diff --git a/admin/js/app.ts b/admin/js/app.ts
index 45d2235153..75d3a197e1 100644
--- a/admin/js/app.ts
+++ b/admin/js/app.ts
@@ -171,6 +171,11 @@ class AdminApp extends EgwApp
 			window.open(_url, '_blank');
 			return;
 		}
+		// check for mobile framework and close the sidebox/-bar
+		if (typeof framework.toggleMenu === 'function')
+		{
+			framework.toggleMenu('on');
+		}
 		var ajax : any = false;
 		if (_url)
 		{
diff --git a/api/js/jsapi/egw_app.ts b/api/js/jsapi/egw_app.ts
index 6c466beb6a..c2c7438dd1 100644
--- a/api/js/jsapi/egw_app.ts
+++ b/api/js/jsapi/egw_app.ts
@@ -1027,6 +1027,12 @@ export abstract class EgwApp
 					}
 					if(this.dataset.id != 'add')
 					{
+						// check for mobile framework and close the sidebox/-bar
+						if (typeof framework.toggleMenu === 'function')
+						{
+							framework.toggleMenu('on');
+						}
+
 						event.stopImmediatePropagation();
 						self.setState.call(self, state);
 						return false;
diff --git a/mail/js/app.js b/mail/js/app.js
index 86ccb6e150..5a0560ee14 100755
--- a/mail/js/app.js
+++ b/mail/js/app.js
@@ -2420,6 +2420,12 @@ app.classes.mail = AppJS.extend(
 			return;
 		}
 
+		// check for mobile framework and close the sidebox/-bar
+		if (typeof framework.toggleMenu === 'function')
+		{
+			framework.toggleMenu('on');
+		}
+
 		// Check if this is a top level node and
 		// change profile if server has changed
 		var server = _folder.split('::');