diff --git a/4chan_x.js b/4chan_x.js
index 3e99c13ce..e2c1919a6 100644
--- a/4chan_x.js
+++ b/4chan_x.js
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@
     }
   };
   iframeLoad = function() {
-    var auto, error, qr, span, submit, _ref, _ref2;
+    var auto, error, f, qr, span, submit, _ref, _ref2;
     if (g.iframe = !g.iframe) {
       return;
     }
@@ -540,6 +540,8 @@
     } else if (g.REPLY && getConfig('Persistent QR')) {
       $('textarea', qr).value = '';
       $('input[name=recaptcha_response_field]', qr).value = '';
+      f = $('input[type=file]', qr).parentNode;
+      f.innerHTML = f.innerHTML;
       submit = $('input[type=submit]', qr);
       submit.value = g.sage ? 60 : 30;
       submit.disabled = true;
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index 06cd6a76f..38e7b5701 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -364,6 +364,9 @@ iframeLoad = ->
   else if g.REPLY and getConfig 'Persistent QR'
     $('textarea', qr).value = ''
     $('input[name=recaptcha_response_field]', qr).value = ''
+    # XXX file.value = '' doesn't work in opera
+    f = $('input[type=file]', qr).parentNode
+    f.innerHTML = f.innerHTML
     submit = $ 'input[type=submit]', qr
     submit.value = if g.sage then 60 else 30
     submit.disabled = true