diff --git a/static/index.html b/static/index.html
index fd394c0b..e934b2cb 100644
--- a/static/index.html
+++ b/static/index.html
@@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@
   <aside class="rightpanel">
     <div class="resize-handle" id="rightpanelResize"></div>
     <div class="panel-header">
-      <span>Workspace</span>
+      <span id="workspacePanelHeading" class="workspace-panel-heading" role="button" tabindex="0" title="Workspace root">Workspace</span>
       <span class="git-badge" id="gitBadge" style="display:none"></span>
       <div class="panel-actions">
         <button class="panel-icon-btn has-tooltip has-tooltip--bottom" id="btnCollapseWorkspacePanel" data-tooltip="Hide workspace panel" onclick="toggleWorkspacePanel(false)"><svg width="14" height="14" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true"><polyline points="15 18 9 12 15 6"/></svg></button>
diff --git a/static/style.css b/static/style.css
index ace8219e..b9943aeb 100644
--- a/static/style.css
+++ b/static/style.css
@@ -1160,6 +1160,8 @@
      @container queries below cut to display:none at hard breakpoints. */
   .panel-header{padding:12px 16px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border);font-size:11px;font-weight:600;color:var(--muted);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.1em;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;overflow:visible;}
   .panel-header > span:first-child{white-space:nowrap;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;min-width:0;flex-shrink:2;}
+  .workspace-panel-heading{cursor:pointer;border-radius:6px;padding:2px 4px;margin:-2px -4px;}
+  .workspace-panel-heading:hover,.workspace-panel-heading:focus{color:var(--text);background:var(--hover-bg);outline:none;}
   .git-badge{font-size:9px;font-weight:600;color:var(--muted);background:var(--hover-bg);padding:2px 7px;border-radius:4px;letter-spacing:.02em;white-space:nowrap;font-family:'SF Mono',ui-monospace,monospace;flex-shrink:3;overflow:hidden;min-width:0;}
   .topbar-source-badge{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;margin-left:6px;padding:2px 7px;border-radius:999px;background:var(--accent-bg);color:var(--accent-text);font-size:10px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.02em;vertical-align:middle;}
   .git-badge.dirty{color:var(--accent-text);background:var(--accent-bg);}
diff --git a/static/ui.js b/static/ui.js
index 91845460..6b02da86 100644
--- a/static/ui.js
+++ b/static/ui.js
@@ -6103,6 +6103,95 @@ try{S.showHiddenWorkspaceFiles=localStorage.getItem('hermes-workspace-show-hidde
 if(document.readyState==='loading')document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded',_syncWorkspaceHiddenToggle);
 else _syncWorkspaceHiddenToggle();
 
+function bindWorkspaceHeadingActions(){
+  const heading=$('workspacePanelHeading');
+  if(!heading||heading.dataset.bound==='1')return;
+  heading.dataset.bound='1';
+  const goRoot=()=>{
+    if(S.session&&S.session.workspace) loadDir('.');
+  };
+  heading.onclick=goRoot;
+  heading.onkeydown=(e)=>{
+    if(e.key==='Enter'||e.key===' '){
+      e.preventDefault();
+      goRoot();
+    }
+  };
+  heading.oncontextmenu=(e)=>{
+    e.preventDefault();
+    e.stopPropagation();
+    if(S.session&&S.session.workspace) _showWorkspaceRootContextMenu(e);
+  };
+}
+if(document.readyState==='loading') document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded',bindWorkspaceHeadingActions);
+else bindWorkspaceHeadingActions();
+
+function _workspaceContextMenuItem(label, onClick, opts={}){
+  const item=document.createElement('div');
+  item.textContent=label;
+  item.style.cssText='padding:7px 14px;cursor:pointer;font-size:13px;color:'+(opts.danger?'var(--error,#e94560)':'var(--text)')+';';
+  item.onmouseenter=()=>item.style.background='var(--hover-bg)';
+  item.onmouseleave=()=>item.style.background='';
+  item.onclick=onClick;
+  return item;
+}
+
+function _copyTextWithFallback(text, successMsg, failurePrefix){
+  const done=()=>showToast(successMsg);
+  const fail=(err)=>showToast(failurePrefix+(err&&err.message?err.message:String(err||'')));
+  if(navigator.clipboard&&navigator.clipboard.writeText){
+    return navigator.clipboard.writeText(text).then(done).catch(err=>{
+      const ta=document.createElement('textarea');
+      ta.value=text;
+      ta.style.cssText='position:fixed;left:-9999px;top:-9999px;';
+      document.body.appendChild(ta);
+      ta.select();
+      let copied=false;
+      try{copied=document.execCommand('copy');}catch(_){}
+      ta.remove();
+      if(copied) done(); else fail(err);
+    });
+  }
+  const ta=document.createElement('textarea');
+  ta.value=text;
+  ta.style.cssText='position:fixed;left:-9999px;top:-9999px;';
+  document.body.appendChild(ta);
+  ta.select();
+  let copied=false;
+  try{copied=document.execCommand('copy');}catch(err){ta.remove();fail(err);return Promise.resolve();}
+  ta.remove();
+  if(copied) done(); else fail('clipboard unavailable');
+  return Promise.resolve();
+}
+
+function _showWorkspaceRootContextMenu(e){
+  document.querySelectorAll('.file-ctx-menu').forEach(el=>el.remove());
+  const menu=document.createElement('div');
+  menu.className='file-ctx-menu workspace-root-ctx-menu';
+  menu.style.cssText='position:fixed;background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:8px;padding:6px 0;z-index:9999;min-width:160px;box-shadow:0 4px 16px rgba(0,0,0,.35);';
+  const vw=window.innerWidth,vh=window.innerHeight;
+  menu.style.left=(e.clientX+160>vw?e.clientX-170:e.clientX)+'px';
+  menu.style.top=(e.clientY+80>vh?e.clientY-80:e.clientY)+'px';
+
+  menu.appendChild(_workspaceContextMenuItem(t('reveal_in_finder'),async()=>{
+    menu.remove();
+    try{await api('/api/file/reveal',{method:'POST',body:JSON.stringify({session_id:S.session.session_id,path:'.'})});}
+    catch(err){showToast(t('reveal_failed')+(err.message||err));}
+  }));
+
+  menu.appendChild(_workspaceContextMenuItem(t('copy_file_path'),async()=>{
+    menu.remove();
+    try{
+      const r=await api('/api/file/path',{method:'POST',body:JSON.stringify({session_id:S.session.session_id,path:'.'})});
+      await _copyTextWithFallback((r&&r.path)||'.',t('path_copied'),t('path_copy_failed'));
+    }catch(err){showToast(t('path_copy_failed')+(err.message||err));}
+  }));
+
+  document.body.appendChild(menu);
+  const dismiss=()=>{menu.remove();document.removeEventListener('click',dismiss);};
+  setTimeout(()=>document.addEventListener('click',dismiss),0);
+}
+
 // Track expanded directories for tree view
 if(!S._expandedDirs) S._expandedDirs=new Set();
 // Cache of fetched directory contents: path -> entries[]
diff --git a/tests/test_issue1786_workspace_heading_actions.py b/tests/test_issue1786_workspace_heading_actions.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..577351d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_issue1786_workspace_heading_actions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+INDEX_HTML = (ROOT / "static" / "index.html").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+UI_JS = (ROOT / "static" / "ui.js").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+
+
+def test_workspace_heading_is_interactive_root_control():
+    """The WORKSPACE panel heading should behave like the breadcrumb root."""
+    assert 'id="workspacePanelHeading"' in INDEX_HTML
+    assert "bindWorkspaceHeadingActions" in UI_JS
+    assert "loadDir('.')" in UI_JS
+
+
+def test_workspace_heading_context_menu_exposes_root_reveal_and_copy_path():
+    """Right-clicking the heading should expose root-scoped Reveal and Copy path actions."""
+    assert "_showWorkspaceRootContextMenu" in UI_JS
+    assert "'/api/file/reveal'" in UI_JS
+    assert "'/api/file/path'" in UI_JS
+    assert "path:'.'" in UI_JS.replace(" ", "")
+    assert "copy_file_path" in UI_JS
+    assert "reveal_in_finder" in UI_JS