diff --git a/app/azure/AzureSidebar/AzureSidebar.test.tsx b/app/azure/AzureSidebar/AzureSidebar.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..607e6663b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/azure/AzureSidebar/AzureSidebar.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import { render, within } from '@/react-tools/test-utils';
+
+import { AzureSidebar } from './AzureSidebar';
+
+test('dashboard items should render correctly', () => {
+  const { getByLabelText } = renderComponent();
+  const dashboardItem = getByLabelText('Dashboard');
+  expect(dashboardItem).toBeVisible();
+  expect(dashboardItem).toHaveTextContent('Dashboard');
+
+  const dashboardItemElements = within(dashboardItem);
+  expect(dashboardItemElements.getByLabelText('itemIcon')).toBeVisible();
+  expect(dashboardItemElements.getByLabelText('itemIcon')).toHaveClass(
+    'fa-tachometer-alt',
+    'fa-fw'
+  );
+
+  const containerInstancesItem = getByLabelText('ContainerInstances');
+  expect(containerInstancesItem).toBeVisible();
+  expect(containerInstancesItem).toHaveTextContent('Container instances');
+
+  const containerInstancesItemElements = within(containerInstancesItem);
+  expect(
+    containerInstancesItemElements.getByLabelText('itemIcon')
+  ).toBeVisible();
+  expect(containerInstancesItemElements.getByLabelText('itemIcon')).toHaveClass(
+    'fa-cubes',
+    'fa-fw'
+  );
+});
+
+function renderComponent() {
+  return render(<AzureSidebar environmentId={1} />);
+}
diff --git a/app/azure/AzureSidebar/AzureSidebar.tsx b/app/azure/AzureSidebar/AzureSidebar.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca83d51b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/azure/AzureSidebar/AzureSidebar.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { r2a } from '@/react-tools/react2angular';
+import { SidebarMenuItem } from '@/portainer/components/sidebar/SidebarMenuItem';
+import type { EnvironmentId } from '@/portainer/environments/types';
+
+interface Props {
+  environmentId: EnvironmentId;
+}
+
+export function AzureSidebar({ environmentId }: Props) {
+  return (
+    <>
+      <SidebarMenuItem
+        path="azure.dashboard"
+        pathParams={{ endpointId: environmentId }}
+        iconClass="fa-tachometer-alt fa-fw"
+        className="sidebar-list"
+        itemName="Dashboard"
+        data-cy="azureSidebar-dashboard"
+      >
+        Dashboard
+      </SidebarMenuItem>
+      <SidebarMenuItem
+        path="azure.containerinstances"
+        pathParams={{ endpointId: environmentId }}
+        iconClass="fa-cubes fa-fw"
+        className="sidebar-list"
+        itemName="ContainerInstances"
+        data-cy="azureSidebar-containerInstances"
+      >
+        Container instances
+      </SidebarMenuItem>
+    </>
+  );
+}
+
+export const AzureSidebarAngular = r2a(AzureSidebar, ['environmentId']);
diff --git a/app/azure/AzureSidebar/index.ts b/app/azure/AzureSidebar/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..23b4fe95c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/azure/AzureSidebar/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { AzureSidebar, AzureSidebarAngular } from './AzureSidebar';
diff --git a/app/azure/_module.js b/app/azure/_module.js
index 7cd0c77ee..aaf5b78f1 100644
--- a/app/azure/_module.js
+++ b/app/azure/_module.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import angular from 'angular';
 
+import { AzureSidebarAngular } from './AzureSidebar/AzureSidebar';
 import { DashboardViewAngular } from './Dashboard/DashboardView';
 import { containerInstancesModule } from './ContainerInstances';
 
@@ -82,4 +83,5 @@ angular
       $stateRegistryProvider.register(dashboard);
     },
   ])
-  .component('dashboardView', DashboardViewAngular).name;
+  .component('azureSidebar', AzureSidebarAngular)
+  .component('dashboardView', DashboardViewAngular);
diff --git a/app/azure/components/azure-sidebar/azure-sidebar.html b/app/azure/components/azure-sidebar/azure-sidebar.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 08fcec28e..000000000
--- a/app/azure/components/azure-sidebar/azure-sidebar.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-<sidebar-menu-item
-  path="azure.dashboard"
-  path-params="{ endpointId: $ctrl.endpointId }"
-  icon-class="fa-tachometer-alt fa-fw"
-  class-name="sidebar-list"
-  data-cy="azureSidebar-dashboard"
->
-  Dashboard
-</sidebar-menu-item>
-
-<sidebar-menu-item
-  path="azure.containerinstances"
-  path-params="{ endpointId: $ctrl.endpointId }"
-  icon-class="fa-cubes fa-fw"
-  class-name="sidebar-list"
-  data-cy="azureSidebar-containerInstances"
->
-  Container instances
-</sidebar-menu-item>
diff --git a/app/azure/components/azure-sidebar/index.js b/app/azure/components/azure-sidebar/index.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 5b5b13f8b..000000000
--- a/app/azure/components/azure-sidebar/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-import angular from 'angular';
-
-angular.module('portainer.azure').component('azureSidebar', {
-  templateUrl: './azure-sidebar.html',
-  bindings: {
-    endpointId: '<',
-  },
-});
diff --git a/app/portainer/components/sidebar/SidebarMenuItem/SidebarMenuItem.module.css b/app/portainer/components/sidebar/SidebarMenuItem/SidebarMenuItem.module.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4f751ad36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/portainer/components/sidebar/SidebarMenuItem/SidebarMenuItem.module.css
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+.sidebar-menu-item > a {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+}
diff --git a/app/portainer/components/sidebar/SidebarMenuItem/SidebarMenuItem.stories.tsx b/app/portainer/components/sidebar/SidebarMenuItem/SidebarMenuItem.stories.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aae4d9843
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/portainer/components/sidebar/SidebarMenuItem/SidebarMenuItem.stories.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { Meta, Story } from '@storybook/react';
+
+import { SidebarMenuItem } from './SidebarMenuItem';
+
+const meta: Meta = {
+  title: 'Components/SidebarMenuItem',
+  component: SidebarMenuItem,
+};
+export default meta;
+
+interface StoryProps {
+  iconClass?: string;
+  className: string;
+  itemName: string;
+  linkName: string;
+}
+
+function Template({ iconClass, className, itemName, linkName }: StoryProps) {
+  return (
+    <ul className="sidebar">
+      <div className="sidebar-list">
+        <SidebarMenuItem
+          path="example.path"
+          pathParams={{ endpointId: 1 }}
+          iconClass={iconClass}
+          className={className}
+          itemName={itemName}
+        >
+          {linkName}
+        </SidebarMenuItem>
+      </div>
+    </ul>
+  );
+}
+
+export const Primary: Story<StoryProps> = Template.bind({});
+Primary.args = {
+  iconClass: 'fa-tachometer-alt fa-fw',
+  className: 'exampleItemClass',
+  itemName: 'ExampleItem',
+  linkName: 'Item with icon',
+};
+
+export const WithoutIcon: Story<StoryProps> = Template.bind({});
+WithoutIcon.args = {
+  className: 'exampleItemClass',
+  itemName: 'ExampleItem',
+  linkName: 'Item without icon',
+};
diff --git a/app/portainer/components/sidebar/SidebarMenuItem/SidebarMenuItem.test.tsx b/app/portainer/components/sidebar/SidebarMenuItem/SidebarMenuItem.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..febee07bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/portainer/components/sidebar/SidebarMenuItem/SidebarMenuItem.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import { render } from '@/react-tools/test-utils';
+
+import { SidebarMenuItem } from './SidebarMenuItem';
+
+test('should be visible & have expected class', () => {
+  const { getByLabelText } = renderComponent('testClass');
+  const listItem = getByLabelText('sidebarItem');
+  expect(listItem).toBeVisible();
+  expect(listItem).toHaveClass('testClass');
+});
+
+test('icon should with correct icon if iconClass is provided', () => {
+  const { getByLabelText } = renderComponent('', 'testIconClass');
+  const sidebarIcon = getByLabelText('itemIcon');
+  expect(sidebarIcon).toBeVisible();
+  expect(sidebarIcon).toHaveClass('testIconClass');
+});
+
+test('icon should not be rendered if iconClass is not provided', () => {
+  const { queryByLabelText } = renderComponent();
+  expect(queryByLabelText('itemIcon')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+});
+
+test('should render children', () => {
+  const { getByLabelText } = renderComponent('', '', 'Test');
+  expect(getByLabelText('sidebarItem')).toHaveTextContent('Test');
+});
+
+test('li element should have correct accessibility label', () => {
+  const { queryByLabelText } = renderComponent('', '', '', 'testItemLabel');
+  expect(queryByLabelText('testItemLabel')).toBeInTheDocument();
+});
+
+function renderComponent(
+  className = '',
+  iconClass = '',
+  linkText = '',
+  itemName = 'sidebarItem'
+) {
+  return render(
+    <SidebarMenuItem
+      path=""
+      pathParams={{ endpointId: 1 }}
+      iconClass={iconClass}
+      className={className}
+      itemName={itemName}
+    >
+      {linkText}
+    </SidebarMenuItem>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/app/portainer/components/sidebar/SidebarMenuItem/SidebarMenuItem.tsx b/app/portainer/components/sidebar/SidebarMenuItem/SidebarMenuItem.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f196da7ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/portainer/components/sidebar/SidebarMenuItem/SidebarMenuItem.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
+import clsx from 'clsx';
+import { UISrefActive } from '@uirouter/react';
+
+import { Link } from '@/portainer/components/Link';
+
+import '../sidebar.css';
+import styles from './SidebarMenuItem.module.css';
+
+interface Props {
+  path: string;
+  pathParams: object;
+  iconClass?: string;
+  className: string;
+  itemName: string;
+}
+
+export function SidebarMenuItem({
+  path,
+  pathParams,
+  iconClass,
+  className,
+  itemName,
+  children,
+}: PropsWithChildren<Props>) {
+  return (
+    <li
+      className={clsx('sidebar-menu-item', styles.sidebarMenuItem, className)}
+      aria-label={itemName}
+    >
+      <UISrefActive class="active">
+        <Link to={path} params={pathParams} title={itemName}>
+          {children}
+          {iconClass && (
+            <i
+              className={clsx('menu-icon fa', iconClass)}
+              aria-label="itemIcon"
+            />
+          )}
+        </Link>
+      </UISrefActive>
+    </li>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/app/portainer/components/sidebar/SidebarMenuItem/index.ts b/app/portainer/components/sidebar/SidebarMenuItem/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a8bb88d26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/portainer/components/sidebar/SidebarMenuItem/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { SidebarMenuItem } from './SidebarMenuItem';
diff --git a/app/portainer/views/sidebar/sidebar.html b/app/portainer/views/sidebar/sidebar.html
index 46af92d9a..a5198c0d4 100644
--- a/app/portainer/views/sidebar/sidebar.html
+++ b/app/portainer/views/sidebar/sidebar.html
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
           admin-access="isAdmin"
         ></kubernetes-sidebar>
 
-        <azure-sidebar ng-if="applicationState.endpoint.mode.provider === 'AZURE'" endpoint-id="endpointId"> </azure-sidebar>
+        <azure-sidebar ng-if="applicationState.endpoint.mode.provider === 'AZURE'" environment-id="endpointId"> </azure-sidebar>
 
         <docker-sidebar
           ng-if="applicationState.endpoint.mode.provider !== 'AZURE' && applicationState.endpoint.mode.provider !== 'KUBERNETES'"