diff --git a/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/console/worker-console.ui.test.ts b/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/console/worker-console.ui.test.ts
index 9959e841..497361fd 100644
--- a/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/console/worker-console.ui.test.ts
+++ b/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/console/worker-console.ui.test.ts
@@ -812,6 +812,12 @@ Deno.test("Account UI owns browser passkey session state without workspace autho
   const globalSidebar = await Deno.readTextFile(
     new URL("../sidebar/GlobalSidebar.svelte", import.meta.url),
   );
+  const globalNavSections = await Deno.readTextFile(
+    new URL("../sidebar/GlobalNavSections.svelte", import.meta.url),
+  );
+  const workspaceCatalogPage = await Deno.readTextFile(
+    new URL("./../../../routes/+page.svelte", import.meta.url),
+  );
   const sidebarFrame = await Deno.readTextFile(
     new URL("../sidebar/SidebarFrame.svelte", import.meta.url),
   );
@@ -874,13 +880,24 @@ Deno.test("Account UI owns browser passkey session state without workspace autho
     "Root layout chrome should keep GlobalSidebar as the root slot owner while account navigation stays in the header",
   );
   assert(
-    globalSidebar.includes('aria-label="Global pages"') &&
-      !globalSidebar.includes('<p class="sidebar-section-label">') &&
-      globalSidebar.includes("/account") &&
-      globalSidebar.includes("/login/device") &&
-      !globalSidebar.includes("Tickets") &&
-      !globalSidebar.includes("Repositories"),
-    "Root default sidebar should contain only global navigation, not workspace-scoped sections",
+    globalSidebar.includes("GlobalNavSections") &&
+      globalNavSections.includes('aria-label="Global pages"') &&
+      !globalNavSections.includes('<p class="sidebar-section-label">') &&
+      globalNavSections.includes('"/account"') &&
+      globalNavSections.includes('"/login/device"') &&
+      !globalNavSections.includes('label: "Workspaces"') &&
+      globalNavSections.includes("sidebar-nav-section--category") &&
+      globalNavSections.includes("global-workspaces-heading") &&
+      globalNavSections.includes("workspaces") &&
+      globalNavSections.includes("workspace.display_name") &&
+      globalNavSections.includes("workspaceHref(workspace.workspace_id)") &&
+      workspaceCatalogPage.includes("SidebarOverride") &&
+      workspaceCatalogPage.includes("sidebar={homeSidebar}") &&
+      workspaceCatalogPage.includes("GlobalNavSections") &&
+      workspaceCatalogPage.includes("{workspaces}") &&
+      !globalNavSections.includes("Tickets") &&
+      !globalNavSections.includes("Repositories"),
+    "Root page sidebar should replace the Workspaces button with a categorized accessible Workspace list below the remaining global navigation",
   );
   assert(
     workspaceLayout.includes("{#snippet workspaceSidebar()}") &&
diff --git a/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/sidebar/GlobalNavSections.svelte b/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/sidebar/GlobalNavSections.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..52c620a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/sidebar/GlobalNavSections.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import type { WorkspaceCatalogRecord } from "$lib/workspace/api/workspace-catalog";
+
+  type Props = {
+    currentPath: string;
+    workspaces?: WorkspaceCatalogRecord[] | null;
+    workspaceError?: string | null;
+  };
+
+  let {
+    currentPath,
+    workspaces = null,
+    workspaceError = null,
+  }: Props = $props();
+
+  const globalItems = [
+    { href: "/#workspace-create-title", label: "Create Workspace" },
+    { href: "/account", label: "Account" },
+    { href: "/login/device", label: "Device Login" },
+  ];
+
+  function workspaceHref(workspaceId: string): string {
+    return `/w/${encodeURIComponent(workspaceId)}`;
+  }
+</script>
+
+<nav class="sidebar-sections" aria-label="Global pages">
+  <section class="sidebar-nav-section">
+    <div class="sidebar-list">
+      {#each globalItems as item}
+        <a
+          class="sidebar-link"
+          class:active={currentPath === item.href}
+          href={item.href}
+          aria-current={currentPath === item.href ? "page" : undefined}
+        >
+          <span>{item.label}</span>
+        </a>
+      {/each}
+    </div>
+  </section>
+
+  {#if workspaces !== null}
+    <section class="sidebar-nav-section sidebar-nav-section--category" aria-labelledby="global-workspaces-heading">
+      <h2 id="global-workspaces-heading" class="sidebar-nav-section__header">workspaces</h2>
+
+      {#if workspaceError}
+        <p class="workspace-status error">Workspace list unavailable.</p>
+      {/if}
+
+      {#if workspaces.length > 0}
+        <div class="sidebar-list">
+          {#each workspaces as workspace (workspace.workspace_id)}
+            {@const href = workspaceHref(workspace.workspace_id)}
+            <a
+              class="sidebar-link"
+              class:active={currentPath === href}
+              {href}
+              aria-current={currentPath === href ? "page" : undefined}
+            >
+              <span>{workspace.display_name}</span>
+            </a>
+          {/each}
+        </div>
+      {:else if !workspaceError}
+        <p class="workspace-status">No accessible Workspaces.</p>
+      {/if}
+    </section>
+  {/if}
+</nav>
diff --git a/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/sidebar/GlobalSidebar.svelte b/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/sidebar/GlobalSidebar.svelte
index 2a704ed8..08430a63 100644
--- a/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/sidebar/GlobalSidebar.svelte
+++ b/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/sidebar/GlobalSidebar.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import type { SidebarSnippet } from './context';
+  import GlobalNavSections from './GlobalNavSections.svelte';
   import './sidebar.css';
 
   type Props = {
@@ -8,13 +9,6 @@
   };
 
   const { currentPath, content = null }: Props = $props();
-
-  const items = [
-    { href: '/', label: 'Workspaces' },
-    { href: '/#workspace-create-title', label: 'Create Workspace' },
-    { href: '/account', label: 'Account' },
-    { href: '/login/device', label: 'Device Login' },
-  ];
 </script>
 
 {#if content}
@@ -22,18 +16,7 @@
 {:else}
   <div class="global-sidebar" aria-label="Global navigation">
     <div class="global-sidebar-section">
-      <nav class="sidebar-list" aria-label="Global pages">
-        {#each items as item}
-          <a
-            class="sidebar-link"
-            class:active={currentPath === item.href}
-            href={item.href}
-            aria-current={currentPath === item.href ? 'page' : undefined}
-          >
-            <span>{item.label}</span>
-          </a>
-        {/each}
-      </nav>
+      <GlobalNavSections {currentPath} />
     </div>
   </div>
 {/if}
diff --git a/web/workspace/src/routes/+page.svelte b/web/workspace/src/routes/+page.svelte
index 75bf8187..541624c6 100644
--- a/web/workspace/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/web/workspace/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
     type CreateWorkspaceRequest,
     type WorkspaceCatalogItem,
   } from "$lib/workspace/api/workspace-catalog";
+  import GlobalNavSections from "$lib/workspace/sidebar/GlobalNavSections.svelte";
+  import SidebarOverride from "$lib/workspace/sidebar/SidebarOverride.svelte";
   import "$lib/workspace/styles/workspace-catalog.css";
 
   let { data } = $props();
@@ -87,6 +89,16 @@
   }
 </script>
 
+{#snippet homeSidebar()}
+  <GlobalNavSections
+    currentPath="/"
+    {workspaces}
+    workspaceError={catalogError}
+  />
+{/snippet}
+
+<SidebarOverride sidebar={homeSidebar} />
+
 <svelte:head>
   <title>Workspaces · Yoi</title>
 </svelte:head>