diff --git a/resources/views/layouts/nimuli-app.blade.php b/resources/views/layouts/nimuli-app.blade.php
index 77e54b4..6db1fd5 100644
--- a/resources/views/layouts/nimuli-app.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/layouts/nimuli-app.blade.php
@@ -95,12 +95,14 @@
             html[data-sidebar-collapsed] .nim-content { margin-left: 55px; }
             html[data-sidebar-collapsed] .sidebar-aside { width: 4rem; }
         }
-        /* Sidebar collapsed/expanded visibility — CSS-driven, bypasses persist Alpine issue */
-        html[data-sidebar-collapsed] .nim-sb-expanded { display: none !important; }
+        /* Sidebar collapse visibility — desktop only; mobile always shows expanded state */
         .nim-sb-collapsed { display: none !important; }
-        html[data-sidebar-collapsed] .nim-sb-collapsed { display: flex !important; }
         .sidebar-nav-link { gap: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; padding-right: 0.75rem; }
-        html[data-sidebar-collapsed] .sidebar-nav-link { justify-content: center; padding-left: 0.5rem; padding-right: 0.5rem; gap: 0; }
+        @media (min-width: 768px) {
+            html[data-sidebar-collapsed] .nim-sb-expanded { display: none !important; }
+            html[data-sidebar-collapsed] .nim-sb-collapsed { display: flex !important; }
+            html[data-sidebar-collapsed] .sidebar-nav-link { justify-content: center; padding-left: 0.5rem; padding-right: 0.5rem; gap: 0; }
+        }
         body.app-ready .app-spinner,
         body.app-ready .skel-sidebar,
         body.app-ready .skel-topbar { display: none; }