diff --git a/src/General/Settings.coffee b/src/General/Settings.coffee
index 71aad1826..c33fd000c 100644
--- a/src/General/Settings.coffee
+++ b/src/General/Settings.coffee
@@ -393,6 +393,9 @@ Settings =
     if compareString < '00001.00012.00000.00006'
       if data['sauces']?
         set 'sauces', data['sauces'].replace(/^(#?\s*)https:\/\/(?:desustorage|cuckchan)\.org\//mg, '$1https://desuarchive.org/')
+    if compareString < '00001.00012.00001.00000'
+      if not data['Persistent Thread Watcher']? and data['Toggleable Thread Watcher']?
+        set 'Persistent Thread Watcher', not data['Toggleable Thread Watcher']
     changes
 
   loadSettings: (data, cb) ->
diff --git a/src/Miscellaneous/Keybinds.coffee b/src/Miscellaneous/Keybinds.coffee
index 1ce5a7a84..f0d9d7158 100644
--- a/src/Miscellaneous/Keybinds.coffee
+++ b/src/Miscellaneous/Keybinds.coffee
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ Keybinds =
       when Conf['Update thread watcher']
         return unless ThreadWatcher.enabled
         ThreadWatcher.buttonFetchAll()
+      when Conf['Toggle thread watcher']
+        return unless ThreadWatcher.enabled
+        ThreadWatcher.toggleWatcher()
       # Images
       when Conf['Expand image']
         return unless ImageExpand.enabled and threadRoot
diff --git a/src/Monitoring/ThreadWatcher.coffee b/src/Monitoring/ThreadWatcher.coffee
index bbef3f42b..1b9c6c99f 100644
--- a/src/Monitoring/ThreadWatcher.coffee
+++ b/src/Monitoring/ThreadWatcher.coffee
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ ThreadWatcher =
 
     if Conf['Fixed Thread Watcher']
       $.addClass doc, 'fixed-watcher'
-    if Conf['Toggleable Thread Watcher']
+    if !Conf['Persistent Thread Watcher']
       @dialog.hidden = true
-      Header.addShortcut 'watcher', sc, 510
-      $.addClass doc, 'toggleable-watcher'
+
+    Header.addShortcut 'watcher', sc, 510
 
     ThreadWatcher.fetchAuto()
 
diff --git a/src/config/Config.coffee b/src/config/Config.coffee
index 381372443..764acec8e 100644
--- a/src/config/Config.coffee
+++ b/src/config/Config.coffee
@@ -384,9 +384,9 @@ Config =
         'Makes the thread watcher scroll with the page.'
         1
       ]
-      'Toggleable Thread Watcher': [
-        true
-        'Adds a shortcut for the thread watcher and hides the watcher by default.'
+      'Persistent Thread Watcher': [
+        false
+        'The thread watcher will be visible when the page is loaded.'
         1
       ]
       'Mark New IPs': [
@@ -862,6 +862,10 @@ Config =
       'Shift+r'
       'Manually refresh thread watcher.'
     ]
+    'Toggle thread watcher': [
+      't'
+      'Toggle visibility of thread watcher.'
+    ]
     # Images
     'Expand image': [
       'Shift+e'
diff --git a/src/css/style.css b/src/css/style.css
index 0086ba717..e217bd534 100644
--- a/src/css/style.css
+++ b/src/css/style.css
@@ -931,9 +931,6 @@ span.hide-announcement {
 #thread-watcher a {
   text-decoration: none;
 }
-:root:not(.toggleable-watcher) #thread-watcher .move > .close {
-  display: none;
-}
 #thread-watcher .move > .close {
   position: absolute;
   right: 0px;
diff --git a/src/main/Main.coffee b/src/main/Main.coffee
index d561c0fa8..5df1d4811 100644
--- a/src/main/Main.coffee
+++ b/src/main/Main.coffee
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ Main =
     Conf['Show Name and Subject'] = false
     Conf['QR Shortcut'] = true
     Conf['Bottom QR Link'] = true
+    Conf['Toggleable Thread Watcher'] = true
 
     # Pseudo-enforce default whitelist while configuration loads
     if $.platform is 'crx' then $.global ->
diff --git a/src/meta/eventPage.coffee b/src/meta/eventPage.coffee
index e5a107dc0..de87915e4 100644
--- a/src/meta/eventPage.coffee
+++ b/src/meta/eventPage.coffee
@@ -1,6 +1,24 @@
 requestID = 0
 
 chrome.runtime.onMessage.addListener (request, sender, sendResponse) ->
+  if request.responseType is 'arraybuffer'
+    # Cross-origin image fetching. Need permission.
+    chrome.permissions.contains
+      origins: ['*://*/']
+    , (result) ->
+      if result
+        ajax request, sender, sendResponse
+      else
+        chrome.permissions.request
+          origins: ['*://*/']
+        , ->
+          ajax request, sender, sendResponse
+    return true
+  else
+    # JSON fetching from non-HTTPS archive.
+    ajax request, sender, sendResponse
+
+ajax = (request, sender, sendResponse) ->
   id = requestID
   requestID++
   sendResponse id
@@ -10,11 +28,11 @@ chrome.runtime.onMessage.addListener (request, sender, sendResponse) ->
   xhr.responseType = request.responseType
   xhr.addEventListener 'load', ->
     if @readyState is @DONE && xhr.status is 200
-      contentType = @getResponseHeader 'Content-Type'
-      contentDisposition = @getResponseHeader 'Content-Disposition'
       {response} = @
       if request.responseType is 'arraybuffer'
         response = [new Uint8Array(response)...]
+        contentType = @getResponseHeader 'Content-Type'
+        contentDisposition = @getResponseHeader 'Content-Disposition'
       chrome.tabs.sendMessage sender.tab.id, {id, response, contentType, contentDisposition}
     else
       chrome.tabs.sendMessage sender.tab.id, {id, error: true}
diff --git a/src/meta/manifest.json b/src/meta/manifest.json
index 6685c4011..d21925bb9 100644
--- a/src/meta/manifest.json
+++ b/src/meta/manifest.json
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@
 <% } %>  "minimum_chrome_version": "<%= meta.min.chrome %>",
   "permissions": [
     "storage",
-    "http://*/",
-    "https://*/"
+    "*://a.4cdn.org/"
+  ],
+  "optional_permissions": [
+    "*://*/"
   ]
 }
diff --git a/src/platform/CrossOrigin.coffee b/src/platform/CrossOrigin.coffee
index d4e9bcd06..de99e7083 100644
--- a/src/platform/CrossOrigin.coffee
+++ b/src/platform/CrossOrigin.coffee
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ CrossOrigin =
     # XXX https://forums.lanik.us/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=24173&p=78310
     url = url.replace /^((?:https?:)?\/\/(?:\w+\.)?4c(?:ha|d)n\.org)\/adv\//, '$1//adv/'
     <% if (type === 'crx') { %>
-    if /^https:\/\//.test(url) or location.protocol is 'http:'
+    if url.split('/')[...3].join('/') is "#{location.protocol}//i.4cdn.org"
       xhr = new XMLHttpRequest()
       xhr.open 'GET', url, true
       xhr.setRequestHeader key, value for key, value of headers