diff --git a/main/background.ts b/main/background.ts
index 76d433b4..9cfbee6d 100644
--- a/main/background.ts
+++ b/main/background.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   BrowserWindow,
   ipcMain,
   Menu,
+  shell,
   utilityProcess,
   UtilityProcess,
 } from "electron";
@@ -28,6 +29,10 @@ if (isProd) {
 let serverProcess: UtilityProcess | null;
 let mainWindow: BrowserWindow;
 
+function isExternalUrl(url: string) {
+  return !url.includes("localhost:") && !url.includes("app://");
+}
+
 function createGraphqlSeverProcess() {
   const serverPath =
     process.env.NODE_ENV === "production"
@@ -77,6 +82,25 @@ app.on("ready", () => {
       await mainWindow.loadURL(`http://localhost:${port}`);
     }, 2500);
   }
+
+  // hit when middle-clicking buttons or <a href/> with a target set to _blank
+  // always deny, optionally redirect to browser
+  mainWindow.webContents.setWindowOpenHandler(({ url }) => {
+    if (isExternalUrl(url)) {
+      shell.openExternal(url);
+    }
+
+    return { action: "deny" };
+  });
+
+  // hit when clicking <a href/> with no target
+  // optionally redirect to browser
+  mainWindow.webContents.on("will-navigate", (event, url) => {
+    if (isExternalUrl(url)) {
+      shell.openExternal(url);
+      event.preventDefault();
+    }
+  });
 });
 
 function updateMenu(databaseName?: string) {
diff --git a/main/helpers/menu.ts b/main/helpers/menu.ts
index fd1b9650..8bd729e7 100644
--- a/main/helpers/menu.ts
+++ b/main/helpers/menu.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {
   BrowserWindow,
   Menu,
   MenuItemConstructorOptions,
+  app,
 } from "electron";
 
 export function initMenu(
@@ -139,6 +140,15 @@ export function initMenu(
           ],
           enabled: hasChosenDatabase,
         },
+        {
+          type: "separator",
+        },
+        {
+          label: "Run Query",
+          accelerator: "CmdOrCtrl+Q",
+          click: () => win.webContents.send("menu-clicked", "run-query"),
+          enabled: hasChosenDatabase,
+        },
       ],
     },
     {
@@ -161,5 +171,41 @@ export function initMenu(
       ],
     },
   ];
+
+  const name = app.getName();
+  applicationMenu.unshift({
+    label: name,
+    submenu: [
+      {
+        role: "about",
+      },
+      {
+        type: "separator",
+      },
+      {
+        role: "services",
+        submenu: [],
+      },
+      {
+        type: "separator",
+      },
+      {
+        role: "hide",
+      },
+      {
+        role: "hideOthers",
+      },
+      {
+        role: "unhide",
+      },
+      {
+        type: "separator",
+      },
+      {
+        role: "quit",
+      },
+    ],
+  });
+
   return Menu.buildFromTemplate(applicationMenu);
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 607f713a..548118ff 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,10 +4,16 @@
   "productName": "dolt-sql-workbench",
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "main": "app/background.js",
-  "workspaces": [
-    "graphql-server",
-    "web"
-  ],
+  "workspaces": {
+    "packages": [
+      "graphql-server",
+      "web"
+    ],
+    "nohoist": [
+      "graphql-server",
+      "graphql-server/**"
+    ]
+  },
   "packageManager": "yarn@4.0.2",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "nextron",
@@ -28,7 +34,17 @@
     ],
     "extraFiles": [
       "graphql-server/dist/*",
-      "graphql-server/dist/**/*"
+      "graphql-server/dist/**/*",
+      "graphql-server/node_modules",
+      "!graphql-server/node_modules/@types",
+      "!graphql-server/node_modules/eslint",
+      "!graphql-server/node_modules/prettier",
+      "!graphql-server/node_modules/jest",
+      "!graphql-server/node_modules/yalc",
+      "!graphql-server/node_modules/webpack",
+      "!graphql-server/node_modules/eslint-*",
+      "!graphql-server/node_modules/ts-*",
+      "!graphql-server/node_modules/typescript"
     ],
     "mac": {
       "icon": "build/icon.icns",
diff --git a/web/hooks/useElectronMenu.ts b/web/hooks/useElectronMenu.ts
index 4d30e399..ed384d50 100644
--- a/web/hooks/useElectronMenu.ts
+++ b/web/hooks/useElectronMenu.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   createTable,
   newBranch,
   newRelease,
+  query,
   schemaDiagram,
   upload,
 } from "@lib/urls";
@@ -51,6 +52,11 @@ export default function useElectronMenu(params: DatabasePageParams) {
           router.push(href, as).catch(console.error);
           break;
         }
+        case "run-query": {
+          const { href, as } = query(paramsWithRef);
+          router.push(href, as).catch(console.error);
+          break;
+        }
         default:
           break;
       }