diff --git a/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/applinks.go b/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/applinks.go
index 5bce8426b88..1f63cdde59f 100644
--- a/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/applinks.go
+++ b/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/applinks.go
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ func (s *ServiceImpl) readNavigationSettings() {
 		"grafana-ml-app":                   {SectionID: navtree.NavIDAlertsAndIncidents, SortWeight: 3, Text: "Machine Learning"},
 		"grafana-cloud-link-app":           {SectionID: navtree.NavIDCfg},
 		"grafana-easystart-app":            {SectionID: navtree.NavIDRoot, SortWeight: navtree.WeightSavedItems + 1, Text: "Connections"},
+		"grafana-k6-app":                   {SectionID: navtree.NavIDRoot, SortWeight: navtree.WeightAlertsAndIncidents + 1, Text: "Performance testing"},
 	}
 
 	s.navigationAppPathConfig = map[string]NavigationAppConfig{