diff --git a/allianceauth/menu/templates/menu/sortable-side-menu.html b/allianceauth/menu/templates/menu/sortable-side-menu.html
index ad17f990..6a1b1c82 100644
--- a/allianceauth/menu/templates/menu/sortable-side-menu.html
+++ b/allianceauth/menu/templates/menu/sortable-side-menu.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 {% load menu_menu_items %}
 
 <div class="col-auto px-0">
-    <div class="collapse collapse-horizontal {% if not request.session.MINIMIZE_SIDEBAR and user.is_authenticated %}show{% endif %}" tabindex="-1" id="sidebar">
+    <div class="collapse collapse-horizontal {% if user.is_authenticated and not request.is_mobile_device and not request.session.MINIMIZE_SIDEBAR %}show{% endif %}" tabindex="-1" id="sidebar">
         <div>
             <div class="nav-padding navbar-dark text-bg-dark px-0 d-flex flex-column overflow-hidden vh-100 {% if not user.is_authenticated %}position-relative{% endif %}">
                 {% if user.is_authenticated %}
diff --git a/allianceauth/middleware.py b/allianceauth/middleware.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b73665c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/allianceauth/middleware.py
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+"""
+Alliance Auth Middleware
+"""
+
+from user_agents import parse
+
+
+class DeviceDetectionMiddleware:
+    """
+    Middleware to detect the type of device making the request.
+    Sets flags on the request object for easy access in views and templates.
+
+    Flags include:
+    - is_mobile: True if the device is a mobile phone.
+    - is_tablet: True if the device is a tablet.
+    - is_mobile_device: True if the device is either a mobile phone or a tablet.
+    - is_touch_capable: True if the device has touch capabilities.
+    - is_pc: True if the device is a desktop or laptop computer.
+    - is_bot: True if the device is identified as a bot or crawler.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, get_response):
+        """
+        Initialize the middleware with the get_response callable.
+
+        :param get_response:
+        :type get_response:
+        """
+
+        self.get_response = get_response
+
+    def __call__(self, request):
+        """
+        Process the incoming request to determine if it's from a mobile device.
+
+        This method is called when the middleware is invoked. It inspects the
+        `user-agent` header of the incoming HTTP request to determine the type
+        of client making the request (e.g., mobile, tablet, PC, bot, etc.).
+        Flags are set on the `request` object to indicate the client type.
+
+        :param request: The HTTP request object.
+        :type request: HttpRequest
+        :return: The HTTP response object after processing the request.
+        :rtype: HttpResponse
+        """
+
+        # Retrieve the user-agent string from the request headers
+        user_agent_string = request.headers.get("user-agent", "")
+
+        # Parse the user-agent string to extract client information
+        user_agent = parse(user_agent_string)
+
+        # Set flags on the request object based on the client type
+        request.is_mobile = user_agent.is_mobile  # True if the client is a mobile phone
+        request.is_tablet = user_agent.is_tablet  # True if the client is a tablet
+        request.is_mobile_device = user_agent.is_mobile or user_agent.is_tablet  # True if mobile phone or tablet
+        request.is_touch_capable = user_agent.is_touch_capable  # True if the client supports touch input
+        request.is_pc = user_agent.is_pc  # True if the client is a PC
+        request.is_bot = user_agent.is_bot  # True if the client is a bot
+
+        # Pass the request to the next middleware or view and get the response
+        response = self.get_response(request)
+
+        # Return the processed response
+        return response
diff --git a/allianceauth/project_template/project_name/settings/base.py b/allianceauth/project_template/project_name/settings/base.py
index 973b3bb5..75a76c2c 100644
--- a/allianceauth/project_template/project_name/settings/base.py
+++ b/allianceauth/project_template/project_name/settings/base.py
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ MIDDLEWARE = [
     "django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware",
     "django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware",
     "allianceauth.authentication.middleware.UserSettingsMiddleware",
+    "allianceauth.middleware.DeviceDetectionMiddleware",
     "django.middleware.locale.LocaleMiddleware",
     "django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware",
     "django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware",
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ef3092c6..b48ad87d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -61,11 +61,14 @@ dependencies = [
     "passlib",
     "pydiscourse",
     "python-slugify>=1.2",
+    "pyyaml",
     "redis>=4",
     "requests>=2.9.1",
     "requests-oauthlib",
     "semantic-version",
     "slixmpp<1.9",
+    "ua-parser",
+    "user-agents",
 ]
 optional-dependencies.docs = [
     "myst-parser",