diff --git a/app/controllers/people_controller.rb b/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
index 422bf1cbf..292d8c02d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
@@ -106,7 +106,12 @@ class PeopleController < ApplicationController
       if params[:only_posts]
         render :partial => 'shared/stream', :locals => {:posts => @posts}
       else
-        respond_with @person, :locals => {:post_type => :all}
+        respond_to do |format|
+          format.all { respond_with @person, :locals => {:post_type => :all} }
+          format.json {
+            render :json => @person.to_json(:aspect_ids => @aspects_with_person.to_json)
+          }
+        end
       end
 
     else
diff --git a/app/models/person.rb b/app/models/person.rb
index 1b534eed4..59ac74889 100644
--- a/app/models/person.rb
+++ b/app/models/person.rb
@@ -220,13 +220,14 @@ class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def as_json(opts={})
-    {
-      :id => self.guid,
+    json = {
+      :id => self.id,
       :name => self.name,
       :avatar => self.profile.image_url(:thumb_small),
       :handle => self.diaspora_handle,
       :url => "/people/#{self.id}"
     }
+    json.merge(:aspect_ids => opts[:aspect_ids])
   end
 
   protected
diff --git a/app/views/comments/_comment.html.haml b/app/views/comments/_comment.html.haml
index c32283bde..35d07f4ac 100644
--- a/app/views/comments/_comment.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/comments/_comment.html.haml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   = person_image_link(comment.author)
   .content
     %span.from
-      = person_link(comment.author)
+      = person_link(comment.author, :class => "author")
 
     %span{:class => direction_for(comment.text)}
       = markdownify(comment.text, :youtube_maps => comment.youtube_titles)
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_header.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/_header.html.haml
index 077277a3a..63cf6cbcc 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_header.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_header.html.haml
@@ -54,7 +54,12 @@
 
       #hovercard
         %img.avatar
-        %a.person
+        %h4
+          %a.person
+        = render 'aspect_memberships/aspect_dropdown', :contact => Contact.new, :person => Person.new, :hang => 'left'
+        .hovercard_footer
+          .footer_container
+            Message
 
     %ul#user_menu.dropdown
       %li
diff --git a/public/javascripts/widgets/hovercard.js b/public/javascripts/widgets/hovercard.js
index f944f3d98..a2a4458b7 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/widgets/hovercard.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/widgets/hovercard.js
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@
       this.hoverCard = {
         tip: $("#hovercard"),
         offset: {
-          left: -30,
-          top: -60
+          left: 00,
+          top: 20
         },
         personLink: $("#hovercard").find("a.person"),
-        avatar: $("#hovercard").find(".avatar")
+        avatar: $("#hovercard").find(".avatar"),
+        dropdown: $("#hovercard").find(".dropdown_list")
       };
 
       $(document.body).delegate("a.author", "hover", this.handleHoverEvent);
@@ -32,26 +33,26 @@
       if(!self.hoverCardTimeout) {
         self.clearTimeout(false);
       }
-      self.timeout = setTimeout(self.showHoverCard, 30);
+      self.timeout = setTimeout(self.showHoverCard, 100);
     };
 
     this.showHoverCard = function() {
-      self.hoverCard.tip.hide();
+      self.hoverCard.tip.fadeOut('fast');
       self.hoverCard.tip.prependTo(self.target.parent());
 
       $.getJSON(self.target.attr("href"), function(person) {
         var position = self.target.position();
         self.hoverCard.tip.css({
-          position: "absolute",
           left: position.left + self.hoverCard.offset.left,
           top: position.top + self.hoverCard.offset.top
         });
 
         self.hoverCard.avatar.attr("src", person.avatar);
-        self.hoverCard.personLink.attr("href", self.target.attr("href"));
+        self.hoverCard.personLink.attr("href", person.url);
         self.hoverCard.personLink.text(person.name);
+        self.hoverCard.dropdown.attr("data-person-id", person.id);
 
-        self.hoverCard.tip.show();
+        self.hoverCard.tip.fadeIn('fast');
       });
     };
 
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
index 26fb451dd..a1c23868e 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
@@ -3071,8 +3071,37 @@ ul.left_nav
     :display none
 
 #hovercard
+  @include box-shadow(0,0,7px,#333)
+  @include border-radius(2px)
+
+  .avatar
+    :position relative
+    :height 70px
+    :width 70px
+    :margin
+      :right 10px
+
+  :position absolute
   :display none
   :background
-    :color black
+    :color $background
+  :padding 5px
+    :bottom 25px
+
+  :border 1px solid #ddd
+
+  :width 240px
+
   :z
     :index 10
+
+  .hovercard_footer
+    :position absolute
+    :bottom 0
+    :left 0
+    :background
+      :color #eee
+    :width 100%
+
+    .footer_container
+      :padding 0 10px