diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index 1880e357d..0aeb4725f 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -1271,15 +1271,24 @@
       return $('.error', qr.el).textContent = null;
     },
     status: function(data) {
-      var disabled, value;
+      var disabled, input, value;
+      if (data == null) data = {};
+      input = qr.status.input;
+      if (data.ready) {
+        qr.status.ready = true;
+        if (!qr.el) return;
+      } else if (!qr.status.ready) {
+        value = 'Loading';
+        disabled = true;
+      }
       if (g.dead) {
         value = 404;
         disabled = true;
-      } else if (data) {
-        if (data.progress) value = data.progress;
+      } else if (data.progress) {
+        value = data.progress;
       }
-      qr.status.input.value = value || 'Submit';
-      return qr.status.input.disabled = disabled || false;
+      input.value = value || 'Submit';
+      return input.disabled = disabled || false;
     },
     pickThread: function(thread) {
       return $('select', qr.el).value = thread;
@@ -1677,7 +1686,7 @@
     },
     message: {
       init: function() {
-        var code, script;
+        var code, ready, script;
         code = function(e) {
           var data, host;
           data = e.data;
@@ -1693,14 +1702,24 @@
         script = $.el('script', {
           textContent: "window.addEventListener('message'," + code + ",false)"
         });
+        ready = function() {
+          if (location.hostname === 'sys.4chan.org') {
+            return qr.message.send({
+              status: true,
+              ready: true
+            });
+          }
+        };
         if (d.documentElement) {
           $.add(d.documentElement, script);
           $.rm(script);
+          ready();
           return;
         }
         return $.ready(function() {
           $.add(d.head, script);
-          return $.rm(script);
+          $.rm(script);
+          return ready();
         });
       },
       send: function(data) {
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index b31fae8c3..b1eb5c05e 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -914,15 +914,21 @@ qr =
   cleanError: ->
     $('.error', qr.el).textContent = null
 
-  status: (data) ->
+  status: (data={}) ->
+    {input} = qr.status
+    if data.ready
+      qr.status.ready = true
+      return unless qr.el
+    else unless qr.status.ready
+      value    = 'Loading'
+      disabled = true
     if g.dead
       value    = 404
       disabled = true
-    else if data
-      if data.progress
-        value = data.progress
-    qr.status.input.value    =    value or 'Submit'
-    qr.status.input.disabled = disabled or false
+    else if data.progress
+      value = data.progress
+    input.value    =    value or 'Submit'
+    input.disabled = disabled or false
 
   pickThread: (thread) ->
     $('select', qr.el).value = thread
@@ -1183,7 +1189,6 @@ qr =
       unless response
         err = 'No valid captcha.'
 
-    # more error prevention ?
     if err
       qr.error err
       return
@@ -1273,15 +1278,20 @@ qr =
         else if host is 'sys.4chan.org'
           parent.postMessage data, '*'
       script = $.el 'script', textContent: "window.addEventListener('message',#{code},false)"
+      ready = ->
+        if location.hostname is 'sys.4chan.org'
+          qr.message.send status: true, ready: true
       # Chrome can access the documentElement on document-start
       if d.documentElement
         $.add d.documentElement, script
         $.rm script
+        ready()
         return
       # other browsers will have to wait
       $.ready ->
         $.add d.head, script
         $.rm script
+        ready()
     send: (data) ->
       data.changeContext = true
       data.qr            = true