diff --git a/src/config/extraNavItems.test.ts b/src/config/extraNavItems.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..353032d83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/extraNavItems.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+import { getExtraNavItems } from "./extraNavItems";
+
+describe("extraNavItems", () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    delete window.__TANGLE_EXTRA_NAV_ITEMS__;
+  });
+
+  it("returns nothing when the host page injects no items", () => {
+    expect(getExtraNavItems(["admin"])).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it("returns items that require no permission", () => {
+    window.__TANGLE_EXTRA_NAV_ITEMS__ = [
+      { label: "Runbook", href: "https://example.com/runbook", external: true },
+    ];
+
+    expect(getExtraNavItems([])).toEqual([
+      { label: "Runbook", href: "https://example.com/runbook", external: true },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("hides items whose required permission the user lacks", () => {
+    window.__TANGLE_EXTRA_NAV_ITEMS__ = [
+      {
+        label: "Admin",
+        href: "/admin/",
+        icon: "ShieldCheck",
+        requiresPermission: "admin",
+      },
+    ];
+
+    expect(getExtraNavItems(["read", "write"])).toEqual([]);
+    expect(getExtraNavItems(["read", "write", "admin"])).toEqual([
+      {
+        label: "Admin",
+        href: "/admin/",
+        icon: "ShieldCheck",
+        requiresPermission: "admin",
+      },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("drops items without a usable label or href", () => {
+    window.__TANGLE_EXTRA_NAV_ITEMS__ = [
+      { label: "   ", href: "/admin/" },
+      { label: "No href" } as never,
+      "not an object" as never,
+    ];
+
+    expect(getExtraNavItems([])).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it("rejects hrefs that are neither same-origin paths nor http(s) URLs", () => {
+    window.__TANGLE_EXTRA_NAV_ITEMS__ = [
+      { label: "Script", href: "javascript:alert(1)" },
+      { label: "Data", href: "data:text/html,<script>alert(1)</script>" },
+      { label: "Relative", href: "admin/" },
+    ];
+
+    expect(getExtraNavItems([])).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it("rejects leading-slash hrefs that resolve off-origin", () => {
+    window.__TANGLE_EXTRA_NAV_ITEMS__ = [
+      { label: "Protocol relative", href: "//evil.com" },
+      { label: "Backslash authority", href: "/\\evil.com" },
+    ];
+
+    expect(getExtraNavItems([])).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it("keeps the path, query and hash of a same-origin href", () => {
+    window.__TANGLE_EXTRA_NAV_ITEMS__ = [
+      { label: "Admin", href: "/admin/?tab=users#top" },
+    ];
+
+    expect(getExtraNavItems([])).toEqual([
+      { label: "Admin", href: "/admin/?tab=users#top" },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("keeps an item but drops an icon name the icon set does not have", () => {
+    window.__TANGLE_EXTRA_NAV_ITEMS__ = [
+      { label: "Admin", href: "/admin/", icon: "NotARealIcon" as never },
+    ];
+
+    expect(getExtraNavItems([])).toEqual([{ label: "Admin", href: "/admin/" }]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/config/extraNavItems.ts b/src/config/extraNavItems.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..17b35e411
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/extraNavItems.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+import { icons } from "lucide-react";
+
+import type { IconName } from "@/components/ui/icon";
+import { isRecord } from "@/utils/typeGuards";
+
+export interface ExtraNavItem {
+  label: string;
+  href: string;
+  icon?: IconName;
+  requiresPermission?: string;
+  external?: boolean;
+}
+
+declare global {
+  interface Window {
+    __TANGLE_EXTRA_NAV_ITEMS__?: ExtraNavItem[];
+  }
+}
+
+function readIconName(value: unknown): IconName | undefined {
+  if (typeof value !== "string" || !Object.hasOwn(icons, value)) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  return value as IconName;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Only same-origin paths and http(s) URLs are accepted, so a host page that
+ * assembles this config from somewhere less trusted than its own markup cannot
+ * turn a nav item into a `javascript:` sink.
+ *
+ * A leading slash is not enough to call a path same-origin: `//evil.com` and its
+ * backslash variants resolve off-origin, so the path branch resolves against the
+ * current origin and keeps only what still belongs to it.
+ */
+function readHref(value: unknown): string | null {
+  if (typeof value !== "string") return null;
+
+  const href = value.trim();
+  if (href.startsWith("/")) {
+    try {
+      const url = new URL(href, window.location.origin);
+      return url.origin === window.location.origin
+        ? url.pathname + url.search + url.hash
+        : null;
+    } catch {
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return /^https?:\/\//i.test(href) ? href : null;
+}
+
+function readTrimmedString(value: unknown): string | undefined {
+  if (typeof value !== "string") return undefined;
+  return value.trim() || undefined;
+}
+
+function readNavItem(value: unknown): ExtraNavItem | null {
+  if (!isRecord(value)) return null;
+
+  const href = readHref(value.href);
+  const label = readTrimmedString(value.label);
+  if (!href || !label) return null;
+
+  const icon = readIconName(value.icon);
+  const requiresPermission = readTrimmedString(value.requiresPermission);
+
+  return {
+    label,
+    href,
+    ...(icon ? { icon } : {}),
+    ...(requiresPermission ? { requiresPermission } : {}),
+    ...(value.external === true ? { external: true } : {}),
+  };
+}
+
+export function getExtraNavItems(permissions: string[]): ExtraNavItem[] {
+  if (typeof window === "undefined") return [];
+
+  const injected = window.__TANGLE_EXTRA_NAV_ITEMS__;
+  if (!Array.isArray(injected)) return [];
+
+  return injected
+    .map(readNavItem)
+    .filter((item) => item !== null)
+    .filter(
+      (item) =>
+        !item.requiresPermission ||
+        permissions.includes(item.requiresPermission),
+    );
+}
diff --git a/src/routes/Dashboard/DashboardLayout.tsx b/src/routes/Dashboard/DashboardLayout.tsx
index 208db0124..bc5557818 100644
--- a/src/routes/Dashboard/DashboardLayout.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/Dashboard/DashboardLayout.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { Text } from "@/components/ui/typography";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 import { useOnboarding } from "@/providers/OnboardingProvider/OnboardingProvider";
 import { APP_ROUTES } from "@/routes/appRoutes";
+import { ExtraNavItems } from "@/routes/Dashboard/ExtraNavItems";
 import {
   ABOUT_URL,
   DOCUMENTATION_URL,
@@ -154,6 +155,7 @@ export function DashboardLayout() {
               </InlineStack>
             )}
           </Link>
+          <ExtraNavItems className={cn("w-full", navItemClass(false))} />
           {requiresAuthorization && (
             <div className="px-3 py-2">
               <TopBarAuthentication />
diff --git a/src/routes/Dashboard/ExtraNavItems.test.tsx b/src/routes/Dashboard/ExtraNavItems.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..866516337
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/Dashboard/ExtraNavItems.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { render, screen, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+import { getUserDetails } from "@/utils/user";
+
+import { ExtraNavItems } from "./ExtraNavItems";
+
+vi.mock("@/utils/user", () => ({
+  getUserDetails: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+function renderWithQueryClient() {
+  const queryClient = new QueryClient({
+    defaultOptions: { queries: { retry: false } },
+  });
+
+  return render(
+    <QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
+      <ExtraNavItems />
+    </QueryClientProvider>,
+  );
+}
+
+function mockPermissions(permissions: string[]) {
+  vi.mocked(getUserDetails).mockResolvedValue({
+    id: "someone@example.com",
+    permissions,
+  });
+}
+
+describe("ExtraNavItems", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    window.__TANGLE_EXTRA_NAV_ITEMS__ = [
+      {
+        label: "Admin",
+        href: "/admin/",
+        icon: "ShieldCheck",
+        requiresPermission: "admin",
+      },
+    ];
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    delete window.__TANGLE_EXTRA_NAV_ITEMS__;
+    vi.resetAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it("links to an injected item once the user's permissions arrive", async () => {
+    mockPermissions(["read", "write", "admin"]);
+
+    renderWithQueryClient();
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByRole("link", { name: "Admin" })).toHaveAttribute(
+        "href",
+        "/admin/",
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("does not open same-origin items in a new tab", async () => {
+    mockPermissions(["admin"]);
+
+    renderWithQueryClient();
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByRole("link", { name: "Admin" })).not.toHaveAttribute(
+        "target",
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("renders nothing for a user without the required permission", async () => {
+    mockPermissions(["read", "write"]);
+
+    renderWithQueryClient();
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(getUserDetails).toHaveBeenCalled());
+
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("link")).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/routes/Dashboard/ExtraNavItems.tsx b/src/routes/Dashboard/ExtraNavItems.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..68d097468
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/Dashboard/ExtraNavItems.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+
+import { Icon } from "@/components/ui/icon";
+import { InlineStack } from "@/components/ui/layout";
+import { Link as UILink } from "@/components/ui/link";
+import { Text } from "@/components/ui/typography";
+import { getExtraNavItems } from "@/config/extraNavItems";
+import { userQueryOptions } from "@/hooks/useUserDetails";
+
+interface ExtraNavItemsProps {
+  className?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Renders the nav items a host page injects via `window.__TANGLE_EXTRA_NAV_ITEMS__`.
+ *
+ * Items carrying `requiresPermission` are hidden from users without it. That is
+ * presentation only — whatever they link to must enforce its own access control.
+ */
+export function ExtraNavItems({ className }: ExtraNavItemsProps) {
+  const { data: user } = useQuery(userQueryOptions);
+
+  const items = getExtraNavItems(user?.permissions ?? []);
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      {items.map((item) => (
+        <UILink
+          key={`${item.href}:${item.label}`}
+          href={item.href}
+          external={item.external}
+          variant="block"
+          size="sm"
+          className={className}
+        >
+          <InlineStack gap="2" blockAlign="center" className="flex-1">
+            {item.icon && <Icon name={item.icon} size="sm" />}
+            <Text size="sm">{item.label}</Text>
+          </InlineStack>
+        </UILink>
+      ))}
+    </>
+  );
+}