diff --git a/src/Images/ImageLoader.coffee b/src/Images/ImageLoader.coffee
index 824213301..f095b6cfd 100644
--- a/src/Images/ImageLoader.coffee
+++ b/src/Images/ImageLoader.coffee
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ ImageLoader =
     if Conf['Replace WEBM']
       $.on d, 'scroll visibilitychange 4chanXInitFinished PostsInserted', @playVideos
 
-    return unless Conf['Image Prefetching']
+    return unless Conf['Image Prefetching'] and g.VIEW in ['index', 'thread']
 
     prefetch = $.el 'label',
       <%= html('<input type="checkbox" name="prefetch"> Prefetch Images') %>