diff --git a/src/General/Settings/Advanced.html b/src/General/Settings/Advanced.html
index 222bd7553..da511a032 100644
--- a/src/General/Settings/Advanced.html
+++ b/src/General/Settings/Advanced.html
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@
     API Key: <input name="captchaServiceKey" class="field" spellcheck="false">
     <datalist id="list-captchaServiceDomain"></datalist>
   </div>
+  <div>
+    <label><input type="checkbox" name="Prerequest Captcha"> Request captcha when you start typing. Quicker but may result some captchas expiring and being wasted.</label>
+  </div>
 </fieldset>
 
 <fieldset>
diff --git a/src/Posting/Captcha.cache.coffee b/src/Posting/Captcha.cache.coffee
index 2c2c12715..444e477ef 100644
--- a/src/Posting/Captcha.cache.coffee
+++ b/src/Posting/Captcha.cache.coffee
@@ -10,19 +10,39 @@ Captcha.cache =
   getCount: ->
     @captchas.length
 
-  needed: ->
+  neededRaw: ->
     not (
-      @haveCookie() or @captchas.length or QR.req
+      @haveCookie() or @captchas.length or QR.req or @submitCB
     ) and (
       QR.posts.length > 1 or Conf['Auto-load captcha'] or /^\s*[^\s>]/m.test(QR.posts[0].com or '') or QR.posts[0].file
-    ) and (
-      @submitCB or $.event('LoadCaptcha')
     )
 
+  needed: ->
+    @neededRaw() and $.event('LoadCaptcha')
+
+  prerequest: ->
+    return unless Conf['Prerequest Captcha']
+    # Post count temporarily off by 1 when called from QR.post.rm, QR.close, or QR.submit
+    $.queueTask =>
+      if (
+        !@prerequested and
+        @neededRaw() and
+        !$.event('LoadCaptcha') and
+        !QR.captcha.occupied() and
+        QR.cooldown.seconds <= 60 and
+        QR.selected is QR.posts[QR.posts.length - 1] and
+        /^\s*[^\s>]/m.test(QR.selected.com or '')
+      )
+        isReply = (QR.selected.thread isnt 'new')
+        if !$.event('RequestCaptcha', {isReply})
+          @prerequested = true
+          @submitCB = @save.bind(@)
+
   haveCookie: ->
     /\b_ct=/.test(d.cookie) and QR.posts[0].thread isnt 'new'
 
   getOne: ->
+    delete @prerequested
     @clear()
     if (captcha = @captchas.shift())
       @count()
@@ -31,7 +51,8 @@ Captcha.cache =
       null
 
   request: (isReply) ->
-    return if $.event('RequestCaptcha', {isReply})
+    if !@submitCB
+      return if $.event('RequestCaptcha', {isReply})
     (cb) => @submitCB = cb
 
   abort: ->
diff --git a/src/Posting/Captcha.v2.coffee b/src/Posting/Captcha.v2.coffee
index 1908ed790..4b7e3565b 100644
--- a/src/Posting/Captcha.v2.coffee
+++ b/src/Posting/Captcha.v2.coffee
@@ -192,3 +192,6 @@ Captcha.v2 =
       $.global ->
         container = document.querySelector '#qr .captcha-container'
         window.grecaptcha.reset container.dataset.widgetID
+
+  occupied: ->
+    !!@nodes.container and !@timeouts.destroy
diff --git a/src/Posting/QR.post.coffee b/src/Posting/QR.post.coffee
index c118006c0..d4cb4d8b4 100644
--- a/src/Posting/QR.post.coffee
+++ b/src/Posting/QR.post.coffee
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ QR.post = class
       QR.characterCount()
     @nodes.span.textContent = @com
     QR.captcha.moreNeeded()
+    Captcha.cache.prerequest()
 
   @rmErrored: (e) ->
     e.stopPropagation()
diff --git a/src/config/Config.coffee b/src/config/Config.coffee
index 12ac9b322..3c798ffd0 100644
--- a/src/config/Config.coffee
+++ b/src/config/Config.coffee
@@ -1184,3 +1184,5 @@ Config =
   cachedTitles: [[]]
 
   passMessageClosed: false
+
+  'Prerequest Captcha': false