diff --git a/src/Posting/Captcha.replace.coffee b/src/Posting/Captcha.replace.coffee
index d5aa5a6fa..ae712426e 100644
--- a/src/Posting/Captcha.replace.coffee
+++ b/src/Posting/Captcha.replace.coffee
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Captcha.replace =
       return
 
     if (
-      (Conf['Use Recaptcha v1'] and location.hostname is 'boards.4chan.org') or
+      (Conf[if g.VIEW is 'thread' then 'Use Recaptcha v1' else 'Use Recaptcha v1 on Index'] and location.hostname is 'boards.4chan.org') or
       (Conf['Use Recaptcha v1 in Reports'] and location.hostname is 'sys.4chan.org')
     ) and Main.jsEnabled
       $.ready Captcha.replace.v1
diff --git a/src/Posting/QR.coffee b/src/Posting/QR.coffee
index 062d044c2..c02bd2fca 100644
--- a/src/Posting/QR.coffee
+++ b/src/Posting/QR.coffee
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ QR =
 
     return if g.VIEW is 'archive'
 
-    version = if Conf['Use Recaptcha v1'] and Main.jsEnabled then 'v1' else 'v2'
+    version = if Conf[if g.VIEW is 'thread' then 'Use Recaptcha v1' else 'Use Recaptcha v1 on Index'] and Main.jsEnabled then 'v1' else 'v2'
     @captcha = Captcha[version]
 
     $.on d, '4chanXInitFinished', -> BoardConfig.ready QR.initReady
diff --git a/src/config/Config.coffee b/src/config/Config.coffee
index ed7b09980..36010638a 100644
--- a/src/config/Config.coffee
+++ b/src/config/Config.coffee
@@ -495,7 +495,11 @@ Config =
       ]
       'Use Recaptcha v1': [
         false
-        'Use the old text version of Recaptcha in the post form.'
+        'Use the old text version of Recaptcha in the post form in threads.'
+      ]
+      'Use Recaptcha v1 on Index': [
+        false
+        'Use the old text version of Recaptcha on the index and catalog. Warning: May interfere with starting threads.'
       ]
       'Use Recaptcha v1 in Reports': [
         false