diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/ui/episodeslist/EpisodeMultiSelectActionHandler.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/ui/episodeslist/EpisodeMultiSelectActionHandler.java
index 2a9f76939..76ed47de5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/ui/episodeslist/EpisodeMultiSelectActionHandler.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/ui/episodeslist/EpisodeMultiSelectActionHandler.java
@@ -91,12 +91,14 @@ public class EpisodeMultiSelectActionHandler {
 
     private void downloadChecked(List<FeedItem> items) {
         // download the check episodes in the same order as they are currently displayed
+        int downloaded = 0;
         for (FeedItem episode : items) {
-            if (episode.hasMedia() && !episode.getFeed().isLocalFeed()) {
+            if (episode.hasMedia() && !episode.isDownloaded() && !episode.getFeed().isLocalFeed()) {
                 DownloadServiceInterface.get().download(activity, episode);
+                downloaded++;
             }
         }
-        showMessage(R.plurals.downloading_batch_label, items.size());
+        showMessage(R.plurals.downloading_batch_label, downloaded);
     }
 
     private void deleteChecked(List<FeedItem> items) {
diff --git a/net/download/service/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/net/download/service/feed/DownloadServiceInterfaceImpl.java b/net/download/service/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/net/download/service/feed/DownloadServiceInterfaceImpl.java
index 37a7f30e0..0b5be92b8 100644
--- a/net/download/service/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/net/download/service/feed/DownloadServiceInterfaceImpl.java
+++ b/net/download/service/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/net/download/service/feed/DownloadServiceInterfaceImpl.java
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ public class DownloadServiceInterfaceImpl extends DownloadServiceInterface {
     }
 
     public void download(Context context, FeedItem item) {
+        if (item.isDownloaded()) {
+            return;
+        }
         OneTimeWorkRequest.Builder workRequest = getRequest(context, item);
         workRequest.setConstraints(getConstraints());
         WorkManager.getInstance(context).enqueueUniqueWork(item.getMedia().getDownloadUrl(),