diff --git a/4chan_x.coffee b/4chan_x.coffee
index 01b22866c..dc603b2be 100644
--- a/4chan_x.coffee
+++ b/4chan_x.coffee
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ iframeLoad = ->
     else
         remove qr
 
-    window.location = 'javascript:Recaptcha.reload()'
+    recaptchaReload()
 
 
 submit = (e) ->
@@ -519,6 +519,8 @@ quickReply = (e) ->
         #remove recaptcha scripts
         for script in $$ 'script', clone
             remove script
+        $('input[name=recaptcha_response_field]', clone).
+            addEventListener('keydown', recaptchaListener, true)
         clone.addEventListener('submit', submit, true)
         clone.target = 'iframe'
         if not REPLY
@@ -721,6 +723,12 @@ replyNav = ->
         op = x("#{direction}::span[starts-with(@id, 'nothread')][1]", this).id
         window.location = "##{op}"
 
+recaptchaReload = ->
+    window.location = 'javascript:Recaptcha.reload()'
+
+recaptchaListener = (e) ->
+    if e.keyCode is 8 and this.value is ''
+        recaptchaReload()
 
 #graceful exit
 unless navtopr = $ '#navtopr a'
@@ -734,9 +742,15 @@ a = n 'a', {
 inBefore text, tn(' / ')
 inBefore text, a
 
+#various minor tweaks. TODO - `Minor Tweaks` option
+
 #hack to tab from comment straight to recaptcha
 for el in $$ '#recaptcha_table a'
     el.tabIndex = 1
+recaptcha = $ '#recaptcha_response_field'
+recaptcha.addEventListener('keydown', recaptchaListener, true)
+
+#major features
 
 if getConfig('Reply Hiding')
     callbacks.push((root) ->
@@ -771,7 +785,7 @@ if getConfig('Quick Reply')
     )
 
     #hack - nuke id so it doesn't grab focus when reloading
-    $('#recaptcha_response_field').id = ''
+    recaptcha.id = ''
 
 
 if getConfig('Quick Report')
diff --git a/4chan_x.js b/4chan_x.js
index 19f176321..77cc21f37 100644
--- a/4chan_x.js
+++ b/4chan_x.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 (function() {
-  var $, $$, AEOS, BOARD, DAY, PAGENUM, REPLY, _i, _j, _len, _len2, _ref, _ref2, a, addTo, arr, as, autoWatch, autohide, b, board, callback, callbacks, clearHidden, close, config, cutoff, d, delform, down, el, expandComment, expandThread, favEmpty, favNormal, favicon, getConfig, getTime, head, hiddenReplies, hiddenThreads, hide, hideReply, hideThread, href, html, i, i1, id, iframe, iframeLoad, iframeLoop, img, inAfter, inBefore, input, inputs, l, l1, lastChecked, magic, n, navtopr, nodeInserted, nop, now, omitted, onloadComment, onloadThread, options, optionsSave, parseResponse, quickReply, r, remove, replace, replyNav, report, show, showReply, showThread, slice, span, src, stopPropagation, submit, text, textContent, thread, threadF, threads, tn, up, watch, watchX, watched, watcher, watcherUpdate, x, xhrs;
+  var $, $$, AEOS, BOARD, DAY, PAGENUM, REPLY, _i, _j, _len, _len2, _ref, _ref2, a, addTo, arr, as, autoWatch, autohide, b, board, callback, callbacks, clearHidden, close, config, cutoff, d, delform, down, el, expandComment, expandThread, favEmpty, favNormal, favicon, getConfig, getTime, head, hiddenReplies, hiddenThreads, hide, hideReply, hideThread, href, html, i, i1, id, iframe, iframeLoad, iframeLoop, img, inAfter, inBefore, input, inputs, l, l1, lastChecked, magic, n, navtopr, nodeInserted, nop, now, omitted, onloadComment, onloadThread, options, optionsSave, parseResponse, quickReply, r, recaptcha, recaptchaListener, recaptchaReload, remove, replace, replyNav, report, show, showReply, showThread, slice, span, src, stopPropagation, submit, text, textContent, thread, threadF, threads, tn, up, watch, watchX, watched, watcher, watcherUpdate, x, xhrs;
   var __slice = Array.prototype.slice, __hasProp = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty;
   config = {
     'Thread Hiding': true,
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@
     } else {
       remove(qr);
     }
-    return (window.location = 'javascript:Recaptcha.reload()');
+    return recaptchaReload();
   };
   submit = function(e) {
     var _ref2, _ref3, recaptcha, span;
@@ -585,6 +585,7 @@
         script = _ref2[_i];
         remove(script);
       }
+      $('input[name=recaptcha_response_field]', clone).addEventListener('keydown', recaptchaListener, true);
       clone.addEventListener('submit', submit, true);
       clone.target = 'iframe';
       if (!REPLY) {
@@ -816,6 +817,12 @@
       return (window.location = ("#" + (op)));
     }
   };
+  recaptchaReload = function() {
+    return (window.location = 'javascript:Recaptcha.reload()');
+  };
+  recaptchaListener = function(e) {
+    return e.keyCode === 8 && this.value === '' ? recaptchaReload() : null;
+  };
   if (!(navtopr = $('#navtopr a'))) {
     return null;
   }
@@ -832,6 +839,8 @@
     el = _ref[_i];
     el.tabIndex = 1;
   }
+  recaptcha = $('#recaptcha_response_field');
+  recaptcha.addEventListener('keydown', recaptchaListener, true);
   if (getConfig('Reply Hiding')) {
     callbacks.push(function(root) {
       var _j, _k, _len2, _len3, _ref2, _ref3, _result, _result2, next, obj, td, tds;
@@ -876,7 +885,7 @@
       }
       return _result;
     });
-    $('#recaptcha_response_field').id = '';
+    recaptcha.id = '';
   }
   if (getConfig('Quick Report')) {
     callbacks.push(function(root) {