diff --git a/resources/classes/menu.php b/resources/classes/menu.php
index 4d967b7bb7..ad7307f5e8 100644
--- a/resources/classes/menu.php
+++ b/resources/classes/menu.php
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ if (!class_exists('menu')) {
 						$menu_target = ($menu_item_main['menu_item_category'] == 'external') ? '_blank' : '';
 						$html .= "	<a class='menu_side_item_main' ".($menu_item_main['menu_item_link'] != '' ? "href='".$menu_item_main['menu_item_link']."' target='".$menu_target."'" : "onclick=\"menu_side_expand(); menu_side_item_toggle('".$menu_item_main['menu_item_uuid']."');\"")." title=\"".$menu_item_main['menu_language_title']."\">";
 						if (is_array($menu_item_main['menu_items']) && sizeof($menu_item_main['menu_items']) != 0 && $_SESSION['theme']['menu_side_item_main_sub_icons']['boolean'] == 'true') {
-							$html .= "	<div class='menu_side_contract' style='float: right; margin-right: -1px;'><i id='sub_arrow_".$menu_item_main['menu_item_uuid']."' class='sub_arrows fas fa-".($_SESSION['theme']['menu_side_item_main_sub_icon_expand']['text'] != '' ? $_SESSION['theme']['menu_side_item_main_sub_icon_expand']['text'] : 'chevron-down')." fa-xs'></i></div>\n";
+							$html .= "	<div class='menu_side_item_main_sub_icons' style='float: right; margin-right: -1px; ".($_SESSION['theme']['menu_side_state']['text'] != 'expanded' ? "display: none;" : null)."'><i id='sub_arrow_".$menu_item_main['menu_item_uuid']."' class='sub_arrows fas fa-".($_SESSION['theme']['menu_side_item_main_sub_icon_expand']['text'] != '' ? $_SESSION['theme']['menu_side_item_main_sub_icon_expand']['text'] : 'chevron-down')." fa-xs'></i></div>\n";
 						}
 						if ($menu_item_main['menu_item_icon'] != '') {
 							$html .= "<i class='menu_side_item_icon fas ".$menu_item_main['menu_item_icon']." fa-fw' style='z-index: 99800; margin-right: 8px;'></i>";
diff --git a/themes/default/template.php b/themes/default/template.php
index 52d547db89..a2f7e7bed8 100644
--- a/themes/default/template.php
+++ b/themes/default/template.php
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
 						{/if}
 						{literal}
 						$('.menu_side_control_state').hide();
+						$('.menu_side_item_main_sub_icons').hide();
 						$('#menu_side_container').animate({ width: '{/literal}{$settings.theme.menu_side_width_contracted}{literal}px' }, 180, function() {
 							menu_side_state_current = 'contracted';
 						});
@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@
 						{literal}
 						$('.menu_side_control_state').fadeIn(180);
 						$('.menu_brand_text').fadeIn(180);
+						$('.menu_side_item_main_sub_icons').fadeIn(180);
 						$('.menu_side_item_title').fadeIn(180, function() {
 							menu_side_state_current = 'expanded';
 						});