diff --git a/builds/4chan-X.user.js b/builds/4chan-X.user.js
index c453a5587..7212eb2be 100644
--- a/builds/4chan-X.user.js
+++ b/builds/4chan-X.user.js
@@ -211,7 +211,8 @@
         'Cooldown': [true, 'Indicate the remaining time before posting again.'],
         'Cooldown Prediction': [true, 'Decrease the cooldown time by taking into account upload speed. Disable it if it\'s inaccurate for you.'],
         'Posting Success Notifications': [true, 'Show notifications on successful post creation or file uploading.'],
-        'Captcha Warning Notifications': [true, 'When disabled, shows a red border on the CAPTCHA input until a key is pressed instead of a notification.']
+        'Captcha Warning Notifications': [true, 'When disabled, shows a red border on the CAPTCHA input until a key is pressed instead of a notification.'],
+        'Auto-load captcha': [false, 'Automatically load the captcha when you open a thread']
       },
       'Quote Links': {
         'Quote Backlinks': [true, 'Add quote backlinks.'],
@@ -6114,6 +6115,9 @@
       if (!(this.isEnabled = !!container)) {
         return;
       }
+      if (Conf['Auto-load captcha']) {
+        $.globalEval('loadRecaptcha()');
+      }
       imgContainer = $.el('div', {
         className: 'captcha-img',
         title: 'Reload reCAPTCHA',
diff --git a/builds/crx.crx b/builds/crx.crx
index f60dfe9b0..dfadbc5fa 100644
Binary files a/builds/crx.crx and b/builds/crx.crx differ
diff --git a/builds/crx/script.js b/builds/crx/script.js
index 3f0b43b0d..cdae99ff1 100644
--- a/builds/crx/script.js
+++ b/builds/crx/script.js
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@
         'Cooldown': [true, 'Indicate the remaining time before posting again.'],
         'Cooldown Prediction': [true, 'Decrease the cooldown time by taking into account upload speed. Disable it if it\'s inaccurate for you.'],
         'Posting Success Notifications': [true, 'Show notifications on successful post creation or file uploading.'],
-        'Captcha Warning Notifications': [true, 'When disabled, shows a red border on the CAPTCHA input until a key is pressed instead of a notification.']
+        'Captcha Warning Notifications': [true, 'When disabled, shows a red border on the CAPTCHA input until a key is pressed instead of a notification.'],
+        'Auto-load captcha': [false, 'Automatically load the captcha when you open a thread']
       },
       'Quote Links': {
         'Quote Backlinks': [true, 'Add quote backlinks.'],
@@ -6116,6 +6117,9 @@
       if (!(this.isEnabled = !!container)) {
         return;
       }
+      if (Conf['Auto-load captcha']) {
+        $.globalEval('loadRecaptcha()');
+      }
       imgContainer = $.el('div', {
         className: 'captcha-img',
         title: 'Reload reCAPTCHA',
diff --git a/src/General/Config.coffee b/src/General/Config.coffee
index d9691c4ec..4174e94ac 100755
--- a/src/General/Config.coffee
+++ b/src/General/Config.coffee
@@ -313,6 +313,10 @@ Config =
         true
         'When disabled, shows a red border on the CAPTCHA input until a key is pressed instead of a notification.'
       ]
+      'Auto-load captcha': [
+        false
+        'Automatically load the captcha when you open a thread'
+      ]
 
     'Quote Links':
       'Quote Backlinks': [
diff --git a/src/Posting/QR.captcha.coffee b/src/Posting/QR.captcha.coffee
index 3d821c87b..362fdf4a6 100644
--- a/src/Posting/QR.captcha.coffee
+++ b/src/Posting/QR.captcha.coffee
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ QR.captcha =
     container = $.id 'captchaContainer'
     return unless @isEnabled = !!container
 
+    $.globalEval 'loadRecaptcha()' if Conf['Auto-load captcha']
+
     imgContainer = $.el 'div',
       className: 'captcha-img'
       title: 'Reload reCAPTCHA'