diff --git a/apps/mobile/index.mobile.js b/apps/mobile/index.mobile.js
index 943242ed5..7c8156c30 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/index.mobile.js
+++ b/apps/mobile/index.mobile.js
@@ -10,11 +10,14 @@ import {EditorOpacity, EditorPosition} from './src/utils/animations';
 import {sideMenuRef} from './src/utils/refs';
 import {DDS} from './src/utils/utils';
 import Editor from './src/views/Editor';
+import { eSubscribeEvent, eUnSubscribeEvent } from './src/services/eventManager';
+import { eOpenSideMenu, eCloseSideMenu } from './src/services/events';
 
 const editorRef = createRef();
 export const Initialize = () => {
   const [state, dispatch] = useTracked();
   const {colors} = state;
+  const [locked,setLocked] = useState(false);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (Platform.OS === 'android') {
@@ -24,6 +27,23 @@ export const Initialize = () => {
     }
   }, []);
 
+  const setGestureDisabled = () =>{
+    setLocked(true);
+  }
+
+  const setGestureEnabled = () => {
+    setLocked(false);
+  }
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    eSubscribeEvent(eOpenSideMenu,setGestureEnabled);
+    eSubscribeEvent(eCloseSideMenu,setGestureDisabled);
+    return () => {
+      eUnSubscribeEvent(eOpenSideMenu,setGestureEnabled);
+      eUnSubscribeEvent(eCloseSideMenu,setGestureDisabled);
+    }
+  },[])
+
   return (
     <Animatable.View
       transition="backgroundColor"
@@ -42,6 +62,7 @@ export const Initialize = () => {
         }}
         keyboardDismissMode="ondrag"
         drawerWidth={300}
+        drawerLockMode={locked? "locked-closed" : 'unlocked'}
         useNativeAnimations={true}
         renderNavigationView={() => (
           <Menu
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/provider/reducer.js b/apps/mobile/src/provider/reducer.js
index 15f395985..e30b7032d 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/provider/reducer.js
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/provider/reducer.js
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import {history, db} from '../utils/utils';
 import {ACTIONS} from './actions';
 import {sideMenuRef} from '../utils/refs';
 import storage from '../utils/storage';
+import {eSendEvent} from '../services/eventManager';
+import {eCloseSideMenu, eOpenSideMenu} from '../services/events';
 
 export const reducer = (state, action) => {
   switch (action.type) {
@@ -127,6 +129,12 @@ export const reducer = (state, action) => {
       };
     }
     case ACTIONS.SELECTION_MODE: {
+      if (action.enabled) {
+        eSendEvent(eCloseSideMenu);
+      } else {
+        eSendEvent(eOpenSideMenu);
+      }
+
       return {
         ...state,
         selectionMode: action.enabled,
@@ -146,6 +154,9 @@ export const reducer = (state, action) => {
         selectedItems.push(action.item);
       }
       history.selectedItemsList = selectedItems;
+      if (selectedItems.length === 0) {
+        eSendEvent(eOpenSideMenu);
+      }
       return {
         ...state,
         selectedItemsList: selectedItems,
@@ -154,6 +165,7 @@ export const reducer = (state, action) => {
     }
     case ACTIONS.CLEAR_SELECTION: {
       history.selectedItemsList = [];
+      eSendEvent(eOpenSideMenu);
       return {
         ...state,
         selectedItemsList: [],
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/views/Login/index.js b/apps/mobile/src/views/Login/index.js
index a1325a207..7822b5a17 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/views/Login/index.js
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/views/Login/index.js
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ import {Header} from '../../components/header';
 import {useTracked} from '../../provider';
 import {ACTIONS} from '../../provider/actions';
 import {eSendEvent} from '../../services/eventManager';
-import {eCloseSideMenu, refreshNotesPage} from '../../services/events';
+import {
+  eCloseSideMenu,
+  refreshNotesPage,
+  eOpenSideMenu,
+} from '../../services/events';
 import {validatePass, validateUsername} from '../../services/validation';
 import {db, DDS, ToastEvent, getElevation} from '../../utils/utils';
 import {useIsFocused} from '@react-navigation/native';