diff --git a/src/frontend/src/features/pip/components/PipView.tsx b/src/frontend/src/features/pip/components/PipView.tsx
index d73d7238..77611611 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/features/pip/components/PipView.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/features/pip/components/PipView.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ import { supportsScreenSharing } from '@livekit/components-core'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import { styled } from '@/styled-system/jsx'
 import { SidePanel } from '@/features/rooms/livekit/components/SidePanel'
-import { useSidePanel } from '@/features/rooms/livekit/hooks/useSidePanel'
+import {
+  SidePanelStoreProvider,
+  useSidePanel,
+} from '@/features/rooms/livekit/hooks/useSidePanel'
 import { pipLayoutStore } from '../stores/pipLayoutStore'
 import { useEscapeDismiss } from '../hooks/useEscapeDismiss'
 import { usePipKeyboardShortcuts } from '../hooks/usePipKeyboardShortcuts'
@@ -17,12 +20,20 @@ import { PipConnectionStateToast } from './notifications/PipConnectionStateToast
 import { PipReactionPortals } from './PipReactionPortals'
 
 export const PipView = () => {
+  return (
+    <SidePanelStoreProvider value={pipLayoutStore}>
+      <PipViewContent />
+    </SidePanelStoreProvider>
+  )
+}
+
+const PipViewContent = () => {
   const browserSupportsScreenSharing = supportsScreenSharing()
   const { t } = useTranslation('rooms', {
     keyPrefix: 'options.items.pictureInPicture',
   })
   const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
-  const { isSidePanelOpen, closePanel } = useSidePanel(pipLayoutStore)
+  const { isSidePanelOpen, closePanel } = useSidePanel()
 
   // Escape closes the side panel instead of the whole PiP window.
   useEscapeDismiss(containerRef, isSidePanelOpen, closePanel)
@@ -53,7 +64,7 @@ export const PipView = () => {
       <PipStage />
       <PipReactionsToolbar />
       <PipControlBar showScreenShare={browserSupportsScreenSharing} />
-      <SidePanel store={pipLayoutStore} />
+      <SidePanel />
       <PipReactionPortals />
       <OverlayStack>
         <PipConnectionStateToast />
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/features/pip/components/controls/PipOptionsMenuItems.tsx b/src/frontend/src/features/pip/components/controls/PipOptionsMenuItems.tsx
index d27dcb47..9df40581 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/features/pip/components/controls/PipOptionsMenuItems.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/features/pip/components/controls/PipOptionsMenuItems.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { FeedbackMenuItem } from '@/features/rooms/livekit/components/controls/O
 import { EffectsMenuItem } from '@/features/rooms/livekit/components/controls/Options/EffectsMenuItem'
 import { SupportMenuItem } from '@/features/rooms/livekit/components/controls/Options/SupportMenuItem'
 import { PictureInPictureMenuItem } from '@/features/rooms/livekit/components/controls/Options/PictureInPictureMenuItem'
-import { pipLayoutStore } from '@/features/pip/stores/pipLayoutStore'
 import { PipOverflowItems } from './PipOverflowItems'
 import type { CollapsibleControl } from '../PipControlBar'
 
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ export const PipOptionsMenuItems = ({
       )}
       <MenuSection>
         <PictureInPictureMenuItem />
-        <EffectsMenuItem store={pipLayoutStore} />
+        <EffectsMenuItem />
       </MenuSection>
       <Separator />
       <MenuSection>
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/features/pip/components/layouts/PipFocusLayout.tsx b/src/frontend/src/features/pip/components/layouts/PipFocusLayout.tsx
index dae79ecb..0bd2997c 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/features/pip/components/layouts/PipFocusLayout.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/features/pip/components/layouts/PipFocusLayout.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { memo } from 'react'
 import type { TrackReferenceOrPlaceholder } from '@livekit/components-core'
 import { styled } from '@/styled-system/jsx'
 import { ParticipantTile } from '@/features/rooms/livekit/components/ParticipantTile'
-import { pipLayoutStore } from '../../stores/pipLayoutStore'
 import { getTrackKey } from '../../utils/pipTrackSelection'
 
 type PipFocusLayoutProps = {
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ export const PipFocusLayout = memo(
           <ParticipantTile
             key={getTrackKey(mainTrack)}
             trackRef={mainTrack}
-            sidePanelStore={pipLayoutStore}
           />
         </MainSlot>
         {thumbnailTrack && (
@@ -34,7 +32,6 @@ export const PipFocusLayout = memo(
             <ParticipantTile
               key={getTrackKey(thumbnailTrack)}
               trackRef={thumbnailTrack}
-              sidePanelStore={pipLayoutStore}
             />
           </Thumbnail>
         )}
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/features/pip/components/layouts/PipGridLayout.tsx b/src/frontend/src/features/pip/components/layouts/PipGridLayout.tsx
index 4d4d81fa..ae84f44b 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/features/pip/components/layouts/PipGridLayout.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/features/pip/components/layouts/PipGridLayout.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { memo, useMemo, useRef } from 'react'
 import type { TrackReferenceOrPlaceholder } from '@livekit/components-core'
 import { styled } from '@/styled-system/jsx'
 import { ParticipantTile } from '@/features/rooms/livekit/components/ParticipantTile'
-import { pipLayoutStore } from '../../stores/pipLayoutStore'
 import { usePipElementSize } from '../../hooks/usePipElementSize'
 import { usePipFlipAnimations } from '../../hooks/usePipFlipAnimations'
 import { computePipGridLayout } from '../../utils/pipGrid'
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ export const PipGridLayout = memo(({ tracks }: PipGridLayoutProps) => {
     <GridContainer ref={containerRef} style={gridStyle}>
       {tracks.map((track, index) => (
         <GridCell key={tileKeys[index]} style={placements[index]}>
-          <ParticipantTile trackRef={track} sidePanelStore={pipLayoutStore} />
+          <ParticipantTile trackRef={track} />
         </GridCell>
       ))}
     </GridContainer>
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/ParticipantTile.tsx b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/ParticipantTile.tsx
index bb902116..629e9980 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/ParticipantTile.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/ParticipantTile.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import { HStack } from '@/styled-system/jsx'
 import { MutedMicIndicator } from './MutedMicIndicator'
 import { ParticipantPlaceholder } from './ParticipantPlaceholder'
 import { ParticipantTileFocus } from './ParticipantTileFocus'
-import type { SidePanelStore } from '../hooks/useSidePanel'
 import { FullScreenShareWarning } from './FullScreenShareWarning'
 import { ParticipantName } from './ParticipantName'
 import { getParticipantName } from '@/features/rooms/utils/getParticipantName'
@@ -53,7 +52,6 @@ export function TrackRefContextIfNeeded(
 
 interface ParticipantTileExtendedProps extends ParticipantTileProps {
   disableMetadata?: boolean
-  sidePanelStore?: SidePanelStore
 }
 
 export const ParticipantTile: (
@@ -68,7 +66,6 @@ export const ParticipantTile: (
     onParticipantClick,
     disableSpeakingIndicator,
     disableMetadata,
-    sidePanelStore,
     ...htmlProps
   }: ParticipantTileExtendedProps,
   ref
@@ -238,7 +235,6 @@ export const ParticipantTile: (
             <ParticipantTileFocus
               trackRef={trackReference}
               hasKeyboardFocus={hasKeyboardFocus}
-              sidePanelStore={sidePanelStore}
             />
           )}
         </ParticipantContextIfNeeded>
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/ParticipantTileFocus.tsx b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/ParticipantTileFocus.tsx
index 1c80bfcc..605314ca 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/ParticipantTileFocus.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/ParticipantTileFocus.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import { TrackReferenceOrPlaceholder } from '@livekit/components-core'
 import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react'
-import { type SidePanelStore, useSidePanel } from '../hooks/useSidePanel'
+import { useSidePanel } from '../hooks/useSidePanel'
 import { useFullScreen } from '../hooks/useFullScreen'
 import { Participant, Track } from 'livekit-client'
 import { MuteAlertDialog } from './MuteAlertDialog'
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ const FocusButton = ({
   )
 }
 
-const EffectsButton = ({ store }: { store?: SidePanelStore }) => {
+const EffectsButton = () => {
   const { t } = useTranslation('rooms', { keyPrefix: 'participantTileFocus' })
-  const { isEffectsOpen, toggleEffects } = useSidePanel(store)
+  const { isEffectsOpen, toggleEffects } = useSidePanel()
   return (
     <Button
       size={'sm'}
@@ -132,11 +132,9 @@ const MOUSE_IDLE_TIME = 3000
 export const ParticipantTileFocus = ({
   trackRef,
   hasKeyboardFocus,
-  sidePanelStore,
 }: {
   trackRef: TrackReferenceOrPlaceholder
   hasKeyboardFocus: boolean
-  sidePanelStore?: SidePanelStore
 }) => {
   const [hovered, setHovered] = useState(false)
   const [opacity, setOpacity] = useState(0)
@@ -218,7 +216,7 @@ export const ParticipantTileFocus = ({
             {!isScreenShare ? (
               <>
                 {participant.isLocal ? (
-                  <EffectsButton store={sidePanelStore} />
+                  <EffectsButton />
                 ) : (
                   canMute && <MuteButton participant={participant} />
                 )}
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/SidePanel.tsx b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/SidePanel.tsx
index efd80688..6292f71a 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/SidePanel.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/SidePanel.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { Button, Div } from '@/primitives'
 import { RiArrowLeftLine, RiCloseLine } from '@remixicon/react'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import { ParticipantsList } from './controls/Participants/ParticipantsList'
-import { type SidePanelStore, useSidePanel } from '../hooks/useSidePanel'
+import { useSidePanel } from '../hooks/useSidePanel'
 import { ReactNode } from 'react'
 import { Chat } from '../prefabs/Chat'
 import { Effects } from './effects/Effects'
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ const Panel = ({ isOpen, keepAlive = false, children }: PanelProps) => (
     {keepAlive || isOpen ? children : null}
   </div>
 )
-export const SidePanel = ({ store }: { store?: SidePanelStore }) => {
+export const SidePanel = () => {
   const {
     activePanelId,
     isParticipantsOpen,
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ export const SidePanel = ({ store }: { store?: SidePanelStore }) => {
     activeSubPanelId,
     closePanel,
     goBack,
-  } = useSidePanel(store)
+  } = useSidePanel()
   const { t } = useTranslation('rooms', { keyPrefix: 'sidePanel' })
   const title = t(`heading.${activeSubPanelId || activePanelId}`)
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/controls/Options/EffectsMenuItem.tsx b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/controls/Options/EffectsMenuItem.tsx
index 4ee37209..98a2e7d3 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/controls/Options/EffectsMenuItem.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/controls/Options/EffectsMenuItem.tsx
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ import { RiImageCircleAiFill } from '@remixicon/react'
 import { MenuItem } from 'react-aria-components'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import { menuRecipe } from '@/primitives/menuRecipe'
-import { type SidePanelStore, useSidePanel } from '../../../hooks/useSidePanel'
+import { useSidePanel } from '../../../hooks/useSidePanel'
 
-export const EffectsMenuItem = ({ store }: { store?: SidePanelStore }) => {
+export const EffectsMenuItem = () => {
   const { t } = useTranslation('rooms', { keyPrefix: 'options.items' })
-  const { toggleEffects } = useSidePanel(store)
+  const { toggleEffects } = useSidePanel()
 
   return (
     <MenuItem
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/hooks/useSidePanel.ts b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/hooks/useSidePanel.ts
index 8d1203bd..a431d2e3 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/hooks/useSidePanel.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/hooks/useSidePanel.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { createContext, useContext } from 'react'
 import { useSnapshot } from 'valtio'
 import { layoutStore } from '@/stores/layout'
 import { PanelId, SubPanelId } from '../types/panel'
@@ -9,7 +10,13 @@ export type SidePanelStore = {
   activeSubPanelId: SubPanelId | null
 }
 
-export const useSidePanel = (store: SidePanelStore = layoutStore) => {
+const SidePanelStoreContext = createContext<SidePanelStore>(layoutStore)
+
+export const SidePanelStoreProvider = SidePanelStoreContext.Provider
+
+export const useSidePanel = (store?: SidePanelStore) => {
+  const currentStore = useContext(SidePanelStoreContext)
+  store ??= currentStore
   const layoutSnap = useSnapshot(store)
   const activePanelId = layoutSnap.activePanelId
   const activeSubPanelId = layoutSnap.activeSubPanelId