diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.ui.basic/web-src/smarthome.js b/bundles/org.openhab.ui.basic/web-src/smarthome.js
index bd6463376f..804ddcfda8 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.ui.basic/web-src/smarthome.js
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.ui.basic/web-src/smarthome.js
@@ -1403,6 +1403,7 @@
 				buttons.style.width = (width+1) + "px";
 			};
 
+			_t.minimizeWidth();
 			// Wait until after all the icons are loaded before running minimizeWidth()
 			window.addEventListener("load", _t.minimizeWidth);
 			window.addEventListener("resize", _t.minimizeWidth);