diff --git a/builds/4chan-X.user.js b/builds/4chan-X.user.js
index 24e2dfd54..b379897a5 100644
--- a/builds/4chan-X.user.js
+++ b/builds/4chan-X.user.js
@@ -5664,7 +5664,10 @@
       return {
         catalog: function() {
           if (Conf["Persistent QR"]) {
-            return QR.open();
+            QR.open();
+          }
+          if (Conf['Auto Hide QR']) {
+            return QR.hide();
           }
         },
         index: function() {
diff --git a/builds/crx/script.js b/builds/crx/script.js
index 188ceb7d6..510ecffa6 100644
--- a/builds/crx/script.js
+++ b/builds/crx/script.js
@@ -5699,7 +5699,10 @@
       return {
         catalog: function() {
           if (Conf["Persistent QR"]) {
-            return QR.open();
+            QR.open();
+          }
+          if (Conf['Auto Hide QR']) {
+            return QR.hide();
           }
         },
         index: function() {
diff --git a/src/Posting/QR.coffee b/src/Posting/QR.coffee
index c7b2f652e..18b8c806d 100644
--- a/src/Posting/QR.coffee
+++ b/src/Posting/QR.coffee
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ QR =
     $.on d, 'dragstart dragend',  QR.drag
     {
       catalog: ->
-        QR.open() if Conf["Persistent QR"]
+        QR.open() if Conf["Persistent QR"] 
+        QR.hide() if Conf['Auto Hide QR']
       index: ->
         $.on d, 'IndexRefresh', QR.generatePostableThreadsList
       thread: ->