diff --git a/web/src/left_sidebar_navigation_area.ts b/web/src/left_sidebar_navigation_area.ts
index 99863eeddd..c784b9fcf6 100644
--- a/web/src/left_sidebar_navigation_area.ts
+++ b/web/src/left_sidebar_navigation_area.ts
@@ -130,6 +130,12 @@ export function handle_narrow_activated(filter: Filter): void {
 function toggle_condensed_navigation_area(): void {
     const $views_label_container = $("#views-label-container");
     const $views_label_icon = $("#toggle-top-left-navigation-area-icon");
+
+    if (page_params.is_spectator) {
+        // We don't support collapsing VIEWS for spectators, so exit early.
+        return;
+    }
+
     if ($views_label_container.hasClass("showing-expanded-navigation")) {
         // Toggle into the condensed state
         $views_label_container.addClass("showing-condensed-navigation");
diff --git a/web/src/sidebar_ui.ts b/web/src/sidebar_ui.ts
index 1dbda94899..dc9bdc0099 100644
--- a/web/src/sidebar_ui.ts
+++ b/web/src/sidebar_ui.ts
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ export function initialize_left_sidebar(): void {
         is_recent_view_home_view:
             user_settings.web_home_view === settings_config.web_home_view_values.recent_topics.code,
         hide_unread_counts: settings_data.should_mask_unread_count(false),
+        is_spectator: page_params.is_spectator,
     });
 
     $("#left-sidebar-container").html(rendered_sidebar);
diff --git a/web/styles/left_sidebar.css b/web/styles/left_sidebar.css
index 405f6a3270..a18c5e61bf 100644
--- a/web/styles/left_sidebar.css
+++ b/web/styles/left_sidebar.css
@@ -812,6 +812,11 @@ li.top_left_scheduled_messages {
         }
     }
 
+    /* Remove the cursor: pointer property of Views label for the spectators. */
+    &.remove-pointer-for-spectator {
+        cursor: default;
+    }
+
     #toggle-top-left-navigation-area-icon {
         grid-area: starting-anchor-element;
     }
diff --git a/web/templates/left_sidebar.hbs b/web/templates/left_sidebar.hbs
index 0c3db48bae..bb57174e68 100644
--- a/web/templates/left_sidebar.hbs
+++ b/web/templates/left_sidebar.hbs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <div class="left-sidebar" id="left-sidebar" role="navigation">
     <div id="left-sidebar-navigation-area" class="left-sidebar-navigation-area">
-        <div id="views-label-container" class="showing-expanded-navigation hidden-for-spectators">
-            <i id="toggle-top-left-navigation-area-icon" class="fa fa-sm fa-caret-down views-tooltip-target" aria-hidden="true"></i>
+        <div id="views-label-container" class="showing-expanded-navigation {{#if is_spectator}}remove-pointer-for-spectator{{/if}}">
+            <i id="toggle-top-left-navigation-area-icon" class="fa fa-sm fa-caret-down views-tooltip-target hidden-for-spectators" aria-hidden="true"></i>
             {{~!-- squash whitespace --~}}
             <h4 class="left-sidebar-title"><span class="views-tooltip-target">{{t 'VIEWS' }}</span></h4>
             <ul id="left-sidebar-navigation-list-condensed" class="filters">