diff --git a/damus/Views/SideMenuView.swift b/damus/Views/SideMenuView.swift
index b6cb87da..a6cbe8dc 100644
--- a/damus/Views/SideMenuView.swift
+++ b/damus/Views/SideMenuView.swift
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ struct SideMenuView: View {
                 
                 PubkeyView(pubkey: damus_state.pubkey, sidemenu: true)
                     .pubkey_context_menu(pubkey: damus_state.pubkey)
+                    .simultaneousGesture(TapGesture().onEnded{
+                        isSidebarVisible = true
+                    })
             }
         }
     }