diff --git a/src/components/v-button/v-button.readme.md b/src/components/v-button/v-button.readme.md
index 5f6aac1071..8211837930 100644
--- a/src/components/v-button/v-button.readme.md
+++ b/src/components/v-button/v-button.readme.md
@@ -73,12 +73,14 @@ The loading slot is rendered _on top_ of the content that was there before. Make
 | `click` | User clicks on button | `MouseEvent` |
 
 ## CSS Variables
-| Variable                            | Default                                        |
-|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
-| `--v-button-width`                  | `auto`                                         |
-| `--v-button-height`                 | `44px`                                         |
-| `--v-button-color`                  | `var(--button-primary-foreground-color)`       |
-| `--v-button-background-color`       | `var(--button-primary-background-color)`       |
-| `--v-button-color-hover`            | `var(--button-primary-foreground-color-hover)` |
-| `--v-button-background-color-hover` | `var(--button-primary-background-color-hover)` |
-| `--v-button-font-size`              | `16px`                                         |
+| Variable                                | Default                                            |
+|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
+| `--v-button-width`                      | `auto`                                             |
+| `--v-button-height`                     | `44px`                                             |
+| `--v-button-color`                      | `var(--button-primary-foreground-color)`           |
+| `--v-button-color-hover`                | `var(--button-primary-foreground-color-hover)`     |
+| `--v-button-color-activated`            | `var(--button-primary-foreground-color-activated)` |
+| `--v-button-background-color`           | `var(--button-primary-background-color)`           |
+| `--v-button-background-color-hover`     | `var(--button-primary-background-color-hover)`     |
+| `--v-button-background-color-activated` | `var(--button-primary-background-color-activated)` |
+| `--v-button-font-size`                  | `16px`                                             |
diff --git a/src/components/v-button/v-button.vue b/src/components/v-button/v-button.vue
index a2c9ec6a40..fcef728acd 100644
--- a/src/components/v-button/v-button.vue
+++ b/src/components/v-button/v-button.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <template>
 	<component
 		:is="component"
+		active-class="activated"
 		class="v-button"
 		:class="[sizeClass, { block, rounded, icon, outlined, loading }]"
 		:type="type"
@@ -80,8 +81,10 @@ export default createComponent({
 	--v-button-height: 44px;
 	--v-button-color: var(--button-primary-foreground-color);
 	--v-button-color-hover: var(--button-primary-foreground-color-hover);
+	--v-button-color-activated: var(--button-primary-foreground-color-activated);
 	--v-button-background-color: var(--button-primary-background-color);
 	--v-button-background-color-hover: var(--button-primary-background-color-hover);
+	--v-button-background-color-activated: var(--button-primary-background-color-activated);
 	--v-button-font-size: 16px;
 
 	position: relative;
@@ -122,7 +125,7 @@ export default createComponent({
 		}
 	}
 
-	&:not(.loading):not(:disabled):hover {
+	&:not(.loading):not(:disabled):not(.activated):hover {
 		color: var(--v-button-color-hover);
 		background-color: var(--v-button-background-color-hover);
 		border: var(--button-border-width) solid var(--v-button-background-color-hover);
@@ -165,7 +168,7 @@ export default createComponent({
 	}
 
 	&.x-large {
-		--v-button-height: 58px;
+		--v-button-height: 64px;
 		--v-button-font-size: 18px;
 
 		min-width: 120px;
@@ -192,7 +195,6 @@ export default createComponent({
 
 	.content {
 		position: relative;
-		top: -1px;
 
 		&.invisible {
 			opacity: 0;
@@ -210,5 +212,10 @@ export default createComponent({
 			--v-progress-circular-background-color: transparent;
 		}
 	}
+
+	&.activated {
+		--v-button-color: var(--v-button-color-activated) !important;
+		--v-button-background-color: var(--v-button-background-color-activated) !important;
+	}
 }
 </style>
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 1f122c488d..c79dc42a9d 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import './styles/main.scss';
 import './plugins';
 import './directives/register';
 import './components/register';
-import './modules/register';
 import './views/register';
 
 import router from './router';
diff --git a/src/modules/collections/index.ts b/src/modules/collections/index.ts
index b2d8810f3b..b81c5841fd 100644
--- a/src/modules/collections/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/collections/index.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-import { ModuleConfig } from '@/modules/types';
+import { ModuleConfig } from '@/types/modules';
 import Collections from './collections.vue';
 
 const config: ModuleConfig = {
 	id: 'collections',
+	icon: 'box',
+	name: i18n => i18n.tc('collection', 2),
 	routes: [
 		{
 			path: '/',
diff --git a/src/modules/files/index.ts b/src/modules/files/index.ts
index 9ebf148d39..3825eb1eb4 100644
--- a/src/modules/files/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/files/index.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-import { ModuleConfig } from '@/modules/types';
+import { ModuleConfig } from '@/types/modules';
 import Files from './files.vue';
 
 const config: ModuleConfig = {
 	id: 'files',
+	icon: 'collections',
+	name: i18n => i18n.t('collections.directus_files'),
 	routes: [
 		{
 			path: '/',
diff --git a/src/modules/index.ts b/src/modules/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d90b5a35e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import CollectionsModule from './collections/';
+import FilesModule from './files/';
+import SettingsModule from './settings/';
+import UsersModule from './users/';
+
+export default [CollectionsModule, FilesModule, SettingsModule, UsersModule];
diff --git a/src/modules/register.test.ts b/src/modules/register.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 0ff62b86bb..0000000000
--- a/src/modules/register.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-import Vue from 'vue';
-import { registerModule } from './register';
-import { ModuleConfig } from './types';
-import router from '@/router';
-
-jest.mock('@/router', () => ({
-	addRoutes: jest.fn()
-}));
-
-describe('Modules / Register', () => {
-	beforeEach(() => {
-		(router.addRoutes as jest.Mock).mockClear();
-	});
-
-	it('Registers the routes in router', () => {
-		const mockModule: ModuleConfig = {
-			id: 'test-module',
-			routes: []
-		};
-		registerModule(mockModule);
-		expect(router.addRoutes).toBeCalledWith([]);
-	});
-});
diff --git a/src/modules/register.ts b/src/modules/register.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index e3f9917eaf..0000000000
--- a/src/modules/register.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-import router from '@/router';
-import { ModuleConfig } from '@/modules/types';
-
-import CollectionsModule from './collections/';
-import FilesModule from './files/';
-import SettingsModule from './settings/';
-import UsersModule from './users/';
-
-// The core modules are available regardless of project, so they can be registered immediately
-[CollectionsModule, FilesModule, SettingsModule, UsersModule].forEach(registerModule);
-
-export function registerModule(config: ModuleConfig) {
-	const routes = config.routes.map(route => ({
-		...route,
-		path: `/:project/${config.id}${route.path}`
-	}));
-
-	router.addRoutes(routes);
-}
-
-/**
- * @NOTE
- * The system modules that are registered here will most likely have to be re-registered on login
- * as reset the router on logout to prevent custom modules from persisting between project switches
- * wrongly
- */
diff --git a/src/modules/settings/index.ts b/src/modules/settings/index.ts
index 87c37b140f..d5150b40ab 100644
--- a/src/modules/settings/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/settings/index.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-import { ModuleConfig } from '@/modules/types';
+import { ModuleConfig } from '@/types/modules';
 import Settings from './settings.vue';
 
 const config: ModuleConfig = {
 	id: 'settings',
+	icon: 'settings',
+	name: i18n => i18n.t('settings'),
 	routes: [
 		{
 			path: '/',
diff --git a/src/modules/types.ts b/src/modules/types.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e508f942b..0000000000
--- a/src/modules/types.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-import { RouteConfig } from 'vue-router';
-
-export type ModuleConfig = {
-	id: string;
-	routes: RouteConfig[];
-};
diff --git a/src/modules/users/index.ts b/src/modules/users/index.ts
index 9cca6de9ed..93fcd8d6bc 100644
--- a/src/modules/users/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/users/index.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-import { ModuleConfig } from '@/modules/types';
+import { ModuleConfig } from '@/types/modules';
 import Users from './users.vue';
 
 const config: ModuleConfig = {
 	id: 'users',
+	icon: 'people',
+	name: i18n => i18n.t('collections.directus_users'),
 	routes: [
 		{
 			path: '/',
diff --git a/src/router.ts b/src/router.ts
index 8741975efd..aeffbd4fbd 100644
--- a/src/router.ts
+++ b/src/router.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import VueRouter, { NavigationGuard } from 'vue-router';
 import Debug from '@/routes/debug.vue';
 import { useProjectsStore } from '@/stores/projects';
+import { useModulesStore } from '@/stores/modules';
 import LoginRoute from '@/routes/login';
 import api from '@/api';
 
@@ -23,10 +24,12 @@ const router = new VueRouter({
 
 export const onBeforeEach: NavigationGuard = async (to, from, next) => {
 	const projectsStore = useProjectsStore();
+	const modulesStore = useModulesStore();
 
 	// First load
 	if (from.name === null) {
 		await projectsStore.getProjects();
+		modulesStore.registerGlobalModules();
 
 		if (projectsStore.state.needsInstall === true) {
 			return next('/install');
diff --git a/src/stores/modules/index.ts b/src/stores/modules/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8240a635c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/stores/modules/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import { useModulesStore } from './modules';
+
+export { useModulesStore };
+export default useModulesStore;
diff --git a/src/stores/modules/modules.test.ts b/src/stores/modules/modules.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0248aa9fb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/stores/modules/modules.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+import Vue from 'vue';
+import VueCompositionAPI from '@vue/composition-api';
+import router from '@/router';
+import { useModulesStore } from './modules';
+import { ModuleConfig } from '@/types/modules';
+import systemModules from '@/modules/';
+jest.mock('@/modules/', () => [
+	{
+		id: 'system-test-1',
+		icon: 'box',
+		name: 'System Module 1',
+		routes: []
+	},
+	{
+		id: 'system-test-2',
+		icon: 'box',
+		name: 'System Module 2',
+		routes: []
+	}
+]);
+
+describe('Stores / Modules', () => {
+	beforeAll(() => {
+		Vue.use(VueCompositionAPI);
+	});
+
+	describe('registerModule', () => {
+		it('Prefixes each route path with /:project/:module/', () => {
+			jest.spyOn(router, 'addRoutes');
+			const modulesStore = useModulesStore({});
+			const testModule: ModuleConfig = {
+				id: 'test-module',
+				icon: 'box',
+				name: 'Test Module',
+				routes: [
+					{
+						path: '/test'
+					}
+				]
+			};
+
+			modulesStore.registerModule(testModule);
+			expect(router.addRoutes).toHaveBeenCalledWith([
+				{
+					path: '/:project/test-module/test'
+				}
+			]);
+		});
+
+		it('Adds the routes when registering the module', () => {
+			jest.spyOn(router, 'addRoutes');
+			const modulesStore = useModulesStore({});
+			const testModule: ModuleConfig = {
+				id: 'test-module',
+				icon: 'box',
+				name: 'Test Module',
+				routes: []
+			};
+			modulesStore.registerModule(testModule);
+			expect(router.addRoutes).toHaveBeenCalledWith([]);
+		});
+
+		it('Adds the module to the store if registration is completed', () => {
+			jest.spyOn(router, 'addRoutes');
+			const modulesStore = useModulesStore({});
+			const testModule: ModuleConfig = {
+				id: 'test-module',
+				icon: 'box',
+				name: 'Test Module',
+				routes: []
+			};
+			modulesStore.registerModule(testModule);
+			expect(modulesStore.state.modules).toEqual([
+				{
+					id: 'test-module',
+					icon: 'box',
+					name: 'Test Module'
+				}
+			]);
+		});
+
+		it('Uses the static name, or calls the function if method is given for name', () => {
+			jest.spyOn(router, 'addRoutes');
+			const modulesStore = useModulesStore({});
+			const testModule: ModuleConfig = {
+				id: 'test-module',
+				icon: 'box',
+				name: jest.fn(),
+				routes: []
+			};
+			modulesStore.registerModule(testModule);
+			expect(testModule.name).toHaveBeenCalled();
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe('registerGlobalModules', () => {
+		it('Calls registerModule for each global module', () => {
+			const modulesStore = useModulesStore({});
+			modulesStore.registerModule = jest.fn();
+			modulesStore.registerGlobalModules();
+			expect(modulesStore.registerModule).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+		});
+	});
+});
diff --git a/src/stores/modules/modules.ts b/src/stores/modules/modules.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4bdc2819ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/stores/modules/modules.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { createStore } from 'pinia';
+import { Module, ModuleConfig } from '@/types/modules';
+import systemModules from '@/modules/';
+import router from '@/router';
+import { i18n } from '@/lang';
+
+export const useModulesStore = createStore({
+	id: 'modules',
+	state: () => ({
+		modules: [] as Module[]
+	}),
+	actions: {
+		/**
+		 * Registers all global modules, including the system ones
+		 */
+		registerGlobalModules() {
+			systemModules.forEach(this.registerModule);
+		},
+		/**
+		 * Register a single module. Adds the routes to the router, resolves the name, and adds it to
+		 * the modules store state.
+		 * @param config Config object for module
+		 */
+		registerModule(config: ModuleConfig) {
+			const routes = config.routes.map(route => ({
+				...route,
+				path: `/:project/${config.id}${route.path}`
+			}));
+
+			router.addRoutes(routes);
+
+			const name = typeof config.name === 'function' ? config.name(i18n) : config.name;
+
+			this.state.modules = [
+				...this.state.modules,
+				{
+					id: config.id,
+					icon: config.icon,
+					name: name
+				}
+			];
+		}
+	}
+});
diff --git a/src/stores/projects/index.ts b/src/stores/projects/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c410692bc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/stores/projects/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import { useProjectsStore } from './projects';
+
+export { useProjectsStore };
+export default useProjectsStore;
diff --git a/src/stores/projects.test.ts b/src/stores/projects/projects.test.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/stores/projects.test.ts
rename to src/stores/projects/projects.test.ts
diff --git a/src/stores/projects.ts b/src/stores/projects/projects.ts
similarity index 82%
rename from src/stores/projects.ts
rename to src/stores/projects/projects.ts
index 79ef34ebed..f8ff0a3b8e 100644
--- a/src/stores/projects.ts
+++ b/src/stores/projects/projects.ts
@@ -1,22 +1,7 @@
 import { createStore } from 'pinia';
-import { Project } from '@/types/project';
+import { Projects, ProjectWithKey, ProjectError } from './types';
 import api from '@/api';
 
-export interface ProjectWithKey extends Project {
-	key: string;
-}
-
-export interface ProjectError {
-	key: string;
-	status: number;
-	error: {
-		code: number;
-		message: string;
-	} | null;
-}
-
-type Projects = (ProjectWithKey | ProjectError)[];
-
 export const useProjectsStore = createStore({
 	id: 'projects',
 	state: () => ({
diff --git a/src/stores/projects/types.ts b/src/stores/projects/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..51469c41ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/stores/projects/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { Project } from '@/types/project';
+
+export interface ProjectWithKey extends Project {
+	key: string;
+}
+
+export interface ProjectError {
+	key: string;
+	status: number;
+	error: {
+		code: number;
+		message: string;
+	} | null;
+}
+
+export type Projects = (ProjectWithKey | ProjectError)[];
diff --git a/src/stores/requests/index.ts b/src/stores/requests/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3ee8cdd59e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/stores/requests/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import { useRequestsStore } from './requests';
+
+export { useRequestsStore };
+export default useRequestsStore;
diff --git a/src/stores/requests.test.ts b/src/stores/requests/requests.test.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/stores/requests.test.ts
rename to src/stores/requests/requests.test.ts
diff --git a/src/stores/requests.ts b/src/stores/requests/requests.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/stores/requests.ts
rename to src/stores/requests/requests.ts
diff --git a/src/styles/_colors.scss b/src/styles/_colors.scss
index cd973cfa62..4d6cb51164 100644
--- a/src/styles/_colors.scss
+++ b/src/styles/_colors.scss
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ body {
 	--black: #000;
 	--white: #fff;
 	--off-white: #f9fafa;
+	--off-black: #13181a;
 
 	--red: #f44336;
 	--red-50: #ffebee;
diff --git a/src/styles/themes/_default.scss b/src/styles/themes/_default.scss
index f606e320db..17b7186a38 100644
--- a/src/styles/themes/_default.scss
+++ b/src/styles/themes/_default.scss
@@ -65,9 +65,11 @@ body {
 	--button-primary-background-color: 				var(--blue-grey-900);
 	--button-primary-background-color-hover: 		var(--blue-grey-800);
 	--button-primary-background-color-disabled: 	var(--blue-grey-400);
+	--button-primary-background-color-activated: 	var(--off-black);
 	--button-primary-foreground-color: 				var(--white);
 	--button-primary-foreground-color-hover: 		var(--white);
 	--button-primary-foreground-color-disabled: 	var(--blue-grey-300);
+	--button-primary-foreground-color-activated: 	var(--white);
 
 	--button-secondary-background-color: 			var(--blue-grey-100);
 	--button-secondary-background-color-hover:  	var(--blue-grey-200);
diff --git a/src/types/modules.ts b/src/types/modules.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9305fe3a31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types/modules.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import Vuei18n from 'vue-i18n';
+import { RouteConfig } from 'vue-router';
+import { i18n } from '@/lang/';
+
+export type Module = {
+	id: string;
+	icon: string;
+	name: string | Vuei18n.TranslateResult;
+};
+
+export type ModuleConfig = {
+	id: string;
+	routes: RouteConfig[];
+	icon: string;
+	name: string | ((i18n: Vuei18n) => Vuei18n.TranslateResult);
+};
diff --git a/src/types/readme.md b/src/types/readme.md
index bbad83b982..b032a366d6 100644
--- a/src/types/readme.md
+++ b/src/types/readme.md
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # Types
 
-TypeScript types for the API system objects.
+Shared TypeScript types.
diff --git a/src/views/private/_module-bar-logo.vue b/src/views/private/_module-bar-logo.vue
index 473e3ac2ba..e16510d496 100644
--- a/src/views/private/_module-bar-logo.vue
+++ b/src/views/private/_module-bar-logo.vue
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
 
 <script lang="ts">
 import { createComponent, ref, computed, watch } from '@vue/composition-api';
-import { useProjectsStore, ProjectWithKey, ProjectError } from '@/stores/projects';
+import { useProjectsStore } from '@/stores/projects';
+import { ProjectWithKey, ProjectError } from '@/stores/projects/types';
 import { useRequestsStore } from '@/stores/requests';
 
 export default createComponent({
diff --git a/src/views/private/_module-bar.vue b/src/views/private/_module-bar.vue
index f1641f6471..a404d01b33 100644
--- a/src/views/private/_module-bar.vue
+++ b/src/views/private/_module-bar.vue
@@ -1,27 +1,47 @@
 <template>
 	<div class="module-bar">
 		<module-bar-logo />
+		<v-button v-for="module in modules" :key="module.id" icon x-large :to="module.to">
+			<v-icon :name="module.icon" />
+		</v-button>
 	</div>
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
-import { createComponent } from '@vue/composition-api';
+import { createComponent, computed } from '@vue/composition-api';
 import ModuleBarLogo from './_module-bar-logo.vue';
+import { useModulesStore } from '@/stores/modules/';
+import { useProjectsStore } from '@/stores/projects';
 
 export default createComponent({
 	components: {
 		ModuleBarLogo
 	},
-	setup() {}
+	setup() {
+		const modulesStore = useModulesStore();
+		const projectsStore = useProjectsStore();
+		const { currentProjectKey } = projectsStore.state;
+
+		const modules = computed(() =>
+			modulesStore.state.modules.map(module => ({
+				...module,
+				to: `/${currentProjectKey}/${module.id}/`
+			}))
+		);
+
+		return { modules: modules };
+	}
 });
 </script>
 
 <style lang="scss" scoped>
 .module-bar {
-	display: inline-block;
 	width: 64px;
 	height: 100%;
-	font-size: 1rem;
 	background-color: #263238;
+
+	.v-button {
+		--v-button-color: var(--blue-grey-400);
+	}
 }
 </style>
diff --git a/src/views/private/private-view.vue b/src/views/private/private-view.vue
index a9fb9eea15..2159e625f5 100644
--- a/src/views/private/private-view.vue
+++ b/src/views/private/private-view.vue
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ export default createComponent({
 		top: 0;
 		left: 0;
 		z-index: 50;
+		display: flex;
 		height: 100%;
 		font-size: 0;
 		transform: translateX(-100%);
diff --git a/src/views/public/public-view.test.ts b/src/views/public/public-view.test.ts
index 886954fb58..72b33e2df5 100644
--- a/src/views/public/public-view.test.ts
+++ b/src/views/public/public-view.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import Vue from 'vue';
 import VueCompositionAPI from '@vue/composition-api';
 import { mount, createLocalVue, Wrapper } from '@vue/test-utils';
 import VIcon from '@/components/v-icon/';
-import { useProjectsStore, ProjectWithKey } from '@/stores/projects';
+import { useProjectsStore } from '@/stores/projects';
+import { ProjectWithKey } from '@/stores/projects/types';
 import Tooltip from '@/directives/tooltip/tooltip';
 
 const localVue = createLocalVue();
diff --git a/src/views/public/public-view.vue b/src/views/public/public-view.vue
index ec2bcfa521..992500af7f 100644
--- a/src/views/public/public-view.vue
+++ b/src/views/public/public-view.vue
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
 import { version } from '../../../package.json';
 import { createComponent, computed } from '@vue/composition-api';
 import PublicViewLogo from './_logo.vue';
-import { useProjectsStore, ProjectWithKey, ProjectError } from '@/stores/projects';
+import { useProjectsStore } from '@/stores/projects/';
+import { ProjectWithKey, ProjectError } from '@/stores/projects/types';
 
 export default createComponent({
 	components: {