diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/transformers/styles/rules/layout.ts b/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/transformers/styles/rules/layout.ts
index 1a326c62b8..43d3112a73 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/transformers/styles/rules/layout.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/transformers/styles/rules/layout.ts
@@ -16,9 +16,21 @@
 
 import { RuleOptions } from './types';
 
-const SIDEBAR_WIDTH = '224px';
+export default ({ theme, sidebar }: RuleOptions) => {
+  const sidebarWidth = sidebar.isPresent ? `${sidebar.width}px` : '0px';
+  const sidebarMargin = sidebar.isPresent ? '16rem' : '0';
 
-export default ({ theme, sidebar }: RuleOptions) => `
+  // Calculate the sidebar position for mobile layouts
+  let sidebarLeftPosition;
+  if (!sidebar.isPresent) {
+    sidebarLeftPosition = '-16rem';
+  } else if (sidebar.isPinned) {
+    sidebarLeftPosition = `calc(-16rem + ${sidebarWidth})`;
+  } else {
+    sidebarLeftPosition = 'calc(-16rem + 72px)';
+  }
+
+  return `
 /*==================  Layout  ==================*/
 
 /* mkdocs material v9 compat */
@@ -122,12 +134,12 @@ export default ({ theme, sidebar }: RuleOptions) => `
 
 .md-content {
   max-width: calc(100% - 16rem * 2);
-  margin-left: 16rem;
+  margin-left: ${sidebarMargin};
   margin-bottom: 50px;
 }
 
 .md-content > .md-sidebar {
-  left: 16rem;
+  left: ${sidebarMargin};
 }
 
 .md-footer {
@@ -209,11 +221,7 @@ export default ({ theme, sidebar }: RuleOptions) => `
   .md-sidebar--primary {
     width: 16rem !important;
     z-index: 200;
-    left: ${
-      sidebar.isPinned
-        ? `calc(-16rem + ${SIDEBAR_WIDTH})`
-        : 'calc(-16rem + 72px)'
-    } !important;
+    left: ${sidebarLeftPosition} !important;
   }
   .md-sidebar--secondary:not([hidden]) {
     display: none;
@@ -269,3 +277,4 @@ export default ({ theme, sidebar }: RuleOptions) => `
   }
 }
 `;
+};
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/transformers/styles/rules/types.ts b/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/transformers/styles/rules/types.ts
index e2747ad85a..1b6b86cccd 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/transformers/styles/rules/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/transformers/styles/rules/types.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ import { Theme } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
 type BackstageSidebar = {
   /** Tracks whether the user pinned the sidebar or not. */
   isPinned: boolean;
+  /** Tracks whether a Backstage sidebar is actually present in the DOM. */
+  isPresent: boolean;
+  /** The actual width of the sidebar in pixels, if present. */
+  width: number;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/transformers/styles/transformer.ts b/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/transformers/styles/transformer.ts
index b1b1b437c2..fdcb5a2e73 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/transformers/styles/transformer.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/transformers/styles/transformer.ts
@@ -20,10 +20,26 @@ import { useSidebarPinState } from '@backstage/core-components';
 import { Transformer } from '../transformer';
 import { rules } from './rules';
 
+const SIDEBAR_WIDTH = 224;
 /**
- * Sidebar pinned state to be used in computing style injections.
+ * Enhanced sidebar state that detects presence through CSS environment.
  */
-const useSidebar = () => useSidebarPinState();
+const useSidebar = () => {
+  const pinState = useSidebarPinState();
+
+  const hasSidebar = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      typeof window !== 'undefined' &&
+      Boolean(document.querySelector('[class*="BackstageSidebar"]')),
+    [],
+  );
+
+  return {
+    isPinned: pinState.isPinned,
+    isPresent: hasSidebar,
+    width: SIDEBAR_WIDTH,
+  };
+};
 
 /**
  * Process all rules and concatenate their definitions into a single style.