diff --git a/app/templates/element/javascript.php b/app/templates/element/javascript.php
index 53b06a0bc..cf5eb81e5 100644
--- a/app/templates/element/javascript.php
+++ b/app/templates/element/javascript.php
@@ -112,11 +112,18 @@
       }
     });
 
-    // Hide custom user menu items on click outside
+    // Click outside behaviors
     $(document).on('click', function (e) {
+      // Hide custom user menu items on click outside
       if ($(e.target).closest("#user-panel").length === 0) {
         $("#user-panel").hide();
       }
+      // Hide popovers on click outside but don't close current popover when interacting with content inside it
+      $('#content [data-toggle="popover"]').each(function () {
+        if (!$(this).is(e.target) && $('.popover.show').has(e.target).length === 0) {
+          $(this).popover('hide');
+        }
+      });
     });
 
     // TOP SEARCH FILTER FORM
@@ -173,9 +180,7 @@
     $("select").addClass("form-control");
     
     // Enable Bootstrap Popovers. Unless needed elsewhere, constrain this to #content
-    $(function () {
-      $('#content [data-toggle="popover"]').popover()
-    });
+    $('#content [data-toggle="popover"]').popover();
 
     // Other buttons (jQuery)
     $(".addbutton").button({