diff --git a/src/Posting/Captcha.v1.coffee b/src/Posting/Captcha.v1.coffee
index 904b0f5d0..9a438d0a0 100644
--- a/src/Posting/Captcha.v1.coffee
+++ b/src/Posting/Captcha.v1.coffee
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ Captcha.v1 =
   setup: (focus, force) ->
     return unless @isEnabled and (force or @needed())
     @create()
-    @nodes.input.focus() if focus
+    @nodes.input.focus() if focus and d.activeElement in [QR.nodes.status, d.body]
 
   afterSetup: ->
     return unless challenge = $.id 'recaptcha_challenge_field_holder'
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ Captcha.v1 =
       challenge: @nodes.img.alt
       response:  response
       timeout:   @timeout
+    @captchas.sort (a, b) -> a.timeout - b.timeout
     @count()
     @destroy()
     @setup false, true
@@ -196,6 +197,9 @@ 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 9c8102978..9313f16af 100644
--- a/src/Posting/Captcha.v2.coffee
+++ b/src/Posting/Captcha.v2.coffee
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ Captcha.v2 =
       conn = new Connection window.parent, "#{location.protocol}//boards.4chan.org"
       conn.send {token}
 
-  shouldFocus: false
   timeouts: {}
   postsCount: 0
 
@@ -74,17 +73,16 @@ Captcha.v2 =
 
   setup: (focus, force) ->
     return unless @isEnabled and (@needed() or force)
-    @shouldFocus = true if focus and not QR.inBubble()
+    @nodes.counter.focus() if focus and d.activeElement in [QR.nodes.status, d.body]
     if @timeouts.destroy
       clearTimeout @timeouts.destroy
       delete @timeouts.destroy
       return @reload()
 
     if @nodes.container
-      if @shouldFocus and iframe = $ 'iframe', @nodes.container
+      if d.activeElement is @nodes.counter and (iframe = $ 'iframe', @nodes.container)
         iframe.focus()
         QR.focus() # Event handler not fired in Firefox
-        delete @shouldFocus
       return
 
     @nodes.container = $.el 'div', className: 'captcha-container'
@@ -143,8 +141,7 @@ Captcha.v2 =
     if QR.nodes.el.getBoundingClientRect().bottom > doc.clientHeight
       QR.nodes.el.style.top    = null
       QR.nodes.el.style.bottom = '0px'
-    iframe.focus() if @shouldFocus
-    @shouldFocus = false
+    iframe.focus() if d.activeElement is @nodes.counter
     # XXX Stop Recaptcha from changing focus from iframe -> body -> iframe on submit.
     $.global ->
       f = document.querySelector('#qr iframe')
@@ -186,6 +183,7 @@ Captcha.v2 =
     @captchas.push
       response: token or $('textarea', @nodes.container).value
       timeout:  Date.now() + @lifetime
+    @captchas.sort (a, b) -> a.timeout - b.timeout
     $.set 'captchas', @captchas
     @count()
 
@@ -193,7 +191,7 @@ Captcha.v2 =
     if @needed()
       if focus
         if QR.cooldown.auto or Conf['Post on Captcha Completion']
-          @shouldFocus = true
+          @nodes.counter.focus()
         else
           QR.nodes.status.focus()
       @reload()
@@ -216,7 +214,7 @@ Captcha.v2 =
     @captchas = @captchas[i..]
     @count()
     $.set 'captchas', @captchas
-    @setup(d.activeElement is QR.nodes.status)
+    @setup true
 
   count: ->
     @nodes.counter.textContent = "Captchas: #{@captchas.length}"
diff --git a/src/Posting/QR.coffee b/src/Posting/QR.coffee
index a707e3499..99f3d29b6 100644
--- a/src/Posting/QR.coffee
+++ b/src/Posting/QR.coffee
@@ -222,8 +222,6 @@ QR =
     else
       el = err
       el.removeAttribute 'style'
-    if QR.captcha.isEnabled and /captcha|verification/i.test el.textContent
-      QR.captcha.setup true
     notice = new Notice 'warning', el
     QR.notifications.push notice
     unless Header.areNotificationsEnabled
@@ -633,7 +631,9 @@ QR =
 
     if QR.captcha.isEnabled and !err
       captcha = QR.captcha.getOne()
-      err = 'No valid captcha.' unless captcha
+      unless captcha
+        err = 'No valid captcha.'
+        QR.captcha.setup true
 
     QR.cleanNotifications()
     if err
@@ -773,11 +773,11 @@ QR =
           QR.cooldown.addMute seconds
         else
           QR.cooldown.addDelay post, seconds
-        QR.captcha.setup (d.activeElement is QR.nodes.status)
       else # stop auto-posting
         QR.cooldown.auto = false
       QR.status()
       QR.error err
+      QR.captcha.setup true
       return
 
     h1 = $ 'h1', resDoc
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ QR =
       QR.close()
     else
       post.rm()
-      QR.captcha.setup(d.activeElement is QR.nodes.status)
+      QR.captcha.setup true
 
     QR.cooldown.add threadID, postID