diff --git a/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/AuthenticatedUserDropdown.jsx b/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/AuthenticatedUserDropdown.jsx
index c0ba261..34e4e5d 100644
--- a/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/AuthenticatedUserDropdown.jsx
+++ b/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/AuthenticatedUserDropdown.jsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { AvatarButton, Dropdown } from '@edx/paragon';
 import { hooks as appHooks } from 'data/redux';
 import urls from 'data/services/lms/urls';
 
-import { useIsCollapsed } from './hooks';
+import { useIsCollapsed, findCoursesNavDropdownClicked } from './hooks';
 import messages from './messages';
 
 export const AuthenticatedUserDropdown = ({ username }) => {
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export const AuthenticatedUserDropdown = ({ username }) => {
   const { authenticatedUser } = React.useContext(AppContext);
   const { profileImage } = authenticatedUser;
   const dashboard = appHooks.useEnterpriseDashboardData();
+  const { courseSearchUrl } = appHooks.usePlatformSettingsData();
   const isCollapsed = useIsCollapsed();
 
   return (
@@ -48,9 +49,14 @@ export const AuthenticatedUserDropdown = ({ username }) => {
           {formatMessage(messages.profile)}
         </Dropdown.Item>
         {isCollapsed && (
-          <Dropdown.Item href={urls.programsUrl}>
-            {formatMessage(messages.viewPrograms)}
-          </Dropdown.Item>
+          <>
+            <Dropdown.Item href={urls.programsUrl}>
+              {formatMessage(messages.viewPrograms)}
+            </Dropdown.Item>
+            <Dropdown.Item href={courseSearchUrl} onClick={findCoursesNavDropdownClicked(courseSearchUrl)}>
+              {formatMessage(messages.exploreCourses)}
+            </Dropdown.Item>
+          </>
         )}
         <Dropdown.Item href={`${getConfig().LMS_BASE_URL}/account/settings`}>
           {formatMessage(messages.account)}
diff --git a/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/AuthenticatedUserDropdown.test.jsx b/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/AuthenticatedUserDropdown.test.jsx
index 0a8a9e8..fe76384 100644
--- a/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/AuthenticatedUserDropdown.test.jsx
+++ b/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/AuthenticatedUserDropdown.test.jsx
@@ -14,10 +14,14 @@ jest.mock('@edx/frontend-platform/react', () => ({
 jest.mock('data/redux', () => ({
   hooks: {
     useEnterpriseDashboardData: jest.fn(),
+    usePlatformSettingsData: jest.fn(() => ({
+      courseSearchUrl: 'test-course-search-url',
+    })),
   },
 }));
 jest.mock('containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/hooks', () => ({
   useIsCollapsed: jest.fn(),
+  findCoursesNavDropdownClicked: (href) => jest.fn().mockName(`findCoursesNavDropdownClicked('${href}')`),
 }));
 
 describe('AuthenticatedUserDropdown', () => {
diff --git a/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/__snapshots__/AuthenticatedUserDropdown.test.jsx.snap b/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/__snapshots__/AuthenticatedUserDropdown.test.jsx.snap
index 76e01aa..e4c3d5b 100644
--- a/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/__snapshots__/AuthenticatedUserDropdown.test.jsx.snap
+++ b/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/__snapshots__/AuthenticatedUserDropdown.test.jsx.snap
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ exports[`AuthenticatedUserDropdown snapshots with enterprise dashboard 1`] = `
     >
       View Programs
     </Dropdown.Item>
+    <Dropdown.Item
+      href="test-course-search-url"
+      onClick={[MockFunction findCoursesNavDropdownClicked('test-course-search-url')]}
+    >
+      Explore courses
+    </Dropdown.Item>
     <Dropdown.Item
       href="http://localhost:18000/account/settings"
     >
diff --git a/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/__snapshots__/index.test.jsx.snap b/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/__snapshots__/index.test.jsx.snap
index 6fee45f..65337f2 100644
--- a/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/__snapshots__/index.test.jsx.snap
+++ b/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/__snapshots__/index.test.jsx.snap
@@ -28,8 +28,16 @@ exports[`LearnerDashboardHeader snapshots with collapsed 1`] = `
           />
         </div>
         <div
-          className="my-auto ml-1"
+          className="my-auto ml-1 d-flex"
         >
+          <IconButton
+            as="a"
+            href="test-course-search-url"
+            iconAs="Icon"
+            invertColors={true}
+            onClick={[MockFunction findCoursesNavClicked('test-course-search-url')]}
+            variant="primary"
+          />
           <UserMenu />
         </div>
       </div>
@@ -66,6 +74,14 @@ exports[`LearnerDashboardHeader snapshots without collapsed 1`] = `
         <div
           className="flex-grow-1"
         />
+        <Button
+          as="a"
+          href="test-course-search-url"
+          onClick={[MockFunction findCoursesNavClicked('test-course-search-url')]}
+          variant="inverse-tertiary"
+        >
+          Explore courses
+        </Button>
         <UserMenu />
       </div>
     </header>
diff --git a/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/hooks.js b/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/hooks.js
index fa52e5d..3e683fd 100644
--- a/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/hooks.js
+++ b/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/hooks.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { useWindowSize, breakpoints } from '@edx/paragon';
+import track from 'tracking';
+import { linkNames } from 'tracking/constants';
 
 export const useIsCollapsed = () => {
   const { width } = useWindowSize();
@@ -7,4 +9,16 @@ export const useIsCollapsed = () => {
   return isCollapsed;
 };
 
-export default { useIsCollapsed };
+export const findCoursesNavClicked = (href) => track.findCourses.findCoursesClicked(href, {
+  linkName: linkNames.learnerHomeNavExplore,
+});
+
+export const findCoursesNavDropdownClicked = (href) => track.findCourses.findCoursesClicked(href, {
+  linkName: linkNames.learnerHomeNavDropdownExplore,
+});
+
+export default {
+  useIsCollapsed,
+  findCoursesNavClicked,
+  findCoursesNavDropdownClicked,
+};
diff --git a/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/hooks.test.js b/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/hooks.test.js
index 296deb7..79ea527 100644
--- a/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/hooks.test.js
+++ b/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/hooks.test.js
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 import { useWindowSize, breakpoints } from '@edx/paragon';
-import { useIsCollapsed } from './hooks';
+import track from 'tracking';
+import { linkNames } from 'tracking/constants';
+import { useIsCollapsed, findCoursesNavClicked, findCoursesNavDropdownClicked } from './hooks';
+
+jest.mock('tracking', () => ({
+  findCourses: {
+    findCoursesClicked: jest.fn(),
+  },
+}));
+
+const url = 'http://example.com';
 
 describe('LearnerDashboardHeader hooks', () => {
   describe('useIsCollapsed', () => {
@@ -12,4 +22,22 @@ describe('LearnerDashboardHeader hooks', () => {
       expect(useIsCollapsed()).toEqual(true);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('findCoursesNavClicked', () => {
+    test('calls tracking with nav link name', () => {
+      findCoursesNavClicked(url);
+      expect(track.findCourses.findCoursesClicked).toHaveBeenCalledWith(url, {
+        linkName: linkNames.learnerHomeNavExplore,
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('findCoursesNavDropdownClicked', () => {
+    test('calls tracking with dropdown link name', () => {
+      findCoursesNavDropdownClicked(url);
+      expect(track.findCourses.findCoursesClicked).toHaveBeenCalledWith(url, {
+        linkName: linkNames.learnerHomeNavDropdownExplore,
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/index.jsx b/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/index.jsx
index 42ceec7..60f35ab 100644
--- a/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/index.jsx
+++ b/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/index.jsx
@@ -2,18 +2,21 @@ import React, { useContext } from 'react';
 
 import { useIntl } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
 import { AppContext } from '@edx/frontend-platform/react';
-import { Program } from '@edx/paragon/icons';
-import { Button, Image } from '@edx/paragon';
+import { Program, Search } from '@edx/paragon/icons';
+import {
+  Button, Image, IconButton, Icon,
+} from '@edx/paragon';
 
 import topBanner from 'assets/top_stripe.svg';
 import MasqueradeBar from 'containers/MasqueradeBar';
 import urls from 'data/services/lms/urls';
+import { hooks as appHooks } from 'data/redux';
 
 import AuthenticatedUserDropdown from './AuthenticatedUserDropdown';
 import GreetingBanner from './GreetingBanner';
 import ConfirmEmailBanner from './ConfirmEmailBanner';
 
-import { useIsCollapsed } from './hooks';
+import { useIsCollapsed, findCoursesNavClicked } from './hooks';
 import messages from './messages';
 import './index.scss';
 
@@ -25,6 +28,9 @@ export const UserMenu = () => {
 export const LearnerDashboardHeader = () => {
   const { formatMessage } = useIntl();
   const isCollapsed = useIsCollapsed();
+  const { courseSearchUrl } = appHooks.usePlatformSettingsData();
+
+  const exploreCoursesClick = findCoursesNavClicked(courseSearchUrl);
 
   return (
     <>
@@ -43,9 +49,33 @@ export const LearnerDashboardHeader = () => {
             <div className="flex-grow-1">
               {isCollapsed && <GreetingBanner size="small" />}
             </div>
-            {isCollapsed
-              ? (<div className="my-auto ml-1"><UserMenu /></div>)
-              : (<UserMenu />)}
+            {isCollapsed ? (
+              <div className="my-auto ml-1 d-flex">
+                <IconButton
+                  as="a"
+                  href={courseSearchUrl}
+                  variant="primary"
+                  invertColors
+                  src={Search}
+                  iconAs={Icon}
+                  onClick={exploreCoursesClick}
+                />
+                <UserMenu />
+              </div>
+            ) : (
+              <>
+                <Button
+                  as="a"
+                  href={courseSearchUrl}
+                  variant="inverse-tertiary"
+                  iconBefore={Search}
+                  onClick={exploreCoursesClick}
+                >
+                  {formatMessage(messages.exploreCourses)}
+                </Button>
+                <UserMenu />
+              </>
+            )}
           </div>
         </header>
         {!isCollapsed && <GreetingBanner size="large" />}
diff --git a/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/index.test.jsx b/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/index.test.jsx
index 4fbab24..7208a31 100644
--- a/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/index.test.jsx
+++ b/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/index.test.jsx
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ jest.mock('@edx/frontend-platform/react', () => ({
 }));
 jest.mock('./hooks', () => ({
   useIsCollapsed: jest.fn(),
+  findCoursesNavClicked: (href) => jest.fn().mockName(`findCoursesNavClicked('${href}')`),
+}));
+jest.mock('data/redux', () => ({
+  hooks: {
+    usePlatformSettingsData: jest.fn(() => ({
+      courseSearchUrl: 'test-course-search-url',
+    })),
+  },
 }));
 jest.mock('containers/MasqueradeBar', () => 'MasqueradeBar');
 
diff --git a/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/messages.js b/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/messages.js
index 117d6d5..3105055 100644
--- a/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/messages.js
+++ b/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/messages.js
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
     defaultMessage: 'Switch to Programs',
     description: 'Header link for switching to program page.',
   },
+  exploreCourses: {
+    id: 'leanerDashboard.exploreCourses',
+    defaultMessage: 'Explore courses',
+    description: 'Header link for switching to course page.',
+  },
 });
 
 export default messages;
diff --git a/src/tracking/constants.js b/src/tracking/constants.js
index b561af4..32bbc5c 100644
--- a/src/tracking/constants.js
+++ b/src/tracking/constants.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export const categories = StrictDict({
   dashboard: 'dashboard',
   upgrade: 'upgrade',
   userEngagement: 'user-engagement',
+  searchButton: 'search_button',
 });
 
 export const events = StrictDict({
@@ -46,6 +47,12 @@ export const eventNames = StrictDict({
   enterpriseDashboardModalOpened: `${learnerPortal}.opened`,
   enterpriseDashboardModalCTAClicked: `${learnerPortal}.dashboard_cta.clicked`,
   enterpriseDashboardModalClosed: `${learnerPortal}.closed`,
+  findCoursesClicked: 'edx.bi.dashboard.find_courses_button.clicked',
+});
+
+export const linkNames = StrictDict({
+  learnerHomeNavExplore: 'learner_home_nav_explore',
+  learnerHomeNavDropdownExplore: 'learner_home_nav_dropdown_explore',
 });
 
 export const appName = 'learner-home';
diff --git a/src/tracking/index.js b/src/tracking/index.js
index cccd169..30f5557 100644
--- a/src/tracking/index.js
+++ b/src/tracking/index.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import engagement from './trackers/engagement';
 import enterpriseDashboard from './trackers/enterpriseDashboard';
 import entitlements from './trackers/entitlements';
 import socialShare from './trackers/socialShare';
+import findCourses from './trackers/findCourses';
 
 export default {
   course,
@@ -10,4 +11,5 @@ export default {
   enterpriseDashboard,
   entitlements,
   socialShare,
+  findCourses,
 };
diff --git a/src/tracking/trackers/findCourses.js b/src/tracking/trackers/findCourses.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..495f32a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tracking/trackers/findCourses.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { createLinkTracker, createEventTracker } from 'data/services/segment/utils';
+import { categories, eventNames } from '../constants';
+
+export const findCoursesClicked = (href, args = {}) => createLinkTracker(
+  createEventTracker(eventNames.findCoursesClicked, {
+    pageName: 'learner_home',
+    linkType: 'button',
+    linkCategory: categories.searchButton,
+    ...args,
+  }),
+  href,
+);
+
+export default {
+  findCoursesClicked,
+};
diff --git a/src/tracking/trackers/findCourses.test.js b/src/tracking/trackers/findCourses.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24b5719
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tracking/trackers/findCourses.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { createLinkTracker, createEventTracker } from 'data/services/segment/utils';
+import { findCoursesClicked } from './findCourses';
+import { categories, eventNames } from '../constants';
+
+jest.mock('data/services/segment/utils', () => ({
+  createEventTracker: jest.fn((args) => ({ createEventTracker: args })),
+  createLinkTracker: jest.fn((args) => ({ createLinkTracker: args })),
+}));
+
+describe('find courses trackers', () => {
+  const url = 'http://example.com';
+  const defaultProps = {
+    pageName: 'learner_home',
+    linkType: 'button',
+    linkCategory: categories.searchButton,
+  };
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    createEventTracker.mockClear();
+    createLinkTracker.mockClear();
+  });
+  test('no args', () => {
+    findCoursesClicked(url);
+    expect(createEventTracker).toHaveBeenCalledWith(eventNames.findCoursesClicked, defaultProps);
+    expect(createLinkTracker).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      createEventTracker(eventNames.findCoursesClicked, defaultProps), url,
+    );
+  });
+
+  test('with args', () => {
+    const args = { linkName: 'foo' };
+    findCoursesClicked(url, args);
+    expect(createEventTracker).toHaveBeenCalledWith(eventNames.findCoursesClicked, {
+      ...defaultProps,
+      ...args,
+    });
+    expect(createLinkTracker).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      createEventTracker(eventNames.findCoursesClicked, {
+        ...defaultProps,
+        ...args,
+      }),
+      url,
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/widgets/LookingForChallengeWidget/__snapshots__/index.test.jsx.snap b/src/widgets/LookingForChallengeWidget/__snapshots__/index.test.jsx.snap
index f13ad67..191f37b 100644
--- a/src/widgets/LookingForChallengeWidget/__snapshots__/index.test.jsx.snap
+++ b/src/widgets/LookingForChallengeWidget/__snapshots__/index.test.jsx.snap
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ exports[`LookingForChallengeWidget snapshots default 1`] = `
       <Hyperlink
         className="d-flex align-items-center"
         destination="course-search-url"
+        onClick={[MockFunction track.findCoursesWidgetClicked('course-search-url')]}
         variant="brand"
       >
         <format-message-function
diff --git a/src/widgets/LookingForChallengeWidget/index.jsx b/src/widgets/LookingForChallengeWidget/index.jsx
index 3cb7815..993a126 100644
--- a/src/widgets/LookingForChallengeWidget/index.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/LookingForChallengeWidget/index.jsx
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export const LookingForChallengeWidget = () => {
           <Hyperlink
             variant="brand"
             destination={courseSearchUrl}
-            onClick={track.findCoursesClicked(courseSearchUrl)}
+            onClick={track.findCoursesWidgetClicked(courseSearchUrl)}
             className="d-flex align-items-center"
           >
             {formatMessage(messages.findCoursesButton, { arrow: arrowIcon })}
diff --git a/src/widgets/LookingForChallengeWidget/index.test.jsx b/src/widgets/LookingForChallengeWidget/index.test.jsx
index 6114679..94df1b8 100644
--- a/src/widgets/LookingForChallengeWidget/index.test.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/LookingForChallengeWidget/index.test.jsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jest.mock('data/redux', () => ({
 }));
 
 jest.mock('../RecommendationsPanel/track', () => ({
-  findCoursesClicked: jest.fn().mockName('track.findCoursesClicked'),
+  findCoursesWidgetClicked: (href) => jest.fn().mockName(`track.findCoursesWidgetClicked('${href}')`),
 }));
 
 describe('LookingForChallengeWidget', () => {
diff --git a/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/LoadedView.jsx b/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/LoadedView.jsx
index 20f1c3a..e5e157a 100644
--- a/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/LoadedView.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/LoadedView.jsx
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export const LoadedView = ({
           iconBefore={Search}
           as="a"
           href={courseSearchUrl}
-          onClick={track.findCoursesClicked(courseSearchUrl)}
+          onClick={track.findCoursesWidgetClicked(courseSearchUrl)}
         >
           {formatMessage(messages.exploreCoursesButton)}
         </Button>
diff --git a/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/LoadedView.test.jsx b/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/LoadedView.test.jsx
index 2f5cb14..c2fdb46 100644
--- a/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/LoadedView.test.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/LoadedView.test.jsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jest.mock('data/redux', () => ({
   },
 }));
 jest.mock('./track', () => ({
-  findCoursesClicked: () => 'find-courses-clicked',
+  findCoursesWidgetClicked: (href) => jest.fn().mockName(`track.findCoursesWidgetClicked('${href}')`),
 }));
 
 describe('RecommendationsPanel LoadedView', () => {
diff --git a/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/__snapshots__/LoadedView.test.jsx.snap b/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/__snapshots__/LoadedView.test.jsx.snap
index d074753..08eaaa5 100644
--- a/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/__snapshots__/LoadedView.test.jsx.snap
+++ b/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/__snapshots__/LoadedView.test.jsx.snap
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ exports[`RecommendationsPanel LoadedView snapshot with personalize recommendatio
     <Button
       as="a"
       href="course-search-url"
-      onClick="find-courses-clicked"
+      onClick={[MockFunction track.findCoursesWidgetClicked('course-search-url')]}
       variant="tertiary"
     >
       Explore courses
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ exports[`RecommendationsPanel LoadedView snapshot without personalize recommenda
     <Button
       as="a"
       href="course-search-url"
-      onClick="find-courses-clicked"
+      onClick={[MockFunction track.findCoursesWidgetClicked('course-search-url')]}
       variant="tertiary"
     >
       Explore courses
diff --git a/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/track.js b/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/track.js
index 55a4e89..df087a4 100644
--- a/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/track.js
+++ b/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/track.js
@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
 import { StrictDict } from 'utils';
 import { createLinkTracker, createEventTracker } from 'data/services/segment/utils';
+import track from 'tracking';
 
 export const eventNames = StrictDict({
-  findCoursesClicked: 'edx.bi.dashboard.find_courses_button.clicked',
   recommendedCourseClicked: 'edx.bi.user.recommended.course.click',
 });
 
-export const findCoursesClicked = (href) => createLinkTracker(
-  createEventTracker(eventNames.findCoursesClicked, {
-    pageName: 'learner_home',
-    linkType: 'button',
-    linkCategory: 'search_button',
-  }),
-  href,
-);
+export const linkNames = StrictDict({
+  findCoursesWidget: 'learner_home_widget_explore',
+});
+
+export const findCoursesWidgetClicked = (href) => track.findCourses.findCoursesClicked(href, {
+  linkName: linkNames.findCoursesWidget,
+});
 
 export const recommendedCourseClicked = (courseKey, isPersonalized, href) => createLinkTracker(
   createEventTracker(eventNames.recommendedCourseClicked, {
@@ -24,6 +23,6 @@ export const recommendedCourseClicked = (courseKey, isPersonalized, href) => cre
 );
 
 export default {
-  findCoursesClicked,
+  findCoursesWidgetClicked,
   recommendedCourseClicked,
 };