diff --git a/.changeset/slimy-hornets-share.md b/.changeset/slimy-hornets-share.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bfeef2279
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/slimy-hornets-share.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"gitbook": patch
+---
+
+Consistently show variant selector in section bar if site has sections
diff --git a/packages/gitbook/src/components/Header/Header.tsx b/packages/gitbook/src/components/Header/Header.tsx
index 304e85313..f3bd145d5 100644
--- a/packages/gitbook/src/components/Header/Header.tsx
+++ b/packages/gitbook/src/components/Header/Header.tsx
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ export function Header(props: { context: GitBookSiteContext; withTopHeader?: boo
                             {siteSpaces.length > 1 && (
                                 <div
                                     id="variants"
-                                    className="my-2 mr-5 page-no-toc:flex hidden grow border-tint border-r pr-5 *:grow only:mr-0 only:border-none only:pr-0 sm:max-w-64"
+                                    className="my-2 mr-5 grow border-tint border-r pr-5 *:grow only:mr-0 only:border-none only:pr-0 sm:max-w-64"
                                 >
                                     <SpacesDropdown
                                         context={context}
diff --git a/packages/gitbook/src/components/SpaceLayout/SpaceLayout.tsx b/packages/gitbook/src/components/SpaceLayout/SpaceLayout.tsx
index cedc2eee8..f69de405e 100644
--- a/packages/gitbook/src/components/SpaceLayout/SpaceLayout.tsx
+++ b/packages/gitbook/src/components/SpaceLayout/SpaceLayout.tsx
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ export function SpaceLayout(props: {
                                             sections={encodeClientSiteSections(context, sections)}
                                         />
                                     )}
-                                    {isMultiVariants && (
+                                    {isMultiVariants && !sections && (
                                         <SpacesDropdown
                                             context={context}
                                             siteSpace={siteSpace}