diff --git a/NAPS2.Lib/Config/ConfigSerializer.cs b/NAPS2.Lib/Config/ConfigSerializer.cs
index a6a8c844d2..314d89bf87 100644
--- a/NAPS2.Lib/Config/ConfigSerializer.cs
+++ b/NAPS2.Lib/Config/ConfigSerializer.cs
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ private ToolbarButtons GetHiddenButtonFlags(AppConfigV0 c)
         if (c.HidePrintButton) flags |= ToolbarButtons.Print;
         if (c.HideSettingsButton) flags |= ToolbarButtons.Settings;
         if (c.HideDonateButton) flags |= ToolbarButtons.Donate;
+        if (c.HideSidebar) flags |= ToolbarButtons.Sidebar;
         return flags;
     }
 
diff --git a/NAPS2.Lib/Config/ObsoleteTypes/AppConfigV0.cs b/NAPS2.Lib/Config/ObsoleteTypes/AppConfigV0.cs
index fadbf335c5..74543c076a 100644
--- a/NAPS2.Lib/Config/ObsoleteTypes/AppConfigV0.cs
+++ b/NAPS2.Lib/Config/ObsoleteTypes/AppConfigV0.cs
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ public class AppConfigV0
 
     public bool HideDonateButton { get; set; }
 
+    public bool HideSidebar { get; set; }
+
     public bool DisableAutoSave { get; set; }
 
     public bool LockSystemProfiles { get; set; }
diff --git a/NAPS2.Lib/Config/ToolbarButtons.cs b/NAPS2.Lib/Config/ToolbarButtons.cs
index 560fa71587..9e833218be 100644
--- a/NAPS2.Lib/Config/ToolbarButtons.cs
+++ b/NAPS2.Lib/Config/ToolbarButtons.cs
@@ -22,5 +22,6 @@ public enum ToolbarButtons
     Language = 1 << 15,
     Settings = 1 << 16,
     About = 1 << 17,
-    Donate = 1 << 18
+    Donate = 1 << 18,
+    Sidebar = 1 << 19
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/NAPS2.Lib/EtoForms/Layout/SkipLayoutElement.cs b/NAPS2.Lib/EtoForms/Layout/SkipLayoutElement.cs
index f358922fe4..6edf41cd0f 100644
--- a/NAPS2.Lib/EtoForms/Layout/SkipLayoutElement.cs
+++ b/NAPS2.Lib/EtoForms/Layout/SkipLayoutElement.cs
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ public class SkipLayoutElement : LayoutElement
 {
     public override void Materialize(LayoutContext context) => throw new NotSupportedException();
     public override void DoLayout(LayoutContext context, RectangleF bounds) => throw new NotSupportedException();
-    protected override SizeF GetPreferredSizeCore(LayoutContext context, RectangleF parentBounds) => throw new NotSupportedException();
+    protected override SizeF GetPreferredSizeCore(LayoutContext context, RectangleF parentBounds) => SizeF.Empty;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/NAPS2.Lib/EtoForms/Ui/DesktopForm.cs b/NAPS2.Lib/EtoForms/Ui/DesktopForm.cs
index a184040e00..461fd5ea8b 100644
--- a/NAPS2.Lib/EtoForms/Ui/DesktopForm.cs
+++ b/NAPS2.Lib/EtoForms/Ui/DesktopForm.cs
@@ -124,7 +124,9 @@ protected override void BuildLayout()
 
         LayoutController.RootPadding = 0;
         LayoutController.Content = L.LeftPanel(
-            _sidebar.CreateView(this),
+            Config.Get(c => c.HiddenButtons).HasFlag(ToolbarButtons.Sidebar)
+                ? C.None()
+                : _sidebar.CreateView(this),
             L.Overlay(
                 // For WinForms, we add 1px of top padding to give us room to draw a border above the listview
                 _listView.Control.Padding(top: EtoPlatform.Current.IsWinForms ? 1 : 0),
@@ -435,6 +437,10 @@ protected virtual LayoutElement GetControlButtons()
 
     protected LayoutElement GetSidebarButton()
     {
+        if (Config.Get(c => c.HiddenButtons).HasFlag(ToolbarButtons.Sidebar))
+        {
+            return C.None();
+        }
         var toggleSidebar = C.ImageButton(Commands.ToggleSidebar);
         EtoPlatform.Current.ConfigureZoomButton(toggleSidebar, "application_side_list_small");
         return toggleSidebar.AlignTrailing();
diff --git a/NAPS2.Setup/appsettings.xml b/NAPS2.Setup/appsettings.xml
index 802855af08..f350d21341 100644
--- a/NAPS2.Setup/appsettings.xml
+++ b/NAPS2.Setup/appsettings.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
   <HidePrintButton>false</HidePrintButton>
   <HideSettingsButton>false</HideSettingsButton>
   <HideDonateButton>false</HideDonateButton>
+  <HideSidebar>true</HideSidebar>
   <DisableAutoSave>false</DisableAutoSave>
   <LockSystemProfiles>false</LockSystemProfiles>
   <LockUnspecifiedDevices>false</LockUnspecifiedDevices>