diff --git a/builds/4chan-X.user.js b/builds/4chan-X.user.js
index 83090ae43..433af2b54 100644
--- a/builds/4chan-X.user.js
+++ b/builds/4chan-X.user.js
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@
   Config = {
     main: {
       'Miscellaneous': {
+        'JSON Navigation': [true, 'Use JSON for loading the Board Index and Threads. Also allows searching and sorting the board index and infinite scolling.'],
         'Catalog Links': [true, 'Add toggle link in header menu to turn Navigation links into links to each board\'s catalog.'],
         'External Catalog': [false, 'Link to external catalog instead of the internal one.'],
         'QR Shortcut': [false, 'Adds a small [QR] link in the header.'],
@@ -1775,10 +1776,12 @@
       $.ready(function() {
         var a, cs, footer, _i, _len, _ref;
         _this.footer = footer = $.id('boardNavDesktopFoot');
-        _ref = $$('a', footer);
-        for (_i = 0, _len = _ref.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
-          a = _ref[_i];
-          $.on(a, 'click', Navigate.navigate);
+        if (Conf['JSON Navigation']) {
+          _ref = $$('a', footer);
+          for (_i = 0, _len = _ref.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
+            a = _ref[_i];
+            $.on(a, 'click', Navigate.navigate);
+          }
         }
         if (a = $("a[href*='/" + g.BOARD + "/']", footer)) {
           a.className = 'current';
@@ -1825,7 +1828,9 @@
       _ref = $$('a', boardList);
       for (_i = 0, _len = _ref.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
         a = _ref[_i];
-        $.on(a, 'click', Navigate.navigate);
+        if (Conf['JSON Navigation']) {
+          $.on(a, 'click', Navigate.navigate);
+        }
         if (a.pathname.split('/')[1] === g.BOARD.ID) {
           a.className = 'current';
         }
@@ -1876,7 +1881,9 @@
           a = as[_i];
           if (a.textContent === board) {
             a = a.cloneNode(true);
-            $.on(a, 'click', Navigate.navigate);
+            if (Conf['JSON Navigation']) {
+              $.on(a, 'click', Navigate.navigate);
+            }
             a.textContent = /-title/.test(t) || /-replace/.test(t) && $.hasClass(a, 'current') ? a.title : /-full/.test(t) ? "/" + board + "/ - " + a.title : (m = t.match(/-text:"(.+)"/)) ? m[1] : a.textContent;
             if (m = t.match(/-(index|catalog)/)) {
               a.dataset.only = m[1];
@@ -2150,7 +2157,7 @@
   Index = {
     init: function() {
       var anchorEntry, input, label, modeEntry, name, refNavEntry, repliesEntry, sortEntry, _i, _j, _k, _len, _len1, _len2, _ref, _ref1, _ref2;
-      if (g.BOARD.ID === 'f' || g.VIEW === 'catalog') {
+      if (g.BOARD.ID === 'f' || g.VIEW === 'catalog' || !Conf['JSON Navigation']) {
         return;
       }
       this.button = $.el('a', {
@@ -11877,7 +11884,7 @@
   Navigate = {
     path: window.location.pathname,
     init: function() {
-      if (g.VIEW === 'catalog' || g.BOARD.ID === 'f') {
+      if (g.VIEW === 'catalog' || g.BOARD.ID === 'f' || !Conf['JSON Navigation']) {
         return;
       }
       $.ready(function() {
diff --git a/builds/crx/script.js b/builds/crx/script.js
index 2612a9ae6..eb9650742 100644
--- a/builds/crx/script.js
+++ b/builds/crx/script.js
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
   Config = {
     main: {
       'Miscellaneous': {
+        'JSON Navigation': [true, 'Use JSON for loading the Board Index and Threads. Also allows searching and sorting the board index and infinite scolling.'],
         'Catalog Links': [true, 'Add toggle link in header menu to turn Navigation links into links to each board\'s catalog.'],
         'External Catalog': [false, 'Link to external catalog instead of the internal one.'],
         'QR Shortcut': [false, 'Adds a small [QR] link in the header.'],
@@ -1785,10 +1786,12 @@
       $.ready(function() {
         var a, cs, footer, _i, _len, _ref;
         _this.footer = footer = $.id('boardNavDesktopFoot');
-        _ref = $$('a', footer);
-        for (_i = 0, _len = _ref.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
-          a = _ref[_i];
-          $.on(a, 'click', Navigate.navigate);
+        if (Conf['JSON Navigation']) {
+          _ref = $$('a', footer);
+          for (_i = 0, _len = _ref.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
+            a = _ref[_i];
+            $.on(a, 'click', Navigate.navigate);
+          }
         }
         if (a = $("a[href*='/" + g.BOARD + "/']", footer)) {
           a.className = 'current';
@@ -1835,7 +1838,9 @@
       _ref = $$('a', boardList);
       for (_i = 0, _len = _ref.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
         a = _ref[_i];
-        $.on(a, 'click', Navigate.navigate);
+        if (Conf['JSON Navigation']) {
+          $.on(a, 'click', Navigate.navigate);
+        }
         if (a.pathname.split('/')[1] === g.BOARD.ID) {
           a.className = 'current';
         }
@@ -1886,7 +1891,9 @@
           a = as[_i];
           if (a.textContent === board) {
             a = a.cloneNode(true);
-            $.on(a, 'click', Navigate.navigate);
+            if (Conf['JSON Navigation']) {
+              $.on(a, 'click', Navigate.navigate);
+            }
             a.textContent = /-title/.test(t) || /-replace/.test(t) && $.hasClass(a, 'current') ? a.title : /-full/.test(t) ? "/" + board + "/ - " + a.title : (m = t.match(/-text:"(.+)"/)) ? m[1] : a.textContent;
             if (m = t.match(/-(index|catalog)/)) {
               a.dataset.only = m[1];
@@ -2160,7 +2167,7 @@
   Index = {
     init: function() {
       var anchorEntry, input, label, modeEntry, name, refNavEntry, repliesEntry, sortEntry, _i, _j, _k, _len, _len1, _len2, _ref, _ref1, _ref2;
-      if (g.BOARD.ID === 'f' || g.VIEW === 'catalog') {
+      if (g.BOARD.ID === 'f' || g.VIEW === 'catalog' || !Conf['JSON Navigation']) {
         return;
       }
       this.button = $.el('a', {
@@ -11866,7 +11873,7 @@
   Navigate = {
     path: window.location.pathname,
     init: function() {
-      if (g.VIEW === 'catalog' || g.BOARD.ID === 'f') {
+      if (g.VIEW === 'catalog' || g.BOARD.ID === 'f' || !Conf['JSON Navigation']) {
         return;
       }
       $.ready(function() {
diff --git a/src/General/Config.coffee b/src/General/Config.coffee
index d9691c4ec..bd6ac89c9 100755
--- a/src/General/Config.coffee
+++ b/src/General/Config.coffee
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 Config =
   main:
     'Miscellaneous':
+      'JSON Navigation' : [
+        true
+        'Use JSON for loading the Board Index and Threads. Also allows searching and sorting the board index and infinite scolling.'
+      ]
       'Catalog Links': [
         true
         'Add toggle link in header menu to turn Navigation links into links to each board\'s catalog.'
diff --git a/src/General/Header.coffee b/src/General/Header.coffee
index 929dbba3c..90ac8205c 100755
--- a/src/General/Header.coffee
+++ b/src/General/Header.coffee
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ Header =
 
     $.ready =>
       @footer = footer = $.id 'boardNavDesktopFoot'
-      $.on a, 'click', Navigate.navigate for a in $$ 'a', footer
+      if Conf['JSON Navigation']
+        $.on a, 'click', Navigate.navigate for a in $$ 'a', footer
       if a = $ "a[href*='/#{g.BOARD}/']", footer
         a.className = 'current'
 
@@ -143,7 +144,8 @@ Header =
       id: 'board-list'
       innerHTML: "<span id=custom-board-list></span><span id=full-board-list hidden><span class='hide-board-list-container brackets-wrap'><a href=javascript:; class='hide-board-list-button'>&nbsp;-&nbsp;</a></span> #{fourchannav.innerHTML}</span>"
     for a in $$ 'a', boardList
-      $.on a, 'click', Navigate.navigate
+      if Conf['JSON Navigation']
+        $.on a, 'click', Navigate.navigate
       if a.pathname.split('/')[1] is g.BOARD.ID
         a.className = 'current'
     fullBoardList = $ '#full-board-list', boardList
@@ -189,7 +191,8 @@ Header =
         if a.textContent is board
           a = a.cloneNode true
 
-          $.on a, 'click', Navigate.navigate
+          if Conf['JSON Navigation']
+            $.on a, 'click', Navigate.navigate
 
           a.textContent = if /-title/.test(t) or /-replace/.test(t) and $.hasClass a, 'current'
             a.title
diff --git a/src/General/Index.coffee b/src/General/Index.coffee
index 9a758b808..b293af5de 100644
--- a/src/General/Index.coffee
+++ b/src/General/Index.coffee
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Index =
   init: ->
-    return if g.BOARD.ID is 'f' or g.VIEW is 'catalog'
+    return if g.BOARD.ID is 'f' or g.VIEW is 'catalog' or !Conf['JSON Navigation']
 
     @button = $.el 'a',
       className: 'index-refresh-shortcut fa fa-refresh'
diff --git a/src/General/Navigate.coffee b/src/General/Navigate.coffee
index 04d15302d..63806eb3a 100644
--- a/src/General/Navigate.coffee
+++ b/src/General/Navigate.coffee
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Navigate =
   path: window.location.pathname
   init: ->
-    return if g.VIEW is 'catalog' or g.BOARD.ID is 'f'
+    return if g.VIEW is 'catalog' or g.BOARD.ID is 'f' or !Conf['JSON Navigation']
 
     # blink/webkit throw a popstate on page load. Not what we want.
     $.ready -> $.on window, 'popstate', Navigate.popstate