diff --git a/lib/core/src/lib/layout/components/layout-container/layout-container.component.scss b/lib/core/src/lib/layout/components/layout-container/layout-container.component.scss
index 0fbd585146..77711587de 100644
--- a/lib/core/src/lib/layout/components/layout-container/layout-container.component.scss
+++ b/lib/core/src/lib/layout/components/layout-container/layout-container.component.scss
@@ -26,9 +26,11 @@ adf-layout-container {
 }
 
 .adf-layout-container-sidenav {
-    overflow: hidden;
-    border-right: 1px solid var(--adf-theme-foreground-text-color-007);
-    background-color: var(--theme-background-color);
+    &#{$mat-sidenav} {
+        overflow: hidden;
+        border-right: 1px solid var(--adf-theme-foreground-text-color-007);
+        background-color: var(--theme-background-color);
+    }
 }
 
 /* stylelint-disable selector-class-pattern */
diff --git a/lib/core/src/lib/styles/_mat-selectors.scss b/lib/core/src/lib/styles/_mat-selectors.scss
index ab97021fcc..57d4a30bd5 100644
--- a/lib/core/src/lib/styles/_mat-selectors.scss
+++ b/lib/core/src/lib/styles/_mat-selectors.scss
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ $mat-select-value-text: '.mat-mdc-select-value-text';
 $mat-select-panel: '.mat-mdc-select-panel';
 $mat-grid-tile: '.mat-grid-tile';
 $mat-sidenav-content: '.mat-sidenav-content';
+$mat-sidenav: '.mat-sidenav';
 $mat-drawer-transition: '.mat-drawer-transition';
 $mat-drawer-content: '.mat-drawer-content';
 $mat-subheader: '.mat-mdc-subheader';