diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomView.tsx b/src/components/structures/RoomView.tsx
index 979893cc3d..2f1ee3400e 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/structures/RoomView.tsx
@@ -330,6 +330,10 @@ export class RoomView extends React.Component<IRoomProps, IRoomState> {
 
     private onWidgetLayoutChange = () => {
         if (!this.state.room) return;
+        dis.dispatch({
+            action: "appsDrawer",
+            show: true,
+        });
         if (WidgetLayoutStore.instance.hasMaximisedWidget(this.state.room)) {
             // Show chat in right panel when a widget is maximised
             dis.dispatch<SetRightPanelPhasePayload>({