diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2ea7c7b9d4a..ad344321fae 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 <!-- 8.1.3 START -->
 
 # 8.1.3 (2021-09-08)
diff --git a/docs/sources/release-notes/release-notes-8-1-3.md b/docs/sources/release-notes/release-notes-8-1-3.md
index 11e84d29856..d77d458c7af 100644
--- a/docs/sources/release-notes/release-notes-8-1-3.md
+++ b/docs/sources/release-notes/release-notes-8-1-3.md
@@ -24,4 +24,3 @@ list = false
 - **Plugins:** Track signed files + add warn log for plugin assets which are not signed. [#38938](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/38938), [@wbrowne](https://github.com/wbrowne)
 - **Postgres/MySQL/MSSQL:** Fix region annotations not displayed correctly. [#38936](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/38936), [@marefr](https://github.com/marefr)
 - **Prometheus:** Fix validate selector in metrics browser. [#38921](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/38921), [@ivanahuckova](https://github.com/ivanahuckova)
-
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/BottomSection.test.tsx b/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/BottomSection.test.tsx
index 891c59b4937..8cd6273c5b2 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/BottomSection.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/BottomSection.test.tsx
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ describe('BottomSection', () => {
   it('creates the correct children for the help link', () => {
     render(
       <BrowserRouter>
-        <BottomSection />
+        <div className="sidemenu-open--xs">
+          <BottomSection />
+        </div>
       </BrowserRouter>
     );
 
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/BottomSection.tsx b/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/BottomSection.tsx
index d094df99b4b..4379c31652f 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/BottomSection.tsx
+++ b/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/BottomSection.tsx
@@ -1,19 +1,22 @@
 import React, { useState } from 'react';
-import { cloneDeep } from 'lodash';
-import { NavModelItem } from '@grafana/data';
-import { Icon, IconName } from '@grafana/ui';
-import appEvents from '../../app_events';
 import { useLocation } from 'react-router-dom';
-import SideMenuItem from './SideMenuItem';
-import { ShowModalReactEvent } from '../../../types/events';
+import { cloneDeep } from 'lodash';
+import { css } from '@emotion/css';
+import { GrafanaTheme2, NavModelItem } from '@grafana/data';
+import { Icon, IconName, styleMixins, useTheme2 } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { contextSrv } from 'app/core/services/context_srv';
+import appEvents from '../../app_events';
+import { ShowModalReactEvent } from '../../../types/events';
+import config from '../../config';
 import { OrgSwitcher } from '../OrgSwitcher';
 import { getFooterLinks } from '../Footer/Footer';
 import { HelpModal } from '../help/HelpModal';
-import config from '../../config';
+import SideMenuItem from './SideMenuItem';
 import { getForcedLoginUrl } from './utils';
 
 export default function BottomSection() {
+  const theme = useTheme2();
+  const styles = getStyles(theme);
   const navTree: NavModelItem[] = cloneDeep(config.bootData.navTree);
   const bottomNav = navTree.filter((item) => item.hideFromMenu);
   const isSignedIn = contextSrv.isSignedIn;
@@ -39,7 +42,7 @@ export default function BottomSection() {
   }
 
   return (
-    <div data-testid="bottom-section-items" className="sidemenu__bottom">
+    <div data-testid="bottom-section-items" className={styles.container}>
       {!isSignedIn && (
         <SideMenuItem label="Sign In" target="_self" url={forcedLoginUrl}>
           <Icon name="signout" size="xl" />
@@ -90,3 +93,18 @@ export default function BottomSection() {
     </div>
   );
 }
+
+const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => ({
+  container: css`
+    display: none;
+
+    @media ${styleMixins.mediaUp(`${theme.breakpoints.values.md}px`)} {
+      display: block;
+      margin-bottom: ${theme.spacing(2)};
+    }
+
+    .sidemenu-open--xs & {
+      display: block;
+    }
+  `,
+});
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/DropDownChild.tsx b/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/DropDownChild.tsx
index c8ec712c198..b69f4b233fe 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/DropDownChild.tsx
+++ b/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/DropDownChild.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { css } from '@emotion/css';
+import { GrafanaTheme2 } from '@grafana/data';
 import { Icon, IconName, Link, useTheme2 } from '@grafana/ui';
 
 export interface Props {
@@ -13,35 +14,28 @@ export interface Props {
 
 const DropDownChild = ({ isDivider = false, icon, onClick, target, text, url }: Props) => {
   const theme = useTheme2();
-  const iconClassName = css`
-    margin-right: ${theme.spacing(1)};
-  `;
-  const resetButtonStyles = css`
-    background-color: transparent;
-    border: none;
-    width: 100%;
-  `;
+  const styles = getStyles(theme);
 
   const linkContent = (
     <>
-      {icon && <Icon data-testid="dropdown-child-icon" name={icon} className={iconClassName} />}
+      {icon && <Icon data-testid="dropdown-child-icon" name={icon} className={styles.icon} />}
       {text}
     </>
   );
 
   let element = (
-    <button className={resetButtonStyles} onClick={onClick}>
+    <button className={styles.element} onClick={onClick}>
       {linkContent}
     </button>
   );
   if (url) {
     element =
       !target && url.startsWith('/') ? (
-        <Link onClick={onClick} href={url}>
+        <Link className={styles.element} onClick={onClick} href={url}>
           {linkContent}
         </Link>
       ) : (
-        <a href={url} target={target} rel="noopener" onClick={onClick}>
+        <a className={styles.element} href={url} target={target} rel="noopener" onClick={onClick}>
           {linkContent}
         </a>
       );
@@ -51,3 +45,15 @@ const DropDownChild = ({ isDivider = false, icon, onClick, target, text, url }:
 };
 
 export default DropDownChild;
+
+const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => ({
+  element: css`
+    background-color: transparent;
+    border: none;
+    display: flex;
+    width: 100%;
+  `,
+  icon: css`
+    margin-right: ${theme.spacing(1)};
+  `,
+});
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/SideMenu.tsx b/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/SideMenu.tsx
index 316ed7425c9..b61afe334f8 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/SideMenu.tsx
+++ b/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/SideMenu.tsx
@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
 import React, { FC, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { useLocation } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { css, cx } from '@emotion/css';
+import { GrafanaTheme2 } from '@grafana/data';
+import { Icon, styleMixins, useTheme2 } from '@grafana/ui';
 import appEvents from '../../app_events';
-import TopSection from './TopSection';
-import BottomSection from './BottomSection';
+import { Branding } from 'app/core/components/Branding/Branding';
 import config from 'app/core/config';
 import { CoreEvents, KioskMode } from 'app/types';
-import { Branding } from 'app/core/components/Branding/Branding';
-import { Icon } from '@grafana/ui';
-import { useLocation } from 'react-router-dom';
+import TopSection from './TopSection';
+import BottomSection from './BottomSection';
 
 const homeUrl = config.appSubUrl || '/';
 
 export const SideMenu: FC = React.memo(() => {
+  const theme = useTheme2();
+  const styles = getStyles(theme);
   const location = useLocation();
   const query = new URLSearchParams(location.search);
   const kiosk = query.get('kiosk') as KioskMode;
@@ -24,21 +28,87 @@ export const SideMenu: FC = React.memo(() => {
   }
 
   return (
-    <nav className="sidemenu" data-testid="sidemenu" aria-label="Main menu">
-      <a href={homeUrl} className="sidemenu__logo" key="logo">
+    <nav className={cx(styles.sidemenu, 'sidemenu')} data-testid="sidemenu" aria-label="Main menu">
+      <a href={homeUrl} className={styles.homeLogo}>
         <Branding.MenuLogo />
       </a>
-      <div className="sidemenu__logo_small_breakpoint" onClick={toggleSideMenuSmallBreakpoint} key="hamburger">
+      <div className={styles.mobileSidemenuLogo} onClick={toggleSideMenuSmallBreakpoint} key="hamburger">
         <Icon name="bars" size="xl" />
-        <span className="sidemenu__close">
+        <span className={styles.closeButton}>
           <Icon name="times" />
-          &nbsp;Close
+          Close
         </span>
       </div>
-      <TopSection key="topsection" />
-      <BottomSection key="bottomsection" />
+      <TopSection />
+      <BottomSection />
     </nav>
   );
 });
 
 SideMenu.displayName = 'SideMenu';
+
+const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => ({
+  sidemenu: css`
+    border-right: 1px solid ${theme.components.panel.borderColor};
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    position: fixed;
+    width: ${theme.components.sidemenu.width}px;
+    z-index: ${theme.zIndex.sidemenu};
+
+    @media ${styleMixins.mediaUp(`${theme.breakpoints.values.md}px`)} {
+      background-color: ${theme.colors.background.primary};
+      position: relative;
+    }
+
+    .sidemenu-hidden & {
+      display: none;
+    }
+
+    .sidemenu-open--xs & {
+      background-color: ${theme.colors.background.primary};
+      box-shadow: ${theme.shadows.z1};
+      height: auto;
+      position: absolute;
+      width: 100%;
+    }
+  `,
+  homeLogo: css`
+    display: none;
+    min-height: ${theme.components.sidemenu.width}px;
+
+    &:hover {
+      background-color: ${theme.colors.action.hover};
+    }
+
+    img {
+      width: ${theme.spacing(3.5)};
+    }
+
+    @media ${styleMixins.mediaUp(`${theme.breakpoints.values.md}px`)} {
+      align-items: center;
+      display: flex;
+      justify-content: center;
+    }
+  `,
+  closeButton: css`
+    display: none;
+
+    .sidemenu-open--xs & {
+      display: block;
+      font-size: ${theme.typography.fontSize}px;
+    }
+  `,
+  mobileSidemenuLogo: css`
+    align-items: center;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: row;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    padding: ${theme.spacing(2)};
+
+    @media ${styleMixins.mediaUp(`${theme.breakpoints.values.md}px`)} {
+      display: none;
+    }
+  `,
+});
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/SideMenuDropDown.tsx b/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/SideMenuDropDown.tsx
index 358ea8fb44b..5f92097198a 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/SideMenuDropDown.tsx
+++ b/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/SideMenuDropDown.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import DropDownChild from './DropDownChild';
-import { NavModelItem } from '@grafana/data';
-import { IconName, Link } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { css } from '@emotion/css';
+import { GrafanaTheme2, NavModelItem } from '@grafana/data';
+import { IconName, Link, useTheme2 } from '@grafana/ui';
+import DropDownChild from './DropDownChild';
 
 interface Props {
   headerTarget?: HTMLAnchorElement['target'];
@@ -23,32 +23,30 @@ const SideMenuDropDown = ({
   reverseDirection = false,
   subtitleText,
 }: Props) => {
-  const headerContent = <span className="sidemenu-item-text">{headerText}</span>;
+  const theme = useTheme2();
+  const styles = getStyles(theme, reverseDirection);
+
   let header = (
-    <button onClick={onHeaderClick} className="side-menu-header-link">
-      {headerContent}
+    <button onClick={onHeaderClick} className={styles.header}>
+      {headerText}
     </button>
   );
   if (headerUrl) {
     header =
       !headerTarget && headerUrl.startsWith('/') ? (
-        <Link href={headerUrl} onClick={onHeaderClick} className="side-menu-header-link">
-          {headerContent}
+        <Link href={headerUrl} onClick={onHeaderClick} className={styles.header}>
+          {headerText}
         </Link>
       ) : (
-        <a href={headerUrl} target={headerTarget} onClick={onHeaderClick} className="side-menu-header-link">
-          {headerContent}
+        <a href={headerUrl} target={headerTarget} onClick={onHeaderClick} className={styles.header}>
+          {headerText}
         </a>
       );
   }
 
-  const menuClass = css`
-    flex-direction: ${reverseDirection ? 'column-reverse' : 'column'};
-  `;
-
   return (
-    <ul className={`${menuClass} dropdown-menu dropdown-menu--sidemenu`} role="menu">
-      <li className="side-menu-header">{header}</li>
+    <ul className={`${styles.menu} dropdown-menu dropdown-menu--sidemenu`} role="menu">
+      <li>{header}</li>
       {items
         .filter((item) => !item.hideFromMenu)
         .map((child, index) => (
@@ -62,13 +60,59 @@ const SideMenuDropDown = ({
             url={child.url}
           />
         ))}
-      {subtitleText && (
-        <li className="sidemenu-subtitle">
-          <span className="sidemenu-item-text">{subtitleText}</span>
-        </li>
-      )}
+      {subtitleText && <li className={styles.subtitle}>{subtitleText}</li>}
     </ul>
   );
 };
 
 export default SideMenuDropDown;
+
+const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2, reverseDirection: Props['reverseDirection']) => ({
+  header: css`
+    background-color: ${theme.colors.background.secondary};
+    border: none;
+    color: ${theme.colors.text.primary};
+    font-size: ${theme.typography.h4.fontSize};
+    font-weight: ${theme.typography.h4.fontWeight};
+    padding: ${theme.spacing(1)} ${theme.spacing(1)} ${theme.spacing(1)} ${theme.spacing(2)} !important;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    width: 100%;
+
+    &:hover {
+      background-color: ${theme.colors.action.hover};
+    }
+
+    .sidemenu-open--xs & {
+      display: flex;
+      font-size: ${theme.typography.body.fontSize};
+      font-weight: ${theme.typography.body.fontWeight};
+      padding-left: ${theme.spacing(1)} !important;
+    }
+  `,
+  menu: css`
+    flex-direction: ${reverseDirection ? 'column-reverse' : 'column'};
+
+    .sidemenu-open--xs & {
+      display: flex;
+      flex-direction: column;
+      float: none;
+      margin-bottom: ${theme.spacing(1)};
+      position: unset;
+      width: 100%;
+    }
+  `,
+  subtitle: css`
+    border-bottom: 1px solid ${theme.colors.border.weak};
+    color: ${theme.colors.text.secondary};
+    font-size: ${theme.typography.bodySmall.fontSize};
+    font-weight: ${theme.typography.bodySmall.fontWeight};
+    margin-bottom: ${theme.spacing(1)};
+    padding: ${theme.spacing(1)} ${theme.spacing(2)} ${theme.spacing(1)};
+    white-space: nowrap;
+
+    .sidemenu-open--xs & {
+      border-bottom: none;
+      margin-bottom: 0;
+    }
+  `,
+});
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/SideMenuItem.tsx b/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/SideMenuItem.tsx
index ea7ff686bf7..19eb22651d8 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/SideMenuItem.tsx
+++ b/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/SideMenuItem.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import React, { ReactNode } from 'react';
+import { css, cx } from '@emotion/css';
+import { GrafanaTheme2, NavModelItem } from '@grafana/data';
+import { Link, styleMixins, useTheme2 } from '@grafana/ui';
 import SideMenuDropDown from './SideMenuDropDown';
-import { Link } from '@grafana/ui';
-import { NavModelItem } from '@grafana/data';
-import { cx } from '@emotion/css';
 
 export interface Props {
   children: ReactNode;
@@ -25,9 +25,11 @@ const SideMenuItem = ({
   target,
   url,
 }: Props) => {
+  const theme = useTheme2();
+  const styles = getStyles(theme);
   let element = (
-    <button className="sidemenu-link" onClick={onClick} aria-label={label}>
-      <span className="icon-circle sidemenu-icon">{children}</span>
+    <button className={styles.element} onClick={onClick} aria-label={label}>
+      <span className={styles.icon}>{children}</span>
     </button>
   );
 
@@ -35,24 +37,24 @@ const SideMenuItem = ({
     element =
       !target && url.startsWith('/') ? (
         <Link
-          className="sidemenu-link"
+          className={styles.element}
           href={url}
           target={target}
           aria-label={label}
           onClick={onClick}
           aria-haspopup="true"
         >
-          <span className="icon-circle sidemenu-icon">{children}</span>
+          <span className={styles.icon}>{children}</span>
         </Link>
       ) : (
-        <a href={url} target={target} className="sidemenu-link" onClick={onClick} aria-label={label}>
-          <span className="icon-circle sidemenu-icon">{children}</span>
+        <a href={url} target={target} className={styles.element} onClick={onClick} aria-label={label}>
+          <span className={styles.icon}>{children}</span>
         </a>
       );
   }
 
   return (
-    <div className={cx('sidemenu-item', 'dropdown', { dropup: reverseMenuDirection })}>
+    <div className={cx(styles.container, 'dropdown', { dropup: reverseMenuDirection })}>
       {element}
       <SideMenuDropDown
         headerTarget={target}
@@ -68,3 +70,76 @@ const SideMenuItem = ({
 };
 
 export default SideMenuItem;
+
+const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => ({
+  container: css`
+    position: relative;
+
+    @keyframes dropdown-anim {
+      0% {
+        opacity: 0;
+      }
+      100% {
+        opacity: 1;
+      }
+    }
+
+    @media ${styleMixins.mediaUp(`${theme.breakpoints.values.md}px`)} {
+      // needs to be in here to work on safari...
+      &:not(:hover) {
+        border-left: 2px solid transparent;
+      }
+
+      &:hover {
+        background-color: ${theme.colors.action.hover};
+        border-image: ${theme.colors.gradients.brandVertical};
+        border-image-slice: 1;
+        border-style: solid;
+        border-top: 0;
+        border-right: 0;
+        border-bottom: 0;
+        border-left-width: 2px;
+
+        .dropdown-menu {
+          animation: dropdown-anim 150ms ease-in-out 100ms forwards;
+          border: none;
+          display: flex;
+          // important to overlap it otherwise it can be hidden
+          // again by the mouse getting outside the hover space
+          left: ${theme.components.sidemenu.width - 3}px;
+          margin: 0;
+          opacity: 0;
+          top: 0;
+          z-index: ${theme.zIndex.sidemenu};
+        }
+
+        &.dropup .dropdown-menu {
+          top: auto;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  `,
+  element: css`
+    background-color: transparent;
+    border: 1px solid transparent;
+    color: ${theme.colors.text.secondary};
+    display: block;
+    line-height: 42px;
+    text-align: center;
+    width: ${theme.components.sidemenu.width - 2}px;
+
+    .sidemenu-open--xs & {
+      display: none;
+    }
+  `,
+  icon: css`
+    height: 100%;
+    width: 100%;
+
+    img {
+      border-radius: 50%;
+      height: 28px;
+      width: 28px;
+    }
+  `,
+});
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/TopSection.tsx b/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/TopSection.tsx
index 2dc028ce38a..ade07e381f3 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/TopSection.tsx
+++ b/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/TopSection.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { cloneDeep } from 'lodash';
+import { css } from '@emotion/css';
+import { GrafanaTheme2, NavModelItem } from '@grafana/data';
 import { locationService } from '@grafana/runtime';
-import { Icon, IconName } from '@grafana/ui';
-import SideMenuItem from './SideMenuItem';
+import { Icon, IconName, styleMixins, useTheme2 } from '@grafana/ui';
 import config from '../../config';
-import { NavModelItem } from '@grafana/data';
+import SideMenuItem from './SideMenuItem';
 
 const TopSection = () => {
+  const theme = useTheme2();
+  const styles = getStyles(theme);
   const navTree: NavModelItem[] = cloneDeep(config.bootData.navTree);
   const mainLinks = navTree.filter((item) => !item.hideFromMenu);
 
@@ -15,7 +18,7 @@ const TopSection = () => {
   };
 
   return (
-    <div data-testid="top-section-items" className="sidemenu__top">
+    <div data-testid="top-section-items" className={styles.container}>
       <SideMenuItem label="Search dashboards" onClick={onOpenSearch}>
         <Icon name="search" size="xl" />
       </SideMenuItem>
@@ -38,3 +41,19 @@ const TopSection = () => {
 };
 
 export default TopSection;
+
+const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => ({
+  container: css`
+    display: none;
+    flex-grow: 1;
+
+    @media ${styleMixins.mediaUp(`${theme.breakpoints.values.md}px`)} {
+      display: block;
+      margin-top: ${theme.spacing(5)};
+    }
+
+    .sidemenu-open--xs & {
+      display: block;
+    }
+  `,
+});
diff --git a/public/sass/_grafana.scss b/public/sass/_grafana.scss
index ef28cd03f5c..af637c71f0e 100644
--- a/public/sass/_grafana.scss
+++ b/public/sass/_grafana.scss
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
 @import 'components/tables_lists';
 @import 'components/search';
 @import 'components/gf-form';
-@import 'components/sidemenu';
 @import 'components/navbar';
 @import 'components/filter-controls';
 @import 'components/filter-list';
diff --git a/public/sass/components/_dropdown.scss b/public/sass/components/_dropdown.scss
index 8acb87b9449..1a1323435d4 100644
--- a/public/sass/components/_dropdown.scss
+++ b/public/sass/components/_dropdown.scss
@@ -124,15 +124,6 @@
       }
     }
   }
-
-  &--sidemenu {
-    li.sidemenu-org-switcher {
-      > a,
-      > button {
-        padding: 8px 10px 8px 15px;
-      }
-    }
-  }
 }
 
 .dropdown-item-text {
diff --git a/public/sass/components/_sidemenu.scss b/public/sass/components/_sidemenu.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index bcf555ec015..00000000000
--- a/public/sass/components/_sidemenu.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,283 +0,0 @@
-$mobile-menu-breakpoint: md;
-
-.sidemenu {
-  position: fixed;
-  display: flex;
-  flex-flow: column;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  width: $side-menu-width;
-  z-index: $zindex-sidemenu;
-  border-right: $panel-border;
-
-  a:focus {
-    text-decoration: none;
-  }
-
-  .sidemenu__logo_small_breakpoint {
-    display: none;
-  }
-
-  .sidemenu__close {
-    display: none;
-  }
-
-  @include media-breakpoint-up($mobile-menu-breakpoint) {
-    background: $side-menu-bg;
-    height: auto;
-    position: relative;
-    z-index: $zindex-sidemenu;
-  }
-}
-
-// body class that hides sidemenu
-.sidemenu-hidden {
-  .sidemenu {
-    display: none;
-  }
-}
-
-.sidemenu__top {
-  padding-top: 40px;
-  flex-grow: 1;
-}
-
-.sidemenu__bottom {
-  padding-bottom: $spacer;
-}
-
-.sidemenu__top,
-.sidemenu__bottom {
-  display: none;
-
-  @include media-breakpoint-up($mobile-menu-breakpoint) {
-    display: block;
-  }
-}
-
-.sidemenu-item {
-  position: relative;
-  @include left-brand-border();
-
-  @include media-breakpoint-up($mobile-menu-breakpoint) {
-    &.active,
-    &:hover {
-      background-color: $side-menu-item-hover-bg;
-      @include left-brand-border-gradient();
-
-      .dropdown-menu {
-        border: none;
-        margin: 0;
-        display: flex;
-        opacity: 0;
-        top: 0px;
-        // important to overlap it otherwise it can be hidden
-        // again by the mouse getting outside the hover space
-        left: $side-menu-width - 3px;
-        @include animation('dropdown-anim 150ms ease-in-out 100ms forwards');
-        z-index: $zindex-sidemenu;
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-.dropup.sidemenu-item:hover .dropdown-menu {
-  top: auto !important;
-}
-
-.sidemenu-link {
-  background-color: transparent;
-  color: $side-menu-icon-color !important;
-  line-height: 42px;
-  padding: 0px 10px 0px 10px;
-  display: block;
-  position: relative;
-  font-size: 16px;
-  border: 1px solid transparent;
-  text-align: center;
-
-  img {
-    border-radius: 50%;
-    width: 28px;
-    height: 28px;
-  }
-}
-
-@include keyframes(dropdown-anim) {
-  0% {
-    opacity: 0;
-    //transform: translate3d(-5%,0,0);
-  }
-  100% {
-    opacity: 1;
-    //transform: translate3d(0,0,0);
-  }
-}
-
-.icon-circle {
-  width: 35px;
-  height: 35px;
-  display: inline-block;
-  position: relative;
-
-  img {
-    position: relative;
-  }
-}
-
-.side-menu-header {
-  padding: 10px 10px 10px 20px;
-  white-space: nowrap;
-  background-color: $side-menu-item-hover-bg;
-  font-size: 17px;
-  color: $side-menu-header-color;
-}
-
-.side-menu-header-link {
-  background-color: transparent;
-  border: none !important;
-  color: $side-menu-header-color !important;
-  font-size: inherit;
-  padding: 0 !important;
-}
-
-.dropdown-menu--sidemenu > li > .side-menu-header-link:hover {
-  color: #fff !important;
-  background-color: $side-menu-item-hover-bg !important;
-}
-
-.sidemenu-subtitle {
-  padding: $space-sm $space-md $space-sm;
-  font-size: $font-size-sm;
-  color: $text-color-weak;
-  border-bottom: 1px solid $dropdownDividerBottom;
-  margin-bottom: $space-xs;
-  white-space: nowrap;
-}
-
-li.sidemenu-org-switcher {
-  border-bottom: 1px solid $dropdownDividerBottom;
-}
-
-.sidemenu-org-switcher__org-name {
-  font-size: $font-size-base;
-}
-
-.sidemenu-org-switcher__org-current {
-  font-size: $font-size-xs;
-  color: $text-color-weak;
-  position: relative;
-  top: -2px;
-}
-
-.sidemenu-org-switcher__switch {
-  font-size: $font-size-sm;
-  padding-left: $space-lg;
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  > i.fa.fa-random {
-    margin-right: $space-xs;
-    top: 1px;
-  }
-}
-
-.sidemenu__logo {
-  display: block;
-  padding: 6px 14px 6px 9px;
-  min-height: $navbarHeight;
-  position: relative;
-  height: $navbarHeight - 1px;
-
-  &:hover {
-    background: lightOrDark($gray33, $gray25);
-  }
-
-  img {
-    width: 26px;
-    position: relative;
-    top: 5px;
-    left: 8px;
-  }
-}
-
-@include media-breakpoint-down(sm) {
-  .sidemenu-open--xs {
-    li {
-      font-size: $font-size-md;
-    }
-
-    .sidemenu {
-      width: 100%;
-      background: $side-menu-bg-mobile;
-      height: auto;
-      box-shadow: $side-menu-shadow;
-      position: absolute;
-      z-index: $zindex-sidemenu;
-    }
-
-    .sidemenu__close {
-      display: block;
-      font-size: $font-size-md;
-      position: relative;
-      top: -3px;
-    }
-
-    .sidemenu__top,
-    .sidemenu__bottom {
-      display: block;
-    }
-    .sidemenu-item {
-      border-right: 2px solid transparent;
-    }
-  }
-
-  .sidemenu {
-    .sidemenu__logo {
-      display: none;
-    }
-
-    .sidemenu__logo_small_breakpoint {
-      padding: 16px 13px;
-      display: flex;
-      flex-direction: row;
-      justify-content: space-between;
-      align-items: baseline;
-      cursor: pointer;
-
-      .fa-bars {
-        font-size: 25px;
-      }
-    }
-
-    .sidemenu__top {
-      padding-top: 0;
-    }
-
-    .side-menu-header {
-      padding-left: 10px;
-    }
-
-    .sidemenu-link {
-      display: none;
-    }
-
-    .dropdown-menu--sidemenu {
-      display: flex;
-      position: unset;
-      width: 100%;
-      float: none;
-      margin-bottom: $space-sm;
-
-      > li > a,
-      > li > button {
-        padding-left: 15px;
-      }
-    }
-
-    .sidemenu__bottom {
-      .dropdown-menu--sidemenu {
-        display: flex;
-        flex-direction: column;
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}