diff --git a/src/MainWindow.cpp b/src/MainWindow.cpp
index ece7cc79c..6a934609b 100644
--- a/src/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(const QDir &home) :
     toolbar = new GcToolBar(this);
 
     QWidget *lspacer = new QWidget(this);
+    QHBoxLayout *lspacerLayout = new QHBoxLayout(lspacer);
     lspacer->setFixedWidth(100);
     lspacer->setContentsMargins(0,0,0,0);
     lspacer->setFocusPolicy(Qt::NoFocus);
@@ -205,6 +206,19 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(const QDir &home) :
     lspacer->setStyleSheet("background-color: rgba( 255, 255, 255, 0% ); border: 0px;");
     toolbar->addWidget(lspacer);
 
+    // show hide sidbar
+    QIcon rewIcon(":images/toolbar/main/tick.png");
+    QPushButton *side = new QPushButton(rewIcon, "", this);
+    side->setFocusPolicy(Qt::NoFocus);
+    side->setIconSize(QSize(18,18));
+    side->setAutoFillBackground(false);
+    side->setAutoDefault(false);
+    side->setFlat(true);
+    side->setStyleSheet("background-color: rgba( 255, 255, 255, 0% ); border: 0px;");
+    lspacerLayout->addWidget(side);
+    lspacerLayout->addStretch();
+    connect(side, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(toggleSidebar()));
+
     trainTool = new TrainTool(this, home);
     trainTool->hide();
     toolbar->addWidget(trainTool->getToolbarButtons());
@@ -613,6 +627,12 @@ MainWindow::showDock()
     dock->toggleViewAction()->activate(QAction::Trigger);
 }
 
+void
+MainWindow::toggleSidebar()
+{
+    showSidebar(!toolBox->isVisible());
+}
+
 void
 MainWindow::showSidebar(bool want)
 {
diff --git a/src/MainWindow.h b/src/MainWindow.h
index 40239fa41..7df3a84e1 100644
--- a/src/MainWindow.h
+++ b/src/MainWindow.h
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
         bool saveRideExitDialog();              // save dirty rides on exit dialog
         void showOptions();
         void showTools();
+        void toggleSidebar();
         void showSidebar(bool want);
         void showToolbar(bool want);
         void showWorkoutWizard();
diff --git a/src/images/toolbar/main/tick.png b/src/images/toolbar/main/tick.png
index 1dc13bada..0c71fa2e1 100644
Binary files a/src/images/toolbar/main/tick.png and b/src/images/toolbar/main/tick.png differ