diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedCardView.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedCardView.cpp
index f7f59a056..e5fd646ce 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedCardView.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedCardView.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <QDateTime>
 #include <QMenu>
 #include <QStyle>
+#include <QTextDocument>
 
 #include "rshare.h"
 #include "PostedCardView.h"
@@ -332,7 +333,10 @@ void PostedCardView::fill()
 	// FIX THIS UP LATER.
 	ui->notes->setText(RsHtml().formatText(NULL, QString::fromUtf8(mPost.mNotes.c_str()), RSHTML_FORMATTEXT_EMBED_SMILEYS | RSHTML_FORMATTEXT_EMBED_LINKS));
 
-	if(ui->notes->text().isEmpty())
+	QTextDocument doc;
+	doc.setHtml(ui->notes->text());
+	
+	if(doc.toPlainText().trimmed().isEmpty())
 		ui->notes->hide();
 	// differences between Feed or Top of Comment.
 	if (mFeedHolder)
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedCardView.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedCardView.ui
index 8c6fe0e84..fa026e6f9 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedCardView.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedCardView.ui
@@ -465,6 +465,15 @@
          <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>
           <widget class="QLabel" name="pictureLabel">
            <property name="text">