diff --git a/web/Gemfile b/web/Gemfile
index 19107a417..9f6af9081 100644
--- a/web/Gemfile
+++ b/web/Gemfile
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ end
   gem 'rack-test'
   # gem 'rb-fsevent', '0.9.1', :require => false
   # gem 'growl', '1.0.3'
-  gem 'poltergeist' , '1.3.0' # can't go to 1.4.0 until this is fixed https://github.com/jonleighton/poltergeist/issues/385
+  gem 'poltergeist' , '1.4.1' # can't go to 1.4.0 until this is fixed https://github.com/jonleighton/poltergeist/issues/385
 end
 
 
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/createSession.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/createSession.js
index a1ce1e956..a8520ec94 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/createSession.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/createSession.js
@@ -293,15 +293,15 @@
                 friendSelectorDialog.showDialog(selectedFriendIds);
             });
 
-            $('#btn-email-invitation').click(function() {
+            $('.btn-email-invitation').click(function() {
                 invitationDialog.showEmailDialog();
             });
 
-            $('#btn-gmail-invitation').click(function() {
+            $('div[layout-id="createSession"] .btn-gmail-invitation').click(function() {
                 invitationDialog.showGoogleDialog();
             });
 
-            $('#btn-facebook-invitation').click(function() {
+            $('div[layout-id="createSession"] .btn-facebook-invitation').click(function() {
                invitationDialog.showFacebookDialog();
             });
 
diff --git a/web/app/views/clients/_createSession.html.erb b/web/app/views/clients/_createSession.html.erb
index 008e05b9a..117b79870 100644
--- a/web/app/views/clients/_createSession.html.erb
+++ b/web/app/views/clients/_createSession.html.erb
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
                         <div style="width:78%">
                             <div class="left mr20">
                                 <div class="left" layout-link="inviteUsers">
-                                    <a id="btn-email-invitation">
+                                    <a class="btn-email-invitation">
                                         <%= image_tag("content/icon_gmail.png", :size => "24x24", :align => "absmiddle") %>
                                     </a>
                                 </div>
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
                             </div> -->
                             <div class="left left">
                                 <div class="left" layout-link="inviteUsers">
-                                    <a id="btn-gmail-invitation">
+                                    <a class="btn-gmail-invitation">
                                         <%= image_tag("content/icon_google.png", :size => "24x24", :align => "absmiddle") %>
                                     </a>
                                 </div>
diff --git a/web/app/views/clients/_sidebar.html.erb b/web/app/views/clients/_sidebar.html.erb
index 22b0032bb..00661feeb 100644
--- a/web/app/views/clients/_sidebar.html.erb
+++ b/web/app/views/clients/_sidebar.html.erb
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
                     <div class="invitation-button-holder">
                     <div class="left mr20">
                       <div class="left" layout-link="inviteUsers">
-                        <a id="btn-email-invitation">
+                        <a class="btn-email-invitation">
                           <%= image_tag("content/icon_gmail.png", :size => "24x24", :align => "absmiddle") %>
                         </a>
                       </div>
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
                     </div>
                     <div class="left left">
                       <div class="left" layout-link="inviteUsers">
-                        <a id="btn-gmail-invitation">
+                        <a class="btn-gmail-invitation">
                           <%= image_tag("content/icon_google.png", :size => "24x24", :align => "absmiddle") %>
                         </a>
                       </div>
diff --git a/web/spec/features/profile_menu_spec.rb b/web/spec/features/profile_menu_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f2f942688
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/spec/features/profile_menu_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "Profile Menu", :js => true, :type => :feature, :capybara_feature => true  do
+
+  subject { page }
+
+  before(:all) do
+    Capybara.javascript_driver = :poltergeist
+    Capybara.current_driver = Capybara.javascript_driver
+    Capybara.default_wait_time = 10
+  end
+
+
+  let(:user) { FactoryGirl.create(:user) }
+
+  before(:each) do
+    UserMailer.deliveries.clear
+    sign_in_poltergeist user
+    visit "/"
+    find('h2', text: 'musicians')
+    # open menu
+    find('.userinfo').trigger(:click)
+  end
+
+  describe "Account Home link" do
+
+    before(:each) do
+      click_link 'Account Home'
+    end
+
+    it { should have_selector('h1',    text: 'my account') }
+  end
+
+  describe "Identity link" do
+
+    before(:each) do
+      click_link 'Identity'
+    end
+
+    it { should have_selector('h2',    text: 'identity:') }
+  end
+
+  describe "Profile link" do
+
+    before(:each) do
+      click_link 'Profile'
+    end
+
+    it { should have_selector('h2',    text: 'profile:') }
+  end
+
+
+  describe "Audio Gear link" do
+
+    before(:each) do
+      click_link 'Audio Gear'
+    end
+
+    it { should have_selector('h2',    text: 'audio profiles:') }
+  end
+
+  describe "Download App link" do
+
+    before(:each) do
+      click_link 'Download App'
+    end
+
+    it {
+      # the download app link opens a new window
+      page.driver.window_handles.last
+      page.within_window page.driver.window_handles.last do
+        should have_selector('h1',    text: 'Downloads')
+      end
+    }
+  end
+
+  describe "invite submenu" do
+    before(:each) do
+      click_link "Invite Friends"
+    end
+
+    describe "Email" do
+      before(:each) do
+        click_link "Email"
+      end
+
+      it {should have_selector('label',    text: 'Enter email address(es). If multiple addresses, separate with commas.')}
+    end
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/web/spec/features/sidebar_spec.rb b/web/spec/features/sidebar_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e00c4b6af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/spec/features/sidebar_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "Profile Menu", :js => true, :type => :feature, :capybara_feature => true  do
+
+  subject { page }
+
+  before(:all) do
+    Capybara.javascript_driver = :poltergeist
+    Capybara.current_driver = Capybara.javascript_driver
+    Capybara.default_wait_time = 10
+  end
+
+  let(:user) { FactoryGirl.create(:user) }
+
+  before(:each) do
+    UserMailer.deliveries.clear
+    sign_in_poltergeist user
+    visit "/"
+    find('h2', text: 'musicians')
+  end
+
+  describe "Invite more Users" do
+
+    before(:each) do
+      find('.sidebar .invite-friend-row').hover
+      find('.sidebar .invitation-button-holder')
+    end
+
+    it { should have_selector('.friend-name',    text: 'Invite More Friends') }
+
+    describe "try to invite" do
+      before(:each) do
+        find('.sidebar .btn-email-invitation').trigger(:click)
+      end
+      it {should have_selector('label',    text: 'Enter email address(es). If multiple addresses, separate with commas.')}
+    end
+  end
+
+
+end