diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index 28820f6d7..7e4533af9 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -852,7 +852,6 @@
     },
     keydown: function(e) {
       var o, range, selEnd, selStart, ta, thread, valEnd, valMid, valStart, value, _ref, _ref2, _ref3;
-      updater.focus = true;
       if (((_ref = e.target.nodeName) === 'TEXTAREA' || _ref === 'INPUT') && !e.altKey && !e.ctrlKey && !(e.keyCode === 27)) {
         return;
       }
@@ -1890,18 +1889,6 @@
   updater = {
     init: function() {
       var checkbox, checked, dialog, html, input, name, title, _i, _len, _ref;
-      if (conf['Scrolling']) {
-        if (conf['Scroll BG']) {
-          updater.focus = true;
-        } else {
-          $.bind(window, 'focus', (function() {
-            return updater.focus = true;
-          }));
-          $.bind(window, 'blur', (function() {
-            return updater.focus = false;
-          }));
-        }
-      }
       html = "<div class=move><span id=count></span> <span id=timer>-" + conf['Interval'] + "</span></div>";
       checkbox = config.updater.checkbox;
       for (name in checkbox) {
@@ -1923,7 +1910,10 @@
           $.bind(input, 'click', function() {
             return conf[this.name] = this.checked;
           });
-          if (input.name === 'Verbose') {
+          if (input.name === 'Scroll BG') {
+            $.bind(input, 'click', updater.cb.scrollBG);
+            updater.cb.scrollBG.call(input);
+          } else if (input.name === 'Verbose') {
             $.bind(input, 'click', updater.cb.verbose);
             updater.cb.verbose.call(input);
           } else if (input.name === 'Auto Update This') {
@@ -1961,6 +1951,21 @@
           return clearTimeout(updater.timeoutID);
         }
       },
+      scrollBG: function() {
+        return updater.scrollBG = this.checked ? function() {
+          return true;
+        } : d.visibilityState ? function() {
+          return !d.hidden;
+        } : d.oVisibilityState ? function() {
+          return !d.oHidden;
+        } : d.mozVisibilityState ? function() {
+          return !d.mozHidden;
+        } : d.webkitVisibilityState ? function() {
+          return !d.webkitHidden;
+        } : function() {
+          return true;
+        };
+      },
       update: function() {
         var arr, body, id, input, replies, reply, scroll, _i, _len, _ref, _ref2;
         if (this.status === 404) {
@@ -1989,12 +1994,12 @@
           return;
         }
         replies = $$('.reply', body);
-        id = Number(((_ref2 = $('td[id]', updater.br.previousElementSibling)) != null ? _ref2.id : void 0) || 0);
+        id = Number(((_ref2 = $('td[id]', updater.br.previousSibling)) != null ? _ref2.id : void 0) || 0);
         arr = [];
         while ((reply = replies.pop()) && (reply.id > id)) {
           arr.push(reply.parentNode.parentNode.parentNode);
         }
-        scroll = conf['Scrolling'] && updater.focus && arr.length && (d.body.scrollHeight - d.body.clientHeight - window.scrollY < 20);
+        scroll = conf['Scrolling'] && updater.scrollBG() && arr.length && (d.body.scrollHeight - d.body.clientHeight - window.scrollY < 20);
         if (conf['Verbose']) {
           updater.count.textContent = '+' + arr.length;
           if (arr.length === 0) {
@@ -2007,7 +2012,7 @@
           $.before(updater.br, reply);
         }
         if (scroll) {
-          return scrollTo(0, d.body.scrollHeight);
+          return updater.br.previousSibling.scrollIntoView();
         }
       }
     },
@@ -2661,7 +2666,6 @@
     },
     scroll: function(e) {
       var bottom, height, i, reply, _len, _ref;
-      updater.focus = true;
       height = d.body.clientHeight;
       _ref = unread.replies;
       for (i = 0, _len = _ref.length; i < _len; i++) {
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index ea8eb5f4a..ab985319c 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -608,7 +608,6 @@ keybinds =
     $.bind d, 'keydown',  keybinds.keydown
 
   keydown: (e) ->
-    updater.focus = true
     return if e.target.nodeName in ['TEXTAREA', 'INPUT'] and not e.altKey and not e.ctrlKey and not (e.keyCode is 27)
     return unless key = keybinds.keyCode e
 
@@ -1422,12 +1421,6 @@ threadHiding =
 
 updater =
   init: ->
-    if conf['Scrolling']
-      if conf['Scroll BG']
-        updater.focus = true
-      else
-        $.bind window, 'focus', (-> updater.focus = true)
-        $.bind window, 'blur',  (-> updater.focus = false)
     html = "<div class=move><span id=count></span> <span id=timer>-#{conf['Interval']}</span></div>"
     {checkbox} = config.updater
     for name of checkbox
@@ -1451,7 +1444,10 @@ updater =
       if input.type is 'checkbox'
         $.bind input, 'click', $.cb.checked
         $.bind input, 'click', -> conf[@name] = @checked
-        if input.name is 'Verbose'
+        if input.name is 'Scroll BG'
+          $.bind input, 'click', updater.cb.scrollBG
+          updater.cb.scrollBG.call input
+        else if input.name is 'Verbose'
           $.bind input, 'click', updater.cb.verbose
           updater.cb.verbose.call input
         else if input.name is 'Auto Update This'
@@ -1480,6 +1476,21 @@ updater =
         updater.timeoutID = setTimeout updater.timeout, 1000
       else
         clearTimeout updater.timeoutID
+    scrollBG: ->
+      updater.scrollBG =
+        if @checked
+          -> true
+        else
+          if d.visibilityState
+            -> !d.hidden
+          else if d.oVisibilityState
+            -> !d.oHidden
+          else if d.mozVisibilityState
+            -> !d.mozHidden
+          else if d.webkitVisibilityState
+            -> !d.webkitHidden
+          else
+            -> true
     update: ->
       if @status is 404
         updater.timer.textContent = ''
@@ -1505,12 +1516,12 @@ updater =
         return
 
       replies = $$ '.reply', body
-      id = Number $('td[id]', updater.br.previousElementSibling)?.id or 0
+      id = Number $('td[id]', updater.br.previousSibling)?.id or 0
       arr = []
       while (reply = replies.pop()) and (reply.id > id)
         arr.push reply.parentNode.parentNode.parentNode #table
 
-      scroll = conf['Scrolling'] && updater.focus && arr.length && (d.body.scrollHeight - d.body.clientHeight - window.scrollY < 20)
+      scroll = conf['Scrolling'] && updater.scrollBG() && arr.length && (d.body.scrollHeight - d.body.clientHeight - window.scrollY < 20)
       if conf['Verbose']
         updater.count.textContent = '+' + arr.length
         if arr.length is 0
@@ -1522,7 +1533,7 @@ updater =
       while reply = arr.pop()
         $.before updater.br, reply
       if scroll
-        scrollTo 0, d.body.scrollHeight
+        updater.br.previousSibling.scrollIntoView()
 
   timeout: ->
     updater.timeoutID = setTimeout updater.timeout, 1000
@@ -1966,7 +1977,6 @@ unread =
       Favicon.update()
 
   scroll: (e) ->
-    updater.focus = true
     height = d.body.clientHeight
     for reply, i in unread.replies
       {bottom} = reply.getBoundingClientRect()