diff --git a/docs/sources/setup-grafana/configure-grafana/feature-toggles/index.md b/docs/sources/setup-grafana/configure-grafana/feature-toggles/index.md
index 342e22368fb..06727f9e537 100644
--- a/docs/sources/setup-grafana/configure-grafana/feature-toggles/index.md
+++ b/docs/sources/setup-grafana/configure-grafana/feature-toggles/index.md
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ Some features are enabled by default. You can disable these feature by setting t
 | `newDBLibrary`                   | Use jmoiron/sqlx rather than xorm for a few backend services                                                                                                                                 |
 | `autoMigrateOldPanels`           | Migrate old angular panels to supported versions (graph, table-old, worldmap, etc)                                                                                                           |
 | `disableAngular`                 | Dynamic flag to disable angular at runtime. The preferred method is to set `angular_support_enabled` to `false` in the [security] settings, which allows you to change the state at runtime. |
-| `dockedMegaMenu`                 | Enable support for a persistent (docked) navigation menu                                                                                                                                     |
 | `grpcServer`                     | Run the GRPC server                                                                                                                                                                          |
 | `accessControlOnCall`            | Access control primitives for OnCall                                                                                                                                                         |
 | `nestedFolders`                  | Enable folder nesting                                                                                                                                                                        |
@@ -97,6 +96,7 @@ Experimental features might be changed or removed without prior notice.
 | `scenes`                                    | Experimental framework to build interactive dashboards                                                       |
 | `disableSecretsCompatibility`               | Disable duplicated secret storage in legacy tables                                                           |
 | `logRequestsInstrumentedAsUnknown`          | Logs the path for requests that are instrumented as unknown                                                  |
+| `dockedMegaMenu`                            | Enable support for a persistent (docked) navigation menu                                                     |
 | `showDashboardValidationWarnings`           | Show warnings when dashboards do not validate against the schema                                             |
 | `mysqlAnsiQuotes`                           | Use double quotes to escape keyword in a MySQL query                                                         |
 | `alertingBacktesting`                       | Rule backtesting API for alerting                                                                            |
diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/icon.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/icon.ts
index 9d957baf273..d2e9d9303bf 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/icon.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/icon.ts
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ export const availableIconsIndex = {
   'vertical-align-bottom': true,
   'vertical-align-center': true,
   'vertical-align-top': true,
+  'web-section-alt': true,
   'wrap-text': true,
   rss: true,
   x: true,
diff --git a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/registry.go b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/registry.go
index 37fa797b436..cde567f677d 100644
--- a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/registry.go
+++ b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/registry.go
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ var (
 		{
 			Name:         "dockedMegaMenu",
 			Description:  "Enable support for a persistent (docked) navigation menu",
-			Stage:        FeatureStagePublicPreview,
+			Stage:        FeatureStageExperimental,
 			FrontendOnly: true,
 			Owner:        grafanaFrontendPlatformSquad,
 		},
diff --git a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.csv b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.csv
index 0a3882cb846..539bf40ec1f 100644
--- a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.csv
+++ b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.csv
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ disableSecretsCompatibility,experimental,@grafana/hosted-grafana-team,false,fals
 logRequestsInstrumentedAsUnknown,experimental,@grafana/hosted-grafana-team,false,false,false,false
 dataConnectionsConsole,GA,@grafana/plugins-platform-backend,false,false,false,false
 topnav,deprecated,@grafana/grafana-frontend-platform,false,false,false,false
-dockedMegaMenu,preview,@grafana/grafana-frontend-platform,false,false,false,true
+dockedMegaMenu,experimental,@grafana/grafana-frontend-platform,false,false,false,true
 grpcServer,preview,@grafana/grafana-app-platform-squad,false,false,false,false
 entityStore,experimental,@grafana/grafana-app-platform-squad,true,false,false,false
 cloudWatchCrossAccountQuerying,GA,@grafana/aws-datasources,false,false,false,false
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/AppChrome.tsx b/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/AppChrome.tsx
index 5c2f458f9c1..ae02e558f86 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/AppChrome.tsx
+++ b/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/AppChrome.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { CommandPalette } from 'app/features/commandPalette/CommandPalette';
 import { KioskMode } from 'app/types';
 
 import { AppChromeMenu } from './AppChromeMenu';
+import { MegaMenu as DockedMegaMenu } from './DockedMegaMenu/MegaMenu';
 import { MegaMenu } from './MegaMenu/MegaMenu';
 import { NavToolbar } from './NavToolbar/NavToolbar';
 import { SectionNav } from './SectionNav/SectionNav';
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ export function AppChrome({ children }: Props) {
               pageNav={state.pageNav}
               actions={state.actions}
               onToggleSearchBar={chrome.onToggleSearchBar}
-              onToggleMegaMenu={chrome.onToggleMegaMenu}
+              onToggleMegaMenu={() => chrome.setMegaMenu(state.megaMenu === 'closed' ? 'open' : 'closed')}
               onToggleKioskMode={chrome.onToggleKioskMode}
             />
           </div>
@@ -64,6 +65,9 @@ export function AppChrome({ children }: Props) {
           {state.layout === PageLayoutType.Standard && state.sectionNav && !config.featureToggles.dockedMegaMenu && (
             <SectionNav model={state.sectionNav} />
           )}
+          {config.featureToggles.dockedMegaMenu && !state.chromeless && state.megaMenu === 'docked' && (
+            <DockedMegaMenu className={styles.dockedMegaMenu} onClose={() => chrome.setMegaMenu('closed')} />
+          )}
           <div className={styles.pageContainer} id="pageContent">
             {children}
           </div>
@@ -74,7 +78,7 @@ export function AppChrome({ children }: Props) {
           {config.featureToggles.dockedMegaMenu ? (
             <AppChromeMenu />
           ) : (
-            <MegaMenu searchBarHidden={searchBarHidden} onClose={() => chrome.setMegaMenu(false)} />
+            <MegaMenu searchBarHidden={searchBarHidden} onClose={() => chrome.setMegaMenu('closed')} />
           )}
           <CommandPalette />
         </>
@@ -102,6 +106,12 @@ const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => {
     contentChromeless: css({
       paddingTop: 0,
     }),
+    dockedMegaMenu: css({
+      background: theme.colors.background.primary,
+      borderRight: `1px solid ${theme.colors.border.weak}`,
+      borderTop: `1px solid ${theme.colors.border.weak}`,
+      zIndex: theme.zIndex.navbarFixed,
+    }),
     topNav: css({
       display: 'flex',
       position: 'fixed',
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/AppChromeMenu.tsx b/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/AppChromeMenu.tsx
index ab164b0639d..a204e7fc9b3 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/AppChromeMenu.tsx
+++ b/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/AppChromeMenu.tsx
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ export function AppChromeMenu({}: Props) {
   const animationSpeed = theme.transitions.duration.shortest;
   const animationStyles = useStyles2(getAnimStyles, animationSpeed);
 
-  const isOpen = state.megaMenuOpen;
-  const onClose = () => chrome.setMegaMenu(false);
+  const isOpen = state.megaMenu === 'open';
+  const onClose = () => chrome.setMegaMenu('closed');
 
   const { overlayProps, underlayProps } = useOverlay(
     {
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/AppChromeService.tsx b/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/AppChromeService.tsx
index dafbbdcaf68..c39a25766d0 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/AppChromeService.tsx
+++ b/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/AppChromeService.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { useObservable } from 'react-use';
 import { BehaviorSubject } from 'rxjs';
 
 import { AppEvents, NavModel, NavModelItem, PageLayoutType, UrlQueryValue } from '@grafana/data';
-import { locationService, reportInteraction } from '@grafana/runtime';
+import { config, locationService, reportInteraction } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import appEvents from 'app/core/app_events';
 import { t } from 'app/core/internationalization';
 import store from 'app/core/store';
@@ -17,11 +17,13 @@ export interface AppChromeState {
   pageNav?: NavModelItem;
   actions?: React.ReactNode;
   searchBarHidden?: boolean;
-  megaMenuOpen?: boolean;
+  megaMenu: 'open' | 'closed' | 'docked';
   kioskMode: KioskMode | null;
   layout: PageLayoutType;
 }
 
+const DOCKED_LOCAL_STORAGE_KEY = 'grafana.navigation.docked';
+
 export class AppChromeService {
   searchBarStorageKey = 'SearchBar_Hidden';
   private currentRoute?: RouteDescriptor;
@@ -31,6 +33,8 @@ export class AppChromeService {
     chromeless: true, // start out hidden to not flash it on pages without chrome
     sectionNav: { node: { text: t('nav.home.title', 'Home') }, main: { text: '' } },
     searchBarHidden: store.getBool(this.searchBarStorageKey, false),
+    megaMenu:
+      config.featureToggles.dockedMegaMenu && store.getBool(DOCKED_LOCAL_STORAGE_KEY, false) ? 'docked' : 'closed',
     kioskMode: null,
     layout: PageLayoutType.Canvas,
   });
@@ -93,14 +97,14 @@ export class AppChromeService {
     return useObservable(this.state, this.state.getValue());
   }
 
-  public onToggleMegaMenu = () => {
-    const isOpen = !this.state.getValue().megaMenuOpen;
-    reportInteraction('grafana_toggle_menu_clicked', { action: isOpen ? 'open' : 'close' });
-    this.update({ megaMenuOpen: isOpen });
-  };
-
-  public setMegaMenu = (megaMenuOpen: boolean) => {
-    this.update({ megaMenuOpen });
+  public setMegaMenu = (newMegaMenuState: AppChromeState['megaMenu']) => {
+    if (config.featureToggles.dockedMegaMenu) {
+      store.set(DOCKED_LOCAL_STORAGE_KEY, newMegaMenuState === 'docked');
+      reportInteraction('grafana_mega_menu_state', { state: newMegaMenuState });
+    } else {
+      reportInteraction('grafana_toggle_menu_clicked', { action: newMegaMenuState === 'open' ? 'open' : 'close' });
+    }
+    this.update({ megaMenu: newMegaMenuState });
   };
 
   public onToggleSearchBar = () => {
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/DockedMegaMenu/MegaMenu.test.tsx b/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/DockedMegaMenu/MegaMenu.test.tsx
index ad5dd4e8bb0..a914fda4cac 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/DockedMegaMenu/MegaMenu.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/DockedMegaMenu/MegaMenu.test.tsx
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const setup = () => {
   ];
 
   const grafanaContext = getGrafanaContextMock();
-  grafanaContext.chrome.onToggleMegaMenu();
+  grafanaContext.chrome.setMegaMenu('open');
 
   return render(
     <TestProvider storeState={{ navBarTree }} grafanaContext={grafanaContext}>
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/DockedMegaMenu/MegaMenu.tsx b/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/DockedMegaMenu/MegaMenu.tsx
index 6915a9a2270..d4459cb11ad 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/DockedMegaMenu/MegaMenu.tsx
+++ b/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/DockedMegaMenu/MegaMenu.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ import { useLocation } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import { GrafanaTheme2 } from '@grafana/data';
 import { CustomScrollbar, Icon, IconButton, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { Flex } from '@grafana/ui/src/unstable';
+import { useGrafana } from 'app/core/context/GrafanaContext';
+import { t } from 'app/core/internationalization';
 import { useSelector } from 'app/types';
 
 import { MegaMenuItem } from './MegaMenuItem';
@@ -22,6 +25,8 @@ export const MegaMenu = React.memo(
     const navBarTree = useSelector((state) => state.navBarTree);
     const styles = useStyles2(getStyles);
     const location = useLocation();
+    const { chrome } = useGrafana();
+    const state = chrome.useState();
 
     const navTree = cloneDeep(navBarTree);
 
@@ -32,13 +37,16 @@ export const MegaMenu = React.memo(
 
     const activeItem = getActiveItem(navItems, location.pathname);
 
+    const handleDockedMenu = () => {
+      chrome.setMegaMenu(state.megaMenu === 'docked' ? 'closed' : 'docked');
+    };
+
     return (
       <div data-testid="navbarmenu" ref={ref} {...restProps}>
         <div className={styles.mobileHeader}>
           <Icon name="bars" size="xl" />
           <IconButton
-            aria-label="Close navigation menu"
-            tooltip="Close menu"
+            tooltip={t('navigation.megamenu.close', 'Close menu')}
             name="times"
             onClick={onClose}
             size="xl"
@@ -48,8 +56,27 @@ export const MegaMenu = React.memo(
         <nav className={styles.content}>
           <CustomScrollbar showScrollIndicators hideHorizontalTrack>
             <ul className={styles.itemList}>
-              {navItems.map((link) => (
-                <MegaMenuItem link={link} onClose={onClose} activeItem={activeItem} key={link.text} />
+              {navItems.map((link, index) => (
+                <Flex key={link.text} direction="row" alignItems="center">
+                  <MegaMenuItem
+                    link={link}
+                    onClick={state.megaMenu === 'open' ? onClose : undefined}
+                    activeItem={activeItem}
+                  />
+                  {index === 0 && (
+                    <IconButton
+                      className={styles.dockMenuButton}
+                      tooltip={
+                        state.megaMenu === 'docked'
+                          ? t('navigation.megamenu.undock', 'Undock menu')
+                          : t('navigation.megamenu.dock', 'Dock menu')
+                      }
+                      name="web-section-alt"
+                      onClick={handleDockedMenu}
+                      variant="secondary"
+                    />
+                  )}
+                </Flex>
               ))}
             </ul>
           </CustomScrollbar>
@@ -65,8 +92,9 @@ const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => ({
   content: css({
     display: 'flex',
     flexDirection: 'column',
-    flexGrow: 1,
+    height: '100%',
     minHeight: 0,
+    position: 'relative',
   }),
   mobileHeader: css({
     display: 'flex',
@@ -79,10 +107,15 @@ const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => ({
     },
   }),
   itemList: css({
-    display: 'grid',
-    gridAutoRows: `minmax(${theme.spacing(6)}, auto)`,
-    gridTemplateColumns: `minmax(${MENU_WIDTH}, auto)`,
+    display: 'flex',
+    flexDirection: 'column',
     listStyleType: 'none',
     minWidth: MENU_WIDTH,
+    [theme.breakpoints.up('md')]: {
+      width: MENU_WIDTH,
+    },
+  }),
+  dockMenuButton: css({
+    marginRight: theme.spacing(2),
   }),
 });
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/DockedMegaMenu/MegaMenuItem.tsx b/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/DockedMegaMenu/MegaMenuItem.tsx
index c99000e5431..2518d035889 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/DockedMegaMenu/MegaMenuItem.tsx
+++ b/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/DockedMegaMenu/MegaMenuItem.tsx
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ import { hasChildMatch } from './utils';
 interface Props {
   link: NavModelItem;
   activeItem?: NavModelItem;
-  onClose?: () => void;
+  onClick?: () => void;
   level?: number;
 }
 
-export function MegaMenuItem({ link, activeItem, level = 0, onClose }: Props) {
+export function MegaMenuItem({ link, activeItem, level = 0, onClick }: Props) {
   const styles = useStyles2(getStyles);
   const FeatureHighlightWrapper = link.highlightText ? FeatureHighlight : React.Fragment;
   const isActive = link === activeItem;
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ export function MegaMenuItem({ link, activeItem, level = 0, onClose }: Props) {
   const showExpandButton = linkHasChildren(link) || link.emptyMessage;
 
   return (
-    <li>
+    <li className={styles.listItem}>
       <div className={styles.collapsibleSectionWrapper}>
         <MegaMenuItemText
           isActive={isActive}
           onClick={() => {
             link.onClick?.();
-            onClose?.();
+            onClick?.();
           }}
           target={link.target}
           url={link.url}
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export function MegaMenuItem({ link, activeItem, level = 0, onClose }: Props) {
                   key={`${link.text}-${childLink.text}`}
                   link={childLink}
                   activeItem={activeItem}
-                  onClose={onClose}
+                  onClick={onClick}
                   level={level + 1}
                 />
               ))
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => ({
     alignItems: 'center',
     fontWeight: theme.typography.fontWeightMedium,
   }),
+  listItem: css({
+    flex: 1,
+  }),
   isActive: css({
     color: theme.colors.text.primary,
 
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/MegaMenu/MegaMenu.test.tsx b/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/MegaMenu/MegaMenu.test.tsx
index a411c977ff9..59551594e72 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/MegaMenu/MegaMenu.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/MegaMenu/MegaMenu.test.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const setup = () => {
   ];
 
   const grafanaContext = getGrafanaContextMock();
-  grafanaContext.chrome.onToggleMegaMenu();
+  grafanaContext.chrome.setMegaMenu('open');
 
   return render(
     <TestProvider storeState={{ navBarTree }} grafanaContext={grafanaContext}>
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/MegaMenu/NavBarMenu.tsx b/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/MegaMenu/NavBarMenu.tsx
index 6879e4f1cda..18e6411a900 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/MegaMenu/NavBarMenu.tsx
+++ b/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/MegaMenu/NavBarMenu.tsx
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ export function NavBarMenu({ activeItem, navItems, searchBarHidden, onClose }: P
   );
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (state.megaMenuOpen) {
+    if (state.megaMenu === 'open') {
       setIsOpen(true);
     }
-  }, [state.megaMenuOpen]);
+  }, [state.megaMenu]);
 
   return (
     <OverlayContainer>
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/Page/Page.tsx b/public/app/core/components/Page/Page.tsx
index 595cd466199..f2490a2d91f 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/Page/Page.tsx
+++ b/public/app/core/components/Page/Page.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { css, cx } from '@emotion/css';
 import React, { useLayoutEffect } from 'react';
 
 import { GrafanaTheme2, PageLayoutType } from '@grafana/data';
+import { config } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import { CustomScrollbar, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { useGrafana } from 'app/core/context/GrafanaContext';
 
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => {
       margin: theme.spacing(0, 0, 0, 0),
 
       [theme.breakpoints.up('md')]: {
-        margin: theme.spacing(2, 2, 0, 1),
+        margin: theme.spacing(2, 2, 0, config.featureToggles.dockedMegaMenu ? 2 : 1),
         padding: theme.spacing(3),
       },
     }),
diff --git a/public/locales/de-DE/grafana.json b/public/locales/de-DE/grafana.json
index 6b13a287858..d4a27b44448 100644
--- a/public/locales/de-DE/grafana.json
+++ b/public/locales/de-DE/grafana.json
@@ -722,6 +722,11 @@
     "kiosk": {
       "tv-alert": "Drücke ESC, um den Kiosk-Modus zu verlassen"
     },
+    "megamenu": {
+      "close": "",
+      "dock": "",
+      "undock": ""
+    },
     "toolbar": {
       "enable-kiosk": "Kiosk-Modus aktivieren",
       "toggle-menu": "Menü umschalten",
diff --git a/public/locales/en-US/grafana.json b/public/locales/en-US/grafana.json
index 9d4ae262e9d..2680839a488 100644
--- a/public/locales/en-US/grafana.json
+++ b/public/locales/en-US/grafana.json
@@ -722,6 +722,11 @@
     "kiosk": {
       "tv-alert": "Press ESC to exit kiosk mode"
     },
+    "megamenu": {
+      "close": "Close menu",
+      "dock": "Dock menu",
+      "undock": "Undock menu"
+    },
     "toolbar": {
       "enable-kiosk": "Enable kiosk mode",
       "toggle-menu": "Toggle menu",
diff --git a/public/locales/es-ES/grafana.json b/public/locales/es-ES/grafana.json
index 55fbec548ea..efdcacb0dad 100644
--- a/public/locales/es-ES/grafana.json
+++ b/public/locales/es-ES/grafana.json
@@ -728,6 +728,11 @@
     "kiosk": {
       "tv-alert": "Pulse ESC para salir del modo de quiosco"
     },
+    "megamenu": {
+      "close": "",
+      "dock": "",
+      "undock": ""
+    },
     "toolbar": {
       "enable-kiosk": "Activar el modo de quiosco",
       "toggle-menu": "Activar o desactivar menú",
diff --git a/public/locales/fr-FR/grafana.json b/public/locales/fr-FR/grafana.json
index fa76398f0ba..dcdca2e1f2d 100644
--- a/public/locales/fr-FR/grafana.json
+++ b/public/locales/fr-FR/grafana.json
@@ -728,6 +728,11 @@
     "kiosk": {
       "tv-alert": "Appuyez sur ESC pour quitter le mode kiosque"
     },
+    "megamenu": {
+      "close": "",
+      "dock": "",
+      "undock": ""
+    },
     "toolbar": {
       "enable-kiosk": "Activer le mode kiosque",
       "toggle-menu": "Afficher/Masquer le menu",
diff --git a/public/locales/pseudo-LOCALE/grafana.json b/public/locales/pseudo-LOCALE/grafana.json
index e54ce1ec676..d8e037af51e 100644
--- a/public/locales/pseudo-LOCALE/grafana.json
+++ b/public/locales/pseudo-LOCALE/grafana.json
@@ -722,6 +722,11 @@
     "kiosk": {
       "tv-alert": "Přęşş ĒŜC ŧő ęχįŧ ĸįőşĸ mőđę"
     },
+    "megamenu": {
+      "close": "Cľőşę męʼnū",
+      "dock": "Đőčĸ męʼnū",
+      "undock": "Ůʼnđőčĸ męʼnū"
+    },
     "toolbar": {
       "enable-kiosk": "Ēʼnäþľę ĸįőşĸ mőđę",
       "toggle-menu": "Ŧőģģľę męʼnū",
diff --git a/public/locales/zh-Hans/grafana.json b/public/locales/zh-Hans/grafana.json
index f7bcbfbe56f..061da99ba8b 100644
--- a/public/locales/zh-Hans/grafana.json
+++ b/public/locales/zh-Hans/grafana.json
@@ -716,6 +716,11 @@
     "kiosk": {
       "tv-alert": "按 ESC 退出 kiosk 模式"
     },
+    "megamenu": {
+      "close": "",
+      "dock": "",
+      "undock": ""
+    },
     "toolbar": {
       "enable-kiosk": "启用 kiosk 模式",
       "toggle-menu": "切换菜单",