diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/status.js b/app/soapbox/components/status.js
index b7b9a4fb1..42f44d7cc 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/status.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/status.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import PollContainer from 'soapbox/containers/poll_container';
 import { NavLink } from 'react-router-dom';
 import ProfileHoverCardContainer from '../features/profile_hover_card/profile_hover_card_container';
 import { isMobile } from '../../../app/soapbox/is_mobile';
+import { debounce } from 'lodash';
 
 // We use the component (and not the container) since we do not want
 // to use the progress bar to show download progress
@@ -252,11 +253,16 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     this.handleToggleMediaVisibility();
   }
 
+  showProfileCard = debounce(() => {
+    this.setState({ profileCardVisible: true });
+  }, 1200);
+
   handleProfileHover = e => {
-    if (!isMobile(window.innerWidth)) this.setState({ profileCardVisible: true });
+    if (!isMobile(window.innerWidth)) this.showProfileCard();
   }
 
   handleProfileLeave = e => {
+    this.showProfileCard.cancel();
     if (!isMobile(window.innerWidth)) this.setState({ profileCardVisible: false });
   }
 
diff --git a/app/styles/components/profile_hover_card.scss b/app/styles/components/profile_hover_card.scss
index d87a3159c..5d7f7e8ff 100644
--- a/app/styles/components/profile_hover_card.scss
+++ b/app/styles/components/profile_hover_card.scss
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
   opacity: 0;
   transition-property: opacity;
   transition-duration: 0.2s;
-  transition-delay: 0.7s;
   width: 320px;
   z-index: 998;
   left: -10px;