diff --git a/packages/builder/src/builderStore/store/frontend.js b/packages/builder/src/builderStore/store/frontend.js
index 9dfd11a537..4a2de13ab0 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/builderStore/store/frontend.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/builderStore/store/frontend.js
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ export const getFrontendStore = () => {
           legalDirectChildren = []
         ) => {
           const type = component._component
+
           if (illegalChildren.includes(type)) {
             return type
           }
@@ -248,10 +249,13 @@ export const getFrontendStore = () => {
             return
           }
 
+          if (type === "@budibase/standard-components/sidepanel") {
+            illegalChildren = []
+          }
+
           const definition = store.actions.components.getDefinition(
             component._component
           )
-
           // Reset whitelist for direct children
           legalDirectChildren = []
           if (definition?.legalDirectChildren?.length) {
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/design/[screenId]/components/[componentId]/new/_components/NewComponentPanel.svelte b/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/design/[screenId]/components/[componentId]/new/_components/NewComponentPanel.svelte
index 6372ceeed0..7dca5b792b 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/design/[screenId]/components/[componentId]/new/_components/NewComponentPanel.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/design/[screenId]/components/[componentId]/new/_components/NewComponentPanel.svelte
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@
     // Build up list of illegal children from ancestors
     let illegalChildren = definition.illegalChildren || []
     path.forEach(ancestor => {
+      if (ancestor._component === `@budibase/standard-components/sidepanel`) {
+        illegalChildren = []
+      }
       const def = store.actions.components.getDefinition(ancestor._component)
       const blacklist = def?.illegalChildren?.map(x => {
         return `@budibase/standard-components/${x}`