diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index 7a743b9fd..d6b36efb7 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -3313,16 +3313,21 @@
     node: function(root) {
       var thumb;
       if (!(thumb = $('img[md5]', root))) return;
-      $.on(thumb, 'mouseover', imgHover.mouseover);
-      $.on(thumb, 'mousemove', ui.hover);
-      return $.on(thumb, 'mouseout', ui.hoverend);
+      return $.on(thumb, 'mouseover', imgHover.mouseover);
     },
     mouseover: function() {
       ui.el = $.el('img', {
         id: 'ihover',
         src: this.parentNode.href
       });
+      $.on(this, 'mousemove', ui.hover);
+      $.on(this, 'mouseout', imgHover.mouseout);
       return $.add(d.body, ui.el);
+    },
+    mouseout: function() {
+      ui.hoverend();
+      $.off(this, 'mousemove', ui.hover);
+      return $.off(this, 'mouseout', imgHover.mouseout);
     }
   };
 
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index beef4625c..df1bf358e 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -2612,13 +2612,17 @@ imgHover =
   node: (root) ->
     return unless thumb = $ 'img[md5]', root
     $.on thumb, 'mouseover', imgHover.mouseover
-    $.on thumb, 'mousemove', ui.hover
-    $.on thumb, 'mouseout',  ui.hoverend
   mouseover: ->
     ui.el = $.el 'img'
       id: 'ihover'
       src: @parentNode.href
+    $.on @,     'mousemove', ui.hover
+    $.on @,     'mouseout',  imgHover.mouseout
     $.add d.body, ui.el
+  mouseout: ->
+    ui.hoverend()
+    $.off @, 'mousemove', ui.hover
+    $.off @, 'mouseout',  imgHover.mouseout
 
 imgGif =
   init: ->