diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.cpp
index 08e097578..2ff3c7436 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.cpp
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ ChatWidget::ChatWidget(QWidget *parent) :
 
 	ui->textBrowser->resetImagesStatus(Settings->getChatLoadEmbeddedImages());
 	ui->textBrowser->setImageBlockWidget(ui->imageBlockWidget);
+	ui->imageBlockWidget->setAutoHide(true);
 	ui->textBrowser->installEventFilter(this);
 	ui->textBrowser->viewport()->installEventFilter(this);
 	ui->chatTextEdit->installEventFilter(this);
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/RSImageBlockWidget.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/RSImageBlockWidget.cpp
index 98f6193c3..f2d62452f 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/RSImageBlockWidget.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/RSImageBlockWidget.cpp
@@ -26,15 +26,28 @@
 
 RSImageBlockWidget::RSImageBlockWidget(QWidget *parent) :
 	QWidget(parent),
-	ui(new Ui::RSImageBlockWidget)
+	ui(new Ui::RSImageBlockWidget),
+	mAutoHide(false), mAutoHideHeight(4), mAutoHideTimeToStart(3000), mAutoHideDuration(3000)
 {
 	ui->setupUi(this);
+	mDefaultRect = this->geometry();
+
+	ui->infoFrame->installEventFilter(this);
+
+	mTimer = new RsProtectedTimer(this);
+	mTimer->setSingleShot(true);
+	connect(mTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(startAutoHide()));
+
+	mAnimation = new QPropertyAnimation(this, "geometry");
 
 	connect(ui->loadImagesButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SIGNAL(showImages()));
 }
 
 RSImageBlockWidget::~RSImageBlockWidget()
 {
+	delete mAnimation;
+	mTimer->stop();
+	delete mTimer;
 	delete ui;
 }
 
@@ -64,3 +77,61 @@ void RSImageBlockWidget::addButtonAction(const QString &text, const QObject *rec
 		connect(action, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SIGNAL(showImages()));
 	}
 }
+
+bool RSImageBlockWidget::eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *event)
+{
+	if (mAutoHide) {
+		if (event->type() == QEvent::Show) {
+			mTimer->start(mAutoHideTimeToStart);
+		}
+		if (event->type() == QEvent::Hide) {
+			mTimer->stop();
+		}
+		if (event->type() == QEvent::Enter) {
+			mAnimation->stop();
+			this->setGeometry(mDefaultRect);
+			this->updateGeometry();
+			mTimer->start(mAutoHideTimeToStart);
+			mAnimation->setCurrentTime(0);
+		}
+	}
+	if (mAnimation->currentTime() == 0) {
+		mDefaultRect = this->geometry();
+	} else if (mAnimation->state() == QAbstractAnimation::Running) {
+		this->updateGeometry();
+	}
+
+	// pass the event on to the parent class
+	return QObject::eventFilter(obj, event);
+}
+
+void RSImageBlockWidget::setAutoHide(const bool value)
+{
+	if(value && !mAutoHide) {
+		if (this->isVisible()) mTimer->start(mAutoHideTimeToStart);
+	} else if (!value && mAutoHide) {
+		mTimer->stop();
+	}
+	mAutoHide = value;
+}
+
+void RSImageBlockWidget::startAutoHide()
+{
+	QRect r = mDefaultRect;
+	r.setHeight(mAutoHideHeight);
+	this->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Ignored,QSizePolicy::Preferred);
+	mAnimation->setDuration(mAutoHideDuration);
+	mAnimation->setStartValue(mDefaultRect);
+	mAnimation->setEndValue(r);
+
+	mAnimation->start();
+}
+
+QSize RSImageBlockWidget::sizeHint() const
+{
+	if (mAnimation->currentTime() == 0) {
+		return mDefaultRect.size();
+	} else {
+		return mAnimation->currentValue().toRect().size();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/RSImageBlockWidget.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/RSImageBlockWidget.h
index f4dfffbfc..b435fbfbf 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/RSImageBlockWidget.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/RSImageBlockWidget.h
@@ -22,8 +22,11 @@
 #ifndef RSIMAGEBLOCKWIDGET_H
 #define RSIMAGEBLOCKWIDGET_H
 
+#include <QPropertyAnimation>
 #include <QWidget>
 
+#include "util/RsProtectedTimer.h"
+
 namespace Ui {
 class RSImageBlockWidget;
 }
@@ -32,17 +35,48 @@ class RSImageBlockWidget : public QWidget
 {
 	Q_OBJECT
 
+	Q_PROPERTY(bool autoHide READ autoHide WRITE setAutoHide)
+	Q_PROPERTY(int autoHideHeight READ autoHideHeight WRITE setAutoHideHeight)
+	Q_PROPERTY(int autoHideTimeToStart READ autoHideTimeToStart WRITE setAutoHideTimeToStart)
+	Q_PROPERTY(int autoHideDuration READ autoHideDuration WRITE setAutoHideDuration)
+
 public:
 	explicit RSImageBlockWidget(QWidget *parent = 0);
 	~RSImageBlockWidget();
 
 	void addButtonAction(const QString &text, const QObject *receiver, const char *member, bool standardAction);
 
+	virtual QSize sizeHint() const;//To update parent layout.
+	virtual QSize minimumSizeHint() const { return sizeHint();}//To update parent layout.
+
+	bool autoHide() { return mAutoHide; }
+	int autoHideHeight() { return mAutoHideHeight; }
+	int autoHideTimeToStart() { return mAutoHideTimeToStart; }
+	int autoHideDuration() { return mAutoHideDuration; }
+
+	void setAutoHide(const bool value);
+	void setAutoHideHeight(const int value) { mAutoHideHeight = value; }
+	void setAutoHideTimeToStart(const int value) { mAutoHideTimeToStart = value; }
+	void setAutoHideDuration(const int value) { mAutoHideDuration = value; }
+
 signals:
 	void showImages();
 
+private slots:
+	void startAutoHide();
+
+protected:
+	bool eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *event);
+
 private:
 	Ui::RSImageBlockWidget *ui;
+	QPropertyAnimation *mAnimation;
+	QRect mDefaultRect;
+	RsProtectedTimer *mTimer;
+	bool mAutoHide;
+	int mAutoHideHeight;
+	int mAutoHideTimeToStart;
+	int mAutoHideDuration;
 };
 
 #endif // RSIMAGEBLOCKWIDGET_H
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/RSImageBlockWidget.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/RSImageBlockWidget.ui
index 37f1c54b8..ffae88bad 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/RSImageBlockWidget.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/RSImageBlockWidget.ui
@@ -13,11 +13,20 @@
   <property name="windowTitle">
    <string>Form</string>
   </property>
-  <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
+  <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="RSImageBlockWidgetHLayout">
    <property name="spacing">
     <number>0</number>
    </property>
-   <property name="margin">
+   <property name="leftMargin">
+    <number>0</number>
+   </property>
+   <property name="topMargin">
+    <number>0</number>
+   </property>
+   <property name="rightMargin">
+    <number>0</number>
+   </property>
+   <property name="bottomMargin">
     <number>0</number>
    </property>
    <item>
@@ -92,8 +101,17 @@
      <property name="frameShape">
       <enum>QFrame::Box</enum>
      </property>
-     <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_2">
-      <property name="margin">
+     <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="infoFrameHLayout">
+      <property name="leftMargin">
+       <number>6</number>
+      </property>
+      <property name="topMargin">
+       <number>6</number>
+      </property>
+      <property name="rightMargin">
+       <number>6</number>
+      </property>
+      <property name="bottomMargin">
        <number>6</number>
       </property>
       <item>
@@ -114,7 +132,7 @@
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item>
-       <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
+       <spacer name="infoFrameHSpacer">
         <property name="orientation">
          <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
         </property>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/BandwidthStatsWidget.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/BandwidthStatsWidget.cpp
index 3d29f2cc9..fac2af2d4 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/BandwidthStatsWidget.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/BandwidthStatsWidget.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 #include "retroshare/rspeers.h"
 #include "retroshare/rsservicecontrol.h"
-#include "util/RsProtectedTimer.h"
 #include "retroshare-gui/RsAutoUpdatePage.h"
 #include "BandwidthStatsWidget.h"