diff --git a/example/lib/main.dart b/example/lib/main.dart
index 3847b8d5a..331b5a80e 100644
--- a/example/lib/main.dart
+++ b/example/lib/main.dart
@@ -88,9 +88,7 @@ class _HomeState extends State<Home> {
       theme: context.watch<LightTheme>().value,
       darkTheme: context.watch<DarkTheme>().value,
       home: _compactMode
-          ? YaruCompactLayout(
-              pageItems: [configItem] + examplePageItems.take(_amount).toList(),
-            )
+          ? _CompactPage(configItem: configItem, amount: _amount)
           : YaruMasterDetailPage(
               leftPaneWidth: 280,
               previousIconData: YaruIcons.go_previous,
@@ -111,6 +109,28 @@ class _HomeState extends State<Home> {
   }
 }
 
+class _CompactPage extends StatelessWidget {
+  const _CompactPage({
+    Key? key,
+    required this.configItem,
+    required int amount,
+  })  : _amount = amount,
+        super(key: key);
+
+  final YaruPageItem configItem;
+  final int _amount;
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    final width = MediaQuery.of(context).size.width;
+
+    return YaruCompactLayout(
+      extendNavigationRail: width > 1000,
+      pageItems: [configItem] + examplePageItems.take(_amount).toList(),
+    );
+  }
+}
+
 class TouchMouseStylusScrollBehavior extends MaterialScrollBehavior {
   @override
   Set<PointerDeviceKind> get dragDevices => {
diff --git a/lib/src/pages/layouts/yaru_compact_layout.dart b/lib/src/pages/layouts/yaru_compact_layout.dart
index 411b79fdf..30552b32d 100644
--- a/lib/src/pages/layouts/yaru_compact_layout.dart
+++ b/lib/src/pages/layouts/yaru_compact_layout.dart
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class YaruCompactLayout extends StatefulWidget {
     this.showUnselectedLabels = true,
     this.labelType = NavigationRailLabelType.none,
     this.bottomNavigationBarType = BottomNavigationBarType.fixed,
+    this.extendNavigationRail = false,
   }) : super(key: key);
 
   /// The list of [YaruPageItem] has to be provided.
@@ -32,6 +33,10 @@ class YaruCompactLayout extends StatefulWidget {
   /// Optionally control the click behavior of the [BottomNavigationBar]
   final BottomNavigationBarType bottomNavigationBarType;
 
+  /// Defines if the labels are shown right to the icon
+  /// of the [NavigationRail] in the wide layout
+  final bool extendNavigationRail;
+
   @override
   State<YaruCompactLayout> createState() => _YaruCompactLayoutState();
 }
@@ -57,6 +62,9 @@ class _YaruCompactLayoutState extends State<YaruCompactLayout> {
                       pageItems: widget.pageItems,
                       initialIndex: _index == -1 ? _previousIndex : _index,
                       onSelected: _setIndex,
+                      extended: widget.labelType == NavigationRailLabelType.none
+                          ? widget.extendNavigationRail
+                          : false,
                     )
                   : YaruNarrowLayout(
                       showSelectedLabels: widget.showSelectedLabels,
diff --git a/lib/src/pages/layouts/yaru_wide_layout.dart b/lib/src/pages/layouts/yaru_wide_layout.dart
index 3821e46fb..f91753d41 100644
--- a/lib/src/pages/layouts/yaru_wide_layout.dart
+++ b/lib/src/pages/layouts/yaru_wide_layout.dart
@@ -21,12 +21,17 @@ class YaruWideLayout extends StatefulWidget {
   /// Optionally control the labels of the [NavigationRail]
   final NavigationRailLabelType? labelType;
 
+  /// Defines if the labels are shown right to the icon
+  /// of the [NavigationRail]
+  final bool extended;
+
   const YaruWideLayout({
     Key? key,
     required this.pageItems,
     required this.initialIndex,
     this.scrollController,
     this.labelType = NavigationRailLabelType.selected,
+    this.extended = false,
     required this.onSelected,
   }) : super(key: key);
 
@@ -65,6 +70,10 @@ class _YaruWideLayoutState extends State<YaruWideLayout> {
                           BoxConstraints(minHeight: constraint.maxHeight),
                       child: IntrinsicHeight(
                         child: NavigationRail(
+                          extended:
+                              widget.labelType == NavigationRailLabelType.none
+                                  ? widget.extended
+                                  : false,
                           unselectedIconTheme: IconThemeData(
                             color: unselectedTextColor,
                           ),