diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a54bd028..3715f75a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "author": "Calvin Montgomery",
   "name": "CyTube",
   "description": "Online media synchronizer and chat",
-  "version": "3.58.3",
+  "version": "3.58.4",
   "repository": {
     "url": "http://github.com/calzoneman/sync"
   },
diff --git a/src/channel/customization.js b/src/channel/customization.js
index 38f644ab..a7db902c 100644
--- a/src/channel/customization.js
+++ b/src/channel/customization.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-var ChannelModule = require("./module");
-var XSS = require("../xss");
+const ChannelModule = require("./module");
+const XSS = require("../xss");
+const { hash } = require('../util/hash');
 
 const TYPE_SETCSS = {
     css: "string"
@@ -23,6 +24,28 @@ function CustomizationModule(_channel) {
 
 CustomizationModule.prototype = Object.create(ChannelModule.prototype);
 
+Object.defineProperty(CustomizationModule.prototype, 'css', {
+    get() {
+        return this._css;
+    },
+
+    set(val) {
+        this._css = val;
+        this.cssHash = hash('md5', val, 'base64');
+    }
+});
+
+Object.defineProperty(CustomizationModule.prototype, 'js', {
+    get() {
+        return this._js;
+    },
+
+    set(val) {
+        this._js = val;
+        this.jsHash = hash('md5', val, 'base64');
+    }
+});
+
 CustomizationModule.prototype.load = function (data) {
     if ("css" in data) {
         this.css = data.css;
@@ -69,7 +92,9 @@ CustomizationModule.prototype.onUserPostJoin = function (user) {
 CustomizationModule.prototype.sendCSSJS = function (users) {
     var data = {
         css: this.css,
-        js: this.js
+        cssHash: this.cssHash,
+        js: this.js,
+        jsHash: this.jsHash
     };
     users.forEach(function (u) {
         u.socket.emit("channelCSSJS", data);
@@ -89,11 +114,15 @@ CustomizationModule.prototype.handleSetCSS = function (user, data) {
         return;
     }
 
-    this.dirty = true;
+    let oldHash = this.cssHash;
+    // TODO: consider sending back an error instead of silently truncating
     this.css = data.css.substring(0, 20000);
-    this.sendCSSJS(this.channel.users);
 
-    this.channel.logger.log("[mod] " + user.getName() + " updated the channel CSS");
+    if (oldHash !== this.cssHash) {
+        this.dirty = true;
+        this.sendCSSJS(this.channel.users);
+        this.channel.logger.log("[mod] " + user.getName() + " updated the channel CSS");
+    }
 };
 
 CustomizationModule.prototype.handleSetJS = function (user, data) {
@@ -102,11 +131,14 @@ CustomizationModule.prototype.handleSetJS = function (user, data) {
         return;
     }
 
-    this.dirty = true;
+    let oldHash = this.jsHash;
     this.js = data.js.substring(0, 20000);
-    this.sendCSSJS(this.channel.users);
 
-    this.channel.logger.log("[mod] " + user.getName() + " updated the channel JS");
+    if (oldHash !== this.jsHash) {
+        this.dirty = true;
+        this.sendCSSJS(this.channel.users);
+        this.channel.logger.log("[mod] " + user.getName() + " updated the channel JS");
+    }
 };
 
 CustomizationModule.prototype.handleSetMotd = function (user, data) {
diff --git a/www/js/callbacks.js b/www/js/callbacks.js
index e8d7d044..21c4c125 100644
--- a/www/js/callbacks.js
+++ b/www/js/callbacks.js
@@ -296,42 +296,54 @@ Callbacks = {
     },
 
     channelCSSJS: function(data) {
-        $("#chancss").remove();
-        CHANNEL.css = data.css;
-        $("#cs-csstext").val(data.css);
-        if(data.css && !USEROPTS.ignore_channelcss) {
-            $("<style/>").attr("type", "text/css")
-                .attr("id", "chancss")
-                .text(data.css)
-                .appendTo($("head"));
+        if (CyTube.channelCustomizations.cssHash !== data.cssHash) {
+            $("#chancss").remove();
+            CHANNEL.css = data.css;
+            $("#cs-csstext").val(data.css);
+            if(data.css && !USEROPTS.ignore_channelcss) {
+                $("<style/>").attr("type", "text/css")
+                    .attr("id", "chancss")
+                    .text(data.css)
+                    .appendTo($("head"));
+            }
+
+            if (data.cssHash) {
+                CyTube.channelCustomizations.cssHash = data.cssHash;
+            }
         }
 
-        $("#chanjs").remove();
-        CHANNEL.js = data.js;
-        $("#cs-jstext").val(data.js);
+        if (CyTube.channelCustomizations.jsHash !== data.jsHash) {
+            $("#chanjs").remove();
+            CHANNEL.js = data.js;
+            $("#cs-jstext").val(data.js);
 
-        if(data.js && !USEROPTS.ignore_channeljs) {
-            var viewSource = document.createElement("button");
-            viewSource.className = "btn btn-danger";
-            viewSource.textContent = "View inline script source";
-            viewSource.onclick = function () {
-                var content = document.createElement("pre");
-                content.textContent = data.js;
-                modalAlert({
-                    title: "Inline JS",
-                    htmlContent: content.outerHTML,
-                    dismissText: "Close"
+            if(data.js && !USEROPTS.ignore_channeljs) {
+                var viewSource = document.createElement("button");
+                viewSource.className = "btn btn-danger";
+                viewSource.textContent = "View inline script source";
+                viewSource.onclick = function () {
+                    var content = document.createElement("pre");
+                    content.textContent = data.js;
+                    modalAlert({
+                        title: "Inline JS",
+                        htmlContent: content.outerHTML,
+                        dismissText: "Close"
+                    });
+                };
+
+                checkScriptAccess(viewSource, "embedded", function (pref) {
+                    if (pref === "ALLOW") {
+                        $("<script/>").attr("type", "text/javascript")
+                            .attr("id", "chanjs")
+                            .text(data.js)
+                            .appendTo($("body"));
+                    }
                 });
-            };
+            }
 
-            checkScriptAccess(viewSource, "embedded", function (pref) {
-                if (pref === "ALLOW") {
-                    $("<script/>").attr("type", "text/javascript")
-                        .attr("id", "chanjs")
-                        .text(data.js)
-                        .appendTo($("body"));
-                }
-            });
+            if (data.jsHash) {
+                CyTube.channelCustomizations.jsHash = data.jsHash;
+            }
         }
     },
 
diff --git a/www/js/data.js b/www/js/data.js
index 793a43d3..b6441b50 100644
--- a/www/js/data.js
+++ b/www/js/data.js
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ CyTube.ui = {
 CyTube.featureFlag = {
     efficientEmotes: true
 };
+CyTube.channelCustomizations = {
+    cssHash: null,
+    jsHash: null
+};
 CyTube._internal_do_not_use_or_you_will_be_banned = {};
 
 function getOpt(k) {