diff --git a/packages/frontend-2/components/dashboard/Sidebar.vue b/packages/frontend-2/components/dashboard/Sidebar.vue
index d1c1a6400..df3cc5423 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-2/components/dashboard/Sidebar.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend-2/components/dashboard/Sidebar.vue
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@
         class="absolute z-40 lg:static h-full flex w-[17rem] shrink-0 transition-all"
         :class="isOpenMobile ? '' : '-translate-x-[17rem] lg:translate-x-0'"
       >
-        <LayoutSidebar class="border-r border-outline-3 px-2 py-3 bg-foundation-page">
+        <LayoutSidebar
+          class="border-r border-outline-3 px-2 pt-3 pb-2 bg-foundation-page"
+        >
           <LayoutSidebarMenu>
             <LayoutSidebarMenuGroup>
               <NuxtLink :to="homeRoute" @click="isOpenMobile = false">
@@ -123,17 +125,13 @@
                 </LayoutSidebarMenuGroupItem>
               </NuxtLink>
 
-              <NuxtLink
-                to="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeTOU8i0KwpgBG7ONimsh4YMqvLKZfSRhWEOz4W0MyjQ1lfAQ/viewform"
-                target="_blank"
-                @click="isOpenMobile = false"
-              >
-                <LayoutSidebarMenuGroupItem label="Give us feedback" external>
+              <div @click="openFeedbackDialog">
+                <LayoutSidebarMenuGroupItem label="Give us feedback">
                   <template #icon>
                     <IconFeedback class="size-4 text-foreground-2" />
                   </template>
                 </LayoutSidebarMenuGroupItem>
-              </NuxtLink>
+              </div>
 
               <NuxtLink
                 to="https://speckle.guide/"
@@ -160,10 +158,20 @@
               </NuxtLink>
             </LayoutSidebarMenuGroup>
           </LayoutSidebarMenu>
+          <template #promo>
+            <LayoutSidebarPromo
+              title="SpeckleCon 2024"
+              text="Join us in London on Nov 13-14 for the ultimate community event."
+              button-text="Get tickets"
+              @on-click="onPromoClick"
+            />
+          </template>
         </LayoutSidebar>
       </div>
     </template>
 
+    <FeedbackDialog v-model:open="showFeedbackDialog" />
+
     <WorkspaceCreateDialog
       v-model:open="showWorkspaceCreateDialog"
       navigate-on-success
@@ -175,6 +183,7 @@
 import {
   FormButton,
   LayoutSidebar,
+  LayoutSidebarPromo,
   LayoutSidebarMenu,
   LayoutSidebarMenuGroup,
   LayoutSidebarMenuGroupItem
@@ -202,6 +211,7 @@ const mixpanel = useMixpanel()
 
 const isOpenMobile = ref(false)
 const showWorkspaceCreateDialog = ref(false)
+const showFeedbackDialog = ref(false)
 
 const { result: workspaceResult, onResult: onWorkspaceResult } = useQuery(
   settingsSidebarQuery,
@@ -249,4 +259,18 @@ onWorkspaceResult((result) => {
     }
   }
 })
+
+const onPromoClick = () => {
+  mixpanel.track('Promo Banner Clicked', {
+    source: 'sidebar',
+    campaign: 'specklecon2024'
+  })
+
+  window.open('https://conf.speckle.systems/', '_blank')
+}
+
+const openFeedbackDialog = () => {
+  showFeedbackDialog.value = true
+  isOpenMobile.value = false
+}
 </script>
diff --git a/packages/frontend-2/components/feedback/Dialog.vue b/packages/frontend-2/components/feedback/Dialog.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dc9f3792c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/frontend-2/components/feedback/Dialog.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+<template>
+  <LayoutDialog
+    v-model:open="isOpen"
+    title="Give us feedback"
+    :buttons="dialogButtons"
+    :on-submit="onSubmit"
+    max-width="md"
+  >
+    <div class="flex flex-col gap-4">
+      <p class="text-body-xs text-foreground font-medium">
+        How can we improve Speckle? If you have a feature request, please also share how
+        you would use it and why it's important to you
+      </p>
+      <FormTextArea
+        v-model="feedback"
+        :rules="[isRequired]"
+        name="feedback"
+        label="Feedback"
+        color="foundation"
+      />
+    </div>
+  </LayoutDialog>
+</template>
+
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import type { LayoutDialogButton } from '@speckle/ui-components'
+import { useForm } from 'vee-validate'
+import { useMixpanel } from '~/lib/core/composables/mp'
+import { useZapier } from '~/lib/core/composables/zapier'
+import { useGlobalToast, ToastNotificationType } from '~~/lib/common/composables/toast'
+import { isRequired } from '~/lib/common/helpers/validation'
+import { useActiveUser } from '~~/lib/auth/composables/activeUser'
+
+type FormValues = { feedback: string }
+
+const isOpen = defineModel<boolean>('open', { required: true })
+
+const { activeUser: user } = useActiveUser()
+const mixpanel = useMixpanel()
+const { sendWebhook } = useZapier()
+const { triggerNotification } = useGlobalToast()
+const { handleSubmit } = useForm<FormValues>()
+
+const feedback = ref('')
+
+const dialogButtons = computed((): LayoutDialogButton[] => [
+  {
+    text: 'Send',
+    props: { color: 'primary' },
+    submit: true,
+    id: 'sendFeedback'
+  }
+])
+
+const onSubmit = handleSubmit(async () => {
+  if (!feedback.value) return
+
+  isOpen.value = false
+
+  triggerNotification({
+    type: ToastNotificationType.Success,
+    title: 'Thank you for your feedback!'
+  })
+
+  mixpanel.track('Feedback Sent', {
+    message: feedback.value
+  })
+
+  await sendWebhook('https://hooks.zapier.com/hooks/catch/12120532/2m4okri/', {
+    userId: user.value?.id ?? '',
+    feedback: feedback.value
+  })
+})
+
+watch(isOpen, (newVal) => {
+  if (newVal) {
+    feedback.value = ''
+  }
+})
+</script>
diff --git a/packages/frontend-2/components/header/NavUserMenu.vue b/packages/frontend-2/components/header/NavUserMenu.vue
index 4e8dec9b6..4d63b8340 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-2/components/header/NavUserMenu.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend-2/components/header/NavUserMenu.vue
@@ -84,9 +84,8 @@
                 active ? 'bg-highlight-1' : '',
                 'text-body-xs flex px-2 py-1 text-foreground cursor-pointer transition mx-1 rounded'
               ]"
-              target="_blank"
-              to="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeTOU8i0KwpgBG7ONimsh4YMqvLKZfSRhWEOz4W0MyjQ1lfAQ/viewform"
-              external
+              class="text-body-xs flex px-2 py-1 text-foreground cursor-pointer transition mx-1 rounded"
+              @click="openFeedbackDialog"
             >
               Feedback
             </NuxtLink>
@@ -130,6 +129,7 @@
       v-model:open="showSettingsDialog"
       v-model:target-menu-item="settingsDialogTarget"
     />
+    <FeedbackDialog v-model:open="showFeedbackDialog" />
   </div>
 </template>
 <script setup lang="ts">
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ const settingsDialogTarget = ref<string | null>(null)
 const menuButtonId = useId()
 const breakpoints = useBreakpoints(TailwindBreakpoints)
 const isMobile = breakpoints.smaller('md')
+const showFeedbackDialog = ref(false)
 
 const version = computed(() => serverInfo.value?.version)
 const isAdmin = computed(() => activeUser.value?.role === Roles.Server.Admin)
@@ -190,6 +191,10 @@ const deleteSettingsQuery = (): void => {
   router.push({ query: currentQueryParams })
 }
 
+const openFeedbackDialog = () => {
+  showFeedbackDialog.value = true
+}
+
 onMounted(() => {
   const settingsQuery = route.query?.settings
 
diff --git a/packages/frontend-2/components/promo-banners/Workspace.vue b/packages/frontend-2/components/promo-banners/Workspace.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index bfc2137a0..000000000
--- a/packages/frontend-2/components/promo-banners/Workspace.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,109 +0,0 @@
-<template>
-  <ClientOnly>
-    <div class="position left-2 sm:left-auto right-2 bottom-2 fixed z-[45]">
-      <div
-        v-if="showBanner"
-        class="rounded-lg flex flex-col w-full sm:max-w-96 border border-outline-2 shadow-md bg-foundation-3 dark:bg-foundation"
-      >
-        <img :src="bannerImage" class="w-full" alt="Try workspaces" />
-        <div class="px-5 py-6 flex flex-col gap-y-2">
-          <h5 class="text-body-xs md:text-heading-sm text-foreground font-medium">
-            Still not using workspaces?
-          </h5>
-          <p class="text-body-2xs leading-5 md:text-body-xs text-foreground-2">
-            Be the first to reach more security options, data control, and better
-            project management with your team.
-          </p>
-          <div class="flex items-center gap-x-2 mt-2">
-            <FormButton color="primary" size="sm" @click="openWorkspaceCreateDialog">
-              Start for free
-            </FormButton>
-            <FormButton color="subtle" size="sm" @click="dismissedCookie = true">
-              Dismiss
-            </FormButton>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-        <WorkspaceCreateDialog
-          v-model:open="showWorkspaceCreateDialog"
-          navigate-on-success
-          event-source="promo-banner"
-          @created="dismissedCookie = true"
-        />
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  </ClientOnly>
-</template>
-<script setup lang="ts">
-// This is a temporary component, to meassure if in app-notifications can be succesful
-// It will be remove after a certain period, if we continue with in-app notification we should further develop this
-
-import { useMixpanel } from '~~/lib/core/composables/mp'
-import { useSynchronizedCookie } from '~~/lib/common/composables/reactiveCookie'
-import { CookieKeys } from '~/lib/common/helpers/constants'
-import { useIsWorkspacesEnabled } from '~/composables/globals'
-import { settingsSidebarQuery } from '~/lib/settings/graphql/queries'
-import { useQuery } from '@vue/apollo-composable'
-import { useTheme } from '~~/lib/core/composables/theme'
-import { useBreakpoints } from '@vueuse/core'
-import { TailwindBreakpoints } from '~~/lib/common/helpers/tailwind'
-import imageLight from '~/assets/images/banners/workspace-promo-light.png'
-import imageDark from '~/assets/images/banners/workspace-promo-dark.png'
-import imageMobileLight from '~/assets/images/banners/workspace-promo-mobile-light.png'
-import imageMobileDark from '~/assets/images/banners/workspace-promo-mobile-dark.png'
-
-const { isLoggedIn } = useActiveUser()
-const breakpoints = useBreakpoints(TailwindBreakpoints)
-const { isDarkTheme } = useTheme()
-const isWorkspacesEnabled = useIsWorkspacesEnabled()
-const mixpanel = useMixpanel()
-const dismissedCookie = useSynchronizedCookie<boolean>(
-  CookieKeys.DismissedWorkspaceBanner,
-  {
-    default: () => false
-  }
-)
-const { result } = useQuery(settingsSidebarQuery, null, {
-  enabled: isWorkspacesEnabled.value
-})
-
-const showWorkspaceCreateDialog = ref(false)
-const isMobile = breakpoints.smaller('md')
-
-const bannerImage = computed(() => {
-  if (isMobile.value) {
-    return isDarkTheme.value ? imageMobileDark : imageMobileLight
-  }
-  return isDarkTheme.value ? imageDark : imageLight
-})
-const hasWorkspaces = computed(() =>
-  result.value?.activeUser?.workspaces.items
-    ? result.value.activeUser.workspaces.items.length > 0
-    : false
-)
-const showBanner = computed(
-  () =>
-    isWorkspacesEnabled.value &&
-    isLoggedIn.value &&
-    !hasWorkspaces.value &&
-    (import.meta.client ? !dismissedCookie.value : false)
-)
-
-const openWorkspaceCreateDialog = () => {
-  showWorkspaceCreateDialog.value = true
-  mixpanel.track('Create Workspace Button Clicked', {
-    source: 'promo-banner'
-  })
-}
-
-watch(
-  showBanner,
-  (newVal) => {
-    if (newVal) {
-      mixpanel.track('Workspace Promo Banner Viewed', {
-        source: 'promo-banner'
-      })
-    }
-  },
-  { immediate: true }
-)
-</script>
diff --git a/packages/frontend-2/layouts/default.vue b/packages/frontend-2/layouts/default.vue
index 194beb247..7aa1659a9 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-2/layouts/default.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend-2/layouts/default.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <template>
   <div>
     <HeaderNavBar />
-    <PromoBannersWorkspace />
     <div class="h-dvh w-dvh overflow-hidden flex flex-col">
       <!-- Static Spacer to allow for absolutely positioned HeaderNavBar  -->
       <div class="h-12 w-full shrink-0"></div>
diff --git a/packages/frontend-2/lib/core/composables/zapier.ts b/packages/frontend-2/lib/core/composables/zapier.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..413b28931
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/frontend-2/lib/core/composables/zapier.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+export function useZapier() {
+  const sendWebhook = async (webhookUrl: string, data: Record<string, string>) => {
+    const response = await fetch(webhookUrl, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: {
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+      },
+      mode: 'no-cors',
+      body: JSON.stringify(data)
+    })
+
+    return response
+  }
+
+  return {
+    sendWebhook
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/frontend-2/pages/index.vue b/packages/frontend-2/pages/index.vue
index 8d28e49b6..2daa3111f 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-2/pages/index.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend-2/pages/index.vue
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
     <Portal to="navigation">
       <HeaderNavLink :to="homeRoute" name="Dashboard" hide-chevron :separator="false" />
     </Portal>
-    <PromoBannersWrapper v-if="promoBanners.length" :banners="promoBanners" />
+    <PromoBannersWrapper
+      v-if="promoBanners && promoBanners.length"
+      :banners="promoBanners"
+    />
     <ProjectsDashboardHeader
       :projects-invites="projectsResult?.activeUser || undefined"
       :workspaces-invites="workspacesResult?.activeUser || undefined"
@@ -72,7 +75,6 @@ import { downloadManager } from '~~/lib/common/utils/downloadManager'
 import { ToastNotificationType, useGlobalToast } from '~~/lib/common/composables/toast'
 import type { LayoutDialogButton } from '@speckle/ui-components'
 import type { PromoBanner } from '~/lib/promo-banners/types'
-import speckleconTicketsImage from '~/assets/images/banners/grab-your-tickets.gif'
 
 useHead({ title: 'Dashboard' })
 
@@ -187,14 +189,5 @@ const onDownloadManager = (extension: ManagerExtension) => {
   }
 }
 
-const promoBanners = ref<PromoBanner[]>([
-  {
-    primaryText: 'Specklecon - Grab your tickets',
-    url: 'https://conf.speckle.systems/',
-    priority: 1,
-    expiryDate: '2024-11-14',
-    image: speckleconTicketsImage,
-    isBackgroundImage: true
-  }
-])
+const promoBanners = ref<PromoBanner[]>()
 </script>
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/activitystream/services/commentActivity.ts b/packages/server/modules/activitystream/services/commentActivity.ts
index e0c04d4a3..978ef1290 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/activitystream/services/commentActivity.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/activitystream/services/commentActivity.ts
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ import {
   getStreamBranchesByNameFactory
 } from '@/modules/core/repositories/branches'
 import {
-  getAllBranchCommits,
-  getCommitsAndTheirBranchIds,
+  getAllBranchCommitsFactory,
+  getCommitsAndTheirBranchIdsFactory,
   getSpecificBranchCommitsFactory
 } from '@/modules/core/repositories/commits'
 import { getStreamObjects } from '@/modules/core/repositories/objects'
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export async function addCommentCreatedActivity(params: {
         getViewerResourcesFromLegacyIdentifiers: (...args) =>
           getViewerResourcesFromLegacyIdentifiers(...args) // recursive dep
       }),
-      getCommitsAndTheirBranchIds,
+      getCommitsAndTheirBranchIds: getCommitsAndTheirBranchIdsFactory({ db }),
       getStreamObjects
     })
   const getViewerResourceItemsUngrouped = getViewerResourceItemsUngroupedFactory({
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export async function addCommentCreatedActivity(params: {
       getBranchLatestCommits: getBranchLatestCommitsFactory({ db }),
       getStreamBranchesByName: getStreamBranchesByNameFactory({ db }),
       getSpecificBranchCommits: getSpecificBranchCommitsFactory({ db }),
-      getAllBranchCommits
+      getAllBranchCommits: getAllBranchCommitsFactory({ db })
     })
   })
 
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ export async function addCommentArchivedActivity(params: {
         getViewerResourcesFromLegacyIdentifiers: (...args) =>
           getViewerResourcesFromLegacyIdentifiers(...args) // recursive dep
       }),
-      getCommitsAndTheirBranchIds,
+      getCommitsAndTheirBranchIds: getCommitsAndTheirBranchIdsFactory({ db }),
       getStreamObjects
     })
 
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ export async function addReplyAddedActivity(params: {
         getViewerResourcesFromLegacyIdentifiers: (...args) =>
           getViewerResourcesFromLegacyIdentifiers(...args) // recursive dep
       }),
-      getCommitsAndTheirBranchIds,
+      getCommitsAndTheirBranchIds: getCommitsAndTheirBranchIdsFactory({ db }),
       getStreamObjects
     })
 
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/cli/commands/download/commit.ts b/packages/server/modules/cli/commands/download/commit.ts
index bef091c6a..447019dbc 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/cli/commands/download/commit.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/cli/commands/download/commit.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import {
 } from '@/modules/core/services/commit/viewerResources'
 import {
   createCommitFactory,
-  getAllBranchCommits,
+  getAllBranchCommitsFactory,
   getSpecificBranchCommitsFactory,
   insertBranchCommitsFactory,
   insertStreamCommitsFactory
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ const command: CommandModule<
         getBranchLatestCommits,
         getStreamBranchesByName: getStreamBranchesByNameFactory({ db }),
         getSpecificBranchCommits: getSpecificBranchCommitsFactory({ db }),
-        getAllBranchCommits
+        getAllBranchCommits: getAllBranchCommitsFactory({ db })
       })
     })
     const createCommentThreadAndNotify = createCommentThreadAndNotifyFactory({
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/cli/commands/download/project.ts b/packages/server/modules/cli/commands/download/project.ts
index 3151e5b6d..34b321bf5 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/cli/commands/download/project.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/cli/commands/download/project.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import {
 } from '@/modules/activitystream/services/commentActivity'
 import {
   createCommitFactory,
-  getAllBranchCommits,
+  getAllBranchCommitsFactory,
   getSpecificBranchCommitsFactory,
   insertBranchCommitsFactory,
   insertStreamCommitsFactory
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ const command: CommandModule<
         getBranchLatestCommits: getBranchLatestCommitsFactory({ db }),
         getStreamBranchesByName: getStreamBranchesByNameFactory({ db }),
         getSpecificBranchCommits: getSpecificBranchCommitsFactory({ db }),
-        getAllBranchCommits
+        getAllBranchCommits: getAllBranchCommitsFactory({ db })
       })
     })
     const createCommentThreadAndNotify = createCommentThreadAndNotifyFactory({
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/comments/graph/resolvers/comments.ts b/packages/server/modules/comments/graph/resolvers/comments.ts
index cbd3977fa..72b7cc2d3 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/comments/graph/resolvers/comments.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/comments/graph/resolvers/comments.ts
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ import { CommentsEmitter } from '@/modules/comments/events/emitter'
 import { getBlobsFactory } from '@/modules/blobstorage/repositories'
 import { ResourceIdentifier } from '@/modules/comments/domain/types'
 import {
-  getAllBranchCommits,
-  getCommitsAndTheirBranchIds,
+  getAllBranchCommitsFactory,
+  getCommitsAndTheirBranchIdsFactory,
   getSpecificBranchCommitsFactory
 } from '@/modules/core/repositories/commits'
 import { getStreamObjects } from '@/modules/core/repositories/objects'
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ const getViewerResourcesFromLegacyIdentifiers =
       getViewerResourcesFromLegacyIdentifiers: (...args) =>
         getViewerResourcesFromLegacyIdentifiers(...args) // recursive dep
     }),
-    getCommitsAndTheirBranchIds,
+    getCommitsAndTheirBranchIds: getCommitsAndTheirBranchIdsFactory({ db }),
     getStreamObjects
   })
 
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ const getViewerResourceItemsUngrouped = getViewerResourceItemsUngroupedFactory({
     getBranchLatestCommits: getBranchLatestCommitsFactory({ db }),
     getStreamBranchesByName: getStreamBranchesByNameFactory({ db }),
     getSpecificBranchCommits: getSpecificBranchCommitsFactory({ db }),
-    getAllBranchCommits
+    getAllBranchCommits: getAllBranchCommitsFactory({ db })
   })
 })
 const createCommentThreadAndNotify = createCommentThreadAndNotifyFactory({
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/domain/commits/operations.ts b/packages/server/modules/core/domain/commits/operations.ts
index eae40d20b..549ab4f63 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/domain/commits/operations.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/core/domain/commits/operations.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 import {
   BranchCommit,
   CommitWithStreamBranchMetadata,
-  Commit
+  Commit,
+  CommitBranch
 } from '@/modules/core/domain/commits/types'
+import {
+  CommitUpdateInput,
+  UpdateVersionInput
+} from '@/modules/core/graph/generated/graphql'
 import { BranchCommitRecord, StreamCommitRecord } from '@/modules/core/helpers/types'
+import { BatchedSelectOptions } from '@/modules/shared/helpers/dbHelper'
 import { MaybeNullOrUndefined, Nullable, Optional } from '@speckle/shared'
 import { Knex } from 'knex'
 
@@ -86,3 +92,82 @@ export type InsertStreamCommits = (
     trx: Knex.Transaction
   }>
 ) => Promise<number[]>
+
+export type UpdateCommitAndNotify = (
+  params: CommitUpdateInput | UpdateVersionInput,
+  userId: string
+) => Promise<Commit>
+
+export type GetCommitBranches = (commitIds: string[]) => Promise<CommitBranch[]>
+
+export type GetCommitBranch = (commitId: string) => Promise<Optional<CommitBranch>>
+
+export type SwitchCommitBranch = (
+  commitId: string,
+  newBranchId: string,
+  oldBranchId?: string
+) => Promise<void>
+
+export type UpdateCommit = (
+  commitId: string,
+  commit: Partial<Commit>
+) => Promise<Commit>
+
+export type GetAllBranchCommits = (params: {
+  branchIds?: string[]
+  projectId?: string
+}) => Promise<{ [branchId: string]: Commit[] }>
+
+export type GetStreamCommitCounts = (
+  streamIds: string[],
+  options?: Partial<{
+    ignoreGlobalsBranch: boolean
+  }>
+) => Promise<
+  {
+    count: number
+    streamId: string
+  }[]
+>
+
+export type GetStreamCommitCount = (
+  streamId: string,
+  options?: Partial<{
+    ignoreGlobalsBranch: boolean
+  }>
+) => Promise<number>
+
+export type GetUserStreamCommitCounts = (params: {
+  userIds: string[]
+  publicOnly?: boolean
+}) => Promise<{
+  [userId: string]: number
+}>
+
+export type GetUserAuthoredCommitCounts = (params: {
+  userIds: string[]
+  publicOnly?: boolean
+}) => Promise<{
+  [userId: string]: number
+}>
+
+export type GetCommitsAndTheirBranchIds = (
+  commitIds: string[]
+) => Promise<BranchCommit[]>
+
+export type GetBatchedStreamCommits = (
+  streamId: string,
+  options?: Partial<BatchedSelectOptions>
+) => AsyncGenerator<Commit[], void, unknown>
+
+export type GetBatchedBranchCommits = (
+  branchIds: string[],
+  options?: Partial<BatchedSelectOptions>
+) => AsyncGenerator<BranchCommitRecord[], void, unknown>
+
+export type InsertCommits = (
+  commits: Commit[],
+  options?: Partial<{
+    trx: Knex.Transaction
+  }>
+) => Promise<number[]>
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/domain/commits/types.ts b/packages/server/modules/core/domain/commits/types.ts
index f0dc3d5e5..c3bcdd7ab 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/domain/commits/types.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/core/domain/commits/types.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { Branch } from '@/modules/core/domain/branches/types'
 import { CommitRecord } from '@/modules/core/helpers/types'
 
 export type Commit = CommitRecord
@@ -11,3 +12,5 @@ export type CommitWithStreamBranchMetadata = Commit & {
   branchId: string
   branchName: string
 }
+
+export type CommitBranch = Branch & { commitId: string }
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/graph/resolvers/commits.js b/packages/server/modules/core/graph/resolvers/commits.js
index 51084315c..000e61b32 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/graph/resolvers/commits.js
+++ b/packages/server/modules/core/graph/resolvers/commits.js
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ const {
   getPaginatedBranchCommits
 } = require('@/modules/core/services/commit/retrieval')
 const {
-  updateCommitAndNotify,
   markCommitReceivedAndNotify,
   deleteCommitAndNotifyFactory,
   createCommitByBranchIdFactory,
-  createCommitByBranchNameFactory
+  createCommitByBranchNameFactory,
+  updateCommitAndNotifyFactory
 } = require('@/modules/core/services/commit/management')
 
 const { RateLimitError } = require('@/modules/core/errors/ratelimit')
@@ -44,10 +44,17 @@ const {
   deleteCommitFactory,
   createCommitFactory,
   insertStreamCommitsFactory,
-  insertBranchCommitsFactory
+  insertBranchCommitsFactory,
+  getCommitBranchFactory,
+  switchCommitBranchFactory,
+  updateCommitFactory
 } = require('@/modules/core/repositories/commits')
 const { db } = require('@/db/knex')
-const { markCommitStreamUpdated } = require('@/modules/core/repositories/streams')
+const {
+  markCommitStreamUpdated,
+  getStream,
+  getCommitStream
+} = require('@/modules/core/repositories/streams')
 const {
   markCommitBranchUpdatedFactory,
   getBranchByIdFactory,
@@ -55,7 +62,8 @@ const {
 } = require('@/modules/core/repositories/branches')
 const {
   addCommitDeletedActivity,
-  addCommitCreatedActivity
+  addCommitCreatedActivity,
+  addCommitUpdatedActivity
 } = require('@/modules/activitystream/services/commitActivity')
 const { getObject } = require('@/modules/core/repositories/objects')
 const { VersionsEmitter } = require('@/modules/core/events/versionsEmitter')
@@ -91,6 +99,19 @@ const createCommitByBranchName = createCommitByBranchNameFactory({
   getBranchById: getBranchByIdFactory({ db })
 })
 
+const updateCommitAndNotify = updateCommitAndNotifyFactory({
+  getCommit: getCommitFactory({ db }),
+  getStream,
+  getCommitStream,
+  getStreamBranchByName: getStreamBranchByNameFactory({ db }),
+  getCommitBranch: getCommitBranchFactory({ db }),
+  switchCommitBranch: switchCommitBranchFactory({ db }),
+  updateCommit: updateCommitFactory({ db }),
+  addCommitUpdatedActivity,
+  markCommitStreamUpdated,
+  markCommitBranchUpdated: markCommitBranchUpdatedFactory({ db })
+})
+
 /**
  * @param {boolean} publicOnly
  * @param {string} userId
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/graph/resolvers/models.ts b/packages/server/modules/core/graph/resolvers/models.ts
index e39840bd6..895d5d2a3 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/graph/resolvers/models.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/core/graph/resolvers/models.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ import { BranchNotFoundError } from '@/modules/core/errors/branch'
 import { CommitNotFoundError } from '@/modules/core/errors/commit'
 import { getStreamObjects } from '@/modules/core/repositories/objects'
 import {
-  getAllBranchCommits,
+  getAllBranchCommitsFactory,
   getSpecificBranchCommitsFactory
 } from '@/modules/core/repositories/commits'
 import { db } from '@/db/knex'
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ const getViewerResourceGroups = getViewerResourceGroupsFactory({
   getBranchLatestCommits: getBranchLatestCommitsFactory({ db }),
   getStreamBranchesByName: getStreamBranchesByNameFactory({ db }),
   getSpecificBranchCommits: getSpecificBranchCommitsFactory({ db }),
-  getAllBranchCommits
+  getAllBranchCommits: getAllBranchCommitsFactory({ db })
 })
 
 const getPaginatedProjectModels = getPaginatedProjectModelsFactory({
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/graph/resolvers/versions.ts b/packages/server/modules/core/graph/resolvers/versions.ts
index 697912c67..bed6b0da8 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/graph/resolvers/versions.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/core/graph/resolvers/versions.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { CommitUpdateError } from '@/modules/core/errors/commit'
 import {
   createCommitByBranchIdFactory,
   markCommitReceivedAndNotify,
-  updateCommitAndNotify
+  updateCommitAndNotifyFactory
 } from '@/modules/core/services/commit/management'
 import {
   getRateLimitResult,
@@ -23,18 +23,30 @@ import {
 import { RateLimitError } from '@/modules/core/errors/ratelimit'
 import {
   createCommitFactory,
+  getCommitBranchFactory,
+  getCommitFactory,
   insertBranchCommitsFactory,
-  insertStreamCommitsFactory
+  insertStreamCommitsFactory,
+  switchCommitBranchFactory,
+  updateCommitFactory
 } from '@/modules/core/repositories/commits'
 import { db } from '@/db/knex'
 import { getObject } from '@/modules/core/repositories/objects'
 import {
   getBranchByIdFactory,
+  getStreamBranchByNameFactory,
   markCommitBranchUpdatedFactory
 } from '@/modules/core/repositories/branches'
-import { markCommitStreamUpdated } from '@/modules/core/repositories/streams'
+import {
+  getCommitStream,
+  getStream,
+  markCommitStreamUpdated
+} from '@/modules/core/repositories/streams'
 import { VersionsEmitter } from '@/modules/core/events/versionsEmitter'
-import { addCommitCreatedActivity } from '@/modules/activitystream/services/commitActivity'
+import {
+  addCommitCreatedActivity,
+  addCommitUpdatedActivity
+} from '@/modules/activitystream/services/commitActivity'
 
 const createCommitByBranchId = createCommitByBranchIdFactory({
   createCommit: createCommitFactory({ db }),
@@ -48,6 +60,19 @@ const createCommitByBranchId = createCommitByBranchIdFactory({
   addCommitCreatedActivity
 })
 
+const updateCommitAndNotify = updateCommitAndNotifyFactory({
+  getCommit: getCommitFactory({ db }),
+  getStream,
+  getCommitStream,
+  getStreamBranchByName: getStreamBranchByNameFactory({ db }),
+  getCommitBranch: getCommitBranchFactory({ db }),
+  switchCommitBranch: switchCommitBranchFactory({ db }),
+  updateCommit: updateCommitFactory({ db }),
+  addCommitUpdatedActivity,
+  markCommitStreamUpdated,
+  markCommitBranchUpdated: markCommitBranchUpdatedFactory({ db })
+})
+
 export = {
   Project: {
     async version(parent, args, ctx) {
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/loaders.ts b/packages/server/modules/core/loaders.ts
index b285b2feb..387a31ac5 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/loaders.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/core/loaders.ts
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ import {
 import { Nullable } from '@/modules/shared/helpers/typeHelper'
 import { ServerInviteRecord } from '@/modules/serverinvites/domain/types'
 import {
-  getCommitBranches,
+  getCommitBranchesFactory,
   getCommitsFactory,
   getSpecificBranchCommitsFactory,
-  getStreamCommitCounts,
-  getUserAuthoredCommitCounts,
-  getUserStreamCommitCounts
+  getStreamCommitCountsFactory,
+  getUserAuthoredCommitCountsFactory,
+  getUserStreamCommitCountsFactory
 } from '@/modules/core/repositories/commits'
 import { ResourceIdentifier, Scope } from '@/modules/core/graph/generated/graphql'
 import {
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ const getStreamBranchCounts = getStreamBranchCountsFactory({ db })
 const getBranchCommitCounts = getBranchCommitCountsFactory({ db })
 const getCommits = getCommitsFactory({ db })
 const getSpecificBranchCommits = getSpecificBranchCommitsFactory({ db })
+const getCommitBranches = getCommitBranchesFactory({ db })
+const getStreamCommitCounts = getStreamCommitCountsFactory({ db })
+const getUserStreamCommitCounts = getUserStreamCommitCountsFactory({ db })
+const getUserAuthoredCommitCounts = getUserAuthoredCommitCountsFactory({ db })
 
 /**
  * TODO: Lazy load DataLoaders to reduce memory usage
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/repositories/commits.ts b/packages/server/modules/core/repositories/commits.ts
index 53b56879b..edae68a5b 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/repositories/commits.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/core/repositories/commits.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   BranchCommitRecord,
   BranchRecord,
   CommitRecord,
+  StreamAclRecord,
   StreamCommitRecord
 } from '@/modules/core/helpers/types'
 import { clamp, uniq, uniqBy, reduce, keyBy, mapValues } from 'lodash'
@@ -30,13 +31,27 @@ import {
   GetCommits,
   GetSpecificBranchCommits,
   InsertBranchCommits,
-  InsertStreamCommits
+  InsertStreamCommits,
+  GetCommitBranches,
+  GetCommitBranch,
+  SwitchCommitBranch,
+  UpdateCommit,
+  GetAllBranchCommits,
+  GetStreamCommitCounts,
+  GetStreamCommitCount,
+  GetUserStreamCommitCounts,
+  GetUserAuthoredCommitCounts,
+  GetCommitsAndTheirBranchIds,
+  GetBatchedStreamCommits,
+  GetBatchedBranchCommits,
+  InsertCommits
 } from '@/modules/core/domain/commits/operations'
 
 const tables = {
   commits: (db: Knex) => db<CommitRecord>(Commits.name),
   branchCommits: (db: Knex) => db<BranchCommitRecord>(BranchCommits.name),
-  streamCommits: (db: Knex) => db<StreamCommitRecord>(StreamCommits.name)
+  streamCommits: (db: Knex) => db<StreamCommitRecord>(StreamCommits.name),
+  streamAcl: (db: Knex) => db<StreamAclRecord>(StreamAcl.name)
 }
 
 export const generateCommitId = () => crs({ length: 10 })
@@ -121,38 +136,38 @@ export const deleteCommitFactory =
     return !!delCount
   }
 
-export function getBatchedStreamCommits(
-  streamId: string,
-  options?: Partial<BatchedSelectOptions>
-) {
-  const baseQuery = Commits.knex<CommitRecord[]>()
-    .select<CommitRecord[]>(Commits.cols)
-    .innerJoin(StreamCommits.name, StreamCommits.col.commitId, Commits.col.id)
-    .where(StreamCommits.col.streamId, streamId)
-    .orderBy(Commits.col.id)
+export const getBatchedStreamCommitsFactory =
+  (deps: { db: Knex }): GetBatchedStreamCommits =>
+  (streamId: string, options?: Partial<BatchedSelectOptions>) => {
+    const baseQuery = tables
+      .commits(deps.db)
+      .select<CommitRecord[]>(Commits.cols)
+      .innerJoin(StreamCommits.name, StreamCommits.col.commitId, Commits.col.id)
+      .where(StreamCommits.col.streamId, streamId)
+      .orderBy(Commits.col.id)
 
-  return executeBatchedSelect(baseQuery, options)
-}
+    return executeBatchedSelect(baseQuery, options)
+  }
 
-export function getBatchedBranchCommits(
-  branchIds: string[],
-  options?: Partial<BatchedSelectOptions>
-) {
-  const baseQuery = BranchCommits.knex<BranchCommitRecord[]>()
-    .whereIn(BranchCommits.col.branchId, branchIds)
-    .orderBy(BranchCommits.col.branchId)
+export const getBatchedBranchCommitsFactory =
+  (deps: { db: Knex }): GetBatchedBranchCommits =>
+  (branchIds: string[], options?: Partial<BatchedSelectOptions>) => {
+    const baseQuery = tables
+      .branchCommits(deps.db)
+      .select<BranchCommitRecord[]>('*')
+      .whereIn(BranchCommits.col.branchId, branchIds)
+      .orderBy(BranchCommits.col.branchId)
 
-  return executeBatchedSelect(baseQuery, options)
-}
+    return executeBatchedSelect(baseQuery, options)
+  }
 
-export async function insertCommits(
-  commits: CommitRecord[],
-  options?: Partial<{ trx: Knex.Transaction }>
-) {
-  const q = Commits.knex().insert(commits)
-  if (options?.trx) q.transacting(options.trx)
-  return await q
-}
+export const insertCommitsFactory =
+  (deps: { db: Knex }): InsertCommits =>
+  async (commits: CommitRecord[], options?: Partial<{ trx: Knex.Transaction }>) => {
+    const q = tables.commits(deps.db).insert(commits)
+    if (options?.trx) q.transacting(options.trx)
+    return await q
+  }
 
 export const insertStreamCommitsFactory =
   (deps: { db: Knex }): InsertStreamCommits =>
@@ -176,53 +191,55 @@ export const insertBranchCommitsFactory =
     return await q
   }
 
-export async function getStreamCommitCounts(
-  streamIds: string[],
-  options?: Partial<{ ignoreGlobalsBranch: boolean }>
-) {
-  if (!streamIds?.length) return []
+export const getStreamCommitCountsFactory =
+  (deps: { db: Knex }): GetStreamCommitCounts =>
+  async (streamIds: string[], options?: Partial<{ ignoreGlobalsBranch: boolean }>) => {
+    if (!streamIds?.length) return []
 
-  const { ignoreGlobalsBranch } = options || {}
+    const { ignoreGlobalsBranch } = options || {}
 
-  const q = StreamCommits.knex()
-    .select(StreamCommits.col.streamId)
-    .whereIn(StreamCommits.col.streamId, streamIds)
-    .count()
-    .groupBy(StreamCommits.col.streamId)
+    const q = tables
+      .streamCommits(deps.db)
+      .select(StreamCommits.col.streamId)
+      .whereIn(StreamCommits.col.streamId, streamIds)
+      .count()
+      .groupBy(StreamCommits.col.streamId)
 
-  if (ignoreGlobalsBranch) {
-    q.innerJoin(
-      BranchCommits.name,
-      StreamCommits.col.commitId,
-      BranchCommits.col.commitId
-    )
-      .innerJoin(Branches.name, Branches.col.id, BranchCommits.col.branchId)
-      .andWhereNot(Branches.col.name, 'globals')
+    if (ignoreGlobalsBranch) {
+      q.innerJoin(
+        BranchCommits.name,
+        StreamCommits.col.commitId,
+        BranchCommits.col.commitId
+      )
+        .innerJoin(Branches.name, Branches.col.id, BranchCommits.col.branchId)
+        .andWhereNot(Branches.col.name, 'globals')
+    }
+
+    const results = (await q) as { streamId: string; count: string }[]
+    return results.map((r) => ({ ...r, count: parseInt(r.count) }))
   }
 
-  const results = (await q) as { streamId: string; count: string }[]
-  return results.map((r) => ({ ...r, count: parseInt(r.count) }))
-}
+export const getStreamCommitCountFactory =
+  (deps: { db: Knex }): GetStreamCommitCount =>
+  async (streamId: string, options?: Partial<{ ignoreGlobalsBranch: boolean }>) => {
+    const [res] = await getStreamCommitCountsFactory(deps)([streamId], options)
+    return res?.count || 0
+  }
 
-export async function getStreamCommitCount(
-  streamId: string,
-  options?: Partial<{ ignoreGlobalsBranch: boolean }>
-) {
-  const [res] = await getStreamCommitCounts([streamId], options)
-  return res?.count || 0
-}
+export const getCommitsAndTheirBranchIdsFactory =
+  (deps: { db: Knex }): GetCommitsAndTheirBranchIds =>
+  async (commitIds: string[]) => {
+    if (!commitIds.length) return []
 
-export async function getCommitsAndTheirBranchIds(commitIds: string[]) {
-  if (!commitIds.length) return []
-
-  return await Commits.knex()
-    .select<Array<CommitRecord & { branchId: string }>>([
-      ...Commits.cols,
-      BranchCommits.col.branchId
-    ])
-    .innerJoin(BranchCommits.name, BranchCommits.col.commitId, Commits.col.id)
-    .whereIn(Commits.col.id, commitIds)
-}
+    return await tables
+      .commits(deps.db)
+      .select<Array<CommitRecord & { branchId: string }>>([
+        ...Commits.cols,
+        BranchCommits.col.branchId
+      ])
+      .innerJoin(BranchCommits.name, BranchCommits.col.commitId, Commits.col.id)
+      .whereIn(Commits.col.id, commitIds)
+  }
 
 export const getSpecificBranchCommitsFactory =
   (deps: { db: Knex }): GetSpecificBranchCommits =>
@@ -321,47 +338,54 @@ export async function getBranchCommitsTotalCount(
   return parseInt(res?.count || '0')
 }
 
-export async function getCommitBranches(commitIds: string[]) {
-  if (!commitIds?.length) return []
+export const getCommitBranchesFactory =
+  (deps: { db: Knex }): GetCommitBranches =>
+  async (commitIds: string[]) => {
+    if (!commitIds?.length) return []
 
-  const q = BranchCommits.knex()
-    .select<Array<BranchRecord & { commitId: string }>>([
-      ...Branches.cols,
-      knex.raw(`?? as "commitId"`, [BranchCommits.col.commitId])
-    ])
-    .innerJoin(Branches.name, Branches.col.id, BranchCommits.col.branchId)
-    .whereIn(BranchCommits.col.commitId, commitIds)
+    const q = tables
+      .branchCommits(deps.db)
+      .select<Array<BranchRecord & { commitId: string }>>([
+        ...Branches.cols,
+        knex.raw(`?? as "commitId"`, [BranchCommits.col.commitId])
+      ])
+      .innerJoin(Branches.name, Branches.col.id, BranchCommits.col.branchId)
+      .whereIn(BranchCommits.col.commitId, commitIds)
 
-  return await q
-}
-
-export async function getCommitBranch(commitId: string) {
-  const [commit] = await getCommitBranches([commitId])
-  return commit as Optional<typeof commit>
-}
-
-export async function switchCommitBranch(
-  commitId: string,
-  newBranchId: string,
-  oldBranchId?: string
-) {
-  const q = BranchCommits.knex()
-    .where(BranchCommits.col.commitId, commitId)
-    .update(BranchCommits.withoutTablePrefix.col.branchId, newBranchId)
-
-  if (oldBranchId) {
-    q.andWhere(BranchCommits.col.branchId, oldBranchId)
+    return await q
   }
 
-  await q
-}
+export const getCommitBranchFactory =
+  (deps: { db: Knex }): GetCommitBranch =>
+  async (commitId: string) => {
+    const [commit] = await getCommitBranchesFactory(deps)([commitId])
+    return commit as Optional<typeof commit>
+  }
 
-export async function updateCommit(commitId: string, commit: Partial<CommitRecord>) {
-  const [newCommit] = (await Commits.knex()
-    .where(Commits.col.id, commitId)
-    .update(commit, '*')) as CommitRecord[]
-  return newCommit
-}
+export const switchCommitBranchFactory =
+  (deps: { db: Knex }): SwitchCommitBranch =>
+  async (commitId: string, newBranchId: string, oldBranchId?: string) => {
+    const q = tables
+      .branchCommits(deps.db)
+      .where(BranchCommits.col.commitId, commitId)
+      .update(BranchCommits.withoutTablePrefix.col.branchId, newBranchId)
+
+    if (oldBranchId) {
+      q.andWhere(BranchCommits.col.branchId, oldBranchId)
+    }
+
+    await q
+  }
+
+export const updateCommitFactory =
+  (deps: { db: Knex }): UpdateCommit =>
+  async (commitId: string, commit: Partial<CommitRecord>) => {
+    const [newCommit] = (await tables
+      .commits(deps.db)
+      .where(Commits.col.id, commitId)
+      .update(commit, '*')) as CommitRecord[]
+    return newCommit
+  }
 
 export const createCommitFactory =
   (deps: { db: Knex }): StoreCommit =>
@@ -407,97 +431,106 @@ export async function getObjectCommitsWithStreamIds(
   return await q
 }
 
-export async function getAllBranchCommits(params: {
-  branchIds?: string[]
-  projectId?: string
-}): Promise<Record<string, CommitRecord[]>> {
-  const { branchIds, projectId } = params
-  if (!branchIds?.length && !projectId) return {}
+export const getAllBranchCommitsFactory =
+  (deps: { db: Knex }): GetAllBranchCommits =>
+  async (params: {
+    branchIds?: string[]
+    projectId?: string
+  }): Promise<Record<string, CommitRecord[]>> => {
+    const { branchIds, projectId } = params
+    if (!branchIds?.length && !projectId) return {}
 
-  const q = BranchCommits.knex()
-    .select<Array<CommitRecord & { branchId: string }>>([
-      ...Commits.cols,
-      BranchCommits.col.branchId
-    ])
-    .innerJoin(Commits.name, Commits.col.id, BranchCommits.col.commitId)
+    const q = tables
+      .branchCommits(deps.db)
+      .select<Array<CommitRecord & { branchId: string }>>([
+        ...Commits.cols,
+        BranchCommits.col.branchId
+      ])
+      .innerJoin(Commits.name, Commits.col.id, BranchCommits.col.commitId)
 
-  if (branchIds?.length) {
-    q.whereIn(BranchCommits.col.branchId, branchIds)
+    if (branchIds?.length) {
+      q.whereIn(BranchCommits.col.branchId, branchIds)
+    }
+
+    if (projectId) {
+      q.innerJoin(Branches.name, Branches.col.id, BranchCommits.col.branchId)
+      q.andWhere(Branches.col.streamId, projectId)
+    }
+
+    const res = await q
+    return reduce(
+      res,
+      (res, item) => {
+        const branchId = item.branchId
+        ;(res[branchId] = res[branchId] || []).push(item)
+        return res
+      },
+      {} as Record<string, CommitRecord[]>
+    )
   }
 
-  if (projectId) {
-    q.innerJoin(Branches.name, Branches.col.id, BranchCommits.col.branchId)
-    q.andWhere(Branches.col.streamId, projectId)
+export const getUserStreamCommitCountsFactory =
+  (deps: { db: Knex }): GetUserStreamCommitCounts =>
+  async (params: {
+    userIds: string[]
+    /**
+     * Only include commits from public/discoverable streams
+     */
+    publicOnly?: boolean
+  }) => {
+    const { userIds, publicOnly } = params
+    if (!userIds?.length) return {}
+
+    const q = tables
+      .streamAcl(deps.db)
+      .select<{ userId: string; count: string }[]>([
+        StreamAcl.col.userId,
+        knex.raw('COUNT(*)')
+      ])
+      .join(StreamCommits.name, StreamCommits.col.streamId, StreamAcl.col.resourceId)
+      .whereIn(StreamAcl.col.userId, userIds)
+      .groupBy(StreamAcl.col.userId)
+
+    if (publicOnly) {
+      q.join(Streams.name, Streams.col.id, StreamAcl.col.resourceId)
+      q.andWhere((q1) => {
+        q1.where(Streams.col.isPublic, true).orWhere(Streams.col.isDiscoverable, true)
+      })
+    }
+
+    const res = await q
+    return mapValues(keyBy(res, 'userId'), (r) => parseInt(r.count))
   }
 
-  const res = await q
-  return reduce(
-    res,
-    (res, item) => {
-      const branchId = item.branchId
-      ;(res[branchId] = res[branchId] || []).push(item)
-      return res
-    },
-    {} as Record<string, CommitRecord[]>
-  )
-}
+export const getUserAuthoredCommitCountsFactory =
+  (deps: { db: Knex }): GetUserAuthoredCommitCounts =>
+  async (params: {
+    userIds: string[]
+    /**
+     * Only include commits from public/discoverable streams
+     */
+    publicOnly?: boolean
+  }) => {
+    const { userIds, publicOnly } = params
+    if (!userIds?.length) return {}
 
-export async function getUserStreamCommitCounts(params: {
-  userIds: string[]
-  /**
-   * Only include commits from public/discoverable streams
-   */
-  publicOnly?: boolean
-}) {
-  const { userIds, publicOnly } = params
-  if (!userIds?.length) return {}
+    const q = tables
+      .commits(deps.db)
+      .select<{ authorId: string; count: string }[]>([
+        Commits.col.author,
+        knex.raw('COUNT(*)')
+      ])
+      .whereIn(Commits.col.author, userIds)
+      .groupBy(Commits.col.author)
 
-  const q = StreamAcl.knex()
-    .select<{ userId: string; count: string }[]>([
-      StreamAcl.col.userId,
-      knex.raw('COUNT(*)')
-    ])
-    .join(StreamCommits.name, StreamCommits.col.streamId, StreamAcl.col.resourceId)
-    .whereIn(StreamAcl.col.userId, userIds)
-    .groupBy(StreamAcl.col.userId)
+    if (publicOnly) {
+      q.join(StreamCommits.name, StreamCommits.col.commitId, Commits.col.id)
+      q.join(Streams.name, Streams.col.id, StreamCommits.col.streamId)
+      q.andWhere((q1) => {
+        q1.where(Streams.col.isPublic, true).orWhere(Streams.col.isDiscoverable, true)
+      })
+    }
 
-  if (publicOnly) {
-    q.join(Streams.name, Streams.col.id, StreamAcl.col.resourceId)
-    q.andWhere((q1) => {
-      q1.where(Streams.col.isPublic, true).orWhere(Streams.col.isDiscoverable, true)
-    })
+    const res = await q
+    return mapValues(keyBy(res, 'author'), (r) => parseInt(r.count))
   }
-
-  const res = await q
-  return mapValues(keyBy(res, 'userId'), (r) => parseInt(r.count))
-}
-
-export async function getUserAuthoredCommitCounts(params: {
-  userIds: string[]
-  /**
-   * Only include commits from public/discoverable streams
-   */
-  publicOnly?: boolean
-}) {
-  const { userIds, publicOnly } = params
-  if (!userIds?.length) return {}
-
-  const q = Commits.knex()
-    .select<{ authorId: string; count: string }[]>([
-      Commits.col.author,
-      knex.raw('COUNT(*)')
-    ])
-    .whereIn(Commits.col.author, userIds)
-    .groupBy(Commits.col.author)
-
-  if (publicOnly) {
-    q.join(StreamCommits.name, StreamCommits.col.commitId, Commits.col.id)
-    q.join(Streams.name, Streams.col.id, StreamCommits.col.streamId)
-    q.andWhere((q1) => {
-      q1.where(Streams.col.isPublic, true).orWhere(Streams.col.isDiscoverable, true)
-    })
-  }
-
-  const res = await q
-  return mapValues(keyBy(res, 'author'), (r) => parseInt(r.count))
-}
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/services/commit/management.ts b/packages/server/modules/core/services/commit/management.ts
index 6a5205868..79f0c528c 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/services/commit/management.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/core/services/commit/management.ts
@@ -16,9 +16,13 @@ import {
   DeleteCommit,
   DeleteCommitAndNotify,
   GetCommit,
+  GetCommitBranch,
   InsertBranchCommits,
   InsertStreamCommits,
-  StoreCommit
+  StoreCommit,
+  SwitchCommitBranch,
+  UpdateCommit,
+  UpdateCommitAndNotify
 } from '@/modules/core/domain/commits/operations'
 import {
   CommitCreateError,
@@ -37,16 +41,7 @@ import {
   UpdateVersionInput
 } from '@/modules/core/graph/generated/graphql'
 import { CommitRecord } from '@/modules/core/helpers/types'
-import {
-  getStreamBranchByNameFactory,
-  markCommitBranchUpdatedFactory
-} from '@/modules/core/repositories/branches'
-import {
-  getCommitBranch,
-  getCommitFactory,
-  switchCommitBranch,
-  updateCommit
-} from '@/modules/core/repositories/commits'
+import { getCommitFactory } from '@/modules/core/repositories/commits'
 import { getObject } from '@/modules/core/repositories/objects'
 import {
   getCommitStream,
@@ -255,99 +250,111 @@ const isOldVersionUpdateInput = (
   i: CommitUpdateInput | UpdateVersionInput
 ): i is CommitUpdateInput => has(i, 'streamId')
 
-export async function updateCommitAndNotify(
-  params: CommitUpdateInput | UpdateVersionInput,
-  userId: string
-) {
-  const {
-    message,
-    newBranchName,
-    streamId,
-    id: commitId
-  } = isOldVersionUpdateInput(params)
-    ? params
-    : {
-        message: params.message,
-        id: params.versionId,
-        streamId: null,
-        newBranchName: null
-      }
+export const updateCommitAndNotifyFactory =
+  (deps: {
+    getCommit: GetCommit
+    getStream: typeof getStream
+    getCommitStream: typeof getCommitStream
+    getStreamBranchByName: GetStreamBranchByName
+    getCommitBranch: GetCommitBranch
+    switchCommitBranch: SwitchCommitBranch
+    updateCommit: UpdateCommit
+    addCommitUpdatedActivity: typeof addCommitUpdatedActivity
+    markCommitStreamUpdated: typeof markCommitStreamUpdated
+    markCommitBranchUpdated: MarkCommitBranchUpdated
+  }): UpdateCommitAndNotify =>
+  async (params: CommitUpdateInput | UpdateVersionInput, userId: string) => {
+    const {
+      message,
+      newBranchName,
+      streamId,
+      id: commitId
+    } = isOldVersionUpdateInput(params)
+      ? params
+      : {
+          message: params.message,
+          id: params.versionId,
+          streamId: null,
+          newBranchName: null
+        }
 
-  if (!message && !newBranchName) {
-    throw new CommitUpdateError('Nothing to update', {
-      info: { ...params, userId }
-    })
-  }
-
-  const [commit, stream] = await Promise.all([
-    getCommitFactory({ db })(commitId),
-    streamId ? getStream({ streamId, userId }) : getCommitStream({ commitId, userId })
-  ])
-  if (!commit) {
-    throw new CommitUpdateError("Can't update nonexistant commit", {
-      info: { ...params, userId }
-    })
-  }
-  if (!stream) {
-    throw new CommitUpdateError("Can't resolve commit stream", {
-      info: { ...params, userId }
-    })
-  }
-  if (commit.author !== userId && stream.role !== Roles.Stream.Owner) {
-    throw new CommitUpdateError(
-      'Only the author of a commit or a stream owner may update it',
-      {
-        info: { ...params, userId, streamRole: stream.role }
-      }
-    )
-  }
-
-  if (newBranchName) {
-    try {
-      const [newBranch, oldBranch] = await Promise.all([
-        getStreamBranchByNameFactory({ db })(streamId, newBranchName),
-        getCommitBranch(commitId)
-      ])
-
-      if (!newBranch || !oldBranch) {
-        throw new Error("Couldn't resolve branch")
-      }
-      if (!commit) {
-        throw new Error("Couldn't find commit")
-      }
-
-      await switchCommitBranch(commitId, newBranch.id, oldBranch.id)
-    } catch (e) {
-      throw new CommitUpdateError('Failed to update commit branch', {
-        cause: ensureError(e),
-        info: params
+    if (!message && !newBranchName) {
+      throw new CommitUpdateError('Nothing to update', {
+        info: { ...params, userId }
       })
     }
-  }
 
-  let newCommit: CommitRecord = commit
-  if (message) {
-    newCommit = await updateCommit(commitId, { message })
-  }
-
-  if (commit) {
-    await addCommitUpdatedActivity({
-      commitId,
-      streamId: stream.id,
-      userId,
-      originalCommit: commit,
-      update: params,
-      newCommit
-    })
-
-    await Promise.all([
-      markCommitStreamUpdated(commit.id),
-      markCommitBranchUpdatedFactory({ db })(commit.id)
+    const [commit, stream] = await Promise.all([
+      deps.getCommit(commitId),
+      streamId
+        ? deps.getStream({ streamId, userId })
+        : deps.getCommitStream({ commitId, userId })
     ])
-  }
+    if (!commit) {
+      throw new CommitUpdateError("Can't update nonexistant commit", {
+        info: { ...params, userId }
+      })
+    }
+    if (!stream) {
+      throw new CommitUpdateError("Can't resolve commit stream", {
+        info: { ...params, userId }
+      })
+    }
+    if (commit.author !== userId && stream.role !== Roles.Stream.Owner) {
+      throw new CommitUpdateError(
+        'Only the author of a commit or a stream owner may update it',
+        {
+          info: { ...params, userId, streamRole: stream.role }
+        }
+      )
+    }
 
-  return newCommit
-}
+    if (newBranchName) {
+      try {
+        const [newBranch, oldBranch] = await Promise.all([
+          deps.getStreamBranchByName(streamId, newBranchName),
+          deps.getCommitBranch(commitId)
+        ])
+
+        if (!newBranch || !oldBranch) {
+          throw new Error("Couldn't resolve branch")
+        }
+        if (!commit) {
+          throw new Error("Couldn't find commit")
+        }
+
+        await deps.switchCommitBranch(commitId, newBranch.id, oldBranch.id)
+      } catch (e) {
+        throw new CommitUpdateError('Failed to update commit branch', {
+          cause: ensureError(e),
+          info: params
+        })
+      }
+    }
+
+    let newCommit: CommitRecord = commit
+    if (message) {
+      newCommit = await deps.updateCommit(commitId, { message })
+    }
+
+    if (commit) {
+      await deps.addCommitUpdatedActivity({
+        commitId,
+        streamId: stream.id,
+        userId,
+        originalCommit: commit,
+        update: params,
+        newCommit
+      })
+
+      await Promise.all([
+        deps.markCommitStreamUpdated(commit.id),
+        deps.markCommitBranchUpdated(commit.id)
+      ])
+    }
+
+    return newCommit
+  }
 
 export const deleteCommitAndNotifyFactory =
   (deps: {
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/services/commit/retrieval.ts b/packages/server/modules/core/services/commit/retrieval.ts
index d5c1a1b15..8a2feb22a 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/services/commit/retrieval.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/core/services/commit/retrieval.ts
@@ -7,12 +7,10 @@ import {
   getBranchCommitsTotalCount,
   getPaginatedBranchCommits as getPaginatedBranchCommitsDb,
   getSpecificBranchCommitsFactory,
+  getStreamCommitCountFactory,
   PaginatedBranchCommitsParams
 } from '@/modules/core/repositories/commits'
-import {
-  getCommitsByStreamId,
-  getCommitsTotalCountByStreamId
-} from '@/modules/core/services/commits'
+import { getCommitsByStreamId } from '@/modules/core/services/commits'
 import { BadRequestError } from '@/modules/shared/errors'
 import { db } from '@/db/knex'
 
@@ -30,8 +28,7 @@ export async function getPaginatedStreamCommits(
     cursor: params.cursor,
     ignoreGlobalsBranch: true
   })
-  const totalCount = await getCommitsTotalCountByStreamId({
-    streamId,
+  const totalCount = await getStreamCommitCountFactory({ db })(streamId, {
     ignoreGlobalsBranch: true
   })
 
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/services/commit/viewerResources.ts b/packages/server/modules/core/services/commit/viewerResources.ts
index 55be2ac16..4ceda4b7a 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/services/commit/viewerResources.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/core/services/commit/viewerResources.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ import {
   GetBranchLatestCommits,
   GetStreamBranchesByName
 } from '@/modules/core/domain/branches/operations'
-import { GetSpecificBranchCommits } from '@/modules/core/domain/commits/operations'
+import {
+  GetAllBranchCommits,
+  GetCommitsAndTheirBranchIds,
+  GetSpecificBranchCommits
+} from '@/modules/core/domain/commits/operations'
 import {
   ResourceIdentifier,
   ResourceIdentifierInput,
@@ -20,10 +24,6 @@ import {
   ViewerUpdateTrackingTarget
 } from '@/modules/core/graph/generated/graphql'
 import { CommitRecord } from '@/modules/core/helpers/types'
-import {
-  getAllBranchCommits,
-  getCommitsAndTheirBranchIds
-} from '@/modules/core/repositories/commits'
 import { getStreamObjects } from '@/modules/core/repositories/objects'
 import { Optional, SpeckleViewer } from '@speckle/shared'
 import { flatten, keyBy, reduce, uniq, uniqWith } from 'lodash'
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ const getObjectResourceGroupsFactory =
 
 type GetVersionResourceGroupsIncludingAllVersionsFactoryDeps = {
   getStreamBranchesByName: GetStreamBranchesByName
-  getAllBranchCommits: typeof getAllBranchCommits
+  getAllBranchCommits: GetAllBranchCommits
 }
 
 const getVersionResourceGroupsIncludingAllVersionsFactory =
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ export const getViewerResourcesFromLegacyIdentifiersFactory =
   (
     deps: {
       getViewerResourcesForComments: GetViewerResourcesForComments
-      getCommitsAndTheirBranchIds: typeof getCommitsAndTheirBranchIds
+      getCommitsAndTheirBranchIds: GetCommitsAndTheirBranchIds
     } & GetObjectResourceGroupsDeps
   ): GetViewerResourcesFromLegacyIdentifiers =>
   async (
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/services/commits.js b/packages/server/modules/core/services/commits.js
index faf975d3b..0847bd6ef 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/services/commits.js
+++ b/packages/server/modules/core/services/commits.js
@@ -6,11 +6,9 @@ const Commits = () => knex('commits')
 const StreamCommits = () => knex('stream_commits')
 
 const {
-  getStreamCommitCount,
   getPaginatedBranchCommits,
   getBranchCommitsTotalCount
 } = require('@/modules/core/repositories/commits')
-const { updateCommitAndNotify } = require('@/modules/core/services/commit/management')
 const { clamp } = require('lodash')
 
 const getCommitsByUserIdBase = ({ userId, publicOnly, streamIdWhitelist }) => {
@@ -47,14 +45,6 @@ const getCommitsByUserIdBase = ({ userId, publicOnly, streamIdWhitelist }) => {
 }
 
 module.exports = {
-  /**
-   * @deprecated Use 'updateCommitAndNotify()'
-   */
-  async updateCommit({ streamId, id, message, newBranchName, userId }) {
-    await updateCommitAndNotify({ streamId, id, message, newBranchName }, userId)
-    return true
-  },
-
   /**
    * @deprecated Use `getBranchCommitsTotalCount()` instead
    */
@@ -89,10 +79,6 @@ module.exports = {
     return module.exports.getCommitsByBranchId({ branchId: myBranch.id, limit, cursor })
   },
 
-  async getCommitsTotalCountByStreamId({ streamId, ignoreGlobalsBranch }) {
-    return await getStreamCommitCount(streamId, { ignoreGlobalsBranch })
-  },
-
   /**
    * @returns {Promise<{
    *  commits: import('@/modules/core/helpers/types').CommitRecord[],
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/services/streams/clone.ts b/packages/server/modules/core/services/streams/clone.ts
index c17352ab6..72bf21301 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/services/streams/clone.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/core/services/streams/clone.ts
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ import {
   insertObjects
 } from '@/modules/core/repositories/objects'
 import {
-  getBatchedStreamCommits,
   generateCommitId,
-  insertCommits,
-  getBatchedBranchCommits,
   insertStreamCommitsFactory,
-  insertBranchCommitsFactory
+  insertBranchCommitsFactory,
+  getBatchedStreamCommitsFactory,
+  getBatchedBranchCommitsFactory,
+  insertCommitsFactory
 } from '@/modules/core/repositories/commits'
 import { chunk } from 'lodash'
 import {
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ async function cloneCommits(state: CloneStreamInitialState) {
   // oldCommitId/newCommitId
   const commitIdMap = new Map<string, string>()
 
+  const insertCommits = insertCommitsFactory({ db })
+  const getBatchedStreamCommits = getBatchedStreamCommitsFactory({ db })
   for await (const commitsBatch of getBatchedStreamCommits(state.targetStream.id, {
     trx: state.trx
   })) {
@@ -237,6 +239,8 @@ async function createBranchCommitReferences(
   branchIdMap: Map<string, string>
 ) {
   const oldBranchIds = [...branchIdMap.keys()]
+  const getBatchedBranchCommits = getBatchedBranchCommitsFactory({ db })
+
   for await (const branchCommits of getBatchedBranchCommits(oldBranchIds, {
     trx: state.trx
   })) {
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/tests/commits.spec.js b/packages/server/modules/core/tests/commits.spec.js
index 9935be106..717ad5506 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/tests/commits.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/modules/core/tests/commits.spec.js
@@ -8,11 +8,9 @@ const { createStream } = require('../services/streams')
 const { createObject } = require('../services/objects')
 
 const {
-  updateCommit,
   getCommitsTotalCountByBranchName,
   getCommitsByBranchName,
   getCommitsByStreamId,
-  getCommitsTotalCountByStreamId,
   getCommitsByUserId
 } = require('../services/commits')
 const {
@@ -34,17 +32,27 @@ const {
   deleteCommitFactory,
   createCommitFactory,
   insertStreamCommitsFactory,
-  insertBranchCommitsFactory
+  insertBranchCommitsFactory,
+  getCommitBranchFactory,
+  switchCommitBranchFactory,
+  updateCommitFactory,
+  getStreamCommitCountFactory
 } = require('@/modules/core/repositories/commits')
 const {
   deleteCommitAndNotifyFactory,
   createCommitByBranchIdFactory,
-  createCommitByBranchNameFactory
+  createCommitByBranchNameFactory,
+  updateCommitAndNotifyFactory
 } = require('@/modules/core/services/commit/management')
-const { markCommitStreamUpdated } = require('@/modules/core/repositories/streams')
+const {
+  markCommitStreamUpdated,
+  getCommitStream,
+  getStream
+} = require('@/modules/core/repositories/streams')
 const {
   addCommitDeletedActivity,
-  addCommitCreatedActivity
+  addCommitCreatedActivity,
+  addCommitUpdatedActivity
 } = require('@/modules/activitystream/services/commitActivity')
 const { getObject } = require('@/modules/core/repositories/objects')
 const { VersionsEmitter } = require('@/modules/core/events/versionsEmitter')
@@ -82,6 +90,20 @@ const createCommitByBranchName = createCommitByBranchNameFactory({
   getBranchById: getBranchByIdFactory({ db })
 })
 
+const updateCommitAndNotify = updateCommitAndNotifyFactory({
+  getCommit: getCommitFactory({ db }),
+  getStream,
+  getCommitStream,
+  getStreamBranchByName: getStreamBranchByNameFactory({ db }),
+  getCommitBranch: getCommitBranchFactory({ db }),
+  switchCommitBranch: switchCommitBranchFactory({ db }),
+  updateCommit: updateCommitFactory({ db }),
+  addCommitUpdatedActivity,
+  markCommitStreamUpdated,
+  markCommitBranchUpdated: markCommitBranchUpdatedFactory({ db })
+})
+const getStreamCommitCount = getStreamCommitCountFactory({ db })
+
 describe('Commits @core-commits', () => {
   const user = {
     name: 'Dimitrie Stefanescu',
@@ -255,13 +277,15 @@ describe('Commits @core-commits', () => {
   })
 
   it('Should update a commit', async () => {
-    const res = await updateCommit({
-      id: commitId1,
-      message: 'FIRST COMMIT YOOOOOO',
-      userId: user.id,
-      streamId: stream.id
-    })
-    expect(res).to.equal(true)
+    const res = await updateCommitAndNotify(
+      {
+        id: commitId1,
+        message: 'FIRST COMMIT YOOOOOO',
+        streamId: stream.id
+      },
+      user.id
+    )
+    expect(res).to.be.ok
   })
 
   it('Should delete a commit', async () => {
@@ -356,7 +380,7 @@ describe('Commits @core-commits', () => {
     expect(commits.length).to.equal(10)
     expect(commits2.length).to.equal(5)
 
-    const c = await getCommitsTotalCountByStreamId({ streamId })
+    const c = await getStreamCommitCount(streamId)
     expect(c).to.equal(15)
   })
 
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/cross-server-sync/index.ts b/packages/server/modules/cross-server-sync/index.ts
index 9db68e63c..5c5d839d9 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/cross-server-sync/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/cross-server-sync/index.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import {
 } from '@/modules/core/repositories/branches'
 import {
   createCommitFactory,
-  getAllBranchCommits,
+  getAllBranchCommitsFactory,
   getSpecificBranchCommitsFactory,
   insertBranchCommitsFactory,
   insertStreamCommitsFactory
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ const crossServerSyncModule: SpeckleModule = {
         getBranchLatestCommits: getBranchLatestCommitsFactory({ db }),
         getStreamBranchesByName: getStreamBranchesByNameFactory({ db }),
         getSpecificBranchCommits: getSpecificBranchCommitsFactory({ db }),
-        getAllBranchCommits
+        getAllBranchCommits: getAllBranchCommitsFactory({ db })
       })
     })
     const createCommentThreadAndNotify = createCommentThreadAndNotifyFactory({
diff --git a/packages/ui-components/src/components/layout/sidebar/Promo.vue b/packages/ui-components/src/components/layout/sidebar/Promo.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc385209e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ui-components/src/components/layout/sidebar/Promo.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<template>
+  <div
+    class="flex flex-col gap-y-1 sm:gap-y-2 border border-outline-3 rounded-lg py-2 px-3 sm:p-4 select-none"
+  >
+    <h6
+      v-if="title"
+      class="text-body-xs sm:text-heading-sm font-medium text-foreground"
+    >
+      {{ title }}
+    </h6>
+    <p v-if="text" class="text-body-2xs sm:text-body-xs text-foreground-2 !leading-5">
+      {{ text }}
+    </p>
+    <FormButton
+      v-if="buttonText"
+      size="sm"
+      class="mt-1"
+      :to="to"
+      :target="to ? '_blank' : undefined"
+      @click="$emit('onClick')"
+    >
+      {{ buttonText }}
+    </FormButton>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import FormButton from '~~/src/components/form/Button.vue'
+
+defineEmits(['onClick'])
+
+defineProps<{
+  title?: string
+  text?: string
+  to?: string
+  buttonText?: string
+}>()
+</script>
diff --git a/packages/ui-components/src/components/layout/sidebar/Sidebar.stories.ts b/packages/ui-components/src/components/layout/sidebar/Sidebar.stories.ts
index 794f57a5f..86c292d7b 100644
--- a/packages/ui-components/src/components/layout/sidebar/Sidebar.stories.ts
+++ b/packages/ui-components/src/components/layout/sidebar/Sidebar.stories.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { Meta, StoryObj } from '@storybook/vue3'
 import LayoutSidebar from '~~/src/components/layout/sidebar/Sidebar.vue'
+import LayoutSidebarPromo from '~~/src/components/layout/sidebar/Promo.vue'
 import LayoutSidebarMenu from '~~/src/components/layout/sidebar/menu/Menu.vue'
 import LayoutSidebarMenuGroup from '~~/src/components/layout/sidebar/menu/group/Group.vue'
 import LayoutSidebarMenuGroupItem from '~~/src/components/layout/sidebar/menu/group/Item.vue'
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ export const Dashboard: StoryObj = {
   render: (args) => ({
     components: {
       LayoutSidebar,
+      LayoutSidebarPromo,
       LayoutSidebarMenu,
       LayoutSidebarMenuGroup,
       LayoutSidebarMenuGroupItem,
@@ -68,6 +70,9 @@ export const Dashboard: StoryObj = {
             </LayoutSidebarMenuGroupItem>
           </LayoutSidebarMenuGroup>
         </LayoutSidebarMenu>
+        <template #promo>
+          <LayoutSidebarPromo title="Example Title" text="An example piece of text" />
+        </template>
       </LayoutSidebar>
     `
   })
diff --git a/packages/ui-components/src/components/layout/sidebar/Sidebar.vue b/packages/ui-components/src/components/layout/sidebar/Sidebar.vue
index 728045cc2..034433c1d 100644
--- a/packages/ui-components/src/components/layout/sidebar/Sidebar.vue
+++ b/packages/ui-components/src/components/layout/sidebar/Sidebar.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,17 @@
 <template>
+  <!-- If promo content is defined, scroll the menu items. If not, scroll the whole aside  -->
   <aside
-    class="flex flex-col justify-between h-full w-full overflow-y-auto overflow-x-hidden simple-scrollbar"
+    class="flex flex-col justify-between h-full w-full"
+    :class="$slots.promo ? '' : 'overflow-y-auto overflow-x-hidden simple-scrollbar'"
   >
-    <slot></slot>
+    <div
+      class="flex flex-col h-full w-full"
+      :class="$slots.promo ? 'overflow-y-auto overflow-x-hidden simple-scrollbar' : ''"
+    >
+      <slot></slot>
+    </div>
+    <div v-if="$slots.promo" class="shrink-0 pt-2">
+      <slot name="promo"></slot>
+    </div>
   </aside>
 </template>
diff --git a/packages/ui-components/src/lib.ts b/packages/ui-components/src/lib.ts
index 2a1be679b..fa4aead7b 100644
--- a/packages/ui-components/src/lib.ts
+++ b/packages/ui-components/src/lib.ts
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ import InfiniteLoading from '~~/src/components/InfiniteLoading.vue'
 import type { InfiniteLoaderState } from '~~/src/helpers/global/components'
 import LayoutPanel from '~~/src/components/layout/Panel.vue'
 import LayoutSidebar from '~~/src/components/layout/sidebar/Sidebar.vue'
+import LayoutSidebarPromo from '~~/src/components/layout/sidebar/Promo.vue'
 import LayoutSidebarMenu from '~~/src/components/layout/sidebar/menu/Menu.vue'
 import LayoutSidebarMenuGroup from '~~/src/components/layout/sidebar/menu/group/Group.vue'
 import LayoutSidebarMenuGroupItem from '~~/src/components/layout/sidebar/menu/group/Item.vue'
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ export {
   LayoutTabsVertical,
   LayoutTable,
   LayoutSidebar,
+  LayoutSidebarPromo,
   LayoutSidebarMenu,
   LayoutSidebarMenuGroup,
   LayoutSidebarMenuGroupItem,
diff --git a/packages/viewer/src/modules/LegacyViewer.ts b/packages/viewer/src/modules/LegacyViewer.ts
index ab25c2beb..b07ba59d0 100644
--- a/packages/viewer/src/modules/LegacyViewer.ts
+++ b/packages/viewer/src/modules/LegacyViewer.ts
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ export class LegacyViewer extends Viewer {
     ghost = false
   ): Promise<FilteringState> {
     return new Promise<FilteringState>((resolve) => {
-      const filteringState = this.preserveSelectionFilter(() => {
+      const filteringState = this.preserveSelectionHighlightFilter(() => {
         return this.filtering.hideObjects(
           objectIds,
           stateKey,
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ export class LegacyViewer extends Viewer {
     includeDescendants = false
   ): Promise<FilteringState> {
     return new Promise<FilteringState>((resolve) => {
-      const filteringState = this.preserveSelectionFilter(() => {
+      const filteringState = this.preserveSelectionHighlightFilter(() => {
         return this.filtering.showObjects(objectIds, stateKey, includeDescendants)
       })
       resolve(filteringState)
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ export class LegacyViewer extends Viewer {
     ghost = true
   ): Promise<FilteringState> {
     return new Promise<FilteringState>((resolve) => {
-      const filteringState = this.preserveSelectionFilter(() => {
+      const filteringState = this.preserveSelectionHighlightFilter(() => {
         return this.filtering.isolateObjects(
           objectIds,
           stateKey,
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ export class LegacyViewer extends Viewer {
     includeDescendants = false
   ): Promise<FilteringState> {
     return new Promise<FilteringState>((resolve) => {
-      const filteringState = this.preserveSelectionFilter(() => {
+      const filteringState = this.preserveSelectionHighlightFilter(() => {
         return this.filtering.unIsolateObjects(objectIds, stateKey, includeDescendants)
       })
       resolve(filteringState)
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ export class LegacyViewer extends Viewer {
 
   public setColorFilter(property: PropertyInfo, ghost = true): Promise<FilteringState> {
     return new Promise<FilteringState>((resolve) => {
-      const filteringState = this.preserveSelectionFilter(() => {
+      const filteringState = this.preserveSelectionHighlightFilter(() => {
         return this.filtering.setColorFilter(property, ghost)
       })
       resolve(filteringState)
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ export class LegacyViewer extends Viewer {
 
   public removeColorFilter(): Promise<FilteringState> {
     return new Promise<FilteringState>((resolve) => {
-      const filteringState = this.preserveSelectionFilter(() => {
+      const filteringState = this.preserveSelectionHighlightFilter(() => {
         return this.filtering.removeColorFilter()
       })
       resolve(filteringState)
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ export class LegacyViewer extends Viewer {
     groups: { objectIds: string[]; color: string }[]
   ): Promise<FilteringState> {
     return new Promise<FilteringState>((resolve) => {
-      const filteringState = this.preserveSelectionFilter(() => {
+      const filteringState = this.preserveSelectionHighlightFilter(() => {
         return this.filtering.setUserObjectColors(groups)
       })
       resolve(filteringState)
@@ -307,20 +307,25 @@ export class LegacyViewer extends Viewer {
 
   public resetFilters(): Promise<FilteringState | null> {
     return new Promise<FilteringState>((resolve) => {
-      const filteringState = this.preserveSelectionFilter(() => {
+      const filteringState = this.preserveSelectionHighlightFilter(() => {
         return this.filtering.resetFilters()
       })
       resolve(filteringState)
     })
   }
 
-  private preserveSelectionFilter(
+  private preserveSelectionHighlightFilter(
     filterFn: () => FilteringState | null
   ): FilteringState {
     const selectedObjects = this.selection
       .getSelectedObjects()
       .map((obj) => obj.id) as string[]
+    const highLightedObjects = this.highlightExtension
+      .getSelectedObjects()
+      .map((obj) => obj.id) as string[]
     if (selectedObjects.length) this.selection.clearSelection()
+    if (highLightedObjects.length)
+      this.highlightExtension.unselectObjects(highLightedObjects)
     const filteringState = filterFn()
     if (filteringState) {
       if (!filteringState.selectedObjects)
@@ -328,6 +333,8 @@ export class LegacyViewer extends Viewer {
 
       this.selection.selectObjects(filteringState.selectedObjects)
     }
+    if (highLightedObjects.length)
+      this.highlightExtension.selectObjects(highLightedObjects)
     return filteringState || this.filtering.filteringState
   }