diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view.js
index e89112ece..95aab180a 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view.js
@@ -65,13 +65,12 @@ app.views.Publisher = Backbone.View.extend({
     // textchange event won't be called in Backbone...
     this.inputEl.bind("textchange", $.noop);
 
-    var _this = this;
-    $("body").on("click", function(event){
-      // if the click event is happened outside the publisher view, then try to close the box
-      if( _this.el && $(event.target).closest("#publisher").attr("id") !== _this.el.id){
-          _this.tryClose();
-        }
-    });
+    $("body").click(function(event) {
+      var $target = $(event.target);
+      if ($target.closest("#publisher").length === 0 && !$target.hasClass("dropdown-backdrop")) {
+        this.tryClose();
+      }
+    }.bind(this));
 
     // close publisher on post
     this.on("publisher:add", function() {
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view_spec.js
index b80875f10..47e552f3c 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view_spec.js
@@ -101,6 +101,34 @@ describe("app.views.Publisher", function() {
         expect(this.view.$el.find(".publisher-textarea-wrapper")).toHaveClass("with-poll");
         expect(this.view.$el.find(".poll-creator-container")).toBeVisible();
       });
+
+      it("should close the publisher when clicking outside", function() {
+        expect("#publisher").not.toHaveClass("closed");
+        $("body").click();
+        expect("#publisher").toHaveClass("closed");
+      });
+
+      it("should not close the publisher when clicking inside", function() {
+        expect("#publisher").not.toHaveClass("closed");
+        $("#publisher").find(".publisher-textarea-wrapper").click();
+        expect("#publisher").not.toHaveClass("closed");
+        $("#publisher").find(".aspect_dropdown button").click();
+        expect("#publisher").not.toHaveClass("closed");
+      });
+
+      it("should not close the publisher when clicking inside on a mobile", function() {
+        // Bootstrap inserts a .dropdown-backdrop next to the dropdown menu
+        // that take the whole page when it detects a mobile.
+        // Clicking on this element should not close the publisher.
+        // See https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/issues/6979.
+        $("#publisher").find(".aspect_dropdown").append("<div class='dropdown-backdrop'></div>")
+          .css({position: "fixed", left: 0, right: 0, bottom: 0, top: 0, "z-index": 990});
+        expect("#publisher").not.toHaveClass("closed");
+        $("#publisher").find(".aspect_dropdown button").click();
+        expect("#publisher").not.toHaveClass("closed");
+        $("#publisher").find(".dropdown-backdrop").click();
+        expect("#publisher").not.toHaveClass("closed");
+      });
     });
 
     describe("#clear", function() {