diff --git a/resources/celerity/map.php b/resources/celerity/map.php
--- a/resources/celerity/map.php
+++ b/resources/celerity/map.php
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
  */
 return array(
   'names' => array(
-    'conpherence.pkg.css' => 'b1547973',
+    'conpherence.pkg.css' => 'c8fbe125',
     'conpherence.pkg.js' => '11f3e07e',
     'core.pkg.css' => 'ade19c40',
-    'core.pkg.js' => '975d6a27',
+    'core.pkg.js' => '03c1cb09',
     'darkconsole.pkg.js' => 'e7393ebb',
     'differential.pkg.css' => 'e1d704ce',
     'differential.pkg.js' => '634399e9',
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     'rsrc/css/application/conpherence/header-pane.css' => '517de9fe',
     'rsrc/css/application/conpherence/menu.css' => '78c7b811',
     'rsrc/css/application/conpherence/message-pane.css' => '0d7dff02',
-    'rsrc/css/application/conpherence/notification.css' => '6cdcc253',
+    'rsrc/css/application/conpherence/notification.css' => '65dd0e79',
     'rsrc/css/application/conpherence/participant-pane.css' => '7bba0b56',
     'rsrc/css/application/conpherence/transaction.css' => '46253e19',
     'rsrc/css/application/conpherence/update.css' => '53bc527a',
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@
     'rsrc/js/application/config/behavior-reorder-fields.js' => 'b6993408',
     'rsrc/js/application/conpherence/ConpherenceThreadManager.js' => '01774ab2',
     'rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-drag-and-drop-photo.js' => 'cf86d16a',
-    'rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-durable-column.js' => 'e287689f',
+    'rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-durable-column.js' => 'a0e564c2',
     'rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-menu.js' => '9eb55204',
     'rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-participant-pane.js' => '8604caa8',
     'rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-pontificate.js' => 'f2e58483',
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@
     'conpherence-header-pane-css' => '517de9fe',
     'conpherence-menu-css' => '78c7b811',
     'conpherence-message-pane-css' => '0d7dff02',
-    'conpherence-notification-css' => '6cdcc253',
+    'conpherence-notification-css' => '65dd0e79',
     'conpherence-participant-pane-css' => '7bba0b56',
     'conpherence-thread-manager' => '01774ab2',
     'conpherence-transaction-css' => '46253e19',
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@
     'javelin-behavior-diffusion-pull-lastmodified' => 'f01586dc',
     'javelin-behavior-doorkeeper-tag' => 'e5822781',
     'javelin-behavior-drydock-live-operation-status' => '901935ef',
-    'javelin-behavior-durable-column' => 'e287689f',
+    'javelin-behavior-durable-column' => 'a0e564c2',
     'javelin-behavior-editengine-reorder-configs' => 'd7a74243',
     'javelin-behavior-editengine-reorder-fields' => 'b59e1e96',
     'javelin-behavior-error-log' => '6882e80a',
@@ -1774,6 +1774,16 @@
       'javelin-util',
       'phabricator-keyboard-shortcut',
     ),
+    'a0e564c2' => array(
+      'javelin-behavior',
+      'javelin-dom',
+      'javelin-stratcom',
+      'javelin-behavior-device',
+      'javelin-scrollbar',
+      'javelin-quicksand',
+      'phabricator-keyboard-shortcut',
+      'conpherence-thread-manager',
+    ),
     'a155550f' => array(
       'javelin-install',
       'javelin-dom',
@@ -2109,16 +2119,6 @@
       'javelin-stratcom',
       'javelin-dom',
     ),
-    'e287689f' => array(
-      'javelin-behavior',
-      'javelin-dom',
-      'javelin-stratcom',
-      'javelin-behavior-device',
-      'javelin-scrollbar',
-      'javelin-quicksand',
-      'phabricator-keyboard-shortcut',
-      'conpherence-thread-manager',
-    ),
     'e292eaf4' => array(
       'javelin-install',
     ),
diff --git a/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceNotificationPanelController.php b/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceNotificationPanelController.php
--- a/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceNotificationPanelController.php
+++ b/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceNotificationPanelController.php
@@ -70,13 +70,20 @@
       }
       $content = $view->render();
     } else {
+      $rooms_uri = phutil_tag(
+        'a',
+        array(
+          'href' => '/conpherence/',
+          'class' => 'no-room-notification',
+        ),
+        pht('You have joined no rooms.'));
+
       $content = phutil_tag_div(
-        'phabricator-notification no-notifications',
-        pht('You have no messages.'));
+        'phabricator-notification no-notifications', $rooms_uri);
     }
 
     $content = hsprintf(
-      '<div class="phabricator-notification-header">%s</div>'.
+      '<div class="phabricator-notification-header grouped">%s%s</div>'.
       '%s',
       phutil_tag(
         'a',
@@ -84,6 +91,7 @@
           'href' => '/conpherence/',
         ),
         pht('Rooms')),
+      $this->renderPersistentOption(),
       $content);
 
     $unread = id(new ConpherenceParticipantCountQuery())
@@ -100,4 +108,32 @@
     return id(new AphrontAjaxResponse())->setContent($json);
   }
 
+  private function renderPersistentOption() {
+    $viewer = $this->getViewer();
+    $column_key = PhabricatorConpherenceColumnVisibleSetting::SETTINGKEY;
+    $show = (bool)$viewer->getUserSetting($column_key, false);
+
+    $view = phutil_tag(
+      'div',
+      array(
+        'class' => 'persistent-option',
+      ),
+      array(
+        javelin_tag(
+          'input',
+          array(
+            'type' => 'checkbox',
+            'checked' => ($show) ? 'checked' : null,
+            'value' => !$show,
+            'sigil' => 'conpherence-persist-column',
+          )),
+        phutil_tag(
+          'span',
+          array(),
+          pht('Persistent Chat')),
+    ));
+
+    return $view;
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/webroot/rsrc/css/application/conpherence/notification.css b/webroot/rsrc/css/application/conpherence/notification.css
--- a/webroot/rsrc/css/application/conpherence/notification.css
+++ b/webroot/rsrc/css/application/conpherence/notification.css
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
   width: 30px;
   height: 30px;
   background-size: 100%;
-  box-shadow: {$borderinset};
   border-radius: 3px;
 }
 
@@ -71,3 +70,19 @@
   padding: 0 5px 1px;
   font-size: {$smallestfontsize};
 }
+
+.phabricator-notification .no-room-notification {
+  color: {$lightgreytext};
+  display: block;
+}
+
+.phabricator-notification-header .persistent-option {
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  float: right;
+}
+
+.phabricator-notification-header .persistent-option span {
+  margin-left: 4px;
+  font-weight: normal;
+  color: {$greytext};
+}
diff --git a/webroot/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-durable-column.js b/webroot/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-durable-column.js
--- a/webroot/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-durable-column.js
+++ b/webroot/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-durable-column.js
@@ -89,9 +89,10 @@
     JX.Stratcom.invoke('resize');
   }
 
-  new JX.KeyboardShortcut('\\', 'Toggle Conpherence Column')
-    .setHandler(_toggleColumn)
-    .register();
+  JX.Stratcom.listen(
+    'click',
+    'conpherence-persist-column',
+    _toggleColumn);
 
   JX.Stratcom.listen(
     'click',