diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/general/ViewIcon.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/general/ViewIcon.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5d347ea34b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/general/ViewIcon.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<script lang="ts" setup>
+import { Icon as IcIcon } from '@iconify/vue'
+import type { TableType } from 'nocodb-sdk'
+import { viewIcons } from '#imports'
+
+const { meta: viewMeta } = defineProps<{
+  meta: TableType
+}>()
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <IcIcon
+    v-if="viewMeta?.meta?.icon"
+    :data-testid="`nc-icon-${viewMeta?.meta?.icon}`"
+    class="text-[16px]"
+    :icon="viewMeta?.meta?.icon"
+  ></IcIcon>
+  <component
+    :is="viewIcons[viewMeta.type]?.icon"
+    v-else
+    class="nc-view-icon group-hover"
+    :style="{ color: viewIcons[viewMeta.type]?.color }"
+  />
+</template>
+
+<style scoped></style>
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/sidebar/MenuTop.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/sidebar/MenuTop.vue
index d8b23daa84..a08eed3735 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/sidebar/MenuTop.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/sidebar/MenuTop.vue
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ const initSortable = (el: HTMLElement) => {
   if (sortable) sortable.destroy()
 
   sortable = new Sortable(el, {
-    handle: '.nc-drag-icon',
+    // handle: '.nc-drag-icon',
     ghostClass: 'ghost',
     onStart: onSortStart,
     onEnd: onSortEnd,
@@ -213,6 +213,23 @@ function openDeleteDialog(view: ViewType) {
     close(1000)
   }
 }
+
+const setIcon = async (icon: string, view: ViewType) => {
+  try {
+    view.meta = {
+      ...(view.meta || {}),
+      icon,
+    }
+
+    api.dbView.update(view.id as string, {
+      meta: view.meta,
+    })
+
+    $e('a:view:icon:sidebar', { icon })
+  } catch (e) {
+    message.error(await extractSdkResponseErrorMsg(e))
+  }
+}
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -234,6 +251,7 @@ function openDeleteDialog(view: ViewType) {
       @open-modal="$emit('openModal', $event)"
       @delete="openDeleteDialog"
       @rename="onRename"
+      @select-icon="setIcon($event, view)"
     />
   </a-menu>
 </template>
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/sidebar/RenameableMenuItem.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/sidebar/RenameableMenuItem.vue
index bdf6c607d8..3d5646d57c 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/sidebar/RenameableMenuItem.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/sidebar/RenameableMenuItem.vue
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import type { KanbanType, ViewType, ViewTypes } from 'nocodb-sdk'
 import type { WritableComputedRef } from '@vue/reactivity'
 import {
   IsLockedInj,
-  computed,
   inject,
   message,
   onKeyStroke,
@@ -11,7 +10,6 @@ import {
   useNuxtApp,
   useUIPermission,
   useVModel,
-  viewIcons,
 } from '#imports'
 
 interface Props {
@@ -21,9 +19,15 @@ interface Props {
 
 interface Emits {
   (event: 'update:view', data: Record<string, any>): void
+
+  (event: 'selectIcon', icon: string): void
+
   (event: 'changeView', view: Record<string, any>): void
+
   (event: 'rename', view: ViewType): void
+
   (event: 'delete', view: ViewType): void
+
   (event: 'openModal', data: { type: ViewTypes; title?: string; copyViewId?: string; groupingFieldColumnId?: string }): void
 }
 
@@ -48,8 +52,6 @@ let isStopped = $ref(false)
 /** Original view title when editing the view name */
 let originalTitle = $ref<string | undefined>()
 
-const viewType = computed(() => vModel.value.type as number)
-
 /** Debounce click handler, so we can potentially enable editing view name {@see onDblClick} */
 const onClick = useDebounceFn(() => {
   if (isEditing || isStopped) return
@@ -172,17 +174,14 @@ function onStopEdit() {
     @click.stop="onClick"
   >
     <div v-e="['a:view:open', { view: vModel.type }]" class="text-xs flex items-center w-full gap-2" data-testid="view-item">
-      <div class="flex w-auto" :data-testid="`view-sidebar-drag-handle-${vModel.alias || vModel.title}`">
-        <MdiDrag
-          class="nc-drag-icon hidden group-hover:block transition-opacity opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 text-gray-500 !cursor-move"
-          @click.stop.prevent
-        />
-
-        <component
-          :is="viewIcons[viewType].icon"
-          class="nc-view-icon group-hover:hidden"
-          :style="{ color: viewIcons[viewType].color }"
-        />
+      <div class="flex w-auto min-w-5" :data-testid="`view-sidebar-drag-handle-${vModel.alias || vModel.title}`">
+        <a-dropdown :trigger="['click']" @click.stop>
+          <GeneralViewIcon :meta="props.view"></GeneralViewIcon>
+
+          <template v-if="isUIAllowed('viewIconCustomisation')" #overlay>
+            <GeneralEmojiIcons class="shadow bg-white p-2" @select-icon="emits('selectIcon', $event)" />
+          </template>
+        </a-dropdown>
       </div>
 
       <a-input v-if="isEditing" :ref="focusInput" v-model:value="vModel.title" @blur="onCancel" @keydown="onKeyDown($event)" />
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/toolbar/ViewActions.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/toolbar/ViewActions.vue
index d182980b12..83cf7acb2d 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/toolbar/ViewActions.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/toolbar/ViewActions.vue
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import {
   IsLockedInj,
   IsPublicInj,
   extractSdkResponseErrorMsg,
-  getViewIcon,
   inject,
   message,
   ref,
@@ -93,11 +92,7 @@ useMenuCloseOnEsc(open)
     <a-dropdown v-model:visible="open" :trigger="['click']" overlay-class-name="nc-dropdown-actions-menu">
       <a-button v-e="['c:actions']" class="nc-actions-menu-btn nc-toolbar-btn">
         <div class="flex gap-2 items-center">
-          <component
-            :is="getViewIcon(selectedView?.type)?.icon"
-            class="nc-view-icon group-hover:hidden"
-            :style="{ color: getViewIcon(selectedView?.type)?.color }"
-          />
+          <GeneralViewIcon :meta="selectedView"></GeneralViewIcon>
 
           <span class="!text-sm font-weight-normal">
             <GeneralTruncateText>{{ selectedView?.title }}</GeneralTruncateText>
diff --git a/packages/nocodb-sdk/src/lib/Api.ts b/packages/nocodb-sdk/src/lib/Api.ts
index 025a6beac1..52c27fda2f 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb-sdk/src/lib/Api.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb-sdk/src/lib/Api.ts
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ export interface ViewType {
   fk_model_id?: string;
   slug?: string;
   uuid?: string;
+  meta?: any;
   show_system_fields?: boolean;
   lock_type?: 'collaborative' | 'locked' | 'personal';
   type?: number;
@@ -2316,6 +2317,7 @@ export class Api<
       viewId: string,
       data: {
         order?: number;
+        meta?: any;
         title?: string;
         show_system_fields?: boolean;
         lock_type?: 'collaborative' | 'locked' | 'personal';
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/models/Model.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/models/Model.ts
index 799395ae85..17d3160cb2 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/models/Model.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/models/Model.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import Noco from '../Noco';
+import { parseMetaProp } from '../utils/modelUtils'
 import Column from './Column';
 import NocoCache from '../cache/NocoCache';
 import { XKnex } from '../db/sql-data-mapper';
@@ -22,21 +23,7 @@ import { NcError } from '../meta/helpers/catchError';
 import Audit from './Audit';
 import { sanitize } from '../db/sql-data-mapper/lib/sql/helpers/sanitize';
 
-function parseMetaProp(modelOrModelList: Model[] | Model) {
-  if (!modelOrModelList) return;
-
-  // parse meta property
-  for (const model of Array.isArray(modelOrModelList)
-    ? modelOrModelList
-    : [modelOrModelList]) {
-    try {
-      model.meta =
-        typeof model.meta === 'string' ? JSON.parse(model.meta) : model.meta;
-    } catch {
-      model.meta = {};
-    }
-  }
-}
+
 
 export default class Model implements TableType {
   copy_enabled: boolean;
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/models/View.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/models/View.ts
index d608010fe9..06c092cc04 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/models/View.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/models/View.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   CacheScope,
   MetaTable,
 } from '../utils/globals';
+import { parseMetaProp, stringifyMetaProp } from '../utils/modelUtils'
 import Model from './Model';
 import FormView from './FormView';
 import GridView from './GridView';
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ export default class View implements ViewType {
       ));
     if (!view) {
       view = await ncMeta.metaGet2(null, null, MetaTable.VIEWS, viewId);
+      parseMetaProp(view);
       await NocoCache.set(`${CacheScope.VIEW}:${view.id}`, view);
     }
 
@@ -156,6 +158,7 @@ export default class View implements ViewType {
           ],
         }
       );
+      parseMetaProp(view);
       // todo: cache - titleOrId can be viewId so we need a different scope here
       await NocoCache.set(
         `${CacheScope.VIEW}:${fk_model_id}:${titleOrId}`,
@@ -188,6 +191,7 @@ export default class View implements ViewType {
         },
         null
       );
+      parseMetaProp(view);
       await NocoCache.set(`${CacheScope.VIEW}:${fk_model_id}:default`, view);
     }
     return view && new View(view);
@@ -204,6 +208,7 @@ export default class View implements ViewType {
           order: 'asc',
         },
       });
+      parseMetaProp(viewsList);
       await NocoCache.setList(CacheScope.VIEW, [modelId], viewsList);
     }
     viewsList.sort(
@@ -254,8 +259,11 @@ export default class View implements ViewType {
       base_id: view.base_id,
       created_at: view.created_at,
       updated_at: view.updated_at,
+      meta: view.meta ?? {},
     };
 
+    stringifyMetaProp(insertObj);
+
     // get project and base id if missing
     if (!(view.project_id && view.base_id)) {
       const model = await Model.getByIdOrName({ id: view.fk_model_id }, ncMeta);
@@ -838,7 +846,9 @@ export default class View implements ViewType {
       'meta',
       'uuid',
     ]);
-    updateObj.meta = JSON.stringify(updateObj.meta);
+    // if meta data defined then stringify it
+    stringifyMetaProp(updateObj);
+
     // get existing cache
     const key = `${CacheScope.VIEW}:${viewId}`;
     let o = await NocoCache.get(key, CacheGetType.TYPE_OBJECT);
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/utils/modelUtils.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/utils/modelUtils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f2b6c7b96c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/utils/modelUtils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+export function parseMetaProp(modelOrModelList: { meta: any } | { meta: any }[]) {
+  if (!modelOrModelList) return
+
+  // parse meta property
+  for (const model of Array.isArray(modelOrModelList)
+    ? modelOrModelList
+    : [modelOrModelList]) {
+    try {
+      model.meta =
+        typeof model.meta === 'string' ? JSON.parse(model.meta) : model.meta
+    } catch {
+      model.meta = {}
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export function stringifyMetaProp(
+  modelOrModelList: { meta?: any } | { meta?: any }[],
+) {
+  if (!modelOrModelList) return
+
+  // parse meta property
+  for (const model of Array.isArray(modelOrModelList)
+    ? modelOrModelList
+    : [modelOrModelList]) {
+    try {
+      model.meta =
+        typeof model.meta !== 'string' ? model.meta : JSON.parse(model.meta)
+    } catch (e) {
+      model.meta = '{}'
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/scripts/sdk/swagger.json b/scripts/sdk/swagger.json
index b2a6ce14ed..fd0816a2ee 100644
--- a/scripts/sdk/swagger.json
+++ b/scripts/sdk/swagger.json
@@ -2194,6 +2194,8 @@
                   "order": {
                     "type": "number"
                   },
+                  "meta": {
+                  },
                   "title": {
                     "type": "string"
                   },
@@ -7586,6 +7588,8 @@
           "uuid": {
             "type": "string"
           },
+          "meta": {
+          },
           "show_system_fields": {
             "type": "boolean"
           },