diff --git a/site/src/components/WorkspaceActions/ActionCtas.tsx b/site/src/components/WorkspaceActions/ActionCtas.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b99807d1050ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site/src/components/WorkspaceActions/ActionCtas.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+import Button from "@material-ui/core/Button"
+import { makeStyles } from "@material-ui/core/styles"
+import CloudQueueIcon from "@material-ui/icons/CloudQueue"
+import CropSquareIcon from "@material-ui/icons/CropSquare"
+import DeleteOutlineIcon from "@material-ui/icons/DeleteOutline"
+import HighlightOffIcon from "@material-ui/icons/HighlightOff"
+import PlayCircleOutlineIcon from "@material-ui/icons/PlayCircleOutline"
+import { FC } from "react"
+import { Workspace } from "../../api/typesGenerated"
+import { WorkspaceStatus } from "../../util/workspace"
+import { WorkspaceActionButton } from "../WorkspaceActionButton/WorkspaceActionButton"
+
+export const Language = {
+  start: "Start",
+  stop: "Stop",
+  delete: "Delete",
+  cancel: "Cancel",
+  update: "Update",
+}
+
+interface WorkspaceAction {
+  handleAction: () => void
+}
+
+export const StartButton: FC<WorkspaceAction> = ({ handleAction }) => {
+  const styles = useStyles()
+
+  return (
+    <WorkspaceActionButton
+      className={styles.actionButton}
+      icon={<PlayCircleOutlineIcon />}
+      onClick={handleAction}
+      label={Language.start}
+    />
+  )
+}
+
+export const StopButton: FC<WorkspaceAction> = ({ handleAction }) => {
+  const styles = useStyles()
+
+  return (
+    <WorkspaceActionButton
+      className={styles.actionButton}
+      icon={<CropSquareIcon />}
+      onClick={handleAction}
+      label={Language.stop}
+    />
+  )
+}
+
+export const DeleteButton: FC<WorkspaceAction> = ({ handleAction }) => {
+  const styles = useStyles()
+
+  return (
+    <WorkspaceActionButton
+      className={styles.actionButton}
+      icon={<DeleteOutlineIcon />}
+      onClick={handleAction}
+      label={Language.delete}
+    />
+  )
+}
+
+type UpdateAction = WorkspaceAction & {
+  workspace: Workspace
+  workspaceStatus: WorkspaceStatus
+}
+
+export const UpdateButton: FC<UpdateAction> = ({ handleAction, workspace, workspaceStatus }) => {
+  const styles = useStyles()
+
+  /**
+   * Jobs submitted while another job is in progress will be discarded,
+   * so check whether workspace job status has reached completion (whether successful or not).
+   */
+  const canAcceptJobs = (workspaceStatus: WorkspaceStatus) =>
+    ["started", "stopped", "deleted", "error", "canceled"].includes(workspaceStatus)
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      {workspace.outdated && canAcceptJobs(workspaceStatus) && (
+        <Button
+          className={styles.actionButton}
+          startIcon={<CloudQueueIcon />}
+          onClick={handleAction}
+        >
+          {Language.update}
+        </Button>
+      )}
+    </>
+  )
+}
+
+export const CancelButton: FC<WorkspaceAction> = ({ handleAction }) => {
+  const styles = useStyles()
+
+  return (
+    <WorkspaceActionButton
+      className={styles.actionButton}
+      icon={<HighlightOffIcon />}
+      onClick={handleAction}
+      label={Language.cancel}
+    />
+  )
+}
+
+const useStyles = makeStyles((theme) => ({
+  actionButton: {
+    // Set fixed width for the action buttons so they will not change the size
+    // during the transitions
+    width: theme.spacing(16),
+    border: "none",
+    borderRadius: `${theme.shape.borderRadius}px 0px 0px ${theme.shape.borderRadius}px`,
+  },
+}))
diff --git a/site/src/components/WorkspaceActions/WorkspaceActions.stories.tsx b/site/src/components/WorkspaceActions/WorkspaceActions.stories.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4b48a214ace08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site/src/components/WorkspaceActions/WorkspaceActions.stories.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+import { action } from "@storybook/addon-actions"
+import { Story } from "@storybook/react"
+import * as Mocks from "../../testHelpers/entities"
+import { WorkspaceActions, WorkspaceActionsProps } from "./WorkspaceActions"
+
+export default {
+  title: "components/WorkspaceActions",
+  component: WorkspaceActions,
+}
+
+const Template: Story<WorkspaceActionsProps> = (args) => <WorkspaceActions {...args} />
+
+const defaultArgs = {
+  handleStart: action("start"),
+  handleStop: action("stop"),
+  handleDelete: action("delete"),
+  handleUpdate: action("update"),
+  handleCancel: action("cancel"),
+}
+
+export const Starting = Template.bind({})
+Starting.args = {
+  ...defaultArgs,
+  workspace: Mocks.MockStartingWorkspace,
+}
+
+export const Started = Template.bind({})
+Started.args = {
+  ...defaultArgs,
+  workspace: Mocks.MockWorkspace,
+}
+
+export const Stopping = Template.bind({})
+Stopping.args = {
+  ...defaultArgs,
+  workspace: Mocks.MockStoppingWorkspace,
+}
+
+export const Stopped = Template.bind({})
+Stopped.args = {
+  ...defaultArgs,
+  workspace: Mocks.MockStoppedWorkspace,
+}
+
+export const Canceling = Template.bind({})
+Canceling.args = {
+  ...defaultArgs,
+  workspace: Mocks.MockCancelingWorkspace,
+}
+
+export const Canceled = Template.bind({})
+Canceled.args = {
+  ...defaultArgs,
+  workspace: Mocks.MockCanceledWorkspace,
+}
+
+export const Deleting = Template.bind({})
+Deleting.args = {
+  ...defaultArgs,
+  workspace: Mocks.MockDeletingWorkspace,
+}
+
+export const Deleted = Template.bind({})
+Deleted.args = {
+  ...defaultArgs,
+  workspace: Mocks.MockDeletedWorkspace,
+}
+
+export const Outdated = Template.bind({})
+Outdated.args = {
+  ...defaultArgs,
+  workspace: Mocks.MockOutdatedWorkspace,
+}
+
+export const Errored = Template.bind({})
+Errored.args = {
+  ...defaultArgs,
+  workspace: Mocks.MockFailedWorkspace,
+}
diff --git a/site/src/components/WorkspaceActions/WorkspaceActions.test.tsx b/site/src/components/WorkspaceActions/WorkspaceActions.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d916393f70026
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site/src/components/WorkspaceActions/WorkspaceActions.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+import { screen } from "@testing-library/react"
+import * as Mocks from "../../testHelpers/entities"
+import { render } from "../../testHelpers/renderHelpers"
+import { Language } from "./ActionCtas"
+import { WorkspaceStateEnum } from "./constants"
+import { WorkspaceActions, WorkspaceActionsProps } from "./WorkspaceActions"
+
+const renderAndClick = async (props: Partial<WorkspaceActionsProps> = {}) => {
+  render(
+    <WorkspaceActions
+      workspace={props.workspace ?? Mocks.MockWorkspace}
+      handleStart={jest.fn()}
+      handleStop={jest.fn()}
+      handleDelete={jest.fn()}
+      handleUpdate={jest.fn()}
+      handleCancel={jest.fn()}
+    />,
+  )
+  const trigger = await screen.findByTestId("workspace-actions-button")
+  trigger.click()
+}
+
+describe("WorkspaceActions", () => {
+  describe("when the workspace is starting", () => {
+    it("primary is cancel; no secondary", async () => {
+      await renderAndClick({ workspace: Mocks.MockStartingWorkspace })
+      expect(screen.getByTestId("primary-cta")).toHaveTextContent(Language.cancel)
+      expect(screen.queryByTestId("secondary-ctas")).toBeNull()
+    })
+  })
+  describe("when the workspace is started", () => {
+    it("primary is stop; secondary is delete", async () => {
+      await renderAndClick({ workspace: Mocks.MockWorkspace })
+      expect(screen.getByTestId("primary-cta")).toHaveTextContent(Language.stop)
+      expect(screen.getByTestId("secondary-ctas")).toHaveTextContent(Language.delete)
+    })
+  })
+  describe("when the workspace is stopping", () => {
+    it("primary is cancel; no secondary", async () => {
+      await renderAndClick({ workspace: Mocks.MockStoppingWorkspace })
+      expect(screen.getByTestId("primary-cta")).toHaveTextContent(Language.cancel)
+      expect(screen.queryByTestId("secondary-ctas")).toBeNull()
+    })
+  })
+  describe("when the workspace is canceling", () => {
+    it("primary is canceling; no secondary", async () => {
+      await renderAndClick({ workspace: Mocks.MockCancelingWorkspace })
+      expect(screen.getByTestId("primary-cta")).toHaveTextContent(WorkspaceStateEnum.canceling)
+      expect(screen.queryByTestId("secondary-ctas")).toBeNull()
+    })
+  })
+  describe("when the workspace is canceled", () => {
+    it("primary is start; secondary are stop, delete", async () => {
+      await renderAndClick({ workspace: Mocks.MockCanceledWorkspace })
+      expect(screen.getByTestId("primary-cta")).toHaveTextContent(Language.start)
+      expect(screen.getByTestId("secondary-ctas")).toHaveTextContent(Language.stop)
+      expect(screen.getByTestId("secondary-ctas")).toHaveTextContent(Language.delete)
+    })
+  })
+  describe("when the workspace is errored", () => {
+    it("primary is start; secondary is delete", async () => {
+      await renderAndClick({ workspace: Mocks.MockFailedWorkspace })
+      expect(screen.getByTestId("primary-cta")).toHaveTextContent(Language.start)
+      expect(screen.getByTestId("secondary-ctas")).toHaveTextContent(Language.delete)
+    })
+  })
+  describe("when the workspace is deleting", () => {
+    it("primary is cancel; no secondary", async () => {
+      await renderAndClick({ workspace: Mocks.MockDeletingWorkspace })
+      expect(screen.getByTestId("primary-cta")).toHaveTextContent(Language.cancel)
+      expect(screen.queryByTestId("secondary-ctas")).toBeNull()
+    })
+  })
+  describe("when the workspace is deleted", () => {
+    it("primary is deleted; no secondary", async () => {
+      await renderAndClick({ workspace: Mocks.MockDeletedWorkspace })
+      expect(screen.getByTestId("primary-cta")).toHaveTextContent(WorkspaceStateEnum.deleted)
+      expect(screen.queryByTestId("secondary-ctas")).toBeNull()
+    })
+  })
+  describe("when the workspace is outdated", () => {
+    it("primary is start; secondary are delete, update", async () => {
+      await renderAndClick({ workspace: Mocks.MockOutdatedWorkspace })
+      expect(screen.getByTestId("primary-cta")).toHaveTextContent(Language.start)
+      expect(screen.getByTestId("secondary-ctas")).toHaveTextContent(Language.delete)
+      expect(screen.getByTestId("secondary-ctas")).toHaveTextContent(Language.update)
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/site/src/components/WorkspaceActions/WorkspaceActions.tsx b/site/src/components/WorkspaceActions/WorkspaceActions.tsx
index 4a60c15c5ccef..10cc02a486270 100644
--- a/site/src/components/WorkspaceActions/WorkspaceActions.tsx
+++ b/site/src/components/WorkspaceActions/WorkspaceActions.tsx
@@ -1,50 +1,12 @@
 import Button from "@material-ui/core/Button"
+import Popover from "@material-ui/core/Popover"
 import { makeStyles } from "@material-ui/core/styles"
-import CancelIcon from "@material-ui/icons/Cancel"
-import CloudDownloadIcon from "@material-ui/icons/CloudDownload"
-import DeleteIcon from "@material-ui/icons/Delete"
-import PlayArrowRoundedIcon from "@material-ui/icons/PlayArrowRounded"
-import StopIcon from "@material-ui/icons/Stop"
-import { FC } from "react"
+import { FC, ReactNode, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react"
 import { Workspace } from "../../api/typesGenerated"
-import { getWorkspaceStatus, WorkspaceStatus } from "../../util/workspace"
-import { Stack } from "../Stack/Stack"
-import { WorkspaceActionButton } from "../WorkspaceActionButton/WorkspaceActionButton"
-
-export const Language = {
-  stop: "Stop",
-  stopping: "Stopping",
-  start: "Start",
-  starting: "Starting",
-  delete: "Delete",
-  deleting: "Deleting",
-  cancel: "Cancel action",
-  update: "Update",
-}
-
-/**
- * Jobs submitted while another job is in progress will be discarded,
- * so check whether workspace job status has reached completion (whether successful or not).
- */
-const canAcceptJobs = (workspaceStatus: WorkspaceStatus) =>
-  ["started", "stopped", "deleted", "error", "canceled"].includes(workspaceStatus)
-
-/**
- *  Jobs that are in progress (queued or pending) can be canceled.
- * @param workspaceStatus WorkspaceStatus
- * @returns boolean
- */
-const canCancelJobs = (workspaceStatus: WorkspaceStatus) =>
-  ["starting", "stopping", "deleting"].includes(workspaceStatus)
-
-const canStart = (workspaceStatus: WorkspaceStatus) =>
-  ["stopped", "canceled", "error"].includes(workspaceStatus)
-
-const canStop = (workspaceStatus: WorkspaceStatus) =>
-  ["started", "canceled", "error"].includes(workspaceStatus)
-
-const canDelete = (workspaceStatus: WorkspaceStatus) =>
-  ["started", "stopped", "canceled", "error"].includes(workspaceStatus)
+import { getWorkspaceStatus } from "../../util/workspace"
+import { CloseDropdown, OpenDropdown } from "../DropdownArrows/DropdownArrows"
+import { CancelButton, DeleteButton, StartButton, StopButton, UpdateButton } from "./ActionCtas"
+import { ButtonTypesEnum, WorkspaceStateActions, WorkspaceStateEnum } from "./constants"
 
 export interface WorkspaceActionsProps {
   workspace: Workspace
@@ -64,62 +26,135 @@ export const WorkspaceActions: FC<WorkspaceActionsProps> = ({
   handleCancel,
 }) => {
   const styles = useStyles()
-  const workspaceStatus = getWorkspaceStatus(workspace.latest_build)
+  const anchorRef = useRef<HTMLButtonElement>(null)
+  const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false)
+  const id = isOpen ? "action-popover" : undefined
+
+  const workspaceStatus: keyof typeof WorkspaceStateEnum = getWorkspaceStatus(
+    workspace.latest_build,
+  )
+  const workspaceState = WorkspaceStateEnum[workspaceStatus]
+  const actions = WorkspaceStateActions[workspaceState]
+
+  /**
+   * Ensures we close the popover before calling any action handler
+   */
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setIsOpen(false)
+    return () => {
+      setIsOpen(false)
+    }
+  }, [workspaceStatus])
+
+  const disabledButton = (
+    <Button disabled className={styles.actionButton}>
+      {workspaceState}
+    </Button>
+  )
+
+  type ButtonMapping = {
+    [key in ButtonTypesEnum]: ReactNode
+  }
+
+  // A mapping of button type to the corresponding React component
+  const buttonMapping: ButtonMapping = {
+    [ButtonTypesEnum.start]: <StartButton handleAction={handleStart} />,
+    [ButtonTypesEnum.stop]: <StopButton handleAction={handleStop} />,
+    [ButtonTypesEnum.delete]: <DeleteButton handleAction={handleDelete} />,
+    [ButtonTypesEnum.update]: (
+      <UpdateButton
+        handleAction={handleUpdate}
+        workspace={workspace}
+        workspaceStatus={workspaceStatus}
+      />
+    ),
+    [ButtonTypesEnum.cancel]: <CancelButton handleAction={handleCancel} />,
+    [ButtonTypesEnum.canceling]: disabledButton,
+    [ButtonTypesEnum.disabled]: disabledButton,
+    [ButtonTypesEnum.queued]: disabledButton,
+    [ButtonTypesEnum.error]: disabledButton,
+    [ButtonTypesEnum.loading]: disabledButton,
+  }
 
   return (
-    <Stack direction="row" spacing={1}>
-      {canStart(workspaceStatus) && (
-        <WorkspaceActionButton
-          className={styles.actionButton}
-          icon={<PlayArrowRoundedIcon />}
-          onClick={handleStart}
-          label={Language.start}
-        />
-      )}
-      {canStop(workspaceStatus) && (
-        <WorkspaceActionButton
-          className={styles.actionButton}
-          icon={<StopIcon />}
-          onClick={handleStop}
-          label={Language.stop}
-        />
-      )}
-      {canDelete(workspaceStatus) && (
-        <WorkspaceActionButton
-          className={styles.actionButton}
-          icon={<DeleteIcon />}
-          onClick={handleDelete}
-          label={Language.delete}
-        />
-      )}
-      {canCancelJobs(workspaceStatus) && (
-        <WorkspaceActionButton
-          className={styles.cancelActionButton}
-          icon={<CancelIcon />}
-          onClick={handleCancel}
-          label={Language.cancel}
-        />
-      )}
-      {workspace.outdated && canAcceptJobs(workspaceStatus) && (
-        <Button
-          className={styles.actionButton}
-          startIcon={<CloudDownloadIcon />}
-          onClick={handleUpdate}
-        >
-          {Language.update}
-        </Button>
-      )}
-    </Stack>
+    <span className={styles.buttonContainer}>
+      {/* primary workspace CTA */}
+      <span data-testid="primary-cta">{buttonMapping[actions.primary]}</span>
+
+      {/* popover toggle button */}
+      <Button
+        data-testid="workspace-actions-button"
+        aria-controls="workspace-actions-menu"
+        aria-haspopup="true"
+        className={styles.dropdownButton}
+        ref={anchorRef}
+        disabled={!actions.secondary.length}
+        onClick={() => {
+          setIsOpen(true)
+        }}
+      >
+        {isOpen ? <CloseDropdown /> : <OpenDropdown />}
+      </Button>
+
+      <Popover
+        classes={{ paper: styles.popoverPaper }}
+        id={id}
+        open={isOpen}
+        anchorEl={anchorRef.current}
+        onClose={() => setIsOpen(false)}
+        anchorOrigin={{
+          vertical: "bottom",
+          horizontal: "right",
+        }}
+        transformOrigin={{
+          vertical: "top",
+          horizontal: "right",
+        }}
+      >
+        {/* secondary workspace CTAs */}
+        <span data-testid="secondary-ctas">
+          {actions.secondary.map((action) => (
+            <div key={action} className={styles.popoverActionButton}>
+              {buttonMapping[action]}
+            </div>
+          ))}
+        </span>
+      </Popover>
+    </span>
   )
 }
 
 const useStyles = makeStyles((theme) => ({
+  buttonContainer: {
+    border: `1px solid ${theme.palette.divider}`,
+    borderRadius: `${theme.shape.borderRadius}px`,
+    display: "inline-block",
+  },
+  dropdownButton: {
+    border: "none",
+    borderLeft: `1px solid ${theme.palette.divider}`,
+    borderRadius: `0px ${theme.shape.borderRadius}px ${theme.shape.borderRadius}px 0px`,
+    minWidth: "unset",
+    width: "35px",
+    "& .MuiButton-label": {
+      marginRight: "8px",
+    },
+  },
   actionButton: {
     // Set fixed width for the action buttons so they will not change the size
     // during the transitions
     width: theme.spacing(16),
+    border: "none",
+    borderRadius: `${theme.shape.borderRadius}px 0px 0px ${theme.shape.borderRadius}px`,
+  },
+  popoverActionButton: {
+    "& .MuiButtonBase-root": {
+      backgroundColor: "unset",
+      justifyContent: "start",
+      padding: "0px",
+    },
   },
-  cancelActionButton: {
-    width: theme.spacing(27),
+  popoverPaper: {
+    padding: `${theme.spacing(2)}px ${theme.spacing(3)}px ${theme.spacing(3)}px`,
   },
 }))
diff --git a/site/src/components/WorkspaceActions/constants.ts b/site/src/components/WorkspaceActions/constants.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..88531fefedab6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site/src/components/WorkspaceActions/constants.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+// all the possible states returned by the API
+export enum WorkspaceStateEnum {
+  starting = "Starting",
+  started = "Started",
+  stopping = "Stopping",
+  stopped = "Stopped",
+  canceling = "Canceling",
+  canceled = "Canceled",
+  deleting = "Deleting",
+  deleted = "Deleted",
+  queued = "Queued",
+  error = "Error",
+  loading = "Loading",
+}
+
+// the button types we have
+export enum ButtonTypesEnum {
+  start,
+  stop,
+  delete,
+  update,
+  cancel,
+  error,
+  // disabled buttons
+  canceling,
+  disabled,
+  queued,
+  loading,
+}
+
+type StateActionsType = {
+  [key in WorkspaceStateEnum]: {
+    primary: ButtonTypesEnum
+    secondary: ButtonTypesEnum[]
+  }
+}
+
+// A mapping of workspace state to button type
+// 'Primary' actions are the main ctas
+// 'Secondary' actions are ctas housed within the popover
+export const WorkspaceStateActions: StateActionsType = {
+  [WorkspaceStateEnum.starting]: {
+    primary: ButtonTypesEnum.cancel,
+    secondary: [],
+  },
+  [WorkspaceStateEnum.started]: {
+    primary: ButtonTypesEnum.stop,
+    secondary: [ButtonTypesEnum.delete, ButtonTypesEnum.update],
+  },
+  [WorkspaceStateEnum.stopping]: {
+    primary: ButtonTypesEnum.cancel,
+    secondary: [],
+  },
+  [WorkspaceStateEnum.stopped]: {
+    primary: ButtonTypesEnum.start,
+    secondary: [ButtonTypesEnum.delete, ButtonTypesEnum.update],
+  },
+  [WorkspaceStateEnum.canceled]: {
+    primary: ButtonTypesEnum.start,
+    secondary: [ButtonTypesEnum.stop, ButtonTypesEnum.delete, ButtonTypesEnum.update],
+  },
+  // in the case of an error
+  [WorkspaceStateEnum.error]: {
+    primary: ButtonTypesEnum.start, // give the user the ability to start a workspace again
+    secondary: [ButtonTypesEnum.delete, ButtonTypesEnum.update], // allows the user to delete or update
+  },
+  /**
+   * disabled states
+   */
+  [WorkspaceStateEnum.canceling]: {
+    primary: ButtonTypesEnum.canceling,
+    secondary: [],
+  },
+  [WorkspaceStateEnum.deleting]: {
+    primary: ButtonTypesEnum.cancel,
+    secondary: [],
+  },
+  [WorkspaceStateEnum.deleted]: {
+    primary: ButtonTypesEnum.disabled,
+    secondary: [],
+  },
+  [WorkspaceStateEnum.queued]: {
+    primary: ButtonTypesEnum.queued,
+    secondary: [],
+  },
+  [WorkspaceStateEnum.loading]: {
+    primary: ButtonTypesEnum.loading,
+    secondary: [],
+  },
+}
diff --git a/site/src/pages/WorkspacePage/WorkspacePage.test.tsx b/site/src/pages/WorkspacePage/WorkspacePage.test.tsx
index 88cb09c6591fa..35b9d2243ac5e 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/WorkspacePage/WorkspacePage.test.tsx
+++ b/site/src/pages/WorkspacePage/WorkspacePage.test.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { fireEvent, screen, waitFor, within } from "@testing-library/react"
 import { rest } from "msw"
 import * as api from "../../api/api"
 import { Workspace } from "../../api/typesGenerated"
-import { Language } from "../../components/WorkspaceActions/WorkspaceActions"
+import { Language } from "../../components/WorkspaceActions/ActionCtas"
 import {
   MockBuilds,
   MockCanceledWorkspace,
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ const renderWorkspacePage = async () => {
 
 const testButton = async (label: string, actionMock: jest.SpyInstance) => {
   await renderWorkspacePage()
+  // open the workspace action popover so we have access to all available ctas
+  const trigger = await screen.findByTestId("workspace-actions-button")
+  trigger.click()
   // REMARK: exact here because the "Start" button and "START" label for
   //         workspace schedule could otherwise conflict.
   const button = await screen.findByText(label, { exact: true })
@@ -87,6 +90,11 @@ describe("Workspace Page", () => {
       .spyOn(api, "deleteWorkspace")
       .mockResolvedValueOnce(MockWorkspaceBuild)
     await renderWorkspacePage()
+
+    // open the workspace action popover so we have access to all available ctas
+    const trigger = await screen.findByTestId("workspace-actions-button")
+    trigger.click()
+
     const button = await screen.findByText(Language.delete)
     await waitFor(() => fireEvent.click(button))
     const confirmDialog = await screen.findByRole("dialog")