diff --git a/src/App.js b/src/App.js
index 1da3ff7c..61ef91bb 100644
--- a/src/App.js
+++ b/src/App.js
@@ -23,6 +23,18 @@ export default {
     style () { return { 'background-image': `url(${this.background})` } },
     sitename () { return this.$store.state.config.name }
   },
+  created () {
+    // this is to detect user zooming mostly
+    window.addEventListener('resize', this.fixSidebarWidth)
+  },
+  mounted () {
+    // for some reason, at least in dev mode, dom is not ready enough at this point
+    // in theory calling the function directly here should be enough, but it's not
+    setTimeout( () => { this.fixSidebarWidth() }, 500)
+  },
+  destroyed () {
+    window.removeEventListener('resize', this.fixSidebarWidth)
+  },
   methods: {
     activatePanel (panelName) {
       this.mobileActivePanel = panelName
@@ -32,6 +44,17 @@ export default {
     },
     logout () {
       this.$store.dispatch('logout')
+    },
+    fixSidebarWidth () {
+      // firefox
+      let barwidth = window.innerWidth - document.body.offsetWidth
+      if (document.body.offsetWidth <= 0) {
+        // chromium
+        barwidth = window.innerWidth - document.body.scrollWidth
+      }
+      // adjust the sidebar size to fit the scrollbar width to keep the gap consistently sized
+      document.getElementById("sidebar-container").style.width = `${345 + barwidth}px`
+      document.getElementById("sidebar-container").style.paddingRight = `${barwidth}px`
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/App.scss b/src/App.scss
index 0e89a429..2aac0cb8 100644
--- a/src/App.scss
+++ b/src/App.scss
@@ -210,16 +210,19 @@ nav {
 }
 
 @media all and (min-width: 960px) {
+  body {
+    overflow-y: scroll;
+  }
   .sidebar {
     overflow: hidden;
     max-height: 100vh;
-    width: 350px;
+    width: 345px;
     position: fixed;
     margin-top: -10px;
 
     .sidebar-container {
       height: 96vh;
-      width: 362px;
+      width: 365px;
       padding-top: 10px;
       padding-right: 20px;
       overflow-x: hidden;
diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index 8e802a02..59cfcaa6 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
       </div>
       <div class="sidebar-flexer" :class="{ 'mobile-hidden': mobileActivePanel != 'sidebar'}">
         <div class="sidebar" :class="{ 'mobile-hidden': mobileActivePanel != 'sidebar' }">
-          <div class="sidebar-container">
+          <div class="sidebar-container" id="sidebar-container">
             <user-panel></user-panel>
             <nav-panel></nav-panel>
             <notifications v-if="currentUser"></notifications>