diff --git a/app/views/shared/_stream_element.haml b/app/views/shared/_stream_element.haml
index 2a8f059f5..f0cc61278 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_stream_element.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_stream_element.haml
@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@
 
       - if post.public?
         %span.arrow ➔
-        %span.aspect_badge.public
-          = t('the_world')
+        %span.aspect_badges
+          %span.aspect_badge.public
+            = t('the_world')
 
       - elsif person.owner_id == current_user.id
         %span.arrow ➔
-        = aspect_badges(aspects_with_post(all_aspects, post))
+        %span.aspect_badges
+          = aspect_badges(aspects_with_post(all_aspects, post))
 
     = render 'status_messages/status_message', :post => post, :photos => photos
 
diff --git a/public/javascripts/stream.js b/public/javascripts/stream.js
index 47e9e171c..7998bd374 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/stream.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/stream.js
@@ -51,15 +51,20 @@ var Stream = {
 
     // fade in controls
     $stream.delegate(".stream_element", "mouseenter", function(evt) {
-      var element = $(this),
-          controls = element.find('.controls');
+      var controls = $(this).find('.controls'),
+          badges = $(this).find('.aspect_badges');
+
       controls.fadeIn(100);
+      controls.fadeIn(100);
+      badges.fadeTo(100,1);
     });
     $stream.delegate(".stream_element", "mouseleave", function(evt) {
-      var element = $(this),
-          controls = element.find('.controls');
+      var controls = $(this).find('.controls'),
+          badges = $(this).find('.aspect_badges');
+
       controls.show()
-              .fadeOut(100);
+              .fadeOut(50);
+      badges.fadeTo(50,0.5);
     });
 
     // reshare button action
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
index 290386158..aee9958cd 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
@@ -2050,6 +2050,14 @@ h3,h4
   .avatar
     :float left
   .arrow,
+
+  .stream_element
+    .aspect_badges
+      :opacity 0.5
+    &:hover
+      .aspect_badges
+        :opacity 1
+
   .aspect_badge
     :position relative
     :margin