diff --git a/includes/functions/settings/_register_settings.php b/includes/functions/settings/_register_settings.php
index 06feabd7..e8502846 100644
--- a/includes/functions/settings/_register_settings.php
+++ b/includes/functions/settings/_register_settings.php
@@ -611,16 +611,23 @@ define( 'FICTIONEER_OPTIONS', array(
     'fictioneer_flush_object_cache' => array(
       'name' => 'fictioneer_flush_object_cache',
 			'group' => 'fictioneer-settings-general-group',
-			'sanitize_callback' => 'fictioneer_sanitize_disable_widget_checkbox',
+			'sanitize_callback' => 'fictioneer_sanitize_checkbox',
       'label' => __( 'Flush object cache on content updates', 'fictioneer' ),
       'default' => false
     ),
     'fictioneer_see_some_evil' => array(
       'name' => 'fictioneer_see_some_evil',
 			'group' => 'fictioneer-settings-general-group',
-			'sanitize_callback' => 'fictioneer_sanitize_disable_widget_checkbox',
+			'sanitize_callback' => 'fictioneer_sanitize_checkbox',
       'label' => __( 'Monitor posts for suspicious content', 'fictioneer' ),
       'default' => false
+    ),
+    'fictioneer_enable_fast_ajax_comments' => array(
+      'name' => 'fictioneer_enable_fast_ajax_comments',
+			'group' => 'fictioneer-settings-general-group',
+			'sanitize_callback' => 'fictioneer_sanitize_checkbox',
+      'label' => __( 'Enable fast AJAX for comments', 'fictioneer' ),
+      'default' => false
     )
 	),
 	'integers' => array(
diff --git a/includes/functions/settings/_settings_page_general.php b/includes/functions/settings/_settings_page_general.php
index 4f42e470..faf23f4e 100644
--- a/includes/functions/settings/_settings_page_general.php
+++ b/includes/functions/settings/_settings_page_general.php
@@ -563,7 +563,18 @@
                     <input name="fictioneer_enable_ajax_comment_moderation" type="checkbox" id="fictioneer_enable_ajax_comment_moderation" <?php echo checked( 1, get_option( 'fictioneer_enable_ajax_comment_moderation' ), false ); ?> value="1">
                     <div>
                       <span><?php echo FICTIONEER_OPTIONS['booleans']['fictioneer_enable_ajax_comment_moderation']['label']; ?></span>
-                      <p class="sub-label"><?php _e( 'Moderation actions directly in the comment section.', 'fictioneer' ) ?></p>
+                      <p class="sub-label"><?php _e( 'Moderation actions directly in the comment section.', 'fictioneer' ); ?></p>
+                    </div>
+                  </label>
+
+                  <label for="fictioneer_enable_fast_ajax_comments" class="label-wrapped-checkbox row">
+                    <input name="fictioneer_enable_fast_ajax_comments" type="checkbox" id="fictioneer_enable_fast_ajax_comments" <?php echo checked( 1, get_option( 'fictioneer_enable_fast_ajax_comments' ), false ); ?> value="1">
+                    <div>
+                      <span><?php echo FICTIONEER_OPTIONS['booleans']['fictioneer_enable_fast_ajax_comments']['label']; ?></span>
+                      <p class="sub-label"><?php printf(
+                        __( 'Accelerate AJAX comment requests by skipping plugins and theme initialization. Actions and filters will be ignored unless applied by core or a <a href="%s" target="_blank">must-use plugin</a>.', 'fictioneer' ),
+                        'https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/must-use-plugins/' );
+                      ?></p>
                     </div>
                   </label>
 
@@ -658,7 +669,7 @@
     							</div>
 
                   <div class="textarea row">
-                    <textarea name="fictioneer_comments_notice" id="fictioneer_comments_notice" rows="4" style="height: 160px;"><?php echo get_option( 'fictioneer_comments_notice' ); ?></textarea>
+                    <textarea name="fictioneer_comments_notice" id="fictioneer_comments_notice" rows="4" style="height: 165px;"><?php echo get_option( 'fictioneer_comments_notice' ); ?></textarea>
                     <p class="sub-label"><?php _e( 'Notice above comments. Leave empty to hide. HTML allowed.', 'fictioneer' ) ?></p>
                   </div>
 
diff --git a/mu-plugins/fictioneer_001_fast_requests.php b/mu-plugins/fictioneer_001_fast_requests.php
index 1aefb88a..c7879f8f 100644
--- a/mu-plugins/fictioneer_001_fast_requests.php
+++ b/mu-plugins/fictioneer_001_fast_requests.php
@@ -14,14 +14,23 @@
 if (
   ( defined( 'DOING_AJAX' ) && DOING_AJAX ) &&
   isset( $_REQUEST['fcn_fast_ajax'] ) &&
-  isset( $_REQUEST['action'] ) &&
-  strpos( $_REQUEST['action'], 'fictioneer_ajax' ) === 0
+  strpos( $_REQUEST['action'] ?? '', 'fictioneer_ajax' ) === 0
 ) {
   add_filter( 'option_active_plugins', 'fictioneer_exclude_plugins' );
 }
 
 $request_uri = parse_url( $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], PHP_URL_PATH );
 
+// Check if AJAX comment request
+if (
+  get_option( 'fictioneer_enable_fast_ajax_comments' ) &&
+  ( defined( 'DOING_AJAX' ) && DOING_AJAX ) &&
+  strpos( $_REQUEST['action'] ?? '', 'fictioneer_ajax' ) === 0 &&
+  strpos( $_REQUEST['action'] ?? '', 'comment' ) !== false
+) {
+  add_filter( 'option_active_plugins', 'fictioneer_exclude_plugins' );
+}
+
 // Check REST Request
 if ( strpos( $request_uri, 'wp-json/fictioneer/' ) !== false ) {
   add_filter( 'option_active_plugins', 'fictioneer_exclude_plugins' );