diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index 43d8b95db..3d09ff2f4 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@
     updater: {
       checkbox: {
         'Scrolling': [false, 'Scroll updated posts into view. Only enabled at bottom of page.'],
+        'Scroll BG': [false, 'Scroll background tabs'],
         'Verbose': [true, 'Show countdown timer, new post count'],
         'Auto Update': [true, 'Automatically fetch new posts']
       },
@@ -1678,12 +1679,16 @@
     init: function() {
       var checkbox, checked, dialog, html, input, name, title, _i, _len, _ref;
       if (conf['Scrolling']) {
-        $.bind(window, 'focus', (function() {
-          return updater.focus = true;
-        }));
-        $.bind(window, 'blur', (function() {
-          return updater.focus = false;
-        }));
+        if (conf['Scroll BG']) {
+          updater.focus = true;
+        } else {
+          $.bind(window, 'focus', (function() {
+            return updater.focus = true;
+          }));
+          $.bind(window, 'blur', (function() {
+            return updater.focus = false;
+          }));
+        }
       }
       html = "<div class=move><span id=count></span> <span id=timer>-" + conf['Interval'] + "</span></div>";
       checkbox = config.updater.checkbox;
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index bb9e9a59f..e86f7ab62 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ config =
   updater:
     checkbox:
       'Scrolling':    [false, 'Scroll updated posts into view. Only enabled at bottom of page.']
+      'Scroll BG':    [false, 'Scroll background tabs']
       'Verbose':      [true,  'Show countdown timer, new post count']
       'Auto Update':  [true,  'Automatically fetch new posts']
     'Interval': 30
@@ -1376,8 +1377,11 @@ threadHiding =
 updater =
   init: ->
     if conf['Scrolling']
-      $.bind window, 'focus', (-> updater.focus = true)
-      $.bind window, 'blur',  (-> updater.focus = false)
+      if conf['Scroll BG']
+        updater.focus = true
+      else
+        $.bind window, 'focus', (-> updater.focus = true)
+        $.bind window, 'blur',  (-> updater.focus = false)
     html = "<div class=move><span id=count></span> <span id=timer>-#{conf['Interval']}</span></div>"
     {checkbox} = config.updater
     for name of checkbox