diff --git a/src/FrameworkWidgetFactory.cpp b/src/FrameworkWidgetFactory.cpp
index 746dea85..c3ce6756 100644
--- a/src/FrameworkWidgetFactory.cpp
+++ b/src/FrameworkWidgetFactory.cpp
@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@
 # include "widgets/FrameWidget_p.h"
 # include "widgets/TitleBarWidget_p.h"
 # include "widgets/TabBarWidget_p.h"
+# include "widgets/SideBarWidget_p.h"
 # include "widgets/TabWidgetWidget_p.h"
 # include "multisplitter/Separator_qwidget.h"
 # include "widgets/FloatingWindowWidget_p.h"
 # include "indicators/SegmentedIndicators_p.h"
+
 # include <QRubberBand>
 #else
 # include "quick/FrameQuick_p.h"
@@ -102,6 +104,11 @@ QWidgetOrQuick *DefaultWidgetFactory::createRubberBand(QWidgetOrQuick *parent) c
     return new QRubberBand(QRubberBand::Rectangle, parent);
 }
 
+SideBar *DefaultWidgetFactory::createSideBar(SideBarLocation loc, MainWindowBase *parent) const
+{
+    return new SideBarWidget(loc, parent);
+}
+
 #else
 
 Frame *DefaultWidgetFactory::createFrame(QWidgetOrQuick *parent, FrameOptions options) const
diff --git a/src/FrameworkWidgetFactory.h b/src/FrameworkWidgetFactory.h
index 87ebc01a..477517e9 100644
--- a/src/FrameworkWidgetFactory.h
+++ b/src/FrameworkWidgetFactory.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class TabWidget;
 class TitleBar;
 class Frame;
 class DropArea;
+class SideBar;
 class TabBar;
 
 /**
@@ -121,6 +122,12 @@ public:
     ///@brief Called internally by the framework to create a RubberBand to show as drop zone
     ///Returns a rubber band
     virtual QWidgetOrQuick *createRubberBand(QWidgetOrQuick *parent) const = 0;
+
+    ///@brief Called internally by the framework to create a SideBar
+    ///@param loc The side-bar location without the main window. Just forward into your SideBar sub-class ctor.
+    ///@param parent The MainWindow. Just forward into your SideBar sub-class ctor.
+    virtual SideBar *createSideBar(SideBarLocation loc, MainWindowBase *parent) const = 0;
+
 private:
     Q_DISABLE_COPY(FrameworkWidgetFactory)
 };
@@ -142,6 +149,7 @@ public:
     FloatingWindow *createFloatingWindow(Frame *frame, MainWindowBase *parent = nullptr) const override;
     DropIndicatorOverlayInterface *createDropIndicatorOverlay(DropArea*) const override;
     QWidgetOrQuick *createRubberBand(QWidgetOrQuick *parent) const override;
+    SideBar *createSideBar(SideBarLocation loc, MainWindowBase *parent) const override;
 
     static DropIndicatorType s_dropIndicatorType;
 private:
diff --git a/src/MainWindow.cpp b/src/MainWindow.cpp
index 24ffde58..01971cd7 100644
--- a/src/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@
 #include "DropArea_p.h"
 #include "Frame_p.h"
 #include "Logging_p.h"
-#include "private/widgets/SideBarWidget_p.h"
+#include "SideBar_p.h"
 #include "DropAreaWithCentralFrame_p.h"
+#include "FrameworkWidgetFactory.h"
 
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ public:
         if (m_supportsAutoHide) {
             for (auto location : { SideBarLocation::North, SideBarLocation::East,
                                    SideBarLocation::West, SideBarLocation::South}) {
-                m_sideBars.insert(location, new SideBarWidget(location, mainWindow));
+                m_sideBars.insert(location, Config::self().frameworkWidgetFactory()->createSideBar(location, mainWindow) );
             }
         }
     }