diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a9b8b36a..35fbd581 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -783,6 +783,10 @@ One other thing is that the type of the return is precisely the same type requir
     - panel:
       - open: this function will open the sidekick options panel automatically;
       - close: this function will close the sidekick options panel automatically (and also the sidebar content if open, to avoid inconsistencies in ui);
+  - panel:
+    - open: this function will open a generic content sidekick area panel. It optionally takes the ID of that area (as returned by `setGenericContentItems`) to select which one to open;
+    - openCorePanel: this function will open one of the core panels, such as Polls, described by the `SidekickAreaCorePanelEnum`. Polls, Timer and Breakout are ignored unless the user could already open them from the sidebar navigation;
+    - close: this function will close the panel currently displayed in the sidekick area;
 - sidekick-options-container:
   - open: this function will open the sidekick options panel automatically;
   - close: this function will close the sidekick options panel automatically (and also the sidebar content if open, to avoid inconsistencies in ui);
@@ -837,6 +841,14 @@ One other thing is that the type of the return is precisely the same type requir
       'New Section Name'
     );
 
+    // Open a specific sidekick panel
+    pluginApi.uiCommands.sidekickArea.panel.open('my-content-id');
+
+    // Open a core panel
+    pluginApi.uiCommands.sidekickArea.panel.openCorePanel(
+      SidekickAreaCorePanelEnum.POLL
+    );
+
     // Camera commands
     pluginApi.uiCommands.camera.setSelfViewDisableAllDevices(true);
     pluginApi.uiCommands.camera.setSelfViewDisable('camera-stream-id', false);
diff --git a/src/ui-commands/index.ts b/src/ui-commands/index.ts
index d20ff9ff..8e6ce22d 100644
--- a/src/ui-commands/index.ts
+++ b/src/ui-commands/index.ts
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ export { ChangeEnforcedLayoutTypeEnum, EnforcedLayoutTypeEnum } from './layout/e
 export { CaptionsLanguageEnum } from './captions/enums';
 export { ChatUiCommandsEnum } from './chat/enums';
 export { ScreenshareCommandsEnum } from './screenshare/enums';
+export { SidekickAreaCorePanelEnum } from './sidekick-area/panel/enums';
diff --git a/src/ui-commands/sidekick-area/commands.ts b/src/ui-commands/sidekick-area/commands.ts
index f8a69b3d..a8737189 100644
--- a/src/ui-commands/sidekick-area/commands.ts
+++ b/src/ui-commands/sidekick-area/commands.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { sidekickAreaOptions } from './options/commands';
+import { sidekickAreaPanel } from './panel/commands';
 import { UiCommandsSidekickArea } from './types';
 
 export const sidekickArea: UiCommandsSidekickArea = {
   options: sidekickAreaOptions,
+  panel: sidekickAreaPanel,
 };
diff --git a/src/ui-commands/sidekick-area/panel/commands.ts b/src/ui-commands/sidekick-area/panel/commands.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..00e3ba55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui-commands/sidekick-area/panel/commands.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { SidekickAreaCorePanelEnum, SidekickAreaPanelEnum } from './enums';
+import {
+  OpenSidekickAreaCorePanelCommandArguments,
+  OpenSidekickAreaPanelCommandArguments,
+  UiCommandsSidekickAreaPanelObject,
+} from './types';
+
+export const sidekickAreaPanel: UiCommandsSidekickAreaPanelObject = {
+  /**
+   * Opens a generic content sidekick area panel.
+   *
+   * @param id Id of the generic content sidekick area, as returned by
+   * `pluginApi.setGenericContentItems`. When omitted, no panel is selected.
+   */
+  open: (id?: string) => {
+    window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent<OpenSidekickAreaPanelCommandArguments>(
+      SidekickAreaPanelEnum.OPEN,
+      {
+        detail: {
+          id,
+        },
+      },
+    ));
+  },
+
+  /**
+   * Opens one of the core panels, such as Polls.
+   *
+   * @param panel Core panel to be opened. Polls, Timer and Breakout are ignored
+   * unless the user could already open them from the sidebar navigation.
+   */
+  openCorePanel: (panel: SidekickAreaCorePanelEnum) => {
+    window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent<OpenSidekickAreaCorePanelCommandArguments>(
+      SidekickAreaPanelEnum.OPEN_CORE_PANEL,
+      {
+        detail: {
+          panel,
+        },
+      },
+    ));
+  },
+
+  /**
+   * Closes the panel currently displayed in the sidekick area.
+   */
+  close: () => {
+    window.dispatchEvent(new Event(SidekickAreaPanelEnum.CLOSE));
+  },
+};
diff --git a/src/ui-commands/sidekick-area/panel/enums.ts b/src/ui-commands/sidekick-area/panel/enums.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..101415b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui-commands/sidekick-area/panel/enums.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+export enum SidekickAreaPanelEnum {
+  OPEN = 'OPEN_SIDEKICK_AREA_PANEL_COMMAND',
+  OPEN_CORE_PANEL = 'OPEN_SIDEKICK_AREA_CORE_PANEL_COMMAND',
+  CLOSE = 'CLOSE_SIDEKICK_AREA_PANEL_COMMAND',
+}
+
+/**
+ * Core panels a plugin is allowed to open. Polls, Timer and Breakout are only
+ * opened when the user could already open them from the sidebar navigation.
+ */
+export enum SidekickAreaCorePanelEnum {
+  CHAT = 'chat',
+  USER_LIST = 'userlist',
+  SHARED_NOTES = 'shared-notes',
+  APPS_GALLERY = 'apps-gallery',
+  POLL = 'poll',
+  TIMER = 'timer',
+  BREAKOUT = 'breakoutroom',
+}
diff --git a/src/ui-commands/sidekick-area/panel/types.ts b/src/ui-commands/sidekick-area/panel/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..20e374e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui-commands/sidekick-area/panel/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { SidekickAreaCorePanelEnum } from './enums';
+
+export interface UiCommandsSidekickAreaPanelObject {
+  open: (id?: string) => void;
+  openCorePanel: (panel: SidekickAreaCorePanelEnum) => void;
+  close: () => void;
+}
+
+export interface OpenSidekickAreaPanelCommandArguments {
+  id?: string;
+}
+
+export interface OpenSidekickAreaCorePanelCommandArguments {
+  panel: SidekickAreaCorePanelEnum;
+}
diff --git a/src/ui-commands/sidekick-area/types.ts b/src/ui-commands/sidekick-area/types.ts
index d8748487..186de5e4 100644
--- a/src/ui-commands/sidekick-area/types.ts
+++ b/src/ui-commands/sidekick-area/types.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { UiCommandsSidekickAreaOptionsObject } from './options/types';
+import { UiCommandsSidekickAreaPanelObject } from './panel/types';
 
 export interface UiCommandsSidekickArea {
   options: UiCommandsSidekickAreaOptionsObject;
+  panel: UiCommandsSidekickAreaPanelObject;
 }