diff --git a/src/api.ts b/src/api.ts
index 425f3a9..584220a 100644
--- a/src/api.ts
+++ b/src/api.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ function buildServerConfig(response: any): DynmapServerConfig {
 		title: response.title || 'Dynmap',
 		loginEnabled: response['login-enabled'] || false,
 		maxPlayers: response.maxcount || 0,
+		expandUI: response.sidebaropened && response.sidebaropened !== 'false',
 		hash: response.confighash || 0,
 	};
 }
diff --git a/src/dynmap.d.ts b/src/dynmap.d.ts
index a9410e4..d063f1d 100644
--- a/src/dynmap.d.ts
+++ b/src/dynmap.d.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ interface DynmapServerConfig {
 	loginEnabled: boolean;
 	maxPlayers: number;
 	grayHiddenPlayers: boolean;
+	expandUI: boolean;
 	hash: number;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/store/mutations.ts b/src/store/mutations.ts
index 631bea5..cbdfb48 100644
--- a/src/store/mutations.ts
+++ b/src/store/mutations.ts
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ export const mutations: MutationTree<State> & Mutations = {
 	// Sets configuration options from the initial config fetch
 	[MutationTypes.SET_CONFIGURATION](state: State, config: DynmapServerConfig) {
 		state.configuration = Object.assign(state.configuration, config);
+
+		if(state.configuration.expandUI && !state.ui.smallScreen) {
+			state.ui.visibleElements.add('players');
+			state.ui.visibleElements.add('maps');
+		}
 	},
 
 	//Set messsages from the initial config fetch
diff --git a/src/store/state.ts b/src/store/state.ts
index 2608234..2ce3eac 100644
--- a/src/store/state.ts
+++ b/src/store/state.ts
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ export const state: State = {
 		loginEnabled: false,
 		maxPlayers: 0,
 		grayHiddenPlayers: false,
+		expandUI: false,
 		hash: 0,
 	},