diff --git a/lib/channel/opts.js b/lib/channel/opts.js
index e79e5e1a..f3a0dc49 100644
--- a/lib/channel/opts.js
+++ b/lib/channel/opts.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 var ChannelModule = require("./module");
 var Config = require("../config");
 var Utilities = require("../utilities");
+var url = require("url");
 
 function OptionsModule(channel) {
     ChannelModule.apply(this, arguments);
@@ -143,11 +144,48 @@ OptionsModule.prototype.handleSetOptions = function (user, data) {
     }
 
     if ("externalcss" in data && user.account.effectiveRank >= 3) {
-        this.opts.externalcss = (""+data.externalcss).substring(0, 255);
+        var link = (""+data.externalcss).substring(0, 255);
+        try {
+            var data = url.parse(link);
+            if (!data.protocol || !data.protocol.match(/^(https?|ftp):$/)) {
+                throw "Unacceptable protocol " + data.protocol;
+            } else if (!data.host) {
+                throw "URL is missing host";
+            } else {
+                link = data.href;
+            }
+        } catch (e) {
+            user.socket.emit("errorMsg", {
+                msg: "Invalid URL for external CSS: " + e,
+                alert: true
+            });
+            return;
+        }
+
+        this.opts.externalcss = link;
     }
 
     if ("externaljs" in data && user.account.effectiveRank >= 3) {
-        this.opts.externaljs = (""+data.externaljs).substring(0, 255);
+        var link = (""+data.externaljs).substring(0, 255);
+
+        try {
+            var data = url.parse(link);
+            if (!data.protocol || !data.protocol.match(/^(https?|ftp)$/)) {
+                throw "Unacceptable protocol " + data.protocol;
+            } else if (!data.host) {
+                throw "URL is missing host";
+            } else {
+                link = data.href;
+            }
+        } catch (e) {
+            user.socket.emit("errorMsg", {
+                msg: "Invalid URL for external JS: " + e,
+                alert: true
+            });
+            return;
+        }
+
+        this.opts.externaljs = link;
     }
 
     if ("chat_antiflood" in data) {
diff --git a/lib/channel/playlist.js b/lib/channel/playlist.js
index efb3b38d..bf4a17d7 100644
--- a/lib/channel/playlist.js
+++ b/lib/channel/playlist.js
@@ -270,16 +270,16 @@ PlaylistModule.prototype.sendChangeMedia = function (users) {
     if (users === this.channel.users) {
         this.channel.broadcastAll("setCurrent", uid);
         this.channel.broadcastAll("changeMedia", update);
+
+        var m = this.current.media;
+        this.channel.logger.log("[playlist] Now playing: " + m.title +
+                                " (" + m.type + ":" + m.id + ")");
     } else {
         users.forEach(function (u) {
             u.socket.emit("setCurrent", uid);
             u.socket.emit("changeMedia", update);
         });
     }
-
-    var m = this.current.media;
-    this.channel.logger.log("[playlist] Now playing: " + m.title +
-                            " (" + m.type + ":" + m.id + ")");
 };
 
 PlaylistModule.prototype.sendMediaUpdate = function (users) {
diff --git a/templates/channel.jade b/templates/channel.jade
index 560fe69d..baa6a826 100644
--- a/templates/channel.jade
+++ b/templates/channel.jade
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ html(lang="en")
               li: a(href="#us-general", data-toggle="tab") General
               li: a(href="#us-playback", data-toggle="tab") Playback
               li: a(href="#us-chat", data-toggle="tab") Chat
+              li: a(href="#us-scriptcontrol", data-toggle="tab") Script Access
               li: a(href="#us-mod", data-toggle="tab", style="") Moderator
           .modal-body
             .tab-content
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ html(lang="en")
               mixin us-general()
               mixin us-playback()
               mixin us-chat()
+              mixin us-scripts()
               mixin us-mod()
           .modal-footer
             button.btn.btn-primary(type="button", data-dismiss="modal", onclick="javascript:saveUserOptions()") Save
diff --git a/templates/useroptions.jade b/templates/useroptions.jade
index 4fc72004..c91b4e3a 100644
--- a/templates/useroptions.jade
+++ b/templates/useroptions.jade
@@ -52,6 +52,17 @@ mixin us-general
         p#us-conninfo.text-info <strong>Connection Information: </strong>
       .clear
 
+mixin us-scripts
+  #us-scriptcontrol.tab-pane
+    h4 Script Access
+    table.table
+      thead
+        tr
+          th Channel
+          th Type
+          th Preference
+          th Clear
+
 mixin us-playback
   #us-playback.tab-pane
     h4 Playback Preferences
diff --git a/www/css/cytube.css b/www/css/cytube.css
index c7111481..048bef51 100644
--- a/www/css/cytube.css
+++ b/www/css/cytube.css
@@ -562,3 +562,15 @@ body.chatOnly .pm-panel, body.chatOnly .pm-panel-placeholder {
 .chat-shadow {
     text-decoration: line-through;
 }
+
+#chanjs-allow-prompt {
+    text-align: center;
+}
+
+#chanjs-allow-prompt-buttons {
+    margin-top: 10px;
+}
+
+#chanjs-allow-prompt-buttons button:first-child {
+    margin-right: 5px;
+}
diff --git a/www/js/callbacks.js b/www/js/callbacks.js
index 3d296bbe..d18af9f6 100644
--- a/www/js/callbacks.js
+++ b/www/js/callbacks.js
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ Callbacks = {
         document.title = opts.pagetitle;
         PAGETITLE = opts.pagetitle;
         $("#chanexternalcss").remove();
+
         if(opts.externalcss.trim() != "" && !USEROPTS.ignore_channelcss) {
             $("<link/>")
                 .attr("rel", "stylesheet")
@@ -257,10 +258,14 @@ Callbacks = {
                 .attr("id", "chanexternalcss")
                 .appendTo($("head"));
         }
-        if(opts.externaljs.trim() != "" && !USEROPTS.ignore_channeljs) {
-            if(opts.externaljs != CHANNEL.opts.externaljs) {
-                $.getScript(opts.externaljs);
-            }
+
+        if(opts.externaljs.trim() != "" && !USEROPTS.ignore_channeljs &&
+           opts.externaljs !== CHANNEL.opts.externaljs) {
+            checkScriptAccess(opts.externaljs, "external", function (pref) {
+                if (pref === "ALLOW") {
+                    $.getScript(opts.externaljs);
+                }
+            });
         }
 
         CHANNEL.opts = opts;
@@ -294,10 +299,26 @@ Callbacks = {
         $("#jstext").val(data.js);
 
         if(data.js && !USEROPTS.ignore_channeljs) {
-            $("<script/>").attr("type", "text/javascript")
-                .attr("id", "chanjs")
-                .text(data.js)
-                .appendTo($("body"));
+            var src = data.js
+                .replace(/&/g, "&amp;")
+                .replace(/</g, "&lt;")
+                .replace(/>/g, "&gt;")
+                .replace(/\n/g, "<br>")
+                .replace(/\t/g, "    ")
+                .replace(/ /g, "&nbsp;");
+            src = encodeURIComponent(src);
+
+            var viewsource = "data:text/html, <body style='font: 9pt monospace;" +
+                             "max-width:60rem;margin:0 auto;padding:4rem;'>" +
+                             src + "</body>";
+            checkScriptAccess(viewsource, "embedded", function (pref) {
+                if (pref === "ALLOW") {
+                    $("<script/>").attr("type", "text/javascript")
+                        .attr("id", "chanjs")
+                        .text(data.js)
+                        .appendTo($("body"));
+                }
+            });
         }
     },
 
diff --git a/www/js/data.js b/www/js/data.js
index 64e8269f..1885ff62 100644
--- a/www/js/data.js
+++ b/www/js/data.js
@@ -76,10 +76,15 @@ var FILTER_TO = 0;
 var NO_STORAGE = typeof localStorage == "undefined" || localStorage === null;
 
 function getOpt(k) {
-    return NO_STORAGE ? readCookie(k) : localStorage.getItem(k);
+    var v = NO_STORAGE ? readCookie(k) : localStorage.getItem(k);
+    try {
+        v = JSON.parse(v);
+    } catch (e) { }
+    return v;
 }
 
 function setOpt(k, v) {
+    v = JSON.stringify(v);
     NO_STORAGE ? createCookie(k, v, 1000) : localStorage.setItem(k, v);
 }
 
@@ -91,9 +96,9 @@ function getOrDefault(k, def) {
         return true;
     if(v === "false")
         return false;
-    if(v.match(/^[0-9]+$/))
+    if(v.match && v.match(/^[0-9]+$/))
         return parseInt(v);
-    if(v.match(/^[0-9\.]+$/))
+    if(v.match && v.match(/^[0-9\.]+$/))
         return parseFloat(v);
     return v;
 }
@@ -163,6 +168,8 @@ var VOLUME = parseFloat(getOrDefault("volume", 1));
 var NO_WEBSOCKETS = USEROPTS.altsocket;
 var NO_VIMEO = Boolean(location.host.match("cytu.be"));
 
+var JSPREF = getOpt("channel_js_pref") || {};
+
 var Rank = {
     Guest: 0,
     Member: 1,
diff --git a/www/js/util.js b/www/js/util.js
index 7eb821ae..e06328b0 100644
--- a/www/js/util.js
+++ b/www/js/util.js
@@ -589,17 +589,6 @@ function showUserOptions() {
     $("#us-layout").val(USEROPTS.layout);
     $("#us-no-channelcss").prop("checked", USEROPTS.ignore_channelcss);
     $("#us-no-channeljs").prop("checked", USEROPTS.ignore_channeljs);
-    /*
-    if (!ALLOW_SSL) {
-        $("#us-ssl").prop("checked", false);
-        $("#us-ssl").attr("disabled", true);
-        $("#us-ssl").attr("title", "This server has not enabled SSL");
-    } else {
-        $("#us-ssl").prop("checked", USEROPTS.secure_connection);
-        $("#us-ssl").attr("disabled", false);
-        $("#us-ssl").attr("title", "");
-    }
-    */
     var conninfo = "<strong>Connection Information: </strong>" +
                    "Connected to <code>" + IO_URL + "</code> (";
     if (IO_V6) {
@@ -638,6 +627,8 @@ function showUserOptions() {
     $("#us-joinmessage").prop("checked", USEROPTS.joinmessage);
     $("#us-shadowchat").prop("checked", USEROPTS.show_shadowchat);
 
+    formatScriptAccessPrefs();
+
     $("a[href='#us-general']").click();
     $("#useroptions").modal();
 }
@@ -1845,14 +1836,13 @@ function chatDialog(div) {
             "z-index": "auto",
             position: "absolute"
         })
-        .appendTo($("body"));
+        .appendTo($("#chatwrap"));
 
     div.appendTo(parent);
     var cw = $("#chatwrap").width();
     var ch = $("#chatwrap").height();
-    var cp = $("#chatwrap").offset();
-    var x = cp.left + cw/2 - parent.width()/2;
-    var y = cp.top + ch/2 - parent.height()/2;
+    var x = cw/2 - parent.width()/2;
+    var y = ch/2 - parent.height()/2;
     parent.css("left", x + "px");
     parent.css("top", y + "px");
     return parent;
@@ -2563,3 +2553,122 @@ function fallbackRaw(data) {
 
     handleMediaUpdate(data);
 }
+
+function checkScriptAccess(source, type, cb) {
+    var pref = JSPREF[CHANNEL.name.toLowerCase() + "_" + type];
+    if (pref === "ALLOW") {
+        return cb("ALLOW");
+    } else if (pref !== "DENY") {
+        var div = $("#chanjs-allow-prompt");
+        if (div.length > 0) {
+            setTimeout(function () {
+                checkScriptAccess(source, type, cb);
+            }, 500);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        div = $("<div/>").attr("id", "chanjs-allow-prompt");
+        var close = $("<button/>").addClass("close pull-right")
+            .html("&times;")
+            .appendTo(div);
+        var form = $("<form/>")
+            .attr("id", "chanjs-allow-prompt")
+            .attr("style", "text-align: center")
+            .appendTo(div);
+        form.append("<span>This channel is requesting permission to run a 3rd-party " +
+                    "script for additional features.  <strong>Only " +
+                    "run scripts from channels you trust.</strong></span><br>");
+        $("<a/>").attr("href", source)
+            .attr("target", "_blank")
+            .text(type === "embedded" ? "view embedded script" : source)
+            .appendTo(form);
+        form.append("<div id='chanjs-allow-prompt-buttons'>" +
+                        "<button id='chanjs-allow' class='btn btn-xs btn-danger'>Allow</button>" +
+                        "<button id='chanjs-deny' class='btn btn-xs btn-danger'>Deny</button>" +
+                    "</div>");
+        form.append("<div class='checkbox'><label><input type='checkbox' " +
+                    "id='chanjs-save-pref'/>Remember my choice for this channel" +
+                    "</label></div>");
+        var dialog = chatDialog(div);
+
+        close.click(function () {
+            dialog.remove();
+            /* Implicit denial of script access */
+            cb("DENY");
+        });
+
+        $("#chanjs-allow").click(function () {
+            var save = $("#chanjs-save-pref").is(":checked");
+            dialog.remove();
+            if (save) {
+                JSPREF[CHANNEL.name.toLowerCase() + "_" + type] = "ALLOW";
+                setOpt("channel_js_pref", JSPREF);
+            }
+            cb("ALLOW");
+        });
+
+        $("#chanjs-deny").click(function () {
+            var save = $("#chanjs-save-pref").is(":checked");
+            dialog.remove();
+            if (save) {
+                JSPREF[CHANNEL.name.toLowerCase() + "_" + type] = "DENY";
+                setOpt("channel_js_pref", JSPREF);
+            }
+            cb("DENY");
+        });
+    }
+}
+
+function formatScriptAccessPrefs() {
+    var tbl = $("#us-scriptcontrol table");
+    tbl.find("tbody").remove();
+
+    var channels = Object.keys(JSPREF).sort();
+    channels.forEach(function (channel) {
+        var parts = channel.split("_");
+        if (!parts[1].match(/^(external|embedded)$/)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var pref = JSPREF[channel];
+        var tr = $("<tr/>").appendTo(tbl);
+        $("<td/>").text(parts[0]).appendTo(tr);
+        $("<td/>").text(parts[1]).appendTo(tr);
+
+        var pref_td = $("<td/>").appendTo(tr);
+        var allow_label = $("<label/>").addClass("radio-inline")
+            .text("Allow").appendTo(pref_td);
+        var allow = $("<input/>").attr("type", "radio")
+            .prop("checked", pref === "ALLOW").
+            prependTo(allow_label);
+        allow.change(function () {
+            if (allow.is(":checked")) {
+                JSPREF[channel] = "ALLOW";
+                setOpt("channel_js_pref", JSPREF);
+                deny.prop("checked", false);
+            }
+        });
+
+        var deny_label = $("<label/>").addClass("radio-inline")
+            .text("Deny").appendTo(pref_td);
+        var deny = $("<input/>").attr("type", "radio")
+            .prop("checked", pref === "DENY").
+            prependTo(deny_label);
+        deny.change(function () {
+            if (deny.is(":checked")) {
+                JSPREF[channel] = "DENY";
+                setOpt("channel_js_pref", JSPREF);
+                allow.prop("checked", false);
+            }
+        });
+
+        var clearpref = $("<button/>").addClass("btn btn-sm btn-danger")
+            .text("Clear Preference")
+            .appendTo($("<td/>").appendTo(tr))
+            .click(function () {
+                delete JSPREF[channel];
+                setOpt("channel_js_pref", JSPREF);
+                tr.remove();
+            });
+    });
+}