diff --git a/retroshare-qml-app/src/components/SideBar.qml b/retroshare-qml-app/src/components/SideBar.qml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bd19f5e0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/retroshare-qml-app/src/components/SideBar.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+import QtQuick 2.7
+import QtQuick.Controls 2.0
+import "../URI.js" as UriJs
+import "../" //Needed for TokensManager and ClipboardWrapper singleton
+
+Drawer
+{
+	id: drawer
+	height: parent.height
+	width: Math.min(parent.width, parent.height) / 3 * 2
+	dragMargin: 10
+
+	ListView
+	{
+		id: listView
+		currentIndex: -1
+		anchors.fill: parent
+		height: parent.height
+
+		delegate: Item
+		{
+			property var itemHeight: 50
+
+			id: menuItem
+			width: parent.width
+			height: itemHeight
+
+			Connections
+			{
+				target: mainWindow
+				onCoreReadyChanged:
+				{
+					if (model.showOnCoreReady)
+					{
+						setVisible(mainWindow.coreReady)
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			Text
+			{
+				text: model.title
+			}
+
+			MouseArea
+			{
+				width: parent.width
+				height: parent.height
+				onClicked:
+				{
+					if (listView.currentIndex != index)
+					{
+						listView.currentIndex = index
+						menuList.actions[model.title]();
+	//					titleLabel.text = model.title
+	//					stackView.replace(model.source)
+					}
+					drawer.close()
+				}
+			}
+
+			visible: (model.showOnCoreReady)? setVisible(mainWindow.coreReady) : true
+
+			Component.onCompleted:
+			{
+				if (model.showOnOsAndroid && !Q_OS_ANDROID)
+				{
+					menuItem.visible = false
+					menuItem.height = 0
+				}
+			}
+
+			function setVisible(b)
+			{
+				menuItem.visible = b
+				if (!b)
+				{
+					menuItem.height = 0
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					menuItem.height = itemHeight
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		model: ListModel
+		{
+			id: menuList
+			property var actions :
+			{
+				"Trusted Nodes": function()
+				{
+					stackView.push("qrc:/TrustedNodesView.qml");
+				},
+				"Search Contacts": function(){
+					stackView.push("qrc:/Contacts.qml",
+								    {'searching': true} )
+
+				},
+				"Paste Link": function()
+				{
+					UriJs.URI.withinString(
+							ClipboardWrapper.getFromClipBoard(),
+								handleIntentUri);
+				},
+				"Terminate Core": function()
+				{
+					rsApi.request("/control/shutdown");
+				},
+			}
+
+			ListElement
+			{
+				title: "Trusted Nodes"
+				showOnCoreReady: true
+			}
+			ListElement
+			{
+				title: "Search Contacts"
+				showOnCoreReady: true
+			}
+			ListElement
+			{
+				title: "Paste Link"
+				showOnCoreReady: true
+			}
+			ListElement
+			{
+				title: "Terminate Core"
+				showOnOsAndroid: false
+			}
+
+		}
+
+		ScrollIndicator.vertical: ScrollIndicator { }
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/retroshare-qml-app/src/main-app.qml b/retroshare-qml-app/src/main-app.qml
index 4c0fe38de..9c4a7a235 100644
--- a/retroshare-qml-app/src/main-app.qml
+++ b/retroshare-qml-app/src/main-app.qml
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import QtQuick.Controls 2.0
 import org.retroshare.qml_components.LibresapiLocalClient 1.0
 import "URI.js" as UriJs
 import "." //Needed for TokensManager and ClipboardWrapper singleton
+import "components/."
+
 
 ApplicationWindow
 {
@@ -114,7 +116,7 @@ ApplicationWindow
 			anchors.rightMargin: 2
 			anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
 
-			onClicked: menu.open()
+			onClicked: sideBar.open()
 
 			Image
 			{
@@ -124,41 +126,8 @@ ApplicationWindow
 				anchors.centerIn: parent
 			}
 
-			Menu
-			{
-				id: menu
-				y: parent.y + parent.height
-
-				MenuItem
-				{
-					text: qsTr("Trusted Nodes")
-					//iconSource: "qrc:/icons/document-share.png"
-					onTriggered: stackView.push("qrc:/TrustedNodesView.qml")
-					enabled: mainWindow.coreReady
-				}
-				MenuItem
-				{
-					text: qsTr("Search Contacts")
-					onTriggered:
-						stackView.push("qrc:/Contacts.qml",
-									   {'searching': true} )
-					enabled: mainWindow.coreReady
-				}
-				MenuItem
-				{
-					text: "Paste Link"
-					onTriggered: UriJs.URI.withinString(
-									 ClipboardWrapper.getFromClipBoard(),
-									 handleIntentUri)
-
-					enabled: mainWindow.coreReady
-				}
-				MenuItem
-				{
-					text: "Terminate Core"
-					onTriggered: rsApi.request("/control/shutdown")
-					visible: !Q_OS_ANDROID
-				}
+			SideBar {
+				id: sideBar
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/retroshare-qml-app/src/qml.qrc b/retroshare-qml-app/src/qml.qrc
index d6a115c96..398056100 100644
--- a/retroshare-qml-app/src/qml.qrc
+++ b/retroshare-qml-app/src/qml.qrc
@@ -39,5 +39,6 @@
         <file>components/ColorHash.qml</file>
         <file>styles/ChatStyle.qml</file>
         <file>components/AvatarOrColorHash.qml</file>
+        <file>components/SideBar.qml</file>
     </qresource>
 </RCC>