diff --git a/src/components/basic_user_card/basic_user_card.vue b/src/components/basic_user_card/basic_user_card.vue
index 77fb0aa0f7..a358c971b4 100644
--- a/src/components/basic_user_card/basic_user_card.vue
+++ b/src/components/basic_user_card/basic_user_card.vue
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       <UserAvatar class="avatar" @click.prevent.native="toggleUserExpanded" :src="user.profile_image_url"/>
     </router-link>
     <div class="user-card-expanded-content" v-if="userExpanded">
-      <user-card-content :user="user" :switcher="false"></user-card-content>
+      <UserCardContent :user="user" :rounded="true" :bordered="true"/>
     </div>
     <div class="user-card-collapsed-content" v-else>
       <div :title="user.name" class="user-card-user-name">
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@
 .user-card {
   display: flex;
   flex: 1 0;
+  margin: 0;
   padding-top: 0.6em;
   padding-right: 1em;
   padding-bottom: 0.6em;
   padding-left: 1em;
   border-bottom: 1px solid;
-  margin: 0;
   border-bottom-color: $fallback--border;
   border-bottom-color: var(--border, $fallback--border);
 
@@ -57,23 +57,6 @@
   &-expanded-content {
     flex: 1;
     margin-left: 0.7em;
-    border-radius: $fallback--panelRadius;
-    border-radius: var(--panelRadius, $fallback--panelRadius);
-    border-style: solid;
-    border-color: $fallback--border;
-    border-color: var(--border, $fallback--border);
-    border-width: 1px;
-    overflow: hidden;
-
-    .panel-heading {
-      background: transparent;
-      flex-direction: column;
-      align-items: stretch;
-    }
-
-    p {
-      margin-bottom: 0;
-    }
   }
 }
 </style>
diff --git a/src/components/notification/notification.vue b/src/components/notification/notification.vue
index 87925cfc08..6583570e2f 100644
--- a/src/components/notification/notification.vue
+++ b/src/components/notification/notification.vue
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@
       <UserAvatar :compact="true" :betterShadow="betterShadow" :src="notification.action.user.profile_image_url_original"/>
     </a>
     <div class='notification-right'>
-      <div class="usercard notification-usercard" v-if="userExpanded">
-        <user-card-content :user="notification.action.user" :switcher="false"></user-card-content>
-      </div>
+      <UserCardContent :user="notification.action.user" :rounded="true" :bordered="true" v-if="userExpanded"/>
       <span class="notification-details">
         <div class="name-and-action">
           <span class="username" v-if="!!notification.action.user.name_html" :title="'@'+notification.action.user.screen_name" v-html="notification.action.user.name_html"></span>
diff --git a/src/components/notifications/notifications.scss b/src/components/notifications/notifications.scss
index 2240c10a8f..c0b458ccf4 100644
--- a/src/components/notifications/notifications.scss
+++ b/src/components/notifications/notifications.scss
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@
     }
   }
 
-  .notification-usercard {
-    margin: 0;
-  }
-
   .non-mention {
     display: flex;
     flex: 1;
diff --git a/src/components/side_drawer/side_drawer.vue b/src/components/side_drawer/side_drawer.vue
index 6996380dde..f346b44088 100644
--- a/src/components/side_drawer/side_drawer.vue
+++ b/src/components/side_drawer/side_drawer.vue
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
       @touchmove="touchMove"
     >
       <div class="side-drawer-heading" @click="toggleDrawer">
-        <user-card-content :user="currentUser" :switcher="false" :hideBio="true" v-if="currentUser"/>
+        <UserCardContent :user="currentUser" :hideBio="true" v-if="currentUser"/>
         <div class="side-drawer-logo-wrapper" v-else>
           <img :src="logo"/>
           <span>{{sitename}}</span>
@@ -181,15 +181,6 @@
   display: flex;
   padding: 0;
   margin: 0;
-
-  .profile-panel-background {
-    border-radius: 0;
-    .panel-heading {
-      background: transparent;
-      flex-direction: column;
-      align-items: stretch;
-    }
-  }
 }
 
 .side-drawer ul {
diff --git a/src/components/status/status.vue b/src/components/status/status.vue
index ee6ef7daf6..0c110c90e3 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.vue
+++ b/src/components/status/status.vue
@@ -31,9 +31,7 @@
           </router-link>
         </div>
         <div class="status-body">
-          <div class="usercard" v-if="userExpanded">
-            <user-card-content :user="status.user" :switcher="false"></user-card-content>
-          </div>
+          <UserCardContent :user="status.user" :rounded="true" :bordered="true" class="status-usercard-content" v-if="userExpanded"/>
           <div v-if="!noHeading" class="media-heading">
             <div class="heading-name-row">
               <div class="name-and-account-name">
@@ -248,8 +246,7 @@ $status-margin: 0.75em;
     padding: 0;
   }
 
-  .usercard {
-    margin: 0;
+  .status-usercard-content {
     margin-bottom: $status-margin;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.js b/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.js
index 7a7b89d490..78c7eb6b62 100644
--- a/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.js
+++ b/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { requestFollow, requestUnfollow } from '../../services/follow_manipulate
 import generateProfileLink from 'src/services/user_profile_link_generator/user_profile_link_generator'
 
 export default {
-  props: [ 'user', 'switcher', 'selected', 'hideBio' ],
+  props: [ 'user', 'switcher', 'selected', 'hideBio', 'rounded', 'bordered' ],
   data () {
     return {
       followRequestInProgress: false,
@@ -16,7 +16,14 @@ export default {
     }
   },
   computed: {
-    headingStyle () {
+    classes () {
+      return [{
+        'user-card-content-rounded': this.rounded === true,
+        'user-card-content-rounded-t': this.rounded === 'top',  // top only
+        'user-card-content-bordered': this.bordered
+      }]
+    },
+    style () {
       const color = this.$store.state.config.customTheme.colors
             ? this.$store.state.config.customTheme.colors.bg  // v2
             : this.$store.state.config.colors.bg // v1
diff --git a/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.vue b/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.vue
index 702c338512..f06a0a45d6 100644
--- a/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.vue
+++ b/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template>
-<div id="heading" class="profile-panel-background" :style="headingStyle">
-  <div class="panel-heading text-center">
+<div class="user-card-content" :class="classes" :style="style">
+  <div class="panel-heading">
     <div class='user-info'>
       <div class='container'>
         <router-link :to="userProfileLink(user)">
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
-  <div class="panel-body profile-panel-body" v-if="!hideBio">
+  <div class="panel-body" v-if="!hideBio">
     <div v-if="!hideUserStatsLocal && switcher" class="user-counts">
       <div class="user-count" v-on:click.prevent="setProfileView('statuses')">
         <h5>{{ $t('user_card.statuses') }}</h5>
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@
         <span>{{user.followers_count}}</span>
       </div>
     </div>
-    <p @click.prevent="linkClicked" v-if="!hideBio && user.description_html" class="profile-bio" v-html="user.description_html"></p>
-    <p v-else-if="!hideBio" class="profile-bio">{{ user.description }}</p>
+    <p @click.prevent="linkClicked" v-if="!hideBio && user.description_html" class="user-card-content-bio" v-html="user.description_html"></p>
+    <p v-else-if="!hideBio" class="user-card-content-bio">{{ user.description }}</p>
   </div>
 </div>
 </template>
@@ -134,30 +134,54 @@
 <style lang="scss">
 @import '../../_variables.scss';
 
-.profile-panel-background {
+.user-card-content {
   background-size: cover;
-  border-radius: $fallback--panelRadius;
-  border-radius: var(--panelRadius, $fallback--panelRadius);
   overflow: hidden;
 
-  border-bottom-left-radius: 0;
-  border-bottom-right-radius: 0;
-
   .panel-heading {
     padding: .5em 0;
     text-align: center;
     box-shadow: none;
+    background: transparent;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    align-items: stretch;
   }
-}
 
-.profile-panel-body {
-  word-wrap: break-word;
-  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), $fallback--bg 80%);
-  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), var(--bg, $fallback--bg) 80%);
+  .panel-body {
+    word-wrap: break-word;
+    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), $fallback--bg 80%);
+    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), var(--bg, $fallback--bg) 80%);
+  }
 
-  .profile-bio {
+  p {
+    margin-bottom: 0;
+  }
+
+  &-bio {
     text-align: center;
   }
+
+  //
+  // Modifiers
+
+  &-rounded {
+    border-radius: $fallback--panelRadius;
+    border-radius: var(--panelRadius, $fallback--panelRadius);
+  }
+
+  &-rounded-t {
+    border-radius: $fallback--panelRadius;
+    border-radius: var(--panelRadius, $fallback--panelRadius);
+    border-bottom-left-radius: 0;
+    border-bottom-right-radius: 0;
+  }
+
+  &-bordered {
+    border-width: 1px;
+    border-style: solid;
+    border-color: $fallback--border;
+    border-color: var(--border, $fallback--border);
+  }
 }
 
 .user-info {
@@ -393,25 +417,4 @@
     text-decoration: none;
   }
 }
-
-.usercard {
-  width: fill-available;
-  border-radius: $fallback--panelRadius;
-  border-radius: var(--panelRadius, $fallback--panelRadius);
-  border-style: solid;
-  border-color: $fallback--border;
-  border-color: var(--border, $fallback--border);
-  border-width: 1px;
-  overflow: hidden;
-
-  .panel-heading {
-    background: transparent;
-    flex-direction: column;
-    align-items: stretch;
-  }
-
-  p {
-    margin-bottom: 0;
-  }
-}
 </style>
diff --git a/src/components/user_panel/user_panel.vue b/src/components/user_panel/user_panel.vue
index 2d5cb500d6..4b3d8971e1 100644
--- a/src/components/user_panel/user_panel.vue
+++ b/src/components/user_panel/user_panel.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <template>
   <div class="user-panel">
     <div v-if='user' class="panel panel-default" style="overflow: visible;">
-      <user-card-content :user="user" :switcher="false" :hideBio="true"></user-card-content>
+      <UserCardContent :user="user" :hideBio="true" rounded="top"/>
       <div class="panel-footer">
         <post-status-form v-if='user'></post-status-form>
       </div>
@@ -11,13 +11,3 @@
 </template>
 
 <script src="./user_panel.js"></script>
-
-<style lang="scss">
-.user-panel {
-  .profile-panel-background .panel-heading {
-    background: transparent;
-    flex-direction: column;
-    align-items: stretch;
-  }
-}
-</style>
diff --git a/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.vue b/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.vue
index 8090efa56e..c57d3409ea 100644
--- a/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.vue
+++ b/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.vue
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 <template>
 <div>
   <div v-if="user.id" class="user-profile panel panel-default">
-    <user-card-content
-      :user="user"
-      :switcher="true"
-      :selected="timeline.viewing"
-    />
+    <UserCardContent :user="user" :switcher="true" :selected="timeline.viewing" rounded="top"/>
     <tab-switcher :renderOnlyFocused="true" ref="tabSwitcher">
       <Timeline
         :label="$t('user_card.statuses')"
@@ -64,11 +60,6 @@
   flex: 2;
   flex-basis: 500px;
 
-  .profile-panel-background .panel-heading {
-    background: transparent;
-    flex-direction: column;
-    align-items: stretch;
-  }
   .userlist-placeholder {
     display: flex;
     justify-content: center;