diff --git a/web/sidebar/left-layout-aside.react.js b/web/sidebar/left-layout-aside.react.js
index c81460dda..09f8f714d 100644
--- a/web/sidebar/left-layout-aside.react.js
+++ b/web/sidebar/left-layout-aside.react.js
@@ -1,27 +1,31 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils';
 import AppSwitcher from './app-switcher.react';
 import CommunityPicker from './community-picker.react';
 import css from './left-layout-aside.css';
 import SettingsSwitcher from './settings-switcher.react';
 
 function LeftLayoutAside(): React.Node {
   const navInfo = useSelector(state => state.navInfo);
   const navigationPanel = React.useMemo(() => {
     if (navInfo.tab === 'settings') {
       return <SettingsSwitcher />;
     }
     return <AppSwitcher />;
   }, [navInfo.tab]);
   return (
     <aside className={css.container}>
       <CommunityPicker />
       {navigationPanel}
     </aside>
   );
 }
 
-export default LeftLayoutAside;
+const MemoizedLeftLayoutAside: React.ComponentType<{}> = React.memo<{}>(
+  LeftLayoutAside,
+);
+
+export default MemoizedLeftLayoutAside;