diff --git a/src/core/event/sidebar.js b/src/core/event/sidebar.js
index c142529ef..aba0b2a00 100644
--- a/src/core/event/sidebar.js
+++ b/src/core/event/sidebar.js
@@ -37,10 +37,11 @@ export function collapse(el) {
 
   dom.on(el, 'click', ({ target }) => {
     if (
-      target.nodeName === 'A' &&
+      (target.nodeName === 'A' || target.nodeName === 'P') &&
       target.nextSibling &&
       target.nextSibling.classList &&
-      target.nextSibling.classList.contains('app-sub-sidebar')
+      (target.nextSibling.classList.contains('app-sidebar') ||
+        target.nextSibling.classList.contains('app-sub-sidebar'))
     ) {
       dom.toggleClass(target.parentNode, 'collapse');
     }
diff --git a/src/core/render/compiler.js b/src/core/render/compiler.js
index 38e33b9f0..768339b19 100644
--- a/src/core/render/compiler.js
+++ b/src/core/render/compiler.js
@@ -258,7 +258,9 @@ export class Compiler {
     let html = '';
 
     if (text) {
-      html = this.compile(text);
+      html = this.compile(text)
+        .replaceAll('<ul >', '<ul class="app-sidebar" >')
+        .replace('<ul class="app-sidebar" >', '<ul >');
     } else {
       for (let i = 0; i < toc.length; i++) {
         if (toc[i].ignoreSubHeading) {
diff --git a/src/themes/basic/_layout.styl b/src/themes/basic/_layout.styl
index 04b7fed82..cbed056c0 100644
--- a/src/themes/basic/_layout.styl
+++ b/src/themes/basic/_layout.styl
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ main.hidden
     padding-bottom 40px
 
   li.collapse
+    .app-sidebar
     .app-sub-sidebar
       display none
 
diff --git a/test/integration/__snapshots__/docs.test.js.snap b/test/integration/__snapshots__/docs.test.js.snap
index ae415aa46..973eb4684 100644
--- a/test/integration/__snapshots__/docs.test.js.snap
+++ b/test/integration/__snapshots__/docs.test.js.snap
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ exports[`Docs Site coverpage renders and is unchanged 1`] = `
 
 exports[`Docs Site navbar renders and is unchanged 1`] = `"<nav class=\\"app-nav no-badge\\"><ul><li>Translations<ul><li><a href=\\"#/\\" title=\\"undefined\\" class=\\"active\\"><img src=\\"https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/1f1ec-1f1e7.png?v8.png\\" alt=\\"uk\\" class=\\"emoji\\" loading=\\"lazy\\"> English</a></li><li><a href=\\"#/zh-cn/\\" title=\\"undefined\\"><img src=\\"https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/1f1e8-1f1f3.png?v8.png\\" alt=\\"cn\\" class=\\"emoji\\" loading=\\"lazy\\"> 简体中文</a></li><li><a href=\\"#/de-de/\\" title=\\"undefined\\"><img src=\\"https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/1f1e9-1f1ea.png?v8.png\\" alt=\\"de\\" class=\\"emoji\\" loading=\\"lazy\\"> Deutsch</a></li><li><a href=\\"#/es/\\" title=\\"undefined\\"><img src=\\"https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/1f1ea-1f1f8.png?v8.png\\" alt=\\"es\\" class=\\"emoji\\" loading=\\"lazy\\"> Español</a></li><li><a href=\\"#/ru-ru/\\" title=\\"undefined\\"><img src=\\"https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/1f1f7-1f1fa.png?v8.png\\" alt=\\"ru\\" class=\\"emoji\\" loading=\\"lazy\\"> Русский</a></li></ul></li></ul></nav>"`;
 
-exports[`Docs Site sidebar renders and is unchanged 1`] = `"<aside class=\\"sidebar\\"><div class=\\"sidebar-nav\\"><ul><li><p>Getting started</p><ul><li><a href=\\"#/quickstart\\" title=\\"undefined\\">Quick start</a></li><li><a href=\\"#/more-pages\\" title=\\"undefined\\">Writing more pages</a></li><li><a href=\\"#/custom-navbar\\" title=\\"undefined\\">Custom navbar</a></li><li><a href=\\"#/cover\\" title=\\"undefined\\">Cover page</a></li></ul></li><li><p>Customization</p><ul><li><a href=\\"#/configuration\\" title=\\"undefined\\">Configuration</a></li><li><a href=\\"#/themes\\" title=\\"undefined\\">Themes</a></li><li><a href=\\"#/plugins\\" title=\\"undefined\\">List of Plugins</a></li><li><a href=\\"#/write-a-plugin\\" title=\\"undefined\\">Write a Plugin</a></li><li><a href=\\"#/markdown\\" title=\\"undefined\\">Markdown configuration</a></li><li><a href=\\"#/language-highlight\\" title=\\"undefined\\">Language highlighting</a></li><li><a href=\\"#/emoji\\" title=\\"undefined\\">Emoji</a></li></ul></li><li><p>Guide</p><ul><li><a href=\\"#/deploy\\" title=\\"undefined\\">Deploy</a></li><li><a href=\\"#/helpers\\" title=\\"undefined\\">Helpers</a></li><li><a href=\\"#/vue\\" title=\\"undefined\\">Vue compatibility</a></li><li><a href=\\"#/cdn\\" title=\\"undefined\\">CDN</a></li><li><a href=\\"#/pwa\\" title=\\"undefined\\">Offline Mode (PWA)</a></li><li><a href=\\"#/ssr\\" title=\\"undefined\\">Server-Side Rendering (SSR)</a></li><li><a href=\\"#/embed-files\\" title=\\"undefined\\">Embed Files</a></li></ul></li><li><p><a href=\\"#/awesome\\" title=\\"undefined\\">Awesome docsify</a></p></li><li><p><a href=\\"#/changelog\\" title=\\"undefined\\">Changelog</a></p></li></ul></div></aside>"`;
+exports[`Docs Site sidebar renders and is unchanged 1`] = `"<aside class=\\"sidebar\\"><div class=\\"sidebar-nav\\"><ul><li><p>Getting started</p><ul class=\\"app-sidebar\\"><li><a href=\\"#/quickstart\\" title=\\"undefined\\">Quick start</a></li><li><a href=\\"#/more-pages\\" title=\\"undefined\\">Writing more pages</a></li><li><a href=\\"#/custom-navbar\\" title=\\"undefined\\">Custom navbar</a></li><li><a href=\\"#/cover\\" title=\\"undefined\\">Cover page</a></li></ul></li><li><p>Customization</p><ul class=\\"app-sidebar\\"><li><a href=\\"#/configuration\\" title=\\"undefined\\">Configuration</a></li><li><a href=\\"#/themes\\" title=\\"undefined\\">Themes</a></li><li><a href=\\"#/plugins\\" title=\\"undefined\\">List of Plugins</a></li><li><a href=\\"#/write-a-plugin\\" title=\\"undefined\\">Write a Plugin</a></li><li><a href=\\"#/markdown\\" title=\\"undefined\\">Markdown configuration</a></li><li><a href=\\"#/language-highlight\\" title=\\"undefined\\">Language highlighting</a></li><li><a href=\\"#/emoji\\" title=\\"undefined\\">Emoji</a></li></ul></li><li><p>Guide</p><ul class=\\"app-sidebar\\"><li><a href=\\"#/deploy\\" title=\\"undefined\\">Deploy</a></li><li><a href=\\"#/helpers\\" title=\\"undefined\\">Helpers</a></li><li><a href=\\"#/vue\\" title=\\"undefined\\">Vue compatibility</a></li><li><a href=\\"#/cdn\\" title=\\"undefined\\">CDN</a></li><li><a href=\\"#/pwa\\" title=\\"undefined\\">Offline Mode (PWA)</a></li><li><a href=\\"#/ssr\\" title=\\"undefined\\">Server-Side Rendering (SSR)</a></li><li><a href=\\"#/embed-files\\" title=\\"undefined\\">Embed Files</a></li></ul></li><li><p><a href=\\"#/awesome\\" title=\\"undefined\\">Awesome docsify</a></p></li><li><p><a href=\\"#/changelog\\" title=\\"undefined\\">Changelog</a></p></li></ul></div></aside>"`;