diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index b6bc03f2a..4fc79fa5c 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
     <!-- Main content -->
 
-    <ion-side-menu-content drag-content="index.isCordova">
+    <ion-side-menu-content drag-content="index.isCordova && index.allowSideBar">
       <div notifications="right top"></div>
       <div id="sectionContainer">
         <div id="mainSection">
diff --git a/public/views/walletHome.html b/public/views/walletHome.html
index 3fce9dd1c..8a84bc3f0 100644
--- a/public/views/walletHome.html
+++ b/public/views/walletHome.html
@@ -35,9 +35,10 @@
     -->
 
     <ion-content id="walletHome" class="walletHome tab-view tab-in" scroll="false" >
-      <ion-content overflow-scroll="true">
+      <ion-content overflow-scroll="true" on-release="index.allowSideBar = true; index.allowPullToRefresh = true;" on-drag-right="index.allowRefresher()">
         <ion-refresher
-          ng-if="index.isCordova"
+          ng-if="index.allowPullToRefresh && index.isCordova"
+          on-pulling="index.allowSideBar = false"
           pulling-icon="ion-ios-refresh"
           spinner="ios-small"
           on-refresh="index.updateAll({triggerTxUpdate: true})">
diff --git a/src/js/controllers/index.js b/src/js/controllers/index.js
index 977cba5de..e48ec5455 100644
--- a/src/js/controllers/index.js
+++ b/src/js/controllers/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
-angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('indexController', function($rootScope, $scope, $log, $filter, $timeout, $ionicScrollDelegate, $ionicPopup, latestReleaseService, feeService, bwcService, pushNotificationsService, lodash, go, profileService, configService, rateService, storageService, addressService, gettext, gettextCatalog, amMoment, addonManager, bwsError, txFormatService, uxLanguage, glideraService, coinbaseService, platformInfo, addressbookService, openURLService, ongoingProcess) {
+angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('indexController', function($rootScope, $scope, $log, $filter, $timeout, $ionicScrollDelegate, $ionicPopup, $ionicSideMenuDelegate, latestReleaseService, feeService, bwcService, pushNotificationsService, lodash, go, profileService, configService, rateService, storageService, addressService, gettext, gettextCatalog, amMoment, addonManager, bwsError, txFormatService, uxLanguage, glideraService, coinbaseService, platformInfo, addressbookService, openURLService, ongoingProcess) {
   var self = this;
   var SOFT_CONFIRMATION_LIMIT = 12;
   var errors = bwcService.getErrors();
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('indexController', function($r
     go.walletHome();
   };
 
+  self.allowRefresher = function() {
+    if ($ionicSideMenuDelegate.getOpenRatio() != 0) self.allowPullToRefresh = false;
+  }
+
   self.hideBalance = function() {
     storageService.getHideBalanceFlag(self.walletId, function(err, shouldHideBalance) {
       if (err) self.shouldHideBalance = false;