diff --git a/meli/docs/meli.conf.5 b/meli/docs/meli.conf.5
index 725aac25..ce3e3bef 100644
--- a/meli/docs/meli.conf.5
+++ b/meli/docs/meli.conf.5
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ Default values are shown in parentheses.
 .It Ic sticky_headers Ar boolean
 .Pq Em optional
 Always show headers when scrolling.
-.Pq Em true \" default value
+.Pq Em false \" default value
 .It Ic html_filter Ar String
 .Pq Em optional
 Pipe html attachments through this filter before display
@@ -1157,6 +1157,9 @@ Show relative indices in menu mailboxes to quickly help with jumping to them.
 .It Ic relative_list_indices Ar bool
 Show relative indices in listings to quickly help with jumping to them.
 .Pq Em true \" default value
+.It Ic hide_sidebar_on_launch Ar bool
+Start app with sidebar hidden.
+.Pq Em false \" default value
 .El
 .Ss Examples of sidebar mailbox tree customization
 The default values
diff --git a/meli/src/conf/listing.rs b/meli/src/conf/listing.rs
index 2ebf5936..43bc2b78 100644
--- a/meli/src/conf/listing.rs
+++ b/meli/src/conf/listing.rs
@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@ pub struct ListingSettings {
     /// them. Default: "true"
     #[serde(default = "true_val", alias = "relative-list-indices")]
     pub relative_list_indices: bool,
+
+    /// Hide sidebar on launch. Default: "false"
+    #[serde(default = "false_val", alias = "hide-sidebar-on-launch")]
+    pub hide_sidebar_on_launch: bool,
 }
 
 const fn default_divider() -> char {
@@ -185,6 +189,7 @@ impl Default for ListingSettings {
             threaded_repeat_identical_from_values: false,
             relative_menu_indices: true,
             relative_list_indices: true,
+            hide_sidebar_on_launch: false,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -225,6 +230,7 @@ impl DotAddressable for ListingSettings {
                         .lookup(field, tail),
                     "relative_menu_indices" => self.relative_menu_indices.lookup(field, tail),
                     "relative_list_indices" => self.relative_list_indices.lookup(field, tail),
+                    "hide_sidebar_on_launch" => self.hide_sidebar_on_launch.lookup(field, tail),
                     other => Err(Error::new(format!(
                         "{} has no field named {}",
                         parent_field, other
diff --git a/meli/src/conf/overrides.rs b/meli/src/conf/overrides.rs
index b16e7dc2..62da184b 100644
--- a/meli/src/conf/overrides.rs
+++ b/meli/src/conf/overrides.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ use melib::HeaderName;
 
 # [derive (Debug , Serialize , Deserialize , Clone)] # [serde (deny_unknown_fields)] pub struct PagerSettingsOverride { # [doc = " Number of context lines when going to next page."] # [doc = " Default: 0"] # [serde (alias = "pager-context")] # [serde (default)] pub pager_context : Option < usize > , # [doc = " Stop at the end instead of displaying next mail."] # [doc = " Default: false"] # [serde (alias = "pager-stop")] # [serde (default)] pub pager_stop : Option < bool > , # [doc = " Always show headers when scrolling."] # [doc = " Default: true"] # [serde (alias = "sticky-headers" , alias = "headers-sticky" , alias = "headers_sticky")] # [serde (default)] pub sticky_headers : Option < bool > , # [doc = " The height of the pager in mail view, in percent."] # [doc = " Default: 80"] # [serde (alias = "pager-ratio")] # [serde (default)] pub pager_ratio : Option < usize > , # [doc = " A command to pipe mail output through for viewing in pager."] # [doc = " Default: None"] # [serde (deserialize_with = "non_empty_opt_string")] # [serde (default)] pub filter : Option < Option < String > > , # [doc = " A command to pipe html output before displaying it in a pager"] # [doc = " Default: None"] # [serde (deserialize_with = "non_empty_opt_string" , alias = "html-filter")] # [serde (default)] pub html_filter : Option < Option < String > > , # [doc = " Respect \"format=flowed\""] # [doc = " Default: true"] # [serde (alias = "format-flowed")] # [serde (default)] pub format_flowed : Option < bool > , # [doc = " Split long lines that would overflow on the x axis."] # [doc = " Default: true"] # [serde (alias = "split-long-lines")] # [serde (default)] pub split_long_lines : Option < bool > , # [doc = " Minimum text width in columns."] # [doc = " Default: 80"] # [serde (alias = "minimum-width")] # [serde (default)] pub minimum_width : Option < usize > , # [doc = " Choose `text/html` alternative if `text/plain` is empty in"] # [doc = " `multipart/alternative` attachments."] # [doc = " Default: true"] # [serde (alias = "auto-choose-multipart-alternative")] # [serde (default)] pub auto_choose_multipart_alternative : Option < ToggleFlag > , # [doc = " Show Date: in my timezone"] # [doc = " Default: true"] # [serde (alias = "show-date-in-my-timezone")] # [serde (default)] pub show_date_in_my_timezone : Option < ToggleFlag > , # [doc = " A command to launch URLs with. The URL will be given as the first"] # [doc = " argument of the command. Default: None"] # [serde (deserialize_with = "non_empty_opt_string")] # [serde (default)] pub url_launcher : Option < Option < String > > , # [doc = " A command to open html files."] # [doc = " Default: None"] # [serde (deserialize_with = "non_empty_opt_string" , alias = "html-open")] # [serde (default)] pub html_open : Option < Option < String > > , # [doc = " Extra headers to display, if present, in the default header preamble."] # [doc = " Default: []"] # [serde (alias = "show-extra-headers")] # [serde (default)] pub show_extra_headers : Option < Vec < String > > } impl Default for PagerSettingsOverride { fn default () -> Self { PagerSettingsOverride { pager_context : None , pager_stop : None , sticky_headers : None , pager_ratio : None , filter : None , html_filter : None , format_flowed : None , split_long_lines : None , minimum_width : None , auto_choose_multipart_alternative : None , show_date_in_my_timezone : None , url_launcher : None , html_open : None , show_extra_headers : None } } }
 
-# [derive (Debug , Serialize , Deserialize , Clone)] # [serde (deny_unknown_fields)] pub struct ListingSettingsOverride { # [doc = " Number of context lines when going to next page."] # [doc = " Default: 0"] # [serde (alias = "context-lines")] # [serde (default)] pub context_lines : Option < usize > , # [doc = " Show auto-hiding scrollbar in accounts sidebar menu."] # [doc = " Default: True"] # [serde (default)] pub show_menu_scrollbar : Option < bool > , # [doc = " Datetime formatting passed verbatim to strftime(3)."] # [doc = " Default: %Y-%m-%d %T"] # [serde (alias = "datetime-fmt")] # [serde (default)] pub datetime_fmt : Option < Option < String > > , # [doc = " Show recent dates as `X {minutes,hours,days} ago`, up to 7 days."] # [doc = " Default: true"] # [serde (alias = "recent-dates")] # [serde (default)] pub recent_dates : Option < bool > , # [doc = " Show only envelopes that match this query"] # [doc = " Default: None"] # [serde (default)] pub filter : Option < Option < Query > > , # [serde (alias = "index-style")] # [serde (default)] pub index_style : Option < IndexStyle > , # [doc = " Default: \" \""] # [serde (default)] pub sidebar_mailbox_tree_has_sibling : Option < Option < String > > , # [doc = " Default: \" \""] # [serde (default)] pub sidebar_mailbox_tree_no_sibling : Option < Option < String > > , # [doc = " Default: \" \""] # [serde (default)] pub sidebar_mailbox_tree_has_sibling_leaf : Option < Option < String > > , # [doc = " Default: \" \""] # [serde (default)] pub sidebar_mailbox_tree_no_sibling_leaf : Option < Option < String > > , # [doc = " Default: ' '"] # [serde (default)] pub sidebar_divider : Option < char > , # [doc = " Default: 90"] # [serde (default)] pub sidebar_ratio : Option < usize > , # [doc = " Flag to show if thread entry contains unseen mail."] # [doc = " Default: \"●\""] # [serde (default)] pub unseen_flag : Option < Option < String > > , # [doc = " Flag to show if thread has been snoozed."] # [doc = " Default: \"💤\""] # [serde (default)] pub thread_snoozed_flag : Option < Option < String > > , # [doc = " Flag to show if thread entry has been selected."] # [doc = " Default: \"☑\u{fe0f}\""] # [serde (default)] pub selected_flag : Option < Option < String > > , # [doc = " Flag to show if thread entry contains attachments."] # [doc = " Default: \"📎\""] # [serde (default)] pub attachment_flag : Option < Option < String > > , # [doc = " Should threads with different Subjects show a list of those"] # [doc = " subjects on the entry title?"] # [doc = " Default: \"true\""] # [serde (default)] pub thread_subject_pack : Option < bool > , # [doc = " In threaded listing style, repeat identical From column values within a"] # [doc = " thread. Not repeating adds empty space in the From column which"] # [doc = " might result in less visual clutter."] # [doc = " Default: \"false\""] # [serde (default)] pub threaded_repeat_identical_from_values : Option < bool > , # [doc = " Show relative indices in menu mailboxes to quickly help with jumping to"] # [doc = " them. Default: \"true\""] # [serde (alias = "relative-menu-indices")] # [serde (default)] pub relative_menu_indices : Option < bool > , # [doc = " Show relative indices in listings to quickly help with jumping to"] # [doc = " them. Default: \"true\""] # [serde (alias = "relative-list-indices")] # [serde (default)] pub relative_list_indices : Option < bool > } impl Default for ListingSettingsOverride { fn default () -> Self { ListingSettingsOverride { context_lines : None , show_menu_scrollbar : None , datetime_fmt : None , recent_dates : None , filter : None , index_style : None , sidebar_mailbox_tree_has_sibling : None , sidebar_mailbox_tree_no_sibling : None , sidebar_mailbox_tree_has_sibling_leaf : None , sidebar_mailbox_tree_no_sibling_leaf : None , sidebar_divider : None , sidebar_ratio : None , unseen_flag : None , thread_snoozed_flag : None , selected_flag : None , attachment_flag : None , thread_subject_pack : None , threaded_repeat_identical_from_values : None , relative_menu_indices : None , relative_list_indices : None } } }
+# [derive (Debug , Serialize , Deserialize , Clone)] # [serde (deny_unknown_fields)] pub struct ListingSettingsOverride { # [doc = " Number of context lines when going to next page."] # [doc = " Default: 0"] # [serde (alias = "context-lines")] # [serde (default)] pub context_lines : Option < usize > , # [doc = " Show auto-hiding scrollbar in accounts sidebar menu."] # [doc = " Default: True"] # [serde (default)] pub show_menu_scrollbar : Option < bool > , # [doc = " Datetime formatting passed verbatim to strftime(3)."] # [doc = " Default: %Y-%m-%d %T"] # [serde (alias = "datetime-fmt")] # [serde (default)] pub datetime_fmt : Option < Option < String > > , # [doc = " Show recent dates as `X {minutes,hours,days} ago`, up to 7 days."] # [doc = " Default: true"] # [serde (alias = "recent-dates")] # [serde (default)] pub recent_dates : Option < bool > , # [doc = " Show only envelopes that match this query"] # [doc = " Default: None"] # [serde (default)] pub filter : Option < Option < Query > > , # [serde (alias = "index-style")] # [serde (default)] pub index_style : Option < IndexStyle > , # [doc = " Default: \" \""] # [serde (default)] pub sidebar_mailbox_tree_has_sibling : Option < Option < String > > , # [doc = " Default: \" \""] # [serde (default)] pub sidebar_mailbox_tree_no_sibling : Option < Option < String > > , # [doc = " Default: \" \""] # [serde (default)] pub sidebar_mailbox_tree_has_sibling_leaf : Option < Option < String > > , # [doc = " Default: \" \""] # [serde (default)] pub sidebar_mailbox_tree_no_sibling_leaf : Option < Option < String > > , # [doc = " Default: ' '"] # [serde (default)] pub sidebar_divider : Option < char > , # [doc = " Default: 90"] # [serde (default)] pub sidebar_ratio : Option < usize > , # [doc = " Flag to show if thread entry contains unseen mail."] # [doc = " Default: \"●\""] # [serde (default)] pub unseen_flag : Option < Option < String > > , # [doc = " Flag to show if thread has been snoozed."] # [doc = " Default: \"💤\""] # [serde (default)] pub thread_snoozed_flag : Option < Option < String > > , # [doc = " Flag to show if thread entry has been selected."] # [doc = " Default: \"☑\u{fe0f}\""] # [serde (default)] pub selected_flag : Option < Option < String > > , # [doc = " Flag to show if thread entry contains attachments."] # [doc = " Default: \"📎\""] # [serde (default)] pub attachment_flag : Option < Option < String > > , # [doc = " Should threads with different Subjects show a list of those"] # [doc = " subjects on the entry title?"] # [doc = " Default: \"true\""] # [serde (default)] pub thread_subject_pack : Option < bool > , # [doc = " In threaded listing style, repeat identical From column values within a"] # [doc = " thread. Not repeating adds empty space in the From column which"] # [doc = " might result in less visual clutter."] # [doc = " Default: \"false\""] # [serde (default)] pub threaded_repeat_identical_from_values : Option < bool > , # [doc = " Show relative indices in menu mailboxes to quickly help with jumping to"] # [doc = " them. Default: \"true\""] # [serde (alias = "relative-menu-indices")] # [serde (default)] pub relative_menu_indices : Option < bool > , # [doc = " Show relative indices in listings to quickly help with jumping to"] # [doc = " them. Default: \"true\""] # [serde (alias = "relative-list-indices")] # [serde (default)] pub relative_list_indices : Option < bool > , # [doc = " Hide sidebar on launch. Default: \"false\""] # [serde (alias = "hide-sidebar-on-launch")] # [serde (default)] pub hide_sidebar_on_launch : Option < bool > } impl Default for ListingSettingsOverride { fn default () -> Self { ListingSettingsOverride { context_lines : None , show_menu_scrollbar : None , datetime_fmt : None , recent_dates : None , filter : None , index_style : None , sidebar_mailbox_tree_has_sibling : None , sidebar_mailbox_tree_no_sibling : None , sidebar_mailbox_tree_has_sibling_leaf : None , sidebar_mailbox_tree_no_sibling_leaf : None , sidebar_divider : None , sidebar_ratio : None , unseen_flag : None , thread_snoozed_flag : None , selected_flag : None , attachment_flag : None , thread_subject_pack : None , threaded_repeat_identical_from_values : None , relative_menu_indices : None , relative_list_indices : None , hide_sidebar_on_launch : None } } }
 
 # [derive (Debug , Serialize , Deserialize , Clone)] # [serde (deny_unknown_fields)] pub struct NotificationsSettingsOverride { # [doc = " Enable notifications."] # [doc = " Default: True"] # [serde (default)] pub enable : Option < bool > , # [doc = " A command to pipe notifications through."] # [doc = " Default: None"] # [serde (default)] pub script : Option < Option < String > > , # [doc = " A command to pipe new mail notifications through (preferred over"] # [doc = " `script`). Default: None"] # [serde (default)] pub new_mail_script : Option < Option < String > > , # [doc = " A file location which has its size changed when new mail arrives (max"] # [doc = " 128 bytes). Can be used to trigger new mail notifications eg with"] # [doc = " `xbiff(1)`. Default: None"] # [serde (alias = "xbiff-file-path")] # [serde (default)] pub xbiff_file_path : Option < Option < String > > , # [serde (alias = "play-sound")] # [serde (default)] pub play_sound : Option < ToggleFlag > , # [serde (alias = "sound-file")] # [serde (default)] pub sound_file : Option < Option < String > > } impl Default for NotificationsSettingsOverride { fn default () -> Self { NotificationsSettingsOverride { enable : None , script : None , new_mail_script : None , xbiff_file_path : None , play_sound : None , sound_file : None } } }
 
diff --git a/meli/src/conf/pager.rs b/meli/src/conf/pager.rs
index b6d7484a..e4c6e3f0 100644
--- a/meli/src/conf/pager.rs
+++ b/meli/src/conf/pager.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ pub struct PagerSettings {
     /// Always show headers when scrolling.
     /// Default: true
     #[serde(
-        default = "true_val",
+        default = "false_val",
         alias = "sticky-headers",
         /* deprecated names */
         alias = "headers-sticky",
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ impl Default for PagerSettings {
         Self {
             pager_context: 0,
             pager_stop: false,
-            sticky_headers: true,
+            sticky_headers: false,
             pager_ratio: 80,
             filter: None,
             html_filter: None,
diff --git a/meli/src/mail/listing.rs b/meli/src/mail/listing.rs
index 494c4bc0..ee156da4 100644
--- a/meli/src/mail/listing.rs
+++ b/meli/src/mail/listing.rs
@@ -2449,7 +2449,9 @@ impl Listing {
                 context[first_account_hash].listing.sidebar_divider
             ),
             sidebar_divider_theme: conf::value(context, "mail.sidebar_divider"),
-            menu_visibility: true,
+            menu_visibility: !*account_settings!(
+                context[first_account_hash].listing.hide_sidebar_on_launch
+            ),
             ratio: *account_settings!(context[first_account_hash].listing.sidebar_ratio),
             prev_ratio: *account_settings!(context[first_account_hash].listing.sidebar_ratio),
             menu_width: WidgetWidth::Unset,