diff --git a/lib/pinchflat/settings/setting.ex b/lib/pinchflat/settings/setting.ex
index c366ff0..f2a6b0a 100644
--- a/lib/pinchflat/settings/setting.ex
+++ b/lib/pinchflat/settings/setting.ex
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.Settings.Setting do
     :audio_codec_preference,
     :youtube_api_key,
     :extractor_sleep_interval_seconds,
-    :download_throughput_limit
+    :download_throughput_limit,
+    :restrict_filenames
   ]
 
   @required_fields [
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.Settings.Setting do
     field :extractor_sleep_interval_seconds, :integer, default: 0
     # This is a string because it accepts values like "100K" or "4.2M"
     field :download_throughput_limit, :string
+    field :restrict_filenames, :boolean, default: false
 
     field :video_codec_preference, :string
     field :audio_codec_preference, :string
diff --git a/lib/pinchflat/yt_dlp/command_runner.ex b/lib/pinchflat/yt_dlp/command_runner.ex
index 80c4c98..f574d30 100644
--- a/lib/pinchflat/yt_dlp/command_runner.ex
+++ b/lib/pinchflat/yt_dlp/command_runner.ex
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.YtDlp.CommandRunner do
 
     output_filepath = generate_output_filepath(addl_opts)
     print_to_file_opts = [{:print_to_file, output_template}, output_filepath]
-    user_configured_opts = cookie_file_options(addl_opts) ++ rate_limit_opts(addl_opts)
+    user_configured_opts = cookie_file_options(addl_opts) ++ rate_limit_options(addl_opts) ++ misc_options()
     # These must stay in exactly this order, hence why I'm giving it its own variable.
     all_opts = command_opts ++ print_to_file_opts ++ user_configured_opts ++ global_options()
     formatted_command_opts = [url] ++ CliUtils.parse_options(all_opts)
@@ -116,7 +116,22 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.YtDlp.CommandRunner do
     end
   end
 
-  defp rate_limit_opts(addl_opts) do
+  defp add_cookie_file do
+    base_dir = Application.get_env(:pinchflat, :extras_directory)
+    filename_options_map = %{cookies: "cookies.txt"}
+
+    Enum.reduce(filename_options_map, [], fn {opt_name, filename}, acc ->
+      filepath = Path.join(base_dir, filename)
+
+      if FSUtils.exists_and_nonempty?(filepath) do
+        [{opt_name, filepath} | acc]
+      else
+        acc
+      end
+    end)
+  end
+
+  defp rate_limit_options(addl_opts) do
     throughput_limit = Settings.get!(:download_throughput_limit)
     sleep_interval_opts = sleep_interval_opts(addl_opts)
     throughput_option = if throughput_limit, do: [limit_rate: throughput_limit], else: []
@@ -138,19 +153,8 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.YtDlp.CommandRunner do
     end
   end
 
-  defp add_cookie_file do
-    base_dir = Application.get_env(:pinchflat, :extras_directory)
-    filename_options_map = %{cookies: "cookies.txt"}
-
-    Enum.reduce(filename_options_map, [], fn {opt_name, filename}, acc ->
-      filepath = Path.join(base_dir, filename)
-
-      if FSUtils.exists_and_nonempty?(filepath) do
-        [{opt_name, filepath} | acc]
-      else
-        acc
-      end
-    end)
+  defp misc_options do
+    if Settings.get!(:restrict_filenames), do: [:restrict_filenames], else: []
   end
 
   defp backend_executable do
diff --git a/lib/pinchflat_web/controllers/settings/setting_html/setting_form.html.heex b/lib/pinchflat_web/controllers/settings/setting_html/setting_form.html.heex
index 9fb55cc..c59031f 100644
--- a/lib/pinchflat_web/controllers/settings/setting_html/setting_form.html.heex
+++ b/lib/pinchflat_web/controllers/settings/setting_html/setting_form.html.heex
@@ -54,7 +54,14 @@
         field={f[:download_throughput_limit]}
         placeholder="4.2M"
         label="Download Throughput"
-        help="Sets the max throughput when downloading media. Examples: '50K' or '4.2M'. Leave blank to disable"
+        help="Sets the max bytes-per-second throughput when downloading media. Examples: '50K' or '4.2M'. Leave blank to disable"
+      />
+
+      <.input
+        field={f[:restrict_filenames]}
+        type="toggle"
+        label="Restrict Filenames"
+        help="Restrict filenames to only ASCII characters and avoid ampersands/spaces in filenames"
       />
     </section>
   </section>
diff --git a/priv/repo/erd.png b/priv/repo/erd.png
index 2073793..4f06954 100644
Binary files a/priv/repo/erd.png and b/priv/repo/erd.png differ
diff --git a/priv/repo/migrations/20250317213740_add_restrict_filenames_to_settings.exs b/priv/repo/migrations/20250317213740_add_restrict_filenames_to_settings.exs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a6591d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/priv/repo/migrations/20250317213740_add_restrict_filenames_to_settings.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+defmodule Pinchflat.Repo.Migrations.AddRestrictFilenamesToSettings do
+  use Ecto.Migration
+
+  def change do
+    alter table(:settings) do
+      add :restrict_filenames, :boolean, default: false
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/pinchflat/yt_dlp/command_runner_test.exs b/test/pinchflat/yt_dlp/command_runner_test.exs
index ddbc77f..51653e3 100644
--- a/test/pinchflat/yt_dlp/command_runner_test.exs
+++ b/test/pinchflat/yt_dlp/command_runner_test.exs
@@ -162,6 +162,24 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.YtDlp.CommandRunnerTest do
     end
   end
 
+  describe "run/4 when testing misc options" do
+    test "includes --restrict-filenames when enabled" do
+      Settings.set(restrict_filenames: true)
+
+      assert {:ok, output} = Runner.run(@media_url, :foo, [], "")
+
+      assert String.contains?(output, "--restrict-filenames")
+    end
+
+    test "doesn't include --restrict-filenames when disabled" do
+      Settings.set(restrict_filenames: false)
+
+      assert {:ok, output} = Runner.run(@media_url, :foo, [], "")
+
+      refute String.contains?(output, "--restrict-filenames")
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "version/0" do
     test "adds the version arg" do
       assert {:ok, output} = Runner.version()