diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/lightbox.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/lightbox.scss
index d1ca00bb4e..5f3d98bfc7 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/lightbox.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/lightbox.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 .lightbox .meta,
 .lightbox:hover .meta {
   opacity: 0.7;
+  transition: none;
 }
 
 .meta {
@@ -21,8 +22,15 @@
 
   .expand {
     position: initial;
-    filter: invert(100%);
     float: none;
     height: 16px;
+    &:before {
+      // ideally, the SVG used here should be in HTML and reference the SVG sprite
+      // the SVG used here is the "expand" icon from FontAwesome 4.7.0
+      content: svg-uri(
+        '<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="14px" height="16px" viewBox="0 0 1792 1792" fill="#{$primary-high}"><path d="M883 1056q0 13-10 23l-332 332 144 144q19 19 19 45t-19 45-45 19h-448q-26 0-45-19t-19-45v-448q0-26 19-45t45-19 45 19l144 144 332-332q10-10 23-10t23 10l114 114q10 10 10 23zm781-864v448q0 26-19 45t-45 19-45-19l-144-144-332 332q-10 10-23 10t-23-10l-114-114q-10-10-10-23t10-23l332-332-144-144q-19-19-19-45t19-45 45-19h448q26 0 45 19t19 45z"/></svg>'
+      );
+      opacity: inherit;
+    }
   }
 }