diff --git a/assets/styles/main.scss b/assets/styles/main.scss
index e9254c4b9..91b040f54 100644
--- a/assets/styles/main.scss
+++ b/assets/styles/main.scss
@@ -126,3 +126,23 @@ hr {
   background-color: $color-neutral-80;
   height: 1px !important;
 }
+
+#overlay {
+  display: block;
+  opacity: 0;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  position: fixed;
+  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
+  z-index: 99;
+  pointer-events: none;
+  transition: opacity 150ms ease-out;
+  transition-delay: 50ms;
+
+  .dropdown-open & {
+    opacity: 1;
+    transition-delay: 0;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/components/Author.vue b/components/Author.vue
index 4ad1e6583..377b74b7f 100644
--- a/components/Author.vue
+++ b/components/Author.vue
@@ -1,127 +1,127 @@
 <template>
-  <v-popover
-    :open.sync="isPopoverOpen"
+  <dropdown
     :disabled="!hasAuthor || !showAuthorPopover"
-    :open-group="Math.random().toString()"
     placement="top-start"
-    trigger="manual"
     offset="0"
   >
-    <a
-      v-router-link
-      :href="author.slug ? $router.resolve({ name: 'profile-slug', params: { slug: author.slug } }).href : null"
-      style="white-space: nowrap; display: flex; align-items: center;"
-      @mouseover="popoverMouseEnter"
-      @mouseleave="popoveMouseLeave"
+    <template
+      slot="default"
+      slot-scope="{openMenu, closeMenu, isOpen}"
     >
-      <div style="display: inline-block; float: left; margin-right: 4px;  height: 100%; vertical-align: middle;">
-        <ds-avatar
-          :image="author.avatar"
-          :name="author.name"
-          style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle;"
-          size="32px"
-        />
-      </div>
-      <div style="display: inline-block; height: 100%; vertical-align: middle;">
-        <b
-          class="username"
-          style="vertical-align: middle;"
-        >
-          {{ author.name | truncate(trunc, 18) }}
-        </b>
-        <template v-if="post.createdAt">
-          <br>
-          <ds-text
-            size="small"
-            color="soft"
-          >
-            {{ post.createdAt | dateTime('dd. MMMM yyyy HH:mm') }}
-          </ds-text>
-        </template>
-      </div>
-    </a>
-    <div
-      slot="popover"
-      style="min-width: 250px;"
-      @mouseover="popoverMouseEnter"
-      @mouseleave="popoveMouseLeave"
-    >
-      <!--<ds-avatar
-        :image="author.avatar"
-        :name="author.name || 'Anonymus'"
-        class="profile-avatar"
-        size="90px" />-->
-      <hc-badges
-        v-if="author.badges && author.badges.length"
-        :badges="author.badges"
-        style="margin-bottom: -10px"
-      />
-      <ds-flex>
-        <ds-flex-item class="ds-tab-nav-item">
-          <ds-space margin="small">
-            <ds-number
-              :count="fanCount"
-              :label="$t('profile.followers')"
-              size="x-large"
-            />
-          </ds-space>
-        </ds-flex-item>
-        <ds-flex-item class="ds-tab-nav-item ds-tab-nav-item-active">
-          <ds-space margin="small">
-            <ds-number
-              :count="author.contributionsCount"
-              :label="$t('common.post', null, author.contributionsCount)"
-            />
-          </ds-space>
-        </ds-flex-item>
-        <ds-flex-item class="ds-tab-nav-item">
-          <ds-space margin="small">
-            <ds-number
-              :count="author.commentsCount"
-              :label="$t('common.comment', null, author.commentsCount)"
-            />
-          </ds-space>
-        </ds-flex-item>
-      </ds-flex>
-      <!--<ds-text
-        color="soft"
-        size="small">
-        <ds-icon name="map-marker" /> Hamburg, Deutschland
-      </ds-text>-->
-      <ds-flex
-        v-if="!itsMe"
-        gutter="x-small"
-        style="margin-bottom: 0;"
+      <a
+        v-router-link
+        :href="author.slug ? $router.resolve({ name: 'profile-slug', params: { slug: author.slug } }).href : null"
+        :class="['author', isOpen && 'active']"
+        @mouseover="openMenu(true)"
+        @mouseleave="closeMenu(true)"
       >
-        <ds-flex-item :width="{base: 3}">
-          <hc-follow-button
-            :follow-id="author.id"
-            @update="voted = true"
+        <div style="display: inline-block; float: left; margin-right: 4px;  height: 100%; vertical-align: middle;">
+          <ds-avatar
+            :image="author.avatar"
+            :name="author.name"
+            style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle;"
+            size="32px"
           />
-        </ds-flex-item>
-        <ds-flex-item :width="{base: 1}">
-          <ds-button full-width>
-            <ds-icon name="user-times" />
-          </ds-button>
-        </ds-flex-item>
-      </ds-flex>
-      <!--<ds-space margin-bottom="x-small" />-->
-    </div>
-  </v-popover>
+        </div>
+        <div style="display: inline-block; height: 100%; vertical-align: middle;">
+          <b
+            class="username"
+            style="vertical-align: middle;"
+          >
+            {{ author.name | truncate(trunc, 18) }}
+          </b>
+          <template v-if="post.createdAt">
+            <br>
+            <ds-text
+              size="small"
+              color="soft"
+            >
+              {{ post.createdAt | dateTime('dd. MMMM yyyy HH:mm') }}
+            </ds-text>
+          </template>
+        </div>
+      </a>
+    </template>
+    <template
+      slot="popover"
+    >
+      <div style="min-width: 250px">
+        <!--<ds-avatar
+          :image="author.avatar"
+          :name="author.name || 'Anonymus'"
+          class="profile-avatar"
+          size="90px" />-->
+        <hc-badges
+          v-if="author.badges && author.badges.length"
+          :badges="author.badges"
+          style="margin-bottom: -10px"
+        />
+        <ds-flex>
+          <ds-flex-item class="ds-tab-nav-item">
+            <ds-space margin="small">
+              <ds-number
+                :count="fanCount"
+                :label="$t('profile.followers')"
+                size="x-large"
+              />
+            </ds-space>
+          </ds-flex-item>
+          <ds-flex-item class="ds-tab-nav-item ds-tab-nav-item-active">
+            <ds-space margin="small">
+              <ds-number
+                :count="author.contributionsCount"
+                :label="$t('common.post', null, author.contributionsCount)"
+              />
+            </ds-space>
+          </ds-flex-item>
+          <ds-flex-item class="ds-tab-nav-item">
+            <ds-space margin="small">
+              <ds-number
+                :count="author.commentsCount"
+                :label="$t('common.comment', null, author.commentsCount)"
+              />
+            </ds-space>
+          </ds-flex-item>
+        </ds-flex>
+        <!--<ds-text
+          color="soft"
+          size="small">
+          <ds-icon name="map-marker" /> Hamburg, Deutschland
+        </ds-text>-->
+        <ds-flex
+          v-if="!itsMe"
+          gutter="x-small"
+          style="margin-bottom: 0;"
+        >
+          <ds-flex-item :width="{base: 3}">
+            <hc-follow-button
+              :follow-id="author.id"
+              @update="voted = true"
+            />
+          </ds-flex-item>
+          <ds-flex-item :width="{base: 1}">
+            <ds-button full-width>
+              <ds-icon name="user-times" />
+            </ds-button>
+          </ds-flex-item>
+        </ds-flex>
+        <!--<ds-space margin-bottom="x-small" />-->
+      </div>
+    </template>
+  </dropdown>
 </template>
 
 <script>
 import HcFollowButton from '~/components/FollowButton.vue'
 import HcBadges from '~/components/Badges.vue'
-
-let mouseEnterTimer = null
-let mouseLeaveTimer = null
+import Dropdown from '~/components/Dropdown'
 
 export default {
   name: 'HcAuthor',
   components: {
     HcFollowButton,
-    HcBadges
+    HcBadges,
+    Dropdown
   },
   props: {
     post: { type: Object, default: null },
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ export default {
   },
   data() {
     return {
-      isPopoverOpen: false,
       voted: false
     }
   },
@@ -156,30 +155,6 @@ export default {
     hasAuthor() {
       return Boolean(this.post && this.post.author)
     }
-  },
-  beforeDestroy() {
-    clearTimeout(mouseEnterTimer)
-    clearTimeout(mouseLeaveTimer)
-  },
-  methods: {
-    popoverMouseEnter() {
-      clearTimeout(mouseEnterTimer)
-      clearTimeout(mouseLeaveTimer)
-      if (!this.isPopoverOpen) {
-        mouseEnterTimer = setTimeout(() => {
-          this.isPopoverOpen = true
-        }, 500)
-      }
-    },
-    popoveMouseLeave() {
-      clearTimeout(mouseEnterTimer)
-      clearTimeout(mouseLeaveTimer)
-      if (this.isPopoverOpen) {
-        mouseLeaveTimer = setTimeout(() => {
-          this.isPopoverOpen = false
-        }, 300)
-      }
-    }
   }
 }
 </script>
@@ -191,4 +166,15 @@ export default {
   margin-top: -45px;
   border: #fff 5px solid;
 }
+.author {
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  position: relative;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+
+  &:hover,
+  &.active {
+    z-index: 999;
+  }
+}
 </style>
diff --git a/components/Dropdown.vue b/components/Dropdown.vue
index f47c1cabb..1cfe84c2b 100644
--- a/components/Dropdown.vue
+++ b/components/Dropdown.vue
@@ -3,10 +3,16 @@
     :open.sync="isPopoverOpen"
     :open-group="Math.random().toString()"
     :placement="placement"
+    :disabled="disabled"
     trigger="manual"
     :offset="offset"
   >
-    <slot :toggleMenu="toggleMenu" />
+    <slot
+      :toggleMenu="toggleMenu"
+      :openMenu="openMenu"
+      :closeMenu="closeMenu"
+      :isOpen="isOpen"
+    />
     <div
       slot="popover"
       @mouseover="popoverMouseEnter"
@@ -15,6 +21,9 @@
       <slot
         name="popover"
         :toggleMenu="toggleMenu"
+        :openMenu="openMenu"
+        :closeMenu="closeMenu"
+        :isOpen="isOpen"
       />
     </div>
   </v-popover>
@@ -29,6 +38,7 @@ let mouseLeaveTimer = null
 export default {
   props: {
     placement: { type: String, default: 'bottom-end' },
+    disabled: { type: Boolean, default: false },
     offset: { type: [String, Number], default: '16' }
   },
   data() {
@@ -36,17 +46,68 @@ export default {
       isPopoverOpen: false
     }
   },
+  computed: {
+    isOpen() {
+      return this.isPopoverOpen
+    }
+  },
+  watch: {
+    isPopoverOpen: {
+      immediate: true,
+      handler(isOpen) {
+        try {
+          if (isOpen) {
+            this.$nextTick(() => {
+              setTimeout(() => {
+                document
+                  .getElementsByTagName('body')[0]
+                  .classList.add('dropdown-open')
+              }, 20)
+            })
+          } else {
+            document
+              .getElementsByTagName('body')[0]
+              .classList.remove('dropdown-open')
+          }
+        } catch (err) {}
+      }
+    }
+  },
   beforeDestroy() {
     clearTimeout(mouseEnterTimer)
     clearTimeout(mouseLeaveTimer)
   },
   methods: {
     toggleMenu() {
-      this.isPopoverOpen = !this.isPopoverOpen
+      this.isPopoverOpen ? this.closeMenu(false) : this.openMenu(false)
+    },
+    openMenu(useTimeout) {
+      if (this.disabled) {
+        return
+      }
+      this.clearTimeouts()
+      if (useTimeout === true) {
+        this.popoverMouseEnter()
+      } else {
+        this.isPopoverOpen = true
+      }
+    },
+    closeMenu(useTimeout) {
+      if (this.disabled) {
+        return
+      }
+      this.clearTimeouts()
+      if (useTimeout === true) {
+        this.popoveMouseLeave()
+      } else {
+        this.isPopoverOpen = false
+      }
     },
     popoverMouseEnter() {
-      clearTimeout(mouseEnterTimer)
-      clearTimeout(mouseLeaveTimer)
+      if (this.disabled) {
+        return
+      }
+      this.clearTimeouts()
       if (!this.isPopoverOpen) {
         mouseEnterTimer = setTimeout(() => {
           this.isPopoverOpen = true
@@ -54,13 +115,19 @@ export default {
       }
     },
     popoveMouseLeave() {
-      clearTimeout(mouseEnterTimer)
-      clearTimeout(mouseLeaveTimer)
+      if (this.disabled) {
+        return
+      }
+      this.clearTimeouts()
       if (this.isPopoverOpen) {
         mouseLeaveTimer = setTimeout(() => {
           this.isPopoverOpen = false
         }, 300)
       }
+    },
+    clearTimeouts() {
+      clearTimeout(mouseEnterTimer)
+      clearTimeout(mouseLeaveTimer)
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/layouts/blank.vue b/layouts/blank.vue
index 23a783ac6..140ec9f6e 100644
--- a/layouts/blank.vue
+++ b/layouts/blank.vue
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
         <nuxt />
       </div>
     </ds-container>
+    <div id="overlay" />
   </div>
 </template>
 
diff --git a/layouts/default.vue b/layouts/default.vue
index 6bf42691e..f79b00db5 100644
--- a/layouts/default.vue
+++ b/layouts/default.vue
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
                   <a
                     class="avatar-menu-trigger"
                     :href="$router.resolve({name: 'profile-slug', params: {slug: user.slug}}).href"
-                    @click.prevent="toggleMenu()"
+                    @click.prevent="toggleMenu"
                   >
                     <ds-avatar
                       :image="user.avatar"
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
                 </template>
                 <template
                   slot="popover"
-                  slot-scope="{toggleMenu}"
+                  slot-scope="{closeMenu}"
                 >
                   <div class="avatar-menu-popover">
                     {{ $t('login.hello') }} <b>{{ user.name }}</b>
@@ -50,13 +50,16 @@
                         slot-scope="item"
                         :route="item.route"
                         :parents="item.parents"
-                        @click.native="toggleMenu"
+                        @click.native="closeMenu(false)"
                       >
                         <ds-icon :name="item.route.icon" /> {{ item.route.name }}
                       </ds-menu-item>
                     </ds-menu>
                     <ds-space margin="xx-small" />
-                    <nuxt-link :to="{ name: 'logout'}">
+                    <nuxt-link
+                      :to="{ name: 'logout'}"
+                      style="margin-left: 0"
+                    >
                       <ds-icon name="sign-out" /> {{ $t('login.logout') }}
                     </nuxt-link>
                   </div>
@@ -72,6 +75,7 @@
         <nuxt />
       </div>
     </ds-container>
+    <div id="overlay" />
   </div>
 </template>
 
@@ -121,6 +125,10 @@ export default {
   },
   methods: {
     isExact(url) {
+      if (url.indexOf('/profile') === 0) {
+        // do only match own profile
+        this.$route.path === url
+      }
       return this.$route.path.indexOf(url) === 0
     }
   }
@@ -147,10 +155,14 @@ export default {
   padding-bottom: 0.5rem;
 
   nav {
-    margin-left: -15px;
-    margin-right: -15px;
+    margin-left: -16px;
+    margin-right: -10px;
     padding-top: 1rem;
     padding-bottom: 1rem;
+
+    a {
+      padding-left: 12px;
+    }
   }
 }
 </style>
diff --git a/styleguide/src/system/components/navigation/Menu/MenuItem.vue b/styleguide/src/system/components/navigation/Menu/MenuItem.vue
index 83ce8fa2c..0926d0803 100644
--- a/styleguide/src/system/components/navigation/Menu/MenuItem.vue
+++ b/styleguide/src/system/components/navigation/Menu/MenuItem.vue
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
     <component
       v-if="route"
       class="ds-menu-item-link"
+      :class="[
+        isExact && 'router-active-link',
+        isExact && 'router-link-exact-active'
+      ]"
       v-bind="bindings"
       :exact="isExact"
       :is="linkTag"