diff --git a/src/background/index.ts b/src/background/index.ts
index feaf299..805d975 100644
--- a/src/background/index.ts
+++ b/src/background/index.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,23 @@ chrome.runtime.onInstalled.addListener(() => {
 
 chrome.sidePanel.setPanelBehavior({ openPanelOnActionClick: true })
    .catch((error) => console.error(error));
+
+// Completely stupid hack, openPanelOnActionClick: true is only able to open a panel that persists through all the tabs
+// the only way to avoid this is to remove side_panel.default_path from manifest, set openPanelOnActionClick to true and then
+// for every tab you navigate to you would set tabId for the side panel in the listener
+//
+// It is also not possible to use chrome.sidePanel.open with the needed tab.id because it demands user interaction first.
+// Clicking on the action (chrome.action.onClicked) is not considered a user interaction... however it works on the second attempt
+chrome.tabs.onUpdated.addListener(async (tabId, info, tab) => {
+    if (!tab.url) return;
+    const url = new URL(tab.url);
+    await chrome.sidePanel.setOptions({
+        tabId: tab.id,
+        path: 'src/sidepanel/sidepanel.html',
+        enabled: true
+    });
+});
+
 chrome.runtime.onMessage.addListener(
     async function(request, sender, sendResponse) {
         const [tab] = await chrome.tabs.query({active: true, lastFocusedWindow: true});
diff --git a/src/manifest.config.ts b/src/manifest.config.ts
index c29748c..23f812d 100644
--- a/src/manifest.config.ts
+++ b/src/manifest.config.ts
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ export default defineManifest(async (env) => ({
         page: "src/options/options.html",
         open_in_tab: false,
     },
-    side_panel: {
-        default_path: "src/sidepanel/sidepanel.html",
-    },
     action: {
         default_icon: {
             "16": "src/assets/icons/icon-16.png",