diff --git a/tools/server/public/index.html.gz b/tools/server/public/index.html.gz
index d2ac1ed257..439e0e4f8f 100644
Binary files a/tools/server/public/index.html.gz and b/tools/server/public/index.html.gz differ
diff --git a/tools/server/webui/src/lib/components/app/chat/ChatSidebar/ChatSidebarActions.svelte b/tools/server/webui/src/lib/components/app/chat/ChatSidebar/ChatSidebarActions.svelte
index 931255c665..6d4978ad85 100644
--- a/tools/server/webui/src/lib/components/app/chat/ChatSidebar/ChatSidebarActions.svelte
+++ b/tools/server/webui/src/lib/components/app/chat/ChatSidebar/ChatSidebarActions.svelte
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 
 		<Button
 			class="w-full justify-between hover:[&>kbd]:opacity-100"
-			href="#/notebook"
+			href="/#/notebook"
 			onclick={handleMobileSidebarItemClick}
 			variant="ghost"
 		>
diff --git a/tools/server/webui/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/tools/server/webui/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index 095827b9ca..691d92516a 100644
--- a/tools/server/webui/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/tools/server/webui/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 	let isChatRoute = $derived(page.route.id === '/chat/[id]');
 	let isHomeRoute = $derived(page.route.id === '/');
+	let isNotebookRoute = $derived(page.route.id === '/notebook');
 	let isNewChatMode = $derived(page.url.searchParams.get('new_chat') === 'true');
 	let showSidebarByDefault = $derived(activeMessages().length > 0 || isLoading());
 	let alwaysShowSidebarOnDesktop = $derived(config().alwaysShowSidebarOnDesktop);
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@
 		} else if (isHomeRoute && isNewChatMode) {
 			// Keep sidebar open in new chat mode
 			sidebarOpen = true;
-		} else if (isChatRoute) {
+		} else if (isChatRoute || isNotebookRoute) {
 			// On chat routes, only auto-show sidebar if setting is enabled
 			if (autoShowSidebarOnNewChat) {
 				sidebarOpen = true;