diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/sidebar.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/sidebar.js
index c9fdd81ac42..f4316c392a6 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/sidebar.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/sidebar.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { inject as service } from "@ember/service";
 export default class Sidebar extends Component {
   @service appEvents;
   @service site;
+  @service currentUser;
 
   constructor() {
     super(...arguments);
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/sidebar/anonymous-sections.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/sidebar/anonymous-sections.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..17f3217c72e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/sidebar/anonymous-sections.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<div class="sidebar-sections sidebar-sections-anonymous">
+  {{!-- add sections for anonymous user --}}
+</div>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/sidebar/anonymous-sections.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/sidebar/anonymous-sections.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e7adf2382ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/sidebar/anonymous-sections.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import Component from "@glimmer/component";
+
+export default class SidebarAnonymousSectuons extends Component {}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/sidebar/footer.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/sidebar/footer.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..68b8c7afe7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/sidebar/footer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import Component from "@glimmer/component";
+import { getOwner } from "discourse-common/lib/get-owner";
+import { inject as service } from "@ember/service";
+
+export default class SidebarFooter extends Component {
+  @service site;
+  @service siteSettings;
+
+  get capabilities() {
+    return getOwner(this).lookup("capabilities:main");
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/controllers/application.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/controllers/application.js
index b6d0f25c8bd..80c07b17b29 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/controllers/application.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/controllers/application.js
@@ -17,11 +17,7 @@ export default Controller.extend({
 
   init() {
     this._super(...arguments);
-
-    this.showSidebar =
-      this.currentUser &&
-      !this.site.mobileView &&
-      !this.keyValueStore.getItem(HIDE_SIDEBAR_KEY);
+    this.showSidebar = !this.keyValueStore.getItem(HIDE_SIDEBAR_KEY);
   },
 
   @discourseComputed
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/components/sidebar.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/components/sidebar.hbs
index 31cda7a3058..03f183e0b54 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/components/sidebar.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/components/sidebar.hbs
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 <DSection @pageClass="has-sidebar" @class="sidebar-container" @scrollTop={{false}}>
   <div class="sidebar-scroll-wrap">
-    <Sidebar::Sections @collapsableSections={{true}}/>
-    <Sidebar::Footer @tagName=""/>
+    {{#if this.currentUser}}
+      <Sidebar::Sections @collapsableSections={{true}}/>
+      <Sidebar::Footer />
+    {{else}}
+      <Sidebar::AnonymousSections />
+      <Sidebar::Footer />
+    {{/if}}
   </div>
 </DSection>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/sidebar-anonymous-user-test.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/sidebar-anonymous-user-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0bdab3fc292
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/sidebar-anonymous-user-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { test } from "qunit";
+
+import { visit } from "@ember/test-helpers";
+
+import { acceptance, exists } from "discourse/tests/helpers/qunit-helpers";
+
+acceptance("Sidebar - Anonymous User", function (needs) {
+  needs.settings({
+    enable_experimental_sidebar_hamburger: true,
+    enable_sidebar: true,
+  });
+
+  test("sidebar is displayed", async function (assert) {
+    await visit("/");
+
+    assert.ok(
+      document.body.classList.contains("has-sidebar-page"),
+      "adds sidebar utility class to body"
+    );
+
+    assert.ok(
+      exists(".sidebar-container"),
+      "sidebar exists for anonymouse user"
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/sidebar-test.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/sidebar-test.js
index f75d4b22486..38edead380c 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/sidebar-test.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/sidebar-test.js
@@ -4,20 +4,6 @@ import { test } from "qunit";
 import { click, visit } from "@ember/test-helpers";
 import { acceptance, exists } from "discourse/tests/helpers/qunit-helpers";
 
-acceptance("Sidebar - Anon User", function () {
-  // Don't show sidebar for anon user until we know what we want to display
-  test("sidebar is not displayed", async function (assert) {
-    await visit("/");
-
-    assert.ok(
-      !document.body.classList.contains("has-sidebar-page"),
-      "does not add sidebar utility class to body"
-    );
-
-    assert.ok(!exists(".sidebar-container"));
-  });
-});
-
 acceptance(
   "Sidebar - Experimental sidebar and hamburger setting disabled",
   function (needs) {