diff --git a/client/components/modals/item/tabs/Schedule.vue b/client/components/modals/item/tabs/Schedule.vue
index b1aa2cdc..b21d40a2 100644
--- a/client/components/modals/item/tabs/Schedule.vue
+++ b/client/components/modals/item/tabs/Schedule.vue
@@ -19,6 +19,15 @@
             </p>
           </ui-tooltip>
         </div>
+        <div v-if="enableAutoDownloadEpisodes" class="flex items-center py-2">
+          <ui-text-input ref="maxEpisodesInput" type="number" v-model="newMaxNewEpisodesToDownload" no-spinner :padding-x="1" text-center class="w-10 text-base" @change="updateMaxNewEpisodesToDownload" />
+          <ui-tooltip text="Value of 0 sets no max limit. When checking for new episodes this is the max number of episodes that will be downloaded.">
+            <p class="pl-4 text-base">
+              Max new episodes to download per check
+              <span class="material-icons icon-text text-sm">info_outlined</span>
+            </p>
+          </ui-tooltip>
+        </div>
 
         <widgets-cron-expression-builder ref="cronExpressionBuilder" v-if="enableAutoDownloadEpisodes" v-model="cronExpression" />
       </template>
@@ -46,7 +55,8 @@ export default {
     return {
       enableAutoDownloadEpisodes: false,
       cronExpression: null,
-      newMaxEpisodesToKeep: 0
+      newMaxEpisodesToKeep: 0,
+      newMaxNewEpisodesToDownload: 0
     }
   },
   computed: {
@@ -82,8 +92,11 @@ export default {
     maxEpisodesToKeep() {
       return this.media.maxEpisodesToKeep
     },
+    maxNewEpisodesToDownload() {
+      return this.media.maxNewEpisodesToDownload
+    },
     isUpdated() {
-      return this.autoDownloadSchedule !== this.cronExpression || this.autoDownloadEpisodes !== this.enableAutoDownloadEpisodes || this.maxEpisodesToKeep !== Number(this.newMaxEpisodesToKeep)
+      return this.autoDownloadSchedule !== this.cronExpression || this.autoDownloadEpisodes !== this.enableAutoDownloadEpisodes || this.maxEpisodesToKeep !== Number(this.newMaxEpisodesToKeep) || this.maxNewEpisodesToDownload !== Number(this.newMaxNewEpisodesToDownload)
     }
   },
   methods: {
@@ -94,6 +107,13 @@ export default {
         this.newMaxEpisodesToKeep = Number(this.newMaxEpisodesToKeep)
       }
     },
+    updateMaxNewEpisodesToDownload() {
+      if (isNaN(this.newMaxNewEpisodesToDownload) || this.newMaxNewEpisodesToDownload < 0) {
+        this.newMaxNewEpisodesToDownload = 0
+      } else {
+        this.newMaxNewEpisodesToDownload = Number(this.newMaxNewEpisodesToDownload)
+      }
+    },
     save() {
       // If custom expression input is focused then unfocus it instead of submitting
       if (this.$refs.cronExpressionBuilder && this.$refs.cronExpressionBuilder.checkBlurExpressionInput) {
@@ -115,6 +135,9 @@ export default {
       if (this.newMaxEpisodesToKeep !== this.maxEpisodesToKeep) {
         updatePayload.maxEpisodesToKeep = this.newMaxEpisodesToKeep
       }
+      if (this.newMaxNewEpisodesToDownload !== this.maxNewEpisodesToDownload) {
+        updatePayload.maxNewEpisodesToDownload = this.newMaxNewEpisodesToDownload
+      }
 
       this.updateDetails(updatePayload)
     },
@@ -139,6 +162,7 @@ export default {
       this.enableAutoDownloadEpisodes = this.autoDownloadEpisodes
       this.cronExpression = this.autoDownloadSchedule
       this.newMaxEpisodesToKeep = this.maxEpisodesToKeep
+      this.newMaxNewEpisodesToDownload = this.maxNewEpisodesToDownload
     }
   },
   mounted() {
diff --git a/server/managers/PodcastManager.js b/server/managers/PodcastManager.js
index cddf5b63..59bc7ea4 100644
--- a/server/managers/PodcastManager.js
+++ b/server/managers/PodcastManager.js
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ class PodcastManager {
     const dateToCheckForEpisodesAfter = latestEpisodePublishedAt || lastEpisodeCheckDate
     Logger.debug(`[PodcastManager] runEpisodeCheck: "${libraryItem.media.metadata.title}" checking for episodes after ${new Date(dateToCheckForEpisodesAfter)}`)
 
-    var newEpisodes = await this.checkPodcastForNewEpisodes(libraryItem, dateToCheckForEpisodesAfter)
+    var newEpisodes = await this.checkPodcastForNewEpisodes(libraryItem, dateToCheckForEpisodesAfter, libraryItem.media.maxNewEpisodesToDownload)
     Logger.debug(`[PodcastManager] runEpisodeCheck: ${newEpisodes ? newEpisodes.length : 'N/A'} episodes found`)
 
     if (!newEpisodes) { // Failed
diff --git a/server/objects/mediaTypes/Podcast.js b/server/objects/mediaTypes/Podcast.js
index 54a38299..d0f1da94 100644
--- a/server/objects/mediaTypes/Podcast.js
+++ b/server/objects/mediaTypes/Podcast.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class Podcast {
     this.autoDownloadSchedule = null
     this.lastEpisodeCheck = 0
     this.maxEpisodesToKeep = 0
+    this.maxNewEpisodesToDownload = 3
 
     this.lastCoverSearch = null
     this.lastCoverSearchQuery = null
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ class Podcast {
     this.autoDownloadSchedule = podcast.autoDownloadSchedule || '0 * * * *' // Added in 2.1.3 so default to hourly
     this.lastEpisodeCheck = podcast.lastEpisodeCheck || 0
     this.maxEpisodesToKeep = podcast.maxEpisodesToKeep || 0
+    this.maxNewEpisodesToDownload = podcast.maxNewEpisodesToDownload || 3
   }
 
   toJSON() {
@@ -56,7 +58,8 @@ class Podcast {
       autoDownloadEpisodes: this.autoDownloadEpisodes,
       autoDownloadSchedule: this.autoDownloadSchedule,
       lastEpisodeCheck: this.lastEpisodeCheck,
-      maxEpisodesToKeep: this.maxEpisodesToKeep
+      maxEpisodesToKeep: this.maxEpisodesToKeep,
+      maxNewEpisodesToDownload: this.maxNewEpisodesToDownload
     }
   }
 
@@ -70,6 +73,7 @@ class Podcast {
       autoDownloadSchedule: this.autoDownloadSchedule,
       lastEpisodeCheck: this.lastEpisodeCheck,
       maxEpisodesToKeep: this.maxEpisodesToKeep,
+      maxNewEpisodesToDownload: this.maxNewEpisodesToDownload,
       size: this.size
     }
   }
@@ -85,6 +89,7 @@ class Podcast {
       autoDownloadSchedule: this.autoDownloadSchedule,
       lastEpisodeCheck: this.lastEpisodeCheck,
       maxEpisodesToKeep: this.maxEpisodesToKeep,
+      maxNewEpisodesToDownload: this.maxNewEpisodesToDownload,
       size: this.size
     }
   }