoverCardOpen : undefined
 						}
@@ -196,6 +201,7 @@ export function DashboardSidebarWorkspaceItem({
 						onRemoveFromSidebar={handleRemoveFromSidebar}
 						onRename={startRename}
 						onDelete={() => setIsDeleteDialogOpen(true)}
+						onToggleUnread={handleToggleUnread}
 					>
 						{expandedContent}
 					</DashboardSidebarWorkspaceContextMenu>
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceItem/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceContextMenu/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceContextMenu.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceItem/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceContextMenu/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceContextMenu.tsx
index c4b799efa0c..e1b4dcad459 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceItem/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceContextMenu/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceContextMenu.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceItem/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceContextMenu/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceContextMenu.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import {
 	LuArrowRightLeft,
 	LuArrowUp,
 	LuCopy,
+	LuEye,
+	LuEyeOff,
 	LuFolderOpen,
 	LuFolderPlus,
 	LuGitBranch,
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ interface DashboardSidebarWorkspaceContextMenuProps {
 	projectId: string;
 	isInSection?: boolean;
 	isLocalWorkspace: boolean;
+	isUnread: boolean;
 	onHoverCardOpen?: () => void;
 	onCreateSection: () => void;
 	onMoveToSection: (sectionId: string | null) => void;
@@ -43,6 +46,7 @@ interface DashboardSidebarWorkspaceContextMenuProps {
 	onRemoveFromSidebar: () => void;
 	onRename: () => void;
 	onDelete: () => void;
+	onToggleUnread: () => void;
 	children: React.ReactNode;
 }
 
@@ -50,6 +54,7 @@ export function DashboardSidebarWorkspaceContextMenu({
 	projectId,
 	isInSection,
 	isLocalWorkspace,
+	isUnread,
 	onHoverCardOpen,
 	hoverCardContent,
 	onCreateSection,
@@ -60,6 +65,7 @@ export function DashboardSidebarWorkspaceContextMenu({
 	onRemoveFromSidebar,
 	onRename,
 	onDelete,
+	onToggleUnread,
 	children,
 }: DashboardSidebarWorkspaceContextMenuProps) {
 	const collections = useCollections();
@@ -105,6 +111,20 @@ export function DashboardSidebarWorkspaceContextMenu({
 				Copy Branch Name
 			</ContextMenuItem>
 			<ContextMenuSeparator />
+			<ContextMenuItem onSelect={onToggleUnread}>
+				{isUnread ? (
+					<>
+						<LuEye className="size-4 mr-2" />
+						Mark as Read
+					</>
+				) : (
+					<>
+						<LuEyeOff className="size-4 mr-2" />
+						Mark as Unread
+					</>
+				)}
+			</ContextMenuItem>
+			<ContextMenuSeparator />
 			<ContextMenuItem onSelect={onCreateSection}>
 				<LuFolderPlus className="size-4 mr-2" />
 				New group from workspace
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceItem/hooks/useDashboardSidebarWorkspaceItemActions/useDashboardSidebarWorkspaceItemActions.ts b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceItem/hooks/useDashboardSidebarWorkspaceItemActions/useDashboardSidebarWorkspaceItemActions.ts
index 459287e130a..fb1d61cb578 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceItem/hooks/useDashboardSidebarWorkspaceItemActions/useDashboardSidebarWorkspaceItemActions.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceItem/hooks/useDashboardSidebarWorkspaceItemActions/useDashboardSidebarWorkspaceItemActions.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ import { useNavigateAwayFromWorkspace } from "renderer/routes/_authenticated/_da
 import { useDashboardSidebarState } from "renderer/routes/_authenticated/hooks/useDashboardSidebarState";
 import { useOptimisticCollectionActions } from "renderer/routes/_authenticated/hooks/useOptimisticCollectionActions";
 import { useLocalHostService } from "renderer/routes/_authenticated/providers/LocalHostServiceProvider";
-import { useV2NotificationStore } from "renderer/stores/v2-notifications";
+import {
+	useV2NotificationStore,
+	useV2WorkspaceIsUnread,
+} from "renderer/stores/v2-notifications";
 
 interface UseDashboardSidebarWorkspaceItemActionsOptions {
 	workspaceId: string;
@@ -34,6 +37,8 @@ export function useDashboardSidebarWorkspaceItemActions({
 	const clearWorkspaceAttention = useV2NotificationStore(
 		(s) => s.clearWorkspaceAttention,
 	);
+	const setManualUnread = useV2NotificationStore((s) => s.setManualUnread);
+	const isUnread = useV2WorkspaceIsUnread(workspaceId);
 	const { createSection, moveWorkspaceToSection, removeWorkspaceFromSidebar } =
 		useDashboardSidebarState();
 
@@ -128,6 +133,14 @@ export function useDashboardSidebarWorkspaceItemActions({
 		}
 	};
 
+	const handleToggleUnread = () => {
+		if (isUnread) {
+			clearWorkspaceAttention(workspaceId);
+		} else {
+			setManualUnread(workspaceId);
+		}
+	};
+
 	const handleCopyBranchName = async () => {
 		if (!branch) {
 			toast.error("Branch name is not available");
@@ -152,9 +165,11 @@ export function useDashboardSidebarWorkspaceItemActions({
 		handleDeleted,
 		handleOpenInFinder,
 		handleRemoveFromSidebar,
+		handleToggleUnread,
 		isActive,
 		isDeleteDialogOpen,
 		isRenaming,
+		isUnread,
 		moveWorkspaceToSection,
 		renameValue,
 		setIsDeleteDialogOpen,
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/stores/v2-notifications/index.ts b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/stores/v2-notifications/index.ts
index bc268226195..5917869b71c 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/stores/v2-notifications/index.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/stores/v2-notifications/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 export {
 	getV2ChatNotificationSource,
+	getV2ManualNotificationSource,
 	getV2NotificationSourceKey,
 	getV2NotificationSourcesForPane,
 	getV2NotificationSourcesForTab,
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ export {
 	selectV2SourcesNotificationStatus,
 	selectV2TabNotificationStatus,
 	selectV2TerminalNotificationStatus,
+	selectV2WorkspaceIsUnread,
 	selectV2WorkspaceNotificationStatus,
 	useV2ChatNotificationStatus,
 	useV2NotificationStore,
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@ export {
 	useV2SourcesNotificationStatus,
 	useV2TabNotificationStatus,
 	useV2TerminalNotificationStatus,
+	useV2WorkspaceIsUnread,
 	useV2WorkspaceNotificationStatus,
 	type V2NotificationPaneLike,
 	type V2NotificationSource,
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/stores/v2-notifications/store.ts b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/stores/v2-notifications/store.ts
index 288e3e80d26..26617b97e97 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/stores/v2-notifications/store.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/stores/v2-notifications/store.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ export type V2NotificationTabLike = Pick<Tab<unknown>, "panes">;
 
 export type V2NotificationSource =
 	| { type: "terminal"; id: string }
-	| { type: "chat"; id: string };
+	| { type: "chat"; id: string }
+	| { type: "manual"; id: string };
 
 export type V2NotificationSourceType = V2NotificationSource["type"];
 export type V2NotificationSourceKey = `${V2NotificationSourceType}:${string}`;
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ export interface V2NotificationState {
 		status: ActivePaneStatus,
 		occurredAt?: number,
 	) => void;
+	setManualUnread: (workspaceId: string) => void;
 	clearSourceStatus: (
 		source: V2NotificationSourceInput,
 		workspaceId?: string,
@@ -99,6 +101,15 @@ export const useV2NotificationStore = create<V2NotificationState>()((set) => ({
 				occurredAt,
 			);
 	},
+	setManualUnread: (workspaceId) => {
+		useV2NotificationStore
+			.getState()
+			.setSourceStatus(
+				getV2ManualNotificationSource(workspaceId),
+				workspaceId,
+				"review",
+			);
+	},
 	clearSourceStatus: (source, workspaceId) => {
 		const sourceKey = getV2NotificationSourceKey(source);
 		set((state) => {
@@ -194,6 +205,12 @@ export function getV2ChatNotificationSource(
 	return { type: "chat", id: chatId };
 }
 
+export function getV2ManualNotificationSource(
+	workspaceId: string,
+): V2NotificationSource {
+	return { type: "manual", id: workspaceId };
+}
+
 export function getV2NotificationSourcesForPane(
 	pane: V2NotificationPaneLike | null | undefined,
 ): V2NotificationSource[] {
@@ -285,6 +302,21 @@ export function useV2WorkspaceNotificationStatus(workspaceId: string) {
 	);
 }
 
+export function selectV2WorkspaceIsUnread(workspaceId: string) {
+	return (state: V2NotificationState) => {
+		for (const entry of Object.values(state.sources)) {
+			if (entry.workspaceId === workspaceId && entry.status === "review") {
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+		return false;
+	};
+}
+
+export function useV2WorkspaceIsUnread(workspaceId: string) {
+	return useV2NotificationStore(selectV2WorkspaceIsUnread(workspaceId));
+}
+
 export function useV2TabNotificationStatus(
 	workspaceId: string,
 	tab: V2NotificationTabLike | null | undefined,