diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/BaseControllers/MFViewController.m b/MVMCoreUI/BaseControllers/MFViewController.m
index 6484c7ec..2c8e3997 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/BaseControllers/MFViewController.m
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/BaseControllers/MFViewController.m
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
     
     // Avoid the setter so we are only setting the bool and wait for view will appear to update the navigation bar.
     _masterShouldBeAccessible = [self isMasterInitiallyAccessible];
-    _supportShouldBeAccessible = ![MVMCoreUISession sharedGlobal].disableSupport && [self isSupportInitiallyAccessible];
+    _supportShouldBeAccessible = [self isSupportInitiallyAccessible];
     
     // Observe for cache updates if desired.
     [self observeForResponseJSONUpdates];
diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Containers/SplitViewController/MVMCoreUISplitViewController.h b/MVMCoreUI/Containers/SplitViewController/MVMCoreUISplitViewController.h
index af02281d..8c1a7715 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Containers/SplitViewController/MVMCoreUISplitViewController.h
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Containers/SplitViewController/MVMCoreUISplitViewController.h
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@ typedef NS_ENUM(NSInteger, MFNumberOfDrawers) {
 - (nullable UIViewController <MVMCoreUIPanelProtocol> *)createLeftPanelViewController;
 - (nullable UIViewController <MVMCoreUIPanelProtocol> *)createRightPanelViewController;
 
+//replace gloabl panel
+- (void)updateGlobalLeftPanelViewController:(nullable UIViewController <MVMCoreUIPanelProtocol> *)leftPanelController;
+- (void)updateGlobalRightPanelViewController:(nullable UIViewController <MVMCoreUIPanelProtocol> *)rightPanelController;
+
 // subclass to change image of back button
 - (nullable UIImage *)imageForBackButton;
 
diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Containers/SplitViewController/MVMCoreUISplitViewController.m b/MVMCoreUI/Containers/SplitViewController/MVMCoreUISplitViewController.m
index b5177b9b..15dfba04 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Containers/SplitViewController/MVMCoreUISplitViewController.m
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Containers/SplitViewController/MVMCoreUISplitViewController.m
@@ -114,6 +114,14 @@ CGFloat const PanelAnimationDuration = 0.2;
     return nil;
 }
 
+- (void)updateGlobalLeftPanelViewController:(nullable UIViewController <MVMCoreUIPanelProtocol> *)leftPanelController {
+    self.globalLeftPanel = leftPanelController;
+}
+
+- (void)updateGlobalRightPanelViewController:(nullable UIViewController <MVMCoreUIPanelProtocol> *)rightPanelController {
+    self.globalRightPanel = rightPanelController;
+}
+
 - (nullable NSArray <UIBarButtonItem *>*)additionalLeftButtons {
     return nil;
 }
@@ -316,6 +324,9 @@ CGFloat const PanelAnimationDuration = 0.2;
 }
 
 - (void)hideLeftPanelAnimated:(BOOL)animated checkingForOtherExtendedDrawers:(BOOL)checkingForOtherExtendedDrawers {
+    if (!self.globalLeftPanel) {
+        return;
+    }
     [MVMCoreDispatchUtility performBlockOnMainThread:^{
         if (self.mainViewLeading.constant > .1) {
             if (checkingForOtherExtendedDrawers && self.explictlyShowingPanel == self.leftPanel) {
@@ -355,6 +366,9 @@ CGFloat const PanelAnimationDuration = 0.2;
 }
 
 - (void)showLeftPanelAnimated:(BOOL)animated explict:(BOOL)explict {
+    if (!self.globalLeftPanel) {
+        return;
+    }
     [MVMCoreDispatchUtility performBlockOnMainThread:^{
         if (self.mainViewLeading.constant < .1) {
             BOOL shouldExtendLeftPanel = [self shouldExtendLeftPanel];
@@ -509,6 +523,9 @@ CGFloat const PanelAnimationDuration = 0.2;
 }
 
 - (void)hideRightPanelAnimated:(BOOL)animated checkingForOtherExtendedDrawers:(BOOL)checkingForOtherExtendedDrawers {
+    if (!self.globalRightPanel) {
+        return;
+    }
     [MVMCoreDispatchUtility performBlockOnMainThread:^{
         if (self.mainViewTrailing.constant > .1) {
             if (checkingForOtherExtendedDrawers && self.explictlyShowingPanel == self.rightPanel) {
@@ -548,6 +565,9 @@ CGFloat const PanelAnimationDuration = 0.2;
 }
 
 - (void)showRightPanelAnimated:(BOOL)animated explict:(BOOL)explict {
+    if (!self.globalRightPanel) {
+        return;
+    }
     [MVMCoreDispatchUtility performBlockOnMainThread:^{
         if (self.mainViewTrailing.constant < .1) {
             BOOL shouldExtendRightPanel = [self shouldExtendRightPanel];
diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/OtherHandlers/MVMCoreUISession.h b/MVMCoreUI/OtherHandlers/MVMCoreUISession.h
index ac7b2dbc..ca2db26e 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/OtherHandlers/MVMCoreUISession.h
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/OtherHandlers/MVMCoreUISession.h
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 //indicates if the app launched successfully
 @property (assign, nonatomic) BOOL launchAppLoadedSuccessfully;
 
-//indicates if support is enabled
-@property (assign, nonatomic) BOOL disableSupport;
-
 // Allows a global overload of the title view of navigation item.
 - (nullable UIView *)titleViewForController:(nonnull MFViewController *)controller;