diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/sidebar-section.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/sidebar-section.scss
index 4a4018d12c7..48c899eb39e 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/sidebar-section.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/sidebar-section.scss
@@ -49,9 +49,6 @@
     background: none;
     border: none;
     padding: 0.25em 0.5em;
-    opacity: 0;
-    transition: opacity 0.25s;
-    transition-delay: 0.5s;
 
     .d-icon {
       font-size: var(--font-down-1);
@@ -92,12 +89,11 @@
     border: none;
     background: transparent;
     padding: 0;
-    opacity: 0;
-    transition: opacity 0.25s;
-    transition-delay: 0.5s;
+
     .d-icon {
       top: -0.1em; // visual alignment
     }
+
     .discourse-no-touch & {
       &:hover {
         svg {
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/sidebar.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/sidebar.scss
index 66666869d09..413084428c9 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/sidebar.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/sidebar.scss
@@ -13,13 +13,6 @@
     align-self: start;
     overflow-y: auto;
     background-color: var(--primary-very-low);
-    &:hover {
-      .sidebar-section-header-button,
-      .sidebar-section-header-caret {
-        opacity: 1;
-        transition-delay: 0s;
-      }
-    }
   }
 
   .sidebar-container {
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/sidebar-section.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/sidebar-section.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a0c4b231a2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/sidebar-section.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#main-outlet-wrapper {
+  .sidebar-wrapper {
+    .sidebar-section-header-button,
+    .sidebar-section-header-caret,
+    .sidebar-section-header-dropdown {
+      opacity: 0;
+      transition: opacity 0.25s;
+      transition-delay: 0.5s;
+    }
+
+    &:hover {
+      .sidebar-section-header-button,
+      .sidebar-section-header-caret,
+      .sidebar-section-header-dropdown {
+        opacity: 1;
+        transition-delay: 0s;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}