diff --git a/www/assets/css/ytsync.css b/www/assets/css/ytsync.css
index f2b1682c..c9f9025d 100644
--- a/www/assets/css/ytsync.css
+++ b/www/assets/css/ytsync.css
@@ -318,3 +318,7 @@ html, body {
     border: 1px solid #aaaaaa;
     border-radius: 5px;
 }
+
+#channelsettingswrap3 {
+    margin-top: 20px;
+}
diff --git a/www/assets/js/channelsettings.js b/www/assets/js/channelsettings.js
index 49df1834..ae2bdb82 100644
--- a/www/assets/js/channelsettings.js
+++ b/www/assets/js/channelsettings.js
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@
         });
     }
 
+    $("#hide_settings").click(function() {
+        $("#csdropdown_title").text("Moderation Menu");
+        $("#channelsettingswrap div.span12").each(function() {
+            $(this).hide();
+        });
+    });
+
     clickHandler("#show_optedit", "#optedit");
     clickHandler("#show_permedit", "#permedit");
     clickHandler("#show_motdedit", "#motdedit");
diff --git a/www/assets/js/ui.js b/www/assets/js/ui.js
index 06d1c9bb..b6e896b7 100644
--- a/www/assets/js/ui.js
+++ b/www/assets/js/ui.js
@@ -215,6 +215,10 @@ $("#qlockbtn").click(function() {
     socket.emit("togglePlaylistLock");
 });
 
+$("#voteskip").click(function() {
+    socket.emit("voteskip");
+});
+
 $("#getplaylist").click(function() {
     var callback = function(data) {
         PLAYER.hide();
diff --git a/www/assets/js/util.js b/www/assets/js/util.js
index d50272dd..b790f504 100644
--- a/www/assets/js/util.js
+++ b/www/assets/js/util.js
@@ -661,24 +661,26 @@ function handlePermissionChange() {
 
     if(CLIENT.rank >= 2) {
         $("#channelsettingswrap3").show();
-        if($("#channelsettingswrap").html() == "")
-            $("#channelsettingswrap").load("channeloptions.html");
-        /* update channel controls */
-        $("#opt_pagetitle").val(CHANNEL.opts.pagetitle);
-        $("#opt_externalcss").val(CHANNEL.opts.externalcss);
-        $("#opt_externaljs").val(CHANNEL.opts.externaljs);
-        $("#opt_chat_antiflood").prop("checked", CHANNEL.opts.chat_antiflood);
-        $("#opt_show_public").prop("checked", CHANNEL.opts.show_public);
-        $("#opt_enable_link_regex").prop("checked", CHANNEL.opts.enable_link_regex);
-        $("#opt_allow_voteskip").prop("checked", CHANNEL.opts.allow_voteskip);
-        $("#opt_voteskip_ratio").val(CHANNEL.opts.voteskip_ratio);
-        setVisible("#permedit_tab", CLIENT.rank >= 3);
-        setVisible("#banlist_tab", hasPermission("ban"));
-        setVisible("#motdedit_tab", hasPermission("motdedit"));
-        setVisible("#cssedit_tab", CLIENT.rank >= 3);
-        setVisible("#jsedit_tab", CLIENT.rank >= 3);
-        setVisible("#filteredit_tab", hasPermission("filteredit"));
-        setVisible("#channelranks_tab", CLIENT.rank >= 3);
+        if($("#channelsettingswrap").html() == "") {
+            $("#channelsettingswrap").load("channeloptions.html", function() {
+            /* update channel controls */
+            $("#opt_pagetitle").val(CHANNEL.opts.pagetitle);
+            $("#opt_externalcss").val(CHANNEL.opts.externalcss);
+            $("#opt_externaljs").val(CHANNEL.opts.externaljs);
+            $("#opt_chat_antiflood").prop("checked", CHANNEL.opts.chat_antiflood);
+            $("#opt_show_public").prop("checked", CHANNEL.opts.show_public);
+            $("#opt_enable_link_regex").prop("checked", CHANNEL.opts.enable_link_regex);
+            $("#opt_allow_voteskip").prop("checked", CHANNEL.opts.allow_voteskip);
+            $("#opt_voteskip_ratio").val(CHANNEL.opts.voteskip_ratio);
+            setVisible("#permedit_tab", CLIENT.rank >= 3);
+            setVisible("#banlist_tab", hasPermission("ban"));
+            setVisible("#motdedit_tab", hasPermission("motdedit"));
+            setVisible("#cssedit_tab", CLIENT.rank >= 3);
+            setVisible("#jsedit_tab", CLIENT.rank >= 3);
+            setVisible("#filteredit_tab", hasPermission("filteredit"));
+            setVisible("#channelranks_tab", CLIENT.rank >= 3);
+        });
+        }
     }
     else {
         $("#channelsettingswrap").html("");
diff --git a/www/channel.html b/www/channel.html
index a9509272..722f813e 100644
--- a/www/channel.html
+++ b/www/channel.html
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@
                 </div>
               </div>
               </div>
+              <button class="btn btn-block" id="voteskip">Voteskip</button>
               <!-- video queue -->
               <ul class="span12 videolist" id="queue">
               </ul>
diff --git a/www/channeloptions.html b/www/channeloptions.html
index d8910c3b..172cd41d 100644
--- a/www/channeloptions.html
+++ b/www/channeloptions.html
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
         <li id="banlist_tab"><a href="javascript:void(0);" id="show_banlist">Ban List</a></li>
         <li id="channelranks_tab"><a href="javascript:void(0);" id="show_channelranks">Channel Ranks</a></li>
         <li id="loginhistory_tab"><a href="javascript:void(0);" id="show_loginhistory">Recent Connections</a></li>
+        <li id="hidesettings_tab"><a href="javascript:void(0);" id="hide_settings">Hide Menu</a></li>
     </ul>
 </div>
 <hr>