diff --git a/app/views/shared/_publisher.html.haml b/app/views/shared/_publisher.html.haml
index b322dd208..26f107960 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_publisher.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_publisher.html.haml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     $(".public_icon").tipsy({trigger: 'hover', gravity: 'n'});
   });
 
-#publisher{:class => ((aspect == :profile)? 'mention_popup' : nil )}
+#publisher.closed{:class => ((aspect == :profile)? 'mention_popup' : nil )}
   .content_creation
     = form_for(StatusMessage.new, :remote => true, :html => {"data-type" => "json"}) do |status|
       - if @selected_contacts
@@ -18,18 +18,19 @@
       %p
         %params
           #publisher_textarea_wrapper
+            = link_to( image_tag('deletelabel.png'), "#", :id => "hide_publisher", :title => t('.discard_post'))
             %ul#photodropzone
             = status.text_area :fake_text, :rows => 2, :value => h(params[:prefill]), :tabindex => 1, :placeholder => t('.whats_on_your_mind')
             = status.hidden_field :text, :value => '', :class => 'clear_on_submit'
 
+            #file-upload{:title => t('.upload_photos')}
+              = image_tag 'icons/camera.svg', :height => 14
+
+
       - for aspect_id in aspect_ids
         = hidden_field_tag 'aspect_ids[]', aspect_id.to_s
 
       .options_and_submit
-        #file-upload
-          = image_tag 'icons/camera.svg', :height => 14
-          = t('.add_photos')
-
         - if aspect == :profile
           .mention_helper
             .badges
diff --git a/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml b/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
index 95f4c2238..21446a014 100644
--- a/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
@@ -600,13 +600,14 @@ en:
       post_a_message_to: "Post a message to %{aspect}"
       make_public: "make public"
       all: "all"
-      add_photos: "add photos"
+      upload_photos: "Upload photos"
       all_contacts: "all contacts"
       share_with: "share with"
       whats_on_your_mind: "What's on your mind?"
       publishing_to: "publishing to: "
       public: "Public"
       click_to_share_with: "Click to share with: "
+      discard_post: "Discard post"
     add_contact:
       enter_a_diaspora_username: "Enter a Diaspora username:"
       your_diaspora_username_is: "Your Diaspora username is: %{diaspora_handle}"
diff --git a/public/javascripts/publisher.js b/public/javascripts/publisher.js
index bcd2df09b..0fb01fd41 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/publisher.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/publisher.js
@@ -371,9 +371,13 @@ var Publisher = {
     Publisher.bindPublicIcon();
     Publisher.bindAspectToggles();
 
-    if ($("#status_message_fake_text").val() === "") {
+    /* close text area */
+    Publisher.form().delegate("#hide_publisher", "click", function(){
+      $.each(Publisher.form().find("textarea"), function(idx, element){
+        $(element).val("");
+      });
       Publisher.close();
-    }
+    });
 
     Publisher.autocompletion.initialize();
     Publisher.hiddenInput().val(Publisher.input().val());
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
index 366e6546f..f22455e65 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
@@ -892,8 +892,8 @@ label
 
   form
     textarea
-      :height 18px !important
-      :width 474px
+      :width 455px
+      :margin 0
 
   &.mention_popup
     :padding 1px 12px
@@ -905,23 +905,22 @@ label
   &.closed
     .options_and_submit
       :display none !important
-    #file-upload
-      :display none
+
+    textarea
+      :height 18px !important
 
     .counter
       :display none
+
+  &:not(.closed)
+    textarea
+      :margin
+        :bottom 30px
+
   form
     :position relative
     :top 0
 
-  input[type='text'],
-  textarea
-    :margin 0
-    :width 395px
-
-  textarea
-    :height 42px
-
   label
     :font
       :size 14px
@@ -961,24 +960,17 @@ label
       :top 1em
 
   #file-upload
-    :float left
+    :position absolute !important
+    :bottom 1px !important
+    :right 6px
     :z-index 10
     :margin 0
-    :top 2px
 
     :display inline-block
 
     :padding 0.3em
     :cursor pointer
 
-    :font
-      :weight bold
-      :size smaller
-
-    :text
-      :align center
-      :shadow none
-
     img
       @include opacity(0.4)
 
@@ -1007,9 +999,32 @@ label
       @include opacity(0.5)
 
 #publisher_textarea_wrapper
+  #hide_publisher
+    @include opacity(0.3)
+    :padding 3px
+    :position absolute
+    :right 6px
+    :top 0
+
+    &:hover
+      @include opacity(1)
+
+  @include border-radius(2px)
+
+  :border 1px solid #ccc
+  :background #fff
+
   :position relative
+  :padding
+    :right 10px
+
   textarea
     :z-index 2
+    :border none
+
+    &:focus
+      :outline 0
+      :background transparent
 
     &.with_attachments
       :padding
@@ -1074,6 +1089,11 @@ label
     :width 82%
     :display inline
 
+#publisher.closed
+  #publisher_textarea_wrapper
+    #hide_publisher
+      :display none
+
 .dim
   @include opacity(0.3)