diff --git a/css/sideMenu.css b/css/sideMenu.css
index c1930c2..2b120ba 100644
--- a/css/sideMenu.css
+++ b/css/sideMenu.css
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     border: 0;
 }
 
-#side-menu.hide-opener .side-menu-opener {
+#side-menu.hide-opener .side-menu-opener, .side-menu-opener.hide {
     display: none;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/SideMenu.js b/src/SideMenu.js
index 0e5c8dd..dd7d323 100644
--- a/src/SideMenu.js
+++ b/src/SideMenu.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const mountSideMenuComponent = () => {
 
     if (sideMenuContainer) {
         sideMenu.$mount('#side-menu')
+
         $('body').trigger('side-menu.ready')
     } else {
         window.setTimeout(mountSideMenuComponent, 50)
diff --git a/src/SideMenu.vue b/src/SideMenu.vue
index 8c796df..f2ecc2c 100644
--- a/src/SideMenu.vue
+++ b/src/SideMenu.vue
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ export default {
     },
     methods: {
         retrieveApps() {
-            this.apps = [];
-            const links = document.querySelectorAll('#appmenu a');
+			this.apps = []
+            const links = document.querySelectorAll('#appmenu a')
 
             for (let element of links) {
                 let href = element.getAttribute('href')
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ export default {
                     });
                 }
             }
+
+            jQuery('body').trigger('side-menu.apps', [this.apps])
         },
         retrieveLogo() {
             const ncLogo = document.querySelector('#nextcloud .logo')
diff --git a/templates/js/script.php b/templates/js/script.php
index b93058e..ce81eab 100644
--- a/templates/js/script.php
+++ b/templates/js/script.php
@@ -16,6 +16,17 @@
 
     var isTouchDevice = window.matchMedia("(pointer: coarse)").matches
 
+    body.on('side-menu.apps', function(e, apps) {
+        sideMenu = $('#side-menu')
+
+        if (apps.length === 0) {
+            sideMenu.removeClass('open')
+            sideMenuOpener.addClass('hide')
+        } else {
+            sideMenuOpener.removeClass('hide')
+        }
+    })
+
     body.on('side-menu.ready', function() {
         sideMenu = $('#side-menu')