diff --git a/webapp/components/post_view/components/post.jsx b/webapp/components/post_view/components/post.jsx
index 0a4840050b..21d335a516 100644
--- a/webapp/components/post_view/components/post.jsx
+++ b/webapp/components/post_view/components/post.jsx
@@ -18,9 +18,12 @@ export default class Post extends React.Component {
         super(props);
 
         this.handleCommentClick = this.handleCommentClick.bind(this);
+        this.handleDropdownOpened = this.handleDropdownOpened.bind(this);
         this.forceUpdateInfo = this.forceUpdateInfo.bind(this);
 
-        this.state = {};
+        this.state = {
+            dropdownOpened: false
+        };
     }
     handleCommentClick(e) {
         e.preventDefault();
@@ -35,11 +38,16 @@ export default class Post extends React.Component {
             results: null
         });
     }
+    handleDropdownOpened(opened) {
+        this.setState({
+            dropdownOpened: opened
+        });
+    }
     forceUpdateInfo() {
         this.refs.info.forceUpdate();
         this.refs.header.forceUpdate();
     }
-    shouldComponentUpdate(nextProps) {
+    shouldComponentUpdate(nextProps, nextState) {
         if (!Utils.areObjectsEqual(nextProps.post, this.props.post)) {
             return true;
         }
@@ -88,6 +96,14 @@ export default class Post extends React.Component {
             return true;
         }
 
+        if (nextProps.emojis !== this.props.emojis) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if (nextState.dropdownOpened !== this.state.dropdownOpened) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
         return false;
     }
     render() {
@@ -187,11 +203,16 @@ export default class Post extends React.Component {
             profilePicContainer = '';
         }
 
+        let dropdownOpenedClass = '';
+        if (this.state.dropdownOpened) {
+            dropdownOpenedClass = 'post--hovered';
+        }
+
         return (
             <div>
                 <div
                     id={'post_' + post.id}
-                    className={'post ' + sameUserClass + ' ' + compactClass + ' ' + rootUser + ' ' + postType + ' ' + currentUserCss + ' ' + shouldHighlightClass + ' ' + systemMessageClass + ' ' + hideControls}
+                    className={'post ' + sameUserClass + ' ' + compactClass + ' ' + rootUser + ' ' + postType + ' ' + currentUserCss + ' ' + shouldHighlightClass + ' ' + systemMessageClass + ' ' + hideControls + ' ' + dropdownOpenedClass}
                 >
                     <div className={'post__content ' + centerClass}>
                         {profilePicContainer}
@@ -202,6 +223,7 @@ export default class Post extends React.Component {
                                 sameRoot={this.props.sameRoot}
                                 commentCount={commentCount}
                                 handleCommentClick={this.handleCommentClick}
+                                handleDropdownOpened={this.handleDropdownOpened}
                                 isLastComment={this.props.isLastComment}
                                 sameUser={this.props.sameUser}
                                 user={this.props.user}
diff --git a/webapp/components/post_view/components/post_header.jsx b/webapp/components/post_view/components/post_header.jsx
index 727b005e71..e763583048 100644
--- a/webapp/components/post_view/components/post_header.jsx
+++ b/webapp/components/post_view/components/post_header.jsx
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ export default class PostHeader extends React.Component {
                         post={post}
                         commentCount={this.props.commentCount}
                         handleCommentClick={this.props.handleCommentClick}
+                        handleDropdownOpened={this.props.handleDropdownOpened}
                         allowReply='true'
                         isLastComment={this.props.isLastComment}
                         sameUser={this.props.sameUser}
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ PostHeader.propTypes = {
     commentCount: React.PropTypes.number.isRequired,
     isLastComment: React.PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
     handleCommentClick: React.PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+    handleDropdownOpened: React.PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     sameUser: React.PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
     compactDisplay: React.PropTypes.bool,
     displayNameType: React.PropTypes.string,
diff --git a/webapp/components/post_view/components/post_info.jsx b/webapp/components/post_view/components/post_info.jsx
index 76d4df1cc3..d74be4c726 100644
--- a/webapp/components/post_view/components/post_info.jsx
+++ b/webapp/components/post_view/components/post_info.jsx
@@ -18,16 +18,20 @@ export default class PostInfo extends React.Component {
     constructor(props) {
         super(props);
 
-        this.dropdownPosition = this.dropdownPosition.bind(this);
+        this.handleDropdownClick = this.handleDropdownClick.bind(this);
         this.handlePermalink = this.handlePermalink.bind(this);
     }
-    dropdownPosition(e) {
+    handleDropdownClick(e) {
         var position = $('#post-list').height() - $(e.target).offset().top;
         var dropdown = $(e.target).closest('.col__reply').find('.dropdown-menu');
         if (position < dropdown.height()) {
             dropdown.addClass('bottom');
         }
     }
+    componentDidMount() {
+        $('#post_dropdown' + this.props.post.id).on('shown.bs.dropdown', () => this.props.handleDropdownOpened(true));
+        $('#post_dropdown' + this.props.post.id).on('hidden.bs.dropdown', () => this.props.handleDropdownOpened(false));
+    }
     createDropdown() {
         var post = this.props.post;
         var isOwner = this.props.currentUser.id === post.user_id;
@@ -140,14 +144,16 @@ export default class PostInfo extends React.Component {
         }
 
         return (
-            <div>
+            <div
+                id={'post_dropdown' + this.props.post.id}
+            >
                 <a
                     href='#'
                     className='dropdown-toggle post__dropdown theme'
                     type='button'
                     data-toggle='dropdown'
                     aria-expanded='false'
-                    onClick={this.dropdownPosition}
+                    onClick={this.handleDropdownClick}
                 />
                 <ul
                     className='dropdown-menu'
@@ -231,6 +237,7 @@ PostInfo.propTypes = {
     isLastComment: React.PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
     allowReply: React.PropTypes.string.isRequired,
     handleCommentClick: React.PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+    handleDropdownOpened: React.PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     sameUser: React.PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
     currentUser: React.PropTypes.object.isRequired,
     compactDisplay: React.PropTypes.bool,
diff --git a/webapp/sass/layout/_post.scss b/webapp/sass/layout/_post.scss
index ab7c851eab..50158ccc23 100644
--- a/webapp/sass/layout/_post.scss
+++ b/webapp/sass/layout/_post.scss
@@ -495,6 +495,20 @@ body.ios {
         }
     }
 
+    &.post--hovered {
+        .dropdown,
+        .comment-icon__container,
+        .post__reply,
+        .post__remove,
+        .permalink-icon {
+            visibility: visible;
+        }
+
+        .post__body {
+            background: transparent !important;
+        }
+    }
+
     &.post--highlight {
         background-color: beige;
     }
@@ -672,7 +686,8 @@ body.ios {
         &.same--user {
             padding: 0 .5em 0 1em;
 
-            &:hover {
+            &:hover,
+            &.post--hovered {
                 .post__time {
                     @include opacity(.5);
                 }
diff --git a/webapp/utils/utils.jsx b/webapp/utils/utils.jsx
index 5f88f5b738..bb17c2fdc0 100644
--- a/webapp/utils/utils.jsx
+++ b/webapp/utils/utils.jsx
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ export function applyTheme(theme) {
     }
 
     if (theme.centerChannelBg) {
-        changeCss('@media(min-width: 768px){.app__body .post:hover .post__header .col__reply', 'background:' + theme.centerChannelBg, 1);
+        changeCss('@media(min-width: 768px){.app__body .post:hover .post__header .col__reply, .app__body .post.post--hovered .post__header .col__reply', 'background:' + theme.centerChannelBg, 1);
         changeCss('.app__body .app__content, .app__body .markdown__table, .app__body .markdown__table tbody tr, .app__body .suggestion-list__content, .app__body .modal .modal-content, .app__body .post.post--compact .post-image__column', 'background:' + theme.centerChannelBg, 1);
         changeCss('#post-list .post-list-holder-by-time', 'background:' + theme.centerChannelBg, 1);
         changeCss('#post-create', 'background:' + theme.centerChannelBg, 1);
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ export function applyTheme(theme) {
 
     if (theme.centerChannelColor) {
         changeCss('.app__body .post-list__arrows', 'fill:' + changeOpacity(theme.centerChannelColor, 0.3), 1);
-        changeCss('@media(min-width: 768px){.app__body .post:hover .post__header .col__reply', 'border-color:' + changeOpacity(theme.centerChannelColor, 0.2), 2);
+        changeCss('@media(min-width: 768px){.app__body .post:hover .post__header .col__reply, .app__body .post.post--hovered .post__header .col__reply', 'border-color:' + changeOpacity(theme.centerChannelColor, 0.2), 2);
         changeCss('.app__body .sidebar--left, .app__body .sidebar--right .sidebar--right__header, .app__body .suggestion-list__content .command', 'border-color:' + changeOpacity(theme.centerChannelColor, 0.2), 1);
         changeCss('.app__body .post.post--system .post__body', 'color:' + changeOpacity(theme.centerChannelColor, 0.6), 1);
         changeCss('.app__body .input-group-addon, .app__body .app__content, .app__body .post-create__container .post-create-body .btn-file, .app__body .post-create__container .post-create-footer .msg-typing, .app__body .suggestion-list__content .command, .app__body .modal .modal-content, .app__body .dropdown-menu, .app__body .popover, .app__body .mentions__name, .app__body .tip-overlay, .app__body .form-control[disabled], .app__body .form-control[readonly], .app__body fieldset[disabled] .form-control', 'color:' + theme.centerChannelColor, 1);
@@ -659,10 +659,10 @@ export function applyTheme(theme) {
         changeCss('.app__body .search-item-container, .app__body .post-right__container .post.post--root', 'border-color:' + changeOpacity(theme.centerChannelColor, 0.1), 1);
         changeCss('.app__body .modal .custom-textarea:focus', 'border-color:' + changeOpacity(theme.centerChannelColor, 0.3), 1);
         changeCss('.app__body .channel-intro, .app__body .modal .settings-modal .settings-table .settings-content .divider-dark, .app__body hr, .app__body .modal .settings-modal .settings-table .settings-links, .app__body .modal .settings-modal .settings-table .settings-content .appearance-section .theme-elements__header', 'border-color:' + changeOpacity(theme.centerChannelColor, 0.2), 1);
-        changeCss('.app__body .post.current--user .post__body, .app__body .post.post--comment.other--root.current--user .post-comment, .app__body pre, .app__body .post-right__container .post.post--root', 'background:' + changeOpacity(theme.centerChannelColor, 0.07), 1);
+        changeCss('.app__body .post.current--user .post__body, .app__body .post.post--comment.other--root.current--user .post-comment, .app__body pre, .app__body .post-right__container .post.post--root', 'background:' + changeOpacity(theme.centerChannelColor, 0.05), 1);
         changeCss('.app__body .post.post--comment.other--root.current--user .post-comment, .app__body .more-modal__list .more-modal__row, .app__body .member-div:first-child, .app__body .member-div, .app__body .access-history__table .access__report, .app__body .activity-log__table', 'border-color:' + changeOpacity(theme.centerChannelColor, 0.1), 2);
         changeCss('@media(max-width: 1800px){.app__body .inner-wrap.move--left .post.post--comment.same--root', 'border-color:' + changeOpacity(theme.centerChannelColor, 0.07), 2);
-        changeCss('.app__body .post:hover, .app__body .more-modal__list .more-modal__row:hover, .app__body .modal .settings-modal .settings-table .settings-content .section-min:hover', 'background:' + changeOpacity(theme.centerChannelColor, 0.07), 1);
+        changeCss('.app__body .post:hover, .app__body .post.post--hovered, .app__body .more-modal__list .more-modal__row:hover, .app__body .modal .settings-modal .settings-table .settings-content .section-min:hover', 'background:' + changeOpacity(theme.centerChannelColor, 0.08), 1);
         changeCss('.app__body .date-separator.hovered--before:after, .app__body .date-separator.hovered--after:before, .app__body .new-separator.hovered--after:before, .app__body .new-separator.hovered--before:after', 'background:' + changeOpacity(theme.centerChannelColor, 0.07), 1);
         changeCss('.app__body .suggestion-list__content .command:hover, .app__body .mentions__name:hover, .app__body .suggestion--selected, .app__body .dropdown-menu>li>a:focus, .app__body .dropdown-menu>li>a:hover, .app__body .bot-indicator', 'background:' + changeOpacity(theme.centerChannelColor, 0.15), 1);
         changeCss('code, .app__body .form-control[disabled], .app__body .form-control[readonly], .app__body fieldset[disabled] .form-control', 'background:' + changeOpacity(theme.centerChannelColor, 0.1), 1);