diff --git a/app/views/aspects/_aspect_listings.haml b/app/views/aspects/_aspect_listings.haml
index bad7ad9cb..76b8dada7 100644
--- a/app/views/aspects/_aspect_listings.haml
+++ b/app/views/aspects/_aspect_listings.haml
@@ -36,16 +36,3 @@
             = only_sharing_count
           = t('contacts.index.only_sharing_with_me')
 
-  :javascript
-    $(document).ready(function() {
-      jQuery('#aspect_nav.left_nav .all_aspects .sub_nav').sortable({
-        items: 'li[id]',
-        update: function(event, ui) {
-          var order = jQuery(this).sortable('toArray');
-          var obj = { 'reorder_aspects': order, 'authenticity_token': '#{form_authenticity_token}', '_method': 'put' };
-          jQuery.ajax('/user', { type: 'post', dataType: 'script', data: obj });
-        },
-        helper: 'clone'
-      });
-    });
-
diff --git a/config/assets.yml b/config/assets.yml
index 67240f263..6aa1cc48d 100644
--- a/config/assets.yml
+++ b/config/assets.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ javascripts:
     - public/javascripts/search.js
     - public/javascripts/contact-edit.js
     - public/javascripts/contact-list.js
+    - public/javascripts/aspect-sorting.js
   login:
     - public/javascripts/login.js
   mobile:
diff --git a/public/javascripts/aspect-sorting.js b/public/javascripts/aspect-sorting.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..68df5c6c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/javascripts/aspect-sorting.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*   Copyright (c) 2010, Diaspora Inc.  This file is
+*   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
+*   the COPYRIGHT file.
+*/
+
+$(document).ready(function() {
+  $('#aspect_nav.left_nav .all_aspects .sub_nav').sortable({
+    items: 'li[id]',
+    update: function(event, ui) {
+      var order = $(this).sortable('toArray'),
+          obj = { 'reorder_aspects': order, '_method': 'put' };
+      $.ajax('/user', { type: 'post', dataType: 'script', data: obj });
+    },
+    revert: true,
+    helper: 'clone'
+  });
+});
+
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
index 4859b17ec..04539c543 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
@@ -2868,6 +2868,14 @@ ul.left_nav
     :position relative
     :width 100%
 
+  a.aspect_selector,
+  a.home_selector,
+  a.tag_selector
+    &:active
+      :cursor -webkit-grabbing
+      :cursor -moz-grabbing
+      :cursor grabbing
+
   a.aspect_selector,
   a.home_selector,
   a.tag_selector,