diff --git a/assets/javascripts/lib/util.coffee b/assets/javascripts/lib/util.coffee
index f90638cc..d29aa47e 100644
--- a/assets/javascripts/lib/util.coffee
+++ b/assets/javascripts/lib/util.coffee
@@ -314,6 +314,13 @@ $.framify = (fn, obj) ->
   else
     fn
 
+$.requestAnimationFrame = (fn) ->
+  if window.requestAnimationFrame
+    requestAnimationFrame(fn)
+  else
+    setTimeout(fn, 0)
+  return
+
 #
 # Miscellaneous
 #
diff --git a/assets/javascripts/views/sidebar/doc_picker.coffee b/assets/javascripts/views/sidebar/doc_picker.coffee
index d0890351..98a8421f 100644
--- a/assets/javascripts/views/sidebar/doc_picker.coffee
+++ b/assets/javascripts/views/sidebar/doc_picker.coffee
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ class app.views.DocPicker extends app.View
   activate: ->
     if super
       @render()
-      @findByTag('input')?.focus()
       app.appCache?.on 'progress', @onAppCacheProgress
       $.on @el, 'focus', @onDOMFocus, true
     return
@@ -47,9 +46,9 @@ class app.views.DocPicker extends app.View
     @html html + @tmpl('sidebarPickerNote') + @tmpl('sidebarSave')
     @refreshElements()
 
-    @delay -> # trigger animation
-      @el.offsetWidth
+    $.requestAnimationFrame =>
       @addClass '_in'
+      @findByTag('input')?.focus()
     return
 
   renderVersions: (docs) ->
diff --git a/assets/stylesheets/components/_sidebar.scss b/assets/stylesheets/components/_sidebar.scss
index 93680e7a..61dda752 100644
--- a/assets/stylesheets/components/_sidebar.scss
+++ b/assets/stylesheets/components/_sidebar.scss
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
   overflow-x: hidden;
   overflow-y: scroll;
   background: $sidebarBackground;
+  background-clip: content-box;
   -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
   -ms-overflow-style: none; // IE 10 doesn't support pointer-events
   @extend %user-select-none;
@@ -339,10 +340,12 @@
 //
 
 ._list-picker {
-  opacity: 0;
-  transition: .2s;
+  > ._list, > ._list-item {
+    opacity: 0;
+    transition: .2s;
+  }
+  &._in { > ._list, > ._list-item { opacity: 1; } }
 
-  &._in { opacity: 1; }
   ._list-item { cursor: pointer; }
   ._list-sub > ._list-item { padding-left: 2.375rem; }
 }
@@ -378,6 +381,8 @@
   width: $sidebarWidth;
   background: $sidebarBackground;
   box-shadow: inset -1px 0 $sidebarBorder;
+  -webkit-transform: translateZ(0);
+          transform: translateZ(0);
 
   @media #{$mediumScreen} { width: $sidebarMediumWidth; }