diff --git a/public/sass/components/_sidemenu.scss b/public/sass/components/_sidemenu.scss
index ceaba1a7a8b..e84ae61caf9 100644
--- a/public/sass/components/_sidemenu.scss
+++ b/public/sass/components/_sidemenu.scss
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@
         display: block;
         opacity: 0;
         top: 0px;
-        left: $side-menu-width;
+        // important to overlap it otherwise it can be hidden
+        // again by the mouse getting outside the hover space
+        left: $side-menu-width - 0.2rem;
         background-color: rgba($side-menu-bg,$side-menu-opacity);
         @include animation('dropdown-anim 100ms ease-in-out 100ms forwards');
         z-index: -9999;