diff --git a/Classes/Base.lproj/SideMenuView.xib b/Classes/Base.lproj/SideMenuView.xib
index 3fe641164..0a99b179d 100644
--- a/Classes/Base.lproj/SideMenuView.xib
+++ b/Classes/Base.lproj/SideMenuView.xib
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
                             <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" widthSizable="YES" heightSizable="YES"/>
                             <animations/>
                             <color key="backgroundColor" white="0.0" alpha="1" colorSpace="calibratedWhite"/>
+                            <connections>
+                                <outletCollection property="gestureRecognizers" destination="56h-cQ-B5V" appends="YES" id="umX-R7-2IR"/>
+                            </connections>
                         </view>
                         <view contentMode="scaleToFill" id="i1P-cG-q8h" userLabel="headerView">
                             <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="0.0" width="300" height="100"/>
@@ -121,10 +124,20 @@
                 <action selector="onHeaderClick:" destination="-1" id="yqn-58-lbb"/>
             </connections>
         </tapGestureRecognizer>
+        <tapGestureRecognizer id="56h-cQ-B5V" userLabel="onBackgroundClicked">
+            <connections>
+                <action selector="onBackgroundClicked:" destination="-1" id="U5P-C2-4FD"/>
+            </connections>
+        </tapGestureRecognizer>
     </objects>
     <resources>
         <image name="avatar.png" width="255" height="255"/>
         <image name="color_F.png" width="2" height="2"/>
         <image name="led_connected.png" width="11" height="11"/>
     </resources>
+    <simulatedMetricsContainer key="defaultSimulatedMetrics">
+        <simulatedStatusBarMetrics key="statusBar"/>
+        <simulatedOrientationMetrics key="orientation"/>
+        <simulatedScreenMetrics key="destination" type="retina4"/>
+    </simulatedMetricsContainer>
 </document>
diff --git a/Classes/SideMenuView.h b/Classes/SideMenuView.h
index 597669957..312c10ec3 100644
--- a/Classes/SideMenuView.h
+++ b/Classes/SideMenuView.h
@@ -22,5 +22,6 @@
 - (IBAction)onLateralSwipe:(id)sender;
 - (IBAction)onHeaderClick:(id)sender;
 - (IBAction)onAvatarClick:(id)sender;
+- (IBAction)onBackgroundClicked:(id)sender;
 
 @end
diff --git a/Classes/SideMenuView.m b/Classes/SideMenuView.m
index b7b79bc9e..e8577eb4d 100644
--- a/Classes/SideMenuView.m
+++ b/Classes/SideMenuView.m
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@
 	[ImagePickerView SelectImageFromDevice:self atPosition:_avatarImage inView:self.view];
 }
 
+- (IBAction)onBackgroundClicked:(id)sender {
+    [PhoneMainView.instance.mainViewController hideSideMenu:YES];
+}
+
 - (void)registrationUpdateEvent:(NSNotification *)notif {
 	[self updateHeader];
 	[_sideMenuTableViewController.tableView reloadData];