diff --git a/include/conversation.php b/include/conversation.php
index 13dfeeadd..3f493a6dc 100644
--- a/include/conversation.php
+++ b/include/conversation.php
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ function count_descendants($item) {
  * Recursively prepare a thread for HTML
  */
 
-function prepare_threads_body($a, $items, $cmnt_tpl, $page_writeable, $mode, $profile_owner, $alike, $dlike, $thread_level=1) {
+function prepare_threads_body($a, $items, $cmnt_tpl, $page_writeable, $mode, $profile_owner, $alike, $dlike, $previewing, $thread_level=1) {
 	$result = array();
 
 	$wall_template = 'wall_thread.tpl';
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ function prepare_threads_body($a, $items, $cmnt_tpl, $page_writeable, $mode, $pr
 
 		$item_result['children'] = array();
 		if(count($item['children'])) {
-			$item_result['children'] = prepare_threads_body($a, $item['children'], $cmnt_tpl, $page_writeable, $mode, $profile_owner, $alike, $dlike, ($thread_level + 1));
+			$item_result['children'] = prepare_threads_body($a, $item['children'], $cmnt_tpl, $page_writeable, $mode, $profile_owner, $alike, $dlike, $previewing, ($thread_level + 1));
 		}
 		$item_result['private'] = $item['private'];
 		$item_result['toplevel'] = ($toplevelpost ? 'toplevel_item' : '');
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ function conversation(&$a, $items, $mode, $update, $preview = false) {
 				}
 			}
 
-			$threads = prepare_threads_body($a, $threads, $cmnt_tpl, $page_writeable, $mode,  $profile_owner, $alike, $dlike);
+			$threads = prepare_threads_body($a, $threads, $cmnt_tpl, $page_writeable, $mode,  $profile_owner, $alike, $dlike, $previewing);
 		}
 	}
 		
diff --git a/mod/item.php b/mod/item.php
index e3230c864..52ea9d58c 100644
--- a/mod/item.php
+++ b/mod/item.php
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ function item_post(&$a) {
 
 	if($preview) {
 		require_once('include/conversation.php');
-		$o = conversation($a,array(array_merge($contact_record,$datarray)),'search', false);
+		$o = conversation($a,array(array_merge($contact_record,$datarray)),'search', false, true);
 		logger('preview: ' . $o);
 		echo json_encode(array('preview' => $o));
 		killme();
diff --git a/view/theme/frost/wall_item.tpl b/view/theme/frost/wall_item.tpl
index fb9290f12..e2cb60dbe 100644
--- a/view/theme/frost/wall_item.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frost/wall_item.tpl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <a name="$item.id" ></a>
 <!--<div class="wall-item-outside-wrapper $item.indent$item.previewing" id="wall-item-outside-wrapper-$item.id" >-->
-	<div class="wall-item-content-wrapper $item.indent" id="wall-item-content-wrapper-$item.id" >
+	<div class="wall-item-content-wrapper $item.indent $item.previewing" id="wall-item-content-wrapper-$item.id" >
 		<div class="wall-item-info" id="wall-item-info-$item.id">
 			<div class="wall-item-photo-wrapper" id="wall-item-photo-wrapper-$item.id" 
 				 onmouseover="if (typeof t$item.id != 'undefined') clearTimeout(t$item.id); openMenu('wall-item-photo-menu-button-$item.id')" 
diff --git a/view/theme/frost/wall_thread.tpl b/view/theme/frost/wall_thread.tpl
index 69f6c4c14..008ec89db 100644
--- a/view/theme/frost/wall_thread.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frost/wall_thread.tpl
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 <div id="tread-wrapper-$item.id" class="tread-wrapper $item.toplevel">
 <a name="$item.id" ></a>
 <!--<div class="wall-item-outside-wrapper $item.indent$item.previewing" id="wall-item-outside-wrapper-$item.id" >-->
-	<div class="wall-item-content-wrapper $item.indent" id="wall-item-content-wrapper-$item.id" >
+	<div class="wall-item-content-wrapper $item.indent $item.previewing" id="wall-item-content-wrapper-$item.id" >
 		<div class="wall-item-info" id="wall-item-info-$item.id">
 			<div class="wall-item-photo-wrapper" id="wall-item-photo-wrapper-$item.id" 
 				 onmouseover="if (typeof t$item.id != 'undefined') clearTimeout(t$item.id); openMenu('wall-item-photo-menu-button-$item.id')" 
diff --git a/view/theme/frost/wallwall_item.tpl b/view/theme/frost/wallwall_item.tpl
index 4ef81686e..6d7a3ec32 100644
--- a/view/theme/frost/wallwall_item.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frost/wallwall_item.tpl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <a name="$item.id" ></a>
 <!--<div class="wall-item-outside-wrapper $item.indent$item.previewing wallwall" id="wall-item-outside-wrapper-$item.id" >-->
-	<div class="wall-item-content-wrapper $item.indent" id="wall-item-content-wrapper-$item.id" >
+	<div class="wall-item-content-wrapper $item.indent $item.previewing wallwall" id="wall-item-content-wrapper-$item.id" >
 		<div class="wall-item-info wallwall" id="wall-item-info-$item.id">
 			<div class="wall-item-photo-wrapper wwto" id="wall-item-ownerphoto-wrapper-$item.id" >
 				<a href="$item.owner_url" target="redir" title="$item.olinktitle" class="wall-item-photo-link" id="wall-item-ownerphoto-link-$item.id">
diff --git a/view/theme/frost/wallwall_thread.tpl b/view/theme/frost/wallwall_thread.tpl
index 0039e8d91..f23cf00ab 100644
--- a/view/theme/frost/wallwall_thread.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frost/wallwall_thread.tpl
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 <div id="tread-wrapper-$item.id" class="tread-wrapper $item.toplevel">
 <a name="$item.id" ></a>
 <!--<div class="wall-item-outside-wrapper $item.indent$item.previewing wallwall" id="wall-item-outside-wrapper-$item.id" >-->
-	<div class="wall-item-content-wrapper $item.indent" id="wall-item-content-wrapper-$item.id" >
+	<div class="wall-item-content-wrapper $item.indent $item.previewing wallwall" id="wall-item-content-wrapper-$item.id" >
 		<div class="wall-item-info wallwall" id="wall-item-info-$item.id">
 			<div class="wall-item-photo-wrapper wwto" id="wall-item-ownerphoto-wrapper-$item.id" >
 				<a href="$item.owner_url" target="redir" title="$item.olinktitle" class="wall-item-photo-link" id="wall-item-ownerphoto-link-$item.id">