diff --git a/packages/compass-workspaces/src/provider.tsx b/packages/compass-workspaces/src/provider.tsx
index fb9bcca6211..d9c6f5bae6a 100644
--- a/packages/compass-workspaces/src/provider.tsx
+++ b/packages/compass-workspaces/src/provider.tsx
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export type WorkspacesService = {
     options?: TabOptions &
       Omit<
         Extract<OpenWorkspaceOptions, { type: 'Collection' }>,
-        'type' | 'namespace' | 'editViewName' | 'initialSubtab' | 'connectionId'
+        'type' | 'namespace' | 'editViewName' | 'connectionId'
       >
   ): void;
   /**
diff --git a/packages/compass-workspaces/src/stores/workspaces.ts b/packages/compass-workspaces/src/stores/workspaces.ts
index 924e2a14240..8d9a208141c 100644
--- a/packages/compass-workspaces/src/stores/workspaces.ts
+++ b/packages/compass-workspaces/src/stores/workspaces.ts
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ export const getInitialTabState = (
     );
 
     const subTab =
-      initialSubtab ?? isAggregationsSubtab ? 'Aggregations' : 'Documents';
+      initialSubtab ?? (isAggregationsSubtab ? 'Aggregations' : 'Documents');
 
     return {
       id: tabId,
diff --git a/packages/databases-collections/src/modules/create-namespace.ts b/packages/databases-collections/src/modules/create-namespace.ts
index e3aa5aa2a0e..b3691509d10 100644
--- a/packages/databases-collections/src/modules/create-namespace.ts
+++ b/packages/databases-collections/src/modules/create-namespace.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import type { Action, AnyAction, Reducer } from 'redux';
 import { parseFilter } from 'mongodb-query-parser';
 import type { DataService } from '@mongodb-js/compass-connections/provider';
 import type { CreateNamespaceThunkAction } from '../stores/create-namespace';
+import { connectionSupports } from '@mongodb-js/compass-connections';
+import toNS from 'mongodb-ns';
 
 /**
  * No dots in DB name error message.
@@ -402,17 +404,24 @@ export const createNamespace = (
         expires: !!data.options.expireAfterSeconds,
       };
 
-      track(
-        `${kind} Created`,
-        trackEvent,
-        connectionRepository.getConnectionInfoById(connectionId)
-      );
+      const connectionInfo =
+        connectionRepository.getConnectionInfoById(connectionId);
+
+      track(`${kind} Created`, trackEvent, connectionInfo);
 
       globalAppRegistry.emit('collection-created', namespace, {
         connectionId,
       });
+
+      // For special namespaces (admin, local, config), we do not want
+      // to navigate user to the global-writes tab if it's supported.
+      const isSpecialNS = toNS(namespace).isSpecial;
+      const isGlobalWritesSupported =
+        connectionInfo && connectionSupports(connectionInfo, 'globalWrites');
       workspaces.openCollectionWorkspace(connectionId, namespace, {
         newTab: true,
+        initialSubtab:
+          !isSpecialNS && isGlobalWritesSupported ? 'GlobalWrites' : undefined,
       });
       dispatch(reset());
     } catch (e) {