diff --git a/js/mod/recent-posts-auto-reload.js b/js/mod/recent-posts-auto-reload.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e401c8bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/mod/recent-posts-auto-reload.js
@@ -0,0 +1,289 @@
+/*
+ * recent-posts-auto-reload.js
+ *
+ * Hacked the regular auto-reload for the mod recent page.
+ *
+ * Released under the MIT license
+ * Copyright (c) 2012 Michael Save <savetheinternet@tinyboard.org>
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2014 Marcin Łabanowski <marcin@6irc.net>
+ * Copyright (c) 2013 undido <firekid109@hotmail.com>
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2015 Fredrick Brennan <admin@8chan.co>
+ *
+ * Usage:
+ *   $config['additional_javascript'][] = 'js/jquery.min.js';
+ *   //$config['additional_javascript'][] = 'js/titlebar-notifications.js';
+ *
+ */
+
+// From http://stackoverflow.com/a/14035162
+$.fn.scrollStopped = function(callback) {          
+    $(this).scroll(function(){
+        var self = this, $this = $(self);
+        if ($this.data('scrollTimeout')) {
+          clearTimeout($this.data('scrollTimeout'));
+        }
+        $this.data('scrollTimeout', setTimeout(callback,250,self));
+    });
+};
+
+function makeIcon(mode){
+    var favicon = $("link[rel='shortcut icon']");
+
+    if (!favicon.length) {
+        var favicon = $('<link rel="shortcut icon"></link>').appendTo('head');
+    }
+
+    $("link[rel='shortcut icon']").attr("href", configRoot+"static/favicon"+(mode?"-"+mode:"")+".ico");
+}
+
++function(){
+var notify = false;
+auto_reload_enabled = true; // for watch.js to interop
+
+$(document).ready(function(){
+    // Adds Options panel item
+    if (typeof localStorage.auto_recent_update === 'undefined') {
+        localStorage.auto_recent_update = 'true'; //default value
+    }
+    if (window.Options && Options.get_tab('general')) {
+        Options.extend_tab("general", "<fieldset id='auto-update-fs'><legend>"+_("Auto update (recent)")+"</legend>"
+        + ('<label id="auto-recent-update"><input type="checkbox">' + _('Auto update recent') + '</label>')
+        + ('<label id="auto_recent_desktop_notifications_all"><input type="checkbox">' + _('Show desktop notifications on all replies') + '</label>')
+        + '</fieldset>');
+
+        $('#auto-recent-update>input').on('click', function() {
+            if ($('#auto-recent-update>input').is(':checked')) {
+                localStorage.auto_recent_update = 'true';
+            } else {
+                localStorage.auto_recent_update = 'false';
+            }
+        });
+
+        $('#auto_recent_desktop_notifications>input,#auto_recent_desktop_notifications_all>input').on('click', function() {
+            if (!("Notification" in window)) return;
+    
+            var setting = $(this).parent().attr('id');
+
+            if ($(this).is(':checked')) {
+                Notification.requestPermission(function(permission){
+                    if (permission === "granted") {
+                        localStorage[setting] = 'true';
+                    }
+                });
+                if (Notification.permission === "granted") {
+                    localStorage[setting] = 'true';
+                }
+            } else {
+                localStorage[setting] = 'false';
+            }
+        });
+
+        if (localStorage.auto_recent_update === 'true') {
+            $('#auto-recent-update>input').prop('checked', true);
+        }
+
+        if (localStorage.auto_recent_desktop_notifications_all === 'true') {
+            $('#auto_recent_desktop_notifications_all>input').prop('checked', true);
+            notify = "all";
+        }
+    }
+
+    var countdown_interval;
+
+    // Add an update link
+    $(".bar-bottom span:last-child").append("<span id='updater'><a href='#' id='update_thread'>["+_("Update")+"]</a> (<input type='checkbox' id='auto_update_status'> "+_("Auto")+") <span id='update_secs'></span></span>");
+
+    // Set the updater checkbox according to user setting
+    if (localStorage.auto_recent_update === 'true') {
+        $('#auto_update_status').prop('checked', true);
+    }
+
+    // Grab the settings
+    var settings = new script_settings('auto-reload-mod');
+    var poll_interval_mindelay        = settings.get('min_delay_bottom', 5000);
+    var poll_interval_maxdelay        = settings.get('max_delay', 600000);
+    var poll_interval_errordelay      = settings.get('error_delay', 30000);
+
+    // number of ms to wait before reloading
+    var poll_interval_delay = poll_interval_mindelay;
+    var poll_current_time = poll_interval_delay;
+
+    var end_of_page = false;
+
+    var new_posts = 0;
+    var first_new_post = null;
+    
+    var title = document.title;
+
+    if (typeof update_title == "undefined") {
+        var update_title = function() { 
+            if (new_posts) {
+                document.title = "("+new_posts+") "+title;
+            } else {
+                document.title = title;
+                makeIcon(false);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    if (typeof add_title_collector != "undefined")
+    add_title_collector(function(){
+      return new_posts;
+    });
+
+    var window_active = true;
+    $(window).focus(function() {
+        window_active = true;
+
+        // Reset the delay if needed
+        if(settings.get('reset_focus', true)) {
+            poll_interval_delay = poll_interval_mindelay;
+        }
+    });
+    $(window).blur(function() {
+        window_active = false;
+    });
+    
+
+    $('#auto_update_status').click(function() {
+        if($("#auto_update_status").is(':checked')) {
+            auto_update(poll_interval_mindelay);
+        } else {
+            stop_auto_update();
+            $('#update_secs').text("");
+        }
+
+    });
+    
+
+    var decrement_timer = function() {
+        poll_current_time = poll_current_time - 1000;
+        $('#update_secs').text(poll_current_time/1000);
+        
+        if (poll_current_time <= 0) {
+            poll(manualUpdate = false);
+        }
+    }
+    
+    // automatically updates the thread after a specified delay
+    var auto_update = function(delay) {
+        clearInterval(countdown_interval);
+
+        poll_current_time = delay;      
+        countdown_interval = setInterval(decrement_timer, 1000);
+        $('#update_secs').text(poll_current_time/1000);     
+    }
+    
+    var stop_auto_update = function() {
+        clearInterval(countdown_interval);
+    }
+        
+    var epoch = (new Date).getTime();
+    var epochold = epoch;
+        
+    var timeDiff = function (delay) {
+        if((epoch-epochold) > delay) {
+            epochold = epoch = (new Date).getTime();
+            return true;
+        }else{
+            epoch = (new Date).getTime();
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    var poll = function(manualUpdate) {
+        stop_auto_update();
+        $('#update_secs').text(_("Updating..."));
+    
+        $.ajax({
+            url: document.location,
+            success: function(data) {
+                var loaded_posts = 0;   // the number of new posts loaded in this update
+
+                $($(data).find('div.post.reply,div.thread').get().reverse()).each(function(i) {
+                    var id = $(this).attr('id');
+
+                    // check that this post doesn't already exist
+                    if($('#' + id).length == 0) {
+                        if (!new_posts) {
+                            first_new_post = this;
+                            makeIcon('reply');
+                            if (notify === "all") {
+                                var body = $(this).children('.body').html().replace(/<br\s*[\/]?>/gi, "\n");
+                                var n = new Notification("New reply to "+$('title').text(), {body: $('<div/>').html(body).text()});
+                            }
+                        }
+                        if ($("div.post,div.thread").length > 1){
+                            $(this).parent().insertBefore($($('div.post,div.thread').not('.post-hover').first()).parent());
+                        }
+                        else {
+                            $(this).insertBefore($($('div.post,div.thread').not('.post-hover').first()));
+                        }
+                        new_posts++;
+                        loaded_posts++;
+                        $(document).trigger('new_post', this);
+                    }
+                });
+
+                time_loaded = Date.now(); // interop with watch.js
+                
+                
+                if ($('#auto_update_status').is(':checked')) {
+                    // If there are no new posts, double the delay. Otherwise set it to the min.
+                    if(loaded_posts == 0) {
+                        // if the update was manual, don't increase the delay
+                        if (manualUpdate == false) {
+                            poll_interval_delay *= 2;
+                
+                            // Don't increase the delay beyond the maximum
+                            if(poll_interval_delay > poll_interval_maxdelay) {
+                                poll_interval_delay = poll_interval_maxdelay;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        poll_interval_delay = poll_interval_mindelay;
+                    }
+                    
+                    auto_update(poll_interval_delay);
+                } else {
+                    // Decide the message to show if auto update is disabled
+                    if (loaded_posts > 0)
+                        $('#update_secs').text(fmt(_("Posts updated with {0} new post(s)"), [loaded_posts]));
+                    else
+                        $('#update_secs').text(_("No new posts found"));
+                }
+            },
+            error: function(xhr, status_text, error_text) {
+                if (status_text == "error") {
+                    if (error_text == "Not Found") {
+                        $('#update_secs').text(_("Failed to load"));
+                        $('#auto_update_status').prop('checked', false);
+                        $('#auto_update_status').prop('disabled', true); // disable updates if thread is deleted
+                        return;
+                    } else {
+                        $('#update_secs').text("Error: "+error_text);
+                    }
+                } else if (status_text) {
+                    $('#update_secs').text(_("Error: ")+status_text);
+                } else {
+                    $('#update_secs').text(_("Unknown error"));
+                }
+                
+                // Keep trying to update
+                if ($('#auto_update_status').is(':checked')) {
+                    poll_interval_delay = poll_interval_errordelay;
+                    auto_update(poll_interval_delay);
+                }
+            }
+        });
+        
+        return false;
+    };
+    
+    $('#update_thread').on('click', function() { poll(manualUpdate = true); return false; });
+
+    if($("#auto_update_status").is(':checked')) {
+        auto_update(poll_interval_delay);
+    }
+});
+}();
diff --git a/templates/mod/recent_posts.html b/templates/mod/recent_posts.html
index e5a95ece..8ee2e275 100644
--- a/templates/mod/recent_posts.html
+++ b/templates/mod/recent_posts.html
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <script src="{{ config.additional_javascript_url }}js/mod/recent_posts.js"></script>
+<script src="{{ config.additional_javascript_url }}js/mod/recent-posts-auto-reload.js"></script>
 {% if not posts %}
 	<p style="text-align:center" class="unimportant">({% trans 'There are no active posts.' %})</p>
 {% else %}
@@ -17,3 +18,9 @@
 	{% endfor %}
 {% endif %}
 <a href="/mod.php?/recent/{{ limit|e }}&amp;last={{ last_time|e }}">Next {{ limit }} posts</a>
+<div class="bar bottom">
+	<div class="bar-bottom">
+		<span class="threadlink"></span>
+	</div>
+	<div class=pages></div>
+</div>