diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/app.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/app.js
index 93b0f65e3..cd6ebbd68 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/app.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/app.js
@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@ var app = {
     // add placeholder support for old browsers
     $("input, textarea").placeholder();
 
+    // init autosize plugin
+    autosize($("textarea"));
+
     // setup remote forms
     $(document).on("ajax:success", "form[data-remote]", function() {
       $(this).clearForm();
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views.js
index ae4d35282..fe1f54eda 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views.js
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ app.views.Base = Backbone.View.extend({
     // add placeholder support for old browsers
     this.$("input, textarea").placeholder();
 
+    // init autosize plugin
+    autosize(this.$("textarea"));
+
     this.postRenderTemplate();
   },
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/comment_stream_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/comment_stream_view.js
index fe7c240e3..87dce7e12 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/comment_stream_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/comment_stream_view.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ app.views.CommentStream = app.views.Base.extend({
 
     // add autoexpanders to new comment textarea
     this.$("textarea").val(this.textareaValue);
-    autosize(this.$("textarea"));
+    autosize.update(this.$("textarea"));
   },
 
   presenter: function(){
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view.js
index 8115674e3..89e5e38f5 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view.js
@@ -94,9 +94,6 @@ app.views.Publisher = Backbone.View.extend({
       this.viewPollCreator.render();
     });
 
-    // init autosize plugin
-    autosize(this.inputEl);
-
     this.initSubviews();
     this.checkSubmitAvailability();
     return this;
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/mobile/mobile.js b/app/assets/javascripts/mobile/mobile.js
index f8c1ece61..cc8d84a59 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/mobile/mobile.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/mobile/mobile.js
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
          .toggleClass('inactive');
   };
 
+  // init autosize plugin
+  autosize($("textarea"));
+
   /* Drawer menu */
   $("#menu-badge").bind("tap click", function(evt){
     evt.preventDefault();
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/mobile/publisher.js b/app/assets/javascripts/mobile/publisher.js
index 7e96c2fd5..9468ac210 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/mobile/publisher.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/mobile/publisher.js
@@ -38,6 +38,4 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
     evt.preventDefault();
     $("#new_status_message").submit();
   });
-
-  autosize($("#status_message_text"));
 });
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/app/app_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/app/app_spec.js
index bbdcae351..06f9a14b0 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/app/app_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/app/app_spec.js
@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@ describe("app", function() {
       expect($.fn.placeholder).toHaveBeenCalled();
       expect($.fn.placeholder.calls.mostRecent().object.selector).toBe("input, textarea");
     });
+
+    it("initializes autosize for textareas", function(){
+      spyOn(window, "autosize");
+      app.setupForms();
+      expect(window.autosize).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(window.autosize.calls.mostRecent().args[0].selector).toBe("textarea");
+    });
   });
 
   describe("setupAjaxErrorRedirect", function() {
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/app/views/comment_stream_view_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/app/views/comment_stream_view_spec.js
index cd5ddf0fe..58fa00323 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/app/views/comment_stream_view_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/app/views/comment_stream_view_spec.js
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ describe("app.views.CommentStream", function(){
 
   describe("postRenderTemplate", function(){
     it("autoResizes the new comment textarea", function(){
-      spyOn(window, "autosize");
+      spyOn(window.autosize, "update");
       this.view.postRenderTemplate();
-      expect(window.autosize).toHaveBeenCalled();
-      expect(window.autosize.calls.mostRecent().args[0].selector).toBe("textarea");
+      expect(window.autosize.update).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(window.autosize.update.calls.mostRecent().args[0].selector).toBe("textarea");
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/app/views_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/app/views_spec.js
index 1204ca4d1..7fb340b35 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/app/views_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/app/views_spec.js
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 describe("app.views.Base", function(){
+  beforeEach(function(){
+    var StaticTemplateClass = app.views.Base.extend({ templateName : "static-text" });
+    this.model = new Backbone.Model({text : "model attributes are in the default presenter"});
+    this.view = new StaticTemplateClass({model: this.model});
+  });
+
   describe("#render", function(){
     beforeEach(function(){
-      var staticTemplateClass = app.views.Base.extend({ templateName : "static-text" });
-
-      this.model = new Backbone.Model({text : "model attributes are in the default presenter"});
-      this.view = new staticTemplateClass({model: this.model});
       this.view.render();
     });
 
@@ -85,4 +87,20 @@ describe("app.views.Base", function(){
       });
     });
   });
+
+  describe("#renderTemplate", function(){
+    it("calls jQuery.placeholder() for inputs", function() {
+      spyOn($.fn, "placeholder");
+      this.view.renderTemplate();
+      expect($.fn.placeholder).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect($.fn.placeholder.calls.mostRecent().object.selector).toBe("input, textarea");
+    });
+
+    it("initializes autosize for textareas", function(){
+      spyOn(window, "autosize");
+      this.view.renderTemplate();
+      expect(window.autosize).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(window.autosize.calls.mostRecent().args[0].selector).toBe("textarea");
+    });
+  });
 });