diff --git a/locales/de.json b/locales/de.json
index 1d2d9f64..cd1776ca 100644
--- a/locales/de.json
+++ b/locales/de.json
@@ -248,6 +248,8 @@
                 "compact": "7 (1080p), 8 (2K), 10 (4K)"
             },
             "displayDensityWarning": "Warnung: Höhere Dichten können bei Systemen mit begrenzten Ressourcen zu Performance-Problemen führen.",
+            "showFolderSidebar": "Ordner-Seitenleiste anzeigen",
+            "showFolderSidebarHelp": "Blenden Sie die Ordner-Navigationsleiste auf den Modellseiten ein oder aus. Wenn deaktiviert, bleiben Seitenleiste und Hoverbereich verborgen.",
             "cardInfoDisplay": "Karten-Info-Anzeige",
             "cardInfoDisplayOptions": {
                 "always": "Immer sichtbar",
diff --git a/locales/en.json b/locales/en.json
index 826e5055..6a935263 100644
--- a/locales/en.json
+++ b/locales/en.json
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@
             "displayDensity": "Display Density",
             "displayDensityOptions": {
                 "default": "Default",
-                "medium": "Medium", 
+                "medium": "Medium",
                 "compact": "Compact"
             },
             "displayDensityHelp": "Choose how many cards to display per row:",
@@ -248,6 +248,8 @@
                 "compact": "7 (1080p), 8 (2K), 10 (4K)"
             },
             "displayDensityWarning": "Warning: Higher densities may cause performance issues on systems with limited resources.",
+            "showFolderSidebar": "Show Folder Sidebar",
+            "showFolderSidebarHelp": "Toggle the folder navigation sidebar on model pages. When disabled, the sidebar and hover area stay hidden.",
             "cardInfoDisplay": "Card Info Display",
             "cardInfoDisplayOptions": {
                 "always": "Always Visible",
diff --git a/locales/es.json b/locales/es.json
index 82b5d629..5033beaa 100644
--- a/locales/es.json
+++ b/locales/es.json
@@ -248,6 +248,8 @@
                 "compact": "7 (1080p), 8 (2K), 10 (4K)"
             },
             "displayDensityWarning": "Advertencia: Densidades más altas pueden causar problemas de rendimiento en sistemas con recursos limitados.",
+            "showFolderSidebar": "Mostrar barra lateral de carpetas",
+            "showFolderSidebarHelp": "Activa o desactiva la barra lateral de navegación de carpetas en las páginas de modelos. Cuando está desactivada, la barra lateral y el área de desplazamiento permanecen ocultas.",
             "cardInfoDisplay": "Visualización de información de tarjeta",
             "cardInfoDisplayOptions": {
                 "always": "Siempre visible",
diff --git a/locales/fr.json b/locales/fr.json
index 11d2d649..0ccecae7 100644
--- a/locales/fr.json
+++ b/locales/fr.json
@@ -248,6 +248,8 @@
                 "compact": "7 (1080p), 8 (2K), 10 (4K)"
             },
             "displayDensityWarning": "Attention : Des densités plus élevées peuvent causer des problèmes de performance sur les systèmes avec des ressources limitées.",
+            "showFolderSidebar": "Afficher la barre latérale des dossiers",
+            "showFolderSidebarHelp": "Activez ou désactivez la barre latérale de navigation des dossiers sur les pages de modèles. Lorsqu'elle est désactivée, la barre latérale et la zone de survol restent masquées.",
             "cardInfoDisplay": "Affichage des informations de carte",
             "cardInfoDisplayOptions": {
                 "always": "Toujours visible",
diff --git a/locales/he.json b/locales/he.json
index be80306b..7303bf54 100644
--- a/locales/he.json
+++ b/locales/he.json
@@ -248,6 +248,8 @@
                 "compact": "7 (1080p), 8 (2K), 10 (4K)"
             },
             "displayDensityWarning": "אזהרה: צפיפויות גבוהות יותר עלולות לגרום לבעיות ביצועים במערכות עם משאבים מוגבלים.",
+            "showFolderSidebar": "הצג סרגל צד תיקיות",
+            "showFolderSidebarHelp": "הפעל או כבה את סרגל הצד לניווט תיקיות בדפי המודל. כאשר הוא כבוי, סרגל הצד ואזור הריחוף נשארים מוסתרים.",
             "cardInfoDisplay": "תצוגת מידע בכרטיס",
             "cardInfoDisplayOptions": {
                 "always": "תמיד גלוי",
diff --git a/locales/ja.json b/locales/ja.json
index 08388178..351b2995 100644
--- a/locales/ja.json
+++ b/locales/ja.json
@@ -248,6 +248,8 @@
                 "compact": "7（1080p）、8（2K）、10（4K）"
             },
             "displayDensityWarning": "警告：高密度設定は、リソースが限られたシステムでパフォーマンスの問題を引き起こす可能性があります。",
+            "showFolderSidebar": "フォルダサイドバーを表示",
+            "showFolderSidebarHelp": "モデルページのフォルダナビゲーションサイドバーを表示/非表示にします。無効にするとサイドバーとホバーエリアは表示されません。",
             "cardInfoDisplay": "カード情報表示",
             "cardInfoDisplayOptions": {
                 "always": "常に表示",
diff --git a/locales/ko.json b/locales/ko.json
index ab170ce4..2b200a49 100644
--- a/locales/ko.json
+++ b/locales/ko.json
@@ -248,6 +248,8 @@
                 "compact": "7개 (1080p), 8개 (2K), 10개 (4K)"
             },
             "displayDensityWarning": "경고: 높은 밀도는 리소스가 제한된 시스템에서 성능 문제를 일으킬 수 있습니다.",
+            "showFolderSidebar": "폴더 사이드바 표시",
+            "showFolderSidebarHelp": "모델 페이지에서 폴더 탐색 사이드바를 켜거나 끕니다. 비활성화하면 사이드바와 호버 영역이 표시되지 않습니다.",
             "cardInfoDisplay": "카드 정보 표시",
             "cardInfoDisplayOptions": {
                 "always": "항상 표시",
diff --git a/locales/ru.json b/locales/ru.json
index 19ff8ead..973b9c9c 100644
--- a/locales/ru.json
+++ b/locales/ru.json
@@ -248,6 +248,8 @@
                 "compact": "7 (1080p), 8 (2K), 10 (4K)"
             },
             "displayDensityWarning": "Предупреждение: Высокая плотность может вызвать проблемы с производительностью на системах с ограниченными ресурсами.",
+            "showFolderSidebar": "Показывать боковую панель папок",
+            "showFolderSidebarHelp": "Включает или выключает боковую панель навигации по папкам на страницах моделей. При отключении панель и область наведения скрыты.",
             "cardInfoDisplay": "Отображение информации карточки",
             "cardInfoDisplayOptions": {
                 "always": "Всегда видимо",
diff --git a/locales/zh-CN.json b/locales/zh-CN.json
index eb51f513..ba27192c 100644
--- a/locales/zh-CN.json
+++ b/locales/zh-CN.json
@@ -248,6 +248,8 @@
                 "compact": "7（1080p），8（2K），10（4K）"
             },
             "displayDensityWarning": "警告：高密度可能导致资源有限的系统性能下降。",
+            "showFolderSidebar": "显示文件夹侧边栏",
+            "showFolderSidebarHelp": "在模型页面启用或禁用文件夹导航侧边栏。关闭后，侧边栏和悬停区域将保持隐藏。",
             "cardInfoDisplay": "卡片信息显示",
             "cardInfoDisplayOptions": {
                 "always": "始终可见",
diff --git a/locales/zh-TW.json b/locales/zh-TW.json
index 9919efff..b4c4526f 100644
--- a/locales/zh-TW.json
+++ b/locales/zh-TW.json
@@ -248,6 +248,8 @@
                 "compact": "7（1080p）、8（2K）、10（4K）"
             },
             "displayDensityWarning": "警告：較高密度可能導致資源有限的系統效能下降。",
+            "showFolderSidebar": "顯示資料夾側邊欄",
+            "showFolderSidebarHelp": "在模型頁面啟用或停用資料夾導覽側邊欄。停用後，側邊欄與滑鼠懸停區域將保持隱藏。",
             "cardInfoDisplay": "卡片資訊顯示",
             "cardInfoDisplayOptions": {
                 "always": "永遠顯示",
diff --git a/py/routes/handlers/misc_handlers.py b/py/routes/handlers/misc_handlers.py
index 57598fc8..cb170ece 100644
--- a/py/routes/handlers/misc_handlers.py
+++ b/py/routes/handlers/misc_handlers.py
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ class SettingsHandler:
         "autoplay_on_hover",
         "display_density",
         "card_info_display",
+        "show_folder_sidebar",
         "include_trigger_words",
         "show_only_sfw",
         "compact_mode",
diff --git a/py/services/settings_manager.py b/py/services/settings_manager.py
index de9f3183..17f6d18c 100644
--- a/py/services/settings_manager.py
+++ b/py/services/settings_manager.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ DEFAULT_SETTINGS: Dict[str, Any] = {
     "autoplay_on_hover": False,
     "display_density": "default",
     "card_info_display": "always",
+    "show_folder_sidebar": True,
     "include_trigger_words": False,
     "compact_mode": False,
     "priority_tags": DEFAULT_PRIORITY_TAG_CONFIG.copy(),
diff --git a/static/css/components/sidebar.css b/static/css/components/sidebar.css
index 1696620d..340950e9 100644
--- a/static/css/components/sidebar.css
+++ b/static/css/components/sidebar.css
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
     pointer-events: none;
 }
 
+.folder-sidebar.hidden-by-setting {
+    display: none !important;
+}
+
 /* Visible state */
 .folder-sidebar.visible {
     transform: translateX(0);
@@ -59,6 +63,10 @@
     pointer-events: all;
 }
 
+.sidebar-hover-area.hidden-by-setting {
+    display: none !important;
+}
+
 .sidebar-hover-area.disabled {
     pointer-events: none;
 }
diff --git a/static/js/components/SidebarManager.js b/static/js/components/SidebarManager.js
index 463eceb9..5140c142 100644
--- a/static/js/components/SidebarManager.js
+++ b/static/js/components/SidebarManager.js
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ export class SidebarManager {
         this.dragHandlersInitialized = false;
         this.folderTreeElement = null;
         this.currentDropTarget = null;
+        this.lastPageControls = null;
+        this.isDisabledBySetting = false;
+        this.initializationPromise = null;
 
         // Bind methods
         this.handleTreeClick = this.handleTreeClick.bind(this);
@@ -55,7 +58,15 @@ export class SidebarManager {
         this.handleFolderDrop = this.handleFolderDrop.bind(this);
     }
 
+    setHostPageControls(pageControls) {
+        this.lastPageControls = pageControls;
+    }
+
     async initialize(pageControls) {
+        if (this.isDisabledBySetting) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         // Clean up previous initialization if exists
         if (this.isInitialized) {
             this.cleanup();
@@ -63,6 +74,7 @@ export class SidebarManager {
 
         this.pageControls = pageControls;
         this.pageType = pageControls.pageType;
+        this.lastPageControls = pageControls;
         this.apiClient = getModelApiClient();
         
         // Set initial sidebar state immediately (hidden by default)
@@ -73,6 +85,10 @@ export class SidebarManager {
         this.updateSidebarTitle();
         this.restoreSidebarState();
         await this.loadFolderTree();
+        if (this.isDisabledBySetting) {
+            this.cleanup();
+            return;
+        }
         this.restoreSelectedFolder();
         
         // Apply final state with animation after everything is loaded
@@ -132,8 +148,9 @@ export class SidebarManager {
         
         // Remove resize event listener
         window.removeEventListener('resize', this.updateContainerMargin);
-        
+
         console.log('SidebarManager cleaned up');
+        this.initializationPromise = null;
     }
 
     removeEventHandlers() {
@@ -471,9 +488,11 @@ export class SidebarManager {
     }
 
     setInitialSidebarState() {
+        if (this.isDisabledBySetting) return;
+
         const sidebar = document.getElementById('folderSidebar');
         const hoverArea = document.getElementById('sidebarHoverArea');
-        
+
         if (!sidebar || !hoverArea) return;
         
         // Get stored pin state
@@ -492,6 +511,8 @@ export class SidebarManager {
     }
 
     applyFinalSidebarState() {
+        if (this.isDisabledBySetting) return;
+
         // Use requestAnimationFrame to ensure DOM is ready
         requestAnimationFrame(() => {
             this.updateAutoHideState();
@@ -668,6 +689,8 @@ export class SidebarManager {
     }
 
     updateAutoHideState() {
+        if (this.isDisabledBySetting) return;
+
         const sidebar = document.getElementById('folderSidebar');
         const hoverArea = document.getElementById('sidebarHoverArea');
         
@@ -708,8 +731,8 @@ export class SidebarManager {
     updateContainerMargin() {
         const container = document.querySelector('.container');
         const sidebar = document.getElementById('folderSidebar');
-        
-        if (!container || !sidebar) return;
+
+        if (!container || !sidebar || this.isDisabledBySetting) return;
         
         // Reset margin to default
         container.style.marginLeft = '';
@@ -729,6 +752,65 @@ export class SidebarManager {
         }
     }
 
+    updateDomVisibility(enabled) {
+        const sidebar = document.getElementById('folderSidebar');
+        const hoverArea = document.getElementById('sidebarHoverArea');
+
+        if (sidebar) {
+            sidebar.classList.toggle('hidden-by-setting', !enabled);
+            sidebar.setAttribute('aria-hidden', (!enabled).toString());
+        }
+
+        if (hoverArea) {
+            hoverArea.classList.toggle('hidden-by-setting', !enabled);
+            if (!enabled) {
+                hoverArea.classList.add('disabled');
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    async setSidebarEnabled(enabled) {
+        this.isDisabledBySetting = !enabled;
+        this.updateDomVisibility(enabled);
+
+        if (!enabled) {
+            this.isHovering = false;
+            this.isVisible = false;
+
+            if (this.isInitialized) {
+                this.cleanup();
+            } else {
+                const container = document.querySelector('.container');
+                if (container) {
+                    container.style.marginLeft = '';
+                }
+            }
+
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (this.isInitialized) {
+            this.updateAutoHideState();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (!this.lastPageControls) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (!this.initializationPromise) {
+            this.initializationPromise = this.initialize(this.lastPageControls)
+                .catch((error) => {
+                    console.error('Sidebar initialization failed:', error);
+                })
+                .finally(() => {
+                    this.initializationPromise = null;
+                });
+        }
+
+        await this.initializationPromise;
+    }
+
     updatePinButton() {
         const pinBtn = document.getElementById('sidebarPinToggle');
         if (pinBtn) {
@@ -1327,6 +1409,10 @@ export class SidebarManager {
     }
 
     async refresh() {
+        if (this.isDisabledBySetting || !this.isInitialized) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         await this.loadFolderTree();
         this.restoreSelectedFolder();
     }
diff --git a/static/js/components/controls/PageControls.js b/static/js/components/controls/PageControls.js
index e83112bd..3ab587ae 100644
--- a/static/js/components/controls/PageControls.js
+++ b/static/js/components/controls/PageControls.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // PageControls.js - Manages controls for both LoRAs and Checkpoints pages
-import { getCurrentPageState, setCurrentPageType } from '../../state/index.js';
+import { state, getCurrentPageState, setCurrentPageType } from '../../state/index.js';
 import { getStorageItem, setStorageItem, getSessionItem, setSessionItem } from '../../utils/storageHelpers.js';
 import { showToast } from '../../utils/uiHelpers.js';
 import { performModelUpdateCheck } from '../../utils/updateCheckHelpers.js';
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ export class PageControls {
      */
     async initSidebarManager() {
         try {
-            await this.sidebarManager.initialize(this);
+            this.sidebarManager.setHostPageControls(this);
+            const shouldShowSidebar = state?.global?.settings?.show_folder_sidebar !== false;
+            await this.sidebarManager.setSidebarEnabled(shouldShowSidebar);
         } catch (error) {
             console.error('Failed to initialize SidebarManager:', error);
         }
diff --git a/static/js/managers/SettingsManager.js b/static/js/managers/SettingsManager.js
index 0137dd65..6a925970 100644
--- a/static/js/managers/SettingsManager.js
+++ b/static/js/managers/SettingsManager.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { i18n } from '../i18n/index.js';
 import { configureModelCardVideo } from '../components/shared/ModelCard.js';
 import { validatePriorityTagString, getPriorityTagSuggestionsMap, invalidatePriorityTagSuggestionsCache } from '../utils/priorityTagHelpers.js';
 import { bannerService } from './BannerService.js';
+import { sidebarManager } from '../components/SidebarManager.js';
 
 export class SettingsManager {
     constructor() {
@@ -388,6 +389,12 @@ export class SettingsManager {
             cardInfoDisplaySelect.value = state.global.settings.card_info_display || 'always';
         }
 
+        const showFolderSidebarCheckbox = document.getElementById('showFolderSidebar');
+        if (showFolderSidebarCheckbox) {
+            const showSidebarSetting = state.global.settings.show_folder_sidebar;
+            showFolderSidebarCheckbox.checked = showSidebarSetting !== false;
+        }
+
         // Set model card footer action
         const modelCardFooterActionSelect = document.getElementById('modelCardFooterAction');
         if (modelCardFooterActionSelect) {
@@ -1699,6 +1706,13 @@ export class SettingsManager {
         // Apply card info display setting
         const cardInfoDisplay = state.global.settings.card_info_display || 'always';
         document.body.classList.toggle('hover-reveal', cardInfoDisplay === 'hover');
+
+        const shouldShowSidebar = state.global.settings.show_folder_sidebar !== false;
+        if (sidebarManager && typeof sidebarManager.setSidebarEnabled === 'function') {
+            sidebarManager.setSidebarEnabled(shouldShowSidebar).catch((error) => {
+                console.error('Failed to apply sidebar visibility setting:', error);
+            });
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/static/js/state/index.js b/static/js/state/index.js
index 9214b9d8..2d6b183c 100644
--- a/static/js/state/index.js
+++ b/static/js/state/index.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ const DEFAULT_SETTINGS_BASE = Object.freeze({
     autoplay_on_hover: false,
     display_density: 'default',
     card_info_display: 'always',
+    show_folder_sidebar: true,
     model_name_display: 'model_name',
     model_card_footer_action: 'example_images',
     include_trigger_words: false,
diff --git a/templates/components/modals/settings_modal.html b/templates/components/modals/settings_modal.html
index eb39bb85..4cbeab99 100644
--- a/templates/components/modals/settings_modal.html
+++ b/templates/components/modals/settings_modal.html
@@ -104,7 +104,25 @@
             <!-- Add Layout Settings Section -->
             <div class="settings-section">
                 <h3>{{ t('settings.sections.layoutSettings') }}</h3>
-                
+
+                <div class="setting-item">
+                    <div class="setting-row">
+                        <div class="setting-info">
+                            <label for="showFolderSidebar">{{ t('settings.layoutSettings.showFolderSidebar') }}</label>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="setting-control">
+                            <label class="toggle-switch">
+                                <input type="checkbox" id="showFolderSidebar"
+                                       onchange="settingsManager.saveToggleSetting('showFolderSidebar', 'show_folder_sidebar')">
+                                <span class="toggle-slider"></span>
+                            </label>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="input-help">
+                        {{ t('settings.layoutSettings.showFolderSidebarHelp') }}
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+
                 <div class="setting-item">
                     <div class="setting-row">
                         <div class="setting-info">
diff --git a/tests/frontend/components/pageControls.filtering.test.js b/tests/frontend/components/pageControls.filtering.test.js
index 67fbdd07..3aa12a51 100644
--- a/tests/frontend/components/pageControls.filtering.test.js
+++ b/tests/frontend/components/pageControls.filtering.test.js
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ const downloadManagerMock = {
 };
 
 const sidebarManagerMock = {
-  initialize: vi.fn(async () => {
+  setHostPageControls: vi.fn(),
+  setSidebarEnabled: vi.fn(async () => {
     sidebarManagerMock.isInitialized = true;
   }),
   refresh: vi.fn(async () => {}),
@@ -70,8 +71,8 @@ beforeEach(() => {
   performModelUpdateCheckMock.mockResolvedValue({ status: 'success', displayName: 'LoRA', records: [] });
 
   sidebarManagerMock.isInitialized = false;
-  sidebarManagerMock.initialize.mockImplementation(async () => {
-    sidebarManagerMock.isInitialized = true;
+  sidebarManagerMock.setSidebarEnabled.mockImplementation(async (enabled) => {
+    sidebarManagerMock.isInitialized = enabled;
   });
 
   global.fetch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({