diff --git a/src/common/optionsPrototype.ts b/src/common/optionsPrototype.ts
index 58ad899..620158b 100644
--- a/src/common/optionsPrototype.ts
+++ b/src/common/optionsPrototype.ts
@@ -163,6 +163,11 @@
     context: "options",
     killSwitchType: "option",
   },
+  fixpekb269560789: {
+    defaultValue: true,
+    context: "options",
+    killSwitchType: "option",
+  },
 
   // Experiments:
   workflows: {
diff --git a/src/contentScripts/communityConsole/start.js b/src/contentScripts/communityConsole/start.js
index a0640ba..c4a3d74 100644
--- a/src/contentScripts/communityConsole/start.js
+++ b/src/contentScripts/communityConsole/start.js
@@ -11,9 +11,15 @@
 getOptions(null).then(options => {
   /* IMPORTANT NOTE: Remember to change this when changing the "ifs" below!! */
   if (options.loaddrafts || options.interopthreadpage ||
-      options.nestedreplies) {
+      options.nestedreplies || options.fixpekb269560789) {
     var startup =
-        JSON.parse(document.querySelector('html').getAttribute('data-startup'));
+      JSON.parse(document.querySelector('html').getAttribute('data-startup'));
+
+    if (options.fixpekb269560789) {
+      if (startup[1]?.[1]?.[8]?.[7]) {
+        delete startup[1]?.[1]?.[8]?.[7];
+      }
+    }
 
     if (options.loaddrafts) {
       startup[4][13] = true;
diff --git a/src/options/optionsPage.json5 b/src/options/optionsPage.json5
index 9435ece..92a554f 100644
--- a/src/options/optionsPage.json5
+++ b/src/options/optionsPage.json5
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     {
       name: 'featuredoptions',
       options: [
+        {codename: 'fixpekb269560789'},
         {codename: 'list'},
         {codename: 'thread'},
         {codename: 'threadall'},
diff --git a/src/static/_locales/en/messages.json b/src/static/_locales/en/messages.json
index 27f893a..0270096 100644
--- a/src/static/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/src/static/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -183,6 +183,10 @@
     "message": "Show a toggle to enable/disable nested view in threads.",
     "description": "Feature checkbox in the options page"
   },
+  "options_fixpekb269560789": {
+    "message": "Tentative fix for CC slowness and high memory usage (<a href='https://s.iavm.xyz/cc-running-slow-pekb'><code>pekb/269560789</code></a>).",
+    "description": "Feature checkbox in the options page"
+  },
   "options_save": {
     "message": "Save",
     "description": "Button in the options page to save the settings"