diff --git a/r2/r2/public/static/js/blogbutton.js b/r2/r2/public/static/js/blogbutton.js
index e0daffbfe..752d31ec3 100644
--- a/r2/r2/public/static/js/blogbutton.js
+++ b/r2/r2/public/static/js/blogbutton.js
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 $(function() {
+        reddit.external_frame = true;
+
         /* set default arrow behavior */
         var state = null;
         function color(x) {
diff --git a/r2/r2/public/static/js/jquery.reddit.js b/r2/r2/public/static/js/jquery.reddit.js
index 960875959..007d7f5b6 100644
--- a/r2/r2/public/static/js/jquery.reddit.js
+++ b/r2/r2/public/static/js/jquery.reddit.js
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ $.request = function(op, parameters, worker_in, block, type,
     var action = op;
     var worker = worker_in;
 
-    if (rate_limit(op))
+    if (rate_limit(op) || (window != window.top && !reddit.cnameframe && !reddit.external_frame))
         return;
 
     /* we have a lock if we are not blocking or if we have gotten a lock */
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/frametoolbar.html b/r2/r2/templates/frametoolbar.html
index bab6c9884..ca39e2015 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/frametoolbar.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/frametoolbar.html
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 <%def name="javascript_run()">
   ${parent.javascript_run()}
+  reddit.external_frame = true;
   toolbar = new toolbar_p("${panel_size('expanded')}", "${panel_size('collapsed')}");
 </%def>