diff --git a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/SideMenu.test.tsx b/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/SideMenu.test.tsx
index f7b7df69cfc..6352833490a 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/SideMenu.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/SideMenu.test.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { shallow } from 'enzyme';
 import { SideMenu } from './SideMenu';
 import appEvents from '../../app_events';
-import { contextSrv } from 'app/core/services/context_srv';
 
 jest.mock('../../app_events', () => ({
   emit: jest.fn(),
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ jest.mock('app/core/services/context_srv', () => ({
     isGrafanaAdmin: false,
     isEditor: false,
     hasEditPermissionFolders: false,
-    toggleSideMenu: jest.fn(),
   },
 }));
 
@@ -54,20 +52,6 @@ describe('Render', () => {
 });
 
 describe('Functions', () => {
-  describe('toggle side menu', () => {
-    const wrapper = setup();
-    const instance = wrapper.instance() as SideMenu;
-    instance.toggleSideMenu();
-
-    it('should call contextSrv.toggleSideMenu', () => {
-      expect(contextSrv.toggleSideMenu).toHaveBeenCalled();
-    });
-
-    it('should emit toggle sidemenu event', () => {
-      expect(appEvents.emit).toHaveBeenCalledWith('toggle-sidemenu');
-    });
-  });
-
   describe('toggle side menu on mobile', () => {
     const wrapper = setup();
     const instance = wrapper.instance() as SideMenu;
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/SideMenu.tsx b/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/SideMenu.tsx
index 1428ae181f5..b0ef053f746 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/SideMenu.tsx
+++ b/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/SideMenu.tsx
@@ -1,31 +1,21 @@
 import React, { PureComponent } from 'react';
 import appEvents from '../../app_events';
-import { contextSrv } from 'app/core/services/context_srv';
 import TopSection from './TopSection';
 import BottomSection from './BottomSection';
-import { store } from 'app/store/store';
+import config from 'app/core/config';
+
+const homeUrl = config.appSubUrl || '/';
 
 export class SideMenu extends PureComponent {
-  toggleSideMenu = () => {
-    // ignore if we just made a location change, stops hiding sidemenu on double clicks of back button
-    const timeSinceLocationChanged = new Date().getTime() - store.getState().location.lastUpdated;
-    if (timeSinceLocationChanged < 1000) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    contextSrv.toggleSideMenu();
-    appEvents.emit('toggle-sidemenu');
-  };
-
   toggleSideMenuSmallBreakpoint = () => {
     appEvents.emit('toggle-sidemenu-mobile');
   };
 
   render() {
     return [
-      <div className="sidemenu__logo" onClick={this.toggleSideMenu} key="logo">
+      <a href={homeUrl} className="sidemenu__logo" key="logo">
         <img src="public/img/grafana_icon.svg" alt="Grafana" />
-      </div>,
+      </a>,
       <div className="sidemenu__logo_small_breakpoint" onClick={this.toggleSideMenuSmallBreakpoint} key="hamburger">
         <i className="fa fa-bars" />
         <span className="sidemenu__close">
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/__snapshots__/SideMenu.test.tsx.snap b/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/__snapshots__/SideMenu.test.tsx.snap
index ec2fa845c6d..8d23cdc1565 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/__snapshots__/SideMenu.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/__snapshots__/SideMenu.test.tsx.snap
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@
 
 exports[`Render should render component 1`] = `
 Array [
-  <div
+  <a
     className="sidemenu__logo"
+    href="/"
     key="logo"
-    onClick={[Function]}
   >
     <img
       alt="Grafana"
       src="public/img/grafana_icon.svg"
     />
-  </div>,
+  </a>,
   <div
     className="sidemenu__logo_small_breakpoint"
     key="hamburger"
diff --git a/public/app/core/services/context_srv.ts b/public/app/core/services/context_srv.ts
index 7bb753e6f71..e3b10f129d1 100644
--- a/public/app/core/services/context_srv.ts
+++ b/public/app/core/services/context_srv.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import config from 'app/core/config';
 import _ from 'lodash';
 import coreModule from 'app/core/core_module';
-import store from 'app/core/store';
 
 export class User {
   isGrafanaAdmin: any;
@@ -29,13 +28,10 @@ export class ContextSrv {
   isSignedIn: any;
   isGrafanaAdmin: any;
   isEditor: any;
-  sidemenu: any;
   sidemenuSmallBreakpoint = false;
   hasEditPermissionInFolders: boolean;
 
   constructor() {
-    this.sidemenu = store.getBool('grafana.sidemenu', true);
-
     if (!config.bootData) {
       config.bootData = { user: {}, settings: {} };
     }
@@ -55,11 +51,6 @@ export class ContextSrv {
     return !!(document.visibilityState === undefined || document.visibilityState === 'visible');
   }
 
-  toggleSideMenu() {
-    this.sidemenu = !this.sidemenu;
-    store.set('grafana.sidemenu', this.sidemenu);
-  }
-
   hasAccessToExplore() {
     return (this.isEditor || config.viewersCanEdit) && config.exploreEnabled;
   }
diff --git a/public/app/routes/GrafanaCtrl.ts b/public/app/routes/GrafanaCtrl.ts
index 479c5e77f3d..a37222091d0 100644
--- a/public/app/routes/GrafanaCtrl.ts
+++ b/public/app/routes/GrafanaCtrl.ts
@@ -75,27 +75,22 @@ export class GrafanaCtrl {
   }
 }
 
-function setViewModeBodyClass(body: JQuery, mode: KioskUrlValue, sidemenuOpen: boolean) {
+function setViewModeBodyClass(body: JQuery, mode: KioskUrlValue) {
   body.removeClass('view-mode--tv');
   body.removeClass('view-mode--kiosk');
   body.removeClass('view-mode--inactive');
 
   switch (mode) {
     case 'tv': {
-      body.removeClass('sidemenu-open');
       body.addClass('view-mode--tv');
       break;
     }
     // 1 & true for legacy states
     case '1':
     case true: {
-      body.removeClass('sidemenu-open');
       body.addClass('view-mode--kiosk');
       break;
     }
-    default: {
-      body.toggleClass('sidemenu-open', sidemenuOpen);
-    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -105,7 +100,6 @@ export function grafanaAppDirective(playlistSrv, contextSrv, $timeout, $rootScop
     restrict: 'E',
     controller: GrafanaCtrl,
     link: (scope, elem) => {
-      let sidemenuOpen;
       const body = $('body');
 
       // see https://github.com/zenorocha/clipboard.js/issues/155
@@ -113,14 +107,6 @@ export function grafanaAppDirective(playlistSrv, contextSrv, $timeout, $rootScop
 
       $('.preloader').remove();
 
-      sidemenuOpen = scope.contextSrv.sidemenu;
-      body.toggleClass('sidemenu-open', sidemenuOpen);
-
-      appEvents.on('toggle-sidemenu', () => {
-        sidemenuOpen = scope.contextSrv.sidemenu;
-        body.toggleClass('sidemenu-open');
-      });
-
       appEvents.on('toggle-sidemenu-mobile', () => {
         body.toggleClass('sidemenu-open--xs');
       });
@@ -163,7 +149,7 @@ export function grafanaAppDirective(playlistSrv, contextSrv, $timeout, $rootScop
         $('#tooltip, .tooltip').remove();
 
         // check for kiosk url param
-        setViewModeBodyClass(body, data.params.kiosk, sidemenuOpen);
+        setViewModeBodyClass(body, data.params.kiosk);
 
         // close all drops
         for (const drop of Drop.drops) {
@@ -198,7 +184,7 @@ export function grafanaAppDirective(playlistSrv, contextSrv, $timeout, $rootScop
         }
 
         $timeout(() => $location.search(search));
-        setViewModeBodyClass(body, search.kiosk, sidemenuOpen);
+        setViewModeBodyClass(body, search.kiosk);
       });
 
       // handle in active view state class
@@ -218,7 +204,6 @@ export function grafanaAppDirective(playlistSrv, contextSrv, $timeout, $rootScop
         if (new Date().getTime() - lastActivity > inActiveTimeLimit) {
           activeUser = false;
           body.addClass('view-mode--inactive');
-          body.removeClass('sidemenu-open');
         }
       }
 
@@ -227,7 +212,6 @@ export function grafanaAppDirective(playlistSrv, contextSrv, $timeout, $rootScop
         if (!activeUser) {
           activeUser = true;
           body.removeClass('view-mode--inactive');
-          body.toggleClass('sidemenu-open', sidemenuOpen);
         }
       }
 
diff --git a/public/sass/components/_navbar.scss b/public/sass/components/_navbar.scss
index a86b8c450a0..eef101c98b4 100644
--- a/public/sass/components/_navbar.scss
+++ b/public/sass/components/_navbar.scss
@@ -157,14 +157,8 @@
 
 @include media-breakpoint-up(sm) {
   .navbar {
-    padding-left: 60px;
-  }
-
-  .sidemenu-open {
-    .navbar {
-      padding-left: 25px;
-      margin-left: 0;
-    }
+    padding-left: 20px;
+    margin-left: 0;
   }
 
   .navbar-page-btn {
diff --git a/public/sass/components/_sidemenu.scss b/public/sass/components/_sidemenu.scss
index f30bdb5c79e..c16e037c2ad 100644
--- a/public/sass/components/_sidemenu.scss
+++ b/public/sass/components/_sidemenu.scss
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@
   .sidemenu__close {
     display: none;
   }
+
+  @include media-breakpoint-up(sm) {
+    background: $side-menu-bg;
+    height: auto;
+    box-shadow: $side-menu-shadow;
+    position: relative;
+    z-index: $zindex-sidemenu;
+  }
 }
 
 // body class that hides sidemenu
@@ -25,32 +33,22 @@
   }
 }
 
-@include media-breakpoint-up(sm) {
-  .sidemenu-open {
-    .sidemenu {
-      background: $side-menu-bg;
-      height: auto;
-      box-shadow: $side-menu-shadow;
-      position: relative;
-      z-index: $zindex-sidemenu;
-    }
-
-    .sidemenu__top,
-    .sidemenu__bottom {
-      display: block;
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 .sidemenu__top {
   padding-top: 3rem;
   flex-grow: 1;
-  display: none;
 }
 
 .sidemenu__bottom {
   padding-bottom: $spacer;
+}
+
+.sidemenu__top,
+.sidemenu__bottom {
   display: none;
+
+  @include media-breakpoint-up(sm) {
+    display: block;
+  }
 }
 
 .sidemenu-item {
diff --git a/public/sass/components/_view_states.scss b/public/sass/components/_view_states.scss
index b92bd596193..e1ca3d44f83 100644
--- a/public/sass/components/_view_states.scss
+++ b/public/sass/components/_view_states.scss
@@ -29,6 +29,21 @@
 .view-mode--tv {
   @extend .view-mode--inactive;
 
+  .sidemenu {
+    position: fixed;
+    background-color: transparent;
+    box-shadow: none;
+
+    .sidemenu__top,
+    .sidemenu__bottom {
+      display: none;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .navbar {
+    padding-left: $side-menu-width;
+  }
+
   .submenu-controls {
     display: none;
   }
diff --git a/public/sass/pages/_explore.scss b/public/sass/pages/_explore.scss
index 90579ff67ad..0358adb9787 100644
--- a/public/sass/pages/_explore.scss
+++ b/public/sass/pages/_explore.scss
@@ -25,20 +25,13 @@
   }
 }
 
-.sidemenu-open {
-  .explore-toolbar-header {
-    padding: 0;
-    margin-left: 0;
-  }
-}
-
 .explore-toolbar {
   background: inherit;
   display: flex;
   flex-flow: row wrap;
   justify-content: flex-start;
   height: auto;
-  padding: 0px $dashboard-padding 0 25px;
+  padding: 0 $dashboard-padding;
   border-bottom: 1px solid #0000;
   transition-duration: 0.35s;
   transition-timing-function: ease-in-out;
@@ -72,11 +65,6 @@
   font-size: 18px;
   min-height: 55px;
   line-height: 55px;
-  justify-content: space-between;
-  margin-left: $panel-margin * 3;
-}
-
-.explore-toolbar-header {
   justify-content: space-between;
   align-items: center;
 }
@@ -134,20 +122,6 @@
 }
 
 @media only screen and (max-width: 803px) {
-  .sidemenu-open {
-    .explore-toolbar-header-title {
-      .navbar-page-btn {
-        margin-left: 0;
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  .explore-toolbar-header-title {
-    .navbar-page-btn {
-      margin-left: $dashboard-padding;
-    }
-  }
-
   .btn-title {
     display: none;
   }
@@ -161,14 +135,6 @@
 }
 
 @media only screen and (max-width: 544px) {
-  .sidemenu-open {
-    .explore-toolbar-header-title {
-      .navbar-page-btn {
-        margin-left: $dashboard-padding;
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
   .explore-toolbar-header-title {
     .navbar-page-btn {
       margin-left: $dashboard-padding;