diff --git a/resources/assets/less/metager/result-page.less b/resources/assets/less/metager/result-page.less
index 80e8e197712a5b76053596ef3782dbf246f61427..89d0cb767d9d539e42eb955f42c2b223aed03bd5 100644
--- a/resources/assets/less/metager/result-page.less
+++ b/resources/assets/less/metager/result-page.less
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ a {
 #research-bar-container {
     margin-left: (@results-margin-left - @padding-small-default);
     position: fixed;
-    z-index: 100;
+    z-index: 5;
     top: 0;
     left: 0;
     background-color: @resultpage-background-color;
diff --git a/resources/assets/less/metager/sidebar.less b/resources/assets/less/metager/sidebar.less
index d4e6fa9af103527579bd21262e5857381c74ea20..b2c8cd5915c1b9b2a93d93a59dfaca1b7255030a 100644
--- a/resources/assets/less/metager/sidebar.less
+++ b/resources/assets/less/metager/sidebar.less
@@ -17,40 +17,42 @@
     background-color: white;
     transition: 0.5s;
     border-left: none;
-    &>ul {
-        padding-top: 20px;
+    .sidebar-logo {
+        margin-bottom: 20px;
+    }
+    .sidebar-list {
         padding-left: 0;
         list-style: none;
         margin-left: -5px;
-    }
-    .sidebar-list>li {
-        width: 100%;
-        padding: 10px 0px;
-        &:hover {
-            background-color: @color-almost-white;
-        }
-        &>label,
-        &>a {
-            &:focus {
-                outline: none;
-            }
-            &>i.fa {
-                width: 30px;
-                text-align: center;
-                margin-right: 7px;
-            }
-        }
-        &>label {
-            font-size: 16px;
-            font-weight: normal;
-            text-decoration: none;
-            text-indent: 12px;
-            color: black;
-            line-height: 20px;
-            display: inline-block;
+        &>li {
             width: 100%;
+            padding: 10px 0px;
             &:hover {
-                color: red;
+                background-color: @color-almost-white;
+            }
+            &>label,
+            &>a {
+                &:focus {
+                    outline: none;
+                }
+                &>i.fa {
+                    width: 30px;
+                    text-align: center;
+                    margin-right: 7px;
+                }
+            }
+            &>label {
+                font-size: 16px;
+                font-weight: normal;
+                text-decoration: none;
+                text-indent: 12px;
+                color: black;
+                line-height: 20px;
+                display: inline-block;
+                width: 100%;
+                &:hover {
+                    color: red;
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -162,7 +164,7 @@ input#sidebarToggle:checked {
     line-height: 23px;
     border-radius: 5px;
     color: grey;
-    background-color: transparent;
+    background-color: white;
     &:after {
         content: "≡";
     }
@@ -171,17 +173,30 @@ input#sidebarToggle:checked {
     }
 }
 
+.sidebar-opener-placeholder {
+    display: none;
+    width: 45px;
+}
+
 @media (max-width: @screen-xs-max) {
     .sidebar {
-        right: -90%;
-        width: 90%;
-        overflow: auto;
-        .sidebar-list {
-            max-height: 1000px;
+        .sidebar-logo {
+            display: none;
+        }
+        .sidebar {
+            right: -90%;
+            width: 90%;
+            overflow: auto;
+            .sidebar-list {
+                max-height: 1000px;
+            }
+        }
+        ul.metager-dropdown-content {
+            position: inherit;
+            width: 100%;
         }
     }
-    ul.metager-dropdown-content {
-        position: inherit;
-        width: 100%;
+    .sidebar-opener-placeholder {
+        display: initial;
     }
 }
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diff --git a/resources/views/layouts/researchandtabs.blade.php b/resources/views/layouts/researchandtabs.blade.php
index 142049b56bcb121f01d62b212c31fd3c625f153e..71d7592b9b54278e283e2ff5f6adc44257f0d9da 100644
--- a/resources/views/layouts/researchandtabs.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/layouts/researchandtabs.blade.php
@@ -12,12 +12,11 @@
 			<div id="header-searchbar">
 				@include('parts.searchbar', ['class' => 'resultpage-searchbar', 'request' => Request::method()])
 			</div>
-			@include('parts.sidebar-opener')
+			<div class="sidebar-opener-placeholder"></div>
 		</div>
 	</div>
 	<div id="research-bar-placeholder">
 	</div>
-	@include('parts.sidebar-opener', ['class' => 'fixed'])
 	<div id="foki">
 		<div class="scrollbox">
 			<div class="foki-scrollfade-left"></div>
diff --git a/resources/views/layouts/resultPage.blade.php b/resources/views/layouts/resultPage.blade.php
index 99bf006997652e64f2165a1b275c80aea00621fc..aa93a89927b56a1498ce37f56c9df52f2a56ffbf 100644
--- a/resources/views/layouts/resultPage.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/layouts/resultPage.blade.php
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 		</div>
 		@endif
 		@include('parts.sidebar', ['id' => 'resultPageSideBar'])
+		@include('parts.sidebar-opener', ['class' => 'fixed'])
 		@if( !isset($suspendheader) )
 			@include('modals.create-focus-modal')
 			@include('layouts.researchandtabs')
diff --git a/resources/views/parts/sidebar.blade.php b/resources/views/parts/sidebar.blade.php
index 623970ca34acd11617abec0749cdf7958042a87f..707010ddce56ee1fd6f4ea91f195cb6b1a7533be 100644
--- a/resources/views/parts/sidebar.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/parts/sidebar.blade.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <input id="sidebarToggle" class="hidden" type="checkbox">
 <div class="sidebar">
-  <a href="{{ LaravelLocalization::getLocalizedURL(LaravelLocalization::getCurrentLocale(), "/") }}">
+  <a class="sidebar-logo" href="{{ LaravelLocalization::getLocalizedURL(LaravelLocalization::getCurrentLocale(), "/") }}">
     <p>MetaGer</p>
   </a>
   <ul class="sidebar-list">