diff --git a/lib/core/viewer/components/viewer.component.html b/lib/core/viewer/components/viewer.component.html
index 019b091725..12f1af3ed3 100644
--- a/lib/core/viewer/components/viewer.component.html
+++ b/lib/core/viewer/components/viewer.component.html
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 
         <div *ngIf="!isLoading" fxLayout="row" fxFlex="1 1 auto">
 
-            <ng-container *ngIf="showSidebar">
+            <ng-container *ngIf="allowSidebar && showSidebar">
                 <div class="adf-viewer__sidebar" fxFlexOrder="{{sidebarPosition === 'left'? 1: 2 }}">
                     <ng-container *ngIf="sidebarTemplate">
                         <ng-container *ngTemplateOutlet="sidebarTemplate;context:sidebarTemplateContext"></ng-container>
diff --git a/lib/core/viewer/components/viewer.component.spec.ts b/lib/core/viewer/components/viewer.component.spec.ts
index 49eb56f376..3e407f797b 100644
--- a/lib/core/viewer/components/viewer.component.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/core/viewer/components/viewer.component.spec.ts
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class ViewerWithCustomOpenWithComponent {}
 })
 class ViewerWithCustomMoreActionsComponent {}
 
-describe('ViewerComponent', () => {
+fdescribe('ViewerComponent', () => {
 
     let component: ViewerComponent;
     let fixture: ComponentFixture<ViewerComponent>;
@@ -208,8 +208,18 @@ describe('ViewerComponent', () => {
         expect(customElement.querySelector('.adf-viewer-container-more-actions')).toBeDefined();
     });
 
+    it('should NOT display sidebar if is not allowed', () => {
+        component.showSidebar = true;
+        component.allowSidebar = false;
+        component.sidebarPosition = 'left';
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+        let sidebar = element.querySelector('.adf-viewer__sidebar');
+        expect(sidebar).toBeNull();
+    });
+
     it('should display sidebar on the left side', () => {
         component.showSidebar = true;
+        component.allowSidebar = true;
         component.sidebarPosition = 'left';
         fixture.detectChanges();
         let sidebar = element.querySelector('.adf-viewer__sidebar');
@@ -218,6 +228,7 @@ describe('ViewerComponent', () => {
 
     it('should display sidebar on the right side', () => {
         component.showSidebar = true;
+        component.allowSidebar = true;
         component.sidebarPosition = 'right';
         fixture.detectChanges();
         let sidebar = element.querySelector('.adf-viewer__sidebar');
@@ -226,6 +237,7 @@ describe('ViewerComponent', () => {
 
     it('should display sidebar on the right side as fallback', () => {
         component.showSidebar = true;
+        component.allowSidebar = true;
         component.sidebarPosition = 'unknown-value';
         fixture.detectChanges();
         let sidebar = element.querySelector('.adf-viewer__sidebar');