diff --git a/apps/browser/src/manifest.v3.json b/apps/browser/src/manifest.v3.json
index 2de32e7c4a..43041aff56 100644
--- a/apps/browser/src/manifest.v3.json
+++ b/apps/browser/src/manifest.v3.json
@@ -128,6 +128,13 @@
       },
       "description": "__MSG_commandOpenSidebar__"
     },
+    "__opera___execute_sidebar_action": {
+      "suggested_key": {
+        "default": "Alt+Shift+Y",
+        "linux": "Alt+Shift+U"
+      },
+      "description": "__MSG_commandOpenSidebar__"
+    },
     "autofill_login": {
       "suggested_key": {
         "default": "Ctrl+Shift+L"
@@ -182,5 +189,12 @@
   "storage": {
     "managed_schema": "managed_schema.json"
   },
-  "__firefox__storage": null
+  "__firefox__storage": null,
+  "__opera__sidebar_action": {
+    "default_title": "Bitwarden",
+    "default_panel": "popup/index.html?uilocation=sidebar",
+    "default_icon": "images/icon19.png",
+    "open_at_install": false,
+    "browser_style": false
+  }
 }
diff --git a/apps/browser/src/platform/browser/browser-api.ts b/apps/browser/src/platform/browser/browser-api.ts
index 1d8ff65c17..293fca4d02 100644
--- a/apps/browser/src/platform/browser/browser-api.ts
+++ b/apps/browser/src/platform/browser/browser-api.ts
@@ -530,10 +530,15 @@ export class BrowserApi {
     win: Window & typeof globalThis,
   ): OperaSidebarAction | FirefoxSidebarAction | null {
     const deviceType = BrowserPlatformUtilsService.getDevice(win);
-    if (deviceType !== DeviceType.FirefoxExtension && deviceType !== DeviceType.OperaExtension) {
-      return null;
+    if (deviceType === DeviceType.FirefoxExtension) {
+      return browser.sidebarAction;
     }
-    return win.opr?.sidebarAction || browser.sidebarAction;
+
+    if (deviceType === DeviceType.OperaExtension) {
+      return win.opr?.sidebarAction;
+    }
+
+    return null;
   }
 
   static captureVisibleTab(): Promise<string> {
diff --git a/apps/browser/src/platform/listeners/update-badge.ts b/apps/browser/src/platform/listeners/update-badge.ts
index f67b96c847..9f2a1f5a05 100644
--- a/apps/browser/src/platform/listeners/update-badge.ts
+++ b/apps/browser/src/platform/listeners/update-badge.ts
@@ -165,6 +165,13 @@ export class UpdateBadge {
       return;
     }
 
+    if ("opr" in this.win && BrowserApi.isManifestVersion(3)) {
+      // setIcon API is currenly broken for Opera MV3 extensions
+      // https://forums.opera.com/topic/75680/opr-sidebaraction-seticon-api-is-broken-access-to-extension-api-denied?_=1738349261570
+      // The API currently crashes on MacOS
+      return;
+    }
+
     if (this.isOperaSidebar(this.sidebarAction)) {
       await new Promise<void>((resolve) =>
         (this.sidebarAction as OperaSidebarAction).setIcon(options, () => resolve()),