diff --git a/packages/components/src/custom-select-control-v2/stories/default.story.tsx b/packages/components/src/custom-select-control-v2/stories/default.story.tsx
index 65f00b4792378a..ee7dba0694c278 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/custom-select-control-v2/stories/default.story.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/custom-select-control-v2/stories/default.story.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const meta: Meta< typeof CustomSelect > = {
 		children: { control: { type: null } },
 		value: { control: { type: null } },
 	},
+	tags: [ 'status-wip' ],
 	parameters: {
 		badges: [ 'wip' ],
 		actions: { argTypesRegex: '^on.*' },
diff --git a/packages/components/src/dropdown-menu-v2/stories/index.story.tsx b/packages/components/src/dropdown-menu-v2/stories/index.story.tsx
index 9e606770caa3ae..11f3c8fb1a6b1b 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/dropdown-menu-v2/stories/index.story.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/dropdown-menu-v2/stories/index.story.tsx
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ const meta: Meta< typeof DropdownMenu > = {
 		children: { control: { type: null } },
 		trigger: { control: { type: null } },
 	},
+	tags: [ 'status-private' ],
 	parameters: {
 		actions: { argTypesRegex: '^on.*' },
 		badges: [ 'private' ],
diff --git a/packages/components/src/progress-bar/stories/index.story.tsx b/packages/components/src/progress-bar/stories/index.story.tsx
index e213ea34db139a..dad1958bf0e66e 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/progress-bar/stories/index.story.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/progress-bar/stories/index.story.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const meta: Meta< typeof ProgressBar > = {
 	argTypes: {
 		value: { control: { type: 'number', min: 0, max: 100, step: 1 } },
 	},
+	tags: [ 'status-private' ],
 	parameters: {
 		badges: [ 'private' ],
 		controls: {
diff --git a/packages/components/src/tabs/stories/index.story.tsx b/packages/components/src/tabs/stories/index.story.tsx
index 632aaf0ac9242c..1fe593df385361 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/tabs/stories/index.story.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/tabs/stories/index.story.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ const meta: Meta< typeof Tabs > = {
 		// @ts-expect-error - See https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/issues/23170
 		'Tabs.TabPanel': Tabs.TabPanel,
 	},
+	tags: [ 'status-private' ],
 	parameters: {
 		actions: { argTypesRegex: '^on.*' },
 		badges: [ 'private' ],
diff --git a/packages/components/src/theme/stories/index.story.tsx b/packages/components/src/theme/stories/index.story.tsx
index 4e231cf2624cd2..c26e0a752c0d45 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/theme/stories/index.story.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/theme/stories/index.story.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const meta: Meta< typeof Theme > = {
 		accent: { control: { type: 'color' } },
 		background: { control: { type: 'color' } },
 	},
+	tags: [ 'status-private' ],
 	parameters: {
 		badges: [ 'private' ],
 		controls: { expanded: true },
diff --git a/storybook/badges.js b/storybook/badges.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..7787a9a67121e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/storybook/badges.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/**
+ * Provides badge configuration options.
+ * See https://github.com/geometricpanda/storybook-addon-badges
+ */
+
+export default {
+	private: {
+		icon: '🔒',
+		title: '🔒 Private',
+		tooltip: {
+			title: 'Component is locked as a private API',
+			desc: 'We do not yet recommend using this outside of the Gutenberg codebase.',
+			links: [
+				{
+					title: 'About @wordpress/private-apis',
+					href: 'https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/packages/packages-private-apis/',
+				},
+			],
+		},
+	},
+	wip: {
+		icon: '🚧',
+		title: '🚧 WIP',
+		styles: { backgroundColor: '#FFF0BD' },
+		tooltip: {
+			title: 'Component is a work in progress',
+			desc: 'This component is not ready for use in production, including the Gutenberg codebase. DO NOT export outside of @wordpress/components.',
+		},
+	},
+};
diff --git a/storybook/manager.js b/storybook/manager.js
index 25969095c8c49c..c63f15efe11d02 100644
--- a/storybook/manager.js
+++ b/storybook/manager.js
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ import { addons } from '@storybook/addons';
  * Internal dependencies
  */
 import theme from './theme';
+import sidebar from './sidebar';
 
 addons.setConfig( {
+	sidebar,
 	theme,
 } );
diff --git a/storybook/preview.js b/storybook/preview.js
index 02b3ab22ed355f..a426faa41c2d71 100644
--- a/storybook/preview.js
+++ b/storybook/preview.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { WithMarginChecker } from './decorators/with-margin-checker';
 import { WithMaxWidthWrapper } from './decorators/with-max-width-wrapper';
 import { WithRTL } from './decorators/with-rtl';
 import { WithTheme } from './decorators/with-theme';
+import badgesConfig from './badges';
 
 export const globalTypes = {
 	direction: {
@@ -100,29 +101,7 @@ export const decorators = [
 
 export const parameters = {
 	// For @geometricpanda/storybook-addon-badges
-	badgesConfig: {
-		private: {
-			title: '🔒 Private',
-			tooltip: {
-				title: 'Component is locked as a private API',
-				desc: 'We do not yet recommend using this outside of the Gutenberg codebase.',
-				links: [
-					{
-						title: 'About @wordpress/private-apis',
-						href: 'https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/packages/packages-private-apis/',
-					},
-				],
-			},
-		},
-		wip: {
-			title: '🚧 WIP',
-			styles: { backgroundColor: '#FFF0BD' },
-			tooltip: {
-				title: 'Component is a work in progress',
-				desc: 'This component is not ready for use in production, including the Gutenberg codebase. DO NOT export outside of @wordpress/components.',
-			},
-		},
-	},
+	badgesConfig,
 	controls: {
 		sort: 'requiredFirst',
 	},
diff --git a/storybook/sidebar.js b/storybook/sidebar.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..d8ff2ba777dd7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/storybook/sidebar.js
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/**
+ * Provides sidebar configuration options.
+ * See https://storybook.js.org/docs/configure/features-and-behavior
+ */
+
+/**
+ * External dependencies
+ */
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-restricted-imports
+import { createElement, useMemo } from 'react';
+import { useStorybookApi } from '@storybook/manager-api';
+import { styled } from '@storybook/theming';
+
+/**
+ * Internal dependencies
+ */
+import badges from './badges';
+
+const Wrapper = styled.span( {
+	flexGrow: 1,
+	display: 'flex',
+	paddingRight: '20px',
+} );
+
+const Title = styled.span( {
+	flexGrow: 1,
+} );
+
+const Icons = styled.span( {} );
+
+const Icon = styled.span( {} );
+
+/**
+ * Fetches tags from the Storybook API, and returns Icon
+ * elements for any that have matching badge data
+ */
+function useIcons( item ) {
+	const api = useStorybookApi();
+	const prefix = 'status-';
+
+	return useMemo( () => {
+		let data = {};
+
+		if ( item.isComponent && item.children?.length ) {
+			data = api.getData( item.children[ 0 ] ) ?? {};
+		}
+
+		const { tags = [] } = data;
+
+		return tags
+			.filter( ( tag ) => tag.startsWith( prefix ) )
+			.map( ( tag ) => badges[ tag.substring( prefix.length ) ] )
+			.map( ( { icon, title, tooltip } ) =>
+				icon
+					? createElement(
+							Icon,
+							{ title: tooltip?.title ?? title },
+							icon
+					  )
+					: null
+			);
+	}, [ api, item.children, item.isComponent ] );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Renders the item name and any associated badge icons.
+ */
+function Label( { item } ) {
+	const iconSet = useIcons( item );
+	const title = createElement( Title, {}, item.name );
+	const icons = createElement( Icons, { 'aria-hidden': true }, ...iconSet );
+
+	return createElement( Wrapper, {}, title, icons );
+}
+
+export default {
+	// Renders status icons for items tagged with `status-*`
+	renderLabel: ( item ) => createElement( Label, { item } ),
+};