diff --git a/tidal_dl_ng/dialog.py b/tidal_dl_ng/dialog.py
index 073e016..4e36d8a 100644
--- a/tidal_dl_ng/dialog.py
+++ b/tidal_dl_ng/dialog.py
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ class DialogPreferences(QtWidgets.QDialog):
         ]
 
     def _init_spin_box(self):
-        self.parameters_spin_box = ["album_track_num_pad_min"]
+        self.parameters_spin_box = ["album_track_num_pad_min", "downloads_concurrent_max"]
 
     def _init_comboboxes(self):
         self.parameters_combo = [
diff --git a/tidal_dl_ng/download.py b/tidal_dl_ng/download.py
index 83d8743..af00497 100644
--- a/tidal_dl_ng/download.py
+++ b/tidal_dl_ng/download.py
@@ -621,22 +621,30 @@ class Download:
 
         # Iterate through list items
         while not self.progress.finished:
-            for item_media in items:
-                # Download the item.
-                status, result_path_file = self.item(
-                    media=item_media,
-                    file_template=file_name_relative,
-                    quality_audio=quality_audio,
-                    quality_video=quality_video,
-                    download_delay=download_delay,
-                    is_parent_album=is_album,
-                )
+            with futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=self.settings.data.downloads_concurrent_max) as executor:
+                # Dispatch all download tasks to worker threads
+                l_futures: [any] = [
+                    executor.submit(
+                        self.item,
+                        media=item_media,
+                        file_template=file_name_relative,
+                        quality_audio=quality_audio,
+                        quality_video=quality_video,
+                        download_delay=download_delay,
+                        is_parent_album=is_album,
+                    )
+                    for item_media in items
+                ]
+                # Report results as they become available
+                for future in futures.as_completed(l_futures):
+                    # Retrieve result
+                    status, result_path_file = future.result()
 
-                # Advance progress bar.
-                self.progress.advance(p_task1)
+                    # Advance progress bar.
+                    self.progress.advance(p_task1)
 
-                if not progress_stdout:
-                    self.progress_gui.list_item.emit(self.progress.tasks[p_task1].percentage)
+                    if not progress_stdout:
+                        self.progress_gui.list_item.emit(self.progress.tasks[p_task1].percentage)
 
         self.fn_logger.info(f"Finished list '{list_media_name}'.")
 
diff --git a/tidal_dl_ng/model/cfg.py b/tidal_dl_ng/model/cfg.py
index bf01814..88636f1 100644
--- a/tidal_dl_ng/model/cfg.py
+++ b/tidal_dl_ng/model/cfg.py
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ class Settings:
     downloads_simultaneous_per_track_max: int = 20
     download_delay_sec_min: float = 3.0
     download_delay_sec_max: float = 5.0
-    album_track_num_pad_min: int = 0
+    album_track_num_pad_min: int = 1
+    downloads_concurrent_max: int = 3
 
 
 @dataclass_json
@@ -86,8 +87,9 @@ class HelpSettings:
     download_delay_sec_min: str = "Lower boundary for the calculation of the download delay in seconds."
     download_delay_sec_max: str = "Upper boundary for the calculation of the download delay in seconds."
     album_track_num_pad_min: str = (
-        "Minimum length of the album track count, will be padded with zeroes (0). To disable " "padding set this to 0."
+        "Minimum length of the album track count, will be padded with zeroes (0). To disable padding set this to 1."
     )
+    downloads_concurrent_max: str = "Maximum concurrent number of downloads (threads)."
 
 
 @dataclass_json
diff --git a/tidal_dl_ng/ui/dialog_settings.py b/tidal_dl_ng/ui/dialog_settings.py
index d3d2401..945af92 100644
--- a/tidal_dl_ng/ui/dialog_settings.py
+++ b/tidal_dl_ng/ui/dialog_settings.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class Ui_DialogSettings:
     def setupUi(self, DialogSettings):
         if not DialogSettings.objectName():
             DialogSettings.setObjectName("DialogSettings")
-        DialogSettings.resize(640, 705)
+        DialogSettings.resize(640, 767)
         sizePolicy = QSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Policy.Expanding, QSizePolicy.Policy.Expanding)
         sizePolicy.setHorizontalStretch(100)
         sizePolicy.setVerticalStretch(100)
@@ -293,6 +293,27 @@ class Ui_DialogSettings:
 
         self.verticalLayout_8.addLayout(self.horizontalLayout_9)
 
+        self.horizontalLayout_11 = QHBoxLayout()
+        self.horizontalLayout_11.setObjectName("horizontalLayout_11")
+        self.l_downloads_concurrent_max = QLabel(self.gb_numbers)
+        self.l_downloads_concurrent_max.setObjectName("l_downloads_concurrent_max")
+
+        self.horizontalLayout_11.addWidget(self.l_downloads_concurrent_max)
+
+        self.l_icon_downloads_concurrent_max = QLabel(self.gb_numbers)
+        self.l_icon_downloads_concurrent_max.setObjectName("l_icon_downloads_concurrent_max")
+
+        self.horizontalLayout_11.addWidget(self.l_icon_downloads_concurrent_max)
+
+        self.sb_downloads_concurrent_max = QSpinBox(self.gb_numbers)
+        self.sb_downloads_concurrent_max.setObjectName("sb_downloads_concurrent_max")
+        self.sb_downloads_concurrent_max.setMinimum(1)
+        self.sb_downloads_concurrent_max.setMaximum(5)
+
+        self.horizontalLayout_11.addWidget(self.sb_downloads_concurrent_max)
+
+        self.verticalLayout_8.addLayout(self.horizontalLayout_11)
+
         self.lv_main.addWidget(self.gb_numbers)
 
         self.gb_path = QGroupBox(DialogSettings)
@@ -563,6 +584,8 @@ class Ui_DialogSettings:
         self.gb_numbers.setTitle(QCoreApplication.translate("DialogSettings", "Numbers", None))
         self.l_album_track_num_pad_min.setText(QCoreApplication.translate("DialogSettings", "TextLabel", None))
         self.l_icon_album_track_num_pad_min.setText(QCoreApplication.translate("DialogSettings", "TextLabel", None))
+        self.l_downloads_concurrent_max.setText(QCoreApplication.translate("DialogSettings", "TextLabel", None))
+        self.l_icon_downloads_concurrent_max.setText(QCoreApplication.translate("DialogSettings", "TextLabel", None))
         self.gb_path.setTitle(QCoreApplication.translate("DialogSettings", "Path", None))
         self.l_icon_download_base_path.setText(QCoreApplication.translate("DialogSettings", "TextLabel", None))
         self.l_download_base_path.setText(QCoreApplication.translate("DialogSettings", "TextLabel", None))
diff --git a/tidal_dl_ng/ui/dialog_settings.ui b/tidal_dl_ng/ui/dialog_settings.ui
index bff04c7..d81701a 100644
--- a/tidal_dl_ng/ui/dialog_settings.ui
+++ b/tidal_dl_ng/ui/dialog_settings.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>640</width>
-    <height>705</height>
+    <height>767</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="sizePolicy">
@@ -386,6 +386,34 @@
           </item>
          </layout>
         </item>
+        <item>
+         <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_11">
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QLabel" name="l_downloads_concurrent_max">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>TextLabel</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QLabel" name="l_icon_downloads_concurrent_max">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>TextLabel</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QSpinBox" name="sb_downloads_concurrent_max">
+            <property name="minimum">
+             <number>1</number>
+            </property>
+            <property name="maximum">
+             <number>5</number>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+         </layout>
+        </item>
        </layout>
       </widget>
      </item>