diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 91426c06..fef7a50d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 ### 🎨 Enhancements
 
 - Grouping and status tabs enhancements
+- Removed the status bar item to toggle the draft field
+- Added a FM status bar item to open the dashboard
 - [#570](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/issues/570): Clear empty values on content creation and editing
 - [#645](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/issues/645): French localization added (thanks to [Clément Barbaza](https://github.com/cba85))
 - [#649](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/issues/649): Parse optional variables from snippets
diff --git a/assets/frontmatter.woff b/assets/frontmatter.woff
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..46ae87e4
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2084d605..5a83e2a6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -55,6 +55,15 @@
   ],
   "main": "./dist/extension.js",
   "contributes": {
+    "icons": {
+      "fm-logo": {
+        "description": "Front Matter icon",
+        "default": {
+          "fontPath": "assets/frontmatter.woff",
+          "fontCharacter": "\\e900"
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "configurationDefaults": {
       "files.associations": {
         "**/frontmatter.json": "jsonc",
diff --git a/src/commands/StatusListener.ts b/src/commands/StatusListener.ts
index 12eb0b84..0ad6fc7c 100644
--- a/src/commands/StatusListener.ts
+++ b/src/commands/StatusListener.ts
@@ -24,18 +24,7 @@ export class StatusListener {
    * @param frontMatterSB
    * @param collection
    */
-  public static async verify(
-    frontMatterSB: vscode.StatusBarItem,
-    collection: vscode.DiagnosticCollection
-  ) {
-    const draftMsg = 'in draft';
-    const publishMsg = 'to publish';
-
-    const draft = ContentType.getDraftField();
-    if (!draft || draft.type !== 'boolean') {
-      frontMatterSB.hide();
-    }
-
+  public static async verify(collection: vscode.DiagnosticCollection) {
     const editor = vscode.window.activeTextEditor;
     let document = editor?.document;
 
@@ -54,17 +43,6 @@ export class StatusListener {
           ? ArticleHelper.getFrontMatter(editor)
           : await ArticleHelper.getFrontMatterByPath(document.uri.fsPath);
 
-        // Update the StatusBar based on the article draft state
-        if (article && typeof article.data['draft'] !== 'undefined') {
-          if (article.data['draft'] === true) {
-            frontMatterSB.text = `$(book) ${draftMsg}`;
-            frontMatterSB.show();
-          } else if (article.data['draft'] === false) {
-            frontMatterSB.text = `$(book) ${publishMsg}`;
-            frontMatterSB.show();
-          }
-        }
-
         // Check SEO and required fields
         if (article && article.data) {
           collection.clear();
@@ -108,8 +86,6 @@ export class StatusListener {
         DataListener.pushMetadata(null);
       }
     }
-
-    frontMatterSB.hide();
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/constants/Extension.ts b/src/constants/Extension.ts
index a46b4782..1111d40a 100644
--- a/src/constants/Extension.ts
+++ b/src/constants/Extension.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ export const COMMAND_NAME = {
   setLastModifiedDate: getCommandName('setLastModifiedDate'),
   generateSlug: getCommandName('generateSlug'),
   createFromTemplate: getCommandName('createFromTemplate'),
-  toggleDraft: getCommandName('toggleDraft'),
   registerFolder: getCommandName('registerFolder'),
   unregisterFolder: getCommandName('unregisterFolder'),
   createContent: getCommandName('createContent'),
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index b7966c93..62aded6f 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ import {
 } from './commands';
 import { join } from 'path';
 
-let frontMatterStatusBar: vscode.StatusBarItem;
-let statusDebouncer: { (fnc: any, time: number): void };
+let pageUpdateDebouncer: { (fnc: any, time: number): void };
 let editDebounce: { (fnc: any, time: number): void };
 let collection: vscode.DiagnosticCollection;
 
@@ -190,12 +189,6 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
     )
   );
 
-  const toggleDraftCommand = COMMAND_NAME.toggleDraft;
-  const toggleDraft = vscode.commands.registerCommand(toggleDraftCommand, async () => {
-    await Article.toggleDraft();
-    triggerShowDraftStatus(`toggleDraft`);
-  });
-
   // Register project folders
   const registerFolder = vscode.commands.registerCommand(
     COMMAND_NAME.registerFolder,
@@ -277,21 +270,27 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
   SettingsHelper.startListening();
 
   // Create the status bar
-  frontMatterStatusBar = vscode.window.createStatusBarItem(vscode.StatusBarAlignment.Left, 100);
-  frontMatterStatusBar.command = toggleDraftCommand;
-  subscriptions.push(frontMatterStatusBar);
-  statusDebouncer = debounceCallback();
+  let fmStatusBarItem = vscode.window.createStatusBarItem(
+    'fm-statusBarItem',
+    vscode.StatusBarAlignment.Right,
+    -100
+  );
+  fmStatusBarItem.command = COMMAND_NAME.dashboard;
+  fmStatusBarItem.text = `$(fm-logo)`;
+  fmStatusBarItem.tooltip = `Front Matter CMS`;
+  fmStatusBarItem.show();
 
   // Register listeners that make sure the status bar updates
+  pageUpdateDebouncer = debounceCallback();
   subscriptions.push(
     vscode.window.onDidChangeActiveTextEditor(() =>
-      triggerShowDraftStatus(`onDidChangeActiveTextEditor`)
+      triggerPageUpdate(`onDidChangeActiveTextEditor`)
     )
   );
   subscriptions.push(
     vscode.window.onDidChangeTextEditorSelection((e) => {
       if (e.kind === vscode.TextEditorSelectionChangeKind.Mouse) {
-        statusDebouncer(() => triggerShowDraftStatus(`onDidChangeTextEditorSelection`), 200);
+        pageUpdateDebouncer(() => triggerPageUpdate(`onDidChangeTextEditorSelection`), 200);
       }
     })
   );
@@ -300,13 +299,13 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
       const filePath = TextDocumentChangeEvent.document.uri.fsPath;
       if (filePath && !filePath.toLowerCase().startsWith(`extension-output`)) {
         MarkdownFoldingProvider.triggerHighlighting();
-        statusDebouncer(() => triggerShowDraftStatus(`onDidChangeTextEditorSelection`), 200);
+        pageUpdateDebouncer(() => triggerPageUpdate(`onDidChangeTextEditorSelection`), 200);
       }
     })
   );
 
   // Automatically run the command
-  triggerShowDraftStatus(`triggerShowDraftStatus`);
+  triggerPageUpdate(`main`);
 
   // Listener for file edit changes
   subscriptions.push(vscode.workspace.onWillSaveTextDocument(handleAutoDateUpdate));
@@ -378,14 +377,14 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
     generateSlug,
     createFromTemplate,
     createTemplate,
-    toggleDraft,
     registerFolder,
     unregisterFolder,
     createContent,
     createByContentType,
     createByTemplate,
     collapseAll,
-    createFolder
+    createFolder,
+    fmStatusBarItem
   );
 
   console.log(`𝖥𝗋𝗈𝗇𝗍 𝖬𝖺𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝖢𝖬𝖲 𝖺𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽! 𝖱𝖾𝖺𝖽𝗒 𝗍𝗈 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗋𝗍 𝗐𝗋𝗂𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀... 👩‍💻🧑‍💻👨‍💻`);
@@ -397,9 +396,9 @@ const handleAutoDateUpdate = (e: vscode.TextDocumentWillSaveEvent) => {
   Article.autoUpdate(e);
 };
 
-const triggerShowDraftStatus = (location: string) => {
+const triggerPageUpdate = (location: string) => {
   Logger.info(`Triggering draft status update: ${location}`);
-  statusDebouncer(() => {
-    StatusListener.verify(frontMatterStatusBar, collection);
+  pageUpdateDebouncer(() => {
+    StatusListener.verify(collection);
   }, 1000);
 };