diff --git a/board/static/board/post.js b/board/static/board/post.js
index 391ad5e..906a449 100644
--- a/board/static/board/post.js
+++ b/board/static/board/post.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+const NAME_COOKIE = "posting_as";
 const OPEN = "open";
 const CLOSED = "closed";
 const replyWindowName = "reply-window";
@@ -5,6 +6,35 @@ const postWindowName = "post-window";
 const reportWindowName = "report-window"
 const WINDOW_INNER_PADDING = 25;
 
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Cookie functions, stolen from W3Schools
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+function setCookie(cname, cvalue, expseconds) {
+    const d = new Date();
+    d.setTime(d.getTime() + (expseconds * 1000));
+    let expires = "expires=" + d.toUTCString();
+    document.cookie = cname + "=" + cvalue + ";" + expires + ";path=/";
+}
+
+function getCookie(cname) {
+    let name = cname + "=";
+    let ca = document.cookie.split(';');
+    for (let i = 0; i < ca.length; i++) {
+        let c = ca[i];
+        while (c.charAt(0) == ' ') {
+            c = c.substring(1);
+        }
+        if (c.indexOf(name) == 0) {
+            return c.substring(name.length, c.length);
+        }
+    }
+    return "";
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Document-specific functions
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 function documentClick(e) {
     let sender = e.target;
     let id = sender.getAttribute("data-id");
@@ -82,7 +112,13 @@ function openReplyWindow(replyUrl) {
     });
     $(replyWindow.iframe, "iframe").on("load", () => {
         fitWindowToContent(replyWindow);
-        replyWindow.$("#id_text").focus();
+        // the iframe load event gets fired on the success page as well as the
+        // new post page. We just want to target the text area on the new post
+        // page.
+        let textarea = replyWindow.$("#id_text");
+        if (textarea) {
+            textarea.focus();
+        }
     });
     replyWindow.show();
     return replyWindow;
diff --git a/board/templates/board/post_create_view.html b/board/templates/board/post_create_view.html
index 953722b..76a3b9f 100644
--- a/board/templates/board/post_create_view.html
+++ b/board/templates/board/post_create_view.html
@@ -55,4 +55,15 @@ input[type=text] {
     <tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td><input type="submit" value="Submit" /></td></tr>
     </table>
 </form>
+
+<script>
+$("#submit").on("click", (e) => {
+    let name = $("#{{form.name.auto_id}}");
+    setCookie(NAME_COOKIE, name.val(), 3600 * 24 * 28);
+});
+
+$(window).on("load", (e) => {
+    $("#{{form.name.auto_id}}").val(getCookie(NAME_COOKIE));
+});
+</script>
 {% endblock content %}
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diff --git a/board/templates/board/reply_create_view.html b/board/templates/board/reply_create_view.html
index 8bebc2a..fda48c2 100644
--- a/board/templates/board/reply_create_view.html
+++ b/board/templates/board/reply_create_view.html
@@ -67,7 +67,18 @@ input[type=text] {
             {{ max_upload_size|measure_bytes }}
         </td>
     </tr>
-    <tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td><input type="submit" value="Submit" /></td></tr>
+    <tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td><input id="submit" type="submit" value="Submit" /></td></tr>
     </table>
 </form>
+
+<script>
+$("#submit").on("click", (e) => {
+    let name = $("#{{form.name.auto_id}}");
+    setCookie(NAME_COOKIE, name.val(), 3600 * 24 * 28);
+});
+
+$(window).on("load", (e) => {
+    $("#{{form.name.auto_id}}").val(getCookie(NAME_COOKIE));
+});
+</script>
 {% endblock content %}
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