diff --git a/src/components/structures/BottomLeftMenu.js b/src/components/structures/BottomLeftMenu.js
index 3aa1ec336f..924410f56a 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/BottomLeftMenu.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/BottomLeftMenu.js
@@ -16,7 +16,14 @@ limitations under the License.
 */
 
 import React from 'react';
+import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
 import sdk from 'matrix-react-sdk';
+import dis from 'matrix-react-sdk/lib/dispatcher';
+import AccessibleButton from 'matrix-react-sdk/lib/components/views/elements/AccessibleButton';
+import Velocity from 'velocity-vector';
+import 'velocity-vector/velocity.ui';
+
+const CALLOUT_ANIM_DURATION = 1000;
 
 module.exports = React.createClass({
     displayName: 'BottomLeftMenu',
@@ -25,6 +32,136 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         collapsed: React.PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
     },
 
+    getInitialState: function() {
+        return({
+            directoryHover : false,
+            roomsHover : false,
+            homeHover: false,
+            peopleHover : false,
+            settingsHover : false,
+        });
+    },
+
+    componentWillMount: function() {
+        this._dispatcherRef = dis.register(this.onAction);
+        this._peopleButton = null;
+        this._directoryButton = null;
+        this._createRoomButton = null;
+        this._lastCallouts = {};
+    },
+
+    componentWillUnmount: function() {
+        dis.unregister(this._dispatcherRef);
+    },
+
+    // Room events
+    onDirectoryClick: function() {
+        dis.dispatch({ action: 'view_room_directory' });
+    },
+
+    onDirectoryMouseEnter: function() {
+        this.setState({ directoryHover: true });
+    },
+
+    onDirectoryMouseLeave: function() {
+        this.setState({ directoryHover: false });
+    },
+
+    onRoomsClick: function() {
+        dis.dispatch({ action: 'view_create_room' });
+    },
+
+    onRoomsMouseEnter: function() {
+        this.setState({ roomsHover: true });
+    },
+
+    onRoomsMouseLeave: function() {
+        this.setState({ roomsHover: false });
+    },
+
+    // Home button events
+    onHomeClick: function() {
+        dis.dispatch({ action: 'view_home_page' });
+    },
+
+    onHomeMouseEnter: function() {
+        this.setState({ homeHover: true });
+    },
+
+    onHomeMouseLeave: function() {
+        this.setState({ homeHover: false });
+    },
+
+    // People events
+    onPeopleClick: function() {
+        dis.dispatch({ action: 'view_create_chat' });
+    },
+
+    onPeopleMouseEnter: function() {
+        this.setState({ peopleHover: true });
+    },
+
+    onPeopleMouseLeave: function() {
+        this.setState({ peopleHover: false });
+    },
+
+    // Settings events
+    onSettingsClick: function() {
+        dis.dispatch({ action: 'view_user_settings' });
+    },
+
+    onSettingsMouseEnter: function() {
+        this.setState({ settingsHover: true });
+    },
+
+    onSettingsMouseLeave: function() {
+        this.setState({ settingsHover: false });
+    },
+
+    onAction: function(payload) {
+        let calloutElement;
+        switch (payload.action) {
+            // Incoming instruction: dance!
+            case 'callout_start_chat':
+                calloutElement = this._peopleButton;
+                break;
+            case 'callout_room_directory':
+                calloutElement = this._directoryButton;
+                break;
+            case 'callout_create_room':
+                calloutElement = this._createRoomButton;
+                break;
+        }
+        if (calloutElement) {
+            const lastCallout = this._lastCallouts[payload.action];
+            const now = Date.now();
+            if (lastCallout == undefined || lastCallout < now - CALLOUT_ANIM_DURATION) {
+                this._lastCallouts[payload.action] = now;
+                Velocity(ReactDOM.findDOMNode(calloutElement), "callout.bounce", CALLOUT_ANIM_DURATION);
+            }
+        }
+    },
+
+    // Get the label/tooltip to show
+    getLabel: function(label, show) {
+        if (show) {
+            var RoomTooltip = sdk.getComponent("rooms.RoomTooltip");
+            return <RoomTooltip className="mx_BottomLeftMenu_tooltip" label={label} />;
+        }
+    },
+
+    _collectPeopleButton: function(e) {
+        this._peopleButton = e;
+    },
+
+    _collectDirectoryButton: function(e) {
+        this._directoryButton = e;
+    },
+
+    _collectCreateRoomButton: function(e) {
+        this._createRoomButton = e;
+    },
+
     render: function() {
         const HomeButton = sdk.getComponent('elements.HomeButton');
         const StartChatButton = sdk.getComponent('elements.StartChatButton');
@@ -41,9 +178,9 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             <div className="mx_BottomLeftMenu">
                 <div className="mx_BottomLeftMenu_options">
                     { homeButton }
-                    <StartChatButton tooltip={true} />
-                    <RoomDirectoryButton tooltip={true} />
-                    <CreateRoomButton tooltip={true} />
+                    <StartChatButton ref={this._collectPeopleButton} tooltip={true} />
+                    <RoomDirectoryButton ref={this._collectDirectoryButton} tooltip={true} />
+                    <CreateRoomButton ref={this._collectCreateRoomButton} tooltip={true} />
                     <span className="mx_BottomLeftMenu_settings">
                         <SettingsButton tooltip={true} />
                     </span>