diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/preferences/PreferenceController.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/preferences/PreferenceController.java
index ffac05321..43f942308 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/preferences/PreferenceController.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/preferences/PreferenceController.java
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ public class PreferenceController {
     public static final String PREF_GPODNET_LOGOUT = "pref_gpodnet_logout";
     public static final String PREF_GPODNET_HOSTNAME = "pref_gpodnet_hostname";
     public static final String PREF_EXPANDED_NOTIFICATION = "prefExpandNotify";
-    private static final String PREF_PERSISTENT_NOTIFICATION = "prefPersistNotify";
-
 
     private final PreferenceUI ui;
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
index 5169eac5a..cf1be1a74 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,17 @@
             android:summary="@string/pref_persistNotify_sum"
             android:title="@string/pref_persistNotify_title"/>
     </PreferenceCategory>
+
+    <PreferenceCategory android:title="@string/queue_label">
+        <CheckBoxPreference
+            android:defaultValue="false"
+            android:enabled="true"
+            android:key="prefQueueAddToFront"
+            android:summary="@string/pref_queueAddToFront_sum"
+            android:title="@string/pref_queueAddToFront_title"/>
+        />
+    </PreferenceCategory>
+
     <PreferenceCategory android:title="@string/playback_pref">
         <CheckBoxPreference
             android:defaultValue="true"
@@ -111,6 +122,7 @@
         </PreferenceScreen>
 
     </PreferenceCategory>
+
     <PreferenceCategory android:title="@string/services_label">
         <PreferenceScreen
             android:key="prefFlattrSettings"
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 a3b9f6049..7cbb69a7f 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 implements
     private static final String PREF_SEEK_DELTA_SECS = "prefSeekDeltaSecs";
     private static final String PREF_EXPANDED_NOTIFICATION = "prefExpandNotify";
     private static final String PREF_PERSISTENT_NOTIFICATION = "prefPersistNotify";
+    public static final String PREF_QUEUE_ADD_TO_FRONT = "prefQueueAddToFront";
 
     // TODO: Make this value configurable
     private static final float PREF_AUTO_FLATTR_PLAYED_DURATION_THRESHOLD_DEFAULT = 0.8f;
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/DBWriter.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/DBWriter.java
index 87bbdf455..dd6905797 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/DBWriter.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/DBWriter.java
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.database.Cursor;
 import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
 import android.util.Log;
-
 import org.shredzone.flattr4j.model.Flattr;
 
 import java.io.File;
@@ -35,6 +34,7 @@ import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.feed.FeedMedia;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.feed.FeedPreferences;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.preferences.GpodnetPreferences;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.preferences.PlaybackPreferences;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.preferences.UserPreferences;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.service.download.DownloadStatus;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.service.playback.PlaybackService;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.QueueAccess;
@@ -386,7 +386,16 @@ public class DBWriter {
                                         context, itemIds[i]);
 
                                 if (item != null) {
-                                    queue.add(item);
+                                    // add item to either front ot back of queue
+                                    boolean addToFront = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context)
+                                            .getBoolean(UserPreferences.PREF_QUEUE_ADD_TO_FRONT, false);
+
+                                    if(addToFront){
+                                        queue.add(0, item);
+                                    }else{
+                                        queue.add(item);
+                                    }
+
                                     queueModified = true;
                                     if (!item.isRead()) {
                                         item.setRead(true);
diff --git a/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 9b7cb3585..e8c3408b2 100644
--- a/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -272,6 +272,8 @@
     <string name="pref_persistNotify_title">Persistent playback controls</string>
     <string name="pref_persistNotify_sum">Keep notification and lockscreen controls when playback is paused.</string>
     <string name="pref_expand_notify_unsupport_toast">Android versions before 4.1 do not support expanded notifications.</string>
+    <string name="pref_queueAddToFront_sum">Add new episodes to the front of the queue.</string>
+    <string name="pref_queueAddToFront_title">Enqueue at front.</string>
 
     <!-- Auto-Flattr dialog -->
     <string name="auto_flattr_enable">Enable automatic flattring</string>