diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/api/secretFolders/types.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/api/secretFolders/types.ts
index 8fde9c63d..412f2686d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/api/secretFolders/types.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/api/secretFolders/types.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+export enum ReservedFolders {
+  SecretReplication = "__reserve_replication_"
+}
+
 export type TSecretFolder = {
   id: string;
   name: string;
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/api/secretImports/types.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/api/secretImports/types.ts
index 64b55425d..1a6c06dd3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/api/secretImports/types.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/api/secretImports/types.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export type TSecretImport = {
   position: string;
   createdAt: string;
   updatedAt: string;
+  isReserved?: boolean;
   isReplication?: boolean;
   isReplicationSuccess?: boolean;
   replicationStatus?: string;
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/fn/string.ts b/frontend/src/lib/fn/string.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7de20262
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/fn/string.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { ReservedFolders } from "@app/hooks/api/secretFolders/types";
+
+export const formatReservedPaths = (secretPath: string) => {
+  const i = secretPath.indexOf(ReservedFolders.SecretReplication);
+  if (i !== -1) {
+    return secretPath.slice(0, i);
+  }
+  return secretPath;
+};
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/SecretApprovalPage/components/SecretApprovalRequest/components/SecretApprovalRequestChanges.tsx b/frontend/src/views/SecretApprovalPage/components/SecretApprovalRequest/components/SecretApprovalRequestChanges.tsx
index 4815c7535..33025342f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/SecretApprovalPage/components/SecretApprovalRequest/components/SecretApprovalRequestChanges.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/views/SecretApprovalPage/components/SecretApprovalRequest/components/SecretApprovalRequestChanges.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
   useUpdateSecretApprovalReviewStatus
 } from "@app/hooks/api";
 import { ApprovalStatus, CommitType, TWorkspaceUser } from "@app/hooks/api/types";
+import { formatReservedPaths } from "@app/lib/fn/string";
 
 import { SecretApprovalRequestAction } from "./SecretApprovalRequestAction";
 import { SecretApprovalRequestChangeItem } from "./SecretApprovalRequestChangeItem";
@@ -200,7 +201,9 @@ export const SecretApprovalRequestChanges = ({
                 <div className="border-r border-mineshaft-500 pr-1">
                   <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faFolder} className="text-primary" size="sm" />
                 </div>
-                <div className="pl-2 pb-0.5 text-sm">{secretApprovalRequestDetails.secretPath}</div>
+                <div className="pl-2 pb-0.5 text-sm">
+                  {formatReservedPaths(secretApprovalRequestDetails.secretPath)}
+                </div>
               </div>
             </div>
           </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/SecretMainPage/components/ActionBar/CreateSecretImportForm.tsx b/frontend/src/views/SecretMainPage/components/ActionBar/CreateSecretImportForm.tsx
index a2a0b4354..5832779e3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/SecretMainPage/components/ActionBar/CreateSecretImportForm.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/views/SecretMainPage/components/ActionBar/CreateSecretImportForm.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { z } from "zod";
 import { createNotification } from "@app/components/notifications";
 import {
   Button,
-  Checkbox,
   FormControl,
   Modal,
   ModalContent,
@@ -151,11 +150,25 @@ export const CreateSecretImportForm = ({
             name="isReplication"
             control={control}
             defaultValue={false}
-            render={({ field }) => (
-              <Checkbox isChecked={field.value} onCheckedChange={field.onChange} id="isReplication">
-                Enable replication to synchronize changes. <br /> Warning: This will overwrite any
-                existing secrets with the same name.
-              </Checkbox>
+            render={({ field: { value, onChange }, fieldState: { error } }) => (
+              <FormControl
+                isError={Boolean(error?.message)}
+                errorText={error?.message}
+                helperText={
+                  value
+                    ? "Manual control over when updates propagate in approval mode, giving you the flexibility to push changes as needed."
+                    : "Instantaneous updates from the linked source on approval mode, ensuring real-time synchronization."
+                }
+              >
+                <Select
+                  value={value ? "true" : "false"}
+                  onValueChange={(val) => onChange(val === "true")}
+                  className="w-full border border-mineshaft-500"
+                >
+                  <SelectItem value="false">Linked Mode</SelectItem>
+                  <SelectItem value="true">Replication Mode</SelectItem>
+                </Select>
+              </FormControl>
             )}
           />
           <div className="mt-7 flex items-center">
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/SecretMainPage/components/SecretImportListView/SecretImportItem.tsx b/frontend/src/views/SecretMainPage/components/SecretImportListView/SecretImportItem.tsx
index c78af8ffd..07c66f17c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/SecretMainPage/components/SecretImportListView/SecretImportItem.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/views/SecretMainPage/components/SecretImportListView/SecretImportItem.tsx
@@ -30,20 +30,17 @@ import {
 import { ProjectPermissionActions, ProjectPermissionSub, useWorkspace } from "@app/context";
 import { useToggle } from "@app/hooks";
 import { useResyncSecretReplication } from "@app/hooks/api";
+import { TSecretImport } from "@app/hooks/api/types";
 
 type Props = {
   onDelete: () => void;
   environment: string;
   secretPath?: string;
-  isReplication?: boolean;
-  isReplicationSuccess?: boolean;
-  replicationStatus?: string;
-  lastReplicated?: string;
-  importEnvName: string;
-  importEnvPath: string;
+  secretImport?: TSecretImport;
+  isReplicationExpand?: boolean;
   importedSecrets: { key: string; value: string; overriden: { env: string; secretPath: string } }[];
   searchTerm: string;
-  id: string;
+  onExpandReplicateSecrets: (id: string) => void;
 };
 
 // to show the environment and folder icon
@@ -70,25 +67,29 @@ export const EnvFolderIcon = ({
 
 export const SecretImportItem = ({
   onDelete,
-  id,
-  importEnvName,
-  importEnvPath,
-  isReplication,
+  isReplicationExpand,
   importedSecrets = [],
   searchTerm = "",
   secretPath,
   environment,
-  isReplicationSuccess,
-  replicationStatus,
-  lastReplicated
+  secretImport,
+  onExpandReplicateSecrets: onExpandReplicate
 }: Props) => {
+  const {
+    isReserved,
+    id,
+    isReplication,
+    isReplicationSuccess,
+    replicationStatus,
+    lastReplicated,
+    importEnv
+  } = secretImport as TSecretImport;
   const { currentWorkspace } = useWorkspace();
   const [isExpanded, setIsExpanded] = useToggle();
   const { attributes, listeners, transform, transition, setNodeRef, isDragging } = useSortable({
     id
   });
   const resyncSecretReplication = useResyncSecretReplication();
-
   useEffect(() => {
     const filteredSecrets = importedSecrets.filter((secret) =>
       secret.key.toUpperCase().includes(searchTerm.toUpperCase())
@@ -134,24 +135,39 @@ export const SecretImportItem = ({
     }
   };
 
+  const handleRowClick = () => {
+    if (isReplication) {
+      onExpandReplicate(id);
+    } else {
+      setIsExpanded.toggle();
+    }
+  };
+
   return (
     <>
       <div
-        className="group flex cursor-pointer border-b border-mineshaft-600 hover:bg-mineshaft-700"
+        className={twMerge(
+          "group flex cursor-pointer border-b border-mineshaft-600 hover:bg-mineshaft-700",
+          isReserved && "hidden"
+        )}
         role="button"
         ref={setNodeRef}
         tabIndex={0}
         style={style}
-        onClick={() => setIsExpanded.toggle()}
-        onKeyDown={() => setIsExpanded.toggle()}
+        onClick={handleRowClick}
+        onKeyDown={(e) => {
+          if (e.key === "Enter") {
+            handleRowClick();
+          }
+        }}
       >
         <div className="flex w-12 items-center px-4 py-2 text-green-700">
           <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faFileImport} />
         </div>
         <div className="flex flex-grow items-center px-4 py-2">
           <EnvFolderIcon
-            env={importEnvName || ""}
-            secretPath={importEnvPath}
+            env={importEnv.slug || ""}
+            secretPath={secretImport?.importPath || ""}
             isReplication={isReplication}
           />
         </div>
@@ -193,29 +209,31 @@ export const SecretImportItem = ({
               </div>
             </Tooltip>
           )}
-          <ProjectPermissionCan
-            I={ProjectPermissionActions.Edit}
-            a={subject(ProjectPermissionSub.Secrets, { environment, secretPath })}
-            renderTooltip
-            allowedLabel="Resync replicated secrets"
-          >
-            {(isAllowed) => (
-              <IconButton
-                size="md"
-                colorSchema="primary"
-                variant="plain"
-                ariaLabel="expand"
-                className={twMerge(
-                  "p-0 opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100",
-                  resyncSecretReplication.isLoading && "animate-spin opacity-100"
-                )}
-                isDisabled={!isAllowed}
-                onClick={handleResyncSecretReplication}
-              >
-                <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faRotate} />
-              </IconButton>
-            )}
-          </ProjectPermissionCan>
+          {isReplication && (
+            <ProjectPermissionCan
+              I={ProjectPermissionActions.Edit}
+              a={subject(ProjectPermissionSub.Secrets, { environment, secretPath })}
+              renderTooltip
+              allowedLabel="Resync replicated secrets"
+            >
+              {(isAllowed) => (
+                <IconButton
+                  size="md"
+                  colorSchema="primary"
+                  variant="plain"
+                  ariaLabel="expand"
+                  className={twMerge(
+                    "p-0 opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100",
+                    resyncSecretReplication.isLoading && "animate-spin opacity-100"
+                  )}
+                  isDisabled={!isAllowed}
+                  onClick={handleResyncSecretReplication}
+                >
+                  <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faRotate} />
+                </IconButton>
+              )}
+            </ProjectPermissionCan>
+          )}
         </div>
         <div className="flex items-center space-x-4 border-l border-mineshaft-600 px-4 py-2">
           <ProjectPermissionCan
@@ -264,7 +282,7 @@ export const SecretImportItem = ({
           </ProjectPermissionCan>
         </div>
       </div>
-      {!isReplication && isExpanded && !isDragging && (
+      {!isReplication && (isReplicationExpand || isExpanded) && !isDragging && (
         <td
           colSpan={3}
           className={`bg-bunker-800 ${isExpanded && "border-b-2 border-mineshaft-500"}`}
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/SecretMainPage/components/SecretImportListView/SecretImportListView.tsx b/frontend/src/views/SecretMainPage/components/SecretImportListView/SecretImportListView.tsx
index c50bcdbb3..d130bcb65 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/SecretMainPage/components/SecretImportListView/SecretImportListView.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/views/SecretMainPage/components/SecretImportListView/SecretImportListView.tsx
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@ import { createNotification } from "@app/components/notifications";
 import { DeleteActionModal } from "@app/components/v2";
 import { usePopUp } from "@app/hooks";
 import { useDeleteSecretImport, useUpdateSecretImport } from "@app/hooks/api";
+import { ReservedFolders } from "@app/hooks/api/secretFolders/types";
 import { TSecretImport } from "@app/hooks/api/secretImports/types";
 import { DecryptedSecret, WorkspaceEnv } from "@app/hooks/api/types";
+import { formatReservedPaths } from "@app/lib/fn/string";
 
 import { SecretImportItem } from "./SecretImportItem";
 
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ export const computeImportedSecretRows = (
     importSecrets[i].secrets.forEach((el) => {
       overridenSec[el.key] = {
         env: importSecrets[i].environmentInfo.name,
-        secretPath: importSecrets[i].secretPath
+        secretPath: formatReservedPaths(importSecrets[i].secretPath)
       };
     });
   }
@@ -91,6 +93,8 @@ export const SecretImportListView = ({
     "deleteSecretImport"
   ] as const);
 
+  const [replicationSecrets, setReplicationSecrets] = useState<Record<string, boolean>>({});
+
   const sensors = useSensors(
     useSensor(MouseSensor, {}),
     useSensor(TouchSensor, {}),
@@ -149,6 +153,22 @@ export const SecretImportListView = ({
     }
   };
 
+  const handleOpenReplicationSecrets = (replicationImportId: string) => {
+    console.log(secretImports);
+    const reservedImport = secretImports.find(
+      ({ isReserved, importPath, importEnv }) =>
+        importEnv.slug === environment &&
+        isReserved &&
+        importPath === `/${ReservedFolders.SecretReplication}${replicationImportId}`
+    );
+    if (reservedImport) {
+      setReplicationSecrets((state) => ({
+        ...state,
+        [reservedImport.id]: !state?.[reservedImport.id]
+      }));
+    }
+  };
+
   return (
     <>
       <DndContext
@@ -159,29 +179,17 @@ export const SecretImportListView = ({
       >
         <SortableContext items={items} strategy={verticalListSortingStrategy}>
           {items?.map((item) => {
-            const {
-              importPath,
-              importEnv,
-              id,
-              isReplication,
-              replicationStatus,
-              lastReplicated,
-              isReplicationSuccess
-            } = item;
+            // TODO(akhilmhdh): change this and pass this whole object instead of one by one
             return (
               <SecretImportItem
                 searchTerm={searchTerm}
-                key={`imported-env-${id}`}
-                id={id}
-                isReplication={isReplication}
-                importEnvPath={importPath}
-                importEnvName={importEnv.name}
-                lastReplicated={lastReplicated}
-                replicationStatus={replicationStatus}
-                isReplicationSuccess={isReplicationSuccess}
+                key={`imported-env-${item.id}`}
+                isReplicationExpand={replicationSecrets?.[item.id]}
+                onExpandReplicateSecrets={handleOpenReplicationSecrets}
+                secretImport={item}
                 importedSecrets={computeImportedSecretRows(
-                  importEnv.slug,
-                  importPath,
+                  item.importEnv.slug,
+                  item.importPath,
                   importedSecrets,
                   secrets
                 )}