diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/layout.js b/app/assets/javascripts/layout.js
index e69de29bb..b6bed7f47 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/layout.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/layout.js
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+$(function() {
+  var offset = $("aside#sidebar").offset().top + $("aside#sidebar").height();
+  $("#page-footer").css({"position": "absolute", "top": offset, "width": "100%", "height": "5em"});
+});
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/main_layout.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/main_layout.css.scss
index c11b0eabc..c2bd126d3 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/main_layout.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/main_layout.css.scss
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ div#page {
   aside#sidebar {
     width: 15em;
     float: left;
+    position: absolute;
     
     h1 {
       font-size: $h3_size;
@@ -41,11 +42,6 @@ div#page {
     }
   }
   
-  aside#sidebar:after {
-    content: "";
-    clear: both;
-  }
-
   aside#sidebar > section {
     margin-bottom: 1em;
   }
@@ -73,7 +69,6 @@ div#page {
 }
 
 footer#page-footer {
-  clear: both;
   margin: 1em;
   text-align: center;
   padding-top: 1em;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/specific/posts.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/specific/posts.css.scss
index ec6ad27b3..35672471d 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/specific/posts.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/specific/posts.css.scss
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ div#c-posts {
   
   div#a-index {
     div#posts {
+      margin-left: 0;
       margin-right: 6.5em;
     }