diff --git a/src/General/Get.coffee b/src/General/Get.coffee
index 404249f77..c11930c98 100755
--- a/src/General/Get.coffee
+++ b/src/General/Get.coffee
@@ -117,6 +117,13 @@ Get =
       break if post.no is postID # we found it!
 
     if post.no isnt postID
+      # Cached requests can be stale and must be rechecked.
+      if req.cached
+        api = "//a.4cdn.org/#{boardID}/thread/#{threadID}.json"
+        $.cleanCache (url) -> url is api
+        $.cache api, ->
+          Get.fetchedPost @, boardID, threadID, postID, root, context
+        return
       # The post can be deleted by the time we check a quote.
       unless Get.archivedPost boardID, postID, root, context
         $.addClass root, 'warning'
diff --git a/src/General/lib/$.coffee b/src/General/lib/$.coffee
index 5f4527a1c..1cac2199f 100755
--- a/src/General/lib/$.coffee
+++ b/src/General/lib/$.coffee
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ do ->
     $.on req, 'load', (e) ->
       cb.call @, e for cb in @callbacks
       @evt = e
+      @cached = true
       delete @callbacks
     $.on req, 'abort error', rm
     req.callbacks = [cb]