diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/posts.js b/app/assets/javascripts/posts.js
index b799d2af8..0fedb0e9d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/posts.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/posts.js
@@ -411,7 +411,6 @@
   Danbooru.Post.initialize_post_previews = function() {
     $(".post-preview").each(function(i, v) {
       Danbooru.Post.initialize_title_for(v);
-      Danbooru.Post.initialize_preview_borders_for(v);
     });
   }
 
@@ -421,36 +420,6 @@
     $img.attr("title", $post.attr("data-tags") + " user:" + $post.attr("data-uploader") + " rating:" + $post.data("rating") + " score:" + $post.data("score"));
   }
 
-  Danbooru.Post.initialize_preview_borders_for = function(post) {
-    var $post = $(post);
-    var $img = $post.find("img");
-
-    var border_colors = [];
-
-    if ($post.hasClass("post-status-has-children")) {
-      border_colors.push("#0F0");
-    }
-    if ($post.hasClass("post-status-has-parent")) {
-      border_colors.push("#CC0");
-    }
-    if ($post.hasClass("post-status-deleted")) {
-      border_colors.push("#000");
-    } else if ($post.hasClass("post-status-pending")) {
-      border_colors.push("#00F");
-    } else if ($post.hasClass("post-status-flagged")) {
-      border_colors.push("#F00");
-    }
-
-    if (border_colors.length > 1) {
-      $img.css("border", "2px solid");
-      if (border_colors.length === 2) {
-        $img.css("border-color", border_colors[0] + " " + border_colors[1] + " " + border_colors[1] + " " + border_colors[0]);
-      } else if (border_colors.length === 3) {
-        $img.css("border-color", border_colors[0] + " " + border_colors[2] + " " + border_colors[2] + " " + border_colors[1]);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
   Danbooru.Post.initialize_post_image_resize_links = function() {
     $("#image-resize-link").click(function(e) {
       var $link = $(e.target);
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/000_vars.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/000_vars.css.scss
index 9788857ff..d63196422 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/000_vars.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/000_vars.css.scss
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ $h3_padding: 1.51785em 0;
 $h4_padding: 1.51785em 0;
 $baseline: 1em;
 $basefont: 100%;
+$preview_has_children_color: #0F0;
+$preview_has_parent_color: #CC0;
+$preview_deleted_color: #000;
+$preview_pending_color: #00F;
+$preview_flagged_color: #F00;
 
 @mixin border-radius($val) {
   -moz-border-radius: $val;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/specific/posts.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/specific/posts.css.scss
index f533c9518..893a336fa 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/specific/posts.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/specific/posts.css.scss
@@ -23,27 +23,73 @@ a.blacklisted-active {
 }
 
 .post-preview {
-  border: 2px solid transparent;
-}
+  img {
+    border: 2px solid transparent;
+  }
 
-.post-preview.post-status-has-parent img {
-  border: 2px solid #CC0;
-}
 
-.post-preview.post-status-deleted img {
-  border: 2px solid #000;
-}
+  &.post-status-has-children img {
+    border-color: $preview_has_children_color;
+  }
 
-.post-preview.post-status-has-children img {
-  border: 2px solid #0F0;
-}
+  &.post-status-has-parent img {
+    border-color: $preview_has_parent_color;
+  }
+  
+  &.post-status-has-children.post-status-has-parent img {
+    border-color: $preview_has_children_color $preview_has_parent_color $preview_has_parent_color $preview_has_children_color;
+  }
 
-.post-preview.post-status-pending img {
-  border: 2px solid #00F;
-}
 
-.post-preview.post-status-flagged img {
-  border: 2px solid #F00;
+  &.post-status-deleted img {
+    border-color: $preview_deleted_color;
+  }
+
+  &.post-status-has-children.post-status-deleted img {
+    border-color: $preview_has_children_color $preview_deleted_color $preview_deleted_color $preview_has_children_color;
+  }
+
+  &.post-status-has-parent.post-status-deleted img {
+    border-color: $preview_has_parent_color $preview_deleted_color $preview_deleted_color $preview_has_parent_color;
+  }
+
+  &.post-status-has-children.post-status-has-parent.post-status-deleted img {
+    border-color: $preview_has_children_color $preview_deleted_color $preview_deleted_color $preview_has_parent_color;
+  }
+
+
+  &.post-status-pending img {
+    border-color: $preview_pending_color;
+  }
+
+  &.post-status-has-children.post-status-pending img {
+    border-color: $preview_has_children_color $preview_pending_color $preview_pending_color $preview_has_children_color;
+  }
+
+  &.post-status-has-parent.post-status-pending img {
+    border-color: $preview_has_parent_color $preview_pending_color $preview_pending_color $preview_has_parent_color;
+  }
+
+  &.post-status-has-children.post-status-has-parent.post-status-pending img {
+    border-color: $preview_has_children_color $preview_pending_color $preview_pending_color $preview_has_parent_color;
+  }
+
+
+  &.post-status-flagged img {
+    border-color: $preview_flagged_color;
+  }
+
+  &.post-status-has-children.post-status-flagged img {
+    border-color: $preview_has_children_color $preview_flagged_color $preview_flagged_color $preview_has_children_color;
+  }
+
+  &.post-status-has-parent.post-status-flagged img {
+    border-color: $preview_has_parent_color $preview_flagged_color $preview_flagged_color $preview_has_parent_color;
+  }
+
+  &.post-status-has-children.post-status-has-parent.post-status-flagged img {
+    border-color: $preview_has_children_color $preview_flagged_color $preview_flagged_color $preview_has_parent_color;
+  }
 }
 
 .post-preview.current-post {