diff --git a/4chan_x.js b/4chan_x.js
index 435c1bfcf..1ba0041f8 100644
--- a/4chan_x.js
+++ b/4chan_x.js
@@ -1799,6 +1799,7 @@
   if (getConfig('Thread Watcher')) {
     html = '<div class="move">Thread Watcher</div><div></div>';
     watcher = new Dialog('watcher', 'topleft', html).el;
+    watcher.style.top = '50px';
     mv(watcher, d.body);
     watcherUpdate();
     threads = g.watched[g.BOARD] || [];
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index 556882fb6..e1bce5a2e 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -1365,6 +1365,7 @@ if getConfig 'Thread Watcher'
   #create watcher
   html = '<div class="move">Thread Watcher</div><div></div>'
   watcher = new Dialog('watcher', 'topleft', html).el
+  watcher.style.top = '50px' #don't cover the board links
   mv watcher, d.body
   watcherUpdate()