diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 249b03910bd59e9831de9b27dc171fd1c667a4e7..6e6d76b7227a842c12ea3655d0d0f558c8696975 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -16,5 +16,11 @@
   ],
   "preCreateCommand": "cargo build --release && cargo check",
   "postStartCommand": "./target/release/node-template --dev --ws-external",
+  "menuActions": [
+    {"id": "polkadotjs",
+     "label": "Open PolkadotJS Apps",
+     "type": "external-preview",
+     "args": ["https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2F/$HOST/wss"]}
+  ],
   "image": "paritytech/substrate-playground-template-node-template:latest"
 }