diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/user_index.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/user_index.hbs
index f5aac349e88..2b5f9b8d36d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/user_index.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/user_index.hbs
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@
     </div>
   </div>
 
-
   {{#if currentUser.admin}}
     <div class='display-row'>
       <div class='field'>{{i18n admin.groups.title}}</div>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user-card.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user-card.hbs
index 3e1bf4f70fb..57cd68a40db 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user-card.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user-card.hbs
@@ -1,37 +1,22 @@
 {{#if username}}
+
+  <div class="card-content">
+
   {{#link-to 'user' user}}{{bound-avatar avatar "huge"}}{{/link-to}}
 
   <div class="names">
+    <span>
     <h1 {{bind-attr class="staff new_user"}}>
       {{#link-to 'user' user}}{{username}}{{/link-to}}
     </h1>
     {{#if showName}}
       <h2>{{#link-to 'user' user}}{{name}}{{/link-to}}</h2>
     {{/if}}
+  </span>
   </div>
 
-  {{#if showBadges}}
-    <div class="badge-section">
-      {{#each user.featured_user_badges}}
-        {{user-badge badge=badge}}
-      {{/each}}
-      {{#if showMoreBadges}}
-        {{#link-to 'user.badges' user class="btn more-user-badges"}}
-          {{i18n badges.more_badges count=moreBadgesCount}}
-        {{/link-to}}
-      {{/if}}
-    </div>
-  {{/if}}
-
   {{#if user}}
-    <div class="metadata">
-      {{#if user.location}}<h3>{{fa-icon "map-marker"}} {{user.location}}</h3>{{/if}}
-      <h3>{{i18n last_post}} {{format-date path="user.last_posted_at" leaveAgo="true"}}</h3>
-      <h3>{{i18n joined}} {{format-date path="user.created_at" leaveAgo="true"}}</h3>
-      {{groups-list groups=user.custom_groups}}
-    </div>
 
-    <div class='bottom'>
       {{#if isSuspended}}
         <div class='suspended'>
           {{fa-icon "ban"}}
@@ -42,26 +27,42 @@
         {{#if user.bio_cooked}}<div class='bio'>{{{user.bio_cooked}}}</div>{{/if}}
       {{/if}}
 
-      {{#if user.can_send_private_message_to_user}}
-        <button class='btn btn-primary' {{action "composePrivateMessage" user}}>{{fa-icon "envelope"}}{{i18n user.private_message}}</button>
-      {{/if}}
+{{#if showBadges}}
+  <div class="badge-section">
+    {{#each user.featured_user_badges}}
+      {{user-badge badge=badge}}
+    {{/each}}
+    {{#if showMoreBadges}}
+      {{#link-to 'user.badges' user class="btn more-user-badges"}}
+        {{i18n badges.more_badges count=moreBadgesCount}}
+      {{/link-to}}
+    {{/if}}
+  </div>
+{{/if}}
 
-      {{#link-to 'user' user class="btn"}}{{fa-icon "user"}}{{i18n user.profile}}{{/link-to}}
+      <ul class="usercard-controls">
+        {{#if user.can_send_private_message_to_user}}
+          <li><a class='btn btn-primary' {{action "composePrivateMessage" user}}>{{fa-icon "envelope"}}{{i18n user.private_message}}</a></li>
+        {{/if}}
 
-      {{#if showFilter}}
-      <button class='btn' {{action "togglePosts" user}}>{{fa-icon "filter"}}{{i18n topic.filter_to username="username" post_count="participant.post_count"}}</button>
-      {{/if}}
+        <li>{{#link-to 'user' user class="btn"}}{{fa-icon "user"}}{{i18n user.profile}}{{/link-to}}</li>
 
-      {{#if hasUserFilters}}
-      <button class='btn' {{action "cancelFilter"}}>{{fa-icon "times"}}{{i18n topic.filters.cancel}}</button>
-      {{/if}}
+        {{#if showFilter}}
+        <li><a class='btn' {{action "togglePosts" user}}>{{fa-icon "filter"}}{{i18n topic.filter_to username="username" post_count="participant.post_count"}}</a></li>
+        {{/if}}
+
+        {{#if hasUserFilters}}
+        <li><a class='btn' {{action "cancelFilter"}}>{{fa-icon "times"}}{{i18n topic.filters.cancel}}</a></li>
+        {{/if}}
+      </ul>
 
       {{#if user.card_badge}}
         {{#link-to 'badges.show' user.card_badge class="card-badge"}}
           {{icon-or-image user.card_badge.image}}
         {{/link-to}}
       {{/if}}
-    </div>
+
+  </div>
   {{else}}
     <p class='loading'>{{i18n loading}}</p>
   {{/if}}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user/user.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user/user.hbs
index 930b6170501..5659561b6db 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user/user.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user/user.hbs
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
         <div class='details'>
           <div class='primary'>
 
-
             {{bound-avatar model "huge"}}
 
             <section class='controls'>
@@ -217,6 +216,5 @@
 
     </section>
 
-
   </div>
 {{/unless}}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/user-card.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/user-card.js.es6
index 66bb57f3773..a9e05e5855f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/user-card.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/user-card.js.es6
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ export default Discourse.View.extend(CleansUp, {
     if (!$this) { return; }
 
     if (Ember.empty(url)) {
-      $this.css('background-image', '');
+      $this.css('background-image', '').addClass('no-bg');
     } else {
-      $this.css('background-image', "url(" + url + ")");
+      $this.css('background-image', "url(" + url + ")").removeClass('no-bg');
     }
   }.observes('controller.user.card_background'),
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-list.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-list.scss
index a15e3c63567..cb110a92172 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-list.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-list.scss
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 
 }
 
-
 // Base list
 // --------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/user-card.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/user-card.scss
index 867a7e23d05..d03ec4eab47 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/user-card.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/user-card.scss
@@ -2,18 +2,33 @@
 
 #user-card {
   position: absolute;
-  width: 460px;
+  width: 500px;
   left: 20px;
   z-index: 990;
   box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0, .6);
   margin-top: -2px;
-  background-color: $secondary;
-  padding: 12px 12px 5px 12px;
-  border: 1px solid scale-color-diff();
-
+  background-color: $primary;
+  color: $secondary;
   background-size: cover;
   background-position: center center;
 
+  .card-content {
+    padding: 12px;
+    background: rgba($primary, .85);
+    margin-top: 100px;
+    &:after {
+      content: '';
+      display: block;
+      clear: both;
+    }
+  }
+
+&.no-bg {
+  .card-content {
+    margin-top: 0;
+  }
+}
+
   .avatar-placeholder {
     width: 120px;
     height: 120px;
@@ -27,12 +42,12 @@
     font-size: 25px;
     line-height: 1.25;
     display: block;
-    max-width: 280px;
+    max-width: 250px;
     white-space: nowrap;
     overflow: hidden;
     text-overflow: ellipsis;
     a {
-      color: $primary;
+      color: $secondary;
     }
   }
 
@@ -41,13 +56,12 @@
     line-height: 1.25;
     font-weight: normal;
     display: block;
-    max-width: 280px;
+    max-width: 250px;
     white-space: nowrap;
     overflow: hidden;
     text-overflow: ellipsis;
-
     a {
-      color: $primary;
+      color: $secondary;
     }
   }
 
@@ -58,6 +72,9 @@
     color: scale-color($primary, $lightness: 50%);
     overflow: hidden;
     text-overflow: ellipsis;
+    a {
+      color: $secondary;
+    }
   }
   .groups {
     font-size: 13px;
@@ -84,9 +101,15 @@
   }
 
   .bio {
-    max-height: 100px;
+    max-height: 55px;
     overflow: auto;
-    margin-bottom: 10px;
+    float: left;
+    margin: 10px 0;
+    width: 70%;
+    a {
+      color: $secondary;
+      text-decoration: underline;
+    }
     img {
       max-width: 100%;
     }
@@ -95,6 +118,7 @@
   img.avatar {
     float: left;
     padding-right: 10px;
+    margin-top: -60px;
   }
 
   p {
@@ -108,6 +132,16 @@
 
   .btn {
     margin: 0 0 7px 0;
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+  }
+
+  .usercard-controls {
+    list-style-type: none;
+    margin: 0;
+    position: absolute;
+    right: 12px;
+
+    a {width: 100%; min-width: 150px;}
   }
 
   .new-user a {
@@ -115,17 +149,32 @@
   }
 
   &.show-badges {
-    width: 560px;
+    width: 580px;
 
     .names {
-      width: 250px;
       float: left;
+      height: 60px;
+      position: relative;
+      width: 45%;
+
+      span {
+        position: absolute;
+        bottom: 0;
+        display: block;
+      }
+
     }
 
     .badge-section {
       margin-top: 10px;
       float: left;
-      width: 270px;
+      width: 390px;
+
+      .user-badge {
+        background: transparent;
+        color: $secondary;
+
+      }
 
       h3 {
         color: $primary;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/user.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/user.scss
index d966bde7864..44975240f08 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/user.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/user.scss
@@ -6,11 +6,6 @@
   }
 }
 
-.has-background .details {
-}
-
-
-
 .profile-image {
   height: 250px;
   width: 100%;