diff --git a/src/assets/stylesheets/entry.scss b/src/assets/stylesheets/entry.scss
index 28ceef6a6f97b1cfc06fd12ba44536c451bd1803..08f3144d61d0b8c5ccf24057cc67a404431417a0 100644
--- a/src/assets/stylesheets/entry.scss
+++ b/src/assets/stylesheets/entry.scss
@@ -5,6 +5,21 @@
   flex-direction: column;
   align-items: center;
   height: 100%;
+  position: relative;
+
+  :local(.collapse) {
+    @extend %fa-icon-button;
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 4px;
+    right: 24px;
+  }
+
+  :local(.expand) {
+    @extend %fa-icon-button;
+    position: absolute;
+    top: -32px;
+    right: 24px;
+  }
 }
 
 :local(.entry-button) {
diff --git a/src/assets/stylesheets/scene-ui.scss b/src/assets/stylesheets/scene-ui.scss
index 476f4e545012bb99411d6882950df6bcd3686217..2f48ccee5dae1e9abc7a63258d5955838f1c16c1 100644
--- a/src/assets/stylesheets/scene-ui.scss
+++ b/src/assets/stylesheets/scene-ui.scss
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@
 }
 
 :local(.logoTagline) {
-  color: black;
-  text-shadow: 0px 0px 10px #888;
+  @extend %background-agnostic;
   font-weight: bold;
   text-align: center;
   font-size: 1.2em;
diff --git a/src/assets/stylesheets/shared.scss b/src/assets/stylesheets/shared.scss
index d69411fddce1f74da2236b728bfb31b82d4f2d90..44155ae2ed6e7f48ea4ce9d78fecca10a1859d99 100644
--- a/src/assets/stylesheets/shared.scss
+++ b/src/assets/stylesheets/shared.scss
@@ -141,6 +141,11 @@ $action-text: #2F80ED;
   outline-offset: -18px;
 }
 
+%background-agnostic {
+  color: black;
+  text-shadow: 0px 0px 10px #888;
+}
+
 %fa-icon-button {
   @extend %default-font;
   margin: 16px 0;
diff --git a/src/react-components/ui-root.js b/src/react-components/ui-root.js
index b83bfce33fa05344dd2266d7b66fac911ed7e4a9..0c3fa5e8d463aa68b88c5736b358a13654e36fbc 100644
--- a/src/react-components/ui-root.js
+++ b/src/react-components/ui-root.js
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ import { faUsers } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons/faUsers";
 
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome";
 import { faQuestion } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons/faQuestion";
+import { faChevronDown } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons/faChevronDown";
+import { faChevronUp } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons/faChevronUp";
 
 addLocaleData([...en]);
 
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ class UIRoot extends Component {
     mediaStream: null,
     videoTrack: null,
     audioTrack: null,
-    lowerPanelCollapsed: false,
+    entryPanelCollapsed: false,
 
     toneInterval: null,
     tonePlaying: false,
@@ -880,16 +882,42 @@ class UIRoot extends Component {
 
     const audioSetupPanel = this.state.entryStep === ENTRY_STEPS.audio_setup && this.renderAudioSetupPanel();
 
-    const dialogContents = this.isWaitingForAutoExit() ? (
-      <AutoExitWarning secondsRemaining={this.state.secondsRemainingBeforeAutoExit} onCancel={this.endAutoExitTimer} />
-    ) : (
-      <div className={entryStyles.entryDialog}>
-        {startPanel}
-        {devicePanel}
-        {micPanel}
-        {audioSetupPanel}
-      </div>
-    );
+    // Dialog is empty if coll
+    let dialogContents = null;
+
+    if (this.state.entryPanelCollapsed && !this.isWaitingForAutoExit()) {
+      dialogContents = (
+        <div className={entryStyles.entryDialog}>
+          <div>&nbsp;</div>
+          <button onClick={() => this.setState({ entryPanelCollapsed: false })} className={entryStyles.expand}>
+            <i>
+              <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faChevronUp} />
+            </i>
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      );
+    } else {
+      dialogContents = this.isWaitingForAutoExit() ? (
+        <AutoExitWarning
+          secondsRemaining={this.state.secondsRemainingBeforeAutoExit}
+          onCancel={this.endAutoExitTimer}
+        />
+      ) : (
+        <div className={entryStyles.entryDialog}>
+          {!this.state.entryPanelCollapsed && (
+            <button onClick={() => this.setState({ entryPanelCollapsed: true })} className={entryStyles.collapse}>
+              <i>
+                <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faChevronDown} />
+              </i>
+            </button>
+          )}
+          {startPanel}
+          {devicePanel}
+          {micPanel}
+          {audioSetupPanel}
+        </div>
+      );
+    }
 
     const dialogBoxContentsClassNames = classNames({
       [styles.uiInteractive]: !this.state.dialog,