diff --git a/admin/core/components/workspace/list-item.tsx b/admin/core/components/workspace/list-item.tsx
index 9289140f7dc..691e9dbb6cc 100644
--- a/admin/core/components/workspace/list-item.tsx
+++ b/admin/core/components/workspace/list-item.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export const WorkspaceListItem = observer(({ workspaceId }: TWorkspaceListItemPr
   return (
     <Link
       key={workspaceId}
-      href={encodeURI(WEB_BASE_URL + "/" + workspace.slug)}
+      href={`${WEB_BASE_URL}/${encodeURIComponent(workspace.slug)}`}
       target="_blank"
       className="group flex items-center justify-between p-4 gap-2.5 truncate border border-custom-border-200/70 hover:border-custom-border-200 hover:bg-custom-background-90 rounded-md"
     >
diff --git a/admin/core/services/workspace.service.ts b/admin/core/services/workspace.service.ts
index 1de24fd9b00..81ba36a6f76 100644
--- a/admin/core/services/workspace.service.ts
+++ b/admin/core/services/workspace.service.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ export class WorkspaceService extends APIService {
    * @returns Promise<any>
    */
   async workspaceSlugCheck(slug: string): Promise<any> {
-    return this.get(`/api/instances/workspace-slug-check/?slug=${slug}`)
+    const params = new URLSearchParams({ slug });
+    return this.get(`/api/instances/workspace-slug-check/?${params.toString()}`)
       .then((response) => response?.data)
       .catch((error) => {
         throw error?.response?.data;
diff --git a/admin/core/store/workspace.store.ts b/admin/core/store/workspace.store.ts
index dafe96760b4..f892e14f0ca 100644
--- a/admin/core/store/workspace.store.ts
+++ b/admin/core/store/workspace.store.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export interface IWorkspaceStore {
   // computed
   workspaceIds: string[];
   // helper actions
-  hydrate: (data: any) => void;
+  hydrate: (data: Record<string, IWorkspace>) => void;
   getWorkspaceById: (workspaceId: string) => IWorkspace | undefined;
   // fetch actions
   fetchWorkspaces: () => Promise<IWorkspace[]>;
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ export class WorkspaceStore implements IWorkspaceStore {
   // helper actions
   /**
    * @description Hydrates the workspaces
-   * @param data - any
+   * @param data - Record<string, IWorkspace>
    */
-  hydrate = (data: any) => {
+  hydrate = (data: Record<string, IWorkspace>) => {
     if (data) this.workspaces = data;
   };
 
diff --git a/apiserver/plane/license/api/serializers/workspace.py b/apiserver/plane/license/api/serializers/workspace.py
index 1d3bfa8905b..75dd938e45d 100644
--- a/apiserver/plane/license/api/serializers/workspace.py
+++ b/apiserver/plane/license/api/serializers/workspace.py
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ def validate_slug(self, value):
         # Check if the slug is restricted
         if value in RESTRICTED_WORKSPACE_SLUGS:
             raise serializers.ValidationError("Slug is not valid")
+        # Check uniqueness case-insensitively
+        if Workspace.objects.filter(slug__iexact=value).exists():
+            raise serializers.ValidationError("Slug is already in use")
         return value
 
     class Meta:
diff --git a/apiserver/plane/license/api/views/workspace.py b/apiserver/plane/license/api/views/workspace.py
index af9e8773ad3..14118d85bc8 100644
--- a/apiserver/plane/license/api/views/workspace.py
+++ b/apiserver/plane/license/api/views/workspace.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def get(self, request):
             )
 
         workspace = (
-            Workspace.objects.filter(slug=slug).exists()
+            Workspace.objects.filter(slug__iexact=slug).exists()
             or slug in RESTRICTED_WORKSPACE_SLUGS
         )
         return Response({"status": not workspace}, status=status.HTTP_200_OK)
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/icons/workspace-icon.tsx b/packages/ui/src/icons/workspace-icon.tsx
index 07872b264ca..e15d33f30b4 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/icons/workspace-icon.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/icons/workspace-icon.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,14 @@ import * as React from "react";
 import { ISvgIcons } from "./type";
 
 export const WorkspaceIcon: React.FC<ISvgIcons> = ({ className }) => (
-  <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" className={className}>
+  <svg
+    viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+    fill="none"
+    xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+    className={className}
+    role="img"
+    aria-label="Workspace icon"
+  >
     <path
       fillRule="evenodd"
       clipRule="evenodd"