diff --git a/react/features/app/components/App.native.js b/react/features/app/components/App.native.js
index 3bcd8f7a2..cb6ae4559 100644
--- a/react/features/app/components/App.native.js
+++ b/react/features/app/components/App.native.js
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ import { Linking } from 'react-native';
 import '../../analytics';
 import '../../authentication';
 import { Platform } from '../../base/react';
-import { AspectRatioDetector } from '../../base/responsive-ui';
+import {
+    AspectRatioDetector,
+    ReducedUIDetector
+} from '../../base/responsive-ui';
 import '../../mobile/audio-mode';
 import '../../mobile/background';
 import '../../mobile/callkit';
@@ -97,7 +100,9 @@ export class App extends AbstractApp {
     _createElement(component, props) {
         return (
             <AspectRatioDetector>
-                { super._createElement(component, props) }
+                <ReducedUIDetector>
+                    { super._createElement(component, props) }
+                </ReducedUIDetector>
             </AspectRatioDetector>
         );
     }
diff --git a/react/features/app/components/App.web.js b/react/features/app/components/App.web.js
index 5103ba96a..615564cb2 100644
--- a/react/features/app/components/App.web.js
+++ b/react/features/app/components/App.web.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { AtlasKitThemeProvider } from '@atlaskit/theme';
 import React from 'react';
 
+import '../../base/responsive-ui';
 import { getLocationContextRoot } from '../../base/util';
 import '../../room-lock';
 
diff --git a/react/features/base/responsive-ui/actionTypes.js b/react/features/base/responsive-ui/actionTypes.js
index da7dabff6..55e4299ba 100644
--- a/react/features/base/responsive-ui/actionTypes.js
+++ b/react/features/base/responsive-ui/actionTypes.js
@@ -8,3 +8,16 @@
  * }
  */
 export const SET_ASPECT_RATIO = Symbol('SET_ASPECT_RATIO');
+
+/**
+ * The type of redux action which signals that the reduces UI mode was enabled
+ * or disabled.
+ *
+ * {
+ *     type: SET_REDUCED_UI,
+ *     reducedUI: boolean
+ * }
+ *
+ * @public
+ */
+export const SET_REDUCED_UI = Symbol('SET_REDUCED_UI');
diff --git a/react/features/base/responsive-ui/actions.js b/react/features/base/responsive-ui/actions.js
index b31db0025..c7ddd9bea 100644
--- a/react/features/base/responsive-ui/actions.js
+++ b/react/features/base/responsive-ui/actions.js
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 // @flow
 
-import { SET_ASPECT_RATIO } from './actionTypes';
+import { SET_ASPECT_RATIO, SET_REDUCED_UI } from './actionTypes';
 import { ASPECT_RATIO_NARROW, ASPECT_RATIO_WIDE } from './constants';
 
 import type { Dispatch } from 'redux';
 
+/**
+ * Size threshold for determining if we are in reduced UI mode or not.
+ */
+const REDUCED_UI_THRESHOLD = 240;
+
 /**
  * Sets the aspect ratio of the app's user interface based on specific width and
  * height.
@@ -34,3 +39,27 @@ export function setAspectRatio(width: number, height: number): Object {
         }
     };
 }
+
+/**
+ * Sets the "reduced UI" property. In reduced UI mode some components will
+ * be hidden if there is no space to render them.
+ *
+ * @param {number} width - Current usable width.
+ * @param {number} height - Current usable height.
+ * @returns {{
+ *     type: SET_REDUCED_UI,
+ *     reducedUI: boolean
+ * }}
+ */
+export function setReducedUI(width: number, height: number) {
+    return (dispatch: Dispatch<*>, getState: Function) => {
+        const reducedUI = Math.min(width, height) < REDUCED_UI_THRESHOLD;
+
+        if (reducedUI !== getState()['features/base/responsive-ui'].reducedUI) {
+            return dispatch({
+                type: SET_REDUCED_UI,
+                reducedUI
+            });
+        }
+    };
+}
diff --git a/react/features/base/responsive-ui/components/ReducedUIDetector.js b/react/features/base/responsive-ui/components/ReducedUIDetector.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c7f1c2c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/react/features/base/responsive-ui/components/ReducedUIDetector.js
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+// @flow
+
+import React, { Component } from 'react';
+import { connect } from 'react-redux';
+
+import { setReducedUI } from '../actions';
+import DimensionsDetector from './DimensionsDetector';
+
+
+/**
+ * ReducedUIDetector component's property types.
+ */
+type Props = {
+
+    /**
+     * The "onDimensionsHandler" handler.
+     */
+    _onDimensionsChanged: Function,
+
+    /**
+     * Any nested components.
+     */
+    children: React$Node
+};
+
+/**
+ * A root {@link View} which captures the 'onLayout' event and figures out
+ * if the UI is reduced.
+ */
+class ReducedUIDetector extends Component<Props> {
+    /**
+     * Renders the root view and it's children.
+     *
+     * @returns {Component}
+     */
+    render() {
+        return (
+            <DimensionsDetector
+                onDimensionsChanged = { this.props._onDimensionsChanged } >
+                { this.props.children }
+            </DimensionsDetector>
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Maps dispatching of the reduced UI actions to React component props.
+ *
+ * @param {Function} dispatch - Redux action dispatcher.
+ * @private
+ * @returns {{
+ *     _onDimensionsChanged: Function
+ * }}
+ */
+function _mapDispatchToProps(dispatch) {
+    return {
+        /**
+         * Handles the "on dimensions changed" event and dispatches the
+         * reduced UI action.
+         *
+         * @param {number} width - The new width for the component.
+         * @param {number} height - The new height for the component.
+         * @private
+         * @returns {void}
+         */
+        _onDimensionsChanged(width: number, height: number) {
+            dispatch(setReducedUI(width, height));
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+export default connect(undefined, _mapDispatchToProps)(ReducedUIDetector);
diff --git a/react/features/base/responsive-ui/components/index.js b/react/features/base/responsive-ui/components/index.js
index 74f71b3f1..4b999a952 100644
--- a/react/features/base/responsive-ui/components/index.js
+++ b/react/features/base/responsive-ui/components/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 export * from './AspectRatioAware';
 export { default as AspectRatioDetector } from './AspectRatioDetector';
 export { default as DimensionsDetector } from './DimensionsDetector';
+export { default as ReducedUIDetector } from './ReducedUIDetector';
diff --git a/react/features/base/responsive-ui/reducer.js b/react/features/base/responsive-ui/reducer.js
index 88d3a375d..d614df196 100644
--- a/react/features/base/responsive-ui/reducer.js
+++ b/react/features/base/responsive-ui/reducer.js
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 import { ReducerRegistry, set } from '../redux';
 
-import { SET_ASPECT_RATIO } from './actionTypes';
+import { SET_ASPECT_RATIO, SET_REDUCED_UI } from './actionTypes';
 import { ASPECT_RATIO_NARROW } from './constants';
 
 /**
  * The initial redux state of the feature base/responsive-ui.
  */
 const _INITIAL_STATE = {
-    aspectRatio: ASPECT_RATIO_NARROW
+    aspectRatio: ASPECT_RATIO_NARROW,
+    reducedUI: false
 };
 
 ReducerRegistry.register(
@@ -16,6 +17,9 @@ ReducerRegistry.register(
         switch (action.type) {
         case SET_ASPECT_RATIO:
             return set(state, 'aspectRatio', action.aspectRatio);
+
+        case SET_REDUCED_UI:
+            return set(state, 'reducedUI', action.reducedUI);
         }
 
         return state;