diff --git a/web/src/components/PluginsPanel/PluginsPanel.tsx b/web/src/components/PluginsPanel/PluginsPanel.tsx
index 31701f7d9..58c7cb99a 100644
--- a/web/src/components/PluginsPanel/PluginsPanel.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/PluginsPanel/PluginsPanel.tsx
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ const PluginCategories: PluginInterface[] = [
   { category: PluginCategory.Drone, name: 'Drone', description: 'Run Drone plugins', icon: 'ci-infra' }
 ]
 
-const pluginSpecMock = {
+const dronePluginSpecMock = {
   inputs: {
     channel: {
       type: 'string'
@@ -61,6 +61,14 @@ const pluginSpecMock = {
   ]
 }
 
+const runStepSpec = {
+  inputs: {
+    script: {
+      type: 'string'
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 export interface PluginsPanelInterface {
   onPluginAddUpdate?: (isUpdate: boolean, pluginFormData: Record<string, any>) => void
 }
@@ -101,6 +109,9 @@ export const PluginsPanel = ({ onPluginAddUpdate }: PluginsPanelInterface): JSX.
                 setCategory(category)
                 if (category === PluginCategory.Drone) {
                   setPanelView(PluginPanelView.Listing)
+                } else if (category === PluginCategory.Harness) {
+                  setPlugin({ uid: getString('run') })
+                  setPanelView(PluginPanelView.Configuration)
                 }
               }}
               key={category}
@@ -187,58 +198,57 @@ export const PluginsPanel = ({ onPluginAddUpdate }: PluginsPanelInterface): JSX.
   }
 
   const renderPluginConfigForm = useCallback((): JSX.Element => {
-    const { uid, spec } = plugin || {}
-    if (spec) {
-      // let specAsObj = {}
-      // try {
-      //   specAsObj = parse(spec)
-      // } catch (e) {
-      //   // ignore error
-      // }
-      const inputs = get(pluginSpecMock, 'inputs', {})
-      return (
-        <Layout.Vertical
-          spacing="medium"
-          margin={{ left: 'xxlarge', top: 'large', right: 'xxlarge', bottom: 'xxlarge' }}
-          height="95%">
-          <Layout.Horizontal spacing="small" flex={{ justifyContent: 'flex-start' }}>
-            <Icon
-              name="arrow-left"
-              size={18}
-              onClick={() => {
-                setPlugin(undefined)
+    // TODO obtain plugin input spec by parsing YAML
+    const inputs = get(category === PluginCategory.Drone ? dronePluginSpecMock : runStepSpec, 'inputs', {})
+    return (
+      <Layout.Vertical
+        spacing="medium"
+        margin={{ left: 'xxlarge', top: 'large', right: 'xxlarge', bottom: 'xxlarge' }}
+        height="95%">
+        <Layout.Horizontal spacing="small" flex={{ justifyContent: 'flex-start' }}>
+          <Icon
+            name="arrow-left"
+            size={18}
+            onClick={() => {
+              setPlugin(undefined)
+              if (category === PluginCategory.Drone) {
                 setPanelView(PluginPanelView.Listing)
-              }}
-              className={css.arrow}
-            />
+              } else if (category === PluginCategory.Harness) {
+                setPanelView(PluginPanelView.Category)
+              }
+            }}
+            className={css.arrow}
+          />
+          {plugin?.uid ? (
             <Text font={{ variation: FontVariation.H5 }}>
-              {getString('addLabel')} {uid}
+              {getString('addLabel')} {plugin.uid} {getString('plugins.stepLabel')}
             </Text>
-          </Layout.Horizontal>
-          <Container className={css.form}>
-            <Formik
-              initialValues={{}}
-              onSubmit={formData => {
-                onPluginAddUpdate?.(false, formData)
-              }}>
-              <FormikForm>
-                <Layout.Vertical flex={{ alignItems: 'flex-start' }} height="100%">
-                  <Layout.Vertical width="100%">
-                    {Object.keys(inputs).map((field: string) => {
-                      const fieldType = get(inputs, `${field}.type`, '') as 'string'
-                      return renderPluginFormField({ name: field, type: fieldType })
-                    })}
-                  </Layout.Vertical>
-                  <Button variation={ButtonVariation.PRIMARY} text={getString('addLabel')} type="submit" />
+          ) : (
+            <></>
+          )}
+        </Layout.Horizontal>
+        <Container className={css.form}>
+          <Formik
+            initialValues={{}}
+            onSubmit={formData => {
+              onPluginAddUpdate?.(false, formData)
+            }}>
+            <FormikForm>
+              <Layout.Vertical flex={{ alignItems: 'flex-start' }} height="100%">
+                <Layout.Vertical width="100%">
+                  {Object.keys(inputs).map((field: string) => {
+                    const fieldType = get(inputs, `${field}.type`, '') as 'string'
+                    return renderPluginFormField({ name: field, type: fieldType })
+                  })}
                 </Layout.Vertical>
-              </FormikForm>
-            </Formik>
-          </Container>
-        </Layout.Vertical>
-      )
-    }
-    return <></>
-  }, [plugin])
+                <Button variation={ButtonVariation.PRIMARY} text={getString('addLabel')} type="submit" />
+              </Layout.Vertical>
+            </FormikForm>
+          </Formik>
+        </Container>
+      </Layout.Vertical>
+    )
+  }, [plugin, category])
 
   const renderPluginsPanel = useCallback((): JSX.Element => {
     switch (panelView) {
@@ -251,7 +261,7 @@ export const PluginsPanel = ({ onPluginAddUpdate }: PluginsPanelInterface): JSX.
       default:
         return <></>
     }
-  }, [loading, plugins, panelView])
+  }, [loading, plugins, panelView, category])
 
   return (
     <Container className={css.main}>
diff --git a/web/src/components/RunPipelineModal/RunPipelineModal.tsx b/web/src/components/RunPipelineModal/RunPipelineModal.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6cc83013b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/components/RunPipelineModal/RunPipelineModal.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+import React, { useMemo, useState } from 'react'
+import * as yup from 'yup'
+import { FontVariation } from '@harnessio/design-system'
+import {
+  Button,
+  ButtonVariation,
+  Dialog,
+  FormInput,
+  Formik,
+  FormikForm,
+  Layout,
+  Text,
+  useToaster
+} from '@harnessio/uicore'
+import { useStrings } from 'framework/strings'
+import { useModalHook } from 'hooks/useModalHook'
+import type { OpenapiCreateExecutionRequest, TypesExecution, TypesRepository } from 'services/code'
+import { useMutate } from 'restful-react'
+import { getErrorMessage } from 'utils/Utils'
+import { useHistory } from 'react-router'
+import { useAppContext } from 'AppContext'
+
+interface FormData {
+  branch: string
+}
+
+const useRunPipelineModal = () => {
+  const { routes } = useAppContext()
+  const { getString } = useStrings()
+  const { showError } = useToaster()
+  const history = useHistory()
+  const [repo, setRepo] = useState<TypesRepository>()
+  const [pipeline, setPipeline] = useState<string>('')
+  const repoPath = useMemo(() => repo?.path || '', [repo])
+
+  const { mutate: startExecution } = useMutate<TypesExecution>({
+    verb: 'POST',
+    path: `/api/v1/repos/${repoPath}/+/pipelines/${pipeline}/executions`
+  })
+
+  const runPipeline = (_formData: FormData): void => {
+    try {
+      const payload: OpenapiCreateExecutionRequest = {
+        status: ''
+      }
+      startExecution(payload, { pathParams: { path: `/api/v1/repos/${repoPath}/+/pipelines/${pipeline}/executions` } })
+        .then(() => {
+          history.push(routes.toCODEExecutions({ repoPath, pipeline }))
+          hideModal()
+        })
+        .catch(error => {
+          showError(getErrorMessage(error), 0, 'pipelines.failedToRunPipeline')
+        })
+    } catch (exception) {
+      showError(getErrorMessage(exception), 0, 'pipelines.failedToRunPipeline')
+    }
+  }
+
+  const [openModal, hideModal] = useModalHook(() => {
+    const onClose = () => {
+      hideModal()
+    }
+    return (
+      <Dialog isOpen enforceFocus={false} onClose={onClose} title={getString('pipelines.run')}>
+        <Formik
+          formName="run-pipeline-form"
+          initialValues={{ branch: repo?.default_branch || '' }}
+          validationSchema={yup.object().shape({
+            branch: yup
+              .string()
+              .trim()
+              .required(`${getString('branch')} ${getString('isRequired')}`)
+          })}
+          onSubmit={runPipeline}
+          enableReinitialize>
+          <FormikForm>
+            <Layout.Vertical spacing="medium">
+              <FormInput.Text
+                name="branch"
+                label={<Text font={{ variation: FontVariation.FORM_LABEL }}>{getString('branch')}</Text>}
+              />
+              <Layout.Horizontal spacing="medium">
+                <Button variation={ButtonVariation.PRIMARY} type="submit" text={getString('pipelines.run')} />
+                <Button variation={ButtonVariation.SECONDARY} text={getString('cancel')} onClick={onClose} />
+              </Layout.Horizontal>
+            </Layout.Vertical>
+          </FormikForm>
+        </Formik>
+      </Dialog>
+    )
+  }, [repo?.default_branch, pipeline])
+
+  return {
+    openModal: ({ repoMetadata, pipeline }: { repoMetadata: TypesRepository; pipeline: string }) => {
+      setRepo(repoMetadata)
+      setPipeline(pipeline)
+      openModal()
+    },
+    hideModal
+  }
+}
+
+export default useRunPipelineModal
diff --git a/web/src/framework/strings/stringTypes.ts b/web/src/framework/strings/stringTypes.ts
index 827b20114..42acfa009 100644
--- a/web/src/framework/strings/stringTypes.ts
+++ b/web/src/framework/strings/stringTypes.ts
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ export interface StringsMap {
   'pipelines.enterPipelineName': string
   'pipelines.enterYAMLPath': string
   'pipelines.failedToCreatePipeline': string
+  'pipelines.failedToRunPipeline': string
   'pipelines.name': string
   'pipelines.newPipelineButton': string
   'pipelines.noData': string
@@ -330,6 +331,7 @@ export interface StringsMap {
   'pipelines.saveAndRun': string
   'pipelines.yamlPath': string
   'plugins.addAPlugin': string
+  'plugins.stepLabel': string
   'plugins.title': string
   'pr.ableToMerge': string
   'pr.addDescription': string
diff --git a/web/src/i18n/strings.en.yaml b/web/src/i18n/strings.en.yaml
index 2bb51cde2..6d7405fa4 100644
--- a/web/src/i18n/strings.en.yaml
+++ b/web/src/i18n/strings.en.yaml
@@ -636,6 +636,7 @@ pipelines:
   saveAndRun: Save and Run
   editPipeline: Edit pipeline {{pipeline}}
   run: Run pipeline
+  failedToRunPipeline: Failed to run pipeline
 executions:
   noData: There are no executions :(
   newExecutionButton: Run Pipeline
@@ -657,3 +658,4 @@ run: Run
 plugins:
   title: Plugins
   addAPlugin: Add a {{category}} plugin
+  stepLabel: step
diff --git a/web/src/pages/NewPipeline/NewPipeline.tsx b/web/src/pages/NewPipeline/NewPipeline.tsx
index 648f3685b..f03cfc3ef 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/NewPipeline/NewPipeline.tsx
+++ b/web/src/pages/NewPipeline/NewPipeline.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import React, { useMemo, useState } from 'react'
 import { useMutate } from 'restful-react'
 import { Link, useParams } from 'react-router-dom'
-import { Drawer } from '@blueprintjs/core'
 import { Container, PageHeader, PageBody, Button, Layout, ButtonVariation, Text, useToaster } from '@harnessio/uicore'
 import { Icon } from '@harnessio/icons'
 import { Color } from '@harnessio/design-system'
@@ -10,6 +9,7 @@ import { useStrings } from 'framework/strings'
 import { useGetRepositoryMetadata } from 'hooks/useGetRepositoryMetadata'
 import MonacoSourceCodeEditor from 'components/SourceCodeEditor/MonacoSourceCodeEditor'
 import { PluginsPanel } from 'components/PluginsPanel/PluginsPanel'
+import useRunPipelineModal from 'components/RunPipelineModal/RunPipelineModal'
 import { useAppContext } from 'AppContext'
 import type { CODEProps } from 'RouteDefinitions'
 import { getErrorMessage } from 'utils/Utils'
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const NewPipeline = (): JSX.Element => {
   const { repoMetadata } = useGetRepositoryMetadata()
   const { showError } = useToaster()
   const [pipelineAsYAML, setPipelineAsYaml] = useState<string>('')
-  const [showDrawer, setShowDrawer] = useState<boolean>(false)
+  const { openModal: openRunPipelineModal } = useRunPipelineModal()
   const repoPath = useMemo(() => repoMetadata?.path || '', [repoMetadata])
 
   const { mutate, loading } = useMutate<RepoCommitFilesResponse>({
@@ -36,14 +36,18 @@ const NewPipeline = (): JSX.Element => {
     try {
       const data: OpenapiCommitFilesRequest = {
         actions: [{ action: 'CREATE', path: `sample_${new Date().getTime()}.txt`, payload: pipelineAsYAML }],
-        branch: 'main',
+        branch: repoMetadata?.default_branch,
         new_branch: '',
         title: `Create pipeline ${pipeline}`,
         message: ''
       }
 
       mutate(data)
-        .then(() => setShowDrawer(true))
+        .then(() => {
+          if (repoMetadata && pipeline) {
+            openRunPipelineModal({ repoMetadata, pipeline })
+          }
+        })
         .catch(error => {
           showError(getErrorMessage(error), 0, 'pipelines.failedToSavePipeline')
         })
@@ -54,20 +58,6 @@ const NewPipeline = (): JSX.Element => {
 
   return (
     <>
-      {showDrawer && (
-        <Drawer isOpen={showDrawer} title={getString('pipelines.run')} onClose={() => setShowDrawer(false)}>
-          <Layout.Vertical padding="xlarge" flex={{ justifyContent: 'flex-end' }} className={css.drawer}>
-            <Layout.Horizontal spacing="medium" flex={{ justifyContent: 'flex-start' }} width="100%">
-              <Button variation={ButtonVariation.PRIMARY} text={getString('run')} />
-              <Button
-                variation={ButtonVariation.SECONDARY}
-                text={getString('cancel')}
-                onClick={() => setShowDrawer(false)}
-              />
-            </Layout.Horizontal>
-          </Layout.Vertical>
-        </Drawer>
-      )}
       <Container className={css.main}>
         <PageHeader
           title={getString('pipelines.editPipeline', { pipeline })}
diff --git a/web/src/pages/NewPipeline/NewPipelineModal.tsx b/web/src/pages/NewPipeline/NewPipelineModal.tsx
index f00019cf1..e63c1ee85 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/NewPipeline/NewPipelineModal.tsx
+++ b/web/src/pages/NewPipeline/NewPipelineModal.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import type { OpenapiCreatePipelineRequest, TypesPipeline, TypesRepository } fro
 import { useStrings } from 'framework/strings'
 import { useAppContext } from 'AppContext'
 import { getErrorMessage } from 'utils/Utils'
+
 interface FormData {
   name: string
   branch: string