diff --git a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
index 8c994280f..96e6482ea 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ Added
 - New arguments `--top-navigate` and `--bottom-navigate` (`-t`/`-b`) for `:scroll-page` to specify a navigation action (e.g. automatically go to the next page when arriving at the bottom).
 - New flag `-d`/`--detach` for `:spawn` to detach the spawned process so it's not closed when qutebrowser is.
 - New (hidden) command `:follow-selected` (bound to `Enter`/`Ctrl-Enter` by default) to follow the link which is currently selected (e.g. after searching via `/`).
+- New setting `ui -> modal-js-dialog` to use the standard modal dialogs for javascript questions instead of using the statusbar.
 
 Changed
 ~~~~~~~
diff --git a/README.asciidoc b/README.asciidoc
index a1d4c2128..63d803d8f 100644
--- a/README.asciidoc
+++ b/README.asciidoc
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ Contributors, sorted by the number of commits in descending order:
 * Artur Shaik
 * Antoni Boucher
 * ZDarian
-* Peter Vilim
 * Martin Tournoij
+* Peter Vilim
 * John ShaggyTwoDope Jenkins
 * Jimmy
 * Zach-Button
diff --git a/doc/help/settings.asciidoc b/doc/help/settings.asciidoc
index d3c571aa3..073ad2d63 100644
--- a/doc/help/settings.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/help/settings.asciidoc
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 |<<ui-hide-statusbar,hide-statusbar>>|Whether to hide the statusbar unless a message is shown.
 |<<ui-window-title-format,window-title-format>>|The format to use for the window title. The following placeholders are defined:
 |<<ui-hide-mouse-cursor,hide-mouse-cursor>>|Whether to hide the mouse cursor.
+|<<ui-modal-js-dialog,modal-js-dialog>>|Use standard JavaScript modal dialog for alert() and confirm()
 |==============
 
 .Quick reference for section ``network''
@@ -594,6 +595,17 @@ Valid values:
 
 Default: +pass:[false]+
 
+[[ui-modal-js-dialog]]
+=== modal-js-dialog
+Use standard JavaScript modal dialog for alert() and confirm()
+
+Valid values:
+
+ * +true+
+ * +false+
+
+Default: +pass:[false]+
+
 == network
 Settings related to the network.
 
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/webpage.py b/qutebrowser/browser/webpage.py
index 005a6e300..8e430efcb 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/webpage.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/webpage.py
@@ -478,17 +478,23 @@ class BrowserPage(QWebPage):
             return super().extension(ext, opt, out)
         return handler(opt, out)
 
-    def javaScriptAlert(self, _frame, msg):
+    def javaScriptAlert(self, frame, msg):
         """Override javaScriptAlert to use the statusbar."""
         log.js.debug("alert: {}".format(msg))
+        if config.get('ui', 'modal-js-dialog'):
+            return super().javaScriptAlert(frame, msg)
+
         if (self._is_shutting_down or
                 config.get('content', 'ignore-javascript-alert')):
             return
         self._ask("[js alert] {}".format(msg), usertypes.PromptMode.alert)
 
-    def javaScriptConfirm(self, _frame, msg):
+    def javaScriptConfirm(self, frame, msg):
         """Override javaScriptConfirm to use the statusbar."""
         log.js.debug("confirm: {}".format(msg))
+        if config.get('ui', 'modal-js-dialog'):
+            return super().javaScriptConfirm(frame, msg)
+
         if self._is_shutting_down:
             return False
         ans = self._ask("[js confirm] {}".format(msg),
diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py
index 1480ddb2e..9df909676 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py
@@ -305,6 +305,10 @@ def data(readonly=False):
              SettingValue(typ.Bool(), 'false'),
              "Whether to hide the mouse cursor."),
 
+            ('modal-js-dialog',
+             SettingValue(typ.Bool(), 'false'),
+             "Use standard JavaScript modal dialog for alert() and confirm()"),
+
             readonly=readonly
         )),