diff --git a/canvas_modules/common-canvas/src/object-model/redux/canvas-store.js b/canvas_modules/common-canvas/src/object-model/redux/canvas-store.js
index b7c9bb108b..a662432f19 100644
--- a/canvas_modules/common-canvas/src/object-model/redux/canvas-store.js
+++ b/canvas_modules/common-canvas/src/object-model/redux/canvas-store.js
@@ -259,6 +259,10 @@ export default class CanavasStore {
 		return this.cloneData(this.store.getState().tooltip);
 	}
 
+	isLeftFlyoutOpen() {
+		return this.store.getState().leftflyout.isOpen;
+	}
+
 	isRightFlyoutOpen() {
 		return this.store.getState().rightflyout.isOpen;
 	}
diff --git a/canvas_modules/common-canvas/src/palette/palette.scss b/canvas_modules/common-canvas/src/palette/palette.scss
index c6012352af..9c74db85c6 100644
--- a/canvas_modules/common-canvas/src/palette/palette.scss
+++ b/canvas_modules/common-canvas/src/palette/palette.scss
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ $palette-search-container-height: 41px;
 	}
 }
 
+.palette-nav {
+	height: 100%;
+}
+
 .palette-flyout-content {
 	position: absolute; // Needed to allow the scroll of categories/nodes to work.
 	height: 100%;
diff --git a/canvas_modules/harness/src/client/components/custom-canvases/stages/stages-canvas.jsx b/canvas_modules/harness/src/client/components/custom-canvases/stages/stages-canvas.jsx
index 704ab3ef64..f183897f9e 100644
--- a/canvas_modules/harness/src/client/components/custom-canvases/stages/stages-canvas.jsx
+++ b/canvas_modules/harness/src/client/components/custom-canvases/stages/stages-canvas.jsx
@@ -13,12 +13,14 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
+/* eslint no-alert: "off" */
 
 import React from "react";
 import PropTypes from "prop-types";
 
 import { CommonCanvas, CanvasController, Palette } from "common-canvas"; // eslint-disable-line import/no-unresolved
 
+import { Button } from "@carbon/react";
 import { Edit, OpenPanelFilledLeft, Search } from "@carbon/react/icons";
 
 import MultiCommandPanel from "./multi-command-panel";
@@ -31,7 +33,8 @@ export default class StagesCanvas extends React.Component {
 		super(props);
 
 		this.state = {
-			leftFlyout: null
+			leftFlyout: null,
+			showLeftFlyout: false
 		};
 
 		this.canvasController = new CanvasController();
@@ -52,12 +55,26 @@ export default class StagesCanvas extends React.Component {
 				return { linkId: link.id, pipelineId: pId, decorations: decs };
 			});
 		this.canvasController.setLinksMultiDecorations(pipelineLinkDecorations);
+
+		// Palette header object - used in a real application to open an asset browser.
+		this.paletteHeader = (
+			<div style={{ borderBottom: "1px solid lightgray", height: "fit-content", padding: "20px 18px 20px" }} >
+				<Button kind="tertiary" size="sm" onClick={() => window.alert("In a real application an Asset Browser would open now.")}>
+					Add asset to canvas +
+				</Button>
+			</div>
+		);
 	}
 
 	getToolbarConfig() {
+		// The code below can be used if flipping between the two palette icons with the arrow is needed
+		// const icon = this.state.showLeftFlyout ? (<SidePanelCloseFilled />) : (<SidePanelOpenFilled />);
+
+		const icon = (<OpenPanelFilledLeft />);
+
 		const toolbarConfig = {
 			leftBar: [
-				{ action: "left-flyout-palette", enable: true, iconEnabled: (<OpenPanelFilledLeft size={32} />) },
+				{ action: "left-flyout-palette", enable: true, iconEnabled: icon },
 				{ action: "left-flyout-search", enable: true, iconEnabled: (<Search size={32} />) },
 				{ divider: true },
 				{ action: "undo",
@@ -114,6 +131,7 @@ export default class StagesCanvas extends React.Component {
 			enableMarkdownInComments: true,
 			enableContextToolbar: true,
 			enableResizableNodes: true,
+			enablePaletteHeader: this.paletteHeader,
 			tipConfig: {
 				palette: true,
 				nodes: true,
@@ -210,18 +228,18 @@ export default class StagesCanvas extends React.Component {
 	editActionHandler(data, command) {
 		if (data.editType === "left-flyout-palette") {
 			if (this.state.leftFlyout === "palette") {
-				this.setState({ leftFlyout: null });
+				this.setState({ leftFlyout: null, showLeftFlyout: false });
 
 			} else {
-				this.setState({ leftFlyout: "palette" });
+				this.setState({ leftFlyout: "palette", showLeftFlyout: true });
 			}
 
 		} else if (data.editType === "left-flyout-search") {
 			if (this.state.leftFlyout === "search") {
-				this.setState({ leftFlyout: null });
+				this.setState({ leftFlyout: null, showLeftFlyout: false });
 
 			} else {
-				this.setState({ leftFlyout: "search" });
+				this.setState({ leftFlyout: "search", showLeftFlyout: true });
 			}
 
 		} else if (data.editType === "linkNodes") {
@@ -282,15 +300,12 @@ export default class StagesCanvas extends React.Component {
 		const config = this.getConfig();
 		const toolbarConfig = this.getToolbarConfig();
 
-		let showLeftFlyout = false;
 		let leftFlyoutContent = null;
 
 		if (this.state.leftFlyout === "palette") {
-			showLeftFlyout = true;
 			leftFlyoutContent = (<Palette canvasController={this.canvasController} />);
 
 		} else if (this.state.leftFlyout === "search") {
-			showLeftFlyout = true;
 			leftFlyoutContent = (
 				<div style={{ width: "300px", padding: "20px" }}>
 					This panel could contain Search controls to provde a sophisticated search experience.
@@ -306,7 +321,7 @@ export default class StagesCanvas extends React.Component {
 				contextMenuHandler={this.contextMenuHandler}
 				toolbarConfig={toolbarConfig}
 				config={config}
-				showLeftFlyout={showLeftFlyout}
+				showLeftFlyout={this.state.showLeftFlyout}
 				leftFlyoutContent={leftFlyoutContent}
 			/>
 		);