diff --git a/ui/v2/src/App.tsx b/ui/v2/src/App.tsx
index 89c30b2b8d0..bf66dfa3824 100755
--- a/ui/v2/src/App.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2/src/App.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { FunctionComponent, useEffect } from "react";
+import React, { FunctionComponent, useState } from "react";
 import { Route, Switch } from "react-router-dom";
 import { ErrorBoundary } from "./components/ErrorBoundary";
 import Galleries from "./components/Galleries/Galleries";
@@ -11,26 +11,80 @@ import { Stats } from "./components/Stats";
 import Studios from "./components/Studios/Studios";
 import Tags from "./components/Tags/Tags";
 import { SceneFilenameParser } from "./components/scenes/SceneFilenameParser";
+import { Sidebar } from "./components/Sidebar";
+import { IconName } from "@blueprintjs/core";
+
+export interface IMenuItem {
+  icon: IconName
+  text: string
+  href: string
+}
 
 interface IProps {}
 
 export const App: FunctionComponent<IProps> = (props: IProps) => {
+  const [menuOpen, setMenuOpen] = useState<boolean>(false);
+
+  function getSidebarClosedClass() {
+    if (!menuOpen) {
+      return " sidebar-closed";
+    }
+
+    return "";
+  }
+
+  const menuItems: IMenuItem[] = [
+    {
+      icon: "video",
+      text: "Scenes",
+      href: "/scenes"
+    },
+    {
+      href: "/scenes/markers",
+      icon: "map-marker",
+      text: "Markers"
+    },
+    {
+      href: "/galleries",
+      icon: "media",
+      text: "Galleries"
+    },
+    {
+      href: "/performers",
+      icon: "person",
+      text: "Performers"
+    },
+    {
+      href: "/studios",
+      icon: "mobile-video",
+      text: "Studios"
+    },
+    {
+      href: "/tags",
+      icon: "tag",
+      text: "Tags"
+    }
+  ];
+
   return (
     <div className="bp3-dark">
       <ErrorBoundary>
-        <MainNavbar />
-        <Switch>
-          <Route exact={true} path="/" component={Stats} />
-          <Route path="/scenes" component={Scenes} />
-          {/* <Route path="/scenes/:id" component={Scene} /> */}
-          <Route path="/galleries" component={Galleries} />
-          <Route path="/performers" component={Performers} />
-          <Route path="/tags" component={Tags} />
-          <Route path="/studios" component={Studios} />
-          <Route path="/settings" component={Settings} />
-          <Route path="/sceneFilenameParser" component={SceneFilenameParser} />
-          <Route component={PageNotFound} />
-        </Switch>
+        <MainNavbar onMenuToggle={() => setMenuOpen(!menuOpen)} menuItems={menuItems}/>
+        <Sidebar className={getSidebarClosedClass()} menuItems={menuItems}/>
+        <div className={"main" + getSidebarClosedClass()}>
+          <Switch>
+            <Route exact={true} path="/" component={Stats} />
+            <Route path="/scenes" component={Scenes} />
+            {/* <Route path="/scenes/:id" component={Scene} /> */}
+            <Route path="/galleries" component={Galleries} />
+            <Route path="/performers" component={Performers} />
+            <Route path="/tags" component={Tags} />
+            <Route path="/studios" component={Studios} />
+            <Route path="/settings" component={Settings} />
+            <Route path="/sceneFilenameParser" component={SceneFilenameParser} />
+            <Route component={PageNotFound} />
+          </Switch>
+        </div>
       </ErrorBoundary>
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/ui/v2/src/components/MainNavbar.tsx b/ui/v2/src/components/MainNavbar.tsx
index fbe1dd08825..3c9d6b8c9d6 100644
--- a/ui/v2/src/components/MainNavbar.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2/src/components/MainNavbar.tsx
@@ -3,12 +3,17 @@ import {
   NavbarDivider,
   NavbarGroup,
   NavbarHeading,
+  Button,
 } from "@blueprintjs/core";
 import React, { FunctionComponent, useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { Link, NavLink } from "react-router-dom";
 import useLocation from "react-use/lib/useLocation";
+import { IMenuItem } from "../App";
 
-interface IProps {}
+interface IProps {
+  onMenuToggle() : void
+  menuItems: IMenuItem[]
+}
 
 export const MainNavbar: FunctionComponent<IProps> = (props) => {
   const [newButtonPath, setNewButtonPath] = useState<string | undefined>(undefined);
@@ -46,76 +51,38 @@ export const MainNavbar: FunctionComponent<IProps> = (props) => {
   }
 
   return (
-    <Navbar fixedToTop={true}>
-      <div>
-        <NavbarGroup align="left">
-          <NavbarHeading><Link to="/" className="bp3-button bp3-minimal">Stash</Link></NavbarHeading>
-          <NavbarDivider />
+    <>
+      <Navbar fixedToTop={true}>
+        <div>
+          <NavbarGroup align="left">
+            <Button className="menu-button" icon="menu" onClick={() => props.onMenuToggle()}/>
+            <NavbarHeading><Link to="/" className="bp3-button bp3-minimal">Stash</Link></NavbarHeading>
+            <NavbarDivider />
 
-          <NavLink
-            exact={true}
-            to="/scenes"
-            className="bp3-button bp3-minimal bp3-icon-video"
-            activeClassName="bp3-active"
-          >
-            Scenes
-          </NavLink>
-
-          <NavLink
-            exact={true}
-            to="/scenes/markers"
-            className="bp3-button bp3-minimal bp3-icon-map-marker"
-            activeClassName="bp3-active"
-          >
-            Markers
-          </NavLink>
-
-          <NavLink
-            exact={true}
-            to="/galleries"
-            className="bp3-button bp3-minimal bp3-icon-media"
-            activeClassName="bp3-active"
-          >
-            Galleries
-          </NavLink>
-
-          <NavLink
-            exact={true}
-            to="/performers"
-            className="bp3-button bp3-minimal bp3-icon-person"
-            activeClassName="bp3-active"
-          >
-            Performers
-          </NavLink>
-
-          <NavLink
-            exact={true}
-            to="/studios"
-            className="bp3-button bp3-minimal bp3-icon-mobile-video"
-            activeClassName="bp3-active"
-          >
-            Studios
-          </NavLink>
-
-          <NavLink
-            exact={true}
-            to="/tags"
-            className="bp3-button bp3-minimal bp3-icon-tag"
-            activeClassName="bp3-active"
-          >
-            Tags
-          </NavLink>
-        </NavbarGroup>
-        <NavbarGroup align="right">
-          {renderNewButton()}
-          <NavLink
-            exact={true}
-            to="/settings"
-            className="bp3-button bp3-minimal bp3-icon-cog"
-            activeClassName="bp3-active"
-          />
-        </NavbarGroup>
-      </div>
-    </Navbar>
+            {props.menuItems.map((i) => {
+              return (
+                <NavLink
+                  exact={true}
+                  to={i.href}
+                  className={"bp3-button bp3-minimal collapsible-navlink bp3-icon-" + i.icon}
+                  activeClassName="bp3-active"
+                >
+                  {i.text}
+                </NavLink>
+              );
+            })}
+          </NavbarGroup>
+          <NavbarGroup align="right">
+            {renderNewButton()}
+            <NavLink
+              exact={true}
+              to="/settings"
+              className="bp3-button bp3-minimal bp3-icon-cog"
+              activeClassName="bp3-active"
+            />
+          </NavbarGroup>
+        </div>
+      </Navbar>
+    </>
   );
 };
diff --git a/ui/v2/src/components/Sidebar.tsx b/ui/v2/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..63ba8c5002c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/v2/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import {
+  MenuItem,
+  Menu,
+  IconName,
+} from "@blueprintjs/core";
+import React, { FunctionComponent } from "react";
+import { IMenuItem } from "../App";
+
+interface IProps {
+  className: string
+  menuItems: IMenuItem[]
+}
+
+export const Sidebar: FunctionComponent<IProps> = (props) => {
+  return (
+    <>
+      <div className={"sidebar" + props.className}>
+        <Menu large={true}>
+          {props.menuItems.map((i) => {
+            return (
+              <MenuItem
+                icon={i.icon}
+                text={i.text}
+                href={i.href}
+              />
+            )
+          })}
+        </Menu>
+      </div>
+    </>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/ui/v2/src/index.scss b/ui/v2/src/index.scss
index 48ec7f917b9..8e61e211e43 100755
--- a/ui/v2/src/index.scss
+++ b/ui/v2/src/index.scss
@@ -476,4 +476,50 @@ span.block {
 
 .aliases-field > label{
   font-weight: 300;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+@media only screen and (max-width: 768px) {
+  // collapse menu items into sidemenu
+  .collapsible-navlink {
+    display: none;
+  }
+}
+
+
+.sidebar {
+  position: fixed;
+  top: 50px;
+  bottom: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  width: 200px;
+  background-color: #394b59;
+  transition: left 0.5s;
+  z-index: 11;
+}
+
+.sidebar.sidebar-closed {
+  left: -200px;
+  transition: left 0.5s;
+}
+
+// overlay menu on smaller devices
+@media only screen and (min-width: 768px) {
+  // hide menu button on larger devices
+  .menu-button {
+    display: none;
+  }
+
+  .main {
+    margin-left: 200px;
+    transition: margin-left 0.5s;
+  }
+
+  .sidebar {
+    left: -200px;
+  }
+  
+  .main.sidebar-closed {
+    margin-left: 0px;
+    transition: margin-left 0.5s;
+  }
+}