diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/application/components/dashboard_top_nav/dashboard_top_nav.tsx b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/application/components/dashboard_top_nav/dashboard_top_nav.tsx
index c4133a3e6c6d..bbf247087f87 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/application/components/dashboard_top_nav/dashboard_top_nav.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/application/components/dashboard_top_nav/dashboard_top_nav.tsx
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ const TopNav = ({
   const [isFullScreenMode, setIsFullScreenMode] = useState<any>();
 
   const { services } = useOpenSearchDashboards<DashboardServices>();
+  console.log('TopNav: Services:', services);
+  console.log('TopNav: Navigation service:', services.navigation);
+  console.log('TopNav: Navigation UI:', services.navigation?.ui);
+  console.log('TopNav: enum:', TopNavMenuItemRenderType);
   const { TopNavMenu, HeaderControl } = services.navigation.ui;
   const { dashboardConfig, setHeaderActionMenu } = services;
   const { setAppRightControls } = services.application;
@@ -151,7 +155,8 @@ const TopNav = ({
             defaultMessage: 'New dashboard',
           })
         }
-        showSearchBar={showSearchBar && TopNavMenuItemRenderType.IN_PORTAL}
+        // showSearchBar={showSearchBar && TopNavMenuItemRenderType.IN_PORTAL}
+        showSearchBar={showSearchBar}
         showQueryBar={showQueryBar}
         showQueryInput={showQueryInput}
         showDatePicker={showDatePicker}
diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/application/embeddable/dashboard_container.tsx b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/application/embeddable/dashboard_container.tsx
index d994e98142db..8b9be393c292 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/application/embeddable/dashboard_container.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/application/embeddable/dashboard_container.tsx
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ export interface DashboardContainerOptions {
   SavedObjectFinder: React.ComponentType<any>;
   ExitFullScreenButton: React.ComponentType<any>;
   uiActions: UiActionsStart;
+  savedObjectsClient: CoreStart['savedObjects']['client'];
+  http: CoreStart['http'];
 }
 
 export type DashboardReactContextValue = OpenSearchDashboardsReactContextValue<
@@ -244,6 +246,9 @@ export class DashboardContainer extends Container<InheritedChildInput, Dashboard
             logos={this.logos}
             container={this}
             PanelComponent={this.embeddablePanel}
+            savedObjectsClient={this.options.savedObjectsClient}
+            http={this.options.http}
+            notifications={this.options.notifications}
           />
         </OpenSearchDashboardsContextProvider>
       </I18nProvider>,
diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/application/embeddable/viewport/dashboard_viewport.tsx b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/application/embeddable/viewport/dashboard_viewport.tsx
index 60a3dba7384b..df110c6d7f5c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/application/embeddable/viewport/dashboard_viewport.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/application/embeddable/viewport/dashboard_viewport.tsx
@@ -30,17 +30,30 @@
 
 import React from 'react';
 import { Subscription } from 'rxjs';
-import { Logos } from 'opensearch-dashboards/public';
-import { PanelState, EmbeddableStart } from '../../../../../embeddable/public';
+import {
+  Logos,
+  SavedObjectsClientContract,
+  HttpStart,
+  NotificationsStart,
+} from 'opensearch-dashboards/public';
+import { EmbeddableStart } from '../../../../../embeddable/public';
 import { DashboardContainer, DashboardReactContextValue } from '../dashboard_container';
 import { DashboardGrid } from '../grid';
 import { context } from '../../../../../opensearch_dashboards_react/public';
+import {
+  DashboardExtensions,
+  getDashboardExtensions,
+} from '../../../ui/dashboard_extensions/dashboard_extensions';
+import { DashboardPanelState } from '../types';
 
 export interface DashboardViewportProps {
   container: DashboardContainer;
   PanelComponent: EmbeddableStart['EmbeddablePanel'];
   renderEmpty?: () => React.ReactNode;
   logos: Logos;
+  savedObjectsClient: SavedObjectsClientContract;
+  http: HttpStart;
+  notifications: NotificationsStart;
 }
 
 interface State {
@@ -48,7 +61,7 @@ interface State {
   useMargins: boolean;
   title: string;
   description?: string;
-  panels: { [key: string]: PanelState };
+  panels: { [key: string]: DashboardPanelState };
   isEmbeddedExternally?: boolean;
   isEmptyState?: boolean;
 }
@@ -88,6 +101,7 @@ export class DashboardViewport extends React.Component<DashboardViewportProps, S
         useMargins,
         title,
         description,
+        panels,
         isEmbeddedExternally,
         isEmptyState,
       } = this.props.container.getInput();
@@ -95,6 +109,7 @@ export class DashboardViewport extends React.Component<DashboardViewportProps, S
         this.setState({
           isFullScreenMode,
           description,
+          panels,
           useMargins,
           title,
           isEmbeddedExternally,
@@ -135,7 +150,7 @@ export class DashboardViewport extends React.Component<DashboardViewportProps, S
   }
 
   private renderContainerScreen() {
-    const { container, PanelComponent } = this.props;
+    const { container, PanelComponent, http, notifications, savedObjectsClient } = this.props;
     const {
       isEmbeddedExternally,
       isFullScreenMode,
@@ -144,6 +159,15 @@ export class DashboardViewport extends React.Component<DashboardViewportProps, S
       description,
       useMargins,
     } = this.state;
+
+    // Dependencies for dashboard extensions
+    const extensionDependencies = {
+      http,
+      notifications,
+      savedObjectsClient,
+      panels,
+    };
+
     return (
       <div
         data-shared-items-count={Object.values(panels).length}
@@ -159,6 +183,11 @@ export class DashboardViewport extends React.Component<DashboardViewportProps, S
             logos={this.props.logos}
           />
         )}
+        {/* Render dashboard extensions above the grid */}
+        <DashboardExtensions
+          configs={getDashboardExtensions()}
+          dependencies={extensionDependencies}
+        />
         <DashboardGrid container={container} PanelComponent={PanelComponent} />
       </div>
     );
diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/index.ts b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/index.ts
index 7a7f1d4ffd2d..36fd5b79a3ef 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/index.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,15 @@ export { SavedObjectDashboard } from './saved_dashboards';
 export { SavedDashboardPanel } from './types';
 export { AttributeService, ATTRIBUTE_SERVICE_KEY } from './attribute_service';
 
+// Re-export dashboard extensions for use by other plugins
+export {
+  DashboardExtensionConfig,
+  DashboardExtensionDependencies,
+  DashboardExtensions,
+  registerDashboardExtension,
+  getDashboardExtensions,
+} from './ui/dashboard_extensions/dashboard_extensions';
+
 export function plugin(initializerContext: PluginInitializerContext) {
   return new DashboardPlugin(initializerContext);
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/plugin.tsx b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/plugin.tsx
index 55ed9a02d24d..ee5cf22cd289 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/plugin.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/plugin.tsx
@@ -276,6 +276,8 @@ export class DashboardPlugin
         SavedObjectFinder: getSavedObjectFinder(coreStart.savedObjects, coreStart.uiSettings),
         ExitFullScreenButton,
         uiActions: deps.uiActions,
+        savedObjectsClient: coreStart.savedObjects.client,
+        http: coreStart.http,
       };
     };
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/ui/dashboard_extensions/dashboard_extensions.tsx b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/ui/dashboard_extensions/dashboard_extensions.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bd04c927f3d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/ui/dashboard_extensions/dashboard_extensions.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright OpenSearch Contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import { EuiErrorBoundary } from '@elastic/eui';
+import React, { useMemo } from 'react';
+import {
+  HttpStart,
+  NotificationsStart,
+  SavedObjectsClientContract,
+} from 'opensearch-dashboards/public';
+import { DashboardPanelState } from '../../application/embeddable/types';
+
+// Dependencies provided to dashboard extensions
+export interface DashboardExtensionDependencies {
+  http: HttpStart;
+  notifications: NotificationsStart;
+  savedObjectsClient: SavedObjectsClientContract;
+  panels: { [key: string]: DashboardPanelState };
+}
+
+// Configuration for a dashboard extension
+export interface DashboardExtensionConfig {
+  id: string; // Unique identifier for the extension
+  order: number; // Lower order means higher position in the UI
+  isEnabled: () => Promise<boolean>; // Determines if the extension should be rendered
+  getComponent: (dependencies: DashboardExtensionDependencies) => React.ReactElement; // Returns the component to render
+}
+
+// Registry to store dashboard extensions
+const dashboardExtensions: DashboardExtensionConfig[] = [];
+
+// Public method to register a dashboard extension
+export function registerDashboardExtension(config: DashboardExtensionConfig) {
+  dashboardExtensions.push(config);
+}
+
+// Getter to access the registered extensions (used internally by DashboardViewport)
+export function getDashboardExtensions(): DashboardExtensionConfig[] {
+  return dashboardExtensions;
+}
+
+interface DashboardExtensionProps {
+  config: DashboardExtensionConfig;
+  dependencies: DashboardExtensionDependencies;
+}
+
+// Component to render a single dashboard extension
+const DashboardExtension: React.FC<DashboardExtensionProps> = (props) => {
+  const [isEnabled, setIsEnabled] = React.useState(false);
+
+  const component = useMemo(() => props.config.getComponent(props.dependencies), [
+    props.config,
+    props.dependencies,
+  ]);
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    props.config.isEnabled().then(setIsEnabled);
+  }, [props.config]);
+
+  if (!isEnabled) return null;
+
+  return <EuiErrorBoundary>{component}</EuiErrorBoundary>;
+};
+
+interface DashboardExtensionsProps {
+  configs?: DashboardExtensionConfig[];
+  dependencies: DashboardExtensionDependencies;
+}
+
+// Component to render all registered dashboard extensions
+export const DashboardExtensions: React.FC<DashboardExtensionsProps> = (props) => {
+  const configs = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!props.configs) return [];
+
+    const seenIds = new Set();
+    props.configs.forEach((config) => {
+      if (seenIds.has(config.id)) {
+        throw new Error(`Duplicate dashboard extension id '${config.id}' found.`);
+      }
+      seenIds.add(config.id);
+    });
+
+    return [...props.configs].sort((a, b) => a.order - b.order);
+  }, [props.configs]);
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      {configs.map((config) => (
+        <DashboardExtension key={config.id} config={config} dependencies={props.dependencies} />
+      ))}
+    </>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/src/plugins/data_source_management/opensearch_dashboards.json b/src/plugins/data_source_management/opensearch_dashboards.json
index 86f5d0b5d11f..e4f1f7480475 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data_source_management/opensearch_dashboards.json
+++ b/src/plugins/data_source_management/opensearch_dashboards.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "version": "opensearchDashboards",
   "server": true,
   "ui": true,
-  "requiredPlugins": ["navigation", "management", "indexPatternManagement"],
+  "requiredPlugins": ["navigation", "management", "indexPatternManagement", "dashboard"],
   "optionalPlugins": ["dataSource"],
   "requiredBundles": ["opensearchDashboardsReact", "dataSource", "opensearchDashboardsUtils"],
   "extraPublicDirs": ["public/components/utils"],
diff --git a/src/plugins/data_source_management/public/components/direct_query_data_sources_components/direct_query_sync/test_dashboard_extension.tsx b/src/plugins/data_source_management/public/components/direct_query_data_sources_components/direct_query_sync/test_dashboard_extension.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..14f1a4ce09bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/data_source_management/public/components/direct_query_data_sources_components/direct_query_sync/test_dashboard_extension.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright OpenSearch Contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import React from 'react';
+import { DashboardExtensionDependencies } from 'src/plugins/dashboard/public';
+
+interface TestDashboardExtensionProps {
+  dependencies: DashboardExtensionDependencies;
+}
+
+export const TestDashboardExtension: React.FC<TestDashboardExtensionProps> = ({ dependencies }) => {
+  // Log the dependencies for debugging
+  console.log('TestDashboardExtension: Dependencies:', {
+    hasHttp: !!dependencies.http,
+    hasNotifications: !!dependencies.notifications,
+    hasSavedObjectsClient: !!dependencies.savedObjectsClient,
+    panelCount: Object.keys(dependencies.panels).length,
+  });
+
+  return (
+    <div style={{ padding: '10px', backgroundColor: '#f0f0f0', border: '1px solid #ddd' }}>
+      <h3>Test Dashboard Extension</h3>
+      <p>Hello World from Data Source Management Plugin!</p>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/src/plugins/data_source_management/public/components/direct_query_sync/test_dashboard_extension.tsx b/src/plugins/data_source_management/public/components/direct_query_sync/test_dashboard_extension.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..14f1a4ce09bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/data_source_management/public/components/direct_query_sync/test_dashboard_extension.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright OpenSearch Contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import React from 'react';
+import { DashboardExtensionDependencies } from 'src/plugins/dashboard/public';
+
+interface TestDashboardExtensionProps {
+  dependencies: DashboardExtensionDependencies;
+}
+
+export const TestDashboardExtension: React.FC<TestDashboardExtensionProps> = ({ dependencies }) => {
+  // Log the dependencies for debugging
+  console.log('TestDashboardExtension: Dependencies:', {
+    hasHttp: !!dependencies.http,
+    hasNotifications: !!dependencies.notifications,
+    hasSavedObjectsClient: !!dependencies.savedObjectsClient,
+    panelCount: Object.keys(dependencies.panels).length,
+  });
+
+  return (
+    <div style={{ padding: '10px', backgroundColor: '#f0f0f0', border: '1px solid #ddd' }}>
+      <h3>Test Dashboard Extension</h3>
+      <p>Hello World from Data Source Management Plugin!</p>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/src/plugins/data_source_management/public/plugin.ts b/src/plugins/data_source_management/public/plugin.ts
index 0a388e6348d9..b1cc1781a1e9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data_source_management/public/plugin.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data_source_management/public/plugin.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
+import { useObservable } from 'react-use';
+
 import React from 'react';
 import { i18n } from '@osd/i18n';
 import { DataSourcePluginSetup } from 'src/plugins/data_source/public';
@@ -15,6 +17,8 @@ import {
   MountPoint,
   Plugin,
 } from '../../../core/public';
+import { registerDashboardExtension, DashboardExtensionDependencies } from '../../dashboard/public';
+import { TestDashboardExtension } from './components/direct_query_data_sources_components/direct_query_sync/test_dashboard_extension';
 
 import { PLUGIN_NAME } from '../common';
 import { createDataSourceSelector } from './components/data_source_selector/create_data_source_selector';
@@ -110,6 +114,11 @@ export class DataSourceManagementPlugin
   private authMethodsRegistry = new AuthenticationMethodRegistry();
   private dataSourceSelection = new DataSourceSelectionService();
   private featureFlagStatus: boolean = false;
+
+  private getTestComponent(dependencies: DashboardExtensionDependencies): React.ReactElement {
+    return React.createElement(TestDashboardExtension, { dependencies });
+  }
+
   public setup(
     core: CoreSetup<DataSourceManagementPluginStart>,
     { management, indexPatternManagement, dataSource }: DataSourceManagementSetupDependencies
@@ -211,6 +220,15 @@ export class DataSourceManagementPlugin
     // This instance will be got in each data source selector component.
     setDataSourceSelection(this.dataSourceSelection);
 
+    // Register the test dashboard extension
+    console.log('DataSourceManagementPlugin: Registering test dashboard extension');
+    registerDashboardExtension({
+      id: 'test-dashboard-extension',
+      order: 1,
+      isEnabled: async () => Promise.resolve(true), // Always enabled for testing
+      getComponent: (dependencies) => this.getTestComponent(dependencies),
+    });
+
     return {
       registerAuthenticationMethod,
       // Other plugins can get this instance from setupDeps and use to get selected data sources.