diff --git a/src/features/workspace/components/workspace-activate-button.tsx b/src/features/workspace/components/workspace-activate-button.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2531cd00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/features/workspace/components/workspace-activate-button.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import { useMutationActivateWorkspace } from '@/hooks/use-mutation-activate-workspace'
+import { useQueryActiveWorkspaceName } from '@/hooks/use-query-active-workspace-name'
+import {
+  Button,
+  Tooltip,
+  TooltipInfoButton,
+  TooltipTrigger,
+} from '@stacklok/ui-kit'
+import { Check } from '@untitled-ui/icons-react'
+
+function getTooltipText({
+  isActivated,
+  isArchived,
+}: {
+  isArchived: boolean
+  isActivated: boolean
+}) {
+  if (isArchived) {
+    return 'Cannot activate an archived workspace'
+  }
+
+  if (isActivated) {
+    return 'Workspace already active'
+  }
+
+  return null
+}
+
+function TooltipActivateBtn({
+  isActivated,
+  isArchived,
+}: {
+  isActivated: boolean
+  isArchived: boolean
+}) {
+  const text = getTooltipText({ isActivated, isArchived })
+
+  if (!text) return null
+  return (
+    <TooltipTrigger delay={0}>
+      <TooltipInfoButton aria-label="Context active button" />
+      <Tooltip>{text}</Tooltip>
+    </TooltipTrigger>
+  )
+}
+
+export function WorkspaceActivateButton({
+  workspaceName,
+  isArchived,
+}: {
+  workspaceName: string
+  isArchived: boolean | undefined
+}) {
+  const { data: activeWorkspaceName, isPending: isPendingWsName } =
+    useQueryActiveWorkspaceName()
+  const { mutateAsync: activateWorkspace, isPending: isPendingMutation } =
+    useMutationActivateWorkspace()
+  const isActivated = activeWorkspaceName === workspaceName
+  const isPending = isPendingWsName || isPendingMutation
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className="flex items-center justify-end gap-2"
+      data-testid="workspace-activate"
+    >
+      <Button
+        isDisabled={isActivated || isArchived}
+        isPending={isPending}
+        type="submit"
+        onPress={() => activateWorkspace({ body: { name: workspaceName } })}
+      >
+        <Check /> Activate
+      </Button>
+      <TooltipActivateBtn isActivated={isActivated} isArchived={!!isArchived} />
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/routes/__tests__/route-workspace.test.tsx b/src/routes/__tests__/route-workspace.test.tsx
index 4ecf1b7a..b451dc1b 100644
--- a/src/routes/__tests__/route-workspace.test.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/__tests__/route-workspace.test.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ import { test, expect, vi } from 'vitest'
 import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event'
 import { RouteWorkspace } from '../route-workspace'
 import { useParams } from 'react-router-dom'
+import { server } from '@/mocks/msw/node'
+import { http, HttpResponse } from 'msw'
+import { mswEndpoint } from '@/test/msw-endpoint'
 
 const mockNavigate = vi.fn()
 
@@ -148,3 +151,61 @@ test('revert changes button', async () => {
     })
   ).toHaveValue('foo')
 })
+
+test('disable activate workspace button', async () => {
+  server.use(
+    http.get(mswEndpoint('/api/v1/workspaces/active'), async () => {
+      return HttpResponse.json({
+        workspaces: [
+          {
+            name: 'foo',
+            is_active: true,
+            last_updated: new Date(Date.now()).toISOString(),
+          },
+        ],
+      })
+    })
+  )
+
+  const { getByTestId } = renderComponent()
+  const activateSection = getByTestId(/workspace-activate/i)
+  await waitFor(() => {
+    expect(
+      within(activateSection).getByRole('button', { name: /activate/i })
+    ).toBeDisabled()
+  })
+
+  expect(
+    within(activateSection).getByRole('button', {
+      name: /context active button/i,
+    })
+  ).toBeVisible()
+})
+
+test('activate workspace', async () => {
+  server.use(
+    http.get(mswEndpoint('/api/v1/workspaces/active'), async () => {
+      return HttpResponse.json({
+        workspaces: [
+          {
+            name: 'bar',
+            is_active: true,
+            last_updated: new Date(Date.now()).toISOString(),
+          },
+        ],
+      })
+    })
+  )
+  const { getByTestId, getByText } = renderComponent()
+  const activateSection = getByTestId(/workspace-activate/i)
+  const activateButton = await within(activateSection).findByRole('button', {
+    name: /activate/i,
+  })
+  expect(activateButton).not.toBeDisabled()
+
+  await userEvent.click(activateButton)
+
+  await waitFor(() => {
+    expect(getByText(/Activated "foo" workspace/i)).toBeVisible()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/routes/route-workspace.tsx b/src/routes/route-workspace.tsx
index 3de4e14f..d5df90ed 100644
--- a/src/routes/route-workspace.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/route-workspace.tsx
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 import { BreadcrumbHome } from '@/components/BreadcrumbHome'
 import { ArchiveWorkspace } from '@/features/workspace/components/archive-workspace'
-import { PageHeading } from "@/components/heading";
-import { WorkspaceName } from "@/features/workspace/components/workspace-name";
-import { Alert, Breadcrumb, Breadcrumbs } from "@stacklok/ui-kit";
-import { useParams } from "react-router-dom";
-import { useArchivedWorkspaces } from "@/features/workspace/hooks/use-archived-workspaces";
-import { useRestoreWorkspaceButton } from "@/features/workspace/hooks/use-restore-workspace-button";
-import { WorkspaceCustomInstructions } from "@/features/workspace/components/workspace-custom-instructions";
-import { WorkspaceMuxingModel } from "@/features/workspace/components/workspace-muxing-model";
-import { PageContainer } from "@/components/page-container";
+import { PageHeading } from '@/components/heading'
+import { WorkspaceName } from '@/features/workspace/components/workspace-name'
+import { Alert, Breadcrumb, Breadcrumbs } from '@stacklok/ui-kit'
+import { useParams } from 'react-router-dom'
+import { useArchivedWorkspaces } from '@/features/workspace/hooks/use-archived-workspaces'
+import { useRestoreWorkspaceButton } from '@/features/workspace/hooks/use-restore-workspace-button'
+import { WorkspaceCustomInstructions } from '@/features/workspace/components/workspace-custom-instructions'
+import { WorkspaceMuxingModel } from '@/features/workspace/components/workspace-muxing-model'
+import { PageContainer } from '@/components/page-container'
+import { WorkspaceActivateButton } from '@/features/workspace/components/workspace-activate-button'
 
 function WorkspaceArchivedBanner({ name }: { name: string }) {
   const restoreButtonProps = useRestoreWorkspaceButton({ workspaceName: name })
@@ -44,7 +45,9 @@ export function RouteWorkspace() {
         <Breadcrumb>Workspace Settings</Breadcrumb>
       </Breadcrumbs>
 
-      <PageHeading level={1} title={`Workspace settings for ${name}`} />
+      <PageHeading level={1} title={`Workspace settings for ${name}`}>
+        <WorkspaceActivateButton isArchived={isArchived} workspaceName={name} />
+      </PageHeading>
 
       {isArchived ? <WorkspaceArchivedBanner name={name} /> : null}