diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_network.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_network.xml
index 9d1ce28c6..bd52c2929 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_network.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_network.xml
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@
                 android:key="prefShowDownloadReport"
                 android:summary="@string/pref_showDownloadReport_sum"
                 android:title="@string/pref_showDownloadReport_title"/>
+        <SwitchPreference
+            android:defaultValue="false"
+            android:enabled="true"
+            android:key="prefShowAutoDownloadReport"
+            android:summary="@string/pref_showAutoDownloadReport_sum"
+            android:title="@string/pref_showAutoDownloadReport_title"/>
         <Preference
                 android:key="prefProxy"
                 android:summary="@string/pref_proxy_sum"
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/preferences/UserPreferences.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/preferences/UserPreferences.java
index b2ea1fa62..f7b6ccb2a 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/preferences/UserPreferences.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/preferences/UserPreferences.java
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ public class UserPreferences {
     public static final String PREF_COMPACT_NOTIFICATION_BUTTONS = "prefCompactNotificationButtons";
     public static final String PREF_LOCKSCREEN_BACKGROUND = "prefLockscreenBackground";
     private static final String PREF_SHOW_DOWNLOAD_REPORT = "prefShowDownloadReport";
+    private static final String PREF_SHOW_AUTO_DOWNLOAD_REPORT = "prefShowAutoDownloadReport";
     public static final String PREF_BACK_BUTTON_BEHAVIOR = "prefBackButtonBehavior";
     private static final String PREF_BACK_BUTTON_GO_TO_PAGE = "prefBackButtonGoToPage";
 
@@ -292,6 +293,10 @@ public class UserPreferences {
         return prefs.getBoolean(PREF_SHOW_DOWNLOAD_REPORT, true);
     }
 
+    public static boolean showAutoDownloadReport() {
+        return prefs.getBoolean(PREF_SHOW_AUTO_DOWNLOAD_REPORT, false);
+    }
+
     public static boolean enqueueDownloadedEpisodes() {
         return prefs.getBoolean(PREF_ENQUEUE_DOWNLOADED, true);
     }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/download/DownloadService.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/download/DownloadService.java
index d4177df46..ee34746fc 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/download/DownloadService.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/download/DownloadService.java
@@ -205,9 +205,10 @@ public class DownloadService extends Service {
         Log.d(TAG, "Service shutting down");
         isRunning = false;
 
+        boolean showAutoDownloadReport = UserPreferences.showAutoDownloadReport();
         if (ClientConfig.downloadServiceCallbacks.shouldCreateReport()
-                && UserPreferences.showDownloadReport()) {
-            notificationManager.updateReport(reportQueue);
+                && (UserPreferences.showDownloadReport() || showAutoDownloadReport)) {
+            notificationManager.updateReport(reportQueue, showAutoDownloadReport);
             reportQueue.clear();
         }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/download/DownloadServiceNotification.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/download/DownloadServiceNotification.java
index cf7bd6e35..f83d30db0 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/download/DownloadServiceNotification.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/download/DownloadServiceNotification.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public class DownloadServiceNotification {
      * user about the number of completed downloads. A report will only be
      * created if there is at least one failed download excluding images
      */
-    public void updateReport(List<DownloadStatus> reportQueue) {
+    public void updateReport(List<DownloadStatus> reportQueue, boolean showAutoDownloadReport) {
         // check if report should be created
         boolean createReport = false;
         int successfulDownloads = 0;
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public class DownloadServiceNotification {
             } else if (!status.isCancelled()) {
                 failedDownloads++;
             }
-            if (failedDownloads > 0 || status.isGeneratedBySystem() && status.getFeedfileType() == FeedMedia.FEEDFILETYPE_FEEDMEDIA) {
+            if (failedDownloads > 0 || showAutoDownloadReport && status.isGeneratedBySystem() && status.getFeedfileType() == FeedMedia.FEEDFILETYPE_FEEDMEDIA) {
                 createReport = true;
             }
         }
diff --git a/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index c65aed322..54b6a9f4d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -470,6 +470,8 @@
     <string name="pref_lockscreen_background_sum">Set the lockscreen background to the current episode\'s image. As a side effect, this will also show the image in third party apps.</string>
     <string name="pref_showDownloadReport_title">Show Download Report</string>
     <string name="pref_showDownloadReport_sum">If downloads fail, generate a report that shows the details of the failure.</string>
+    <string name="pref_showAutoDownloadReport_title">Show Auto Download Report</string>
+    <string name="pref_showAutoDownloadReport_sum">Generate a report that shows the details of auto downloaded episodes.</string>
     <string name="pref_expand_notify_unsupport_toast">Android versions before 4.1 do not support expanded notifications.</string>
     <string name="pref_enqueue_location_title">Enqueue Location</string>
     <string name="pref_enqueue_location_sum">Add episodes to: %1$s</string>