diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/search/SearchPage.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/search/SearchPage.tsx
index d1b56bbaf0..d23ad957d7 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/search/SearchPage.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/search/SearchPage.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import {
   Header,
   Lifecycle,
   Page,
-  SidebarPinStateContext,
+  useSidebarPinState,
 } from '@backstage/core-components';
 import { useApi } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { CatalogSearchResultListItem } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog';
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ import {
 import { useSearch } from '@backstage/plugin-search-react';
 import { TechDocsSearchResultListItem } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs';
 import { Grid, List, makeStyles, Paper, Theme } from '@material-ui/core';
-import React, { useContext } from 'react';
+import React from 'react';
 
 const useStyles = makeStyles((theme: Theme) => ({
   bar: {
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles((theme: Theme) => ({
 
 const SearchPage = () => {
   const classes = useStyles();
-  const { isMobile } = useContext(SidebarPinStateContext);
+  const { isMobile } = useSidebarPinState();
   const { types } = useSearch();
   const catalogApi = useApi(catalogApiRef);
 
diff --git a/packages/core-components/api-report.md b/packages/core-components/api-report.md
index e7ccc8e72b..d162e7a714 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/api-report.md
+++ b/packages/core-components/api-report.md
@@ -1006,7 +1006,13 @@ export type SidebarPageProps = {
 };
 
 // @public
-export const SidebarPinStateContext: React_2.Context<SidebarPinStateContextType>;
+export const SidebarPinStateContextProvider: ({
+  children,
+  value,
+}: {
+  children: ReactNode;
+  value: SidebarPinStateContextType;
+}) => JSX.Element;
 
 // @public
 export type SidebarPinStateContextType = {
@@ -1451,6 +1457,9 @@ export class UserIdentity implements IdentityApi {
 // @public
 export const useSidebar: () => SidebarContextType;
 
+// @public
+export const useSidebarPinState: () => SidebarPinStateContextType;
+
 // Warning: (ae-missing-release-tag) "useSupportConfig" is exported by the package, but it is missing a release tag (@alpha, @beta, @public, or @internal)
 //
 // @public (undocumented)
diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/layout/Page/Page.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/layout/Page/Page.tsx
index 9bfc16fea3..1abb8da93b 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/layout/Page/Page.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/layout/Page/Page.tsx
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import React, { useContext } from 'react';
+import React from 'react';
 import { BackstageTheme } from '@backstage/theme';
 import { makeStyles, ThemeProvider } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
-import { SidebarPinStateContext } from '../Sidebar/Page';
+import { useSidebarPinState } from '../Sidebar/SidebarPinStateContext';
 
 export type PageClassKey = 'root';
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ type Props = {
 
 export function Page(props: Props) {
   const { themeId, children } = props;
-  const { isMobile } = useContext(SidebarPinStateContext);
+  const { isMobile } = useSidebarPinState();
   const classes = useStyles({ isMobile });
   return (
     <ThemeProvider
diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/Bar.test.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/Bar.test.tsx
index 4baa859bd0..ec9c08a1eb 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/Bar.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/Bar.test.tsx
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ import {
   SidebarExpandButton,
   SidebarItem,
   SidebarSearchField,
-  SidebarPinStateContext,
+  SidebarPinStateContextProvider,
   SidebarSubmenu,
   SidebarSubmenuItem,
 } from '.';
 
 async function renderScalableSidebar() {
   await renderInTestApp(
-    <SidebarPinStateContext.Provider
+    <SidebarPinStateContextProvider
       value={{
         isPinned: false,
         isMobile: false,
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ async function renderScalableSidebar() {
         <SidebarItem icon={CreateComponentIcon} to="create" text="Create..." />
         <SidebarExpandButton />
       </Sidebar>
-    </SidebarPinStateContext.Provider>,
+    </SidebarPinStateContextProvider>,
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/Bar.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/Bar.tsx
index 2fdb2012dc..a315406b58 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/Bar.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/Bar.tsx
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ import {
   SubmenuOptions,
 } from './config';
 import { BackstageTheme } from '@backstage/theme';
-import { SidebarPinStateContext, useContent } from './Page';
+import { useContent } from './Page';
 import { SidebarContextProvider } from './SidebarContext';
+import { useSidebarPinState } from './SidebarPinStateContext';
 import { MobileSidebar } from './MobileSidebar';
 
 /** @public */
@@ -133,9 +134,7 @@ const DesktopSidebar = (props: DesktopSidebarProps) => {
   );
   const [state, setState] = useState(State.Closed);
   const hoverTimerRef = useRef<number>();
-  const { isPinned, toggleSidebarPinState } = useContext(
-    SidebarPinStateContext,
-  );
+  const { isPinned, toggleSidebarPinState } = useSidebarPinState();
 
   const handleOpen = () => {
     if (isPinned || disableExpandOnHover) {
@@ -226,7 +225,7 @@ export const Sidebar = (props: SidebarProps) => {
     props.submenuOptions ?? {},
   );
   const { children, disableExpandOnHover, openDelayMs, closeDelayMs } = props;
-  const { isMobile } = useContext(SidebarPinStateContext);
+  const { isMobile } = useSidebarPinState();
 
   return isMobile ? (
     <MobileSidebar>{children}</MobileSidebar>
diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/Page.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/Page.tsx
index 9bf8105f81..17cd5ddee1 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/Page.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/Page.tsx
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import { SidebarConfigContext, SidebarConfig } from './config';
 import { BackstageTheme } from '@backstage/theme';
 import { LocalStorage } from './localStorage';
 import useMediaQuery from '@material-ui/core/useMediaQuery';
+import { SidebarPinStateContextProvider } from './SidebarPinStateContext';
 
 export type SidebarPageClassKey = 'root';
 
@@ -62,17 +63,6 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles<
   { name: 'BackstageSidebarPage' },
 );
 
-/**
- * Type of `SidebarPinStateContext`
- *
- * @public
- */
-export type SidebarPinStateContextType = {
-  isPinned: boolean;
-  toggleSidebarPinState: () => any;
-  isMobile?: boolean;
-};
-
 /**
  * Props for SidebarPage
  *
@@ -82,19 +72,6 @@ export type SidebarPageProps = {
   children?: React.ReactNode;
 };
 
-/**
- * Contains the state on how the `Sidebar` is rendered
- *
- * @public
- */
-export const SidebarPinStateContext = createContext<SidebarPinStateContextType>(
-  {
-    isPinned: true,
-    toggleSidebarPinState: () => {},
-    isMobile: false,
-  },
-);
-
 type PageContextType = {
   content: {
     contentRef?: React.MutableRefObject<HTMLElement | null>;
@@ -137,7 +114,7 @@ export function SidebarPage(props: SidebarPageProps) {
   const classes = useStyles({ isPinned, sidebarConfig });
 
   return (
-    <SidebarPinStateContext.Provider
+    <SidebarPinStateContextProvider
       value={{
         isPinned,
         toggleSidebarPinState,
@@ -147,7 +124,7 @@ export function SidebarPage(props: SidebarPageProps) {
       <PageContext.Provider value={pageContext}>
         <div className={classes.root}>{props.children}</div>
       </PageContext.Provider>
-    </SidebarPinStateContext.Provider>
+    </SidebarPinStateContextProvider>
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/SidebarGroup.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/SidebarGroup.tsx
index 55b5e770b0..1158cc14df 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/SidebarGroup.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/SidebarGroup.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import BottomNavigationAction, {
 import { makeStyles } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
 import React, { useContext } from 'react';
 import { useLocation } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { SidebarPinStateContext } from '.';
+import { useSidebarPinState } from '.';
 import { Link } from '../../components';
 import { SidebarConfigContext, SidebarConfig } from './config';
 import { MobileSidebarContext } from './MobileSidebar';
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ const MobileSidebarGroup = (props: SidebarGroupProps) => {
  */
 export const SidebarGroup = (props: SidebarGroupProps) => {
   const { children, to, label, icon, value } = props;
-  const { isMobile } = useContext(SidebarPinStateContext);
+  const { isMobile } = useSidebarPinState();
 
   return isMobile ? (
     <MobileSidebarGroup to={to} label={label} icon={icon} value={value} />
diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/SidebarPinStateContext.test.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/SidebarPinStateContext.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cc83a846e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/SidebarPinStateContext.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2022 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+import React, { ReactNode } from 'react';
+import { renderInTestApp } from '@backstage/test-utils';
+import { screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { renderHook, act } from '@testing-library/react-hooks';
+import {
+  SidebarPinStateContextProvider,
+  useSidebarPinState,
+} from './SidebarPinStateContext';
+
+describe('SidebarContext', () => {
+  describe('SidebarContextProvider', () => {
+    it('should render children', async () => {
+      await renderInTestApp(
+        <SidebarPinStateContextProvider
+          value={{
+            isPinned: true,
+            isMobile: false,
+            toggleSidebarPinState: () => {},
+          }}
+        >
+          Child
+        </SidebarPinStateContextProvider>,
+      );
+      expect(await screen.findByText('Child')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('useSidebar', () => {
+    it('does not need to be invoked within provider', () => {
+      const { result } = renderHook(() => useSidebarPinState());
+      expect(result.current.isPinned).toBe(true);
+      expect(result.current.isMobile).toBe(false);
+      expect(typeof result.current.toggleSidebarPinState).toBe('function');
+    });
+
+    it('should read and update state', async () => {
+      let actualValue = true;
+      const wrapper = ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => (
+        <SidebarPinStateContextProvider
+          value={{
+            isPinned: actualValue,
+            isMobile: false,
+            toggleSidebarPinState: () => {
+              actualValue = !actualValue;
+            },
+          }}
+        >
+          {children}
+        </SidebarPinStateContextProvider>
+      );
+      const { result } = renderHook(() => useSidebarPinState(), { wrapper });
+
+      expect(result.current.isPinned).toBe(true);
+
+      act(() => {
+        result.current.toggleSidebarPinState();
+      });
+
+      waitFor(() => {
+        expect(result.current.isPinned).toBe(false);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/SidebarPinStateContext.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/SidebarPinStateContext.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..709973e064
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/SidebarPinStateContext.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2022 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+import {
+  createVersionedContext,
+  createVersionedValueMap,
+} from '@backstage/version-bridge';
+import React, { ReactNode, useContext } from 'react';
+
+/**
+ * Type of `SidebarPinStateContext`
+ *
+ * @public
+ */
+export type SidebarPinStateContextType = {
+  isPinned: boolean;
+  toggleSidebarPinState: () => any;
+  isMobile?: boolean;
+};
+
+const VersionedSidebarPinStateContext = createVersionedContext<{
+  1: SidebarPinStateContextType;
+}>('sidebar-pin-state-context');
+
+/**
+ * Provides state for how the `Sidebar` is rendered
+ *
+ * @public
+ */
+export const SidebarPinStateContextProvider = ({
+  children,
+  value,
+}: {
+  children: ReactNode;
+  value: SidebarPinStateContextType;
+}) => (
+  <VersionedSidebarPinStateContext.Provider
+    value={createVersionedValueMap({ 1: value })}
+  >
+    {children}
+  </VersionedSidebarPinStateContext.Provider>
+);
+
+/**
+ * Hook to read and update sidebar pin state.
+ *
+ * @public
+ */
+export const useSidebarPinState = (): SidebarPinStateContextType => {
+  const versionedSidebarContext = useContext(VersionedSidebarPinStateContext);
+
+  // Invoked from outside a SidebarPinStateContextProvider: default value.
+  if (versionedSidebarContext === undefined) {
+    return {
+      isPinned: true,
+      toggleSidebarPinState: () => {},
+      isMobile: false,
+    };
+  }
+
+  const sidebarContext = versionedSidebarContext.atVersion(1);
+  if (sidebarContext === undefined) {
+    throw new Error('No context found for version 1.');
+  }
+
+  return sidebarContext;
+};
diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/index.ts b/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/index.ts
index a852b35bf8..e041ecc730 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/index.ts
@@ -27,16 +27,8 @@ export type {
   SidebarSubmenuItemDropdownItem,
 } from './SidebarSubmenuItem';
 export type { SidebarClassKey, SidebarProps } from './Bar';
-export {
-  SidebarPage,
-  SidebarPinStateContext as SidebarPinStateContext,
-  useContent,
-} from './Page';
-export type {
-  SidebarPinStateContextType as SidebarPinStateContextType,
-  SidebarPageClassKey,
-  SidebarPageProps,
-} from './Page';
+export { SidebarPage, useContent } from './Page';
+export type { SidebarPageClassKey, SidebarPageProps } from './Page';
 export {
   SidebarDivider,
   SidebarItem,
@@ -58,3 +50,8 @@ export { SIDEBAR_INTRO_LOCAL_STORAGE, sidebarConfig } from './config';
 export type { SidebarOptions, SubmenuOptions } from './config';
 export { SidebarContextProvider, useSidebar } from './SidebarContext';
 export type { SidebarContextType } from './SidebarContext';
+export {
+  SidebarPinStateContextProvider,
+  useSidebarPinState,
+} from './SidebarPinStateContext';
+export type { SidebarPinStateContextType } from './SidebarPinStateContext';
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/transformers/styles/transformer.ts b/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/transformers/styles/transformer.ts
index 26ab4ceb26..04a6d476af 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/transformers/styles/transformer.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/transformers/styles/transformer.ts
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { useCallback, useContext, useMemo } from 'react';
+import { useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
 
 import { useTheme } from '@material-ui/core';
 
-import { SidebarPinStateContext } from '@backstage/core-components';
+import { useSidebarPinState } from '@backstage/core-components';
 import { BackstageTheme } from '@backstage/theme';
 
 import { Transformer } from '../transformer';
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import { rules } from './rules';
 /**
  * Sidebar pinned state to be used in computing style injections.
  */
-const useSidebar = () => useContext(SidebarPinStateContext);
+const useSidebar = () => useSidebarPinState();
 
 /**
  * Process all rules and concatenate their definitions into a single style.
diff --git a/plugins/user-settings/src/components/General/UserSettingsAppearanceCard.tsx b/plugins/user-settings/src/components/General/UserSettingsAppearanceCard.tsx
index 15ab93c6d0..cd55218db5 100644
--- a/plugins/user-settings/src/components/General/UserSettingsAppearanceCard.tsx
+++ b/plugins/user-settings/src/components/General/UserSettingsAppearanceCard.tsx
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-import { InfoCard, SidebarPinStateContext } from '@backstage/core-components';
+import { InfoCard, useSidebarPinState } from '@backstage/core-components';
 import { List } from '@material-ui/core';
-import React, { useContext } from 'react';
+import React from 'react';
 import { UserSettingsPinToggle } from './UserSettingsPinToggle';
 import { UserSettingsThemeToggle } from './UserSettingsThemeToggle';
 
 export const UserSettingsAppearanceCard = () => {
-  const { isMobile } = useContext(SidebarPinStateContext);
+  const { isMobile } = useSidebarPinState();
 
   return (
     <InfoCard title="Appearance" variant="gridItem">
diff --git a/plugins/user-settings/src/components/General/UserSettingsPinToggle.test.tsx b/plugins/user-settings/src/components/General/UserSettingsPinToggle.test.tsx
index b63ac85b10..a41792768a 100644
--- a/plugins/user-settings/src/components/General/UserSettingsPinToggle.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/user-settings/src/components/General/UserSettingsPinToggle.test.tsx
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ import { renderWithEffects, wrapInTestApp } from '@backstage/test-utils';
 import { fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react';
 import React from 'react';
 import { UserSettingsPinToggle } from './UserSettingsPinToggle';
-import { SidebarPinStateContext } from '@backstage/core-components';
+import { SidebarPinStateContextProvider } from '@backstage/core-components';
 
 describe('<UserSettingsPinToggle />', () => {
   it('toggles the pin sidebar button', async () => {
     const mockToggleFn = jest.fn();
     const rendered = await renderWithEffects(
       wrapInTestApp(
-        <SidebarPinStateContext.Provider
+        <SidebarPinStateContextProvider
           value={{
             isPinned: false,
             isMobile: false,
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe('<UserSettingsPinToggle />', () => {
           }}
         >
           <UserSettingsPinToggle />
-        </SidebarPinStateContext.Provider>,
+        </SidebarPinStateContextProvider>,
       ),
     );
     expect(rendered.getByText('Pin Sidebar')).toBeInTheDocument();
diff --git a/plugins/user-settings/src/components/General/UserSettingsPinToggle.tsx b/plugins/user-settings/src/components/General/UserSettingsPinToggle.tsx
index 4d71df8113..d218787c05 100644
--- a/plugins/user-settings/src/components/General/UserSettingsPinToggle.tsx
+++ b/plugins/user-settings/src/components/General/UserSettingsPinToggle.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import React, { useContext } from 'react';
+import React from 'react';
 import {
   ListItem,
   ListItemSecondaryAction,
@@ -22,12 +22,10 @@ import {
   Switch,
   Tooltip,
 } from '@material-ui/core';
-import { SidebarPinStateContext } from '@backstage/core-components';
+import { useSidebarPinState } from '@backstage/core-components';
 
 export const UserSettingsPinToggle = () => {
-  const { isPinned, toggleSidebarPinState } = useContext(
-    SidebarPinStateContext,
-  );
+  const { isPinned, toggleSidebarPinState } = useSidebarPinState();
 
   return (
     <ListItem>
diff --git a/plugins/user-settings/src/components/SettingsPage.tsx b/plugins/user-settings/src/components/SettingsPage.tsx
index 8942235fda..dcaf62d435 100644
--- a/plugins/user-settings/src/components/SettingsPage.tsx
+++ b/plugins/user-settings/src/components/SettingsPage.tsx
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
 import {
   Header,
   Page,
-  SidebarPinStateContext,
   TabbedLayout,
+  useSidebarPinState,
 } from '@backstage/core-components';
-import React, { useContext } from 'react';
+import React from 'react';
 import { useOutlet } from 'react-router';
 import { useElementFilter } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { UserSettingsAuthProviders } from './AuthProviders';
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ type Props = {
 };
 
 export const SettingsPage = ({ providerSettings }: Props) => {
-  const { isMobile } = useContext(SidebarPinStateContext);
+  const { isMobile } = useSidebarPinState();
   const outlet = useOutlet();
 
   const tabs = useElementFilter(outlet, elements =>