diff --git a/rtgui/editorpanel.cc b/rtgui/editorpanel.cc
index e816ec1cc..7e69eae00 100644
--- a/rtgui/editorpanel.cc
+++ b/rtgui/editorpanel.cc
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ EditorPanel::EditorPanel (FilePanel* filePanel)
 	// ShowHideSidePanels
     tbShowHideSidePanels = new Gtk::ToggleButton ();
     iShowHideSidePanels = new RTImage ("crossed-arrows-out.png");
+    iShowHideSidePanels_exit = new RTImage ("crossed-arrows-in.png");
     tbShowHideSidePanels->set_relief(Gtk::RELIEF_NONE);
     tbShowHideSidePanels->set_active (false);
     tbShowHideSidePanels->set_tooltip_markup (M("MAIN_BUTTON_SHOWHIDESIDEPANELS_TOOLTIP"));
@@ -1325,6 +1326,10 @@ void EditorPanel::toggleSidePanels(){
 	tbTopPanel_1->set_active (!bAllSidePanelsVisible);
 	tbRightPanel_1->set_active (!bAllSidePanelsVisible);
 	hidehp->set_active (!bAllSidePanelsVisible);
+	if (bAllSidePanelsVisible == false)
+	  tbShowHideSidePanels->set_image (*iShowHideSidePanels);
+	else
+	  tbShowHideSidePanels->set_image (*iShowHideSidePanels_exit);
 }
 
 void EditorPanel::toggleSidePanelsZoomFit() {
diff --git a/rtgui/editorpanel.h b/rtgui/editorpanel.h
index 2bad97523..4a811a215 100644
--- a/rtgui/editorpanel.h
+++ b/rtgui/editorpanel.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ class EditorPanel : public Gtk::VBox,
         Gtk::Image *iTopPanel_1_Show, *iTopPanel_1_Hide;
         Gtk::Image *iRightPanel_1_Show, *iRightPanel_1_Hide;
         Gtk::Image *iShowHideSidePanels;
+        Gtk::Image *iShowHideSidePanels_exit;
         Gtk::Image *iBeforeLockON, *iBeforeLockOFF;
         Gtk::VBox *leftbox;
         Gtk::VBox *vboxright;