diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/WorkflowsLaunchpadPanel.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/WorkflowsLaunchpadPanel.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e048d94d6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/WorkflowsLaunchpadPanel.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { Flex, Heading } from '@invoke-ai/ui-library';
+import { memo } from 'react';
+
+export const WorkflowsLaunchpadPanel = memo(() => {
+  return (
+    <Flex flexDir="column" h="full" w="full" alignItems="center" justifyContent="center" gap={2}>
+      <Flex flexDir="column" w="full" h="full" justifyContent="center" gap={4} px={12} maxW={768}>
+        <Heading mb={4}>Go deep with Workflows.</Heading>
+      </Flex>
+    </Flex>
+  );
+});
+WorkflowsLaunchpadPanel.displayName = 'WorkflowsLaunchpadPanel';
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/NodeEditor.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/NodeEditor.tsx
index 168af9dff9..96a4c5cd0b 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/NodeEditor.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/NodeEditor.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { SystemStyleObject } from '@invoke-ai/ui-library';
+import { ReactFlowProvider } from '@xyflow/react';
 import { FocusRegionWrapper } from 'common/components/FocusRegionWrapper';
 import { IAINoContentFallback } from 'common/components/IAIImageFallback';
 import { AddNodeCmdk } from 'features/nodes/components/flow/AddNodeCmdk/AddNodeCmdk';
@@ -29,21 +30,23 @@ const NodeEditor = () => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
 
   return (
-    <FocusRegionWrapper region="workflows" layerStyle="first" sx={FOCUS_REGION_STYLES}>
-      {data && (
-        <>
-          <Flow />
-          <AddNodeCmdk />
-          <TopLeftPanel />
-          <TopCenterPanel />
-          <TopRightPanel />
-          <BottomLeftPanel />
-          <MinimapPanel />
-        </>
-      )}
-      <WorkflowEditorSettings />
-      {isLoading && <IAINoContentFallback label={t('nodes.loadingNodes')} icon={PiFlowArrowBold} />}
-    </FocusRegionWrapper>
+    <ReactFlowProvider>
+      <FocusRegionWrapper region="workflows" layerStyle="first" sx={FOCUS_REGION_STYLES}>
+        {data && (
+          <>
+            <Flow />
+            <AddNodeCmdk />
+            <TopLeftPanel />
+            <TopCenterPanel />
+            <TopRightPanel />
+            <BottomLeftPanel />
+            <MinimapPanel />
+          </>
+        )}
+        <WorkflowEditorSettings />
+        {isLoading && <IAINoContentFallback label={t('nodes.loadingNodes')} icon={PiFlowArrowBold} />}
+      </FocusRegionWrapper>
+    </ReactFlowProvider>
   );
 };
 
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/WorkflowsTabLeftPanel.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/WorkflowsTabLeftPanel.tsx
index dd114a22aa..5a20867115 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/WorkflowsTabLeftPanel.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/sidePanel/WorkflowsTabLeftPanel.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { PublishWorkflowPanelContent } from 'features/nodes/components/sidePanel
 import { ActiveWorkflowDescription } from 'features/nodes/components/sidePanel/WorkflowListMenu/ActiveWorkflowDescription';
 import { ActiveWorkflowNameAndActions } from 'features/nodes/components/sidePanel/WorkflowListMenu/ActiveWorkflowNameAndActions';
 import { selectWorkflowMode } from 'features/nodes/store/workflowLibrarySlice';
+import QueueControls from 'features/queue/components/QueueControls';
 import { memo } from 'react';
 
 import { ViewModeLeftPanelContent } from './viewMode/ViewModeLeftPanelContent';
@@ -18,13 +19,16 @@ const WorkflowsTabLeftPanel = () => {
   const isInPublishFlow = useStore($isInPublishFlow);
 
   return (
-    <Flex w="full" h="full" gap={2} flexDir="column">
-      {isInPublishFlow && <PublishWorkflowPanelContent />}
-      {!isInPublishFlow && <ActiveWorkflowNameAndActions />}
-      {!isInPublishFlow && !isPublished && mode === 'view' && <ActiveWorkflowDescription />}
-      {!isInPublishFlow && !isPublished && mode === 'view' && <ViewModeLeftPanelContent />}
-      {!isInPublishFlow && !isPublished && mode === 'edit' && <EditModeLeftPanelContent />}
-      {isPublished && <PublishedWorkflowPanelContent />}
+    <Flex flexDir="column" w="full" h="full" gap={2} py={2} pe={2}>
+      <QueueControls />
+      <Flex w="full" h="full" gap={2} flexDir="column">
+        {isInPublishFlow && <PublishWorkflowPanelContent />}
+        {!isInPublishFlow && <ActiveWorkflowNameAndActions />}
+        {!isInPublishFlow && !isPublished && mode === 'view' && <ActiveWorkflowDescription />}
+        {!isInPublishFlow && !isPublished && mode === 'view' && <ViewModeLeftPanelContent />}
+        {!isInPublishFlow && !isPublished && mode === 'edit' && <EditModeLeftPanelContent />}
+        {isPublished && <PublishedWorkflowPanelContent />}
+      </Flex>
     </Flex>
   );
 };
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/queue/components/QueueTabContent.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/queue/components/QueueTabContent.tsx
index 73a8dfc401..2dae5e6ebe 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/queue/components/QueueTabContent.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/queue/components/QueueTabContent.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import { Box, Flex } from '@invoke-ai/ui-library';
-import { useAppSelector } from 'app/store/storeHooks';
 import { useFeatureStatus } from 'features/system/hooks/useFeatureStatus';
-import { selectActiveTab } from 'features/ui/store/uiSelectors';
 import { memo } from 'react';
 
 import InvocationCacheStatus from './InvocationCacheStatus';
@@ -11,18 +9,9 @@ import QueueTabQueueControls from './QueueTabQueueControls';
 
 const QueueTabContent = () => {
   const isInvocationCacheEnabled = useFeatureStatus('invocationCache');
-  const activeTabName = useAppSelector(selectActiveTab);
 
   return (
-    <Flex
-      display={activeTabName === 'queue' ? undefined : 'none'}
-      hidden={activeTabName !== 'queue'}
-      borderRadius="base"
-      w="full"
-      h="full"
-      flexDir="column"
-      gap={2}
-    >
+    <Flex borderRadius="base" w="full" h="full" flexDir="column" gap={2}>
       <Flex gap={2} w="full">
         <QueueTabQueueControls />
         <QueueStatus />
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/system/components/HotkeysModal/useHotkeyData.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/system/components/HotkeysModal/useHotkeyData.ts
index 9844fc81c3..781397e794 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/system/components/HotkeysModal/useHotkeyData.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/system/components/HotkeysModal/useHotkeyData.ts
@@ -78,11 +78,12 @@ export const useHotkeyData = (): HotkeysData => {
     addHotkey('app', 'invokeFront', ['mod+shift+enter']);
     addHotkey('app', 'cancelQueueItem', ['shift+x']);
     addHotkey('app', 'clearQueue', ['mod+shift+x']);
-    addHotkey('app', 'selectCanvasTab', ['1']);
-    addHotkey('app', 'selectUpscalingTab', ['2']);
-    addHotkey('app', 'selectWorkflowsTab', ['3']);
-    addHotkey('app', 'selectModelsTab', ['4'], isModelManagerEnabled);
-    addHotkey('app', 'selectQueueTab', isModelManagerEnabled ? ['5'] : ['4']);
+    addHotkey('app', 'selectGenerateTab', ['1']);
+    addHotkey('app', 'selectCanvasTab', ['2']);
+    addHotkey('app', 'selectUpscalingTab', ['3']);
+    addHotkey('app', 'selectWorkflowsTab', ['4']);
+    addHotkey('app', 'selectModelsTab', ['5'], isModelManagerEnabled);
+    addHotkey('app', 'selectQueueTab', isModelManagerEnabled ? ['6'] : ['5']);
     addHotkey('app', 'focusPrompt', ['alt+a']);
     addHotkey('app', 'toggleLeftPanel', ['t', 'o']);
     addHotkey('app', 'toggleRightPanel', ['g']);
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/ui/components/AppContent.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/ui/components/AppContent.tsx
index 2e94ba0990..3cd6b73435 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/ui/components/AppContent.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/ui/components/AppContent.tsx
@@ -8,11 +8,16 @@ import { VerticalNavBar } from 'features/ui/components/VerticalNavBar';
 import { CanvasTabAutoLayout } from 'features/ui/layouts/canvas-tab-auto-layout';
 import { GenerateTabAutoLayout } from 'features/ui/layouts/generate-tab-auto-layout';
 import { UpscalingTabAutoLayout } from 'features/ui/layouts/upscaling-tab-auto-layout';
+import { WorkflowsTabAutoLayout } from 'features/ui/layouts/workflows-tab-auto-layout';
 import { selectActiveTabIndex } from 'features/ui/store/uiSelectors';
 import { $isLeftPanelOpen, $isRightPanelOpen } from 'features/ui/store/uiSlice';
 import type { CSSProperties } from 'react';
 import { memo } from 'react';
 
+import { TabMountGate } from './TabMountGate';
+import ModelManagerTab from './tabs/ModelManagerTab';
+import QueueTab from './tabs/QueueTab';
+
 const panelStyles: CSSProperties = { position: 'relative', height: '100%', width: '100%', minWidth: 0 };
 
 const onLeftPanelCollapse = (isCollapsed: boolean) => $isLeftPanelOpen.set(!isCollapsed);
@@ -103,15 +108,36 @@ export const AppContent = memo(() => {
         <VerticalNavBar />
       </TabList>
       <TabPanels w="full" h="full" p={0}>
-        <TabPanel w="full" h="full" p={0}>
-          <GenerateTabAutoLayout />
-        </TabPanel>
-        <TabPanel w="full" h="full" p={0}>
-          <CanvasTabAutoLayout />
-        </TabPanel>
-        <TabPanel w="full" h="full" p={0}>
-          <UpscalingTabAutoLayout />
-        </TabPanel>
+        <TabMountGate tab="generate">
+          <TabPanel w="full" h="full" p={0}>
+            <GenerateTabAutoLayout />
+          </TabPanel>
+        </TabMountGate>
+        <TabMountGate tab="canvas">
+          <TabPanel w="full" h="full" p={0}>
+            <CanvasTabAutoLayout />
+          </TabPanel>
+        </TabMountGate>
+        <TabMountGate tab="upscaling">
+          <TabPanel w="full" h="full" p={0}>
+            <UpscalingTabAutoLayout />
+          </TabPanel>
+        </TabMountGate>
+        <TabMountGate tab="workflows">
+          <TabPanel w="full" h="full" p={0}>
+            <WorkflowsTabAutoLayout />
+          </TabPanel>
+        </TabMountGate>
+        <TabMountGate tab="models">
+          <TabPanel w="full" h="full" p={0}>
+            <ModelManagerTab />
+          </TabPanel>
+        </TabMountGate>
+        <TabMountGate tab="queue">
+          <TabPanel w="full" h="full" p={0}>
+            <QueueTab />
+          </TabPanel>
+        </TabMountGate>
       </TabPanels>
     </Tabs>
   );
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/ui/components/tabs/WorkflowsTabContent.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/ui/components/tabs/WorkflowsTabContent.tsx
index c924855b5a..d1e506afff 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/ui/components/tabs/WorkflowsTabContent.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/ui/components/tabs/WorkflowsTabContent.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { ReactFlowProvider } from '@xyflow/react';
 import { useAppSelector } from 'app/store/storeHooks';
 import { ImageViewer } from 'features/gallery/components/ImageViewer/ImageViewer';
 import NodeEditor from 'features/nodes/components/NodeEditor';
@@ -9,11 +8,7 @@ export const WorkflowsMainPanel = memo(() => {
   const mode = useAppSelector(selectWorkflowMode);
 
   if (mode === 'edit') {
-    return (
-      <ReactFlowProvider>
-        <NodeEditor />
-      </ReactFlowProvider>
-    );
+    return <NodeEditor />;
   }
 
   return <ImageViewer />;
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/ui/layouts/workflows-tab-auto-layout.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/ui/layouts/workflows-tab-auto-layout.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c94bd5f081
--- /dev/null
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/ui/layouts/workflows-tab-auto-layout.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+import type { GridviewApi, IDockviewReactProps, IGridviewReactProps } from 'dockview';
+import { DockviewReact, GridviewReact, Orientation } from 'dockview';
+import { WorkflowsLaunchpadPanel } from 'features/controlLayers/components/SimpleSession/WorkflowsLaunchpadPanel';
+import { BoardsPanel } from 'features/gallery/components/BoardsListPanelContent';
+import { GalleryPanel } from 'features/gallery/components/Gallery';
+import { GenerationProgressPanel } from 'features/gallery/components/ImageViewer/GenerationProgressPanel';
+import { ImageViewerPanel } from 'features/gallery/components/ImageViewer/ImageViewerPanel';
+import NodeEditor from 'features/nodes/components/NodeEditor';
+import WorkflowsTabLeftPanel from 'features/nodes/components/sidePanel/WorkflowsTabLeftPanel';
+import { AutoLayoutProvider } from 'features/ui/layouts/auto-layout-context';
+import { TabWithoutCloseButton } from 'features/ui/layouts/TabWithoutCloseButton';
+import { LEFT_PANEL_MIN_SIZE_PX, RIGHT_PANEL_MIN_SIZE_PX } from 'features/ui/store/uiSlice';
+import { dockviewTheme } from 'features/ui/styles/theme';
+import { atom } from 'nanostores';
+import { memo, useCallback, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+
+import { useOnFirstVisible } from './use-on-first-visible';
+
+const LAUNCHPAD_PANEL_ID = 'launchpad';
+const WORKSPACE_PANEL_ID = 'workspace';
+const VIEWER_PANEL_ID = 'viewer';
+const PROGRESS_PANEL_ID = 'progress';
+
+const dockviewComponents: IDockviewReactProps['components'] = {
+  [LAUNCHPAD_PANEL_ID]: WorkflowsLaunchpadPanel,
+  [WORKSPACE_PANEL_ID]: NodeEditor,
+  [VIEWER_PANEL_ID]: ImageViewerPanel,
+  [PROGRESS_PANEL_ID]: GenerationProgressPanel,
+};
+
+const onReadyMainPanel: IDockviewReactProps['onReady'] = (event) => {
+  const { api } = event;
+  api.addPanel({
+    id: LAUNCHPAD_PANEL_ID,
+    component: LAUNCHPAD_PANEL_ID,
+    title: 'Launchpad',
+  });
+  api.addPanel({
+    id: WORKSPACE_PANEL_ID,
+    component: WORKSPACE_PANEL_ID,
+    title: 'Workflow Editor',
+    position: {
+      direction: 'within',
+      referencePanel: LAUNCHPAD_PANEL_ID,
+    },
+  });
+  api.addPanel({
+    id: VIEWER_PANEL_ID,
+    component: VIEWER_PANEL_ID,
+    title: 'Image Viewer',
+    position: {
+      direction: 'within',
+      referencePanel: LAUNCHPAD_PANEL_ID,
+    },
+  });
+  api.addPanel({
+    id: PROGRESS_PANEL_ID,
+    component: PROGRESS_PANEL_ID,
+    title: 'Generation Progress',
+    position: {
+      direction: 'within',
+      referencePanel: LAUNCHPAD_PANEL_ID,
+    },
+  });
+
+  api.getPanel(LAUNCHPAD_PANEL_ID)?.api.setActive();
+
+  const disposables = [
+    api.onWillShowOverlay((e) => {
+      if (e.kind === 'header_space' || e.kind === 'tab') {
+        return;
+      }
+      e.preventDefault();
+    }),
+  ];
+
+  return () => {
+    disposables.forEach((disposable) => {
+      disposable.dispose();
+    });
+  };
+};
+
+const MainPanel = memo(() => {
+  return (
+    <DockviewReact
+      disableDnd={true}
+      locked={true}
+      disableFloatingGroups={true}
+      dndEdges={false}
+      defaultTabComponent={TabWithoutCloseButton}
+      components={dockviewComponents}
+      onReady={onReadyMainPanel}
+      theme={dockviewTheme}
+    />
+  );
+});
+MainPanel.displayName = 'MainPanel';
+
+const LEFT_PANEL_ID = 'left';
+const MAIN_PANEL_ID = 'main';
+const BOARDS_PANEL_ID = 'boards';
+const GALLERY_PANEL_ID = 'gallery';
+
+export const gridviewComponents: IGridviewReactProps['components'] = {
+  [LEFT_PANEL_ID]: WorkflowsTabLeftPanel,
+  [MAIN_PANEL_ID]: MainPanel,
+  [BOARDS_PANEL_ID]: BoardsPanel,
+  [GALLERY_PANEL_ID]: GalleryPanel,
+};
+
+export const initializeLayout = (api: GridviewApi) => {
+  api.addPanel({
+    id: MAIN_PANEL_ID,
+    component: MAIN_PANEL_ID,
+    // priority: LayoutPriority.High,
+  });
+  api.addPanel({
+    id: LEFT_PANEL_ID,
+    component: LEFT_PANEL_ID,
+    minimumWidth: LEFT_PANEL_MIN_SIZE_PX,
+    position: {
+      direction: 'left',
+      referencePanel: MAIN_PANEL_ID,
+    },
+    // priority: LayoutPriority.High,
+  });
+  api.addPanel({
+    id: GALLERY_PANEL_ID,
+    component: GALLERY_PANEL_ID,
+    minimumWidth: RIGHT_PANEL_MIN_SIZE_PX,
+    minimumHeight: 232,
+    position: {
+      direction: 'right',
+      referencePanel: MAIN_PANEL_ID,
+    },
+    // priority: LayoutPriority.High,
+  });
+  api.addPanel({
+    id: BOARDS_PANEL_ID,
+    component: BOARDS_PANEL_ID,
+    minimumHeight: 36,
+    position: {
+      direction: 'above',
+      referencePanel: GALLERY_PANEL_ID,
+    },
+    // priority: LayoutPriority.High,
+  });
+  api.getPanel(LEFT_PANEL_ID)?.api.setSize({ width: LEFT_PANEL_MIN_SIZE_PX });
+  api.getPanel(BOARDS_PANEL_ID)?.api.setSize({ height: 256, width: RIGHT_PANEL_MIN_SIZE_PX });
+  api.getPanel(MAIN_PANEL_ID)?.api.setActive();
+};
+
+export const WorkflowsTabAutoLayout = memo(() => {
+  const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const $api = useState(() => atom<GridviewApi | null>(null))[0];
+  const onReady = useCallback<IGridviewReactProps['onReady']>(
+    (event) => {
+      $api.set(event.api);
+      initializeLayout(event.api);
+    },
+    [$api]
+  );
+  const resizeMainPanelOnFirstVisible = useCallback(() => {
+    const api = $api.get();
+    if (!api) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const mainPanel = api.getPanel(MAIN_PANEL_ID);
+    if (!mainPanel) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (mainPanel.width !== 0) {
+      return;
+    }
+    let count = 0;
+    const setSize = () => {
+      if (count++ > 50) {
+        return;
+      }
+      mainPanel.api.setSize({ width: Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER });
+      if (mainPanel.width === 0) {
+        requestAnimationFrame(setSize);
+        return;
+      }
+    };
+    setSize();
+  }, [$api]);
+  useOnFirstVisible(ref, resizeMainPanelOnFirstVisible);
+
+  return (
+    <AutoLayoutProvider $api={$api}>
+      <GridviewReact
+        ref={ref}
+        className="dockview-theme-invoke"
+        components={gridviewComponents}
+        onReady={onReady}
+        orientation={Orientation.VERTICAL}
+      />
+    </AutoLayoutProvider>
+  );
+});
+WorkflowsTabAutoLayout.displayName = 'WorkflowsTabAutoLayout';