diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.plg_captcha_recaptcha.ini b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.plg_captcha_recaptcha.ini
index 091a9de81acff..b09720cd37454 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.plg_captcha_recaptcha.ini
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.plg_captcha_recaptcha.ini
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ PLG_RECAPTCHA_SIZE_LABEL="Size"
 PLG_RECAPTCHA_SIZE_DESC="Select the size for the reCAPTCHA field."
 PLG_RECAPTCHA_THEME_NORMAL="Normal"
 PLG_RECAPTCHA_THEME_COMPACT="Compact"
+PLG_RECAPTCHA_THEME_INVISIBLE="Invisible"
 
 ; Error messages
 PLG_RECAPTCHA_ERROR_NO_PRIVATE_KEY="reCAPTCHA plugin needs a secret key to be set in its parameters. Please contact a site administrator."
diff --git a/media/plg_captcha_recaptcha/js/recaptcha.js b/media/plg_captcha_recaptcha/js/recaptcha.js
index 274e12315cb07..4e16f4710d741 100644
--- a/media/plg_captcha_recaptcha/js/recaptcha.js
+++ b/media/plg_captcha_recaptcha/js/recaptcha.js
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ window.JoomlaInitReCaptcha2 = function() {
 	'use strict';
 
 	var items = document.getElementsByClassName('g-recaptcha'), item, options;
+	grecaptcha.execute();
+
 	for (var i = 0, l = items.length; i < l; i++) {
 		item = items[i];
 		options = item.dataset ? item.dataset : {
diff --git a/media/plg_captcha_recaptcha/js/recaptcha.min.js b/media/plg_captcha_recaptcha/js/recaptcha.min.js
index d1357dcb14fe7..4aab40df4c59f 100644
--- a/media/plg_captcha_recaptcha/js/recaptcha.min.js
+++ b/media/plg_captcha_recaptcha/js/recaptcha.min.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-window.JoomlaInitReCaptcha2=function(){"use strict";var e=document.getElementsByClassName("g-recaptcha"),t,n;for(var r=0,i=e.length;r<i;r++)t=e[r],n=t.dataset?t.dataset:{sitekey:t.getAttribute("data-sitekey"),theme:t.getAttribute("data-theme"),size:t.getAttribute("data-size")},grecaptcha.render(t,n)};
\ No newline at end of file
+window.JoomlaInitReCaptcha2=function(){"use strict";grecaptcha.execute();var e=document.getElementsByClassName("g-recaptcha"),t,n;for(var r=0,i=e.length;r<i;r++)t=e[r],n=t.dataset?t.dataset:{sitekey:t.getAttribute("data-sitekey"),theme:t.getAttribute("data-theme"),size:t.getAttribute("data-size")},grecaptcha.render(t,n)};
diff --git a/plugins/captcha/recaptcha/recaptcha.xml b/plugins/captcha/recaptcha/recaptcha.xml
index 745b9d396b763..22655cd0327b1 100644
--- a/plugins/captcha/recaptcha/recaptcha.xml
+++ b/plugins/captcha/recaptcha/recaptcha.xml
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@
 					>
 					<option value="normal">PLG_RECAPTCHA_THEME_NORMAL</option>
 					<option value="compact">PLG_RECAPTCHA_THEME_COMPACT</option>
+					<option value="invisible">PLG_RECAPTCHA_THEME_INVISIBLE</option>
 				</field>
 			</fieldset>
 		</fields>