diff --git a/assets/styles/components/_layout.scss b/assets/styles/components/_layout.scss
index 3aa1fde..31bd5e9 100644
--- a/assets/styles/components/_layout.scss
+++ b/assets/styles/components/_layout.scss
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   --space: 15px;
   --avatar-size: 35px;
   --sidebar-width: 210px;
+  --controller-layer: 10;
 
   @include breakpoint(medium) {
     --avatar-size: 40px;
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@
   top: 0;
   transition: min-height $ease;
   width: calc(100% - var(--sidebar-width));
-  z-index: 10;
+  z-index: var(--controller-layer);
 
   @include breakpoint(medium down) {
     width: 100vw;
@@ -177,11 +178,6 @@
   }
 }
 
-.sidebar {
-  flex-shrink: 0;
-  width: var(--sidebar-width);
-}
-
 .icon--title {
   align-items: center;
   display: flex;
diff --git a/components/LeftSidebar.vue b/components/LeftSidebar.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7399a7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/LeftSidebar.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+<template>
+  <div class="sidebar">
+    <div class="sidebartitle">
+      <img src="~/assets/icons/credentify.svg" alt="Credentify logo" />
+      <span>Credentify</span>
+    </div>
+    <div v-if="this.$auth.loggedIn" class="sidebaritems">
+      <div
+        v-for="menuitem in filteredMenuItems"
+        :key="menuitem.label"
+        class="sidebaritem"
+      >
+        <NuxtLink :to="menuitem.url">
+          <img :src="menuitem.icon" />
+          <span>{{ menuitem.label }}</span>
+        </NuxtLink>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="zeroxcert-advertisement">
+      <a href="https://github.com/0xcert/framework">
+        Powered by <br />0xcert framework
+      </a>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import { mapState } from 'vuex'
+
+export default {
+  computed: {
+    ...mapState({
+      sidebarOpen: (state) => state.nav.sidebarOpen,
+      menuItems: (state) => state.nav.menuItems,
+      requiredUserViewRights: (state) =>
+        state.nav.menuItems[2].requiredAbilities,
+      profileAbilities: (state) => state.profile.profileAbilities
+    }),
+    filteredMenuItems() {
+      const filteredItems = []
+      for (const item of this.menuItems) {
+        if (item.label === 'Users') {
+          let allowedToViewUsers = false
+          for (const ability of this.$auth.user.communityAbilities) {
+            if (ability.kind === 2002) {
+              allowedToViewUsers = true
+              break
+            }
+          }
+          if (allowedToViewUsers) {
+            filteredItems.push(item)
+          }
+        } else {
+          filteredItems.push(item)
+        }
+      }
+      return filteredItems
+    }
+  }
+}
+</script>
+
+<style lang="scss">
+.sidebar {
+  background-color: $gray-dark;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  width: var(--sidebar-width);
+
+  .sidebartitle {
+    align-items: center;
+    border-bottom-style: solid;
+    border-color: $gray;
+    color: $white;
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: flex-start;
+    padding: 1rem;
+
+    img {
+      padding-right: 10px;
+    }
+
+    span {
+      font-weight: bold;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .sidebaritem {
+    align-items: center;
+    display: flex;
+    width: 100%;
+
+    /* For NuxtLinks inside sidebaritems */
+    > a {
+      align-items: center;
+      border-bottom-style: solid;
+      border-bottom-width: thin;
+      border-color: $gray;
+      color: $white;
+      display: flex;
+      height: 70px;
+      padding: 1rem;
+      width: 100%;
+
+      img {
+        margin-right: 15px;
+        width: 25px;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  .sidebaritem:hover {
+    border-left-color: $blue-light;
+    border-left-style: solid;
+  }
+
+  .zeroxcert-advertisement {
+    align-items: center;
+    background-color: $gray-dark;
+    bottom: 0;
+    font-weight: bold;
+    left: 0;
+    opacity: 1;
+    padding: 1rem;
+    position: absolute;
+    width: var(--sidebar-width);
+
+    > a {
+      color: $gray-light;
+      width: 100%;
+    }
+  }
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/layouts/default.vue b/layouts/default.vue
index a94c10f..ee77883 100644
--- a/layouts/default.vue
+++ b/layouts/default.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <template>
-  <div :class="['layout', { loggedin: this.$auth.loggedIn }]">
+  <div :class="['layout', { sidebarOpen, loggedin: this.$auth.loggedIn }]">
     <v-dialog />
+    <LeftSidebar />
     <div class="main-canvas">
       <controller />
       <div class="page">
@@ -13,11 +14,15 @@
 <script>
 import { mapState } from 'vuex'
 import Controller from '~/components/Controller'
+import LeftSidebar from '~/components/LeftSidebar'
 
 export default {
   components: {
-    Controller
+    Controller,
+    LeftSidebar
   },
-  computed: mapState()
+  computed: mapState({
+    sidebarOpen: (state) => state.nav.sidebarOpen
+  })
 }
 </script>