Index: wp-admin/js/post-formats.js
===================================================================
--- wp-admin/js/post-formats.js	(revision 24290)
+++ wp-admin/js/post-formats.js	(working copy)
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 		lastHeight = 360,
 		initialFormat = 'standard',
 		shortClass = 'short-format',
-		noTitleFormats = ['status'],
+		noTitleFormats = ['status', 'aside'],
 		noMediaFormats = ['status', 'aside', 'image', 'audio', 'video'],
 		shortContentFormats = ['status', 'aside'],
 		noUIFormats = ['standard', 'chat', 'status', 'aside', 'gallery'];
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@
 		// Animate the title going away or coming back
 		formatTo = -1 < $.inArray( format, noTitleFormats );
 		formatFrom = -1 < $.inArray( postFormats.currentPostFormat, noTitleFormats );
-		if ( formatFrom ? !formatTo : formatTo ) { // XOR
-			$( '#titlewrap' ).fadeToggle( 200 );
+		if ( formatFrom && !formatTo ) { // XOR
+			$( '#titlewrap' ).animate( {opacity:1}, 200 );
 		}
 
 		// Animate the fields moving going away or coming in
@@ -237,6 +237,14 @@
 			$(this).closest( 'p' ).find( 'span' ).toggle();
 		});
 
+		// Set opacity of title on focus
+		var noTitleFormatsSelector = '.wp-format-' + noTitleFormats.join( ' #title,.wp-format-' ) + ' #title';
+		$( 'html' ).on( 'focusin', noTitleFormatsSelector, function(e) {
+			$( '#titlewrap' ).animate( {opacity:1}, 200 );
+		}).on( 'focusout', noTitleFormatsSelector, function(e) {
+			$( '#titlewrap' ).animate( {opacity:.5}, 200 );
+		});
+
 		// Media selection
 		$( '.wp-format-media-select' ).click( function (e) {
 			e.preventDefault();
Index: wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
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--- wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css	(revision 24290)
+++ wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css	(working copy)
@@ -4116,7 +4116,6 @@
 }
 
 .wp-post-format-show-ui.wp-format-image .attachment-display-settings,
-.wp-post-format-show-ui.wp-format-status #titlewrap,
 .wp-post-format-show-ui.wp-format-image #insert-media-button,
 .wp-post-format-show-ui.wp-format-audio #insert-media-button,
 .wp-post-format-show-ui.wp-format-video #insert-media-button,