diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.html b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.html
index 1b8987493..a8dd12d34 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.html
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.html
@@ -87,13 +87,13 @@
       <div class="sidebar-sticky pt-3 pb-1 d-flex flex-column justify-space-around">
         <ul class="nav flex-column">
           <li class="nav-item app-link position-relative" [class.d-none]="settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.Dashboard) && !settingsService.organizingSidebarItems()">
-            <a class="nav-link" [class.opacity-50]="settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.Dashboard)" [class.pe-5]="settingsService.organizingSidebarItems() && !slimSidebarEnabled" routerLink="dashboard" routerLinkActive="active" (click)="closeMenu()"
+            <a class="nav-link" [class.opacity-50]="settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.Dashboard)" [class.pe-5]="settingsService.organizingSidebarItems() && !slimSidebarEnabled && !slimSidebarAnimating()" routerLink="dashboard" routerLinkActive="active" (click)="closeMenu()"
               ngbPopover="Dashboard" i18n-ngbPopover [disablePopover]="!slimSidebarPopoversEnabled" placement="end"
               container="body" triggers="mouseenter:mouseleave" popoverClass="popover-slim">
               <i-bs class="me-2" name="house"></i-bs><span class="nav-link-label"><ng-container i18n>Dashboard</ng-container></span>
             </a>
             @if (settingsService.organizingSidebarItems()) {
-              <pngx-input-switch class="position-absolute top-50 end-0 translate-middle-y me-1" [class.d-none]="slimSidebarEnabled" [compact]="true" title="Dashboard" i18n-title [ngModel]="!settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.Dashboard)" (ngModelChange)="toggleSidebarItem(HideableSidebarItemID.Dashboard, $event)"></pngx-input-switch>
+              <pngx-input-switch class="position-absolute top-50 end-0 translate-middle-y me-1" [class.d-none]="slimSidebarEnabled || slimSidebarAnimating()" [compact]="true" title="Dashboard" i18n-title [ngModel]="!settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.Dashboard)" (ngModelChange)="toggleSidebarItem(HideableSidebarItemID.Dashboard, $event)"></pngx-input-switch>
             }
           </li>
           <li class="nav-item app-link" *pngxIfPermissions="{ action: PermissionAction.View, type: PermissionType.Document }">
@@ -241,36 +241,36 @@
               </li>
             }
             <li class="nav-item app-link position-relative" [class.d-none]="settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.SavedViews) && !settingsService.organizingSidebarItems()" *pngxIfPermissions="{ action: PermissionAction.View, type: PermissionType.SavedView }">
-              <a class="nav-link" [class.opacity-50]="settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.SavedViews)" [class.pe-5]="settingsService.organizingSidebarItems() && !slimSidebarEnabled" routerLink="savedviews" routerLinkActive="active" (click)="closeMenu()"
+              <a class="nav-link" [class.opacity-50]="settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.SavedViews)" [class.pe-5]="settingsService.organizingSidebarItems() && !slimSidebarEnabled && !slimSidebarAnimating()" routerLink="savedviews" routerLinkActive="active" (click)="closeMenu()"
                 ngbPopover="Saved Views" i18n-ngbPopover [disablePopover]="!slimSidebarPopoversEnabled" placement="end"
                 container="body" triggers="mouseenter:mouseleave" popoverClass="popover-slim">
                 <i-bs class="me-2" name="window-stack"></i-bs><span class="nav-link-label"><ng-container i18n>Saved Views</ng-container></span>
               </a>
               @if (settingsService.organizingSidebarItems()) {
-                <pngx-input-switch class="position-absolute top-50 end-0 translate-middle-y me-1" [class.d-none]="slimSidebarEnabled" [compact]="true" title="Saved Views" i18n-title [ngModel]="!settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.SavedViews)" (ngModelChange)="toggleSidebarItem(HideableSidebarItemID.SavedViews, $event)"></pngx-input-switch>
+                <pngx-input-switch class="position-absolute top-50 end-0 translate-middle-y me-1" [class.d-none]="slimSidebarEnabled || slimSidebarAnimating()" [compact]="true" title="Saved Views" i18n-title [ngModel]="!settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.SavedViews)" (ngModelChange)="toggleSidebarItem(HideableSidebarItemID.SavedViews, $event)"></pngx-input-switch>
               }
             </li>
             <li class="nav-item app-link position-relative" [class.d-none]="settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.Workflows) && !settingsService.organizingSidebarItems()"
               *pngxIfPermissions="{ action: PermissionAction.View, type: PermissionType.Workflow }"
               tourAnchor="tour.workflows">
-              <a class="nav-link" [class.opacity-50]="settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.Workflows)" [class.pe-5]="settingsService.organizingSidebarItems() && !slimSidebarEnabled" routerLink="workflows" routerLinkActive="active" (click)="closeMenu()"
+              <a class="nav-link" [class.opacity-50]="settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.Workflows)" [class.pe-5]="settingsService.organizingSidebarItems() && !slimSidebarEnabled && !slimSidebarAnimating()" routerLink="workflows" routerLinkActive="active" (click)="closeMenu()"
                 ngbPopover="Workflows" i18n-ngbPopover [disablePopover]="!slimSidebarPopoversEnabled" placement="end"
                 container="body" triggers="mouseenter:mouseleave" popoverClass="popover-slim">
                 <i-bs class="me-2" name="boxes"></i-bs><span class="nav-link-label"><ng-container i18n>Workflows</ng-container></span>
               </a>
               @if (settingsService.organizingSidebarItems()) {
-                <pngx-input-switch class="position-absolute top-50 end-0 translate-middle-y me-1" [class.d-none]="slimSidebarEnabled" [compact]="true" title="Workflows" i18n-title [ngModel]="!settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.Workflows)" (ngModelChange)="toggleSidebarItem(HideableSidebarItemID.Workflows, $event)"></pngx-input-switch>
+                <pngx-input-switch class="position-absolute top-50 end-0 translate-middle-y me-1" [class.d-none]="slimSidebarEnabled || slimSidebarAnimating()" [compact]="true" title="Workflows" i18n-title [ngModel]="!settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.Workflows)" (ngModelChange)="toggleSidebarItem(HideableSidebarItemID.Workflows, $event)"></pngx-input-switch>
               }
             </li>
             <li class="nav-item app-link position-relative" [class.d-none]="settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.Mail) && !settingsService.organizingSidebarItems()" *pngxIfPermissions="{ action: PermissionAction.View, type: PermissionType.MailAccount }"
               tourAnchor="tour.mail">
-              <a class="nav-link" [class.opacity-50]="settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.Mail)" [class.pe-5]="settingsService.organizingSidebarItems() && !slimSidebarEnabled" routerLink="mail" routerLinkActive="active" (click)="closeMenu()" ngbPopover="Mail"
+              <a class="nav-link" [class.opacity-50]="settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.Mail)" [class.pe-5]="settingsService.organizingSidebarItems() && !slimSidebarEnabled && !slimSidebarAnimating()" routerLink="mail" routerLinkActive="active" (click)="closeMenu()" ngbPopover="Mail"
                 i18n-ngbPopover [disablePopover]="!slimSidebarPopoversEnabled" placement="end" container="body"
                 triggers="mouseenter:mouseleave" popoverClass="popover-slim">
                 <i-bs class="me-2" name="envelope"></i-bs><span class="nav-link-label"><ng-container i18n>Mail</ng-container></span>
               </a>
               @if (settingsService.organizingSidebarItems()) {
-                <pngx-input-switch class="position-absolute top-50 end-0 translate-middle-y me-1" [class.d-none]="slimSidebarEnabled" [compact]="true" title="Mail" i18n-title [ngModel]="!settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.Mail)" (ngModelChange)="toggleSidebarItem(HideableSidebarItemID.Mail, $event)"></pngx-input-switch>
+                <pngx-input-switch class="position-absolute top-50 end-0 translate-middle-y me-1" [class.d-none]="slimSidebarEnabled || slimSidebarAnimating()" [compact]="true" title="Mail" i18n-title [ngModel]="!settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.Mail)" (ngModelChange)="toggleSidebarItem(HideableSidebarItemID.Mail, $event)"></pngx-input-switch>
               }
             </li>
             <li class="nav-item app-link" *pngxIfPermissions="{ action: PermissionAction.Delete, type: PermissionType.Document }">
@@ -335,14 +335,14 @@
               </li>
             }
             <li class="nav-item mt-2 position-relative" [class.d-none]="settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.Documentation) && !settingsService.organizingSidebarItems()" tourAnchor="tour.outro">
-              <a class="text-muted small d-flex align-items-center flex-wrap text-decoration-none nav-anchor" [class.opacity-50]="settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.Documentation)" [class.pe-5]="settingsService.organizingSidebarItems() && !slimSidebarEnabled"
+              <a class="text-muted small d-flex align-items-center flex-wrap text-decoration-none nav-anchor" [class.opacity-50]="settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.Documentation)" [class.pe-5]="settingsService.organizingSidebarItems() && !slimSidebarEnabled && !slimSidebarAnimating()"
                 target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://docs.paperless-ngx.com" ngbPopover="Documentation"
                 i18n-ngbPopover [disablePopover]="!slimSidebarPopoversEnabled" placement="end" container="body"
                 triggers="mouseenter:mouseleave" popoverClass="popover-slim">
                 <i-bs class="d-flex me-2" name="question-circle"></i-bs><span><ng-container i18n>Documentation</ng-container></span>
               </a>
               @if (settingsService.organizingSidebarItems()) {
-                <pngx-input-switch class="position-absolute top-50 end-0 translate-middle-y me-1" [class.d-none]="slimSidebarEnabled" [compact]="true" title="Documentation" i18n-title [ngModel]="!settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.Documentation)" (ngModelChange)="toggleSidebarItem(HideableSidebarItemID.Documentation, $event)"></pngx-input-switch>
+                <pngx-input-switch class="position-absolute top-50 end-0 translate-middle-y me-1" [class.d-none]="slimSidebarEnabled || slimSidebarAnimating()" [compact]="true" title="Documentation" i18n-title [ngModel]="!settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.Documentation)" (ngModelChange)="toggleSidebarItem(HideableSidebarItemID.Documentation, $event)"></pngx-input-switch>
               }
             </li>
             <li class="nav-item" [class.visually-hidden]="slimSidebarEnabled">
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.spec.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.spec.ts
index a0c897860..4dd88c84d 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.spec.ts
@@ -339,6 +339,28 @@ describe('AppFrameComponent', () => {
     expect(
       fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('[routerLink="dashboard"]').classList
     ).not.toContain('pe-5')
+
+    settingsService.set(SETTINGS_KEYS.SLIM_SIDEBAR, false)
+    component.slimSidebarAnimating.set(true)
+    fixture.detectChanges()
+
+    expect(
+      Array.from(
+        fixture.nativeElement.querySelectorAll('pngx-input-switch')
+      ).every((toggle: HTMLElement) => toggle.classList.contains('d-none'))
+    ).toBe(true)
+
+    component.slimSidebarAnimating.set(false)
+    fixture.detectChanges()
+
+    expect(
+      Array.from(
+        fixture.nativeElement.querySelectorAll('pngx-input-switch')
+      ).every((toggle: HTMLElement) => !toggle.classList.contains('d-none'))
+    ).toBe(true)
+    expect(
+      fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('[routerLink="dashboard"]').classList
+    ).toContain('pe-5')
   })
 
   it('should show error on toggle slim sidebar if store settings fails', () => {