diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/BlogSidebar/index.tsx b/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/BlogSidebar/index.tsx
index 23cb7b4737..ad478860fe 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/BlogSidebar/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/BlogSidebar/index.tsx
@@ -8,17 +8,21 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import clsx from 'clsx';
 import Link from '@docusaurus/Link';
+import {translate} from '@docusaurus/Translate';
+import {
+  NavbarSecondaryMenuFiller,
+  useWindowSize,
+} from '@docusaurus/theme-common';
 import type {Props} from '@theme/BlogSidebar';
 import styles from './styles.module.css';
-import {translate} from '@docusaurus/Translate';
 
-export default function BlogSidebar({sidebar}: Props): JSX.Element | null {
-  if (sidebar.items.length === 0) {
-    return null;
-  }
+function BlogSidebarContent({
+  sidebar,
+  className,
+}: Props & {className?: string}): JSX.Element {
   return (
     <nav
-      className={clsx(styles.sidebar, 'thin-scrollbar')}
+      className={clsx(styles.sidebar, 'thin-scrollbar', className)}
       aria-label={translate({
         id: 'theme.blog.sidebar.navAriaLabel',
         message: 'Blog recent posts navigation',
@@ -43,3 +47,20 @@ export default function BlogSidebar({sidebar}: Props): JSX.Element | null {
     </nav>
   );
 }
+
+export default function BlogSidebar(props: Props): JSX.Element | null {
+  const windowSize = useWindowSize();
+  if (props.sidebar.items.length === 0) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  // Mobile sidebar doesn't need to be server-rendered
+  if (windowSize === 'mobile') {
+    return (
+      <NavbarSecondaryMenuFiller
+        component={BlogSidebarContent}
+        props={{...props, className: 'margin-left--md'}}
+      />
+    );
+  }
+  return <BlogSidebarContent {...props} className={styles.sidebarDesktop} />;
+}
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/BlogSidebar/styles.module.css b/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/BlogSidebar/styles.module.css
index 3ca0d4b8d5..d3e7700af5 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/BlogSidebar/styles.module.css
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/BlogSidebar/styles.module.css
@@ -40,7 +40,11 @@
 }
 
 @media (max-width: 996px) {
-  .sidebar {
+  .sidebarDesktop {
     display: none;
   }
+
+  .sidebar {
+    top: 0;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-common/src/contexts/navbarMobileSidebar.tsx b/packages/docusaurus-theme-common/src/contexts/navbarMobileSidebar.tsx
index 81e04fc391..c798605edb 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-theme-common/src/contexts/navbarMobileSidebar.tsx
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-theme-common/src/contexts/navbarMobileSidebar.tsx
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ import React, {
   useMemo,
   type ReactNode,
 } from 'react';
+import {useNavbarSecondaryMenuContent} from './navbarSecondaryMenu/content';
 import {useWindowSize} from '../hooks/useWindowSize';
 import {useHistoryPopHandler} from '../utils/historyUtils';
-import {useActivePlugin} from '@docusaurus/plugin-content-docs/client';
 import {useThemeConfig} from '../utils/useThemeConfig';
 import {ReactContextError} from '../utils/reactUtils';
 
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ type ContextValue = {
 const Context = React.createContext<ContextValue | undefined>(undefined);
 
 function useIsNavbarMobileSidebarDisabled() {
-  const activeDocPlugin = useActivePlugin();
+  const secondaryMenuContent = useNavbarSecondaryMenuContent();
   const {items} = useThemeConfig().navbar;
-  return items.length === 0 && !activeDocPlugin;
+  return items.length === 0 && !secondaryMenuContent.component;
 }
 
 function useContextValue(): ContextValue {
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-common/src/contexts/navbarSecondaryMenu.tsx b/packages/docusaurus-theme-common/src/contexts/navbarSecondaryMenu.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 1b6f188915..0000000000
--- a/packages/docusaurus-theme-common/src/contexts/navbarSecondaryMenu.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,170 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
- *
- * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
- * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
- */
-
-import React, {
-  useState,
-  useContext,
-  useEffect,
-  useMemo,
-  useCallback,
-  type ReactNode,
-  type ComponentType,
-} from 'react';
-import {ReactContextError, usePrevious} from '../utils/reactUtils';
-import {useNavbarMobileSidebar} from './navbarMobileSidebar';
-
-export type NavbarSecondaryMenuComponent<Props> = ComponentType<Props>;
-
-type State = {
-  shown: boolean;
-  content:
-    | {
-        component: NavbarSecondaryMenuComponent<object>;
-        props: object;
-      }
-    | {component: null; props: null};
-};
-
-const InitialState: State = {
-  shown: false,
-  content: {component: null, props: null},
-};
-
-type ContextValue = [
-  state: State,
-  setState: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<State>>,
-];
-
-const Context = React.createContext<ContextValue | null>(null);
-
-function useContextValue(): ContextValue {
-  const mobileSidebar = useNavbarMobileSidebar();
-
-  const [state, setState] = useState<State>(InitialState);
-
-  const setShown = (shown: boolean) => setState((s) => ({...s, shown}));
-
-  const hasContent = state.content?.component !== null;
-  const previousHasContent = usePrevious(state.content?.component !== null);
-
-  // When content is become available for the first time (set in useEffect)
-  // we set this content to be shown!
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const contentBecameAvailable = hasContent && !previousHasContent;
-    if (contentBecameAvailable) {
-      setShown(true);
-    }
-  }, [hasContent, previousHasContent]);
-
-  // On sidebar close, secondary menu is set to be shown on next re-opening
-  // (if any secondary menu content available)
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!hasContent) {
-      setShown(false);
-      return;
-    }
-    if (!mobileSidebar.shown) {
-      setShown(true);
-    }
-  }, [mobileSidebar.shown, hasContent]);
-
-  return [state, setState];
-}
-
-export function NavbarSecondaryMenuProvider({
-  children,
-}: {
-  children: ReactNode;
-}): JSX.Element {
-  const value = useContextValue();
-  return <Context.Provider value={value}>{children}</Context.Provider>;
-}
-
-function useNavbarSecondaryMenuContext(): ContextValue {
-  const value = useContext(Context);
-  if (value === null) {
-    throw new ReactContextError('MobileSecondaryMenuProvider');
-  }
-  return value;
-}
-
-function useShallowMemoizedObject<O>(obj: O) {
-  return useMemo(
-    () => obj,
-    // Is this safe?
-    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-    [...Object.keys(obj), ...Object.values(obj)],
-  );
-}
-
-/**
- * This component renders nothing by itself, but it fills the placeholder in the
- * generic secondary menu layout. This reduces coupling between the main layout
- * and the specific page.
- *
- * This kind of feature is often called portal/teleport/gateway/outlet...
- * Various unmaintained React libs exist. Most up-to-date one:
- * https://github.com/gregberge/react-teleporter
- * Not sure any of those is safe regarding concurrent mode.
- */
-export function NavbarSecondaryMenuFiller<P extends object>({
-  component,
-  props,
-}: {
-  component: NavbarSecondaryMenuComponent<P>;
-  props: P;
-}): JSX.Element | null {
-  const [, setState] = useNavbarSecondaryMenuContext();
-
-  // To avoid useless context re-renders, props are memoized shallowly
-  const memoizedProps = useShallowMemoizedObject(props);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    // @ts-expect-error: context is not 100% type-safe but it's ok
-    setState((s) => ({...s, content: {component, props: memoizedProps}}));
-  }, [setState, component, memoizedProps]);
-
-  useEffect(
-    () => () => setState((s) => ({...s, component: null, props: null})),
-    [setState],
-  );
-
-  return null;
-}
-
-function renderElement(state: State): JSX.Element | undefined {
-  if (state.content?.component) {
-    const Comp = state.content.component;
-    return <Comp {...state.content.props} />;
-  }
-  return undefined;
-}
-
-/** Wires the logic for rendering the mobile navbar secondary menu. */
-export function useNavbarSecondaryMenu(): {
-  /** Whether secondary menu is displayed. */
-  shown: boolean;
-  /**
-   * Hide the secondary menu; fired either when hiding the entire sidebar, or
-   * when going back to the primary menu.
-   */
-  hide: () => void;
-  /** The content returned from the current secondary menu filler. */
-  content: JSX.Element | undefined;
-} {
-  const [state, setState] = useNavbarSecondaryMenuContext();
-
-  const hide = useCallback(
-    () => setState((s) => ({...s, shown: false})),
-    [setState],
-  );
-
-  return useMemo(
-    () => ({shown: state.shown, hide, content: renderElement(state)}),
-    [hide, state],
-  );
-}
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-common/src/contexts/navbarSecondaryMenu/content.tsx b/packages/docusaurus-theme-common/src/contexts/navbarSecondaryMenu/content.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1183362b23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-theme-common/src/contexts/navbarSecondaryMenu/content.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+import React, {
+  useState,
+  useContext,
+  useEffect,
+  useMemo,
+  type ReactNode,
+  type ComponentType,
+} from 'react';
+import {ReactContextError} from '../../utils/reactUtils';
+
+// This context represents a "global layout store". A component (usually a
+// layout component) can request filling this store through
+// `NavbarSecondaryMenuFiller`. It doesn't actually control rendering by itself,
+// and this context should be considered internal implementation. The user-
+// facing value comes from `display.tsx`, which takes the `component` and
+// `props` stored here and renders the actual element.
+
+export type NavbarSecondaryMenuComponent<Props> = ComponentType<Props>;
+
+/** @internal */
+export type Content =
+  | {
+      component: NavbarSecondaryMenuComponent<object>;
+      props: object;
+    }
+  | {component: null; props: null};
+
+type ContextValue = [
+  content: Content,
+  setContent: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<Content>>,
+];
+
+const Context = React.createContext<ContextValue | null>(null);
+
+/** @internal */
+export function NavbarSecondaryMenuContentProvider({
+  children,
+}: {
+  children: ReactNode;
+}): JSX.Element {
+  const value = useState({component: null, props: null});
+  return (
+    // @ts-expect-error: this context is hard to type
+    <Context.Provider value={value}>{children}</Context.Provider>
+  );
+}
+
+/** @internal */
+export function useNavbarSecondaryMenuContent(): Content {
+  const value = useContext(Context);
+  if (!value) {
+    throw new ReactContextError('NavbarSecondaryMenuContentProvider');
+  }
+  return value[0];
+}
+
+function useShallowMemoizedObject<O>(obj: O) {
+  return useMemo(
+    () => obj,
+    // Is this safe?
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+    [...Object.keys(obj), ...Object.values(obj)],
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * This component renders nothing by itself, but it fills the placeholder in the
+ * generic secondary menu layout. This reduces coupling between the main layout
+ * and the specific page.
+ *
+ * This kind of feature is often called portal/teleport/gateway/outlet...
+ * Various unmaintained React libs exist. Most up-to-date one:
+ * https://github.com/gregberge/react-teleporter
+ * Not sure any of those is safe regarding concurrent mode.
+ */
+export function NavbarSecondaryMenuFiller<P extends object>({
+  component,
+  props,
+}: {
+  component: NavbarSecondaryMenuComponent<P>;
+  props: P;
+}): JSX.Element | null {
+  const context = useContext(Context);
+  if (!context) {
+    throw new ReactContextError('NavbarSecondaryMenuContentProvider');
+  }
+  const [, setContent] = context;
+
+  // To avoid useless context re-renders, props are memoized shallowly
+  const memoizedProps = useShallowMemoizedObject(props);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // @ts-expect-error: this context is hard to type
+    setContent({component, props: memoizedProps});
+  }, [setContent, component, memoizedProps]);
+
+  useEffect(
+    () => () => setContent({component: null, props: null}),
+    [setContent],
+  );
+
+  return null;
+}
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-common/src/contexts/navbarSecondaryMenu/display.tsx b/packages/docusaurus-theme-common/src/contexts/navbarSecondaryMenu/display.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..06d39f93b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-theme-common/src/contexts/navbarSecondaryMenu/display.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+import React, {
+  useState,
+  useContext,
+  useEffect,
+  useMemo,
+  useCallback,
+  type ReactNode,
+} from 'react';
+import {ReactContextError, usePrevious} from '../../utils/reactUtils';
+import {useNavbarMobileSidebar} from '../navbarMobileSidebar';
+import {useNavbarSecondaryMenuContent, type Content} from './content';
+
+type ContextValue = [
+  shown: boolean,
+  setShown: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<boolean>>,
+];
+
+const Context = React.createContext<ContextValue | null>(null);
+
+function useContextValue(): ContextValue {
+  const mobileSidebar = useNavbarMobileSidebar();
+  const content = useNavbarSecondaryMenuContent();
+
+  const [shown, setShown] = useState(false);
+
+  const hasContent = content.component !== null;
+  const previousHasContent = usePrevious(hasContent);
+
+  // When content is become available for the first time (set in useEffect)
+  // we set this content to be shown!
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const contentBecameAvailable = hasContent && !previousHasContent;
+    if (contentBecameAvailable) {
+      setShown(true);
+    }
+  }, [hasContent, previousHasContent]);
+
+  // On sidebar close, secondary menu is set to be shown on next re-opening
+  // (if any secondary menu content available)
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!hasContent) {
+      setShown(false);
+      return;
+    }
+    if (!mobileSidebar.shown) {
+      setShown(true);
+    }
+  }, [mobileSidebar.shown, hasContent]);
+
+  return useMemo(() => [shown, setShown], [shown]);
+}
+
+/** @internal */
+export function NavbarSecondaryMenuDisplayProvider({
+  children,
+}: {
+  children: ReactNode;
+}): JSX.Element {
+  const value = useContextValue();
+  return <Context.Provider value={value}>{children}</Context.Provider>;
+}
+
+function renderElement(content: Content): JSX.Element | undefined {
+  if (content.component) {
+    const Comp = content.component;
+    return <Comp {...content.props} />;
+  }
+  return undefined;
+}
+
+/** Wires the logic for rendering the mobile navbar secondary menu. */
+export function useNavbarSecondaryMenu(): {
+  /** Whether secondary menu is displayed. */
+  shown: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Hide the secondary menu; fired either when hiding the entire sidebar, or
+   * when going back to the primary menu.
+   */
+  hide: () => void;
+  /** The content returned from the current secondary menu filler. */
+  content: JSX.Element | undefined;
+} {
+  const value = useContext(Context);
+  if (!value) {
+    throw new ReactContextError('NavbarSecondaryMenuDisplayProvider');
+  }
+  const [shown, setShown] = value;
+  const hide = useCallback(() => setShown(false), [setShown]);
+  const content = useNavbarSecondaryMenuContent();
+
+  return useMemo(
+    () => ({shown, hide, content: renderElement(content)}),
+    [hide, content, shown],
+  );
+}
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-common/src/index.ts b/packages/docusaurus-theme-common/src/index.ts
index 82b95d8495..18820aa13f 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-theme-common/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-theme-common/src/index.ts
@@ -141,10 +141,10 @@ export {
 
 export {useNavbarMobileSidebar} from './contexts/navbarMobileSidebar';
 export {
-  useNavbarSecondaryMenu,
   NavbarSecondaryMenuFiller,
   type NavbarSecondaryMenuComponent,
-} from './contexts/navbarSecondaryMenu';
+} from './contexts/navbarSecondaryMenu/content';
+export {useNavbarSecondaryMenu} from './contexts/navbarSecondaryMenu/display';
 
 export {useBackToTopButton} from './hooks/useBackToTopButton';
 export {useHideableNavbar} from './hooks/useHideableNavbar';
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-common/src/utils/navbarUtils.tsx b/packages/docusaurus-theme-common/src/utils/navbarUtils.tsx
index cb93708d3f..bd64eac048 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-theme-common/src/utils/navbarUtils.tsx
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-theme-common/src/utils/navbarUtils.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 
 import React, {type ReactNode} from 'react';
 import {NavbarMobileSidebarProvider} from '../contexts/navbarMobileSidebar';
-import {NavbarSecondaryMenuProvider} from '../contexts/navbarSecondaryMenu';
+import {NavbarSecondaryMenuContentProvider} from '../contexts/navbarSecondaryMenu/content';
+import {NavbarSecondaryMenuDisplayProvider} from '../contexts/navbarSecondaryMenu/display';
 
 const DefaultNavItemPosition = 'right';
 
@@ -28,13 +29,17 @@ export function splitNavbarItems<T extends {position?: 'left' | 'right'}>(
 }
 
 /**
- * Composes the `NavbarMobileSidebarProvider` and `NavbarSecondaryMenuProvider`.
- * Because the latter depends on the former, they can't be re-ordered.
+ * Composes multiple navbar state providers that are mutually dependent and
+ * hence can't be re-ordered.
  */
 export function NavbarProvider({children}: {children: ReactNode}): JSX.Element {
   return (
-    <NavbarMobileSidebarProvider>
-      <NavbarSecondaryMenuProvider>{children}</NavbarSecondaryMenuProvider>
-    </NavbarMobileSidebarProvider>
+    <NavbarSecondaryMenuContentProvider>
+      <NavbarMobileSidebarProvider>
+        <NavbarSecondaryMenuDisplayProvider>
+          {children}
+        </NavbarSecondaryMenuDisplayProvider>
+      </NavbarMobileSidebarProvider>
+    </NavbarSecondaryMenuContentProvider>
   );
 }