diff --git a/plugins/workbench-resources/src/components/SpecialView.svelte b/plugins/workbench-resources/src/components/SpecialView.svelte
index 04d61d253a7..07c451c8333 100644
--- a/plugins/workbench-resources/src/components/SpecialView.svelte
+++ b/plugins/workbench-resources/src/components/SpecialView.svelte
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
   export let label: IntlString
   export let createLabel: IntlString | undefined
   export let createComponent: AnyComponent | undefined
-  export let descriptor: Ref<ViewletDescriptor> | undefined
+  export let createComponentProps: Record<string, any> = {}
+  export let descriptor: Ref<ViewletDescriptor> | undefined = undefined
   export let baseQuery: DocumentQuery<Doc> = {}
 
   let search = ''
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@
 
   function showCreateDialog (ev: MouseEvent) {
     if (createComponent === undefined) return
-    showPopup(createComponent, {}, 'top')
+    showPopup(createComponent, createComponentProps, 'top')
   }
 
   function updateResultQuery (search: string, baseQuery: DocumentQuery<Doc> = {}): DocumentQuery<Doc> {
diff --git a/plugins/workbench-resources/src/components/navigator/SpecialElement.svelte b/plugins/workbench-resources/src/components/navigator/SpecialElement.svelte
index 51ed139722f..a9b18ffb532 100644
--- a/plugins/workbench-resources/src/components/navigator/SpecialElement.svelte
+++ b/plugins/workbench-resources/src/components/navigator/SpecialElement.svelte
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 </script>
 
 <!-- svelte-ignore a11y-mouse-events-have-key-events -->
+<!-- svelte-ignore a11y-click-events-have-key-events -->
 <div
   class="antiNav-element"
   class:selected
diff --git a/plugins/workbench-resources/src/index.ts b/plugins/workbench-resources/src/index.ts
index 9f9af28bf5d..aeff72fb9c4 100644
--- a/plugins/workbench-resources/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/workbench-resources/src/index.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ function hasArchiveSpaces (spaces: Space[]): boolean {
 export { default as SpaceBrowser } from './components/SpaceBrowser.svelte'
 export { default as TreeNode } from './components/navigator/TreeNode.svelte'
 export { default as SpecialElement } from './components/navigator/SpecialElement.svelte'
+export { SpecialView }
 export default async (): Promise<Resources> => ({
   component: {
     WorkbenchApp,