diff --git a/src/public/app/layouts/desktop_layout.js b/src/public/app/layouts/desktop_layout.js
index 70b3561ff..a06c89a63 100644
--- a/src/public/app/layouts/desktop_layout.js
+++ b/src/public/app/layouts/desktop_layout.js
@@ -94,10 +94,16 @@ export default class DesktopLayout {
 
         const launcherPaneIsHorizontal = true;
         const launcherPane = this.#buildLauncherPane(launcherPaneIsHorizontal);
+        const fullWidthTabBar = launcherPaneIsHorizontal && true;
+        const tabBar = new TabRowWidget();
 
         return new RootContainer()
             .setParent(appContext)
             .optChild(launcherPaneIsHorizontal, launcherPane)
+            .optChild(fullWidthTabBar, new FlexContainer('row')
+                .child(tabBar)
+                .css('height', '40px')
+            )
             .child(new FlexContainer('row')
                 .css("flex-grow", "1")
                 .optChild(!launcherPaneIsHorizontal, launcherPane)
@@ -109,8 +115,8 @@ export default class DesktopLayout {
                 .child(new FlexContainer('column')
                     .id('rest-pane')
                     .css("flex-grow", "1")
-                    .child(new FlexContainer('row')
-                        .child(new TabRowWidget())
+                    .optChild(!fullWidthTabBar, new FlexContainer('row')
+                        .child(tabBar)
                         .child(new TitleBarButtonsWidget())
                         .css('height', '40px')
                     )