diff --git a/res/css/structures/_LeftPanel.scss b/res/css/structures/_LeftPanel.scss
index f1f27014ee..10357117da 100644
--- a/res/css/structures/_LeftPanel.scss
+++ b/res/css/structures/_LeftPanel.scss
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ $roomListCollapsedWidth: 68px;
 
 .mx_LeftPanel {
     background-color: $roomlist-bg-color;
-    min-width: 260px;
+    // TODO decrease this once Spaces launches as it'll no longer need to include the 56px Community Panel
+    min-width: 206px;
     max-width: 50%;
 
     // Create a row-based flexbox for the GroupFilterPanel and the room list
diff --git a/res/css/structures/_MatrixChat.scss b/res/css/structures/_MatrixChat.scss
index 812a7f8472..a220c5d505 100644
--- a/res/css/structures/_MatrixChat.scss
+++ b/res/css/structures/_MatrixChat.scss
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 }
 
 /* not the left panel, and not the resize handle, so the roomview/groupview/... */
-.mx_MatrixChat > :not(.mx_LeftPanel):not(.mx_ResizeHandle) {
+.mx_MatrixChat > :not(.mx_LeftPanel):not(.mx_SpacePanel):not(.mx_ResizeHandle) {
     background-color: $primary-bg-color;
 
     flex: 1 1 0;
diff --git a/src/components/structures/LeftPanel.tsx b/src/components/structures/LeftPanel.tsx
index 9a1ce63785..f46319235a 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/LeftPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/structures/LeftPanel.tsx
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ import AccessibleTooltipButton from "../views/elements/AccessibleTooltipButton";
 import { OwnProfileStore } from "../../stores/OwnProfileStore";
 import RoomListNumResults from "../views/rooms/RoomListNumResults";
 import LeftPanelWidget from "./LeftPanelWidget";
-import SpacePanel from "../views/spaces/SpacePanel";
 import {replaceableComponent} from "../../utils/replaceableComponent";
 import {mediaFromMxc} from "../../customisations/Media";
 
@@ -392,11 +391,7 @@ export default class LeftPanel extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
 
     public render(): React.ReactNode {
         let leftLeftPanel;
-        // Currently TagPanel.enableTagPanel is disabled when Legacy Communities are disabled so for now
-        // ignore it and force the rendering of SpacePanel if that Labs flag is enabled.
-        if (SettingsStore.getValue("feature_spaces")) {
-            leftLeftPanel = <SpacePanel />;
-        } else if (this.state.showGroupFilterPanel) {
+        if (this.state.showGroupFilterPanel) {
             leftLeftPanel = (
                 <div className="mx_LeftPanel_GroupFilterPanelContainer">
                     <GroupFilterPanel />
diff --git a/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.tsx b/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.tsx
index 936eb819ba..60a2bf4ada 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.tsx
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ import Modal from "../../Modal";
 import { ICollapseConfig } from "../../resizer/distributors/collapse";
 import HostSignupContainer from '../views/host_signup/HostSignupContainer';
 import { IOpts } from "../../createRoom";
+import SpacePanel from "../views/spaces/SpacePanel";
 import {replaceableComponent} from "../../utils/replaceableComponent";
 
 // We need to fetch each pinned message individually (if we don't already have it)
@@ -229,14 +230,8 @@ class LoggedInView extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
         let size;
         let collapsed;
         const collapseConfig: ICollapseConfig = {
-            // TODO: the space panel currently does not have a fixed width,
-            // just the headers at each level have a max-width of 150px
-            // Taking 222px for the space panel for now,
-            // so this will look slightly off for now,
-            // depending on the depth of your space tree.
-            // To fix this, we'll need to turn toggleSize
-            // into a callback so it can be measured when starting the resize operation
-            toggleSize: 222 + 68,
+            // TODO decrease this once Spaces launches as it'll no longer need to include the 56px Community Panel
+            toggleSize: 206 - 50,
             onCollapsed: (_collapsed) => {
                 collapsed = _collapsed;
                 if (_collapsed) {
@@ -670,13 +665,6 @@ class LoggedInView extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
             bodyClasses += ' mx_MatrixChat_useCompactLayout';
         }
 
-        const leftPanel = (
-            <LeftPanel
-                isMinimized={this.props.collapseLhs || false}
-                resizeNotifier={this.props.resizeNotifier}
-            />
-        );
-
         return (
             <MatrixClientContext.Provider value={this._matrixClient}>
                 <div
@@ -688,7 +676,11 @@ class LoggedInView extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
                     <ToastContainer />
                     <DragDropContext onDragEnd={this._onDragEnd}>
                         <div ref={this._resizeContainer} className={bodyClasses}>
-                            { leftPanel }
+                            { SettingsStore.getValue("feature_spaces") ? <SpacePanel /> : null }
+                            <LeftPanel
+                                isMinimized={this.props.collapseLhs || false}
+                                resizeNotifier={this.props.resizeNotifier}
+                            />
                             <ResizeHandle />
                             { pageElement }
                         </div>