diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/api.py b/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
index 7b39dc08f..1cff924d6 100644
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ class ApiController(RedditController):
                               prefix = "rate_submit_"),
                    ip = ValidIP(),
                    sr = VSubmitSR('sr', 'kind'),
-                   url = VUrl(['url', 'sr']),
+                   url = VUrl(['url', 'sr', 'resubmit']),
                    title = VTitle('title'),
                    save = VBoolean('save'),
                    selftext = VSelfText('text'),
diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/front.py b/r2/r2/controllers/front.py
index 03b5eb1be..6c277cdfa 100644
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/front.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/front.py
@@ -677,7 +677,8 @@ class FrontController(RedditController):
               then = VOneOf('then', ('tb','comments'), default = 'comments'))
     def GET_submit(self, url, title, then):
         """Submit form."""
-        if url and not request.get.get('resubmit'):
+        resubmit = request.get.get('resubmit')
+        if url and not resubmit:
             # check to see if the url has already been submitted
             links = link_from_url(url)
             if links and len(links) == 1:
@@ -706,6 +707,7 @@ class FrontController(RedditController):
                                         title=title or '',
                                         subreddits = sr_names,
                                         captcha=captcha,
+                                        resubmit=resubmit,
                                         then = then)).render()
 
     def GET_frame(self):
diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/validator/validator.py b/r2/r2/controllers/validator/validator.py
index 824718d33..8dd441cd8 100644
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/validator/validator.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/validator/validator.py
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ class VUrl(VRequired):
         self.lookup = lookup
         VRequired.__init__(self, item, errors.NO_URL, *a, **kw)
 
-    def run(self, url, sr = None):
+    def run(self, url, sr = None, resubmit=False):
         if sr is None and not isinstance(c.site, FakeSubreddit):
             sr = c.site
         elif sr:
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ class VUrl(VRequired):
         if url == 'self':
             if self.allow_self:
                 return url
-        elif not self.lookup:
+        elif not self.lookup or resubmit:
             return url
         elif url:
             try:
diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/pages/pages.py b/r2/r2/lib/pages/pages.py
index 147b65b85..3b5b9bf28 100644
--- a/r2/r2/lib/pages/pages.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/pages/pages.py
@@ -1753,7 +1753,7 @@ class FrameToolbar(Wrapped):
 class NewLink(Templated):
     """Render the link submission form"""
     def __init__(self, captcha = None, url = '', title= '', subreddits = (),
-                 then = 'comments'):
+                 then = 'comments', resubmit=False):
 
         self.show_link = self.show_self = False
 
@@ -1784,6 +1784,7 @@ class NewLink(Templated):
 
         self.sr_searches = simplejson.dumps(popular_searches())
 
+        self.resubmit = resubmit
         if c.default_sr:
             self.default_sr = None
         else:
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/newlink.compact b/r2/r2/templates/newlink.compact
index 268f5a809..906fd9217 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/newlink.compact
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/newlink.compact
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ ${thing.formtabs_menu}
 ${thing.captcha}
     
 </div>
-
+<input name="resubmit" value="${thing.resubmit}" type="hidden"/>
 <div class="spacer">
 Try our&#32;<a href="/iphonebookmarklet.compact?__javascript:location.href='http://${g.domain}/submit.compact?url='+encodeURIComponent(location.href)+'&title='+encodeURIComponent(document.title)">bookmarklet</a>.
 <button class="btn save button" name="submit" value="form" type="submit">${_("submit")}</button>
@@ -125,4 +125,4 @@ Try our&#32;<a href="/iphonebookmarklet.compact?__javascript:location.href='http
     select_form_tab(default_menu, "${thing.default_show}", "${thing.default_hide}");
     }
 </script>
-%endif
\ No newline at end of file
+%endif
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/newlink.html b/r2/r2/templates/newlink.html
index 3c184c7e3..08def0abf 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/newlink.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/newlink.html
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ ${thing.formtabs_menu}
 ${thing.captcha}
     
 </div>
-
+<input name="resubmit" value="${thing.resubmit}" type="hidden"/>
 <div class="spacer">
   <button class="btn" name="submit" value="form" type="submit">${_("submit")}</button>
   <span class="status"></span>