diff --git a/client/js/libs/slideout.js b/client/js/libs/slideout.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 5d833b5d..00000000
--- a/client/js/libs/slideout.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,103 +0,0 @@
-"use strict";
-
-/**
- * Simple slideout menu implementation.
- */
-module.exports = function slideoutMenu(viewport, menu) {
-	let touchStartPos = null;
-	let touchCurPos = null;
-	let touchStartTime = 0;
-	let menuWidth = 0;
-	let menuIsOpen = false;
-	let menuIsMoving = false;
-
-	function toggleMenu(state) {
-		menuIsOpen = state;
-		viewport.classList.toggle("menu-open", state);
-	}
-
-	function disableSlideout() {
-		viewport.removeEventListener("ontouchstart", onTouchStart);
-	}
-
-	function onTouchStart(e) {
-		if (e.touches.length !== 1) {
-			onTouchEnd();
-			return;
-		}
-
-		const touch = e.touches.item(0);
-		viewport.classList.toggle("menu-dragging", true);
-
-		menuWidth = parseFloat(window.getComputedStyle(menu).width);
-
-		if ((!menuIsOpen && touch.screenX < 50) || (menuIsOpen && touch.screenX > menuWidth)) {
-			touchStartPos = touch;
-			touchCurPos = touch;
-			touchStartTime = Date.now();
-
-			viewport.addEventListener("touchmove", onTouchMove);
-			viewport.addEventListener("touchend", onTouchEnd, {passive: true});
-		}
-	}
-
-	function onTouchMove(e) {
-		const touch = touchCurPos = e.touches.item(0);
-		let setX = touch.screenX - touchStartPos.screenX;
-
-		if (Math.abs(setX > 30)) {
-			menuIsMoving = true;
-		}
-
-		if (!menuIsMoving && Math.abs(touch.screenY - touchStartPos.screenY) > 30) {
-			onTouchEnd();
-			return;
-		}
-
-		if (menuIsOpen) {
-			setX += menuWidth;
-		}
-
-		if (setX > menuWidth) {
-			setX = menuWidth;
-		} else if (setX < 0) {
-			setX = 0;
-		}
-
-		viewport.style.transform = "translate3d(" + setX + "px, 0, 0)";
-
-		if (menuIsMoving) {
-			e.preventDefault();
-			e.stopPropagation();
-		}
-	}
-
-	function onTouchEnd() {
-		const diff = touchCurPos.screenX - touchStartPos.screenX;
-		const absDiff = Math.abs(diff);
-
-		if (absDiff > menuWidth / 2 || Date.now() - touchStartTime < 180 && absDiff > 50) {
-			toggleMenu(diff > 0);
-		}
-
-		viewport.removeEventListener("touchmove", onTouchMove);
-		viewport.removeEventListener("touchend", onTouchEnd);
-		viewport.classList.toggle("menu-dragging", false);
-		viewport.style.transform = null;
-
-		touchStartPos = null;
-		touchCurPos = null;
-		touchStartTime = 0;
-		menuIsMoving = false;
-	}
-
-	viewport.addEventListener("touchstart", onTouchStart, {passive: true});
-
-	return {
-		disable: disableSlideout,
-		toggle: toggleMenu,
-		isOpen: function() {
-			return menuIsOpen;
-		},
-	};
-};
diff --git a/client/js/lounge.js b/client/js/lounge.js
index 0cc67053..22560ece 100644
--- a/client/js/lounge.js
+++ b/client/js/lounge.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const URI = require("urijs");
 // our libraries
 require("./libs/jquery/inputhistory");
 require("./libs/jquery/stickyscroll");
-const slideoutMenu = require("./libs/slideout");
+const slideoutMenu = require("./slideout");
 const templates = require("../views");
 const socket = require("./socket");
 const render = require("./render");
@@ -29,15 +29,14 @@ $(function() {
 	$(document.body).data("app-name", document.title);
 
 	const viewport = $("#viewport");
-	const sidebarSlide = slideoutMenu(viewport[0], sidebar[0]);
 	const contextMenuContainer = $("#context-menu-container");
 	const contextMenu = $("#context-menu");
 
 	$("#main").on("click", function(e) {
-		if ($(e.target).is(".lt")) {
-			sidebarSlide.toggle(!sidebarSlide.isOpen());
-		} else if (sidebarSlide.isOpen()) {
-			sidebarSlide.toggle(false);
+		const isOpen = slideoutMenu.isOpen();
+
+		if (isOpen || $(e.target).is(".lt")) {
+			slideoutMenu.toggle(!isOpen);
 		}
 	});
 
@@ -376,7 +375,7 @@ $(function() {
 				utils.toggleNotificationMarkers(false);
 			}
 
-			sidebarSlide.toggle(false);
+			slideoutMenu.toggle(false);
 		}
 
 		const lastActive = $("#windows > .active");
diff --git a/client/js/slideout.js b/client/js/slideout.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d9244e8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/js/slideout.js
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+"use strict";
+
+const viewport = document.getElementById("viewport");
+const menu = document.getElementById("sidebar");
+
+let touchStartPos = null;
+let touchCurPos = null;
+let touchStartTime = 0;
+let menuWidth = 0;
+let menuIsOpen = false;
+let menuIsMoving = false;
+
+class SlideoutMenu {
+	static enable() {
+		viewport.addEventListener("touchstart", onTouchStart, {passive: true});
+	}
+
+	static toggle(state) {
+		menuIsOpen = state;
+		viewport.classList.toggle("menu-open", state);
+	}
+
+	static isOpen() {
+		return menuIsOpen;
+	}
+}
+
+function onTouchStart(e) {
+	if (e.touches.length !== 1) {
+		onTouchEnd();
+		return;
+	}
+
+	const touch = e.touches.item(0);
+
+	menuWidth = parseFloat(window.getComputedStyle(menu).width);
+
+	if ((!menuIsOpen && touch.screenX < 50) || (menuIsOpen && touch.screenX > menuWidth)) {
+		touchStartPos = touch;
+		touchCurPos = touch;
+		touchStartTime = Date.now();
+
+		viewport.classList.toggle("menu-dragging", true);
+		viewport.addEventListener("touchmove", onTouchMove);
+		viewport.addEventListener("touchend", onTouchEnd, {passive: true});
+	}
+}
+
+function onTouchMove(e) {
+	const touch = touchCurPos = e.touches.item(0);
+	let setX = touch.screenX - touchStartPos.screenX;
+
+	if (Math.abs(setX > 30)) {
+		menuIsMoving = true;
+	}
+
+	if (!menuIsMoving && Math.abs(touch.screenY - touchStartPos.screenY) > 30) {
+		onTouchEnd();
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (menuIsOpen) {
+		setX += menuWidth;
+	}
+
+	if (setX > menuWidth) {
+		setX = menuWidth;
+	} else if (setX < 0) {
+		setX = 0;
+	}
+
+	viewport.style.transform = "translate3d(" + setX + "px, 0, 0)";
+
+	if (menuIsMoving) {
+		e.preventDefault();
+		e.stopPropagation();
+	}
+}
+
+function onTouchEnd() {
+	const diff = touchCurPos.screenX - touchStartPos.screenX;
+	const absDiff = Math.abs(diff);
+
+	if (absDiff > menuWidth / 2 || Date.now() - touchStartTime < 180 && absDiff > 50) {
+		SlideoutMenu.toggle(diff > 0);
+	}
+
+	viewport.removeEventListener("touchmove", onTouchMove);
+	viewport.removeEventListener("touchend", onTouchEnd);
+	viewport.classList.toggle("menu-dragging", false);
+	viewport.style.transform = null;
+
+	touchStartPos = null;
+	touchCurPos = null;
+	touchStartTime = 0;
+	menuIsMoving = false;
+}
+
+module.exports = SlideoutMenu;
diff --git a/client/js/socket-events/init.js b/client/js/socket-events/init.js
index b9b284d1..009f7a1a 100644
--- a/client/js/socket-events/init.js
+++ b/client/js/socket-events/init.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const escape = require("css.escape");
 const socket = require("../socket");
 const render = require("../render");
 const webpush = require("../webpush");
+const slideoutMenu = require("../slideout");
 const sidebar = $("#sidebar");
 const storage = require("../localStorage");
 const utils = require("../utils");
@@ -45,6 +46,8 @@ socket.on("init", function(data) {
 		$("#loading").remove();
 		$("#sign-in").remove();
 
+		slideoutMenu.enable();
+
 		if (window.g_LoungeErrorHandler) {
 			window.removeEventListener("error", window.g_LoungeErrorHandler);
 			window.g_LoungeErrorHandler = null;