diff --git a/distributed/client.py b/distributed/client.py
index 4036a889f2b..7eadf9448c0 100644
--- a/distributed/client.py
+++ b/distributed/client.py
@@ -22,10 +22,12 @@
 from contextlib import contextmanager, suppress
 from contextvars import ContextVar
 from functools import partial
+from importlib.metadata import PackageNotFoundError, version
 from numbers import Number
 from queue import Queue as pyQueue
 from typing import Any, ClassVar, Coroutine, Literal, Sequence, TypedDict
 
+from packaging.version import parse as parse_version
 from tlz import first, groupby, keymap, merge, partition_all, valmap
 
 import dask
@@ -1145,6 +1147,12 @@ def __repr__(self):
             return f"<{self.__class__.__name__}: No scheduler connected>"
 
     def _repr_html_(self):
+        try:
+            dle_version = parse_version(version("dask-labextension"))
+            JUPYTERLAB = False if dle_version < parse_version("6.0.0") else True
+        except PackageNotFoundError:
+            JUPYTERLAB = False
+
         scheduler, info = self._get_scheduler_info()
 
         return get_template("client.html.j2").render(
@@ -1154,6 +1162,7 @@ def _repr_html_(self):
             cluster=self.cluster,
             scheduler_file=self.scheduler_file,
             dashboard_link=self.dashboard_link,
+            jupyterlab=JUPYTERLAB,
         )
 
     def start(self, **kwargs):
diff --git a/distributed/widgets/templates/client.html.j2 b/distributed/widgets/templates/client.html.j2
index ad1c2e509ed..8a490acdd0b 100644
--- a/distributed/widgets/templates/client.html.j2
+++ b/distributed/widgets/templates/client.html.j2
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@
 
         </table>
 
+        {% if jupyterlab %}
+            <button style="margin-bottom: 12px;" data-commandlinker-command="dask:populate-and-launch-layout" data-commandlinker-args='{"url": "{{ dashboard_link }}" }'>
+                Launch dashboard in JupyterLab
+            </button>
+        {% endif %}
+
         {% if scheduler is none %}
             <p>No scheduler connected.</p>
         {% elif cluster %}