diff --git a/src/sysprof/sysprof-window.c b/src/sysprof/sysprof-window.c
index 5f54e8e1..1e60f4ee 100644
--- a/src/sysprof/sysprof-window.c
+++ b/src/sysprof/sysprof-window.c
@@ -114,6 +114,18 @@ sysprof_window_set_document (SysprofWindow   *self,
     }
 }
 
+static void
+main_view_notify_sidebar (SysprofWindow       *self,
+                          GParamSpec          *pspec,
+                          AdwOverlaySplitView *main_view)
+{
+  g_assert (SYSPROF_IS_WINDOW (self));
+  g_assert (ADW_IS_OVERLAY_SPLIT_VIEW (main_view));
+
+  if (adw_overlay_split_view_get_sidebar (main_view) == NULL)
+    adw_overlay_split_view_set_show_sidebar (main_view, FALSE);
+}
+
 static void
 sysprof_window_dispose (GObject *object)
 {
@@ -193,6 +205,8 @@ sysprof_window_class_init (SysprofWindowClass *klass)
 
   gtk_widget_class_set_template_from_resource (widget_class, "/org/gnome/sysprof/sysprof-window.ui");
 
+  gtk_widget_class_bind_template_callback (widget_class, main_view_notify_sidebar);
+
   gtk_widget_class_install_action (widget_class, "win.open-capture", NULL, sysprof_window_open_capture_action);
   gtk_widget_class_install_action (widget_class, "win.record-capture", NULL, sysprof_window_record_capture_action);
 
diff --git a/src/sysprof/sysprof-window.ui b/src/sysprof/sysprof-window.ui
index d74646bb..3cd9a532 100644
--- a/src/sysprof/sysprof-window.ui
+++ b/src/sysprof/sysprof-window.ui
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
                 <property name="sidebar-position">end</property>
                 <property name="show-sidebar" bind-source="show_right_sidebar" bind-property="active" bind-flags="bidirectional|sync-create"/>
                 <property name="max-sidebar-width">200</property>
+                <signal name="notify::sidebar" handler="main_view_notify_sidebar" swapped="true"/>
                 <property name="content">
                   <object class="AdwToolbarView">
                     <child type="top">