diff --git a/js/lightbox.js b/js/lightbox.js
index 8683b5fa2bf1b40d6b4e431157cb4a0c78662642..8085d1636d9b9d2639b939becf36e923dda6726a 100644
--- a/js/lightbox.js
+++ b/js/lightbox.js
@@ -543,6 +543,10 @@ var Lightbox = {
         Lightbox.changeImage(Lightbox.activeImage - 1); return false;
       });
     }
+    // safari browsers need to have hide() called again
+    else {
+      $('#prevLink').hide();
+    }
 
     // if not last image in set, display next image button
     if (Lightbox.activeImage != (Lightbox.imageArray.length - 1)) {
@@ -550,6 +554,10 @@ var Lightbox = {
         Lightbox.changeImage(Lightbox.activeImage + 1); return false;
       });
     }
+    // safari browsers need to have hide() called again
+    else {
+      $('#nextLink').hide();
+    }
     
     this.enableKeyboardNav();
   },