diff --git a/src/Posting/Captcha.cache.coffee b/src/Posting/Captcha.cache.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4b8a78a68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Posting/Captcha.cache.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+Captcha.cache =
+  init: ->
+    $.get 'captchas', [], ({captchas}) =>
+      @sync captchas
+      @clear()
+    $.sync 'captchas', @sync.bind(@)
+
+  captchas: []
+
+  getCount: ->
+    @captchas.length
+
+  needed: ->
+    captchaCount = @captchas.length
+    captchaCount++ if QR.req
+    postsCount = QR.posts.length
+    postsCount = 0 if postsCount is 1 and !Conf['Auto-load captcha'] and !QR.posts[0].com and !QR.posts[0].file
+    captchaCount < postsCount
+
+  sync: (captchas=[]) ->
+    @captchas = captchas
+    @count()
+
+  getOne: ->
+    @clear()
+    if (captcha = @captchas.shift())
+      $.set 'captchas', @captchas
+      @count()
+      captcha
+    else
+      null
+
+  save: (captcha) ->
+    $.forceSync 'captchas'
+    @captchas.push captcha
+    @captchas.sort (a, b) -> a.timeout - b.timeout
+    $.set 'captchas', @captchas
+    @count()
+
+  clear: ->
+    $.forceSync 'captchas'
+    if @captchas.length
+      now = Date.now()
+      for captcha, i in @captchas
+        break if captcha.timeout > now
+      if i
+        @captchas = @captchas[i..]
+        $.set 'captchas', @captchas
+        @count()
+
+  count: ->
+    clearTimeout @timer
+    if @captchas.length
+      @timer = setTimeout @clear.bind(@), @captchas[0].timeout - Date.now()
+    $.event 'CaptchaCount', @captchas.length
diff --git a/src/Posting/Captcha.v1.coffee b/src/Posting/Captcha.v1.coffee
index d230fc748..4d4197a79 100644
--- a/src/Posting/Captcha.v1.coffee
+++ b/src/Posting/Captcha.v1.coffee
@@ -26,11 +26,8 @@ Captcha.v1 =
     $.addClass QR.nodes.el, 'has-captcha', 'captcha-v1'
     $.after QR.nodes.com.parentNode, [imgContainer, input]
 
-    @captchas = []
-    $.get 'captchas', [], ({captchas}) ->
-      QR.captcha.sync captchas
-      QR.captcha.clear()
-    $.sync 'captchas', @sync
+    Captcha.cache.init()
+    $.on d, 'CaptchaCount', @count.bind(@)
 
     @replace()
     @beforeSetup()
@@ -94,17 +91,10 @@ Captcha.v1 =
     @count()
     $.on input, 'focus click', @cb.focus
 
-  needed: ->
-    captchaCount = @captchas.length
-    captchaCount++ if QR.req
-    postsCount = QR.posts.length
-    postsCount = 0 if postsCount is 1 and !Conf['Auto-load captcha'] and !QR.posts[0].com and !QR.posts[0].file
-    captchaCount < postsCount
-
   moreNeeded: ->
 
   setup: (focus, force) ->
-    return unless @isEnabled and (force or @needed())
+    return unless @isEnabled and (force or Captcha.cache.needed())
     @create()
     if focus
       $.addClass QR.nodes.el, 'focus'
@@ -142,15 +132,8 @@ Captcha.v1 =
     delete @occupied
     @beforeSetup() if @nodes
 
-  sync: (captchas=[]) ->
-    QR.captcha.captchas = captchas
-    QR.captcha.count()
-
   getOne: ->
-    @clear()
-    if captcha = @captchas.shift()
-      @count()
-      $.set 'captchas', @captchas
+    if (captcha = Captcha.cache.getOne())
       captcha
     else
       challenge = @nodes.img.alt
@@ -164,27 +147,12 @@ Captcha.v1 =
   save: ->
     return unless /\S/.test(response = @nodes.input.value)
     @nodes.input.value = ''
-    $.forceSync 'captchas'
-    @captchas.push
+    Captcha.cache.save
       challenge: @nodes.img.alt
       response:  response
       timeout:   @timeout
-    @captchas.sort (a, b) -> a.timeout - b.timeout
-    @count()
     @destroy()
     @setup false, true
-    $.set 'captchas', @captchas
-
-  clear: ->
-    $.forceSync 'captchas'
-    return unless @captchas.length
-    now = Date.now()
-    for captcha, i in @captchas
-      break if captcha.timeout > now
-    return unless i
-    @captchas = @captchas[i..]
-    @count()
-    $.set 'captchas', @captchas
 
   load: ->
     if $('#captchaContainerAlt[class~="recaptcha_is_showing_audio"]')
@@ -198,10 +166,10 @@ Captcha.v1 =
     @nodes.img.alt = challenge
     @nodes.img.src = challenge_image.src
     @nodes.input.value = ''
-    @clear()
+    Captcha.cache.clear()
 
   count: ->
-    count = if @captchas then @captchas.length else 0
+    count = Captcha.cache.getCount()
     placeholder = @nodes.input.placeholder.replace /\ \(.*\)$/, ''
     placeholder += switch count
       when 0
@@ -212,9 +180,6 @@ Captcha.v1 =
         " (#{count} cached captchas)"
     @nodes.input.placeholder = placeholder
     @nodes.input.alt = count # For XTRM RICE.
-    clearTimeout @timer
-    if count
-      @timer = setTimeout @clear.bind(@), @captchas[0].timeout - Date.now()
 
   reload: (focus) ->
     # Recaptcha.should_focus = false: Hack to prevent the input from being focused
diff --git a/src/Posting/Captcha.v2.coffee b/src/Posting/Captcha.v2.coffee
index 63784e92d..d014054cc 100644
--- a/src/Posting/Captcha.v2.coffee
+++ b/src/Posting/Captcha.v2.coffee
@@ -8,11 +8,8 @@ Captcha.v2 =
     if (@noscript = Conf['Force Noscript Captcha'] or not Main.jsEnabled)
       $.addClass QR.nodes.el, 'noscript-captcha'
 
-    @captchas = []
-    $.get 'captchas', [], ({captchas}) ->
-      QR.captcha.sync captchas
-      QR.captcha.clear()
-    $.sync 'captchas', @sync.bind @
+    Captcha.cache.init()
+    $.on d, 'CaptchaCount', @count.bind(@)
 
     root = $.el 'div', className: 'captcha-root'
     $.extend root, <%= html(
@@ -43,17 +40,10 @@ Captcha.v2 =
       url += "&hl=#{encodeURIComponent lang}"
     url
 
-  needed: ->
-    captchaCount = @captchas.length
-    captchaCount++ if QR.req
-    postsCount = QR.posts.length
-    postsCount = 0 if postsCount is 1 and !Conf['Auto-load captcha'] and !QR.posts[0].com and !QR.posts[0].file
-    captchaCount < postsCount
-
   moreNeeded: ->
     # Post count temporarily off by 1 when called from QR.post.rm, QR.close, or QR.submit
     $.queueTask =>
-      needed = @needed()
+      needed = Captcha.cache.needed()
       if needed and not @prevNeeded
         @setup(QR.cooldown.auto and d.activeElement is QR.nodes.status)
       @prevNeeded = needed
@@ -65,7 +55,7 @@ Captcha.v2 =
       @setup true, true
 
   setup: (focus, force) ->
-    return unless @isEnabled and (@needed() or force)
+    return unless @isEnabled and (Captcha.cache.needed() or force)
 
     if focus
       $.addClass QR.nodes.el, 'focus'
@@ -167,30 +157,16 @@ Captcha.v2 =
       $.rm node
     return
 
-  sync: (captchas=[]) ->
-    @captchas = captchas
-    @count()
-
   getOne: ->
-    @clear()
-    if (captcha = @captchas.shift())
-      $.set 'captchas', @captchas
-      @count()
-      captcha
-    else
-      null
+    Captcha.cache.getOne()
 
   save: (pasted, token) ->
-    $.forceSync 'captchas'
-    @captchas.push
+    Captcha.cache.save
       response: token or $('textarea', @nodes.container).value
       timeout:  Date.now() + @lifetime
-    @captchas.sort (a, b) -> a.timeout - b.timeout
-    $.set 'captchas', @captchas
-    @count()
 
     focus = d.activeElement?.nodeName is 'IFRAME' and /https?:\/\/www\.google\.com\/recaptcha\//.test(d.activeElement.src)
-    if @needed()
+    if Captcha.cache.needed()
       if focus
         if QR.cooldown.auto or Conf['Post on Captcha Completion']
           @nodes.counter.focus()
@@ -206,23 +182,10 @@ Captcha.v2 =
 
     QR.submit() if Conf['Post on Captcha Completion'] and !QR.cooldown.auto
 
-  clear: ->
-    $.forceSync 'captchas'
-    return unless @captchas.length
-    now = Date.now()
-    for captcha, i in @captchas
-      break if captcha.timeout > now
-    return unless i
-    @captchas = @captchas[i..]
-    @count()
-    $.set 'captchas', @captchas
-
   count: ->
-    @nodes.counter.textContent = "Captchas: #{@captchas.length}"
+    count = Captcha.cache.getCount()
+    @nodes.counter.textContent = "Captchas: #{count}"
     @moreNeeded()
-    clearTimeout @timeouts.clear
-    if @captchas.length
-      @timeouts.clear = setTimeout @clear.bind(@), @captchas[0].timeout - Date.now()
 
   reload: ->
     if $ 'iframe[src^="https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/fallback?"]', @nodes.container
diff --git a/src/Posting/QR.coffee b/src/Posting/QR.coffee
index 0e031c4f2..4df53c72b 100644
--- a/src/Posting/QR.coffee
+++ b/src/Posting/QR.coffee
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ QR =
         else
           delete QR.req
           post.unlock()
-          QR.cooldown.auto = !!QR.captcha.captchas.length
+          QR.cooldown.auto = !!Captcha.cache.getCount()
           QR.status()
     else
       cb captcha
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ QR =
       else # stop auto-posting
         QR.cooldown.auto = false
       QR.captcha.setup(QR.cooldown.auto and d.activeElement in [QR.nodes.status, d.body])
-      QR.cooldown.auto = false if QR.captcha.isEnabled and !QR.captcha.captchas.length
+      QR.cooldown.auto = false if QR.captcha.isEnabled and !Captcha.cache.getCount()
       QR.status()
       QR.error err
       return