diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/viewer2/ui.py b/src/calibre/gui2/viewer2/ui.py
index e6e17de14a..9739aefe09 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/viewer2/ui.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/viewer2/ui.py
@@ -25,14 +25,15 @@ class EbookViewer(MainWindow):
         MainWindow.__init__(self, None)
         self.book_prepared.connect(self.load_finished, type=Qt.QueuedConnection)
 
-        def create_dock(title, name, areas=Qt.LeftDockWidgetArea | Qt.RightDockWidgetArea):
+        def create_dock(title, name, area, areas=Qt.LeftDockWidgetArea | Qt.RightDockWidgetArea):
             ans = QDockWidget(title, self)
             ans.setObjectName(name)
-            ans.close()
+            self.addDockWidget(area, ans)
+            ans.setVisible(False)
             return ans
 
-        self.toc_dock = create_dock(_('Table of Contents'), 'toc-dock')
-        self.inspector_dock = create_dock(_('Inspector'), 'inspector')
+        self.toc_dock = create_dock(_('Table of Contents'), 'toc-dock', Qt.LeftDockWidgetArea)
+        self.inspector_dock = create_dock(_('Inspector'), 'inspector', Qt.RightDockWidgetArea)
         self.web_view = WebView(self)
         self.setCentralWidget(self.web_view)
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/viewer2/web_view.py b/src/calibre/gui2/viewer2/web_view.py
index 7e13557dfb..82df5fe2c6 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/viewer2/web_view.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/viewer2/web_view.py
@@ -221,7 +221,9 @@ class WebView(RestartingWebEngineView):
         self.setAcceptDrops(False)
         self.clear()
         if parent is not None:
-            self.inspector = Inspector(parent.toc_dock.toggleViewAction(), self)
+            self.inspector = Inspector(parent.inspector_dock.toggleViewAction(), self)
+            parent.inspector_dock.setWidget(self.inspector)
+            # QTimer.singleShot(100, lambda: (parent.inspector_dock.setVisible(True), parent.inspector_dock.setMinimumWidth(450)))
 
     def render_process_died(self):
         if self.dead_renderer_error_shown: