diff --git a/file/js/be.bastelstu.Chat.coffee b/file/js/be.bastelstu.Chat.coffee
index 7976778..4a94805 100644
--- a/file/js/be.bastelstu.Chat.coffee
+++ b/file/js/be.bastelstu.Chat.coffee
@@ -178,6 +178,13 @@ window.console ?=
 			# Refreshes the roomlist
 			$('#timsChatRoomList button').click $.proxy @refreshRoomList, @
 			
+			# Clears the stream
+			$('#timsChatClear').click (event) ->
+				event.preventDefault()
+				$('.timsChatMessage').remove()
+				@oldScrollTop = null
+				$('#timsChatMessageContainer').scrollTop $('#timsChatMessageContainer ul').height()
+			
 			# Toggle Buttons
 			$('.timsChatToggle').click (event) ->
 				element = $ @
@@ -193,19 +200,6 @@ window.console ?=
 					
 				$('#timsChatInput').focus()
 			
-			# Clears the stream
-			$('#timsChatClear').click (event) ->
-				event.preventDefault()
-				$('.timsChatMessage').remove()
-				@oldScrollTop = null
-				$('#timsChatMessageContainer').scrollTop $('#timsChatMessageContainer ul').height()
-			
-			$('#timsChatSmilies').click (event) ->
-				if $(@).data 'status'
-					$('#smilies').removeClass 'disabled'
-				else
-					$('#smilies').addClass 'disabled'
-			
 			# Enable fullscreen-mode
 			$('#timsChatFullscreen').click (event) ->
 				if $(@).data 'status'
@@ -225,7 +219,7 @@ window.console ?=
 				$('#timsChatNotify').click (event) ->
 					if $(@).data('status') and window.webkitNotifications.checkPermission() isnt 0
 						window.webkitNotifications.requestPermission()
-						
+			
 		###
 		# Changes the chat-room.
 		# 
@@ -248,14 +242,11 @@ window.console ?=
 					target.parent().addClass 'activeMenuItem'
 					
 					# Set new topic
+					$('#timsChatTopic').text data.topic
 					if data.topic is ''
-						return if $('#timsChatTopic').text().trim() is ''
-						
-						$('#timsChatTopic').wcfBlindOut 'vertical', () ->
-							$(@).text ''
+						$('#timsChatTopic').addClass 'empty'
 					else
-						$('#timsChatTopic').text data.topic
-						$('#timsChatTopic').wcfBlindIn() if $('#timsChatTopic').text().trim() isnt '' and $('#timsChatTopic').is ':hidden'
+						$('#timsChatTopic').removeClass 'empty'
 					
 					$('.timsChatMessage').addClass 'unloaded', 800
 					@handleMessages data.messages
@@ -383,7 +374,7 @@ window.console ?=
 						element.addClass 'away'
 						element.attr 'title', user.awayStatus
 					else
-						element.removeClass 'away'
+						element.removeClass 'timsChatAway'
 						element.removeAttr 'title'
 						element.data 'tooltip', ''
 					if user.suspended
diff --git a/file/style/be.bastelstu.wcf.chat.less b/file/style/be.bastelstu.wcf.chat.less
index 4d77ee6..40a257c 100644
--- a/file/style/be.bastelstu.wcf.chat.less
+++ b/file/style/be.bastelstu.wcf.chat.less
@@ -13,6 +13,16 @@
 			
 			#timsChatTopic {
 				padding: 5px;
+				.transition(height, .2s);
+				.transition(padding-top, .2s);
+				.transition(padding-bottom, .2s);
+				
+				&.empty {
+					height: 0px;
+					overflow: hidden;
+					border: 0px;
+					padding: 0px;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/template/chat.tpl b/template/chat.tpl
index 9fec948..887a4e4 100644
--- a/template/chat.tpl
+++ b/template/chat.tpl
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 {include file='header' sandbox=false sidebarOrientation='right'}
 
 <div id="timsChatRoomContent">
-	<div id="timsChatTopic" class="container"{if $room->topic|language === ''} style="display: none;"{/if}>{$room->topic|language}</div>
+	<div id="timsChatTopic" class="container{if $room->topic|language === ''} empty{/if}">{$room->topic|language}</div>
 	<fieldset>
 		<div id="timsChatMessageContainer" class="timsChatMessageContainer container box shadow1">
 			<noscript><p class="error">{lang}chat.general.noJs{/lang}</p></noscript>