diff --git a/ReactNativeClient/lib/components/screens/note.js b/ReactNativeClient/lib/components/screens/note.js
index 65de49b52..1aadd1c8c 100644
--- a/ReactNativeClient/lib/components/screens/note.js
+++ b/ReactNativeClient/lib/components/screens/note.js
@@ -288,11 +288,18 @@ class NoteScreenComponent extends BaseScreenComponent {
 		ResourceFetcher.instance().markForDownload(event.resourceId);
 	}
 
-	componentDidUpdate() {
+	componentDidUpdate(prevProps) {
 		if (this.doFocusUpdate_) {
 			this.doFocusUpdate_ = false;
 			this.focusUpdate();
 		}
+
+		if (prevProps.showSideMenu !== this.props.showSideMenu && this.props.showSideMenu) {
+			this.props.dispatch({
+				type: 'NOTE_SIDE_MENU_OPTIONS_SET',
+				options: this.sideMenuOptions(),
+			});
+		}
 	}
 
 	componentWillUnmount() {
@@ -554,11 +561,6 @@ class NoteScreenComponent extends BaseScreenComponent {
 	}
 
 	properties_onPress() {
-		this.props.dispatch({
-			type: 'NOTE_SIDE_MENU_OPTIONS_SET',
-			options: this.sideMenuOptions(),
-		});
-
 		this.props.dispatch({ type: 'SIDE_MENU_OPEN' });
 	}
 
@@ -891,6 +893,7 @@ const NoteScreen = connect(
 			theme: state.settings.theme,
 			ftsEnabled: state.settings['db.ftsEnabled'],
 			sharedData: state.sharedData,
+			showSideMenu: state.showSideMenu,
 		};
 	}
 )(NoteScreenComponent)