diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsDownloadScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsDownloadScreen.kt
index 4f905a550..5512dfeaf 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsDownloadScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsDownloadScreen.kt
@@ -69,8 +69,9 @@ object SettingsDownloadScreen : SearchableSettings {
             Preference.PreferenceItem.ListPreference(
                 pref = downloadPreferences.numberOfDownloads(),
                 title = stringResource(R.string.pref_download_slots),
-                entries = listOf(1, 2, 3).associateWith { it.toString() },
+                entries = (1..5).associateWith { it.toString() },
             ),
+            Preference.PreferenceItem.InfoPreference(stringResource(R.string.download_slots_info)),
             getDeleteChaptersGroup(
                 downloadPreferences = downloadPreferences,
                 categories = allCategories,
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/download/anime/AnimeDownloader.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/download/anime/AnimeDownloader.kt
index d5aefad1d..495bef260 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/download/anime/AnimeDownloader.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/download/anime/AnimeDownloader.kt
@@ -216,10 +216,14 @@ class AnimeDownloader(
                                 .subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
                                 .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
                         },
-                        downloadPreferences.numberOfDownloads().get(),
+                        if (sourceManager.get(bySource.key.id) is UnmeteredSource) {
+                            downloadPreferences.numberOfDownloads().get()
+                        } else {
+                            1
+                        },
                     )
                 },
-                3,
+                5,
             )
             .subscribe(
                 { completedDownload ->
diff --git a/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings-aniyomi.xml b/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings-aniyomi.xml
index 3e169b30e..67898bcd6 100644
--- a/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings-aniyomi.xml
+++ b/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings-aniyomi.xml
@@ -339,4 +339,5 @@
     <string name="resmush">resmush.it</string>
     <string name="bandwidth_data_saver_server">Bandwidth Hero Proxy Server</string>
     <string name="data_saver_server_summary">Put Bandwidth Hero Proxy server url here</string>
+    <string name="download_slots_info">Will only download concurrently from self-hosted or unmetered sources</string>
 </resources>
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