diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/package.json b/packages/bruno-app/package.json
index 810f0e6ff..f8ad53c01 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/package.json
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/package.json
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
     "react-dom": "18.2.0",
     "react-github-btn": "^1.4.0",
     "react-hot-toast": "^2.4.0",
+    "react-inspector": "^6.0.2",
     "react-redux": "^7.2.6",
     "react-tooltip": "^5.5.2",
     "sass": "^1.46.0",
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestTabPanel/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestTabPanel/index.js
index 371778fbf..511fb5cd4 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestTabPanel/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestTabPanel/index.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import RequestNotFound from './RequestNotFound';
 import QueryUrl from 'components/RequestPane/QueryUrl';
 import NetworkError from 'components/ResponsePane/NetworkError';
 import RunnerResults from 'components/RunnerResults';
+import VariablesEditor from 'components/VariablesEditor';
 import { DocExplorer } from '@usebruno/graphql-docs';
 
 import StyledWrapper from './StyledWrapper';
@@ -123,6 +124,10 @@ const RequestTabPanel = () => {
     return <RunnerResults collection={collection} />;
   }
 
+  if (focusedTab.type === 'variables') {
+    return <VariablesEditor collection={collection} />;
+  }
+
   const item = findItemInCollection(collection, activeTabUid);
   if (!item || !item.uid) {
     return <RequestNotFound itemUid={activeTabUid} />;
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestTabs/CollectionToolBar/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestTabs/CollectionToolBar/index.js
index 1d96df94b..c461e3bb4 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestTabs/CollectionToolBar/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestTabs/CollectionToolBar/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import { IconFiles, IconRun } from '@tabler/icons';
+import { uuid } from 'utils/common';
+import { IconFiles, IconRun, IconEye } from '@tabler/icons';
 import EnvironmentSelector from 'components/Environments/EnvironmentSelector';
-import VariablesView from 'components/VariablesView';
+import { addTab } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/tabs';
 import { useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
 import { toggleRunnerView } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections';
 import StyledWrapper from './StyledWrapper';
@@ -17,6 +18,16 @@ const CollectionToolBar = ({ collection }) => {
     );
   };
 
+  const viewVariables = () => {
+    dispatch(
+      addTab({
+        uid: uuid(),
+        collectionUid: collection.uid,
+        type: 'variables'
+      })
+    );
+  };
+
   return (
     <StyledWrapper>
       <div className="flex items-center p-2">
@@ -28,7 +39,9 @@ const CollectionToolBar = ({ collection }) => {
           <span className="mr-2">
             <IconRun className="cursor-pointer" size={20} strokeWidth={1.5} onClick={handleRun} />
           </span>
-          <VariablesView collection={collection} />
+          <span className="mr-3">
+            <IconEye className="cursor-pointer" size={18} strokeWidth={1.5} onClick={viewVariables} />
+          </span>
           <EnvironmentSelector collection={collection} />
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestTabs/RequestTab/SpecialTab.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestTabs/RequestTab/SpecialTab.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d086d5b90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestTabs/RequestTab/SpecialTab.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { IconVariable } from '@tabler/icons';
+
+const SpecialTab = ({ handleCloseClick, text }) => {
+  return (
+    <>
+      <div className="flex items-center tab-label pl-2">
+        <IconVariable size={18} strokeWidth={1.5} className="text-yellow-600" />
+        <span className="ml-1">{text}</span>
+      </div>
+      <div className="flex px-2 close-icon-container" onClick={(e) => handleCloseClick(e)}>
+        <svg focusable="false" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 320 512" className="close-icon">
+          <path
+            fill="currentColor"
+            d="M207.6 256l107.72-107.72c6.23-6.23 6.23-16.34 0-22.58l-25.03-25.03c-6.23-6.23-16.34-6.23-22.58 0L160 208.4 52.28 100.68c-6.23-6.23-16.34-6.23-22.58 0L4.68 125.7c-6.23 6.23-6.23 16.34 0 22.58L112.4 256 4.68 363.72c-6.23 6.23-6.23 16.34 0 22.58l25.03 25.03c6.23 6.23 16.34 6.23 22.58 0L160 303.6l107.72 107.72c6.23 6.23 16.34 6.23 22.58 0l25.03-25.03c6.23-6.23 6.23-16.34 0-22.58L207.6 256z"
+          ></path>
+        </svg>
+      </div>
+    </>
+  );
+};
+
+export default SpecialTab;
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestTabs/RequestTab/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestTabs/RequestTab/index.js
index a10fd8994..744f85c27 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestTabs/RequestTab/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestTabs/RequestTab/index.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
 import { findItemInCollection } from 'utils/collections';
 import StyledWrapper from './StyledWrapper';
 import RequestTabNotFound from './RequestTabNotFound';
+import SpecialTab from './SpecialTab';
 
 const RequestTab = ({ tab, collection }) => {
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
@@ -56,6 +57,14 @@ const RequestTab = ({ tab, collection }) => {
     return color;
   };
 
+  if (tab.type === 'variables') {
+    return (
+      <StyledWrapper className="flex items-center justify-between tab-container px-1">
+        <SpecialTab handleCloseClick={handleCloseClick} text="Variables" />
+      </StyledWrapper>
+    );
+  }
+
   const item = findItemInCollection(collection, tab.uid);
 
   if (!item) {
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestTabs/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestTabs/index.js
index a92c55271..c51da327f 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestTabs/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestTabs/index.js
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ const RequestTabs = () => {
                           role="tab"
                           onClick={() => handleClick(tab)}
                         >
-                          <RequestTab key={tab.uid} tab={tab} collection={activeCollection} activeTab={activeTab} />
+                          <RequestTab key={tab.uid} tab={tab} collection={activeCollection} />
                         </li>
                       );
                     })
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/VariablesEditor/StyledWrapper.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/VariablesEditor/StyledWrapper.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e4d976b0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/VariablesEditor/StyledWrapper.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import styled from 'styled-components';
+
+const StyledWrapper = styled.div`
+  table {
+    thead,
+    td {
+      border: 1px solid ${(props) => props.theme.table.border};
+
+      li {
+        background-color: ${(props) => props.theme.bg} !important;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  .muted {
+    color: ${(props) => props.theme.colors.text.muted};
+  }
+`;
+
+export default StyledWrapper;
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/VariablesEditor/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/VariablesEditor/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..80176065e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/VariablesEditor/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import get from 'lodash/get';
+import filter from 'lodash/filter';
+import { Inspector } from 'react-inspector';
+import { useTheme } from 'providers/Theme';
+import { findEnvironmentInCollection } from 'utils/collections';
+import StyledWrapper from './StyledWrapper';
+
+const KeyValueExplorer = ({ data, theme }) => {
+  data = data || {};
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <table className="border-collapse">
+        <tbody>
+          {Object.entries(data).map(([key, value]) => (
+            <tr key={key}>
+              <td className="px-2 py-1">{key}</td>
+              <td className="px-2 py-1">
+                <Inspector data={value} theme={theme} />
+              </td>
+            </tr>
+          ))}
+        </tbody>
+      </table>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+const EnvVariables = ({ collection, theme }) => {
+  const environment = findEnvironmentInCollection(collection, collection.activeEnvironmentUid);
+
+  if (!environment) {
+    return (
+      <>
+        <h1 className="font-semibold mt-4 mb-2">Environment Variables</h1>
+        <div className="muted">No environment selected</div>
+      </>
+    );
+  }
+
+  const envVars = get(environment, 'variables', []);
+  const enabledEnvVars = filter(envVars, (variable) => variable.enabled);
+  const envVarsObj = enabledEnvVars.reduce((acc, curr) => {
+    acc[curr.name] = curr.value;
+    return acc;
+  }, {});
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <div className="flex items-center mt-4 mb-2">
+        <h1 className="font-semibold">Environment Variables</h1>
+        <span className="muted ml-2">({environment.name})</span>
+      </div>
+      {enabledEnvVars.length > 0 ? (
+        <KeyValueExplorer data={envVarsObj} theme={theme} />
+      ) : (
+        <div className="muted">No environment variables found</div>
+      )}
+    </>
+  );
+};
+
+const CollectionVariables = ({ collection, theme }) => {
+  const collectionVariablesFound = Object.keys(collection.collectionVariables).length > 0;
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <h1 className="font-semibold mb-2">Collection Variables</h1>
+      {collectionVariablesFound ? (
+        <KeyValueExplorer data={collection.collectionVariables} theme={theme} />
+      ) : (
+        <div className="muted">No collection variables found</div>
+      )}
+    </>
+  );
+};
+
+const VariablesEditor = ({ collection }) => {
+  const { storedTheme } = useTheme();
+
+  const reactInspectorTheme = storedTheme === 'light' ? 'chromeLight' : 'chromeDark';
+
+  return (
+    <StyledWrapper className="px-4 py-4">
+      <CollectionVariables collection={collection} theme={reactInspectorTheme} />
+      <EnvVariables collection={collection} theme={reactInspectorTheme} />
+    </StyledWrapper>
+  );
+};
+
+export default VariablesEditor;
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/VariablesView/Popover/StyledWrapper.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/VariablesView/Popover/StyledWrapper.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 45fa9b60b..000000000
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/VariablesView/Popover/StyledWrapper.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-import styled from 'styled-components';
-
-const Wrapper = styled.div`
-  position: absolute;
-  min-width: fit-content;
-  font-size: 14px;
-  top: 36px;
-  right: 0;
-  white-space: nowrap;
-  z-index: 1000;
-  background-color: ${(props) => props.theme.variables.bg};
-
-  .popover {
-    border-radius: 2px;
-    box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45);
-  }
-`;
-
-export default Wrapper;
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/VariablesView/Popover/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/VariablesView/Popover/index.js
deleted file mode 100644
index ab1700f88..000000000
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/VariablesView/Popover/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-import React, { useRef } from 'react';
-import StyledWrapper from './StyledWrapper';
-import useOnClickOutside from 'hooks/useOnClickOutside';
-
-const PopOver = ({ children, iconRef, handleClose }) => {
-  const popOverRef = useRef(null);
-
-  useOnClickOutside(popOverRef, (e) => {
-    if (iconRef && iconRef.current) {
-      if (e.target == iconRef.current || iconRef.current.contains(e.target)) {
-        return;
-      }
-    }
-    handleClose();
-  });
-
-  return (
-    <StyledWrapper>
-      <div className="popover" ref={popOverRef}>
-        <div className="popover-content">{children}</div>
-      </div>
-    </StyledWrapper>
-  );
-};
-
-export default PopOver;
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/VariablesView/StyledWrapper.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/VariablesView/StyledWrapper.js
deleted file mode 100644
index f280aad41..000000000
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/VariablesView/StyledWrapper.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-import styled from 'styled-components';
-
-const StyledWrapper = styled.div`
-  position: relative;
-  align-self: stretch;
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-
-  .view-environment {
-    width: 1rem;
-    font-size: 10px;
-  }
-`;
-
-export default StyledWrapper;
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/VariablesView/VariablesTable/StyledWrapper.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/VariablesView/VariablesTable/StyledWrapper.js
deleted file mode 100644
index a3970cdb1..000000000
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/VariablesView/VariablesTable/StyledWrapper.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-import styled from 'styled-components';
-
-const StyledWrapper = styled.div`
-  .variable-name {
-    color: ${(props) => props.theme.variables.name.color};
-  }
-
-  .variable-name {
-    min-width: 180px;
-  }
-
-  .variable-value {
-    max-width: 600px;
-    inline-size: 600px;
-    overflow-wrap: break-word;
-  }
-`;
-
-export default StyledWrapper;
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/VariablesView/VariablesTable/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/VariablesView/VariablesTable/index.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 3707359f2..000000000
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/VariablesView/VariablesTable/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-import React from 'react';
-import forOwn from 'lodash/forOwn';
-import isObject from 'lodash/isObject';
-import cloneDeep from 'lodash/cloneDeep';
-import { uuid } from 'utils/common';
-import StyledWrapper from './StyledWrapper';
-
-const VariablesTable = ({ variables, collectionVariables }) => {
-  const collectionVars = [];
-
-  forOwn(cloneDeep(collectionVariables), (value, key) => {
-    collectionVars.push({
-      uid: uuid(),
-      name: key,
-      value: value
-    });
-  });
-
-  const getValueToDisplay = (value) => {
-    if (value === undefined) {
-      return '';
-    }
-
-    return isObject(value) ? JSON.stringify(value) : value;
-  };
-
-  return (
-    <StyledWrapper>
-      <div className="flex flex-col w-full">
-        <div className="mb-2 font-medium">Environment Variables</div>
-        {variables && variables.length ? (
-          variables.map((variable) => {
-            return (
-              <div key={variable.uid} className="flex">
-                <div className="variable-name text-yellow-600 text-right pr-2">{variable.name}</div>
-                <div className="variable-value pl-2 whitespace-normal text-left flex-grow">
-                  {getValueToDisplay(variable.value)}
-                </div>
-              </div>
-            );
-          })
-        ) : (
-          <small>No env variables found</small>
-        )}
-
-        <div className="mt-2 font-medium">Collection Variables</div>
-        {collectionVars && collectionVars.length ? (
-          collectionVars.map((variable) => {
-            return (
-              <div key={variable.uid} className="flex">
-                <div className="variable-name text-yellow-600 text-right pr-2">{variable.name}</div>
-                <div className="variable-value pl-2 whitespace-normal text-left flex-grow">
-                  {getValueToDisplay(variable.value)}
-                </div>
-              </div>
-            );
-          })
-        ) : (
-          <small>No collection variables found</small>
-        )}
-      </div>
-    </StyledWrapper>
-  );
-};
-
-export default VariablesTable;
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/VariablesView/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/VariablesView/index.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 8f04fed70..000000000
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/VariablesView/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-import React, { useState, useRef } from 'react';
-import get from 'lodash/get';
-import filter from 'lodash/filter';
-import { findEnvironmentInCollection } from 'utils/collections';
-import VariablesTable from './VariablesTable';
-import StyledWrapper from './StyledWrapper';
-import PopOver from './Popover';
-import { IconEye } from '@tabler/icons';
-
-const VariablesView = ({ collection }) => {
-  const iconRef = useRef(null);
-  const [popOverOpen, setPopOverOpen] = useState(false);
-
-  const environment = findEnvironmentInCollection(collection, collection.activeEnvironmentUid);
-  const variables = get(environment, 'variables', []);
-  const enabledVariables = filter(variables, (variable) => variable.enabled);
-  const showVariablesTable =
-    enabledVariables.length > 0 ||
-    (collection.collectionVariables && Object.keys(collection.collectionVariables).length > 0);
-
-  return (
-    <StyledWrapper className="mr-2 server-syncstatus-icon" ref={iconRef}>
-      <div
-        className="flex p-1 items-center"
-        onClick={() => setPopOverOpen(true)}
-        onMouseEnter={() => setPopOverOpen(true)}
-        onMouseLeave={() => setPopOverOpen(false)}
-      >
-        <div className="cursor-pointer view-environment">
-          <IconEye size={18} strokeWidth={1.5} />
-        </div>
-        {popOverOpen && (
-          <PopOver iconRef={iconRef} handleClose={() => setPopOverOpen(false)}>
-            <div className="px-2 py-1">
-              {showVariablesTable ? (
-                <VariablesTable variables={enabledVariables} collectionVariables={collection.collectionVariables} />
-              ) : (
-                'No variables found'
-              )}
-            </div>
-          </PopOver>
-        )}
-      </div>
-    </StyledWrapper>
-  );
-};
-
-export default VariablesView;
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/tabs.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/tabs.js
index e1181aac7..4f8778a5e 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/tabs.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/tabs.js
@@ -19,12 +19,22 @@ export const tabsSlice = createSlice({
       if (alreadyExists) {
         return;
       }
+
+      if (action.payload.type === 'variables') {
+        const tab = find(state.tabs, (t) => t.collectionUid === action.payload.collectionUid && t.type === 'variables');
+        if (tab) {
+          state.activeTabUid = tab.uid;
+          return;
+        }
+      }
+
       state.tabs.push({
         uid: action.payload.uid,
         collectionUid: action.payload.collectionUid,
         requestPaneWidth: null,
         requestPaneTab: action.payload.requestPaneTab || 'params',
-        responsePaneTab: 'response'
+        responsePaneTab: 'response',
+        type: action.payload.type || 'request'
       });
       state.activeTabUid = action.payload.uid;
     },
@@ -55,16 +65,22 @@ export const tabsSlice = createSlice({
     closeTabs: (state, action) => {
       const activeTab = find(state.tabs, (t) => t.uid === state.activeTabUid);
       const tabUids = action.payload.tabUids || [];
+
+      // remove the tabs from the state
       state.tabs = filter(state.tabs, (t) => !tabUids.includes(t.uid));
 
       if (activeTab && state.tabs.length) {
         const { collectionUid } = activeTab;
         const activeTabStillExists = find(state.tabs, (t) => t.uid === state.activeTabUid);
 
+        // if the active tab no longer exists, set the active tab to the last tab in the list
+        // this implies that the active tab was closed
         if (!activeTabStillExists) {
-          // attempt to load sibling tabs (based on collections) of the dead tab
+          // load sibling tabs of the current collection
           const siblingTabs = filter(state.tabs, (t) => t.collectionUid === collectionUid);
 
+          // if there are sibling tabs, set the active tab to the last sibling tab
+          // otherwise, set the active tab to the last tab in the list
           if (siblingTabs && siblingTabs.length) {
             state.activeTabUid = last(siblingTabs).uid;
           } else {