diff --git a/Clover/app/src/main/java/org/floens/chan/core/presenter/ReplyPresenter.java b/Clover/app/src/main/java/org/floens/chan/core/presenter/ReplyPresenter.java
index f7ee75bb00..e41f297b67 100644
--- a/Clover/app/src/main/java/org/floens/chan/core/presenter/ReplyPresenter.java
+++ b/Clover/app/src/main/java/org/floens/chan/core/presenter/ReplyPresenter.java
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ private void switchPage(Page page, boolean animate) {
                     callback.setPage(Page.INPUT, animate);
                     break;
                 case CAPTCHA:
+                    callback.setCaptchaVersion(ChanSettings.postNewCaptcha.get() || loadable.isCatalogMode());
                     callback.setPage(Page.CAPTCHA, true);
 
                     if (!captchaInited) {
@@ -411,6 +412,8 @@ public interface ReplyPresenterCallback {
 
         void setPage(Page page, boolean animate);
 
+        void setCaptchaVersion(boolean newCaptcha);
+
         void initCaptcha(String baseUrl, String siteKey, CaptchaCallback callback);
 
         void resetCaptcha();
diff --git a/Clover/app/src/main/java/org/floens/chan/core/settings/ChanSettings.java b/Clover/app/src/main/java/org/floens/chan/core/settings/ChanSettings.java
index f9ff84e7fc..f43f1a74ba 100644
--- a/Clover/app/src/main/java/org/floens/chan/core/settings/ChanSettings.java
+++ b/Clover/app/src/main/java/org/floens/chan/core/settings/ChanSettings.java
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ public String getName() {
 
         postDefaultName = new StringSetting(p, "preference_default_name", "");
         postPinThread = new BooleanSetting(p, "preference_pin_on_post", false);
-        postNewCaptcha = new BooleanSetting(p, "preference_new_captcha", false);
+        postNewCaptcha = new BooleanSetting(p, "preference_new_captcha", true);
 
         developer = new BooleanSetting(p, "preference_developer", false);
 
diff --git a/Clover/app/src/main/java/org/floens/chan/ui/layout/ReplyLayout.java b/Clover/app/src/main/java/org/floens/chan/ui/layout/ReplyLayout.java
index e4956d22c2..3b06d69fd6 100644
--- a/Clover/app/src/main/java/org/floens/chan/ui/layout/ReplyLayout.java
+++ b/Clover/app/src/main/java/org/floens/chan/ui/layout/ReplyLayout.java
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 import org.floens.chan.core.model.Loadable;
 import org.floens.chan.core.model.Reply;
 import org.floens.chan.core.presenter.ReplyPresenter;
-import org.floens.chan.core.settings.ChanSettings;
 import org.floens.chan.ui.activity.StartActivity;
 import org.floens.chan.ui.drawable.DropdownArrowDrawable;
 import org.floens.chan.ui.helper.HintPopup;
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@
 public class ReplyLayout extends LoadView implements View.OnClickListener, AnimationUtils.LayoutAnimationProgress, ReplyPresenter.ReplyPresenterCallback, TextWatcher, ImageDecoder.ImageDecoderCallback, SelectionListeningEditText.SelectionChangedListener {
     private ReplyPresenter presenter;
     private ReplyLayoutCallback callback;
-    private boolean newCaptcha = ChanSettings.postNewCaptcha.get();
+    private boolean newCaptcha;
 
     private View replyInputLayout;
     private FrameLayout captchaContainer;
@@ -248,6 +247,11 @@ public void setPage(ReplyPresenter.Page page, boolean animate) {
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void setCaptchaVersion(boolean newCaptcha) {
+        this.newCaptcha = newCaptcha;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void initCaptcha(String baseUrl, String siteKey, CaptchaCallback callback) {
         captchaLayout.initCaptcha(baseUrl, siteKey, ThemeHelper.getInstance().getTheme().isLightTheme, callback);
diff --git a/Clover/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/Clover/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 80075aca05..1588b3f35b 100644
--- a/Clover/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/Clover/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ Re-enable this permission in the app settings if you permanently disabled it."</
     <string name="setting_save_folder_error_create_folder">Error creating save folder</string>
     <string name="setting_folder_pick_ok">Choose</string>
     <string name="setting_use_new_captcha">Use the new captcha</string>
-    <string name="setting_use_new_captcha_description">Enable to use the newer recaptcha.</string>
+    <string name="setting_use_new_captcha_description">Enable to use the newer recaptcha for thread replies.</string>
     <string name="setting_save_original_filename">Save original filename</string>
     <string name="setting_save_board_folder">Save images in a board folder</string>
     <string name="setting_save_board_folder_description">Create a folder for each board to store images in</string>