diff --git a/layouts/_default/single.html b/layouts/_default/single.html
index b6651f2..8b183e0 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {{ define "main" }}
   <div class="mx-auto flex max-w-screen-xl">
-    {{ partial "sidebar.html" (dict "context" . "disableSidebar" true) }}
+    {{ partial "sidebar.html" (dict "context" . "disableSidebar" true "displayPlaceholder" true) }}
     {{ partial "toc.html" . }}
     <article class="w-full break-words flex min-h-[calc(100vh-var(--navbar-height))] min-w-0 justify-center pb-8 pr-[calc(env(safe-area-inset-right)-1.5rem)]">
       <main class="w-full min-w-0 max-w-6xl px-6 pt-4 md:px-12">
diff --git a/layouts/blog/list.html b/layouts/blog/list.html
index a69f77d..797f635 100644
--- a/layouts/blog/list.html
+++ b/layouts/blog/list.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {{ define "main" }}
   <div class="mx-auto flex max-w-screen-xl">
-    {{ partial "sidebar.html" (dict "context" . "disableSidebar" true) }}
+    {{ partial "sidebar.html" (dict "context" . "disableSidebar" true "displayPlaceholder" true) }}
     <article class="w-full break-words flex min-h-[calc(100vh-var(--navbar-height))] min-w-0 justify-center pb-8 pr-[calc(env(safe-area-inset-right)-1.5rem)]">
       <main class="w-full min-w-0 max-w-6xl px-6 pt-4 md:px-12">
         <h1 class="text-4xl tracking-tighter text-center font-extrabold md:text-5xl mt-8 pb-6">{{ .Title }}</h1>
diff --git a/layouts/blog/single.html b/layouts/blog/single.html
index ff2dbcc..1912987 100644
--- a/layouts/blog/single.html
+++ b/layouts/blog/single.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {{ define "main" }}
   <div class="mx-auto flex max-w-screen-xl">
-    {{ partial "sidebar.html" (dict "context" . "disableSidebar" true) }}
+    {{ partial "sidebar.html" (dict "context" . "disableSidebar" true "displayPlaceholder" true) }}
     {{ partial "toc.html" . }}
     <article class="w-full break-words flex min-h-[calc(100vh-var(--navbar-height))] min-w-0 justify-center pb-8 pr-[calc(env(safe-area-inset-right)-1.5rem)]">
       <main class="w-full min-w-0 max-w-6xl px-6 pt-4 md:px-12">
diff --git a/layouts/index.html b/layouts/index.html
index b6651f2..8b183e0 100644
--- a/layouts/index.html
+++ b/layouts/index.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {{ define "main" }}
   <div class="mx-auto flex max-w-screen-xl">
-    {{ partial "sidebar.html" (dict "context" . "disableSidebar" true) }}
+    {{ partial "sidebar.html" (dict "context" . "disableSidebar" true "displayPlaceholder" true) }}
     {{ partial "toc.html" . }}
     <article class="w-full break-words flex min-h-[calc(100vh-var(--navbar-height))] min-w-0 justify-center pb-8 pr-[calc(env(safe-area-inset-right)-1.5rem)]">
       <main class="w-full min-w-0 max-w-6xl px-6 pt-4 md:px-12">
diff --git a/layouts/partials/sidebar.html b/layouts/partials/sidebar.html
index 5e252fb..a008cbf 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/sidebar.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/sidebar.html
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 {{- $context := .context -}}
+
 {{- $disableSidebar := .disableSidebar | default false -}}
-{{- $sidebarClass := cond $disableSidebar "md:hidden xl:block" "md:sticky" -}}
+{{- $displayPlaceholder := .displayPlaceholder | default false -}}
+
+{{- $sidebarClass := cond $disableSidebar (cond $displayPlaceholder "md:hidden xl:block" "md:hidden") "md:sticky" -}}
 
 {{- $navRoot := cond (eq site.Home.Type "docs") site.Home $context.FirstSection -}}
 {{- $navPages := union $navRoot.RegularPages $navRoot.Sections -}}
@@ -20,8 +23,8 @@
     </ul>
 
     <!-- Sidebar on large screen -->
-    {{- if $disableSidebar }}
-      <div class="max-xl:hidden h-0 w-64 shrink-0"></div>
+    {{- if $disableSidebar -}}
+      {{- if $displayPlaceholder }}<div class="max-xl:hidden h-0 w-64 shrink-0"></div>{{ end -}}
       {{ .context.Scratch.Set "enableFooterSwitches" true }}
     {{- else -}}
       <ul class="flex flex-col gap-1 max-md:hidden">