diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/notes.js b/app/assets/javascripts/notes.js
index 7a28b4343..8842e7622 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/notes.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/notes.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Danbooru.Note = {
       $inner_border.addClass("note-box-inner-border");
 
       var opacity = 0;
-      if (Danbooru.meta("post-has-embedded-notes") === "true") {
+      if (Danbooru.Note.embed) {
         opacity = 0.9
       } else {
         opacity = 0.5
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ Danbooru.Note = {
 
     set_text: function($note_body, $note_box, text) {
       Danbooru.Note.Body.display_text($note_body, text);
-      if (Danbooru.meta("post-has-embedded-notes") === "true") {
+      if (Danbooru.Note.embed) {
         Danbooru.Note.Body.display_text($note_box.children("div"), text);
       }
       Danbooru.Note.Body.resize($note_body);
@@ -331,6 +331,10 @@ Danbooru.Note = {
       $(".note-box").resizable("disable");
       $(".note-box").draggable("disable");
 
+      if (Danbooru.Note.embed) {
+        $(".note-box").css("opacity", "0.5");
+      }
+
       $textarea = $('<textarea></textarea>');
       $textarea.css({
         width: "97%",
@@ -372,6 +376,10 @@ Danbooru.Note = {
         Danbooru.Note.editing = false;
         $(".note-box").resizable("enable");
         $(".note-box").draggable("enable");
+
+        if (Danbooru.Note.embed) {
+          $(".note-box").css("opacity", "0.9");
+        }
       });
 
       $textarea.selectEnd();
@@ -672,7 +680,7 @@ Danbooru.Note = {
     $note_body.data("original-body", text);
     Danbooru.Note.Box.scale($note_box);
     Danbooru.Note.Body.display_text($note_body, text);
-    if (Danbooru.meta("post-has-embedded-notes") === "true") {
+    if (Danbooru.Note.embed) {
       Danbooru.Note.Body.display_text($note_box.children("div"), text);
     }
   },
@@ -726,6 +734,7 @@ $(function() {
       $("#translate").bind("click", Danbooru.Note.TranslationMode.toggle);
       $(document).bind("keypress", "n", Danbooru.Note.TranslationMode.toggle);
     }
+    Danbooru.Note.embed = (Danbooru.meta("post-has-embedded-notes") === "true");
     Danbooru.Note.load_all();
     $("#image").bind("click", Danbooru.Note.Box.toggle_all);
   }