diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index a73c7f3e..89f3237f 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 2007-xx-xx:
 	* version 0.6
 	* THIS VERSION ONLY WORKS WITH FIREFOX 3.0
-	* added a new :sidebar command
+	* added new :sidebar and :sbclose commands
 	* added 'more' and standard more-prompt key mappings to control
 	  behaviour of the message list pager 
 	* added 'hlsearchstyle' option to allow for user CSS styling of the
diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 71bc9078..4e300f40 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ BUGS:
 
 FEATURES:
 9 :command for new commands
-9 :sidebar {addons/bookmarks/history/downloads/...} command with tab completion
 9 make hints smarter, not only with characters from from hintchars, but use "NE" or "NP" for 'new posts' e.g. (might be too slow)
 8 add an interface for navigating document relationships
 8 middleclick in content == p, and if command line is open, paste there the clipboard buffer
diff --git a/chrome/content/vimperator/commands.js b/chrome/content/vimperator/commands.js
index 2754437f..2602852e 100644
--- a/chrome/content/vimperator/commands.js
+++ b/chrome/content/vimperator/commands.js
@@ -1076,7 +1076,27 @@ function Commands() //{{{
             completer: function(filter) { return vimperator.completion.get_options_completions(filter); }
         }
     ));
-    addDefaultCommand(new Command(["sideb[ar]"],
+    // TODO: sclose instead?
+    addDefaultCommand(new Command(["sbcl[ose]"],
+        function(args)
+        {
+            if (args)
+            {
+                vimperator.echoerr("E488: Trailing characters");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            document.getElementById("sidebar-box").hidden = true;;
+            document.getElementById("sidebar-splitter").hidden = true;;
+        },
+        {
+            short_help: "Close the sidebar",
+            help: "TODO"
+        }
+    ));
+    // TODO: sopen instead? Separate :sidebar from :sbopen and make them behave
+    // more like :cw, :cope etc
+    addDefaultCommand(new Command(["sideb[ar]", "sb[ar]", "sbope[n]"],
         function(args)
         {
             if (!args)