diff --git a/ui/desktop/app/controllers/scopes/scope/projects/targets/target.js b/ui/desktop/app/controllers/scopes/scope/projects/targets/target.js
index d060a8ef9..adf1eb514 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/app/controllers/scopes/scope/projects/targets/target.js
+++ b/ui/desktop/app/controllers/scopes/scope/projects/targets/target.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export default class ScopesScopeProjectsTargetsTargetController extends Controll
 
   @service store;
   @service confirm;
+  @service rdp;
 
   // =attributes
 
@@ -48,4 +49,13 @@ export default class ScopesScopeProjectsTargetsTargetController extends Controll
         });
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Launch method that calls parent quickConnectAndLaunchRdp method
+   * @param {TargetModel} target
+   */
+  @action
+  async connectAndLaunchRdp(target) {
+    await this.targets.quickConnectAndLaunchRdp(target);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/ui/desktop/app/templates/scopes/scope/projects/targets/target.hbs b/ui/desktop/app/templates/scopes/scope/projects/targets/target.hbs
index e151496f3..b9f5b3547 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/app/templates/scopes/scope/projects/targets/target.hbs
+++ b/ui/desktop/app/templates/scopes/scope/projects/targets/target.hbs
@@ -15,17 +15,37 @@
       </PH.Title>
       {{#if (can 'connect target' @model.target)}}
         <PH.Actions>
-          <Hds::Button
-            data-test-target-detail-connect-button
-            @text={{if
-              (gt @model.hosts.length 1)
-              (t 'resources.session.actions.quick-connect')
-              (t 'resources.session.actions.connect')
-            }}
-            @icon='entry-point'
-            @iconPosition='trailing'
-            {{on 'click' (fn this.connect @model.target)}}
-          />
+          {{#if (and @model.target.isRDP this.rdp.isPreferredRdpClientSet)}}
+            <Hds::Button
+              data-test-target-detail-connect-button
+              @text={{if
+                (gt @model.hosts.length 1)
+                (t 'resources.session.actions.quick-connect')
+                (t 'resources.session.actions.connect')
+              }}
+              @color='secondary'
+              {{on 'click' (fn this.connect @model.target)}}
+            />
+            <Hds::Button
+              data-test-target-detail-open-button
+              @text={{t 'actions.open'}}
+              @icon='external-link'
+              @iconPosition='trailing'
+              {{on 'click' (fn this.connectAndLaunchRdp @model.target)}}
+            />
+          {{else}}
+            <Hds::Button
+              data-test-target-detail-connect-button
+              @text={{if
+                (gt @model.hosts.length 1)
+                (t 'resources.session.actions.quick-connect')
+                (t 'resources.session.actions.connect')
+              }}
+              @icon='entry-point'
+              @iconPosition='trailing'
+              {{on 'click' (fn this.connect @model.target)}}
+            />
+          {{/if}}
         </PH.Actions>
       {{/if}}
     </Hds::PageHeader>
diff --git a/ui/desktop/tests/acceptance/projects/targets/target-test.js b/ui/desktop/tests/acceptance/projects/targets/target-test.js
index 5d4cac159..67c22164c 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/tests/acceptance/projects/targets/target-test.js
+++ b/ui/desktop/tests/acceptance/projects/targets/target-test.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { setupApplicationTest } from 'desktop/tests/helpers';
 import WindowMockIPC from '../../../helpers/window-mock-ipc';
 import setupStubs from 'api/test-support/handlers/cache-daemon-search';
 import { setRunOptions } from 'ember-a11y-testing/test-support';
+import { TYPE_TARGET_RDP } from 'api/models/target';
 
 module('Acceptance | projects | targets | target', function (hooks) {
   setupApplicationTest(hooks);
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ module('Acceptance | projects | targets | target', function (hooks) {
   const TARGET_RESOURCE_LINK = (id) => `[data-test-visit-target="${id}"]`;
   const TARGET_TABLE_CONNECT_BUTTON = (id) =>
     `[data-test-targets-connect-button="${id}"]`;
+  const TARGET_OPEN_BUTTON = `[data-test-target-detail-open-button]`;
   const TARGET_CONNECT_BUTTON = '[data-test-target-detail-connect-button]';
   const TARGET_HOST_SOURCE_CONNECT_BUTTON = (id) =>
     `[data-test-target-connect-button=${id}]`;
@@ -570,6 +572,7 @@ module('Acceptance | projects | targets | target', function (hooks) {
     assert.strictEqual(currentURL(), urls.targetWithOneHost);
     assert.dom('.aliases').exists();
   });
+
   test('user can connect to a target without read permissions for host-set', async function (assert) {
     setRunOptions({
       rules: {
@@ -625,4 +628,99 @@ module('Acceptance | projects | targets | target', function (hooks) {
 
     assert.dom(APP_STATE_TITLE).hasText('Connected');
   });
+
+  test('shows `Open` and `Connect` button for RDP target with preferred client', async function (assert) {
+    let rdpService = this.owner.lookup('service:rdp');
+    rdpService.preferredRdpClient = 'windows-app';
+    instances.target.update({ type: TYPE_TARGET_RDP });
+
+    this.stubCacheDaemonSearch();
+
+    await visit(urls.target);
+
+    assert.dom(TARGET_OPEN_BUTTON).exists();
+    assert.dom(TARGET_OPEN_BUTTON).hasText('Open');
+    assert.dom(TARGET_CONNECT_BUTTON).exists();
+    assert.dom(TARGET_CONNECT_BUTTON).hasText('Connect');
+  });
+
+  test('shows "Connect" button for RDP target without preferred client', async function (assert) {
+    let rdpService = this.owner.lookup('service:rdp');
+    rdpService.preferredRdpClient = null;
+    instances.target.update({ type: TYPE_TARGET_RDP });
+
+    this.stubCacheDaemonSearch();
+
+    await visit(urls.target);
+
+    assert.dom(TARGET_CONNECT_BUTTON).exists();
+    assert.dom(TARGET_CONNECT_BUTTON).hasText('Connect');
+  });
+
+  test('clicking `open` button for RDP target triggers launchRdpClient', async function (assert) {
+    let rdpService = this.owner.lookup('service:rdp');
+    rdpService.preferredRdpClient = 'windows-app';
+    instances.target.update({ type: TYPE_TARGET_RDP });
+
+    this.ipcStub.withArgs('cliExists').returns(true);
+    this.ipcStub.withArgs('connect').returns({
+      session_id: instances.session.id,
+      address: 'a_123',
+      port: 'p_123',
+      protocol: 'rdp',
+    });
+    this.stubCacheDaemonSearch();
+    this.ipcStub.withArgs('launchRdpClient').resolves();
+
+    const confirmService = this.owner.lookup('service:confirm');
+    confirmService.enabled = true;
+
+    await visit(urls.target);
+
+    await click(TARGET_OPEN_BUTTON);
+
+    assert.ok(this.ipcStub.calledWith('launchRdpClient', instances.session.id));
+  });
+
+  test('shows `Connect` button for rdp target without preferred client', async function (assert) {
+    let rdpService = this.owner.lookup('service:rdp');
+    rdpService.preferredRdpClient = null;
+    instances.target.update({ type: TYPE_TARGET_RDP });
+
+    this.stubCacheDaemonSearch();
+    this.ipcStub.withArgs('cliExists').returns(true);
+    this.ipcStub.withArgs('connect').returns({
+      session_id: instances.session.id,
+      address: 'a_123',
+      port: 'p_123',
+      protocol: 'rdp',
+    });
+    await visit(urls.target);
+
+    assert.dom(TARGET_CONNECT_BUTTON).exists();
+    assert.dom(TARGET_CONNECT_BUTTON).hasText('Connect');
+    assert.dom(TARGET_OPEN_BUTTON).doesNotExist();
+
+    await click(TARGET_CONNECT_BUTTON);
+
+    assert.ok(this.ipcStub.calledWith('connect'));
+    assert.notOk(this.ipcStub.calledWith('launchRdpClient'));
+  });
+
+  test('shows confirm modal when quickConnectAndLaunchRdp fails', async function (assert) {
+    let rdpService = this.owner.lookup('service:rdp');
+    rdpService.preferredRdpClient = 'windows-app';
+    instances.target.update({ type: TYPE_TARGET_RDP });
+    this.stubCacheDaemonSearch();
+
+    const confirmService = this.owner.lookup('service:confirm');
+    confirmService.enabled = true;
+
+    await visit(urls.target);
+
+    await click('[data-test-target-detail-open-button]');
+
+    // The modal should be visible because cliExists was not stubbed, and the connection failed
+    assert.dom(HDS_DIALOG_MODAL).isVisible();
+  });
 });