diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f630c487a4..e3d766a9bb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     "nodebb-plugin-spam-be-gone": "0.4.2",
     "nodebb-rewards-essentials": "0.0.6",
     "nodebb-theme-lavender": "3.0.0",
-    "nodebb-theme-persona": "4.0.35",
+    "nodebb-theme-persona": "4.0.36",
     "nodebb-theme-vanilla": "5.0.13",
     "nodebb-widget-essentials": "2.0.5",
     "nodemailer": "0.7.1",
diff --git a/public/src/widgets.js b/public/src/widgets.js
index 18d593ad1f..2a8b052bba 100644
--- a/public/src/widgets.js
+++ b/public/src/widgets.js
@@ -57,7 +57,13 @@
 						if (location === 'footer' && !$('#content [widget-area="footer"]').length) {
 							$('#content').append($('<div class="row"><div widget-area="footer" class="col-xs-12"></div></div>'));
 						} else if (location === 'sidebar' && !$('#content [widget-area="sidebar"]').length) {
-							$('#content > *').wrapAll($('<div class="row"><div class="col-lg-9 col-xs-12"></div><div widget-area="sidebar" class="col-lg-3 col-xs-12"></div></div></div>'));
+							if ($('[component="account/cover"]').length) {
+								$('[component="account/cover"]').nextAll().wrapAll($('<div class="row"><div class="col-lg-9 col-xs-12"></div><div widget-area="sidebar" class="col-lg-3 col-xs-12"></div></div></div>'));
+							} else if ($('[component="groups/cover"]').length) {
+								$('[component="groups/cover"]').nextAll().wrapAll($('<div class="row"><div class="col-lg-9 col-xs-12"></div><div widget-area="sidebar" class="col-lg-3 col-xs-12"></div></div></div>'));
+							} else {
+								$('#content > *').wrapAll($('<div class="row"><div class="col-lg-9 col-xs-12"></div><div widget-area="sidebar" class="col-lg-3 col-xs-12"></div></div></div>'));
+							}
 						} else if (location === 'header' && !$('#content [widget-area="header"]').length) {
 							$('#content').prepend($('<div class="row"><div widget-area="header" class="col-xs-12"></div></div>'));
 						}