diff --git a/lib/pinchflat/settings/setting.ex b/lib/pinchflat/settings/setting.ex
index 2d68754..c366ff0 100644
--- a/lib/pinchflat/settings/setting.ex
+++ b/lib/pinchflat/settings/setting.ex
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.Settings.Setting do
     :video_codec_preference,
     :audio_codec_preference,
     :youtube_api_key,
-    :extractor_sleep_interval_seconds
+    :extractor_sleep_interval_seconds,
+    :download_throughput_limit
   ]
 
   @required_fields [
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.Settings.Setting do
     field :youtube_api_key, :string
     field :route_token, :string
     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 :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 c90511b..80c4c98 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) ++ sleep_interval_opts(addl_opts)
+    user_configured_opts = cookie_file_options(addl_opts) ++ rate_limit_opts(addl_opts)
     # 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)
@@ -116,6 +116,14 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.YtDlp.CommandRunner do
     end
   end
 
+  defp rate_limit_opts(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: []
+
+    throughput_option ++ sleep_interval_opts
+  end
+
   defp sleep_interval_opts(addl_opts) do
     sleep_interval = Settings.get!(:extractor_sleep_interval_seconds)
 
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 b75e58b..9fb55cc 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
@@ -47,7 +47,14 @@
         placeholder="0"
         type="number"
         label="Sleep Interval (seconds)"
-        help="Sleep interval in seconds between each extractor request. Must be a positive whole number (or set to 0 to disable)"
+        help="Sleep interval in seconds between each extractor request. Must be a positive whole number. Set to 0 to disable"
+      />
+
+      <.input
+        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"
       />
     </section>
   </section>
diff --git a/priv/repo/erd.png b/priv/repo/erd.png
index 4b10886..2073793 100644
Binary files a/priv/repo/erd.png and b/priv/repo/erd.png differ
diff --git a/priv/repo/migrations/20250311222451_add_rate_limit_speed_to_settings.exs b/priv/repo/migrations/20250311222451_add_rate_limit_speed_to_settings.exs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd7cc82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/priv/repo/migrations/20250311222451_add_rate_limit_speed_to_settings.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+defmodule Pinchflat.Repo.Migrations.AddRateLimitSpeedToSettings do
+  use Ecto.Migration
+
+  def change do
+    alter table(:settings) do
+      add :download_throughput_limit, :string
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/pinchflat/yt_dlp/command_runner_test.exs b/test/pinchflat/yt_dlp/command_runner_test.exs
index 4c55972..ddbc77f 100644
--- a/test/pinchflat/yt_dlp/command_runner_test.exs
+++ b/test/pinchflat/yt_dlp/command_runner_test.exs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.YtDlp.CommandRunnerTest do
     end
   end
 
-  describe "run/4 when testing sleep interval options" do
+  describe "run/4 when testing rate limit options" do
     test "includes sleep interval options by default" do
       Settings.set(extractor_sleep_interval_seconds: 5)
 
@@ -124,6 +124,22 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.YtDlp.CommandRunnerTest do
       refute String.contains?(output, "--sleep-requests")
       refute String.contains?(output, "--sleep-subtitles")
     end
+
+    test "includes limit_rate option when specified" do
+      Settings.set(download_throughput_limit: "100K")
+
+      assert {:ok, output} = Runner.run(@media_url, :foo, [], "")
+
+      assert String.contains?(output, "--limit-rate 100K")
+    end
+
+    test "doesn't include limit_rate option when download_throughput_limit is nil" do
+      Settings.set(download_throughput_limit: nil)
+
+      assert {:ok, output} = Runner.run(@media_url, :foo, [], "")
+
+      refute String.contains?(output, "--limit-rate")
+    end
   end
 
   describe "run/4 when testing global options" do