diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view.js
index e6c5ac336..c8c952f24 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view.js
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ app.views.Publisher = Backbone.View.extend(_.extend(
       this.el_hiddenInput.val( this.el_input.val() );
     }
 
+    // hide close button, in case publisher is standalone
+    // (e.g. bookmarklet, mentions popup)
+    if( this.options.standalone ) {
+      this.$('#hide_publisher').hide();
+    }
+
     // this has to be here, otherwise for some reason the callback for the
     // textchange event won't be called in Backbone...
     this.el_input.bind('textchange', $.noop);
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view_spec.js
index b1c55e64a..0e301847c 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view_spec.js
@@ -4,6 +4,22 @@
  */
 
 describe("app.views.Publisher", function() {
+  describe("standalone", function() {
+    beforeEach(function() {
+      // should be jasmine helper
+      loginAs({name: "alice", avatar : {small : "http://avatar.com/photo.jpg"}});
+
+      spec.loadFixture("aspects_index");
+      this.view = new app.views.Publisher({
+        standalone: true
+      });
+    });
+
+    it("hides the close button in standalone mode", function() {
+      expect(this.view.$('#hide_publisher').is(':visible')).toBeFalsy();
+    });
+  });
+
   context("plain publisher", function() {
     beforeEach(function() {
       // should be jasmine helper
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/bookmarklet-spec.js b/spec/javascripts/bookmarklet-spec.js
index 57ac4925a..fee57d0e7 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/bookmarklet-spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/bookmarklet-spec.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ describe("bookmarklet", function() {
 
     it('verifies we are using the bookmarklet', function(){
       expect(app.publisher.options.standalone).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(app.publisher.$('#hide_publisher').is(':visible')).toBeFalsy();
     });
   });