diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
index 0f1175ca3..5b368dce6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -218,6 +218,11 @@
                 android:title="@string/pref_automatic_download_on_battery_title"
                 android:summary="@string/pref_automatic_download_on_battery_sum"
                 android:defaultValue="true"/>
+            <de.danoeh.antennapod.preferences.SwitchCompatPreference
+                android:key="prefEnableAutoDownloadOnMobile"
+                android:title="@string/pref_autodl_allow_on_mobile_title"
+                android:summary="@string/pref_autodl_allow_on_mobile_sum"
+                android:defaultValue="false"/>
             <de.danoeh.antennapod.preferences.SwitchCompatPreference
                 android:key="prefEnableAutoDownloadWifiFilter"
                 android:title="@string/pref_autodl_wifi_filter_title"
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 042298e28..036978bf9 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
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ public class UserPreferences {
     public static final String PREF_ENABLE_AUTODL = "prefEnableAutoDl";
     public static final String PREF_ENABLE_AUTODL_ON_BATTERY = "prefEnableAutoDownloadOnBattery";
     public static final String PREF_ENABLE_AUTODL_WIFI_FILTER = "prefEnableAutoDownloadWifiFilter";
+    public static final String PREF_ENABLE_AUTODL_ON_MOBILE = "prefEnableAutoDownloadOnMobile";
     public static final String PREF_AUTODL_SELECTED_NETWORKS = "prefAutodownloadSelectedNetworks";
     public static final String PREF_PROXY_TYPE = "prefProxyType";
     public static final String PREF_PROXY_HOST = "prefProxyHost";
@@ -396,6 +397,11 @@ public class UserPreferences {
         return prefs.getBoolean(PREF_ENABLE_AUTODL_WIFI_FILTER, false);
     }
 
+    public static boolean isEnableAutodownloadOnMobile() {
+        return prefs.getBoolean(PREF_ENABLE_AUTODL_ON_MOBILE, false);
+    }
+
+
     public static int getImageCacheSize() {
         String cacheSizeString = prefs.getString(PREF_IMAGE_CACHE_SIZE, IMAGE_CACHE_DEFAULT_VALUE);
         int cacheSizeInt = Integer.parseInt(cacheSizeString);
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/util/NetworkUtils.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/util/NetworkUtils.java
index 1717bde0e..033503d1b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/util/NetworkUtils.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/util/NetworkUtils.java
@@ -66,6 +66,18 @@ public class NetworkUtils {
 						}
 					}
 				}
+			} else {
+				if (!UserPreferences.isEnableAutodownloadOnMobile())
+				{
+					Log.d(TAG, "Auto Download not enabled on Mobile");
+					return false;
+				}
+				if (networkInfo.isRoaming())
+				{
+					Log.d(TAG, "Roaming on foreign network");
+					return false;
+				}
+				return true;
 			}
 		}
 		Log.d(TAG, "Network for auto-dl is not available");
diff --git a/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 86cff515f..d01159adf 100644
--- a/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -363,6 +363,8 @@
     <string name="pref_automatic_download_sum">Configure the automatic download of episodes.</string>
     <string name="pref_autodl_wifi_filter_title">Enable Wi-Fi filter</string>
     <string name="pref_autodl_wifi_filter_sum">Allow automatic download only for selected Wi-Fi networks.</string>
+    <string name="pref_autodl_allow_on_mobile_title">Download on mobile connection</string>
+    <string name="pref_autodl_allow_on_mobile_sum">Allow automatic download over the mobile data connection.</string>
     <string name="pref_automatic_download_on_battery_title">Download when not charging</string>
     <string name="pref_automatic_download_on_battery_sum">Allow automatic download when the battery is not charging</string>
     <string name="pref_parallel_downloads_title">Parallel Downloads</string>