diff --git a/opencase.module b/opencase.module
index 136b7a0..bc2ae36 100644
--- a/opencase.module
+++ b/opencase.module
@@ -7,6 +7,33 @@
 
 use Drupal\Core\Routing\RouteMatchInterface;
 
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_block_access
+ *
+ * Forbids the opencase_contextual_menu block on pages where it has no content.
+ * (Without this, it was displaying an empty sidebar)
+ */
+function opencase_block_access(\Drupal\block\Entity\Block $block, $operation, \Drupal\Core\Session\AccountInterface $account) {
+  if ($operation == 'view' && $block->getPluginId() == 'opencase_contextual_menu') {
+    $route_name = \Drupal::routeMatch()->getRouteName();
+    $routes_where_it_should_be_shown = [
+      'entity.oc_actor.canonical',
+      'view.cases.page_1',
+      'entity.oc_case.canonical',
+      'view.activities.page_1',
+      'entity.oc_activity.canonical'
+    ];
+    error_log(!in_array($route_name, $routes_where_it_should_be_shown));
+    return \Drupal\Core\Access\AccessResult::forbiddenIf(!in_array($route_name, $routes_where_it_should_be_shown))
+      ->addCacheableDependency($block);
+  }
+
+  // No opinion.
+  return \Drupal\Core\Access\AccessResult::neutral();
+}
+
+
 /**
  * Implements hook_page_attachments
  *
diff --git a/src/Plugin/Block/ContextualMenu.php b/src/Plugin/Block/ContextualMenu.php
index 0047d88..d7dad03 100644
--- a/src/Plugin/Block/ContextualMenu.php
+++ b/src/Plugin/Block/ContextualMenu.php
@@ -10,8 +10,11 @@ use Drupal\opencase\Utils;
 /**
  * Provides a 'ContextualMenu' block.
  *
+ * Displays contextual links on certain pages. 
+ * The block is forbidden by hook_block_access on other pages, so if more are added they need adding there too.
+ *
  * @Block(
- *  id = "contextual_menu",
+ *  id = "opencase_contextual_menu",
  *  admin_label = @Translation("OpenCase Contextual Menu"),
  * )
  */