diff --git a/core/css/styles.css b/core/css/styles.css
index 45bfb285dd..89e5c91e3c 100644
--- a/core/css/styles.css
+++ b/core/css/styles.css
@@ -95,8 +95,9 @@ label.infield { cursor: text !important; }
 #navigation a.active, #navigation a:hover, #navigation a:focus { background-color:#dbdbdb; border-top:1px solid #d4d4d4; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; color:#333; }
 #navigation a.active { background-color:#ddd; }
 #navigation #settings { position:absolute; bottom:3.5em; width:100%; }
-#expand { margin:0 0 .2em 1.2em; cursor:pointer; }
-#expand+span { position:relative; bottom:.4em; left:.2em; font-size:1.2em; color:#666; text-shadow:#f8f8f8 0 1px 0; }
+#expand { position:relative; margin-bottom:-.5em; padding:.5em 10.1em .7em 1.2em; cursor:pointer; }
+#expand+span { position:absolute; margin:-1.7em 0 0 2.5em; font-size:1.2em; color:#666; text-shadow:#f8f8f8 0 1px 0; opacity:0; -webkit-transition:opacity 500ms; -moz-transition:opacity 500ms; -o-transition:opacity 500ms; transition:opacity 500ms; }
+#expand:hover+span, #expand+span:hover { opacity:1; cursor:pointer; }
 #logout { position:absolute; right:0; top:0; padding:1.2em 2em .55em 1.2em; }
 
 
diff --git a/core/js/js.js b/core/js/js.js
index e3941fba6d..2e65dfac50 100644
--- a/core/js/js.js
+++ b/core/js/js.js
@@ -406,9 +406,6 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 	$('#settings #expanddiv').click(function(event){
 		event.stopPropagation();
 	});
-	$('#settings #expand').hover(function(){
-		$('#settings #expand+span').fadeToggle();
-	});
 	$(window).click(function(){//hide the settings menu when clicking oustide it
 		if($('body').attr("id")=="body-user"){
 			$('#settings #expanddiv').slideUp();
diff --git a/core/templates/layout.user.php b/core/templates/layout.user.php
index 85cf089979..61eb0de9f4 100644
--- a/core/templates/layout.user.php
+++ b/core/templates/layout.user.php
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
 			<ul id="settings" class="svg">
 				<img id="expand" class="svg" alt="<?php echo $l->t('Settings');?>" src="<?php echo image_path('', 'actions/settings.svg'); ?>" />
-				<span style="display:none;"><?php echo $l->t('Settings');?></span>
+				<span><?php echo $l->t('Settings');?></span>
 				<div id="expanddiv" <?php if($_['bodyid'] == 'body-user') echo 'style="display:none;"'; ?>>
 				<?php foreach($_['settingsnavigation'] as $entry):?>
 					<li><a style="background-image:url(<?php echo $entry['icon']; ?>)" href="<?php echo $entry['href']; ?>" title="" <?php if( $entry["active"] ): ?> class="active"<?php endif; ?>><?php echo $entry['name'] ?></a></li>