diff --git a/app/views/gathers/_status.html.erb b/app/views/gathers/_status.html.erb
index 50a508d..541cafd 100644
--- a/app/views/gathers/_status.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/gathers/_status.html.erb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
     <% if @gatherer and @gatherer.can_destroy? cuser %>
       <p>Gather running, <%= Gather::FULL - @gather.gatherers.length %> more needed.</p>
-      <%= link_to 'Leave Gather', @gatherer, confirm: 'Are you sure?', method: :delete, class: 'button tiny' %>
+      <%= link_to 'Leave Gather', @gatherer, confirm: 'Are you sure?', method: :delete, class: 'button tiny leave-gather' %>
 
     <% elsif (g = Gatherer.new(gather: @gather, user: cuser)).can_create?(cuser) %>
       <%= form_for g do |f| %>
diff --git a/app/views/gathers/show.html.erb b/app/views/gathers/show.html.erb
index 509c9d1..5a8d9a1 100644
--- a/app/views/gathers/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/gathers/show.html.erb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <div id="jplayer"></div>
 <script type="text/javascript">
   var played = false;
-  var leaving = true;
+  var leave_confirm = true;
   <% if @gatherer and @gatherer.can_destroy? cuser %>
   var gatherer_id = <%= @gatherer.id %>;
   <% else %>
@@ -59,17 +59,24 @@
     });
 
     $(window).bind('beforeunload', function(e) {
-      if (gatherer_id > 0) {
+      if (gatherer_id > 0 && leave_confirm) {
         return "You will be removed from the Gather if you leave this page.";
       }
     });
 
     $(window).bind('unload', function() {
-      if (gatherer_id > 0) {
+      if (gatherer_id > 0 && leave_confirm) {
         updateGathererStatus('leaving');
       }
     });
 
+    var disable_leave_confirm = function() {
+      leave_confirm = false;
+    }
+
+    $('.leave-gather').click(disable_leave_confirm);
+    $('#gather-area a').click(disable_leave_confirm);
+
     var afk = false;
     var afk_timeout;
     var afk_time = 1000 * 60 * 15; // 15 minutes