diff --git a/website/o3dv/sidebar.js b/website/o3dv/sidebar.js
index c71262a..d356fdf 100644
--- a/website/o3dv/sidebar.js
+++ b/website/o3dv/sidebar.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ OV.Sidebar = class
     Show (show)
     {
         this.visible = show;
-        if (show) {
+        if (this.visible) {
             this.parentDiv.show ();
         } else {
             this.parentDiv.hide ();
diff --git a/website/o3dv/website.js b/website/o3dv/website.js
index a195fd1..d140738 100644
--- a/website/o3dv/website.js
+++ b/website/o3dv/website.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ OV.Website = class
         this.InitToolbar ();
         this.InitDragAndDrop ();
         this.InitModelLoader ();
+        this.InitSidebar ();
         this.InitNavigator ();
         this.InitCookieConsent ();
 
@@ -80,6 +81,13 @@ OV.Website = class
         }
     }
 
+    ShowSidebar (show)
+    {
+        this.sidebar.Show (show);
+        this.cookieHandler.SetBoolVal ('ov_show_sidebar', show);
+        this.Resize ();
+    }
+
     ClearModel ()
     {
         if (this.dialog !== null) {
@@ -323,9 +331,7 @@ OV.Website = class
             });
         }
         AddRightButton (this.toolbar, 'details', 'Details Panel', true, function () {
-            let isVisible = obj.sidebar.IsVisible ();
-            obj.sidebar.Show (!isVisible);
-            obj.Resize ();
+            obj.ShowSidebar (!obj.sidebar.IsVisible ());
         });
         
         this.parameters.fileInput.on ('change', function (ev) {
@@ -376,6 +382,12 @@ OV.Website = class
         });
     }
 
+    InitSidebar ()
+    {
+        let show = this.cookieHandler.GetBoolVal ('ov_show_sidebar', true);
+        this.ShowSidebar (show);
+    }
+
     InitNavigator ()
     {
         function GetMeshUserData (viewer, meshIndex)
@@ -465,15 +477,14 @@ OV.Website = class
 
     InitCookieConsent ()
     {
-        let cookieConsentKey = 'ov_cookie_consent';
-        let accepted = this.cookieHandler.GetBoolVal (cookieConsentKey, false);
+        let accepted = this.cookieHandler.GetBoolVal ('ov_cookie_consent', false);
         if (accepted) {
             return;
         }
 
         let obj = this;
         OV.ShowCookieDialog (function () {
-            obj.cookieHandler.SetBoolVal (cookieConsentKey, true);
+            obj.cookieHandler.SetBoolVal ('ov_cookie_consent', true);
         });
     }
 };