diff --git a/buildconfig/CMake/LinuxPackageScripts.cmake b/buildconfig/CMake/LinuxPackageScripts.cmake
index aa1a5c72c971..ab9a192fcf69 100644
--- a/buildconfig/CMake/LinuxPackageScripts.cmake
+++ b/buildconfig/CMake/LinuxPackageScripts.cmake
@@ -109,10 +109,11 @@ set(PYTHON_ARGS " -Wdefault::DeprecationWarning -Werror:::mantid -Werror:::manti
 set(PYTHON_EXEC_LOCAL "\${CONDA_PREFIX}/bin/python")
 set(PREAMBLE "${CONDA_PREAMBLE_TEXT}")
 set(LOCAL_PYPATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/bin/")
+# The python command to start workbench
+set(MANTIDWORKBENCH_EXEC "-c \"from workbench.app.main import main; main()\"")
 
 # used by mantidworkbench
 if(ENABLE_WORKBENCH)
-  set(MANTIDWORKBENCH_EXEC "-m workbench") # what the actual thing is called
   configure_file(
     ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH}/Packaging/launch_mantidworkbench.sh.in
     ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/launch_mantidworkbench.sh @ONLY
@@ -138,13 +139,11 @@ if(ENABLE_WORKBENCH)
       set(LOCAL_PYPATH "\${CONDA_PREFIX}/bin:\${CONDA_PREFIX}/lib:\${CONDA_PREFIX}/plugins")
       set(PYTHON_EXEC_LOCAL "\${CONDA_PREFIX}/bin/python")
       set(PREAMBLE "${CONDA_PREAMBLE_TEXT}")
-      set(MANTIDWORKBENCH_EXEC "-m workbench") # what the actual thing is called
       set(DEST_FILENAME_SUFFIX "")
     elseif(${install_type} STREQUAL "standalone")
       set(LOCAL_PYPATH "\${INSTALLDIR}/bin:\${INSTALLDIR}/lib:\${INSTALLDIR}/plugins")
       set(PYTHON_EXEC_LOCAL "\${INSTALLDIR}/bin/python")
       set(PREAMBLE "${SYS_PREAMBLE_TEXT}")
-      set(MANTIDWORKBENCH_EXEC "-m workbench")
       set(DEST_FILENAME_SUFFIX ".standalone")
     else()
       message(FATAL_ERROR "Unknown installation type '${install_type}' for workbench startup scripts")
@@ -157,7 +156,7 @@ if(ENABLE_WORKBENCH)
     install(
       PROGRAMS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/launch_mantidworkbench.sh.install${DEST_FILENAME_SUFFIX}
       DESTINATION ${BIN_DIR}
-      RENAME mantidworkbench${DEST_FILENAME_SUFFIX}
+      RENAME launch_mantidworkbench${DEST_FILENAME_SUFFIX}
     )
   endforeach()
 endif()
diff --git a/conda/recipes/mantidworkbench/meta.yaml b/conda/recipes/mantidworkbench/meta.yaml
index d371bc47edf9..779e3bf28bbd 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/mantidworkbench/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/mantidworkbench/meta.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ source:
 build:
   number: 0
   entry_points:
-    - workbench = workbench.app.main:main
+    - workbench = workbench.app.mantidworkbench_launch_wrapper:launch
+    - mantidworkbench = workbench.app.mantidworkbench_launch_wrapper:launch
   osx_is_app: true
   ignore_run_exports_from:
       - {{ compiler('cxx') }}
diff --git a/docs/source/release/v6.12.0/Workbench/New_features/37538.rst b/docs/source/release/v6.12.0/Workbench/New_features/37538.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d2e11f4f8e27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/source/release/v6.12.0/Workbench/New_features/37538.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- Add ``mantidworkbench`` as an entry point to launch the mantidworkbench Conda package.
+- Configure the Conda ``workbench`` and ``mantidworkbench`` entry points to launch workbench with jemalloc on Linux.
diff --git a/installers/conda/common/common.sh b/installers/conda/common/common.sh
index b896be0e460b..1bcbfdd05bc4 100644
--- a/installers/conda/common/common.sh
+++ b/installers/conda/common/common.sh
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ function trim_conda() {
   cp "$bundle_conda_prefix"/bin_tmp/Mantid.properties "$bundle_conda_prefix"/bin/
   cp "$bundle_conda_prefix"/bin_tmp/mantid-scripts.pth "$bundle_conda_prefix"/bin/
   cp "$bundle_conda_prefix"/bin_tmp/workbench "$bundle_conda_prefix"/bin/
-  if [ -f "$bundle_conda_prefix"/bin_tmp/mantidworkbench.standalone ]; then
+  if [ -f "$bundle_conda_prefix"/bin_tmp/launch_mantidworkbench.standalone ]; then
     # keep handwritten startup script used on Linux so that we use jemalloc
-    cp "$bundle_conda_prefix"/bin_tmp/mantidworkbench.standalone "$bundle_conda_prefix"/bin/mantidworkbench
+    cp "$bundle_conda_prefix"/bin_tmp/launch_mantidworkbench.standalone "$bundle_conda_prefix"/bin/launch_mantidworkbench
   fi
   # Heavily cut down share
   mv "$bundle_conda_prefix"/share "$bundle_conda_prefix"/share_tmp
diff --git a/installers/conda/linux/create_tarball.sh b/installers/conda/linux/create_tarball.sh
index eb9e1f24757a..242cf609345e 100755
--- a/installers/conda/linux/create_tarball.sh
+++ b/installers/conda/linux/create_tarball.sh
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ function fixup_bundle() {
   echo "Fixing up bundle so it is self contained"
   # Fix absolute paths in Qt and our own startup script
   fixup_qt "$bundle_conda_prefix" "$HERE"/../common/qt.conf
-  sed -i -e "s@$bundle_prefix_absolute/@\$INSTALLDIR/@" $bundle_prefix_absolute/bin/mantidworkbench
+  sed -i -e "s@$bundle_prefix_absolute/@\$INSTALLDIR/@" $bundle_prefix_absolute/bin/launch_mantidworkbench
 }
 
 # Create a tarball out of the installed conda environment
diff --git a/qt/applications/workbench/workbench/app/main.py b/qt/applications/workbench/workbench/app/main.py
index c268ed13a527..fa29cbdecd24 100644
--- a/qt/applications/workbench/workbench/app/main.py
+++ b/qt/applications/workbench/workbench/app/main.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 import warnings
 
 
-def main():
+def main(args=None):
     # setup command line arguments
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Mantid Workbench")
     parser.add_argument("script", nargs="?")
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def main():
         pass  # silently skip this
 
     # parse the command line options
-    options = parser.parse_args()
+    options = parser.parse_args(args=args)
 
     if options.error_on_warning:
         warnings.simplefilter("error")  # Change the filter in this process
diff --git a/qt/applications/workbench/workbench/app/mantidworkbench_launch_wrapper.py b/qt/applications/workbench/workbench/app/mantidworkbench_launch_wrapper.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ef3ec64a929a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qt/applications/workbench/workbench/app/mantidworkbench_launch_wrapper.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Mantid Repository : https://github.com/mantidproject/mantid
+#
+# Copyright © 2024 ISIS Rutherford Appleton Laboratory UKRI,
+#   NScD Oak Ridge National Laboratory, European Spallation Source,
+#   Institut Laue - Langevin & CSNS, Institute of High Energy Physics, CAS
+# SPDX - License - Identifier: GPL - 3.0 +
+#  This file is part of the mantid workbench.
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+from workbench.app.main import main
+
+
+def launch(args=None):
+    if args is None:
+        args = sys.argv
+    if sys.platform.startswith("linux"):
+        command = ["launch_mantidworkbench"] + args[1:]
+        subprocess.run(command)
+    else:
+        main(args[1:])
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(launch(sys.argv))