diff --git a/src/element/flyout.tsx b/src/element/flyout.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c390d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/element/flyout.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import { CSSProperties, ReactNode } from "react";
+import { IconButton } from "./buttons";
+import { createPortal } from "react-dom";
+import classNames from "classnames";
+
+export default function Flyout({
+  show,
+  children,
+  onClose,
+  side,
+}: {
+  show: boolean;
+  children: ReactNode;
+  onClose: () => void;
+  side: "left" | "right";
+}) {
+  const styles = {
+    "--flyout-w": "200px",
+    transition: "all 0.2s ease-in-out",
+    transform:
+      side === "right"
+        ? `translate(${show ? "0" : "var(--flyout-w)"},0)`
+        : `translate(${show ? "0" : "calc(-1 * var(--flyout-w))"},0)`,
+  } as CSSProperties;
+
+  return createPortal(
+    <div
+      className={classNames("absolute z-20 top-0 overflow-hidden", {
+        "pointer-events-none": !show,
+        "right-0": side == "right",
+        "left-0": side === "left",
+      })}>
+      <div className="bg-layer-2/90 h-[100dvh] px-3 py-4" style={styles}>
+        <IconButton iconName="x" className="rounded-xl w-10 h-10 mb-6" iconSize={16} onClick={onClose} />
+        {children}
+      </div>
+    </div>,
+    document.body,
+  ) as React.ReactNode;
+}
diff --git a/src/pages/layout/header.tsx b/src/pages/layout/header.tsx
index 41581cf..3f5e8b7 100644
--- a/src/pages/layout/header.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/layout/header.tsx
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ export function HeaderNav() {
         {layoutState.leftNav && (
           <NavLinkIcon
             name="hamburger"
-            className="!opacity-100 max-xl:hidden"
+            className="!opacity-100"
             onClick={() => {
               layoutState.update(c => {
                 c.leftNavExpand = !c.leftNavExpand;
diff --git a/src/pages/layout/left-nav.tsx b/src/pages/layout/left-nav.tsx
index 537f4b1..e31b1fc 100644
--- a/src/pages/layout/left-nav.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/layout/left-nav.tsx
@@ -1,41 +1,77 @@
 import { useLayout } from "./context";
 import { NavLinkIcon } from "./nav-icon";
 import { FormattedMessage } from "react-intl";
+import { useMediaQuery } from "usehooks-ts";
+import Flyout from "@/element/flyout";
 
 export function LeftNav() {
   const layout = useLayout();
+  const isDesktop = useMediaQuery("(min-width: 1280px)");
+  const expandLabels = !isDesktop || layout.leftNavExpand;
+
+  function hideAfterMobileNav() {
+    if (isDesktop) return;
+    layout.update(c => {
+      c.leftNavExpand = false;
+      return { ...c };
+    });
+  }
 
   if (layout.leftNav === false) return;
-  return (
-    <div className="flex flex-col gap-4 p-2 max-xl:hidden">
-      <NavLinkIcon name="signal" route="/streams" className="flex gap-2 items-center">
-        {layout.leftNavExpand && (
-          <span className="pr-3">
-            <FormattedMessage defaultMessage="Streams" />
-          </span>
-        )}
-      </NavLinkIcon>
-      <NavLinkIcon name="play-circle" route="/videos" className="flex gap-2 items-center">
-        {layout.leftNavExpand && (
-          <span className="pr-3">
-            <FormattedMessage defaultMessage="Videos" />
-          </span>
-        )}
-      </NavLinkIcon>
-      <NavLinkIcon name="film" route="/shorts" className="flex gap-2 items-center">
-        {layout.leftNavExpand && (
-          <span className="pr-3">
-            <FormattedMessage defaultMessage="Shorts" />
-          </span>
-        )}
-      </NavLinkIcon>
-      <NavLinkIcon name="grid" route="/category" className="flex gap-2 items-center">
-        {layout.leftNavExpand && (
-          <span className="pr-3">
-            <FormattedMessage defaultMessage="Categories" />
-          </span>
-        )}
-      </NavLinkIcon>
-    </div>
-  );
+  function navInner() {
+    return (
+      <div className="flex flex-col gap-4 p-2">
+        <NavLinkIcon name="signal" route="/streams" className="flex gap-2 items-center" onClick={hideAfterMobileNav}>
+          {expandLabels && (
+            <span className="pr-3">
+              <FormattedMessage defaultMessage="Streams" />
+            </span>
+          )}
+        </NavLinkIcon>
+        <NavLinkIcon
+          name="play-circle"
+          route="/videos"
+          className="flex gap-2 items-center"
+          onClick={hideAfterMobileNav}>
+          {expandLabels && (
+            <span className="pr-3">
+              <FormattedMessage defaultMessage="Videos" />
+            </span>
+          )}
+        </NavLinkIcon>
+        <NavLinkIcon name="film" route="/shorts" className="flex gap-2 items-center" onClick={hideAfterMobileNav}>
+          {expandLabels && (
+            <span className="pr-3">
+              <FormattedMessage defaultMessage="Shorts" />
+            </span>
+          )}
+        </NavLinkIcon>
+        <NavLinkIcon name="grid" route="/category" className="flex gap-2 items-center" onClick={hideAfterMobileNav}>
+          {expandLabels && (
+            <span className="pr-3">
+              <FormattedMessage defaultMessage="Categories" />
+            </span>
+          )}
+        </NavLinkIcon>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (isDesktop) {
+    return navInner();
+  } else {
+    return (
+      <Flyout
+        side="left"
+        show={layout.leftNavExpand}
+        onClose={() => {
+          layout.update(c => {
+            c.leftNavExpand = !c.leftNavExpand;
+            return { ...c };
+          });
+        }}>
+        {navInner()}
+      </Flyout>
+    );
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/pages/stream-page.tsx b/src/pages/stream-page.tsx
index c23006c..68c7c1f 100644
--- a/src/pages/stream-page.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/stream-page.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { NostrLink, TaggedNostrEvent } from "@snort/system";
 import { Helmet } from "react-helmet";
-import { Suspense, lazy, useEffect } from "react";
+import { Suspense, lazy } from "react";
 import { useMediaQuery } from "usehooks-ts";
 
 const LiveVideoPlayer = lazy(() => import("@/element/stream/live-video-player"));
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import { ContentWarningOverlay, useContentWarning } from "@/element/nsfw";
 import { useCurrentStreamFeed } from "@/hooks/current-stream-feed";
 import { StreamState } from "@/const";
 import { StreamInfo } from "@/element/stream/stream-info";
-import { useLayout } from "./layout/context";
 import { StreamContextProvider } from "@/element/stream/stream-state";
 
 export function StreamPage({ link, evPreload }: { evPreload?: TaggedNostrEvent; link: NostrLink }) {
@@ -33,25 +32,6 @@ export function StreamPage({ link, evPreload }: { evPreload?: TaggedNostrEvent;
   const goal = useZapGoal(goalTag);
   const isDesktop = useMediaQuery("(min-width: 1280px)");
   const isGrownUp = useContentWarning();
-  const layout = useLayout();
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (layout.leftNav) {
-      layout.update(c => {
-        c.leftNav = false;
-        return { ...c };
-      });
-    }
-  }, [layout]);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    return () => {
-      layout.update(c => {
-        c.leftNav = true;
-        return { ...c };
-      });
-    };
-  }, []);
 
   if (contentWarning && !isGrownUp) {
     return <ContentWarningOverlay />;