diff --git a/client/src/components/ActivityBar/ActivityBar.test.js b/client/src/components/ActivityBar/ActivityBar.test.js
index 1fbab6c98ca..8d1b7fc8bfb 100644
--- a/client/src/components/ActivityBar/ActivityBar.test.js
+++ b/client/src/components/ActivityBar/ActivityBar.test.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ describe("ActivityBar", () => {
 
     beforeEach(async () => {
         const pinia = createTestingPinia({ stubActions: false });
-        activityStore = useActivityStore();
+        activityStore = useActivityStore("default");
         eventStore = useEventStore();
         wrapper = shallowMount(mountTarget, {
             localVue,
diff --git a/client/src/components/ActivityBar/ActivityBar.vue b/client/src/components/ActivityBar/ActivityBar.vue
index cde4d7b190a..af8bacca559 100644
--- a/client/src/components/ActivityBar/ActivityBar.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/ActivityBar/ActivityBar.vue
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { storeToRefs } from "pinia";
-import { computed, type Ref, ref, watch } from "vue";
+import { computed, type Ref, ref } from "vue";
 import { useRoute } from "vue-router/composables";
 import draggable from "vuedraggable";
 
 import { useConfig } from "@/composables/config";
-import { useHashedUserId } from "@/composables/hashedUserId";
 import { convertDropData } from "@/stores/activitySetup";
 import { type Activity, useActivityStore } from "@/stores/activityStore";
 import { useEventStore } from "@/stores/eventStore";
@@ -24,6 +23,19 @@ import NotificationsPanel from "@/components/Panels/NotificationsPanel.vue";
 import SettingsPanel from "@/components/Panels/SettingsPanel.vue";
 import ToolPanel from "@/components/Panels/ToolPanel.vue";
 
+const props = withDefaults(
+    defineProps<{
+        defaultActivities?: Activity[];
+        activityBarId?: string;
+        specialActivities?: Activity[];
+    }>(),
+    {
+        defaultActivities: undefined,
+        activityBarId: "default",
+        specialActivities: () => [],
+    }
+);
+
 // require user to long click before dragging
 const DRAG_DELAY = 50;
 
@@ -32,10 +44,8 @@ const { config, isConfigLoaded } = useConfig();
 const route = useRoute();
 const userStore = useUserStore();
 
-const { hashedUserId } = useHashedUserId();
-
 const eventStore = useEventStore();
-const activityStore = useActivityStore();
+const activityStore = useActivityStore(props.activityBarId);
 const { isAdmin, isAnonymous } = storeToRefs(userStore);
 
 const emit = defineEmits(["dragstart"]);
@@ -50,9 +60,6 @@ const dragItem: Ref<Activity | null> = ref(null);
 // drag state
 const isDragging = ref(false);
 
-// sync built-in activities with cached activities
-activityStore.sync();
-
 /**
  * Checks if the route of an activity is currently being visited and panels are collapsed
  */
@@ -132,12 +139,9 @@ function onToggleSidebar(toggle: string = "", to: string | null = null) {
     userStore.toggleSideBar(toggle);
 }
 
-watch(
-    () => hashedUserId.value,
-    () => {
-        activityStore.sync();
-    }
-);
+defineExpose({
+    isActiveSideBar,
+});
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -226,6 +230,28 @@ watch(
                     tooltip="Administer this Galaxy"
                     variant="danger"
                     @click="onToggleSidebar('admin')" />
+                <template v-for="activity in props.specialActivities">
+                    <ActivityItem
+                        v-if="activity.panel"
+                        :id="`activity-${activity.id}`"
+                        :key="activity.id"
+                        :icon="activity.icon"
+                        :is-active="panelActivityIsActive(activity)"
+                        :title="activity.title"
+                        :tooltip="activity.tooltip"
+                        :to="activity.to || ''"
+                        @click="onToggleSidebar(activity.id, activity.to)" />
+                    <ActivityItem
+                        v-else-if="activity.to"
+                        :id="`activity-${activity.id}`"
+                        :key="activity.id"
+                        :icon="activity.icon"
+                        :is-active="isActiveRoute(activity.to)"
+                        :title="activity.title"
+                        :tooltip="activity.tooltip"
+                        :to="activity.to"
+                        @click="onToggleSidebar()" />
+                </template>
             </b-nav>
         </div>
         <FlexPanel v-if="isSideBarOpen" side="left" :collapsible="false">
@@ -234,8 +260,9 @@ watch(
             <VisualizationPanel v-else-if="isActiveSideBar('visualizations')" />
             <MultiviewPanel v-else-if="isActiveSideBar('multiview')" />
             <NotificationsPanel v-else-if="isActiveSideBar('notifications')" />
-            <SettingsPanel v-else-if="isActiveSideBar('settings')" />
+            <SettingsPanel v-else-if="isActiveSideBar('settings')" :activity-bar-scope="props.activityBarId" />
             <AdminPanel v-else-if="isActiveSideBar('admin')" />
+            <slot name="side-panel"></slot>
         </FlexPanel>
     </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/client/src/components/ActivityBar/ActivitySettings.test.js b/client/src/components/ActivityBar/ActivitySettings.test.js
index 2fd33b00d02..fc80db0b912 100644
--- a/client/src/components/ActivityBar/ActivitySettings.test.js
+++ b/client/src/components/ActivityBar/ActivitySettings.test.js
@@ -40,13 +40,14 @@ describe("ActivitySettings", () => {
 
     beforeEach(async () => {
         const pinia = createTestingPinia({ stubActions: false });
-        activityStore = useActivityStore();
+        activityStore = useActivityStore("default");
         activityStore.sync();
         wrapper = mount(mountTarget, {
             localVue,
             pinia,
             props: {
                 query: "",
+                activityBarScope: "default",
             },
             stubs: {
                 icon: { template: "<div></div>" },
diff --git a/client/src/components/ActivityBar/ActivitySettings.vue b/client/src/components/ActivityBar/ActivitySettings.vue
index fe2ecce28dd..946c78a1996 100644
--- a/client/src/components/ActivityBar/ActivitySettings.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/ActivityBar/ActivitySettings.vue
@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@ library.add({
 });
 
 const props = defineProps<{
+    activityBarScope: string;
     query: string;
 }>();
 
-const activityStore = useActivityStore();
+const activityStore = useActivityStore(props.activityBarScope);
 const { activities } = storeToRefs(activityStore);
 const activityAction = useActivityAction();
 
diff --git a/client/src/components/Panels/SettingsPanel.vue b/client/src/components/Panels/SettingsPanel.vue
index a30b7329b70..013911c8e9c 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Panels/SettingsPanel.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/Panels/SettingsPanel.vue
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ import ActivitySettings from "@/components/ActivityBar/ActivitySettings.vue";
 import DelayedInput from "@/components/Common/DelayedInput.vue";
 import ActivityPanel from "@/components/Panels/ActivityPanel.vue";
 
-const activityStore = useActivityStore();
+const props = defineProps<{
+    activityBarScope: string;
+}>();
+
+const activityStore = useActivityStore(props.activityBarScope);
 
 const confirmRestore = ref(false);
 const query = ref("");
@@ -37,7 +41,7 @@ function onQuery(newQuery: string) {
                 <FontAwesomeIcon :icon="faUndo" fixed-width />
             </BButton>
         </template>
-        <ActivitySettings :query="query" />
+        <ActivitySettings :query="query" :activity-bar-scope="props.activityBarScope" />
         <BModal
             v-model="confirmRestore"
             title="Restore Activity Bar Defaults"
diff --git a/client/src/stores/activitySetup.ts b/client/src/stores/activitySetup.ts
index 17551fc89e2..80d3c022116 100644
--- a/client/src/stores/activitySetup.ts
+++ b/client/src/stores/activitySetup.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import { type Activity } from "@/stores/activityStore";
 import { type EventData } from "@/stores/eventStore";
 
-export const Activities = [
+export const defaultActivities = [
     {
         anonymous: false,
         description: "Displays currently running interactive tools (ITs), if these are enabled by the administrator.",
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ export const Activities = [
         to: "/libraries",
         visible: true,
     },
-];
+] as const;
 
 export function convertDropData(data: EventData): Activity | null {
     if (data.history_content_type === "dataset") {
diff --git a/client/src/stores/activityStore.test.ts b/client/src/stores/activityStore.test.ts
index e5fee99c70e..b37e5546d1f 100644
--- a/client/src/stores/activityStore.test.ts
+++ b/client/src/stores/activityStore.test.ts
@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@ describe("Activity Store", () => {
     });
 
     it("initialize store", () => {
-        const activityStore = useActivityStore();
+        const activityStore = useActivityStore("default");
         expect(activityStore.getAll().length).toBe(0);
         activityStore.sync();
         expect(activityStore.getAll().length).toBe(1);
     });
 
     it("add activity", () => {
-        const activityStore = useActivityStore();
+        const activityStore = useActivityStore("default");
         activityStore.sync();
         const initialActivities = activityStore.getAll();
         expect(initialActivities[0]?.visible).toBeTruthy();
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ describe("Activity Store", () => {
     });
 
     it("remove activity", () => {
-        const activityStore = useActivityStore();
+        const activityStore = useActivityStore("default");
         activityStore.sync();
         const initialActivities = activityStore.getAll();
         expect(initialActivities.length).toEqual(1);
diff --git a/client/src/stores/activityStore.ts b/client/src/stores/activityStore.ts
index 377a68e0896..d9dbce64ec6 100644
--- a/client/src/stores/activityStore.ts
+++ b/client/src/stores/activityStore.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 /**
  * Stores the Activity Bar state
  */
+import { watchImmediate } from "@vueuse/core";
+import { computed, type Ref, ref } from "vue";
 
-import { defineStore } from "pinia";
-import { type Ref } from "vue";
-
+import { useHashedUserId } from "@/composables/hashedUserId";
 import { useUserLocalStorage } from "@/composables/userLocalStorage";
 
-import { Activities } from "./activitySetup";
+import { defaultActivities } from "./activitySetup";
+import { defineScopedStore } from "./scopedStore";
 
 export interface Activity {
     // determine wether an anonymous user can access this activity
@@ -34,14 +35,36 @@ export interface Activity {
     visible: boolean;
 }
 
-export const useActivityStore = defineStore("activityStore", () => {
-    const activities: Ref<Array<Activity>> = useUserLocalStorage("activity-store-activities", []);
+export const useActivityStore = defineScopedStore("activityStore", (scope) => {
+    const activities: Ref<Array<Activity>> = useUserLocalStorage(`activity-store-activities-${scope}`, []);
+
+    const { hashedUserId } = useHashedUserId();
+
+    watchImmediate(
+        () => hashedUserId.value,
+        () => {
+            sync();
+        }
+    );
+
+    const customDefaultActivities = ref<Activity[] | null>(null);
+    const currentDefaultActivities = computed(() => customDefaultActivities.value ?? defaultActivities);
+
+    function overrideDefaultActivities(activities: Activity[]) {
+        customDefaultActivities.value = activities;
+        sync();
+    }
+
+    function resetDefaultActivities() {
+        customDefaultActivities.value = null;
+        sync();
+    }
 
     /**
      * Restores the default activity bar items
      */
     function restore() {
-        activities.value = Activities.slice();
+        activities.value = currentDefaultActivities.value.slice();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -52,12 +75,15 @@ export const useActivityStore = defineStore("activityStore", () => {
     function sync() {
         // create a map of built-in activities
         const activitiesMap: Record<string, Activity> = {};
-        Activities.forEach((a) => {
+
+        currentDefaultActivities.value.forEach((a) => {
             activitiesMap[a.id] = a;
         });
+
         // create an updated array of activities
         const newActivities: Array<Activity> = [];
         const foundActivity = new Set();
+
         activities.value.forEach((a: Activity) => {
             if (a.mutable) {
                 // existing custom activity
@@ -66,6 +92,7 @@ export const useActivityStore = defineStore("activityStore", () => {
                 // update existing built-in activity attributes
                 // skip legacy built-in activities
                 const sourceActivity = activitiesMap[a.id];
+
                 if (sourceActivity) {
                     foundActivity.add(a.id);
                     newActivities.push({
@@ -75,12 +102,14 @@ export const useActivityStore = defineStore("activityStore", () => {
                 }
             }
         });
+
         // add new built-in activities
-        Activities.forEach((a) => {
+        currentDefaultActivities.value.forEach((a) => {
             if (!foundActivity.has(a.id)) {
                 newActivities.push({ ...a });
             }
         });
+
         // update activities stored in local cache only if changes were applied
         if (JSON.stringify(activities.value) !== JSON.stringify(newActivities)) {
             activities.value = newActivities;
@@ -97,6 +126,7 @@ export const useActivityStore = defineStore("activityStore", () => {
 
     function remove(activityId: string) {
         const findIndex = activities.value.findIndex((a: Activity) => a.id === activityId);
+
         if (findIndex !== -1) {
             activities.value.splice(findIndex, 1);
         }
@@ -109,5 +139,9 @@ export const useActivityStore = defineStore("activityStore", () => {
         setAll,
         restore,
         sync,
+        customDefaultActivities,
+        currentDefaultActivities,
+        overrideDefaultActivities,
+        resetDefaultActivities,
     };
 });