diff --git a/src/browser/app/profile/zen-browser.js b/src/browser/app/profile/zen-browser.js
index ba457eef5..4e614fc55 100644
--- a/src/browser/app/profile/zen-browser.js
+++ b/src/browser/app/profile/zen-browser.js
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ pref('zen.view.compact.toolbar-hide-after-hover.duration', 1000);
 pref('zen.view.compact.color-toolbar', true);
 pref('zen.view.compact.color-sidebar', true);
 pref('zen.view.compact.animate-sidebar', true);
+pref('zen.view.compact.show-sidebar-and-toolbar-on-hover', true);
 
 pref('zen.urlbar.replace-newtab', true);
 pref('zen.urlbar.behavior', 'floating-on-type'); // default, floating-on-type, float
diff --git a/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenCompactMode.mjs b/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenCompactMode.mjs
index 2dc713b25..298dc38f9 100644
--- a/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenCompactMode.mjs
+++ b/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenCompactMode.mjs
@@ -282,15 +282,28 @@ var gZenCompactModeManager = {
   },
 
   get hoverableElements() {
+    if (typeof this._showSidebarAndToolbarOnHover === 'undefined') {
+      this._showSidebarAndToolbarOnHover = Services.prefs.getBoolPref(
+        'zen.view.compact.show-sidebar-and-toolbar-on-hover',
+        true
+      );
+    }
     return [
+      ...(!this._showSidebarAndToolbarOnHover
+        ? []
+        : [
+            {
+              element: this.sidebar,
+              screenEdge: this.sidebarIsOnRight ? 'right' : 'left',
+              keepHoverDuration: 100,
+            },
+            {
+              element: document.getElementById('zen-appcontent-navbar-container'),
+              screenEdge: 'top',
+            },
+          ]),
       {
-        element: this.sidebar,
-        screenEdge: this.sidebarIsOnRight ? 'right' : 'left',
-        keepHoverDuration: 100,
-      },
-      {
-        element: document.getElementById('zen-appcontent-navbar-container'),
-        screenEdge: 'top',
+        element: gZenVerticalTabsManager.actualWindowButtons,
       },
       {
         element: gZenVerticalTabsManager.actualWindowButtons,