diff --git a/pkg/gui/confirmation_panel.go b/pkg/gui/confirmation_panel.go
index 2dabcdf0f..b74d45e3f 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/confirmation_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/confirmation_panel.go
@@ -167,19 +167,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) prepareConfirmationPanel(currentView *gocui.View, title, prompt
 	return confirmationView, nil
 }
 
-func (gui *Gui) onNewPopupPanel() {
-	viewNames := []string{
-		"commitMessage",
-		"credentials",
-		"menu",
-	}
-	for _, viewName := range viewNames {
-		_, _ = gui.g.SetViewOnBottom(viewName) // TODO: investigate
-	}
-}
-
 func (gui *Gui) createPopupPanel(opts createPopupPanelOpts) error {
-	gui.onNewPopupPanel()
 	gui.g.Update(func(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 		// delete the existing confirmation panel if it exists
 		if view, _ := g.View("confirmation"); view != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/gui/context.go b/pkg/gui/context.go
index 5ab4bfe1b..59fb4965b 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/context.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/context.go
@@ -90,6 +90,13 @@ func (gui *Gui) switchContext(c Context) error {
 	// push onto stack
 	// if we are switching to a side context, remove all other contexts in the stack
 	if c.GetKind() == SIDE_CONTEXT {
+		for _, stackContext := range gui.State.ContextStack {
+			if stackContext.GetKey() != c.GetKey() {
+				if err := gui.deactivateContext(stackContext); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+		}
 		gui.State.ContextStack = []Context{c}
 	} else {
 		// TODO: think about other exceptional cases
diff --git a/pkg/gui/gui.go b/pkg/gui/gui.go
index 9857beac6..1c0178fe8 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/gui.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/gui.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ type Gui struct {
 	// when lazygit is opened outside a git directory we want to open to the most
 	// recent repo with the recent repos popup showing
 	showRecentRepos bool
-	Contexts             ContextTree
+	Contexts        ContextTree
 }
 
 // for now the staging panel state, unlike the other panel states, is going to be
diff --git a/pkg/gui/side_window.go b/pkg/gui/side_window.go
index f3ae24b3a..938123492 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/side_window.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/side_window.go
@@ -56,11 +56,6 @@ func (gui *Gui) previousSideWindow() error {
 
 func (gui *Gui) goToSideWindow(sideViewName string) func(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	return func(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-		err := gui.closePopupPanels()
-		if err != nil {
-			gui.Log.Error(err)
-			return nil
-		}
 		return gui.switchContextToView(sideViewName)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go b/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go
index a706ee065..df3dc5ece 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go
@@ -139,16 +139,6 @@ func (gui *Gui) refreshSidePanels(options refreshOptions) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (gui *Gui) closePopupPanels() error {
-	gui.onNewPopupPanel()
-	err := gui.closeConfirmationPrompt(true)
-	if err != nil {
-		gui.Log.Error(err)
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (gui *Gui) resetOrigin(v *gocui.View) error {
 	_ = v.SetCursor(0, 0)
 	return v.SetOrigin(0, 0)