diff --git a/pkg/services/navtree/models.go b/pkg/services/navtree/models.go
index 74008ff1f82..17ec7ed67fa 100644
--- a/pkg/services/navtree/models.go
+++ b/pkg/services/navtree/models.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const (
 	WeightExplore
 	WeightAlerting
 	WeightAlertsAndIncidents
+	WeightTestingAndSynthetics
 	WeightMonitoring
 	WeightInfrastructure
 	WeightApplication
@@ -30,21 +31,22 @@ const (
 )
 
 const (
-	NavIDRoot               = "root"
-	NavIDDashboards         = "dashboards/browse"
-	NavIDExplore            = "explore"
-	NavIDCfg                = "cfg" // NavIDCfg is the id for org configuration navigation node
-	NavIDAlertsAndIncidents = "alerts-and-incidents"
-	NavIDAlerting           = "alerting"
-	NavIDAlertingLegacy     = "alerting-legacy"
-	NavIDMonitoring         = "monitoring"
-	NavIDInfrastructure     = "infrastructure"
-	NavIDFrontend           = "frontend"
-	NavIDReporting          = "reports"
-	NavIDApps               = "apps"
-	NavIDCfgGeneral         = "cfg/general"
-	NavIDCfgPlugins         = "cfg/plugins"
-	NavIDCfgAccess          = "cfg/access"
+	NavIDRoot                 = "root"
+	NavIDDashboards           = "dashboards/browse"
+	NavIDExplore              = "explore"
+	NavIDCfg                  = "cfg" // NavIDCfg is the id for org configuration navigation node
+	NavIDAlertsAndIncidents   = "alerts-and-incidents"
+	NavIDTestingAndSynthetics = "testing-and-synthetics"
+	NavIDAlerting             = "alerting"
+	NavIDAlertingLegacy       = "alerting-legacy"
+	NavIDMonitoring           = "monitoring"
+	NavIDInfrastructure       = "infrastructure"
+	NavIDFrontend             = "frontend"
+	NavIDReporting            = "reports"
+	NavIDApps                 = "apps"
+	NavIDCfgGeneral           = "cfg/general"
+	NavIDCfgPlugins           = "cfg/plugins"
+	NavIDCfgAccess            = "cfg/access"
 )
 
 type NavLink struct {
diff --git a/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/applinks.go b/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/applinks.go
index 94adb75fb50..ee98dcaa765 100644
--- a/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/applinks.go
+++ b/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/applinks.go
@@ -249,6 +249,16 @@ func (s *ServiceImpl) addPluginToSection(c *contextmodel.ReqContext, treeRoot *n
 				Children:   alertsAndIncidentsChildren,
 				Url:        s.cfg.AppSubURL + "/alerts-and-incidents",
 			})
+		case navtree.NavIDTestingAndSynthetics:
+			treeRoot.AddSection(&navtree.NavLink{
+				Text:       "Testing & synthetics",
+				Id:         navtree.NavIDTestingAndSynthetics,
+				SubTitle:   "Optimize performance with k6 and Synthetic Monitoring insights",
+				Icon:       "k6",
+				SortWeight: navtree.WeightTestingAndSynthetics,
+				Children:   []*navtree.NavLink{appLink},
+				Url:        s.cfg.AppSubURL + "/testing-and-synthetics",
+			})
 		default:
 			s.log.Error("Plugin app nav id not found", "pluginId", plugin.ID, "navId", sectionID)
 		}
@@ -276,6 +286,7 @@ func (s *ServiceImpl) readNavigationSettings() {
 	appO11yCfg := NavigationAppConfig{SectionID: navtree.NavIDMonitoring, SortWeight: 2, Text: "Application"}
 	profilesCfg := NavigationAppConfig{SectionID: navtree.NavIDMonitoring, SortWeight: 3, Text: "Profiles"}
 	frontendCfg := NavigationAppConfig{SectionID: navtree.NavIDMonitoring, SortWeight: 4, Text: "Frontend"}
+	k6Cfg := NavigationAppConfig{SectionID: navtree.NavIDRoot, SortWeight: navtree.WeightAlertsAndIncidents + 1, Text: "Performance testing", Icon: "k6"}
 	syntheticsCfg := NavigationAppConfig{SectionID: navtree.NavIDMonitoring, SortWeight: 5, Text: "Synthetics"}
 
 	if s.features.IsEnabledGlobally(featuremgmt.FlagDockedMegaMenu) {
@@ -288,10 +299,14 @@ func (s *ServiceImpl) readNavigationSettings() {
 		profilesCfg.SectionID = navtree.NavIDExplore
 		profilesCfg.SortWeight = 1
 
-		frontendCfg.SectionID = navtree.NavIDFrontend
-		frontendCfg.SortWeight = 1
+		frontendCfg.SectionID = navtree.NavIDRoot
+		frontendCfg.SortWeight = navtree.WeightFrontend
 
-		syntheticsCfg.SectionID = navtree.NavIDFrontend
+		k6Cfg.SectionID = navtree.NavIDTestingAndSynthetics
+		k6Cfg.SortWeight = 1
+		k6Cfg.Text = "Performance"
+
+		syntheticsCfg.SectionID = navtree.NavIDTestingAndSynthetics
 		syntheticsCfg.SortWeight = 2
 	}
 
@@ -307,7 +322,7 @@ func (s *ServiceImpl) readNavigationSettings() {
 		"grafana-cloud-link-app":           {SectionID: navtree.NavIDCfg},
 		"grafana-costmanagementui-app":     {SectionID: navtree.NavIDCfg, Text: "Cost management"},
 		"grafana-easystart-app":            {SectionID: navtree.NavIDRoot, SortWeight: navtree.WeightApps + 1, Text: "Connections", Icon: "adjust-circle"},
-		"k6-app":                           {SectionID: navtree.NavIDRoot, SortWeight: navtree.WeightAlertsAndIncidents + 1, Text: "Performance testing", Icon: "k6"},
+		"k6-app":                           k6Cfg,
 	}
 
 	if s.features.IsEnabledGlobally(featuremgmt.FlagCostManagementUi) {
diff --git a/public/app/core/utils/navBarItem-translations.ts b/public/app/core/utils/navBarItem-translations.ts
index bff076047f5..3c7aae9780e 100644
--- a/public/app/core/utils/navBarItem-translations.ts
+++ b/public/app/core/utils/navBarItem-translations.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { config } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import { t } from 'app/core/internationalization';
 
 // Maps the ID of the nav item to a translated phrase to later pass to <Trans />
@@ -126,6 +127,8 @@ export function getNavTitle(navId: string | undefined) {
       return t('nav.apps.title', 'Apps');
     case 'alerts-and-incidents':
       return t('nav.alerts-and-incidents.title', 'Alerts & IRM');
+    case 'testing-and-synthetics':
+      return t('nav.testing-and-synthetics.title', 'Testing & synthetics');
     case 'plugin-page-grafana-incident-app':
       return t('nav.incidents.title', 'Incidents');
     case 'plugin-page-grafana-ml-app':
@@ -133,7 +136,9 @@ export function getNavTitle(navId: string | undefined) {
     case 'plugin-page-grafana-slo-app':
       return t('nav.slo.title', 'SLO');
     case 'plugin-page-k6-app':
-      return t('nav.performance-testing.title', 'Performance testing');
+      return config.featureToggles.dockedMegaMenu
+        ? t('nav.k6.title', 'Performance')
+        : t('nav.performance-testing.title', 'Performance testing');
     case 'monitoring':
       return t('nav.observability.title', 'Observability');
     case 'plugin-page-grafana-k8s-app':
@@ -256,6 +261,8 @@ export function getNavSubTitle(navId: string | undefined) {
       return t('nav.frontend.subtitle', 'Gain real user monitoring insights');
     case 'alerts-and-incidents':
       return t('nav.alerts-and-incidents.subtitle', 'Alerting and incident management apps');
+    case 'testing-and-synthetics':
+      return t('nav.testing-and-synthetics.subtitle', 'Optimize performance with k6 and Synthetic Monitoring insights');
     case 'connections-add-new-connection':
       return t('nav.connections.subtitle', 'Browse and create new connections');
     case 'connections-datasources':
diff --git a/public/app/routes/routes.tsx b/public/app/routes/routes.tsx
index ea22c474453..eb131cb7149 100644
--- a/public/app/routes/routes.tsx
+++ b/public/app/routes/routes.tsx
@@ -170,6 +170,10 @@ export function getAppRoutes(): RouteDescriptor[] {
       path: '/alerts-and-incidents',
       component: () => <NavLandingPage navId="alerts-and-incidents" />,
     },
+    {
+      path: '/testing-and-synthetics',
+      component: () => <NavLandingPage navId="testing-and-synthetics" />,
+    },
     {
       path: '/monitoring',
       component: () => <NavLandingPage navId="monitoring" />,
diff --git a/public/locales/de-DE/grafana.json b/public/locales/de-DE/grafana.json
index 03878dfc2c0..b2183d09f07 100644
--- a/public/locales/de-DE/grafana.json
+++ b/public/locales/de-DE/grafana.json
@@ -810,6 +810,9 @@
     "integrations": {
       "title": "Integrationen"
     },
+    "k6": {
+      "title": ""
+    },
     "kubernetes": {
       "title": "Kubernetes"
     },
@@ -929,6 +932,10 @@
       "subtitle": "Gruppen von Benutzern mit gemeinsamen Dashboards und Benachrichtigungen",
       "title": "Teams"
     },
+    "testing-and-synthetics": {
+      "subtitle": "",
+      "title": ""
+    },
     "upgrading": {
       "title": "Statistiken und Lizenz"
     },
diff --git a/public/locales/en-US/grafana.json b/public/locales/en-US/grafana.json
index 24320d27405..dfa8029486c 100644
--- a/public/locales/en-US/grafana.json
+++ b/public/locales/en-US/grafana.json
@@ -810,6 +810,9 @@
     "integrations": {
       "title": "Integrations"
     },
+    "k6": {
+      "title": "Performance"
+    },
     "kubernetes": {
       "title": "Kubernetes"
     },
@@ -929,6 +932,10 @@
       "subtitle": "Groups of users that have common dashboard and permission needs",
       "title": "Teams"
     },
+    "testing-and-synthetics": {
+      "subtitle": "Optimize performance with k6 and Synthetic Monitoring insights",
+      "title": "Testing & synthetics"
+    },
     "upgrading": {
       "title": "Stats and license"
     },
diff --git a/public/locales/es-ES/grafana.json b/public/locales/es-ES/grafana.json
index f0cdda2f4c6..92df4a098ef 100644
--- a/public/locales/es-ES/grafana.json
+++ b/public/locales/es-ES/grafana.json
@@ -816,6 +816,9 @@
     "integrations": {
       "title": "Integraciones"
     },
+    "k6": {
+      "title": ""
+    },
     "kubernetes": {
       "title": "Kubernetes"
     },
@@ -935,6 +938,10 @@
       "subtitle": "Grupos de usuarios que tienen necesidades comunes de permisos y de panel de control",
       "title": "Equipos"
     },
+    "testing-and-synthetics": {
+      "subtitle": "",
+      "title": ""
+    },
     "upgrading": {
       "title": "Estadísticas y licencia"
     },
diff --git a/public/locales/fr-FR/grafana.json b/public/locales/fr-FR/grafana.json
index f1939b6c2e2..992a8694dc2 100644
--- a/public/locales/fr-FR/grafana.json
+++ b/public/locales/fr-FR/grafana.json
@@ -816,6 +816,9 @@
     "integrations": {
       "title": "Intégrations"
     },
+    "k6": {
+      "title": ""
+    },
     "kubernetes": {
       "title": "Kubernetes"
     },
@@ -935,6 +938,10 @@
       "subtitle": "Groupes d'utilisateurs ayant des besoins communs en matière de tableau de bord et d'autorisations",
       "title": "Équipes"
     },
+    "testing-and-synthetics": {
+      "subtitle": "",
+      "title": ""
+    },
     "upgrading": {
       "title": "Statistiques et licence"
     },
diff --git a/public/locales/pseudo-LOCALE/grafana.json b/public/locales/pseudo-LOCALE/grafana.json
index 1e361c7addb..6118464aa77 100644
--- a/public/locales/pseudo-LOCALE/grafana.json
+++ b/public/locales/pseudo-LOCALE/grafana.json
@@ -810,6 +810,9 @@
     "integrations": {
       "title": "Ĩʼnŧęģřäŧįőʼnş"
     },
+    "k6": {
+      "title": "Pęřƒőřmäʼnčę"
+    },
     "kubernetes": {
       "title": "Ķūþęřʼnęŧęş"
     },
@@ -929,6 +932,10 @@
       "subtitle": "Ğřőūpş őƒ ūşęřş ŧĥäŧ ĥävę čőmmőʼn đäşĥþőäřđ äʼnđ pęřmįşşįőʼn ʼnęęđş",
       "title": "Ŧęämş"
     },
+    "testing-and-synthetics": {
+      "subtitle": "Øpŧįmįžę pęřƒőřmäʼnčę ŵįŧĥ ĸ6 äʼnđ Ŝyʼnŧĥęŧįč Mőʼnįŧőřįʼnģ įʼnşįģĥŧş",
+      "title": "Ŧęşŧįʼnģ & şyʼnŧĥęŧįčş"
+    },
     "upgrading": {
       "title": "Ŝŧäŧş äʼnđ ľįčęʼnşę"
     },
diff --git a/public/locales/zh-Hans/grafana.json b/public/locales/zh-Hans/grafana.json
index 95e3b972830..c59611769b6 100644
--- a/public/locales/zh-Hans/grafana.json
+++ b/public/locales/zh-Hans/grafana.json
@@ -804,6 +804,9 @@
     "integrations": {
       "title": "集成"
     },
+    "k6": {
+      "title": ""
+    },
     "kubernetes": {
       "title": "Kubernetes"
     },
@@ -923,6 +926,10 @@
       "subtitle": "具有共同仪表板和权限需求的用户组",
       "title": "团队"
     },
+    "testing-and-synthetics": {
+      "subtitle": "",
+      "title": ""
+    },
     "upgrading": {
       "title": "统计信息和许可证"
     },