diff --git a/src/common/actions/index.ts b/src/common/actions/index.ts
index e0df85e54..7d08d1a3f 100644
--- a/src/common/actions/index.ts
+++ b/src/common/actions/index.ts
@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@ export const actions = wireActions({
     initialURL: string;
     role: WindRole;
   }>(),
+  // only exists due to IPC difficulties
+  closeCaptchaModal: action<{
+    response: string;
+  }>(),
 
   // setup
 
diff --git a/src/common/ipc.ts b/src/common/ipc.ts
index e98f2b92c..3ee11c5bd 100644
--- a/src/common/ipc.ts
+++ b/src/common/ipc.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { IpcRenderer, OpenDialogOptions } from "electron";
+import { ipcRenderer, IpcRenderer, OpenDialogOptions } from "electron";
 
 export type AsyncIpcHandlers = {
   showOpenDialog: (o: OpenDialogOptions) => Promise<string[]>;
@@ -11,6 +11,21 @@ export type SyncIpcHandlers = {
   userAgent: (x: undefined) => string;
   getImageURL: (p: string) => string;
   getInjectURL: (p: string) => string;
+  onCaptchaResponse: (r: string) => null;
   legacyMarketPath: () => string;
   mainLogPath: () => string;
 };
+
+export const emitSyncIpcEvent = <K extends keyof SyncIpcHandlers>(
+  eventName: K,
+  arg: Parameters<SyncIpcHandlers[K]>[0]
+): ReturnType<SyncIpcHandlers[K]> => {
+  return ipcRenderer.sendSync(eventName, arg);
+};
+
+export const emitAsyncIpcEvent = <K extends keyof AsyncIpcHandlers>(
+  eventName: K,
+  arg: Parameters<AsyncIpcHandlers[K]>[0]
+): ReturnType<AsyncIpcHandlers[K]> => {
+  return ipcRenderer.invoke(eventName, arg) as ReturnType<AsyncIpcHandlers[K]>;
+};
diff --git a/src/main/inject/inject-captcha.ts b/src/main/inject/inject-captcha.ts
index 2a6881f94..b09afae27 100644
--- a/src/main/inject/inject-captcha.ts
+++ b/src/main/inject/inject-captcha.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-interface ExtWindow {
-  onCaptcha: (response: string) => void;
-  captchaResponse: string;
-}
-const extWindow: ExtWindow = window as any;
+import { contextBridge } from "electron";
+import { emitSyncIpcEvent } from "common/ipc";
+import "@goosewobbler/electron-redux/preload";
 
-extWindow.onCaptcha = function (response: string) {
-  extWindow.captchaResponse = response;
-};
+contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld("onCaptcha", function (response: string) {
+  emitSyncIpcEvent("onCaptchaResponse", response);
+});
diff --git a/src/main/inject/inject-preload.ts b/src/main/inject/inject-preload.ts
index f4ba08643..5ce2f5cac 100644
--- a/src/main/inject/inject-preload.ts
+++ b/src/main/inject/inject-preload.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import qs from "querystring";
 import { promises } from "fs";
 import { Logger } from "common/logger";
 import { Message } from "common/helpers/bridge";
-import { AsyncIpcHandlers, SyncIpcHandlers } from "common/ipc";
+import { emitAsyncIpcEvent, emitSyncIpcEvent } from "common/ipc";
 import { Store } from "common/types";
 import { convertMessage } from "common/helpers/bridge";
 import "@goosewobbler/electron-redux/preload";
@@ -27,20 +27,6 @@ const memo = <A>(fn: () => A): (() => A) => {
   };
 };
 
-const emitSyncIpcEvent = <K extends keyof SyncIpcHandlers>(
-  eventName: K,
-  arg: Parameters<SyncIpcHandlers[K]>[0]
-): ReturnType<SyncIpcHandlers[K]> => {
-  return ipcRenderer.sendSync(eventName, arg);
-};
-
-const emitAsyncIpcEvent = <K extends keyof AsyncIpcHandlers>(
-  eventName: K,
-  arg: Parameters<AsyncIpcHandlers[K]>[0]
-): ReturnType<AsyncIpcHandlers[K]> => {
-  return ipcRenderer.invoke(eventName, arg) as ReturnType<AsyncIpcHandlers[K]>;
-};
-
 export const mainWorldSupplement = {
   nodeUrl: { parse, format },
   electron: {
diff --git a/src/main/main.ts b/src/main/main.ts
index 36a30fa0c..d65966ae1 100644
--- a/src/main/main.ts
+++ b/src/main/main.ts
@@ -115,6 +115,12 @@ export function main() {
         getInjectURL,
         legacyMarketPath,
         mainLogPath,
+        onCaptchaResponse: (response) => {
+          if (response) {
+            store.dispatch(actions.closeCaptchaModal({ response }));
+          }
+          return null;
+        },
       },
       {
         showOpenDialog: async (options: OpenDialogOptions) => {
diff --git a/src/renderer/modal-widgets/RecaptchaInput.tsx b/src/renderer/modal-widgets/RecaptchaInput.tsx
index 4a3cdad5b..23a479223 100644
--- a/src/renderer/modal-widgets/RecaptchaInput.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/modal-widgets/RecaptchaInput.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { hook } from "renderer/hocs/hook";
 import styled from "renderer/styles";
 import { ModalWidgetProps } from "common/modals";
 import modals from "renderer/modals";
+import watching, { Watcher } from "renderer/hocs/watching";
 import {
   RecaptchaInputParams,
   RecaptchaInputResponse,
@@ -35,9 +36,9 @@ const WidgetDiv = styled.div`
   }
 `;
 
+@watching
 class RecaptchaInput extends React.PureComponent<RecaptchaInputProps, State> {
   webview: Electron.WebviewTag;
-  checker: number;
 
   constructor(props: RecaptchaInput["props"], context: any) {
     super(props, context);
@@ -46,6 +47,21 @@ class RecaptchaInput extends React.PureComponent<RecaptchaInputProps, State> {
     };
   }
 
+  subscribe(watcher: Watcher) {
+    watcher.on(actions.closeCaptchaModal, async (store, action) => {
+      const { dispatch } = this.props;
+      const { response } = action.payload;
+      dispatch(
+        actions.closeModal({
+          wind: ambientWind(),
+          action: modals.recaptchaInput.action({
+            recaptchaResponse: response,
+          }),
+        })
+      );
+    });
+  }
+
   render() {
     const params = this.props.modal.widgetParams;
     const { url } = params;
@@ -69,7 +85,6 @@ class RecaptchaInput extends React.PureComponent<RecaptchaInputProps, State> {
 
   gotWebview = (wv: Electron.WebviewTag) => {
     this.webview = wv;
-    this.clearChecker();
 
     if (!this.webview) {
       return;
@@ -78,39 +93,7 @@ class RecaptchaInput extends React.PureComponent<RecaptchaInputProps, State> {
     this.webview.addEventListener("did-finish-load", () => {
       this.setState({ loaded: true });
     });
-
-    this.checker = window.setInterval(() => {
-      this.webview
-        .executeJavaScript(`window.captchaResponse`, false)
-        .then((response: string | undefined) => {
-          if (response) {
-            const { dispatch } = this.props;
-            dispatch(
-              actions.closeModal({
-                wind: ambientWind(),
-                action: modals.recaptchaInput.action({
-                  recaptchaResponse: response,
-                }),
-              })
-            );
-          }
-        })
-        .catch((e) => {
-          console.error(e);
-        });
-    }, 500);
   };
-
-  componentWillUnmount() {
-    this.clearChecker();
-  }
-
-  clearChecker() {
-    if (this.checker) {
-      clearInterval(this.checker);
-      this.checker = null;
-    }
-  }
 }
 
 interface State {