diff --git a/src/core/features/mainmenu/components/user-menu-button/user-menu-button.html b/src/core/features/mainmenu/components/user-menu-button/user-menu-button.html
index b4eb942c5..1282c55ab 100644
--- a/src/core/features/mainmenu/components/user-menu-button/user-menu-button.html
+++ b/src/core/features/mainmenu/components/user-menu-button/user-menu-button.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<core-user-avatar *ngIf="isMainScreen && siteInfo" [user]="siteInfo" class="core-bar-button-image clickable" [linkProfile]="false"
-    (ariaButtonClick)="openUserMenu($event)" [userTour]="userTour" role="button" tabindex="0"
+<core-user-avatar *ngIf="(alwaysShow || isMainScreen) && siteInfo" [user]="siteInfo" class="core-bar-button-image clickable"
+    [linkProfile]="false" (ariaButtonClick)="openUserMenu($event)" [userTour]="userTour" role="button" tabindex="0"
     [attr.aria-label]="'core.user.useraccount' | translate">
 </core-user-avatar>
diff --git a/src/core/features/mainmenu/components/user-menu-button/user-menu-button.ts b/src/core/features/mainmenu/components/user-menu-button/user-menu-button.ts
index bece772fe..ec172ee32 100644
--- a/src/core/features/mainmenu/components/user-menu-button/user-menu-button.ts
+++ b/src/core/features/mainmenu/components/user-menu-button/user-menu-button.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, Input, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
 import { CoreSiteInfo } from '@classes/site';
 import { CoreUserTourDirectiveOptions } from '@directives/user-tour';
 import { CoreUserToursAlignment, CoreUserToursSide } from '@features/usertours/services/user-tours';
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import { CoreMainMenuUserMenuComponent } from '../user-menu/user-menu';
 })
 export class CoreMainMenuUserButtonComponent implements OnInit {
 
+    @Input() alwaysShow = false;
     siteInfo?: CoreSiteInfo;
     isMainScreen = false;
     userTour: CoreUserTourDirectiveOptions = {
diff --git a/src/core/features/mainmenu/pages/menu/menu.html b/src/core/features/mainmenu/pages/menu/menu.html
index 6ad0b0289..6984fb599 100644
--- a/src/core/features/mainmenu/pages/menu/menu.html
+++ b/src/core/features/mainmenu/pages/menu/menu.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <ion-tab-bar slot="bottom" class="mainmenu-tabs" [@menuVisibilityAnimation]="visibility">
         <ion-spinner *ngIf="!loaded" [attr.aria-label]="'core.loading' | translate"></ion-spinner>
 
-        <core-user-menu-button *ngIf="loaded && tabsPlacement == 'side'"></core-user-menu-button>
+        <core-user-menu-button *ngIf="loaded && tabsPlacement == 'side'" [alwaysShow]="true"></core-user-menu-button>
 
         <ion-tab-button *ngFor="let tab of tabs" (keydown)="tabAction.keyDown($event)" (keyup)="tabAction.keyUp(tab.page, $event)"
             [hidden]="!loaded && tab.hide" [tab]="tab.page" [disabled]="tab.hide" layout="label-hide" class="{{tab.class}}"