diff --git a/contrib/js/backlink.js b/contrib/js/backlink.js
index 48b8044..af59f2a 100644
--- a/contrib/js/backlink.js
+++ b/contrib/js/backlink.js
@@ -328,11 +328,25 @@ function init(prefix) {
   var originalX = window.screenX - 150;
   var originalY = 10;
   rpl.moveTo(originalX, originalY);
+
+  var keyDown = false;
+  
+  e.addEventListener("keydown", function(ev) {
+    if (ev.shiftKey) {
+      keyDown = true;
+    }
+  });
+
+  e.addEventListener("keyup", function(ev) {
+    if (ev.shiftKey) {
+      keyDown = false;
+    }
+  });
   
   e.addEventListener("dragstart", function(ev) {
     mouseDownX = ev.clientX;
     mouseDownY = ev.clientY;
-    if (!ev.altKey) {
+    if (!keyDown) {
       ev.preventDefault();
     }
   }, false);
@@ -345,7 +359,7 @@ function init(prefix) {
     rpl.moveTo(x, y);
     originalX = x;
     originalY = y;
-    if (!ev.altKey) {
+    if (!keyDown) {
       ev.preventDefault();
     }
   }, false);
diff --git a/contrib/static/nntpchan.js b/contrib/static/nntpchan.js
index 6c40781..65de2e4 100644
--- a/contrib/static/nntpchan.js
+++ b/contrib/static/nntpchan.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ parent.appendChild(wrapper);parent.backlink=false;},function(msg){var wrapper=do
 parent.backlink=true;}};parent.backlink=true;}
 function inject_hover_for_element(elem){var elems=elem.getElementsByClassName("backlink");var ls=[];var l=elems.length;for(var idx=0;idx<l;idx++){var e=elems[idx];ls.push(e);}
 for(var elem in ls){inject_hover(prefix,ls[elem]);}}
-function init(prefix){inject_hover_for_element(document);var rpl=getReplyTo();rpl.setPrefix(prefix);var e=rpl.elem;e.setAttribute("draggable","true");var mouseDownX,mouseDownY;var originalX=window.screenX-150;var originalY=10;rpl.moveTo(originalX,originalY);e.addEventListener("dragstart",function(ev){mouseDownX=ev.clientX;mouseDownY=ev.clientY;if(!ev.altKey){ev.preventDefault();}},false);e.addEventListener("dragend",function(ev){var x=originalX+ev.clientX-mouseDownX;var y=originalY+ev.clientY-mouseDownY;x-=window.screenLeft;y-=window.screenTop;rpl.moveTo(x,y);originalX=x;originalY=y;if(!ev.altKey){ev.preventDefault();}},false);e=document.getElementById("postform_submit");e.onclick=function(){var f=document.querySelector("form");var r=getReplyTo();r.post(function(j){if(j.error){r.showError(j.error);}else{r.showMessage("posted as "+j.message_id);r.updateCaptcha();}},function(err){r.showError(err);});r.showMessage("posting... ");}}
+function init(prefix){inject_hover_for_element(document);var rpl=getReplyTo();rpl.setPrefix(prefix);var e=rpl.elem;e.setAttribute("draggable","true");var mouseDownX,mouseDownY;var originalX=window.screenX-150;var originalY=10;rpl.moveTo(originalX,originalY);var keyDown=false;e.addEventListener("keydown",function(ev){if(ev.shiftKey){keyDown=true;}});e.addEventListener("keyup",function(ev){if(ev.shiftKey){keyDown=false;}});e.addEventListener("dragstart",function(ev){mouseDownX=ev.clientX;mouseDownY=ev.clientY;if(!keyDown){ev.preventDefault();}},false);e.addEventListener("dragend",function(ev){var x=originalX+ev.clientX-mouseDownX;var y=originalY+ev.clientY-mouseDownY;x-=window.screenLeft;y-=window.screenTop;rpl.moveTo(x,y);originalX=x;originalY=y;if(!keyDown){ev.preventDefault();}},false);e=document.getElementById("postform_submit");e.onclick=function(){var f=document.querySelector("form");var r=getReplyTo();r.post(function(j){if(j.error){r.showError(j.error);}else{r.showMessage("posted as "+j.message_id);r.updateCaptcha();}},function(err){r.showError(err);});r.showMessage("posting... ");}}
 /* ./contrib/js/banner.js */
 var banner_count=3;function nntpchan_inject_banners(elem,prefix){var n=Math.floor(Math.random()*banner_count);var banner=prefix+"static/banner_"+n+".jpg";var e=document.createElement("img");e.src=banner;e.id="nntpchan_banner";elem.appendChild(e);}
 /* ./contrib/js/expand-image.js */