diff --git a/features/desktop/hovercards.feature b/features/desktop/hovercards.feature
index 54a63b4ab..c692d21e9 100644
--- a/features/desktop/hovercards.feature
+++ b/features/desktop/hovercards.feature
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ Feature: Hovercards
     Given a user named "Bob Jones" with email "bob@bob.bob"
     And "bob@bob.bob" has a public post with text "public stuff"
     And a user named "Alice" with email "alice@alice.alice"
+    And "alice@alice.alice" has a public post with text "alice public stuff"
+    And the post with text "public stuff" is reshared by "alice@alice.alice"
+    And the post with text "alice public stuff" is reshared by "bob@bob.bob"
     And I sign in as "alice@alice.alice"
 
-
   Scenario: Hovercards on the main stream
     Given I am on "bob@bob.bob"'s page
     Then I should see "public stuff" within ".stream_element"
@@ -18,3 +20,13 @@ Feature: Hovercards
     Then I should see a hovercard
     When I deactivate the first hovercard
     Then I should not see a hovercard
+
+  Scenario: Hovercards on the main stream in reshares
+    When I am on "bob@bob.bob"'s page
+    Then I should see "alice public stuff" within ".reshare"
+    When I activate hovercard for "Alice" within ".reshare"
+    Then I should not see a hovercard
+    When I am on "alice@alice.alice"'s page
+    Then I should see "public stuff" within ".reshare"
+    When I activate hovercard for "Bob Jones" within ".reshare"
+    Then I should see a hovercard
diff --git a/features/step_definitions/hovercard_steps.rb b/features/step_definitions/hovercard_steps.rb
index 949f41722..64d7a0fcd 100644
--- a/features/step_definitions/hovercard_steps.rb
+++ b/features/step_definitions/hovercard_steps.rb
@@ -13,3 +13,9 @@ end
 Then(/^I should not see a hovercard$/) do
   page.should_not have_css '#hovercard'
 end
+
+When (/^I activate hovercard for "([^"]*)" within "([^"]*)"$/) do |name, selector|
+  with_scope(selector) do
+    page.execute_script("$('.author').filter(function(index){return $(this).text() === \"#{name}\";}).trigger('mouseenter');")
+  end
+end