diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2796a4f8f..23daac585 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+seaweedchan:
+- Add `Centered links` option for header
+- Add `Persistent Thread Watcher` option
+
 ### 1.1.15 - 2013-05-07
 seaweedchan:
 - Fix update and download urls for Greasemonkey
diff --git a/builds/4chan-X.js b/builds/4chan-X.js
index 0164e2070..11f550007 100644
--- a/builds/4chan-X.js
+++ b/builds/4chan-X.js
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@
         'Thread Stats': [true, 'Display reply and image count.'],
         'Updater and Stats in Header': [true, 'Places the thread updater and thread stats in the header instead of floating them.'],
         'Thread Watcher': [true, 'Bookmark threads.'],
+        'Persistent Thread Watcher': [false, 'Opens the thread watcher by default.'],
         'Auto Watch': [true, 'Automatically watch threads you start.'],
         'Auto Watch Reply': [false, 'Automatically watch threads you reply to.']
       },
@@ -7261,7 +7262,7 @@
         textContent: 'Watcher',
         id: 'watcher-link',
         href: 'javascript:;',
-        className: 'disabled'
+        className: "" + (Conf['Persistent Thread Watcher'] ? '' : 'disabled')
       });
       this.dialog = UI.dialog('watcher', 'top: 50px; left: 0px;', '<div class=move>Thread Watcher<a class=close href=javascript:;>×</a></div>');
       $.on(d, 'QRPostSuccessful', this.cb.post);
@@ -7272,7 +7273,9 @@
       $.ready(function() {
         ThreadWatcher.refresh();
         $.add(d.body, ThreadWatcher.dialog);
-        return ThreadWatcher.dialog.hidden = true;
+        if (!Conf['Persistent Thread Watcher']) {
+          return ThreadWatcher.dialog.hidden = true;
+        }
       });
       return Thread.prototype.callbacks.push({
         name: 'Thread Watcher',
diff --git a/builds/4chan-X.user.js b/builds/4chan-X.user.js
index 356e65b65..1c3322c20 100644
--- a/builds/4chan-X.user.js
+++ b/builds/4chan-X.user.js
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@
         'Thread Stats': [true, 'Display reply and image count.'],
         'Updater and Stats in Header': [true, 'Places the thread updater and thread stats in the header instead of floating them.'],
         'Thread Watcher': [true, 'Bookmark threads.'],
+        'Persistent Thread Watcher': [false, 'Opens the thread watcher by default.'],
         'Auto Watch': [true, 'Automatically watch threads you start.'],
         'Auto Watch Reply': [false, 'Automatically watch threads you reply to.']
       },
@@ -7282,7 +7283,7 @@
         textContent: 'Watcher',
         id: 'watcher-link',
         href: 'javascript:;',
-        className: 'disabled'
+        className: "" + (Conf['Persistent Thread Watcher'] ? '' : 'disabled')
       });
       this.dialog = UI.dialog('watcher', 'top: 50px; left: 0px;', '<div class=move>Thread Watcher<a class=close href=javascript:;>×</a></div>');
       $.on(d, 'QRPostSuccessful', this.cb.post);
@@ -7293,7 +7294,9 @@
       $.ready(function() {
         ThreadWatcher.refresh();
         $.add(d.body, ThreadWatcher.dialog);
-        return ThreadWatcher.dialog.hidden = true;
+        if (!Conf['Persistent Thread Watcher']) {
+          return ThreadWatcher.dialog.hidden = true;
+        }
       });
       return Thread.prototype.callbacks.push({
         name: 'Thread Watcher',
diff --git a/builds/crx/script.js b/builds/crx/script.js
index b7138bda2..34fe64746 100644
--- a/builds/crx/script.js
+++ b/builds/crx/script.js
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@
         'Thread Stats': [true, 'Display reply and image count.'],
         'Updater and Stats in Header': [true, 'Places the thread updater and thread stats in the header instead of floating them.'],
         'Thread Watcher': [true, 'Bookmark threads.'],
+        'Persistent Thread Watcher': [false, 'Opens the thread watcher by default.'],
         'Auto Watch': [true, 'Automatically watch threads you start.'],
         'Auto Watch Reply': [false, 'Automatically watch threads you reply to.']
       },
@@ -7261,7 +7262,7 @@
         textContent: 'Watcher',
         id: 'watcher-link',
         href: 'javascript:;',
-        className: 'disabled'
+        className: "" + (Conf['Persistent Thread Watcher'] ? '' : 'disabled')
       });
       this.dialog = UI.dialog('watcher', 'top: 50px; left: 0px;', '<div class=move>Thread Watcher<a class=close href=javascript:;>×</a></div>');
       $.on(d, 'QRPostSuccessful', this.cb.post);
@@ -7272,7 +7273,9 @@
       $.ready(function() {
         ThreadWatcher.refresh();
         $.add(d.body, ThreadWatcher.dialog);
-        return ThreadWatcher.dialog.hidden = true;
+        if (!Conf['Persistent Thread Watcher']) {
+          return ThreadWatcher.dialog.hidden = true;
+        }
       });
       return Thread.prototype.callbacks.push({
         name: 'Thread Watcher',
diff --git a/src/General/Config.coffee b/src/General/Config.coffee
index 3e82beda3..6bcc5ae49 100644
--- a/src/General/Config.coffee
+++ b/src/General/Config.coffee
@@ -233,6 +233,10 @@ Config =
         true
         'Bookmark threads.'
       ]
+      'Persistent Thread Watcher': [
+        false
+        'Opens the thread watcher by default.'
+      ]
       'Auto Watch': [
         true
         'Automatically watch threads you start.'
diff --git a/src/Monitoring/ThreadWatcher.coffee b/src/Monitoring/ThreadWatcher.coffee
index e5b26f40f..f3de13c2b 100644
--- a/src/Monitoring/ThreadWatcher.coffee
+++ b/src/Monitoring/ThreadWatcher.coffee
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ ThreadWatcher =
       textContent: 'Watcher'
       id:   'watcher-link'
       href: 'javascript:;'
-      className: 'disabled'
+      className: "#{if Conf['Persistent Thread Watcher'] then '' else 'disabled'}"
 
     @dialog = UI.dialog 'watcher', 'top: 50px; left: 0px;',
       '<div class=move>Thread Watcher<a class=close href=javascript:;>×</a></div>'
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ ThreadWatcher =
     $.ready ->
       ThreadWatcher.refresh()
       $.add d.body, ThreadWatcher.dialog
-      ThreadWatcher.dialog.hidden = true
+      unless Conf['Persistent Thread Watcher']
+        ThreadWatcher.dialog.hidden = true
 
     Thread::callbacks.push
       name: 'Thread Watcher'