diff --git a/shell/mainwindow_p.cpp b/shell/mainwindow_p.cpp
--- a/shell/mainwindow_p.cpp
+++ b/shell/mainwindow_p.cpp
@@ -431,10 +431,27 @@
         menu.addActions(actionMap.values());
     }
 
+    QAction* lockAction = new QAction(this);
+    lockAction->setCheckable(true);
+    lockAction->setText(i18n("Lock the Panel from Hiding"));
+
+    KConfigGroup config = KSharedConfig::openConfig()->group("UI");
+    lockAction->setChecked(config.readEntry(QStringLiteral("Toolview Bar (%1) Is Locked").arg(area), false));
+
+    menu.addSeparator();
+    menu.addAction(lockAction);
+
     QAction* triggered = menu.exec(position);
     if ( !triggered ) {
         return;
     }
+
+    if (triggered == lockAction) {
+        KConfigGroup config = KSharedConfig::openConfig()->group("UI");
+        config.writeEntry(QStringLiteral("Toolview Bar (%1) Is Locked").arg(area), lockAction->isChecked());
+        return;
+    }
+
     Core::self()->uiControllerInternal()->addToolViewToDockArea(
         actionToFactory[triggered],
         area
diff --git a/sublime/idealbuttonbarwidget.h b/sublime/idealbuttonbarwidget.h
--- a/sublime/idealbuttonbarwidget.h
+++ b/sublime/idealbuttonbarwidget.h
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@
     void loadOrderSettings(const KConfigGroup& configGroup);
     void saveOrderSettings(KConfigGroup& configGroup);
 
+    bool isLocked();
+
 signals:
     void emptyChanged();
 
diff --git a/sublime/idealbuttonbarwidget.cpp b/sublime/idealbuttonbarwidget.cpp
--- a/sublime/idealbuttonbarwidget.cpp
+++ b/sublime/idealbuttonbarwidget.cpp
@@ -269,6 +269,12 @@
     configGroup.writeEntry(QStringLiteral("(%1) Tool Views Order").arg(_area), _buttonsOrder);
 }
 
+bool IdealButtonBarWidget::isLocked()
+{
+    KConfigGroup config = KSharedConfig::openConfig()->group("UI");
+    return config.readEntry(QStringLiteral("Toolview Bar (%1) Is Locked").arg(_area), false);
+}
+
 void IdealButtonBarWidget::applyOrderToLayout()
 {
     // If widget already have some buttons in the layout then calling loadOrderSettings() may leads
diff --git a/sublime/idealcontroller.cpp b/sublime/idealcontroller.cpp
--- a/sublime/idealcontroller.cpp
+++ b/sublime/idealcontroller.cpp
@@ -452,17 +452,25 @@
 
 void IdealController::toggleDocksShown()
 {
-    bool anyBarShown = leftBarWidget->isShown() || bottomBarWidget->isShown() || rightBarWidget->isShown();
+    bool anyBarShown =
+        (leftBarWidget->isShown() && !leftBarWidget->isLocked()) ||
+        (bottomBarWidget->isShown() && !bottomBarWidget->isLocked()) ||
+        (rightBarWidget->isShown() && !rightBarWidget->isLocked());
 
     if (anyBarShown) {
         leftBarWidget->saveShowState();
         bottomBarWidget->saveShowState();
         rightBarWidget->saveShowState();
     }
 
-    toggleDocksShown(leftBarWidget, !anyBarShown && leftBarWidget->lastShowState());
-    toggleDocksShown(bottomBarWidget, !anyBarShown && bottomBarWidget->lastShowState());
-    toggleDocksShown(rightBarWidget, !anyBarShown && rightBarWidget->lastShowState());
+    if (!leftBarWidget->isLocked())
+        toggleDocksShown(leftBarWidget, !anyBarShown && leftBarWidget->lastShowState());
+
+    if (!bottomBarWidget->isLocked())
+        toggleDocksShown(bottomBarWidget, !anyBarShown && bottomBarWidget->lastShowState());
+
+    if (!rightBarWidget->isLocked())
+        toggleDocksShown(rightBarWidget, !anyBarShown && rightBarWidget->lastShowState());
 }
 
 void IdealController::toggleDocksShown(IdealButtonBarWidget* bar, bool show)