diff --git a/framework/core/js/src/common/components/Modal.js b/framework/core/js/src/common/components/Modal.js
index e72493e66..637a100d9 100644
--- a/framework/core/js/src/common/components/Modal.js
+++ b/framework/core/js/src/common/components/Modal.js
@@ -105,8 +105,6 @@ export default class Modal extends Component {
     this.$('form').find('input, select, textarea').first().focus().select();
   }
 
-  onhide() {}
-
   /**
    * Hide the modal.
    */
diff --git a/framework/core/js/src/forum/components/Composer.js b/framework/core/js/src/forum/components/Composer.js
index 44a8c942e..907fb4b6f 100644
--- a/framework/core/js/src/forum/components/Composer.js
+++ b/framework/core/js/src/forum/components/Composer.js
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export default class Composer extends Component {
     });
 
     // When the escape key is pressed on any inputs, close the composer.
-    this.$().on('keydown', ':input', 'esc', () => this.close());
+    this.$().on('keydown', ':input', 'esc', () => this.state.close());
 
     const handlers = {};
 
diff --git a/framework/core/js/src/forum/components/PostStream.js b/framework/core/js/src/forum/components/PostStream.js
index ec8c61fd4..cc589c5fa 100644
--- a/framework/core/js/src/forum/components/PostStream.js
+++ b/framework/core/js/src/forum/components/PostStream.js
@@ -24,11 +24,6 @@ export default class PostStream extends Component {
   }
 
   view() {
-    function fadeIn(element, isInitialized, context) {
-      if (!context.fadedIn) $(element).hide().fadeIn();
-      context.fadedIn = true;
-    }
-
     let lastTime;
 
     const viewingEnd = this.stream.viewingEnd();
@@ -45,7 +40,6 @@ export default class PostStream extends Component {
         content = PostComponent ? PostComponent.component({ post }) : '';
 
         attrs.key = 'post' + post.id();
-        attrs.config = fadeIn;
         attrs['data-time'] = time.toISOString();
         attrs['data-number'] = post.number();
         attrs['data-id'] = post.id();
diff --git a/framework/core/js/src/forum/components/SignUpModal.js b/framework/core/js/src/forum/components/SignUpModal.js
index c13d71b25..12b590e00 100644
--- a/framework/core/js/src/forum/components/SignUpModal.js
+++ b/framework/core/js/src/forum/components/SignUpModal.js
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ export default class SignUpModal extends Modal {
    * Get the data that should be submitted in the sign-up request.
    *
    * @return {Object}
-   * @public
+   * @protected
    */
   submitData() {
     const data = {
diff --git a/framework/core/less/forum/PostStream.less b/framework/core/less/forum/PostStream.less
index 98374e59e..06470cad5 100644
--- a/framework/core/less/forum/PostStream.less
+++ b/framework/core/less/forum/PostStream.less
@@ -6,7 +6,18 @@
     margin-top: 10px;
   }
 }
+
+@-webkit-keyframes fadeIn {
+  0% {opacity: 0}
+  100% {opacity: 1}
+}
+@keyframes fadeIn {
+  0% {opacity: 0}
+  100% {opacity: 1}
+}
 .PostStream-item {
+  .animation(fadeIn 0.6s ease-in-out);
+
   &:not(:last-child) {
     border-bottom: 1px solid @control-bg;