diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/user-card.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/user-card.js.es6
index 4d009c82c85..6fb1aa5dc6f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/user-card.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/user-card.js.es6
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import CleansUp from 'discourse/mixins/cleans-up';
 
+import afterTransition from 'discourse/lib/after-transition';
+
 var clickOutsideEventName = "mousedown.outside-user-card",
     clickDataExpand = "click.discourse-user-card",
     clickMention = "click.discourse-user-mention";
@@ -27,6 +29,12 @@ export default Discourse.View.extend(CleansUp, {
   _setup: function() {
     var self = this;
 
+    afterTransition(self.$(), function() {
+      if (!self.get('controller.visible')) {
+        self.$().css({ left: -9999, top: -9999 });
+      }
+    });
+
     $('html').off(clickOutsideEventName).on(clickOutsideEventName, function(e) {
       if (self.get('controller.visible')) {
         var $target = $(e.target);