diff --git a/src/components/views/elements/PersistentApp.tsx b/src/components/views/elements/PersistentApp.tsx
index 80e57b537b5..aba42236bb5 100644
--- a/src/components/views/elements/PersistentApp.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/elements/PersistentApp.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ import WidgetUtils from '../../../utils/WidgetUtils';
 import { MatrixClientPeg } from '../../../MatrixClientPeg';
 import { replaceableComponent } from "../../../utils/replaceableComponent";
 import AppTile from "./AppTile";
+import { Container, WidgetLayoutStore } from '../../../stores/widgets/WidgetLayoutStore';
+import { RightPanelPhases } from '../../../stores/right-panel/RightPanelStorePhases';
+import RightPanelStore from '../../../stores/right-panel/RightPanelStore';
+import { UPDATE_EVENT } from '../../../stores/AsyncStore';
 
 interface IProps {
     // none
@@ -33,6 +37,7 @@ interface IProps {
 interface IState {
     roomId: string;
     persistentWidgetId: string;
+    rightPanelPhase?: RightPanelPhases;
 }
 
 @replaceableComponent("views.elements.PersistentApp")
@@ -45,12 +50,14 @@ export default class PersistentApp extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
         this.state = {
             roomId: RoomViewStore.getRoomId(),
             persistentWidgetId: ActiveWidgetStore.instance.getPersistentWidgetId(),
+            rightPanelPhase: RightPanelStore.instance.currentCard.phase,
         };
     }
 
     public componentDidMount(): void {
         this.roomStoreToken = RoomViewStore.addListener(this.onRoomViewStoreUpdate);
         ActiveWidgetStore.instance.on(ActiveWidgetStoreEvent.Update, this.onActiveWidgetStoreUpdate);
+        RightPanelStore.instance.on(UPDATE_EVENT, this.onRightPanelStoreUpdate);
         MatrixClientPeg.get().on("Room.myMembership", this.onMyMembership);
     }
 
@@ -59,6 +66,7 @@ export default class PersistentApp extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
             this.roomStoreToken.remove();
         }
         ActiveWidgetStore.instance.removeListener(ActiveWidgetStoreEvent.Update, this.onActiveWidgetStoreUpdate);
+        RightPanelStore.instance.off(UPDATE_EVENT, this.onRightPanelStoreUpdate);
         if (MatrixClientPeg.get()) {
             MatrixClientPeg.get().removeListener("Room.myMembership", this.onMyMembership);
         }
@@ -71,6 +79,12 @@ export default class PersistentApp extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
         });
     };
 
+    private onRightPanelStoreUpdate = () => {
+        this.setState({
+            rightPanelPhase: RightPanelStore.instance.currentCard.phase,
+        });
+    };
+
     private onActiveWidgetStoreUpdate = (): void => {
         this.setState({
             persistentWidgetId: ActiveWidgetStore.instance.getPersistentWidgetId(),
@@ -88,8 +102,9 @@ export default class PersistentApp extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
     };
 
     public render(): JSX.Element {
-        if (this.state.persistentWidgetId) {
-            const persistentWidgetInRoomId = ActiveWidgetStore.instance.getRoomId(this.state.persistentWidgetId);
+        const wId = this.state.persistentWidgetId;
+        if (wId) {
+            const persistentWidgetInRoomId = ActiveWidgetStore.instance.getRoomId(wId);
 
             const persistentWidgetInRoom = MatrixClientPeg.get().getRoom(persistentWidgetInRoomId);
 
@@ -97,8 +112,24 @@ export default class PersistentApp extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
             // thus no room is associated anymore.
             if (!persistentWidgetInRoom) return null;
 
-            const myMembership = persistentWidgetInRoom.getMyMembership();
-            if (this.state.roomId !== persistentWidgetInRoomId && myMembership === "join") {
+            const wls = WidgetLayoutStore.instance;
+
+            const userIsPartOfTheRoom = persistentWidgetInRoom.getMyMembership() == "join";
+            const fromAnotherRoom = this.state.roomId !== persistentWidgetInRoomId;
+
+            const notInRightPanel =
+                !(this.state.rightPanelPhase == RightPanelPhases.Widget &&
+                wId == RightPanelStore.instance.currentCard.state?.widgetId);
+            const notInCenterContainer =
+                    !wls.getContainerWidgets(persistentWidgetInRoom, Container.Center).some((app) => app.id == wId);
+            const notInTopContainer =
+                !wls.getContainerWidgets(persistentWidgetInRoom, Container.Top).some(app => app.id == wId);
+            if (
+                // the widget should only be shown as a persistent app (in a floating pip container) if it is not visible on screen
+                // either, because we are viewing a different room OR because it is in none of the possible containers of the room view.
+                (fromAnotherRoom && userIsPartOfTheRoom) ||
+                (notInRightPanel && notInCenterContainer && notInTopContainer && userIsPartOfTheRoom)
+            ) {
                 // get the widget data
                 const appEvent = WidgetUtils.getRoomWidgets(persistentWidgetInRoom).find((ev) => {
                     return ev.getStateKey() === ActiveWidgetStore.instance.getPersistentWidgetId();
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/Stickerpicker.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/Stickerpicker.tsx
index 96e759ec93a..f46017959ec 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/Stickerpicker.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/Stickerpicker.tsx
@@ -29,13 +29,14 @@ import { IntegrationManagers } from "../../../integrations/IntegrationManagers";
 import SettingsStore from "../../../settings/SettingsStore";
 import ContextMenu, { ChevronFace } from "../../structures/ContextMenu";
 import { WidgetType } from "../../../widgets/WidgetType";
-import { Action } from "../../../dispatcher/actions";
 import { WidgetMessagingStore } from "../../../stores/widgets/WidgetMessagingStore";
 import { replaceableComponent } from "../../../utils/replaceableComponent";
 import { ActionPayload } from '../../../dispatcher/payloads';
 import ScalarAuthClient from '../../../ScalarAuthClient';
 import GenericElementContextMenu from "../context_menus/GenericElementContextMenu";
 import { IApp } from "../../../stores/WidgetStore";
+import RightPanelStore from '../../../stores/right-panel/RightPanelStore';
+import { UPDATE_EVENT } from '../../../stores/AsyncStore';
 
 // This should be below the dialog level (4000), but above the rest of the UI (1000-2000).
 // We sit in a context menu, so this should be given to the context menu.
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ export default class Stickerpicker extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
         // Track updates to widget state in account data
         MatrixClientPeg.get().on('accountData', this.updateWidget);
 
+        RightPanelStore.instance.on(UPDATE_EVENT, this.onRightPanelStoreUpdate);
         // Initialise widget state from current account data
         this.updateWidget();
     }
@@ -146,7 +148,7 @@ export default class Stickerpicker extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
     public componentWillUnmount(): void {
         const client = MatrixClientPeg.get();
         if (client) client.removeListener('accountData', this.updateWidget);
-
+        RightPanelStore.instance.off(UPDATE_EVENT, this.onRightPanelStoreUpdate);
         window.removeEventListener('resize', this.onResize);
         if (this.dispatcherRef) {
             dis.unregister(this.dispatcherRef);
@@ -204,7 +206,6 @@ export default class Stickerpicker extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
             case "stickerpicker_close":
                 this.props.setShowStickers(false);
                 break;
-            case Action.AfterRightPanelPhaseChange:
             case "show_left_panel":
             case "hide_left_panel":
                 this.props.setShowStickers(false);
@@ -212,6 +213,10 @@ export default class Stickerpicker extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
         }
     };
 
+    private onRightPanelStoreUpdate = () => {
+        this.props.setShowStickers(false);
+    };
+
     private defaultStickerpickerContent(): JSX.Element {
         return (
             <AccessibleButton onClick={this.launchManageIntegrations}
diff --git a/src/components/views/voip/CallPreview.tsx b/src/components/views/voip/CallPreview.tsx
index a14506d9fb7..dec63711a1b 100644
--- a/src/components/views/voip/CallPreview.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/voip/CallPreview.tsx
@@ -197,13 +197,16 @@ export default class CallPreview extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
                     draggable={pipMode}
                     onDoubleClick={this.onDoubleClick}
                 >
-                    { ({ onStartMoving, onResize }) => <CallView
-                        onMouseDownOnHeader={onStartMoving}
-                        call={this.state.primaryCall}
-                        secondaryCall={this.state.secondaryCall}
-                        pipMode={pipMode}
-                        onResize={onResize}
-                    /> }
+                    {
+                        ({ onStartMoving, onResize }) =>
+                            <CallView
+                                onMouseDownOnHeader={onStartMoving}
+                                call={this.state.primaryCall}
+                                secondaryCall={this.state.secondaryCall}
+                                pipMode={pipMode}
+                                onResize={onResize}
+                            />
+                    }
                 </PictureInPictureDragger>
 
             );
diff --git a/src/dispatcher/actions.ts b/src/dispatcher/actions.ts
index b0bb02d79ec..fe635983ee0 100644
--- a/src/dispatcher/actions.ts
+++ b/src/dispatcher/actions.ts
@@ -102,11 +102,6 @@ export enum Action {
      */
     ViewRoomDelta = "view_room_delta",
 
-    /**
-     * Trigged after the phase of the right panel is set. Should be used with AfterRightPanelPhaseChangePayload.
-     */
-    AfterRightPanelPhaseChange = "after_right_panel_phase_change",
-
     /**
      * Opens the modal dial pad
      */