diff --git a/muttrc b/muttrc
index 674402b..75f423d 100644
--- a/muttrc
+++ b/muttrc
@@ -3,11 +3,6 @@
 set header_cache                = ~/.cache/mutt/header_cache  # cache headers
 set message_cachedir            = ~/.cache/mutt  # cache messages
 
-set sidebar_visible             = yes   # enable sidebar
-set sidebar_width               = 20    # sidebar width
-set sidebar_short_path          = yes
-set sidebar_next_new_wrap       = yes   # ctrl-j/k will wrap around
-set sidebar_format              = '%D%?F? [%F]?%* %?N?%N/? %?S?%S?'  # sidebar format
 set mail_check_stats  # count unread/read messages
 
 set query_command               = "abook --mutt-query '%s'"  # set up Abook
@@ -32,6 +27,7 @@ auto_view text/html                         # automatically show html
 auto_view application/pgp-encrypted
 alternative_order text/plain text/enriched text/html
 
+source sidebar      # load sidebar settings
 source keybinds     # load keybinds
 source colors       # load colors
 source account      # load account
diff --git a/sidebar b/sidebar
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d853118
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sidebar
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# vim: filetype=neomuttrc
+
+set sidebar_visible             = yes   # enable sidebar
+set sidebar_width               = 20    # sidebar width
+set sidebar_short_path          = yes
+set sidebar_next_new_wrap       = yes   # ctrl-j/k will wrap around
+set sidebar_format              = '%D%?F? [%F]?%* %?N?%N/? %?S?%S?'  # sidebar format