diff --git a/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/browse.html b/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/browse.html
index 15fca34e3e..f13f331edb 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/browse.html
+++ b/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/browse.html
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
         
         <mct-split-pane class='contents abs'
                         anchor='left'>
-            <div class='split-pane-component treeview pane left'>
+            <div class='split-pane-component treeview pane left'
+                 ng-class='{inactive: !paneModel.pane}'>
                 
                 <mct-representation key="'create-button'"
                                     mct-object="navigatedObject">
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/general/res/css/theme-espresso.css b/platform/commonUI/general/res/css/theme-espresso.css
index f4f2e22a77..e2e98dde27 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/general/res/css/theme-espresso.css
+++ b/platform/commonUI/general/res/css/theme-espresso.css
@@ -706,10 +706,17 @@ mct-container {
  * this source code distribution or the Licensing information page available
  * at runtime from the About dialog for additional information.
  *****************************************************************************/
-/* line 26, ../sass/tree/_layout.scss */
+/* line 29, ../sass/tree/_layout.scss */
+.pane.right.inactive,
+.pane.left.inactive {
+  visibility: hidden;
+  width: 0 !important;
+  min-width: 0 !important; }
+
+/* line 39, ../sass/tree/_layout.scss */
 .object-browse-bar {
   position: relative; }
-  /* line 29, ../sass/tree/_layout.scss */
+  /* line 42, ../sass/tree/_layout.scss */
   .object-browse-bar .left-pane-tabs {
     position: relative;
     cursor: pointer;
@@ -722,7 +729,7 @@ mct-container {
     border-radius: 2px;
     background-color: lightgrey;
     border: 1px solid grey; }
-  /* line 45, ../sass/tree/_layout.scss */
+  /* line 58, ../sass/tree/_layout.scss */
   .object-browse-bar .items-select {
     margin-left: 10px; }
 
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/general/res/sass/tree/_layout.scss b/platform/commonUI/general/res/sass/tree/_layout.scss
index 1e7da8c061..10019566d4 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/general/res/sass/tree/_layout.scss
+++ b/platform/commonUI/general/res/sass/tree/_layout.scss
@@ -22,6 +22,19 @@
 
 // Added by shale on 08/19/2015. Styling for the collapsible tree view. 
 
+.pane.right,
+.pane.left {
+    //color: pink;
+    
+    &.inactive {
+        // Don't want visibility hidden later, because create button 
+        visibility: hidden;
+        //color: aqua;
+        width: 0 !important;
+        min-width: 0 !important;
+    }
+}
+
 // Move buttons close to the splitter bar 
 .object-browse-bar {
     position: relative;