diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index 8f0152165..b1334e93f 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -2113,6 +2113,7 @@
         id: 'overlay'
       });
       $.on(overlay, 'click', function() {
+        d.body.style.removeProperty('overflow');
         return $.rm(overlay);
       });
       $.on(dialog, 'click', function(e) {
@@ -2120,6 +2121,7 @@
       });
       $.add(overlay, dialog);
       $.add(d.body, overlay);
+      d.body.style.setProperty('overflow', 'hidden', 'important');
       options.backlink.call(back);
       options.time.call(time);
       return options.favicon.call(favicon);
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index 329c28c48..4ebedb04c 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -1647,10 +1647,13 @@ options =
         indicators[@name].hidden = @checked
 
     overlay = $.el 'div', id: 'overlay'
-    $.on overlay, 'click', -> $.rm overlay
+    $.on overlay, 'click', ->
+      d.body.style.removeProperty 'overflow'
+      $.rm overlay
     $.on dialog,  'click', (e) -> e.stopPropagation()
     $.add overlay, dialog
     $.add d.body, overlay
+    d.body.style.setProperty 'overflow', 'hidden', 'important'
 
     options.backlink.call back
     options.time.call     time