diff --git a/web/react/components/more_direct_channels.jsx b/web/react/components/more_direct_channels.jsx
index 41746d1d7c..b0232fc084 100644
--- a/web/react/components/more_direct_channels.jsx
+++ b/web/react/components/more_direct_channels.jsx
@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2015 Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 // See License.txt for license information.
 
-const AsyncClient = require('../utils/async_client.jsx');
-const ChannelStore = require('../stores/channel_store.jsx');
-const Constants = require('../utils/constants.jsx');
-const Client = require('../utils/client.jsx');
 const Modal = ReactBootstrap.Modal;
-const PreferenceStore = require('../stores/preference_store.jsx');
-const TeamStore = require('../stores/team_store.jsx');
 const UserStore = require('../stores/user_store.jsx');
 const Utils = require('../utils/utils.jsx');
 
@@ -70,52 +64,24 @@ export default class MoreDirectChannels extends React.Component {
     }
 
     handleShowDirectChannel(teammate, e) {
+        e.preventDefault();
+
         if (this.state.loadingDMChannel !== -1) {
             return;
         }
 
-        e.preventDefault();
-
-        const channelName = Utils.getDirectChannelName(UserStore.getCurrentId(), teammate.id);
-        let channel = ChannelStore.getByName(channelName);
-
-        const preference = PreferenceStore.setPreference(Constants.Preferences.CATEGORY_DIRECT_CHANNEL_SHOW, teammate.id, 'true');
-        AsyncClient.savePreferences([preference]);
-
-        if (channel) {
-            Utils.switchChannel(channel);
-
-            this.handleHide();
-        } else {
-            this.setState({loadingDMChannel: teammate.id});
-
-            channel = {
-                name: channelName,
-                last_post_at: 0,
-                total_msg_count: 0,
-                type: 'D',
-                display_name: teammate.username,
-                teammate_id: teammate.id,
-                status: UserStore.getStatus(teammate.id)
-            };
-
-            Client.createDirectChannel(
-                channel,
-                teammate.id,
-                (data) => {
-                    this.setState({loadingDMChannel: -1});
-
-                    AsyncClient.getChannel(data.id);
-                    Utils.switchChannel(data);
-
-                    this.handleHide();
-                },
-                () => {
-                    this.setState({loadingDMChannel: -1});
-                    window.location.href = TeamStore.getCurrentTeamUrl() + '/channels/' + channelName;
-                }
-            );
-        }
+        this.setState({loadingDMChannel: teammate.id});
+        Utils.openDirectChannelToUser(
+            teammate,
+            (channel) => {
+                Utils.switchChannel(channel);
+                this.setState({loadingDMChannel: -1});
+                this.handleHide();
+            },
+            () => {
+                this.setState({loadingDMChannel: -1});
+            }
+        );
     }
 
     handleUserChange() {
diff --git a/web/react/components/popover_list_members.jsx b/web/react/components/popover_list_members.jsx
index 155e886001..9cffa24003 100644
--- a/web/react/components/popover_list_members.jsx
+++ b/web/react/components/popover_list_members.jsx
@@ -3,9 +3,23 @@
 
 var UserStore = require('../stores/user_store.jsx');
 var Popover = ReactBootstrap.Popover;
-var OverlayTrigger = ReactBootstrap.OverlayTrigger;
+var Overlay = ReactBootstrap.Overlay;
+const Utils = require('../utils/utils.jsx');
+
+const ChannelStore = require('../stores/channel_store.jsx');
 
 export default class PopoverListMembers extends React.Component {
+    constructor(props) {
+        super(props);
+
+        this.handleShowDirectChannel = this.handleShowDirectChannel.bind(this);
+        this.closePopover = this.closePopover.bind(this);
+    }
+
+    componentWillMount() {
+        this.setState({showPopover: false});
+    }
+
     componentDidMount() {
         const originalLeave = $.fn.popover.Constructor.prototype.leave;
         $.fn.popover.Constructor.prototype.leave = function onLeave(obj) {
@@ -27,12 +41,36 @@ export default class PopoverListMembers extends React.Component {
             }
         };
     }
+
+    handleShowDirectChannel(teammate, e) {
+        e.preventDefault();
+
+        Utils.openDirectChannelToUser(
+            teammate,
+            (channel, channelAlreadyExisted) => {
+                Utils.switchChannel(channel);
+                if (channelAlreadyExisted) {
+                    this.closePopover();
+                }
+            },
+            () => {
+                this.closePopover();
+            }
+        );
+    }
+
+    closePopover() {
+        this.setState({showPopover: false});
+    }
+
     render() {
         let popoverHtml = [];
         let count = 0;
         let countText = '-';
         const members = this.props.members;
         const teamMembers = UserStore.getProfilesUsernameMap();
+        const currentUserId = UserStore.getCurrentId();
+        const ch = ChannelStore.getCurrent();
 
         if (members && teamMembers) {
             members.sort((a, b) => {
@@ -40,13 +78,74 @@ export default class PopoverListMembers extends React.Component {
             });
 
             members.forEach((m, i) => {
+                const details = [];
+
+                const fullName = Utils.getFullName(m);
+                if (fullName) {
+                    details.push(
+                        <span
+                            key={`${m.id}__full-name`}
+                            className='full-name'
+                        >
+                            {fullName}
+                        </span>
+                    );
+                }
+
+                if (m.nickname) {
+                    const separator = fullName ? ' - ' : '';
+                    details.push(
+                        <span
+                            key={`${m.nickname}__nickname`}
+                        >
+                            {separator + m.nickname}
+                        </span>
+                    );
+                }
+
+                let button = '';
+                if (currentUserId !== m.id && ch.type !== 'D') {
+                    button = (
+                        <button
+                            type='button'
+                            className='btn btn-primary btn-message'
+                            onClick={(e) => this.handleShowDirectChannel(m, e)}
+                        >
+                            {'Message'}
+                        </button>
+                    );
+                }
+
                 if (teamMembers[m.username] && teamMembers[m.username].delete_at <= 0) {
                     popoverHtml.push(
                         <div
                             className='text--nowrap'
                             key={'popover-member-' + i}
                         >
-                            {m.username}
+
+                            <img
+                                className='profile-img pull-left'
+                                width='38'
+                                height='38'
+                                src={`/api/v1/users/${m.id}/image?time=${m.update_at}&${Utils.getSessionIndex()}`}
+                            />
+                            <div className='pull-left'>
+                                <div
+                                    className='more-name'
+                                >
+                                    {m.username}
+                                </div>
+                                <div
+                                    className='more-description'
+                                >
+                                    {details}
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+                            <div
+                                className='pull-right profile-action'
+                            >
+                                {button}
+                            </div>
                         </div>
                     );
                     count++;
@@ -61,29 +160,37 @@ export default class PopoverListMembers extends React.Component {
         }
 
         return (
-            <OverlayTrigger
-                trigger='click'
-                placement='bottom'
-                rootClose={true}
-                overlay={
+            <div>
+                <div
+                    id='member_popover'
+                    ref='member_popover_target'
+                    onClick={(e) => this.setState({popoverTarget: e.target, showPopover: !this.state.showPopover})}
+                >
+                    <div>
+                        {countText}
+                        <span
+                            className='fa fa-user'
+                            aria-hidden='true'
+                        />
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+                <Overlay
+                    rootClose={true}
+                    onHide={this.closePopover}
+                    show={this.state.showPopover}
+                    target={() => this.state.popoverTarget}
+                    placement='bottom'
+                >
                     <Popover
                         title='Members'
                         id='member-list-popover'
                     >
-                        {popoverHtml}
+                        <div>
+                            {popoverHtml}
+                        </div>
                     </Popover>
-                }
-            >
-            <div id='member_popover'>
-                <div>
-                    {countText}
-                    <span
-                        className='fa fa-user'
-                        aria-hidden='true'
-                    />
-                </div>
+                </Overlay>
             </div>
-            </OverlayTrigger>
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/web/react/utils/utils.jsx b/web/react/utils/utils.jsx
index 7a876d518c..fadab27a71 100644
--- a/web/react/utils/utils.jsx
+++ b/web/react/utils/utils.jsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ var PreferenceStore = require('../stores/preference_store.jsx');
 var TeamStore = require('../stores/team_store.jsx');
 var Constants = require('../utils/constants.jsx');
 var ActionTypes = Constants.ActionTypes;
+var Client = require('./client.jsx');
 var AsyncClient = require('./async_client.jsx');
 var client = require('./client.jsx');
 var Autolinker = require('autolinker');
@@ -1009,3 +1010,44 @@ export function windowWidth() {
 export function windowHeight() {
     return $(window).height();
 }
+
+export function openDirectChannelToUser(user, successCb, errorCb) {
+    const channelName = this.getDirectChannelName(UserStore.getCurrentId(), user.id);
+    let channel = ChannelStore.getByName(channelName);
+
+    const preference = PreferenceStore.setPreference(Constants.Preferences.CATEGORY_DIRECT_CHANNEL_SHOW, user.id, 'true');
+    AsyncClient.savePreferences([preference]);
+
+    if (channel) {
+        if ($.isFunction(successCb)) {
+            successCb(channel, true);
+        }
+    } else {
+        channel = {
+            name: channelName,
+            last_post_at: 0,
+            total_msg_count: 0,
+            type: 'D',
+            display_name: user.username,
+            teammate_id: user.id,
+            status: UserStore.getStatus(user.id)
+        };
+
+        Client.createDirectChannel(
+            channel,
+            user.id,
+            (data) => {
+                AsyncClient.getChannel(data.id);
+                if ($.isFunction(successCb)) {
+                    successCb(data, false);
+                }
+            },
+            () => {
+                window.location.href = TeamStore.getCurrentTeamUrl() + '/channels/' + channelName;
+                if ($.isFunction(errorCb)) {
+                    errorCb();
+                }
+            }
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/web/sass-files/sass/partials/_popover.scss b/web/sass-files/sass/partials/_popover.scss
index 484e63c7cc..4a2ad27485 100644
--- a/web/sass-files/sass/partials/_popover.scss
+++ b/web/sass-files/sass/partials/_popover.scss
@@ -61,3 +61,36 @@
         @include opacity(1);
     }
 }
+
+#member-list-popover {
+    max-width: initial;
+    .popover-content > div {
+        max-height: 350px;
+        overflow-y: auto;
+        overflow-x: hidden;
+        > div {
+            border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(51,51,51,0.1);
+            padding: 8px 8px 8px 15px;
+            width: 100%;
+            box-sizing: content-box;
+            @include clearfix;
+            .profile-img {
+                border-radius: 50px;
+                margin-right: 8px;
+            }
+            .more-name {
+                font-weight: 600;
+                font-size: 0.95em;
+                overflow: hidden;
+                text-overflow: ellipsis;
+            }
+            .more-description {
+                @include opacity(0.7);
+            }
+            .profile-action {
+                margin-left: 8px;
+                margin-right: 18px;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}