diff --git a/src/modules/accordion.js b/src/modules/accordion.js
index 4bceeb083..cf91e51bd 100755
--- a/src/modules/accordion.js
+++ b/src/modules/accordion.js
@@ -85,15 +85,23 @@ $.fn.accordion = function(parameters) {
             ;
             module.toggle(index);
           },
-          resetStyle: function() {
-            module.verbose('Resetting styles on element', this);
-            $(this)
-              .attr('style', '')
-              .removeAttr('style')
-              .children()
+          resetDisplay: function() {
+            $(this).css('display', '');
+            if( $(this).attr('style') == '') {
+              $(this)
                 .attr('style', '')
                 .removeAttr('style')
-            ;
+              ;
+            }
+          },
+          resetOpacity: function() {
+            $(this).css('opacity', '');
+            if( $(this).attr('style') == '') {
+              $(this)
+                .attr('style', '')
+                .removeAttr('style')
+              ;
+            }
           }
         },
 
@@ -134,19 +142,17 @@ $.fn.accordion = function(parameters) {
               $previousContent
                 .stop()
                 .children()
+                  .stop()
                   .animate({
                     opacity: 0
-                  }, settings.duration, module.event.resetStyle)
+                  }, settings.duration, module.event.resetOpacity)
                   .end()
                 .slideUp(settings.duration , settings.easing, function() {
                   $previousContent
                     .removeClass(className.active)
-                    .attr('style', '')
-                    .removeAttr('style')
                     .children()
-                      .attr('style', '')
-                      .removeAttr('style')
                   ;
+                  $.proxy(module.event.resetDisplay, this)();
                 })
               ;
             }
@@ -156,15 +162,16 @@ $.fn.accordion = function(parameters) {
             $activeContent
               .stop()
               .children()
-                .attr('style', '')
-                .removeAttr('style')
+                .stop()
+                .animate({
+                  opacity: 1
+                }, settings.duration)
                 .end()
               .slideDown(settings.duration, settings.easing, function() {
                 $activeContent
                   .addClass(className.active)
-                  .attr('style', '')
-                  .removeAttr('style')
                 ;
+                $.proxy(module.event.resetDisplay, this)();
                 $.proxy(settings.onOpen, $activeContent)();
                 $.proxy(settings.onChange, $activeContent)();
               })
@@ -186,15 +193,13 @@ $.fn.accordion = function(parameters) {
             .show()
             .stop()
             .children()
+              .stop()
               .animate({
                 opacity: 0
-              }, settings.duration, module.event.resetStyle)
+              }, settings.duration, module.event.resetOpacity)
               .end()
             .slideUp(settings.duration, settings.easing, function(){
-              $activeContent
-                .attr('style', '')
-                .removeAttr('style')
-              ;
+              $.proxy(module.event.resetDisplay, this)();
               $.proxy(settings.onClose, $activeContent)();
               $.proxy(settings.onChange, $activeContent)();
             })