diff --git a/common/static/js/vendor/jquery.tagsinput.js b/common/static/js/vendor/jquery.tagsinput.js
index 4ce21b026d..b05a87ca99 100644
--- a/common/static/js/vendor/jquery.tagsinput.js
+++ b/common/static/js/vendor/jquery.tagsinput.js
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@
 			markup = markup + '</div><div class="tags_clear"></div></div>';
 			
 			$(markup).insertAfter(this);
+      
 
 			$(data.holder).css('width',settings.width);
 			$(data.holder).css('min-height',settings.height);
@@ -240,6 +241,7 @@
 				$(data.fake_input).css('color',settings.placeholderColor);
 		        $(data.fake_input).resetAutosize(settings);
 		
+        $(data.fake_input).doAutosize(settings);
 				$(data.holder).bind('click',data,function(event) {
 					$(event.data.fake_input).focus();
 				});
@@ -260,7 +262,6 @@
 					if (jQuery.Autocompleter !== undefined) {
             onSelectCallback = settings.autocomplete.onItemSelect;
             settings.autocomplete.onItemSelect = function() {
-              console.log("here");
               $(data.real_input).addTag($(data.fake_input).val(), {focus: true, unique: (settings.unique)});
               $(data.fake_input).resetAutosize(settings);
               if (onSelectCallback) {
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/forum/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/forum/views.py
index 4f8c5e0f3c..e9c7fda4fe 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/forum/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/forum/views.py
@@ -29,11 +29,12 @@ def render_accordion(request, course, discussion_id):
 
     return render_to_string('discussion/accordion.html', context)
 
-def render_discussion(request, course_id, threads, discussion_id=None, search_text=''):
+def render_discussion(request, course_id, threads, discussion_id=None, with_search_bar=True, search_text=''):
     context = {
         'threads': threads,
         'discussion_id': discussion_id,
-        'search_bar': render_search_bar(request, course_id, discussion_id, text=search_text),
+        'search_bar': '' if not with_search_bar \
+                      else render_search_bar(request, course_id, discussion_id, text=search_text),
         'user_info': comment_client.get_user_info(request.user.id, raw=True),
         'tags': comment_client.get_threads_tags(raw=True),
         'course_id': course_id,
@@ -41,9 +42,8 @@ def render_discussion(request, course_id, threads, discussion_id=None, search_te
     return render_to_string('discussion/inline.html', context)
 
 def inline_discussion(request, course_id, discussion_id):
-    print "rendering inline"
     threads = comment_client.get_threads(discussion_id, recursive=False)
-    html = render_discussion(request, course_id, threads, discussion_id)
+    html = render_discussion(request, course_id, threads, discussion_id=discussion_id)
     return HttpResponse(html, content_type="text/plain")
 
 def render_search_bar(request, course_id, discussion_id=None, text=''):
diff --git a/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion.coffee b/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion.coffee
index e7e1b24a19..6e23a293a4 100644
--- a/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion.coffee
+++ b/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion.coffee
@@ -29,6 +29,17 @@ generateDiscussionLink = (cls, txt, handler) ->
 
 Discussion =
 
+  newPostTemplate: """
+    <form class="new-post-form" _id="{{discussion_id}}">
+      <ul class="discussion-errors"></ul>    
+      <input type="text" class="new-post-title title-input" placeholder="Title"/>
+      <div class="new-post-body body-input"></div>
+      <input class="new-post-tags" placeholder="Tags"/>
+      <a class="discussion-submit-post control-button" href="javascript:void(0)">Submit</a>
+      <a class="discussion-cancel-post control-button" href="javascript:void(0)">Cancel</a>
+    </form>
+  """
+
   replyTemplate: """
     <form class="discussion-reply-new">
       <ul class="discussion-errors"></ul>
@@ -169,9 +180,7 @@ Discussion =
         watchDiscussion = generateDiscussionLink("discussion-watch-discussion", "Watch", handleWatchDiscussion)
         $local(".discussion-title-wrapper").append(watchDiscussion)
 
-      newPostBody = $(discussion).find(".new-post-body")
-      if newPostBody.length
-        Markdown.makeWmdEditor newPostBody, "-new-post-body-#{$(discussion).attr('_id')}", Discussion.urlFor('upload')
+      
 
     initializeWatchThreads = (index, thread) ->
       $thread = $(thread)
@@ -192,7 +201,6 @@ Discussion =
             Discussion.handleAnchorAndReload(response)
         , 'json'
 
-      
       if id in $$user_info.subscribed_thread_ids
         unwatchThread = generateDiscussionLink("discussion-unwatch-thread", "Unwatch", handleUnwatchThread)
         $local(".info").append(unwatchThread)
@@ -406,7 +414,7 @@ Discussion =
         else
           window.location = Discussion.urlFor('search') + '?text=' + encodeURI(text)
 
-    handleSubmitNewThread = (elem) ->
+    handleSubmitNewPost = (elem) ->
       title = $local(".new-post-title").val()
       body = $local("#wmd-input-new-post-body-#{id}").val()
       tags = $local(".new-post-tags").val()
@@ -419,6 +427,38 @@ Discussion =
         else
           Discussion.handleAnchorAndReload(response)
       , 'json'
+
+    handleCancelNewPost = (elem) ->
+      $local(".new-post-form").hide()
+      $local(".discussion-new-post").show()
+
+    handleNewPost = (elem) ->
+      newPostForm = $local(".new-post-form")
+      if newPostForm.length
+        newPostForm.show()
+        $(elem).hide()
+      else
+        view = {
+          discussion_id: id
+        }
+        $discussionNonContent.append Mustache.render Discussion.newPostTemplate, view
+        newPostBody = $(discussion).find(".new-post-body")
+        if newPostBody.length
+          Markdown.makeWmdEditor newPostBody, "-new-post-body-#{$(discussion).attr('_id')}", Discussion.urlFor('upload')
+        $local(".new-post-tags").tagsInput
+          autocomplete_url: Discussion.urlFor('tags_autocomplete')
+          autocomplete:
+            remoteDataType: 'json'
+          interactive: true
+          defaultText: "Tag your post: press enter after each tag"
+          height: "30px"
+          width: "85%"
+          removeWithBackspace: true
+        $local(".discussion-submit-post").click ->
+          handleSubmitNewPost(this)
+        $local(".discussion-cancel-post").click ->
+          handleCancelNewPost(this)
+        $(elem).hide()
     
     $local(".discussion-search-form").submit (event) ->
       event.preventDefault()
@@ -427,7 +467,7 @@ Discussion =
       handleSearch(text, isSearchWithinBoard)
 
     $local(".discussion-new-post").click ->
-      handleSubmitNewThread(this)
+      handleNewPost(this)
 
     $local(".discussion-search").click ->
       $local(".new-post-form").submit()
diff --git a/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss b/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss
index 3e97ce5232..5cf325280b 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ $discussion_input_width: 90%;
       width: inherit;
     }
   }
-  .discussion-content-edit, .discussion-reply-new {
+  .discussion-content-edit, .discussion-reply-new, .new-post-form {
     .control-button {
       display: inline-block;
     }
diff --git a/lms/templates/discussion/inline.html b/lms/templates/discussion/inline.html
index 42fac4e110..5901900b0c 100644
--- a/lms/templates/discussion/inline.html
+++ b/lms/templates/discussion/inline.html
@@ -6,13 +6,7 @@
       <a class="discussion-title" href="javascript:void(0)">Discussion</a>
     </div>
     ${search_bar}
-    <form class="new-post-form" _id="${discussion_id}">
-      <ul class="discussion-errors"></ul>    
-      <input type="text" class="new-post-title title-input" placeholder="Title"/>
-      <div class="new-post-body body-input"></div>
-      <input class="new-post-tags" placeholder="Tags"/>
-      <a class="discussion-new-post control-button" href="javascript:void(0)">New Post</a>
-    </form>
+    <a class="discussion-new-post control-button" href="javascript:void(0)">New Post</a>
   </div>
   % for thread in threads:
     ${renderer.render_thread(course_id, thread, edit_thread=False, show_comments=False)}