diff --git a/bitchat/App/AppChromeModel.swift b/bitchat/App/AppChromeModel.swift
index bee6ad08..bfaa3bb8 100644
--- a/bitchat/App/AppChromeModel.swift
+++ b/bitchat/App/AppChromeModel.swift
@@ -146,6 +146,11 @@ final class AppChromeModel: ObservableObject {
         isLocationChannelsSheetPresented = false
         isNoticesSheetPresented = false
         showingFingerprintFor = nil
+        // The people/conversation-list sheet is presented on this latch too
+        // (`ContentView.isPeopleSheetPresented`), and launch restore can raise
+        // it without anyone touching the screen — so it hides the outcome
+        // exactly like the sheets above unless it is cleared here.
+        showSidebar = false
 
         prepareForPanic?()
         onPanicWipe()
diff --git a/bitchatTests/AppArchitectureTests.swift b/bitchatTests/AppArchitectureTests.swift
index 747e737b..270ad76d 100644
--- a/bitchatTests/AppArchitectureTests.swift
+++ b/bitchatTests/AppArchitectureTests.swift
@@ -501,6 +501,11 @@ struct AppArchitectureTests {
         chromeModel.isLocationChannelsSheetPresented = true
         chromeModel.presentNotices()
         chromeModel.showFingerprint(for: PeerID(str: "peer-3"))
+        // The people/conversation-list sheet counts: ContentView presents it
+        // whenever `showSidebar || selectedPrivatePeerID != nil`, so a latch
+        // left set covers the root timeline exactly like the others. Launch
+        // restore (#1064) can raise it without the person touching anything.
+        chromeModel.showSidebar = true
 
         chromeModel.panicClearAllData()
 
@@ -508,6 +513,7 @@ struct AppArchitectureTests {
         #expect(!chromeModel.isLocationChannelsSheetPresented)
         #expect(!chromeModel.isNoticesSheetPresented)
         #expect(chromeModel.showingFingerprintFor == nil)
+        #expect(!chromeModel.showSidebar)
     }
 
     @Test("Recent chats list direct conversations with people absent from the rosters")