diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/dialogs/dialogs_widget.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/dialogs/dialogs_widget.cpp
index 2dc8a3045..60dbe006e 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/dialogs/dialogs_widget.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/dialogs/dialogs_widget.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/blob/master/LEGAL
 */
 #include "dialogs/dialogs_widget.h"
 
+#include "base/options.h"
 #include "dialogs/ui/dialogs_stories_content.h"
 #include "dialogs/ui/dialogs_stories_list.h"
 #include "dialogs/dialogs_inner_widget.h"
@@ -86,8 +87,16 @@ namespace {
 constexpr auto kSearchPerPage = 50;
 constexpr auto kStoriesExpandDuration = crl::time(200);
 
+base::options::toggle OptionForumHideChatsList({
+	.id = kOptionForumHideChatsList,
+	.name = "Hide chats list in forums",
+	.description = "Don't keep a narrow column of chats list.",
+});
+
 } // namespace
 
+const char kOptionForumHideChatsList[] = "forum-hide-chats-list";
+
 class Widget::BottomButton : public Ui::RippleButton {
 public:
 	BottomButton(
@@ -2401,7 +2410,8 @@ void Widget::showForum(
 		const Window::SectionShow &params) {
 	if (!params.childColumn
 		|| !Core::App().settings().dialogsWidthRatio()
-		|| (_layout != Layout::Main)) {
+		|| (_layout != Layout::Main)
+		|| OptionForumHideChatsList.value()) {
 		changeOpenedForum(forum, params.animated);
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/dialogs/dialogs_widget.h b/Telegram/SourceFiles/dialogs/dialogs_widget.h
index e1d1a64ef..711509625 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/dialogs/dialogs_widget.h
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/dialogs/dialogs_widget.h
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ struct Content;
 
 namespace Dialogs {
 
+extern const char kOptionForumHideChatsList[];
+
 struct RowDescriptor;
 class Row;
 class FakeRow;
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/settings/settings_experimental.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/settings/settings_experimental.cpp
index 74af35edf..97447adf1 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/settings/settings_experimental.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/settings/settings_experimental.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/blob/master/LEGAL
 #include "core/application.h"
 #include "core/launcher.h"
 #include "chat_helpers/tabbed_panel.h"
+#include "dialogs/dialogs_widget.h"
 #include "lang/lang_keys.h"
 #include "mainwindow.h"
 #include "media/player/media_player_instance.h"
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ void SetupExperimental(
 	};
 
 	addToggle(ChatHelpers::kOptionTabbedPanelShowOnClick);
+	addToggle(Dialogs::kOptionForumHideChatsList);
 	addToggle(Core::kOptionFractionalScalingEnabled);
 	addToggle(Window::kOptionViewProfileInChatsListContextMenu);
 	addToggle(Ui::GL::kOptionAllowLinuxNvidiaOpenGL);