diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/leftnav.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/leftnav.tsx
index e34ed84f3c2..5dcb69ef2ad 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/leftnav.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/leftnav.tsx
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ interface MenuItem {
   roles?: string[];
   children?: MenuItem[];
   icon?: React.ReactNode;
+  external_url?: string;
 }
 
 // Group configuration
@@ -259,6 +260,7 @@ const Sidebar: React.FC<SidebarProps> = ({ setPage, defaultSelectedKey, collapse
               page: "learning-resources",
               label: "Learning Resources",
               icon: <BookOutlined />,
+              external_url: "https://models.litellm.ai/cookbook",
             },
           ],
         },
@@ -371,9 +373,23 @@ const Sidebar: React.FC<SidebarProps> = ({ setPage, defaultSelectedKey, collapse
             key: child.key,
             icon: child.icon,
             label: child.label,
-            onClick: () => navigateToPage(child.page),
+            onClick: () => {
+              if (child.external_url) {
+                window.open(child.external_url, "_blank");
+              } else {
+                navigateToPage(child.page);
+              }
+            },
           })),
-          onClick: !item.children ? () => navigateToPage(item.page) : undefined,
+          onClick: !item.children
+            ? () => {
+                if (item.external_url) {
+                  window.open(item.external_url, "_blank");
+                } else {
+                  navigateToPage(item.page);
+                }
+              }
+            : undefined,
         })),
       });
     });