diff --git a/src/calamares/CalamaresWindow.cpp b/src/calamares/CalamaresWindow.cpp
index f3accdd42..d1c6f3bba 100644
--- a/src/calamares/CalamaresWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/calamares/CalamaresWindow.cpp
@@ -172,8 +172,12 @@ CalamaresWindow::CalamaresWindow( QWidget* parent )
     QBoxLayout* mainLayout = new QHBoxLayout;
     setLayout( mainLayout );
 
-    QWidget* sideBox = getWidgetSidebar(
-        qBound( 100, CalamaresUtils::defaultFontHeight() * 12, w < windowPreferredWidth ? 100 : 190 ) );
+    QWidget* sideBox = nullptr;
+    if ( branding->sidebarFlavor() == Calamares::Branding::SidebarFlavor::Widget )
+    {
+        sideBox = getWidgetSidebar(
+            qBound( 100, CalamaresUtils::defaultFontHeight() * 12, w < windowPreferredWidth ? 100 : 190 ) );
+    }
     if ( sideBox )
     {
         mainLayout->addWidget( sideBox );
diff --git a/src/libcalamaresui/Branding.h b/src/libcalamaresui/Branding.h
index 6bc85875c..88f658473 100644
--- a/src/libcalamaresui/Branding.h
+++ b/src/libcalamaresui/Branding.h
@@ -184,6 +184,9 @@ public:
     }
     bool windowPlacementCentered() const { return m_windowPlacement == WindowPlacement::Center; }
 
+    ///@brief Which sidebar flavor is configured
+    SidebarFlavor sidebarFlavor() const { return m_sidebarFlavor; }
+
     /**
      * Creates a map called "branding" in the global storage, and inserts an
      * entry for each of the branding strings. This makes the branding