diff --git a/client/src/components/menu.vue b/client/src/components/menu.vue
index bbe4ff43..ae4f5468 100644
--- a/client/src/components/menu.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/menu.vue
@@ -82,6 +82,18 @@
       if (default_lang && this.langs.includes(default_lang)) {
         this.$i18n.locale = default_lang
       }
+      const show_side = new URL(location.href).searchParams.get('show_side')
+      if (show_side && show_side === 'true') {
+        this.$accessor.client.showSide()
+      } else if (show_side && show_side === 'false') {
+        this.$accessor.client.hideSide()
+      }
+      const mute_chat = new URL(location.href).searchParams.get('mute_chat')
+      if (mute_chat && mute_chat === 'true') {
+        this.$accessor.settings.setSound(false)
+      } else if  (mute_chat && mute_chat === 'false') {
+        this.$accessor.settings.setSound(true)
+      }
     }
   }
 </script>
diff --git a/client/src/store/client.ts b/client/src/store/client.ts
index 3d7e02f0..fcc7eb02 100644
--- a/client/src/store/client.ts
+++ b/client/src/store/client.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ export const mutations = mutationTree(state, {
     state.side = !state.side
     set('side', state.side)
   },
+  showSide(state) {
+    state.side = true
+    set('side', state.side)
+  },
+  hideSide(state) {
+    state.side = false
+    set('side', state.side)
+  },
 })
 
 export const actions = actionTree({ state, getters, mutations }, {})