diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index 61b434104..74e7ec264 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -1367,13 +1367,18 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    reset: function() {
+      return $('textarea', QR.el).value = '';
+    },
     receive: function(e) {
       var data;
       data = e.data;
       if (data) {
         return $.extend($('a.error', QR.el), JSON.parse(data));
       } else {
-        if (!conf['Persistent QR']) {
+        if (conf['Persistent QR']) {
+          QR.reset();
+        } else {
           QR.close();
         }
         if (conf['Cooldown']) {
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index 7f948754e..e43142eb5 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -1072,12 +1072,17 @@ QR =
         textContent: 'Submit'
         disabled: false
       QR.autoPost() if $('#auto', QR.el).checked
+  reset: ->
+    $('textarea', QR.el).value = ''
   receive: (e) ->
     {data} = e
     if data
       $.extend $('a.error', QR.el), JSON.parse data
     else
-      QR.close() unless conf['Persistent QR']
+      if conf['Persistent QR']
+        QR.reset()
+      else
+        QR.close()
       if conf['Cooldown']
         cooldown = Date.now() + 30*SECOND
         $.set "cooldown/#{g.BOARD}", cooldown