diff --git a/public/src/forum/topic.js b/public/src/forum/topic.js
index 9c1eaf2e27..11aa8f54e9 100644
--- a/public/src/forum/topic.js
+++ b/public/src/forum/topic.js
@@ -342,7 +342,16 @@ define(['composer'], function(composer) {
 				}
 			})();
 
-			$('.favourite-tooltip').tooltip();
+			$('#post-container').on('mouseenter', '.favourite-tooltip', function(e) {
+				if (!$(this).data('users-loaded')) {
+					$(this).data('users-loaded', "true");
+					var pid = $(this).parents('.post-row').attr('data-pid');
+					var el = $(this).attr('title', "Loading...");
+					socket.emit('posts.getFavouritedUsers', pid, function(err, usernames) {
+						el.attr('title', usernames).tooltip('show');
+					});
+				}
+			});
 		});
 
 		function enableInfiniteLoading() {
diff --git a/public/templates/topic.tpl b/public/templates/topic.tpl
index 8a134876cd..ec72ff958b 100644
--- a/public/templates/topic.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/topic.tpl
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 							<!-- IF @first -->
 							<button class="btn btn-sm btn-default follow" type="button" title="Be notified of new replies in this topic"><i class="fa fa-eye"></i></button>
 							<!-- ENDIF @first -->
-							<button title="{posts.favourited_users}" data-favourited="{posts.favourited}" class="favourite favourite-tooltip btn btn-sm btn-default <!-- IF posts.favourited --> btn-warning <!-- ENDIF posts.favourited -->" type="button">
+							<button data-favourited="{posts.favourited}" class="favourite favourite-tooltip btn btn-sm btn-default <!-- IF posts.favourited --> btn-warning <!-- ENDIF posts.favourited -->" type="button">
 								<span class="favourite-text">[[topic:favourite]]</span>
 								<span class="post_rep_{posts.pid}">{posts.reputation} </span>
 								<!-- IF posts.favourited -->
diff --git a/src/socket.io/posts.js b/src/socket.io/posts.js
index 0baed5d0b4..f02fff3117 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/posts.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/posts.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ var	posts = require('../posts'),
 	topics = require('../topics'),
 	favourites = require('../favourites'),
 	postTools = require('../postTools'),
+	user = require('../user'),
 	index = require('./index'),
 
 	SocketPosts = {};
@@ -168,4 +169,28 @@ SocketPosts.getPrivileges = function(socket, pid, callback) {
 	});
 };
 
+SocketPosts.getFavouritedUsers = function(socket, pid, callback) {
+	favourites.getFavouritedUidsByPids([pid], function(data) {
+		var max = 5; //hardcoded
+		var usernames = "";
+
+		var pid_uids = data[pid];
+		var rest_amount = 0;
+		if (data.hasOwnProperty(pid) && pid_uids.length > 0) {
+			if (pid_uids.length > max) {
+				rest_amount = pid_uids.length - max;
+				pid_uids = pid_uids.slice(0, max);
+			}
+			user.getUsernamesByUids(pid_uids, function(result) {
+				usernames = result.join(', ') + (rest_amount > 0
+					? " and " + rest_amount + (rest_amount > 1 ? " others" : " other")
+					: "");
+				callback(null, usernames);
+			});
+		} else {
+			callback(null, "");
+		}
+	});
+};
+
 module.exports = SocketPosts;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/topics.js b/src/topics.js
index 35cf7b0d9a..ba88cef81b 100644
--- a/src/topics.js
+++ b/src/topics.js
@@ -370,33 +370,6 @@ var async = require('async'),
 				});
 			}
 
-			function getFavouritedUsers(next) {
-				favourites.getFavouritedUidsByPids(pids, function(data) {
-					var max = 5; //hardcoded
-					var usernames = {};
-					async.each(pids, function(pid, next) {
-						var pid_uids = data[pid];
-						var rest_amount = 0;
-						if (data.hasOwnProperty(pid) && pid_uids.length > 0) {
-							if (pid_uids.length > max) {
-								rest_amount = pid_uids.length - max;
-								pid_uids = pid_uids.slice(0, max);
-							}
-							user.getUsernamesByUids(pid_uids, function(result) {
-								usernames[pid] = result.join(', ') + (rest_amount > 0
-									? " and " + rest_amount + (rest_amount > 1 ? " others" : " other")
-									: "");
-							});
-						} else {
-							usernames[pid] = [];
-						}
-						next();
-					}, function(err) {
-						next(err, usernames);
-					});
-				});
-			}
-
 			function addUserInfoToPosts(next) {
 				function iterator(post, callback) {
 					posts.addUserInfoToPost(post, function() {
@@ -426,19 +399,17 @@ var async = require('async'),
 				}
 			}
 
-			async.parallel([getFavouritesData, addUserInfoToPosts, getPrivileges, getFavouritedUsers], function(err, results) {
+			async.parallel([getFavouritesData, addUserInfoToPosts, getPrivileges], function(err, results) {
 				if(err) {
 					return callback(err);
 				}
 
 				var fav_data = results[0],
-					privileges = results[2],
-					fav_users = results[3];
+					privileges = results[2];
 
 				for (var i = 0; i < postData.length; ++i) {
 					var pid = postData[i].pid;
 					postData[i].favourited = fav_data[pid];
-					postData[i].favourited_users = fav_users[pid];
 					postData[i].display_moderator_tools = (current_user != 0) && privileges[pid].editable;
 					postData[i].display_move_tools = privileges[pid].move ? '' : 'hidden';
 				}