diff --git a/src/components/structures/LeftPanel.js b/src/components/structures/LeftPanel.js
index ba0e97366e..a2d08f35c8 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/LeftPanel.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/LeftPanel.js
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ const LeftPanel = React.createClass({
                     <CallPreview ConferenceHandler={VectorConferenceHandler} />
                     <RoomList
                         ref={this.collectRoomList}
+                        toolbarShown={this.props.toolbarShown}
                         collapsed={this.props.collapsed}
                         searchFilter={this.state.searchFilter}
                         ConferenceHandler={VectorConferenceHandler} />
diff --git a/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.js b/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.js
index 409988842f..e57e42e0cf 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.js
@@ -553,6 +553,7 @@ const LoggedInView = React.createClass({
                 <DragDropContext onDragEnd={this._onDragEnd}>
                     <div ref={this._setResizeContainerRef} className={bodyClasses}>
                         <LeftPanel
+                            toolbarShown={!!topBar}
                             collapsed={this.props.collapseLhs || this.state.collapseLhs || false}
                             disabled={this.props.leftDisabled}
                         />