diff --git a/src/config/defaults.ts b/src/config/defaults.ts
index 58497a20..268687da 100644
--- a/src/config/defaults.ts
+++ b/src/config/defaults.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ export default {
             },
         },
     },
+    sidebar: {
+        showOnStartup: true,
+    },
     sideleft: {
         directories: {
             left: {
diff --git a/src/config/index.ts b/src/config/index.ts
index 3f9bf7af..0cb8a608 100644
--- a/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/src/config/index.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export const {
     launcher,
     notifpopups,
     osds,
+    sidebar,
     sideleft,
     math,
     updates,
diff --git a/src/config/types.ts b/src/config/types.ts
index 8bcb1121..150d6bd6 100644
--- a/src/config/types.ts
+++ b/src/config/types.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ export default {
     "osds.lock.spacing": NUM,
     "osds.lock.caps.hideDelay": NUM,
     "osds.lock.num.hideDelay": NUM,
+    // Sidebar
+    "sidebar.showOnStartup": BOOL,
     // Sideleft
     "sideleft.directories.left.top": STR,
     "sideleft.directories.left.middle": STR,
diff --git a/src/modules/sidebar/index.tsx b/src/modules/sidebar/index.tsx
index a908430f..49a118b5 100644
--- a/src/modules/sidebar/index.tsx
+++ b/src/modules/sidebar/index.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { Monitor } from "@/services/monitors";
 import { bind, register, Variable } from "astal";
 import { App, Astal, Gdk, Gtk, Widget } from "astal/gtk3";
+import { sidebar } from "config";
 import Dashboard from "./dashboard";
 import NotifPane from "./notifpane";
 
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ export default class SideBar extends Widget.Window {
             monitor: monitor.id,
             anchor: Astal.WindowAnchor.LEFT | Astal.WindowAnchor.TOP | Astal.WindowAnchor.BOTTOM,
             exclusivity: Astal.Exclusivity.EXCLUSIVE,
-            // visible: false,
+            visible: sidebar.showOnStartup.get(),
         });
 
         const panes = [<Dashboard />, <NotifPane />];