diff --git a/res/css/_components.scss b/res/css/_components.scss
index 35b4c1b965..992279910a 100644
--- a/res/css/_components.scss
+++ b/res/css/_components.scss
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 @import "./structures/_HeaderButtons.scss";
 @import "./structures/_HomePage.scss";
 @import "./structures/_LeftPanel.scss";
+@import "./structures/_LeftPanelWidget.scss";
 @import "./structures/_MainSplit.scss";
 @import "./structures/_MatrixChat.scss";
 @import "./structures/_MyGroups.scss";
diff --git a/res/css/structures/_LeftPanelWidget.scss b/res/css/structures/_LeftPanelWidget.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4df651d7b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/css/structures/_LeftPanelWidget.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2020 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+.mx_LeftPanelWidget {
+    // largely based on RoomSublist
+    margin-left: 8px;
+    margin-bottom: 4px;
+
+    .mx_LeftPanelWidget_headerContainer {
+        display: flex;
+        align-items: center;
+
+        height: 24px;
+        color: $roomlist-header-color;
+        margin-top: 4px;
+
+        .mx_LeftPanelWidget_stickable {
+            flex: 1;
+            max-width: 100%;
+
+            display: flex;
+            align-items: center;
+        }
+
+        .mx_LeftPanelWidget_headerText {
+            flex: 1;
+            max-width: calc(100% - 16px);
+            line-height: $font-16px;
+            font-size: $font-13px;
+            font-weight: 600;
+
+            // Ellipsize any text overflow
+            text-overflow: ellipsis;
+            overflow: hidden;
+            white-space: nowrap;
+
+            .mx_LeftPanelWidget_collapseBtn {
+                display: inline-block;
+                position: relative;
+                width: 14px;
+                height: 14px;
+                margin-right: 6px;
+
+                &::before {
+                    content: '';
+                    width: 18px;
+                    height: 18px;
+                    position: absolute;
+                    mask-position: center;
+                    mask-size: contain;
+                    mask-repeat: no-repeat;
+                    background-color: $roomlist-header-color;
+                    mask-image: url('$(res)/img/feather-customised/chevron-down.svg');
+                }
+
+                &.mx_LeftPanelWidget_collapseBtn_collapsed::before {
+                    transform: rotate(-90deg);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    .mx_LeftPanelWidget_resizeBox {
+        position: relative;
+
+        display: flex;
+        flex-direction: column;
+        overflow: visible; // let the resize handle out
+    }
+
+    .mx_AppTileFullWidth {
+        flex: 1 0 0;
+        overflow: hidden;
+        // need this to be flex otherwise the overflow hidden from above
+        // sometimes vertically centers the clipped list ... no idea why it would do this
+        // as the box model should be top aligned. Happens in both FF and Chromium
+        display: flex;
+        flex-direction: column;
+        box-sizing: border-box;
+
+        mask-image: linear-gradient(0deg, transparent, black 4px);
+    }
+
+    .mx_LeftPanelWidget_resizerHandle {
+        cursor: ns-resize;
+        border-radius: 3px;
+
+        // Override styles from library
+        width: unset !important;
+        height: 4px !important;
+
+        position: absolute;
+        top: -24px !important; // override from library - puts it in the margin-top of the headerContainer
+
+        // Together, these make the bar 64px wide
+        // These are also overridden from the library
+        left: calc(50% - 32px) !important;
+        right: calc(50% - 32px) !important;
+    }
+
+    &:hover .mx_LeftPanelWidget_resizerHandle {
+        opacity: 0.8;
+        background-color: $primary-fg-color;
+    }
+
+    .mx_LeftPanelWidget_maximizeButton {
+        margin-left: 8px;
+        margin-right: 7px;
+        position: relative;
+        width: 24px;
+        height: 24px;
+        border-radius: 32px;
+
+        &::before {
+            content: '';
+            width: 16px;
+            height: 16px;
+            position: absolute;
+            top: 4px;
+            left: 4px;
+            mask-position: center;
+            mask-size: contain;
+            mask-repeat: no-repeat;
+            mask-image: url('$(res)/img/feather-customised/widget/maximise.svg');
+            background: $muted-fg-color;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+.mx_LeftPanelWidget_maximizeButtonTooltip {
+    margin-top: -3px;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/structures/LeftPanel.tsx b/src/components/structures/LeftPanel.tsx
index 455e807bc9..104430f049 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/LeftPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/structures/LeftPanel.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import AccessibleTooltipButton from "../views/elements/AccessibleTooltipButton";
 import { OwnProfileStore } from "../../stores/OwnProfileStore";
 import { MatrixClientPeg } from "../../MatrixClientPeg";
 import RoomListNumResults from "../views/rooms/RoomListNumResults";
+import LeftPanelWidget from "./LeftPanelWidget";
 
 interface IProps {
     isMinimized: boolean;
@@ -432,6 +433,7 @@ export default class LeftPanel extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
                             {roomList}
                         </div>
                     </div>
+                    { !this.props.isMinimized && <LeftPanelWidget onResize={this.onResize} /> }
                 </aside>
             </div>
         );
diff --git a/src/components/structures/LeftPanelWidget.tsx b/src/components/structures/LeftPanelWidget.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d969c53bca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/structures/LeftPanelWidget.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2020 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+import React, {useContext, useEffect, useMemo} from "react";
+import {Resizable} from "re-resizable";
+import classNames from "classnames";
+
+import {_t} from "../../languageHandler";
+import AccessibleTooltipButton from "../views/elements/AccessibleTooltipButton";
+import AccessibleButton from "../views/elements/AccessibleButton";
+import {useRovingTabIndex} from "../../accessibility/RovingTabIndex";
+import {Key} from "../../Keyboard";
+import {useLocalStorageState} from "../../hooks/useLocalStorageState";
+import MatrixClientContext from "../../contexts/MatrixClientContext";
+import WidgetUtils, {IWidget} from "../../utils/WidgetUtils";
+import {useAccountData} from "../../hooks/useAccountData";
+import AppTile from "../views/elements/AppTile";
+import {useSettingValue} from "../../hooks/useSettings";
+
+interface IProps {
+    onResize(): void;
+}
+
+const MIN_HEIGHT = 100;
+const MAX_HEIGHT = 500;
+const INITIAL_HEIGHT = 280;
+
+const LeftPanelWidget: React.FC<IProps> = ({ onResize }) => {
+    const cli = useContext(MatrixClientContext);
+
+    const mWidgetsEvent = useAccountData<Record<string, IWidget>>(cli, "m.widgets");
+    const leftPanelWidgetId = useSettingValue("Widgets.leftPanel");
+    const app = useMemo(() => {
+        if (!mWidgetsEvent || !leftPanelWidgetId) return null;
+        const widgetConfig = Object.values(mWidgetsEvent).find(w => w.id === leftPanelWidgetId);
+        if (!widgetConfig) return null;
+
+        return WidgetUtils.makeAppConfig(
+            widgetConfig.state_key,
+            widgetConfig.content,
+            widgetConfig.sender,
+            null,
+            widgetConfig.id);
+    }, [cli, mWidgetsEvent, leftPanelWidgetId]);
+
+    const [height, setHeight] = useLocalStorageState("left-panel-widget-height", INITIAL_HEIGHT);
+    const [expanded, setExpanded] = useLocalStorageState("left-panel-widget-expanded", true);
+    useEffect(onResize, [expanded]);
+
+    const [onFocus, isActive, ref] = useRovingTabIndex();
+    const tabIndex = isActive ? 0 : -1;
+
+    if (!app) return null;
+
+    let auxButton = null;
+    if (1) {
+        auxButton = (
+            <AccessibleTooltipButton
+                tabIndex={tabIndex}
+                onClick={() => {
+                    console.log("@@ Maximise Left Panel Widget")
+                }}
+                className="mx_LeftPanelWidget_maximizeButton"
+                tooltipClassName="mx_LeftPanelWidget_maximizeButtonTooltip"
+                title={_t("Maximize")}
+            />
+        );
+    }
+
+    let content;
+    if (expanded) {
+        content = <Resizable
+            size={{height} as any}
+            minHeight={MIN_HEIGHT}
+            maxHeight={MAX_HEIGHT}
+            onResize={onResize}
+            onResizeStop={(e, dir, ref, d) => {
+                setHeight(height + d.height);
+            }}
+            handleWrapperClass="mx_LeftPanelWidget_resizerHandles"
+            handleClasses={{top: "mx_LeftPanelWidget_resizerHandle"}}
+            className="mx_LeftPanelWidget_resizeBox"
+            enable={{ top: true }}
+        >
+            <AppTile
+                app={app}
+                fullWidth
+                show
+                showMenubar={false}
+                userWidget
+                userId={cli.getUserId()}
+                creatorUserId={app.creatorUserId}
+                widgetPageTitle={WidgetUtils.getWidgetDataTitle(app)}
+                waitForIframeLoad={app.waitForIframeLoad}
+            />
+        </Resizable>;
+    }
+
+    return <div className="mx_LeftPanelWidget">
+        <div
+            onFocus={onFocus}
+            className={classNames({
+                "mx_LeftPanelWidget_headerContainer": true,
+                "mx_LeftPanelWidget_headerContainer_withAux": !!auxButton,
+            })}
+            onKeyDown={(ev: React.KeyboardEvent) => {
+                switch (ev.key) {
+                    case Key.ARROW_LEFT:
+                        ev.stopPropagation();
+                        setExpanded(false);
+                        break;
+                    case Key.ARROW_RIGHT: {
+                        ev.stopPropagation();
+                        setExpanded(true);
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }}
+        >
+            <div className="mx_LeftPanelWidget_stickable">
+                <AccessibleButton
+                    onFocus={onFocus}
+                    inputRef={ref}
+                    tabIndex={tabIndex}
+                    className="mx_LeftPanelWidget_headerText"
+                    role="treeitem"
+                    aria-expanded={expanded}
+                    aria-level={1}
+                    onClick={() => {
+                        setExpanded(e => !e);
+                    }}
+                >
+                    <span className={classNames({
+                        "mx_LeftPanelWidget_collapseBtn": true,
+                        "mx_LeftPanelWidget_collapseBtn_collapsed": !expanded,
+                    })} />
+                    <span>{ WidgetUtils.getWidgetName(app) }</span>
+                </AccessibleButton>
+                { auxButton }
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+        { content }
+    </div>;
+};
+
+export default LeftPanelWidget;
diff --git a/src/settings/Settings.ts b/src/settings/Settings.ts
index 737c882919..dd638ea7a8 100644
--- a/src/settings/Settings.ts
+++ b/src/settings/Settings.ts
@@ -620,6 +620,10 @@ export const SETTINGS: {[setting: string]: ISetting} = {
         supportedLevels: LEVELS_ROOM_OR_ACCOUNT,
         default: {},
     },
+    "Widgets.leftPanel": {
+        supportedLevels: LEVELS_ACCOUNT_SETTINGS,
+        default: null,
+    },
     [UIFeature.AdvancedEncryption]: {
         supportedLevels: LEVELS_UI_FEATURE,
         default: true,
diff --git a/src/utils/WidgetUtils.ts b/src/utils/WidgetUtils.ts
index efdfbbb3cc..338b856edf 100644
--- a/src/utils/WidgetUtils.ts
+++ b/src/utils/WidgetUtils.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export interface IWidget {
     type: string;
     sender: string;
     state_key: string;
-    content: IApp;
+    content: Partial<IApp>;
 }
 
 export default class WidgetUtils {
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ export default class WidgetUtils {
         return client.setAccountData('m.widgets', userWidgets);
     }
 
-    static makeAppConfig(appId: string, app: IApp, senderUserId: string, roomId: string | null, eventId: string): IApp {
+    static makeAppConfig(appId: string, app: Partial<IApp>, senderUserId: string, roomId: string | null, eventId: string): IApp {
         if (!senderUserId) {
             throw new Error("Widgets must be created by someone - provide a senderUserId");
         }
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ export default class WidgetUtils {
         app.eventId = eventId;
         app.name = app.name || app.type;
 
-        return app;
+        return app as IApp;
     }
 
     static getCapWhitelistForAppTypeInRoomId(appType: string, roomId: string): Capability[] {