diff --git a/src/App.js b/src/App.js
index e4ffb85a..728c8e54 100644
--- a/src/App.js
+++ b/src/App.js
@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@ export default {
         window.CSS.supports('-ms-mask-size', 'contain') ||
         window.CSS.supports('-o-mask-size', 'contain')
     ),
-    mobileViews: {
-      postStatus: 'poststatus',
-      notifications: 'notifications',
-      timeline: 'timeline'
-    },
     showMobileSidebar: false
   }),
   created () {
diff --git a/src/App.scss b/src/App.scss
index 7f33cd51..9c8e2ad3 100644
--- a/src/App.scss
+++ b/src/App.scss
@@ -237,13 +237,11 @@ i[class*=icon-] {
   flex-wrap: wrap;
 
   .nav-icon {
-    font-size: 1.1em;
     margin-left: 0.4em;
   }
 
   &.right {
     justify-content: flex-end;
-    padding-right: 20px;
   }
 }
 
@@ -251,7 +249,8 @@ i[class*=icon-] {
   flex: 1
 }
 
-nav {
+.nav-bar {
+  padding: 0;
   width: 100%;
   align-items: center;
   position: fixed;
@@ -295,10 +294,13 @@ nav {
   }
 
   .inner-nav {
+    margin: auto;
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+    padding-left: 10px;
+    padding-right: 10px;
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     flex-basis: 970px;
-    margin: auto;
     height: 50px;
 
     a, a i {
@@ -466,7 +468,7 @@ nav {
 
     &.hidden {
       opacity: 0;
-      max-width: 20px;
+      max-width: 5px;
     }
   }
 }
@@ -606,22 +608,8 @@ nav {
   }
 }
 
-@media all and (max-width: 959px) {
-  .mobile-hidden {
-    display: none;
-  }
-
-  .panel-switcher {
-    display: flex;
-  }
-
-  .container {
-    padding: 0 0 0 0;
-  }
-
-  .panel {
-    margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 0;
-  }
+.item.right {
+  text-align: right;
 }
 
 .visibility-tray {
@@ -650,3 +638,31 @@ nav {
   border-radius: $fallback--inputRadius;
   border-radius: var(--inputRadius, $fallback--inputRadius);
 }
+
+@media all and (max-width: 959px) {
+  .mobile-hidden {
+    display: none;
+  }
+
+  .panel-switcher {
+    display: flex;
+  }
+
+  .container {
+    padding: 0;
+  }
+
+  .panel {
+    margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 0;
+  }
+
+  .button-icon {
+    font-size: 1.2em;
+  }
+
+  .status .status-actions {
+    div {
+      max-width: 4em;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index fddc63da..2effc983 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template>
   <div id="app" v-bind:style="style">
-    <nav class='container' @click="scrollToTop()" id="nav">
+    <nav class='nav-bar container' @click="scrollToTop()" id="nav">
       <div class='logo' :style='logoBgStyle'>
         <div class='mask' :style='logoMaskStyle'></div>
         <img :src='logo' :style='logoStyle'>
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@
           <router-link class="site-name" :to="{ name: 'root' }" active-class="home">{{sitename}}</router-link>
         </div>
         <div class='item right'>
-          <a href="#" @click.prevent="toggleMobileSidebar()"><i class="icon-menu"></i></a>
-          <user-finder class="nav-icon" @toggled="onFinderToggled"></user-finder>
-          <router-link @click.native="activatePanel('timeline')" :to="{ name: 'settings'}"><i class="icon-cog nav-icon" :title="$t('nav.preferences')"></i></router-link>
-          <a href="#" v-if="currentUser" @click.prevent="logout"><i class="icon-logout nav-icon" :title="$t('login.logout')"></i></a>
+          <a href="#" @click.stop.prevent="toggleMobileSidebar()"><i class="button-icon icon-menu"></i></a>
+          <user-finder class="button-icon nav-icon" @toggled="onFinderToggled"></user-finder>
+          <router-link @click.native="activatePanel('timeline')" :to="{ name: 'settings'}"><i class="button-icon icon-cog nav-icon" :title="$t('nav.preferences')"></i></router-link>
+          <a href="#" v-if="currentUser" @click.prevent="logout"><i class="button-icon icon-logout nav-icon" :title="$t('login.logout')"></i></a>
         </div>
       </div>
     </nav>
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 
     <div v-if="" class="container" id="content">
-      <side-drawer :activatePanel="activatePanel" :closed="!showMobileSidebar"></side-drawer>
+      <side-drawer :activatePanel="activatePanel" :closed="!showMobileSidebar" :clickoutside="toggleMobileSidebar"></side-drawer>
       <!--
         <button @click="activatePanel(mobileViews.postStatus)">post status</button>
         <button @click="activatePanel(mobileViews.notifications)">notifs</button>
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@
         <div class="sidebar-bounds">
           <div class="sidebar-scroller">
             <div class="sidebar">
-              <user-panel :activatePanel="activatePanel" :class="mobileShowOnlyIn(mobileViews.postStatus)"></user-panel>
+              <user-panel :activatePanel="activatePanel" :class="mobileShowOnlyIn('poststatus')"></user-panel>
               <nav-panel :activatePanel="activatePanel" class="mobile-hidden"></nav-panel>
               <instance-specific-panel v-if="showInstanceSpecificPanel" class="mobile-hidden"></instance-specific-panel>
               <features-panel v-if="!currentUser"></features-panel>
               <who-to-follow-panel v-if="currentUser && suggestionsEnabled"></who-to-follow-panel>
-              <notifications :activatePanel="activatePanel" v-if="currentUser" :class="mobileShowOnlyIn(mobileViews.notifications)"></notifications>
+              <notifications :activatePanel="activatePanel" v-if="currentUser" :class="mobileShowOnlyIn('notifications')"></notifications>
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/src/boot/after_store.js b/src/boot/after_store.js
index 8cd13df7..5b9e5c96 100644
--- a/src/boot/after_store.js
+++ b/src/boot/after_store.js
@@ -13,12 +13,17 @@ const afterStoreSetup = ({ store, i18n }) => {
       store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'name', value: name })
       store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'registrationOpen', value: (registrationClosed === '0') })
       store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'textlimit', value: parseInt(textlimit) })
-      store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'uploadlimit', value: parseInt(uploadlimit.uploadlimit) })
-      store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'avatarlimit', value: parseInt(uploadlimit.avatarlimit) })
-      store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'backgroundlimit', value: parseInt(uploadlimit.backgroundlimit) })
-      store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'bannerlimit', value: parseInt(uploadlimit.bannerlimit) })
       store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'server', value: server })
 
+      // TODO: default values for this stuff, added if to not make it break on
+      // my dev config out of the box.
+      if (uploadlimit) {
+        store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'uploadlimit', value: parseInt(uploadlimit.uploadlimit) })
+        store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'avatarlimit', value: parseInt(uploadlimit.avatarlimit) })
+        store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'backgroundlimit', value: parseInt(uploadlimit.backgroundlimit) })
+        store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'bannerlimit', value: parseInt(uploadlimit.bannerlimit) })
+      }
+
       if (data.nsfwCensorImage) {
         store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'nsfwCensorImage', value: data.nsfwCensorImage })
       }
diff --git a/src/components/delete_button/delete_button.vue b/src/components/delete_button/delete_button.vue
index b458b0dc..f4c91cfd 100644
--- a/src/components/delete_button/delete_button.vue
+++ b/src/components/delete_button/delete_button.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <template>
   <div v-if="canDelete">
     <a href="#" v-on:click.prevent="deleteStatus()">
-      <i class='icon-cancel delete-status'></i>
+      <i class='button-icon icon-cancel delete-status'></i>
     </a>
   </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/src/components/favorite_button/favorite_button.vue b/src/components/favorite_button/favorite_button.vue
index 1decd070..05ce6bd0 100644
--- a/src/components/favorite_button/favorite_button.vue
+++ b/src/components/favorite_button/favorite_button.vue
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 <template>
   <div v-if="loggedIn">
-    <i :class='classes' class='favorite-button fav-active' @click.prevent='favorite()' :title="$t('tool_tip.favorite')"/>
+    <i :class='classes' class='button-icon favorite-button fav-active' @click.prevent='favorite()' :title="$t('tool_tip.favorite')"/>
     <span v-if='!hidePostStatsLocal && status.fave_num > 0'>{{status.fave_num}}</span>
   </div>
   <div v-else>
-    <i :class='classes' class='favorite-button' :title="$t('tool_tip.favorite')"/>
+    <i :class='classes' class='button-icon favorite-button' :title="$t('tool_tip.favorite')"/>
     <span v-if='!hidePostStatsLocal && status.fave_num > 0'>{{status.fave_num}}</span>
   </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue
index b448faec..398f1871 100644
--- a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue
+++ b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue
@@ -75,11 +75,11 @@
       </div>
       <div class='alert error' v-if="error">
         Error: {{ error }}
-        <i class="icon-cancel" @click="clearError"></i>
+        <i class="button-icon icon-cancel" @click="clearError"></i>
       </div>
       <div class="attachments">
         <div class="media-upload-wrapper" v-for="file in newStatus.files">
-          <i class="fa icon-cancel" @click="removeMediaFile(file)"></i>
+          <i class="fa button-icon icon-cancel" @click="removeMediaFile(file)"></i>
           <div class="media-upload-container attachment">
             <img class="thumbnail media-upload" :src="file.image" v-if="type(file) === 'image'"></img>
             <video v-if="type(file) === 'video'" :src="file.image" controls></video>
diff --git a/src/components/retweet_button/retweet_button.vue b/src/components/retweet_button/retweet_button.vue
index c957fb77..6370f9dc 100644
--- a/src/components/retweet_button/retweet_button.vue
+++ b/src/components/retweet_button/retweet_button.vue
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 <template>
   <div v-if="loggedIn">
     <template v-if="visibility !== 'private' && visibility !== 'direct'">
-      <i :class='classes' class='retweet-button icon-retweet rt-active' v-on:click.prevent='retweet()' :title="$t('tool_tip.repeat')"></i>
+      <i :class='classes' class='button-icon retweet-button icon-retweet rt-active' v-on:click.prevent='retweet()' :title="$t('tool_tip.repeat')"></i>
       <span v-if='!hidePostStatsLocal && status.repeat_num > 0'>{{status.repeat_num}}</span>
     </template>
     <template v-else>
-      <i :class='classes' class='icon-lock' :title="$t('timeline.no_retweet_hint')"></i>
+      <i :class='classes' class='button-icon icon-lock' :title="$t('timeline.no_retweet_hint')"></i>
     </template>
   </div>
   <div v-else-if="!loggedIn">
-    <i :class='classes' class='icon-retweet' :title="$t('tool_tip.repeat')"></i>
+    <i :class='classes' class='button-icon icon-retweet' :title="$t('tool_tip.repeat')"></i>
     <span v-if='!hidePostStatsLocal && status.repeat_num > 0'>{{status.repeat_num}}</span>
   </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/src/components/side_drawer/side_drawer.js b/src/components/side_drawer/side_drawer.js
index bf9df753..b1b7701c 100644
--- a/src/components/side_drawer/side_drawer.js
+++ b/src/components/side_drawer/side_drawer.js
@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
 const SideDrawer = {
-  props: [ 'activatePanel', 'closed' ],
+  props: [ 'activatePanel', 'closed', 'clickoutside' ],
   computed: {
     currentUser () {
       return this.$store.state.users.currentUser
+    }
+  },
+  methods: {
+    gotoPanel (panel) {
+      this.activatePanel(panel)
+      this.clickoutside && this.clickoutside()
     },
-    chat () {
-      return this.$store.state.chat.channel
+    clickedOutside () {
+      if (typeof this.clickoutside === 'function') {
+        this.clickoutside()
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/side_drawer/side_drawer.vue b/src/components/side_drawer/side_drawer.vue
index 8e2629b8..b5f399b5 100644
--- a/src/components/side_drawer/side_drawer.vue
+++ b/src/components/side_drawer/side_drawer.vue
@@ -1,39 +1,46 @@
 <template>
-  <div>
+  <div class="side-drawer-container" :class="{'side-drawer-container-closed': closed, 'side-drawer-container-open': !closed}">
     <div class="panel panel-default side-drawer" :class="{'side-drawer-closed': closed}">
       <ul>
         <li v-if='currentUser'>
-          <router-link @click.native="activatePanel('timeline')" to='/main/friends'>
+          <a href="#" @click="gotoPanel('poststatus')">poststatus</a>
+        </li>
+        <li v-if='currentUser'>
+          <a href="#" @click="gotoPanel('notifications')">notifications</a>
+        </li>
+        <li v-if='currentUser'>
+          <router-link @click.native="gotoPanel('timeline')" to='/main/friends'>
             {{ $t("nav.timeline") }}
           </router-link>
         </li>
         <li v-if='currentUser'>
-          <router-link @click.native="activatePanel('timeline')" :to="{ name: 'mentions', params: { username: currentUser.screen_name } }">
+          <router-link @click.native="gotoPanel('timeline')" :to="{ name: 'mentions', params: { username: currentUser.screen_name } }">
             {{ $t("nav.mentions") }}
           </router-link>
         </li>
         <li v-if='currentUser'>
-          <router-link @click.native="activatePanel('timeline')" :to="{ name: 'dms', params: { username: currentUser.screen_name } }">
+          <router-link @click.native="gotoPanel('timeline')" :to="{ name: 'dms', params: { username: currentUser.screen_name } }">
             {{ $t("nav.dms") }}
           </router-link>
         </li>
         <li v-if='currentUser && currentUser.locked'>
-          <router-link @click.native="activatePanel('timeline')" to='/friend-requests'>
+          <router-link @click.native="gotoPanel('timeline')" to='/friend-requests'>
             {{ $t("nav.friend_requests") }}
           </router-link>
         </li>
         <li>
-          <router-link @click.native="activatePanel('timeline')" to='/main/public'>
+          <router-link @click.native="gotoPanel('timeline')" to='/main/public'>
             {{ $t("nav.public_tl") }}
           </router-link>
         </li>
         <li>
-          <router-link @click.native="activatePanel('timeline')" to='/main/all'>
+          <router-link @click.native="gotoPanel('timeline')" to='/main/all'>
             {{ $t("nav.twkn") }}
           </router-link>
         </li>
       </ul>
     </div>
+    <div class="side-drawer-click-outside" @click.stop.prevent="clickedOutside" :class="{'side-drawer-click-outside-closed': closed}"></div>
   </div>
 </template>
 
@@ -42,21 +49,48 @@
 <style lang="scss">
 @import '../../_variables.scss';
 
+.side-drawer-container {
+  position: fixed;
+  z-index: 1000;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: stretch;
+}
+
+.side-drawer-container-open {
+  transition-delay: 0.0s;
+  transition-property: left;
+}
+
+.side-drawer-container-closed {
+  left: -100%;
+  transition-delay: 0.5s;
+  transition-property: left;
+}
+
+.side-drawer-click-outside {
+  flex: 1 1 100%;
+}
+
 .side-drawer {
-  height: 100%; /* 100% Full-height */
-  position: fixed; /* Stay in place */
-  z-index: 1000; /* Stay on top */
-  top: 0; /* Stay at the top */
-  left: -200px;
   overflow-x: hidden; /* Disable horizontal scroll */
   transition: 0.5s; /* 0.5 second transition effect to slide in the sidenav */
   transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0, 1, 0.5, 1);
-  margin: 0;
-  padding-left: 200px;
+  margin: 0 0 0 -100px;
+  padding: 0 0 0 100px;
+  width: 75%;
+  flex: 0 0 75%;
+}
+
+.side-drawer-click-outside-closed {
+  flex: 0 0 0;
 }
 
 .side-drawer-closed {
-  left: calc(-100% - 200px);
+  margin: 0 0 0 calc(-100% - 100px);
 }
 
 .side-drawer .panel {
diff --git a/src/components/status/status.vue b/src/components/status/status.vue
index 3283de45..1b102d93 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.vue
+++ b/src/components/status/status.vue
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
           </router-link>
         </small>
         <small class="muteWords">{{muteWordHits.join(', ')}}</small>
-        <a href="#" class="unmute" @click.prevent="toggleMute"><i class="icon-eye-off"></i></a>
+        <a href="#" class="unmute" @click.prevent="toggleMute"><i class="button-icon icon-eye-off"></i></a>
       </div>
     </template>
     <template v-else>
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
                     </router-link>
                   </span>
                   <a v-if="isReply && !noReplyLinks" href="#" @click.prevent="gotoOriginal(status.in_reply_to_status_id)" :title="$t('tool_tip.reply')">
-                    <i class="icon-reply" @mouseenter="replyEnter(status.in_reply_to_status_id, $event)" @mouseout="replyLeave()"></i>
+                    <i class="button-icon icon-reply" @mouseenter="replyEnter(status.in_reply_to_status_id, $event)" @mouseout="replyLeave()"></i>
                   </a>
                 </span>
               </div>
@@ -63,18 +63,18 @@
               <router-link class="timeago" @click.native="activatePanel('timeline')" :to="{ name: 'conversation', params: { id: status.id } }">
                 <timeago :since="status.created_at" :auto-update="60"></timeago>
               </router-link>
-              <div class="visibility-icon" v-if="status.visibility">
+              <div class="button-icon visibility-icon" v-if="status.visibility">
                 <i :class="visibilityIcon(status.visibility)" :title="status.visibility | capitalize"></i>
               </div>
               <a :href="status.external_url" target="_blank" v-if="!status.is_local" class="source_url" title="Source">
-                <i class="icon-link-ext-alt"></i>
+                <i class="button-icon icon-link-ext-alt"></i>
               </a>
               <template v-if="expandable">
                 <a href="#" @click.prevent="toggleExpanded" title="Expand">
-                  <i class="icon-plus-squared"></i>
+                  <i class="button-icon icon-plus-squared"></i>
                 </a>
               </template>
-              <a href="#" @click.prevent="toggleMute" v-if="unmuted"><i class="icon-eye-off"></i></a>
+              <a href="#" @click.prevent="toggleMute" v-if="unmuted"><i class="button-icon icon-eye-off"></i></a>
             </div>
           </div>
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
           <div v-if="!noHeading && !noReplyLinks" class='status-actions media-body'>
             <div v-if="loggedIn">
               <a href="#" v-on:click.prevent="toggleReplying" :title="$t('tool_tip.reply')">
-                <i class="icon-reply" :class="{'icon-reply-active': replying}"></i>
+                <i class="button-icon icon-reply" :class="{'icon-reply-active': replying}"></i>
               </a>
             </div>
             <retweet-button :visibility='status.visibility' :loggedIn='loggedIn' :status='status'></retweet-button>
diff --git a/src/components/style_switcher/preview.vue b/src/components/style_switcher/preview.vue
index 09a136e9..634f5b35 100644
--- a/src/components/style_switcher/preview.vue
+++ b/src/components/style_switcher/preview.vue
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@
         </i18n>
 
         <div class="icons">
-          <i style="color: var(--cBlue)" class="icon-reply"/>
-          <i style="color: var(--cGreen)" class="icon-retweet"/>
-          <i style="color: var(--cOrange)" class="icon-star"/>
-          <i style="color: var(--cRed)" class="icon-cancel"/>
+          <i style="color: var(--cBlue)" class="button-icon icon-reply"/>
+          <i style="color: var(--cGreen)" class="button-icon icon-retweet"/>
+          <i style="color: var(--cOrange)" class="button-icon icon-star"/>
+          <i style="color: var(--cRed)" class="button-icon icon-cancel"/>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/components/tab_switcher/tab_switcher.scss b/src/components/tab_switcher/tab_switcher.scss
index 428335c0..f7449439 100644
--- a/src/components/tab_switcher/tab_switcher.scss
+++ b/src/components/tab_switcher/tab_switcher.scss
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 
     .tab-wrapper {
       height: 28px;
-      overflow: hidden;
       position: relative;
       display: flex;
       flex: 0 0 auto;
diff --git a/src/components/timeline/timeline.js b/src/components/timeline/timeline.js
index f28b85bd..98da8660 100644
--- a/src/components/timeline/timeline.js
+++ b/src/components/timeline/timeline.js
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ const Timeline = {
     'timelineName',
     'title',
     'userId',
-    'tag'
+    'tag',
+    'embedded'
   ],
   data () {
     return {
@@ -20,15 +21,6 @@ const Timeline = {
   },
   computed: {
     timelineError () { return this.$store.state.statuses.error },
-    followers () {
-      return this.timeline.followers
-    },
-    friends () {
-      return this.timeline.friends
-    },
-    viewing () {
-      return this.timeline.viewing
-    },
     newStatusCount () {
       return this.timeline.newStatusCount
     },
@@ -38,6 +30,14 @@ const Timeline = {
       } else {
         return ` (${this.newStatusCount})`
       }
+    },
+    classes () {
+      return {
+        root: ['timeline'].concat(!this.embedded ? ['panel', 'panel-default'] : []),
+        header: ['timeline-heading'].concat(!this.embedded ? ['panel-heading'] : []),
+        body: ['timeline-body'].concat(!this.embedded ? ['panel-body'] : []),
+        footer: ['timeline-footer'].concat(!this.embedded ? ['panel-footer'] : [])
+      }
     }
   },
   components: {
@@ -60,12 +60,6 @@ const Timeline = {
       userId: this.userId,
       tag: this.tag
     })
-
-    // don't fetch followers for public, friend, twkn
-    if (this.timelineName === 'user') {
-      this.fetchFriends()
-      this.fetchFollowers()
-    }
   },
   mounted () {
     if (typeof document.hidden !== 'undefined') {
@@ -103,16 +97,6 @@ const Timeline = {
         tag: this.tag
       }).then(() => store.commit('setLoading', { timeline: this.timelineName, value: false }))
     }, 1000, this),
-    fetchFollowers () {
-      const id = this.userId
-      this.$store.state.api.backendInteractor.fetchFollowers({ id })
-        .then((followers) => this.$store.dispatch('addFollowers', { followers }))
-    },
-    fetchFriends () {
-      const id = this.userId
-      this.$store.state.api.backendInteractor.fetchFriends({ id })
-        .then((friends) => this.$store.dispatch('addFriends', { friends }))
-    },
     scrollLoad (e) {
       const bodyBRect = document.body.getBoundingClientRect()
       const height = Math.max(bodyBRect.height, -(bodyBRect.y))
diff --git a/src/components/timeline/timeline.vue b/src/components/timeline/timeline.vue
index bc7f74c2..6ba598c5 100644
--- a/src/components/timeline/timeline.vue
+++ b/src/components/timeline/timeline.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template>
-  <div class="timeline panel panel-default" v-if="viewing == 'statuses'">
-    <div class="panel-heading timeline-heading">
+  <div :class="classes.root">
+    <div :class="classes.header">
       <div class="title">
         {{title}}
       </div>
@@ -14,43 +14,20 @@
         {{$t('timeline.up_to_date')}}
       </div>
     </div>
-    <div class="panel-body">
+    <div :class="classes.body">
       <div class="timeline">
         <status-or-conversation v-for="status in timeline.visibleStatuses" :key="status.id" v-bind:statusoid="status" class="status-fadein"></status-or-conversation>
       </div>
     </div>
-    <div class="panel-footer">
+    <div :class="classes.footer">
       <a href="#" v-on:click.prevent='fetchOlderStatuses()' v-if="!timeline.loading">
         <div class="new-status-notification text-center panel-footer">{{$t('timeline.load_older')}}</div>
       </a>
       <div class="new-status-notification text-center panel-footer" v-else>...</div>
     </div>
   </div>
-  <div class="timeline panel panel-default" v-else-if="viewing == 'followers'">
-    <div class="panel-heading timeline-heading">
-      <div class="title">
-        {{$t('user_card.followers')}}
-      </div>
-    </div>
-    <div class="panel-body">
-      <div class="timeline">
-        <user-card v-for="follower in followers" :key="follower.id" :user="follower" :showFollows="false"></user-card>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-  <div class="timeline panel panel-default" v-else-if="viewing == 'friends'">
-    <div class="panel-heading timeline-heading">
-      <div class="title">
-        {{$t('user_card.followees')}}
-      </div>
-    </div>
-    <div class="panel-body">
-      <div class="timeline">
-        <user-card v-for="friend in friends" :key="friend.id" :user="friend" :showFollows="true"></user-card>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  </div>
 </template>
+
 <script src="./timeline.js"></script>
 
 <style lang="scss">
diff --git a/src/components/user_card/user_card.js b/src/components/user_card/user_card.js
index ea893567..f0fff335 100644
--- a/src/components/user_card/user_card.js
+++ b/src/components/user_card/user_card.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import UserCardContent from '../user_card_content/user_card_content.vue'
+import StillImage from '../still-image/still-image.vue'
 import generateProfileLink from 'src/services/user_profile_link_generator/user_profile_link_generator'
 
 const UserCard = {
@@ -13,7 +14,8 @@ const UserCard = {
     }
   },
   components: {
-    UserCardContent
+    UserCardContent,
+    StillImage
   },
   computed: {
     currentUser () { return this.$store.state.users.currentUser }
diff --git a/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue b/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue
index 0f163e36..cf69606d 100644
--- a/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue
+++ b/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <template>
   <div class="card">
     <a href="#">
-      <img @click.prevent="toggleUserExpanded" class="avatar" :src="user.profile_image_url">
+      <StillImage @click.prevent="toggleUserExpanded" class="avatar" :src="user.profile_image_url"/>
     </a>
     <div class="usercard" v-if="userExpanded">
       <user-card-content :user="user" :switcher="false"></user-card-content>
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@
   margin-top:0.0em;
   text-align: left;
   width: 100%;
+  .user-name {
+    img {
+      object-fit: contain;
+      height: 16px;
+      width: 16px;
+      vertical-align: middle;
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 .follows-you {
diff --git a/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.vue b/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.vue
index ed8bba43..c5222519 100644
--- a/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.vue
+++ b/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.vue
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <div class="panel-heading text-center">
     <div class='user-info'>
       <router-link @click.native="activatePanel && activatePanel('timeline')" :to="{ name: 'user-settings' }" style="float: right; margin-top:16px;" v-if="!isOtherUser">
-        <i class="icon-cog usersettings" :title="$t('tool_tip.user_settings')"></i>
+        <i class="button-icon icon-cog usersettings" :title="$t('tool_tip.user_settings')"></i>
       </router-link>
       <a :href="user.statusnet_profile_url" target="_blank" class="floater" v-if="isOtherUser">
         <i class="icon-link-ext usersettings"></i>
@@ -104,16 +104,16 @@
     </div>
   </div>
   <div class="panel-body profile-panel-body" v-if="!hideBio">
-    <div v-if="!hideUserStatsLocal || switcher" class="user-counts" :class="{clickable: switcher}">
-      <div class="user-count" v-on:click.prevent="setProfileView('statuses')" :class="{selected: selected === 'statuses'}">
+    <div v-if="!hideUserStatsLocal || switcher" class="user-counts">
+      <div class="user-count" v-on:click.prevent="setProfileView('statuses')">
         <h5>{{ $t('user_card.statuses') }}</h5>
         <span v-if="!hideUserStatsLocal">{{user.statuses_count}} <br></span>
       </div>
-      <div class="user-count" v-on:click.prevent="setProfileView('friends')" :class="{selected: selected === 'friends'}">
+      <div class="user-count" v-on:click.prevent="setProfileView('friends')">
         <h5>{{ $t('user_card.followees') }}</h5>
         <span v-if="!hideUserStatsLocal">{{user.friends_count}}</span>
       </div>
-      <div class="user-count" v-on:click.prevent="setProfileView('followers')" :class="{selected: selected === 'followers'}">
+      <div class="user-count" v-on:click.prevent="setProfileView('followers')">
         <h5>{{ $t('user_card.followers') }}</h5>
         <span v-if="!hideUserStatsLocal">{{user.followers_count}}</span>
       </div>
@@ -304,18 +304,6 @@
   justify-content: space-between;
   color: $fallback--lightText;
   color: var(--lightText, $fallback--lightText);
-
-  &.clickable {
-    .user-count {
-      cursor: pointer;
-
-      &:hover:not(.selected) {
-        transition: border-bottom 100ms;
-        border-bottom: 3px solid $fallback--link;
-        border-bottom: 3px solid var(--link, $fallback--link);
-      }
-    }
-  }
 }
 
 .user-count {
@@ -323,14 +311,6 @@
   padding: .5em 0 .5em 0;
   margin: 0 .5em;
 
-  &.selected {
-    transition: none;
-    border-bottom: 5px solid $fallback--link;
-    border-bottom: 5px solid var(--link, $fallback--link);
-    border-radius: $fallback--btnRadius;
-    border-radius: var(--btnRadius, $fallback--btnRadius);
-  }
-
   h5 {
     font-size:1em;
     font-weight: bolder;
diff --git a/src/components/user_finder/user_finder.vue b/src/components/user_finder/user_finder.vue
index 9efdfab7..eeb76c35 100644
--- a/src/components/user_finder/user_finder.vue
+++ b/src/components/user_finder/user_finder.vue
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
       <button class="btn search-button" @click="findUser(username)">
         <i class="icon-search"/>
       </button>
-      <i class="icon-cancel user-finder-icon" @click.prevent.stop="toggleHidden"/>
+      <i class="button-icon icon-cancel user-finder-icon" @click.prevent.stop="toggleHidden"/>
     </template>
   </div>
 </template>
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
     height: 29px;
   }
   .user-finder-input {
-    max-width: 80%;
+    // TODO: do this properly without a rough guesstimate of 2 icons + paddings
+    max-width: calc(100% - 30px - 30px - 20px);
   }
 
   .search-button {
diff --git a/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.js b/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.js
index 95d797a2..deee77dd 100644
--- a/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.js
+++ b/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import UserCardContent from '../user_card_content/user_card_content.vue'
+import UserCard from '../user_card/user_card.vue'
 import Timeline from '../timeline/timeline.vue'
 
 const UserProfile = {
@@ -39,6 +40,16 @@ const UserProfile = {
       return this.$route.name === 'external-user-profile'
     }
   },
+  methods: {
+    fetchFollowers () {
+      const id = this.userId
+      this.$store.dispatch('addFollowers', { id })
+    },
+    fetchFriends () {
+      const id = this.userId
+      this.$store.dispatch('addFriends', { id })
+    }
+  },
   watch: {
     userName () {
       if (this.isExternal) {
@@ -55,10 +66,17 @@ const UserProfile = {
       this.$store.dispatch('stopFetching', 'user')
       this.$store.commit('clearTimeline', { timeline: 'user' })
       this.$store.dispatch('startFetching', ['user', this.userId])
+    },
+    user () {
+      if (!this.user.followers) {
+        this.fetchFollowers()
+        this.fetchFriends()
+      }
     }
   },
   components: {
     UserCardContent,
+    UserCard,
     Timeline
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.vue b/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.vue
index 4d2853a6..5c823b3d 100644
--- a/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.vue
+++ b/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.vue
@@ -1,20 +1,38 @@
 <template>
-  <div>
-    <div v-if="user" class="user-profile panel panel-default">
-      <user-card-content :user="user" :switcher="true" :selected="timeline.viewing"></user-card-content>
-    </div>
-    <div v-else class="panel user-profile-placeholder">
-      <div class="panel-heading">
-        <div class="title">
-          {{ $t('settings.profile_tab') }}
+<div>
+  <div v-if="user" class="user-profile panel panel-default">
+    <user-card-content :user="user" :switcher="true" :selected="timeline.viewing"></user-card-content>
+    <tab-switcher>
+      <Timeline :label="$t('user_card.statuses')" :embedded="true" :title="$t('user_profile.timeline_title')" :timeline="timeline" :timeline-name="'user'" :user-id="userId"/>
+      <div :label="$t('user_card.followees')">
+        <div v-if="friends">
+          <user-card v-for="friend in friends" :key="friend.id" :user="friend" :showFollows="true"></user-card>
+        </div>
+        <div class="userlist-placeholder" v-else>
+          <i class="icon-spin3 animate-spin"></i>
         </div>
       </div>
-      <div class="panel-body">
-        <i class="icon-spin3 animate-spin"></i>
+      <div :label="$t('user_card.followers')">
+        <div v-if="followers">
+          <user-card v-for="follower in followers" :key="follower.id" :user="follower" :showFollows="false"></user-card>
+        </div>
+        <div class="userlist-placeholder" v-else>
+          <i class="icon-spin3 animate-spin"></i>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </tab-switcher>
+  </div>
+  <div v-else class="panel user-profile-placeholder">
+    <div class="panel-heading">
+      <div class="title">
+        {{ $t('settings.profile_tab') }}
       </div>
     </div>
-    <Timeline :title="$t('user_profile.timeline_title')" :timeline="timeline" :timeline-name="'user'" :user-id="userId"/>
+    <div class="panel-body">
+      <i class="icon-spin3 animate-spin"></i>
+    </div>
   </div>
+</div>
 </template>
 
 <script src="./user_profile.js"></script>
@@ -24,12 +42,36 @@
 .user-profile {
   flex: 2;
   flex-basis: 500px;
-  padding-bottom: 10px;
+
   .panel-heading {
     background: transparent;
     flex-direction: column;
     align-items: stretch;
   }
+  .userlist-placeholder {
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: center;
+    align-items: middle;
+    padding: 2em;
+  }
+
+  .timeline-heading {
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: center;
+
+    .loadmore-button, .alert {
+      flex: 1;
+    }
+
+    .loadmore-button {
+      height: 28px;
+      margin: 10px .6em;
+    }
+
+    .title, .loadmore-text {
+      display: none
+    }
+  }
 }
 .user-profile-placeholder {
   .panel-body {
diff --git a/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.vue b/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.vue
index b238571d..4bc2eeec 100644
--- a/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.vue
+++ b/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.vue
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
             <button class="btn btn-default" v-else-if="avatarPreview" @click="submitAvatar">{{$t('general.submit')}}</button>
             <div class='alert error' v-if="avatarUploadError">
               Error: {{ avatarUploadError }}
-              <i class="icon-cancel" @click="clearUploadError('avatar')"></i>
+              <i class="button-icon icon-cancel" @click="clearUploadError('avatar')"></i>
             </div>
           </div>
           <div class="setting-item">
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
             <button class="btn btn-default" v-else-if="bannerPreview" @click="submitBanner">{{$t('general.submit')}}</button>
             <div class='alert error' v-if="bannerUploadError">
               Error: {{ bannerUploadError }}
-              <i class="icon-cancel" @click="clearUploadError('banner')"></i>
+              <i class="button-icon icon-cancel" @click="clearUploadError('banner')"></i>
             </div>
           </div>
           <div class="setting-item">
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
             <button class="btn btn-default" v-else-if="backgroundPreview" @click="submitBg">{{$t('general.submit')}}</button>
             <div class='alert error' v-if="backgroundUploadError">
               Error: {{ backgroundUploadError }}
-              <i class="icon-cancel" @click="clearUploadError('background')"></i>
+              <i class="button-icon icon-cancel" @click="clearUploadError('background')"></i>
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/src/modules/statuses.js b/src/modules/statuses.js
index 8cdd4e28..5bbf5f46 100644
--- a/src/modules/statuses.js
+++ b/src/modules/statuses.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ const emptyTl = () => ({
   loading: false,
   followers: [],
   friends: [],
-  viewing: 'statuses',
   userId: 0,
   flushMarker: 0
 })
@@ -399,16 +398,6 @@ export const mutations = {
   setNotificationsSilence (state, { value }) {
     state.notifications.desktopNotificationSilence = value
   },
-  setProfileView (state, { v }) {
-    // load followers / friends only when needed
-    state.timelines['user'].viewing = v
-  },
-  addFriends (state, { friends }) {
-    state.timelines['user'].friends = friends
-  },
-  addFollowers (state, { followers }) {
-    state.timelines['user'].followers = followers
-  },
   markNotificationsAsSeen (state) {
     each(state.notifications.data, (notification) => {
       notification.seen = true
@@ -437,12 +426,6 @@ const statuses = {
     setNotificationsSilence ({ rootState, commit }, { value }) {
       commit('setNotificationsSilence', { value })
     },
-    addFriends ({ rootState, commit }, { friends }) {
-      commit('addFriends', { friends })
-    },
-    addFollowers ({ rootState, commit }, { followers }) {
-      commit('addFollowers', { followers })
-    },
     deleteStatus ({ rootState, commit }, status) {
       commit('setDeleted', { status })
       apiService.deleteStatus({ id: status.id, credentials: rootState.users.currentUser.credentials })
diff --git a/src/modules/users.js b/src/modules/users.js
index 65b172bc..31fe94fc 100644
--- a/src/modules/users.js
+++ b/src/modules/users.js
@@ -51,6 +51,15 @@ export const mutations = {
   endLogin (state) {
     state.loggingIn = false
   },
+  // TODO Clean after ourselves?
+  addFriends (state, { id, friends }) {
+    const user = state.usersObject[id]
+    user.friends = friends
+  },
+  addFollowers (state, { id, followers }) {
+    const user = state.usersObject[id]
+    user.followers = followers
+  },
   addNewUsers (state, users) {
     each(users, (user) => mergeOrAdd(state.users, state.usersObject, user))
   },
@@ -92,6 +101,14 @@ const users = {
       store.rootState.api.backendInteractor.fetchUser({ id })
         .then((user) => store.commit('addNewUsers', [user]))
     },
+    addFriends ({ rootState, commit }, { id }) {
+      rootState.api.backendInteractor.fetchFriends({ id })
+        .then((friends) => commit('addFriends', { id, friends }))
+    },
+    addFollowers ({ rootState, commit }, { id }) {
+      rootState.api.backendInteractor.fetchFollowers({ id })
+        .then((followers) => commit('addFollowers', { id, followers }))
+    },
     registerPushNotifications (store) {
       const token = store.state.currentUser.credentials
       const vapidPublicKey = store.rootState.instance.vapidPublicKey