diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/astarivi/kaizoyu/gui/more/settings/SettingsActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/astarivi/kaizoyu/gui/more/settings/SettingsActivity.java
index fcd9bf9..f1c21b4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/astarivi/kaizoyu/gui/more/settings/SettingsActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/astarivi/kaizoyu/gui/more/settings/SettingsActivity.java
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ protected void onCreate(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         binding.advancedSearch.setOnCheckedChangeListener(this::triggerSave);
         binding.strictModeValue.setOnCheckedChangeListener(this::triggerSave);
         binding.autoMoveValue.setOnCheckedChangeListener(this::triggerSave);
+        binding.xdccValue.setOnCheckedChangeListener(this::triggerSave);
 
         binding.clearCacheTrigger.setOnClickListener(view -> {
             Utils.clearCache();
@@ -196,6 +197,11 @@ private void saveSettings(){
                 binding.analyticsValue.isChecked()
         );
 
+        config.setBooleanProperty(
+                "use_xdcc",
+                binding.xdccValue.isChecked()
+        );
+
         config.setBooleanProperty(
                 "show_ipv6",
                 binding.ipv6SorcesValue.isChecked()
@@ -251,6 +257,10 @@ private void loadSettings() {
         );
 
         // Switches
+        binding.xdccValue.setChecked(
+                config.getBooleanProperty("use_xdcc", false)
+        );
+
         binding.analyticsValue.setChecked(
                 config.getBooleanProperty("analytics", true)
         );
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/astarivi/kaizoyu/video/VideoPlayerViewModel.java b/app/src/main/java/com/astarivi/kaizoyu/video/VideoPlayerViewModel.java
index a3443b2..9e8891a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/astarivi/kaizoyu/video/VideoPlayerViewModel.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/astarivi/kaizoyu/video/VideoPlayerViewModel.java
@@ -107,6 +107,14 @@ public void startDownload(Context context, Result result) {
                     10
             );
 
+            boolean useXdcc = appProperties.getBooleanProperty("use_xdcc", false);
+
+            Logger.info("User has set 'use XDCC' to {}", useXdcc);
+
+            xdccDownloader.setXDCC(
+                    useXdcc
+            );
+
             xdccDownloader.setXDCCDownloadListener(new XDCCDownloadListener() {
                 @Override
                 public void onDownloadReadyToPlay(int i, File file) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_settings.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_settings.xml
index bc8130e..522dd0c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_settings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_settings.xml
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@
                     android:layout_width="match_parent"
                     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                     android:gravity="center_vertical"
-                    >
+                >
                     <com.google.android.material.materialswitch.MaterialSwitch
                         android:layout_marginStart="10dp"
                         android:layout_marginEnd="10dp"
@@ -371,6 +371,43 @@
                         android:fontFamily="@font/lato_regular"
                     />
                 </LinearLayout>
+
+                <View
+                    style="@style/Divider"
+                    android:layout_marginEnd="25dp"
+                    android:layout_marginStart="25dp"
+                    android:layout_marginTop="15dp"
+                    android:layout_marginBottom="10dp"
+                />
+
+                <LinearLayout
+                    android:orientation="vertical"
+                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:gravity="center_vertical"
+                >
+                    <com.google.android.material.materialswitch.MaterialSwitch
+                        android:layout_marginStart="10dp"
+                        android:layout_marginEnd="10dp"
+                        android:textSize="17sp"
+                        android:textColor="?attr/colorOnSurfaceVariant"
+                        android:text="@string/xdcc_title"
+                        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                        android:layout_height="42dp"
+                        android:id="@+id/xdccValue"
+                        android:fontFamily="@font/lato_regular"
+                    />
+                    <TextView
+                        android:layout_marginStart="10dp"
+                        android:layout_marginEnd="90dp"
+                        android:textSize="13sp"
+                        android:textColor="?attr/colorOnSurfaceVariant"
+                        android:text="@string/xdcc_description"
+                        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                        android:fontFamily="@font/lato_regular"
+                    />
+                </LinearLayout>
             </LinearLayout>
         </com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView>
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_home_item.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_home_item.xml
index 98910fd..29b2c81 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_home_item.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_home_item.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
     android:orientation="vertical"
     android:layout_marginBottom="24dp"
-    >
+>
 
     <TextView
         android:id="@+id/home_items_title"
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
         android:id="@+id/home_items_recycler"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="196dp"
+        android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
+        android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
         android:clipToPadding="false"
         android:clipChildren="false"
     />
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings_settings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings_settings.xml
index fcf60b5..5721088 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings_settings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings_settings.xml
@@ -53,4 +53,6 @@
     <string name="dev_hide_title">Hide Developer Menu</string>
     <string name="dev_hide_description">Hides the developer section again</string>
     <string name="dev_section_toast">Welcome to developer mode, fellow weeb</string>
+    <string name="xdcc_title">Use XDCC</string>
+    <string name="xdcc_description">When enabled, XDCC will be used instead of DCC; this may result in faster downloads. May cause complete download failure</string>
 </resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/com/astarivi/kaizolib/xdcc/XDCCDownloader.java b/service/src/main/java/com/astarivi/kaizolib/xdcc/XDCCDownloader.java
index c0543f4..d94ada8 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/com/astarivi/kaizolib/xdcc/XDCCDownloader.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/com/astarivi/kaizolib/xdcc/XDCCDownloader.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import com.astarivi.kaizolib.xdcc.base.XDCCDownloadListener;
 import com.astarivi.kaizolib.xdcc.base.XDCCFailure;
 import com.astarivi.kaizolib.xdcc.model.DCC;
+
 import org.tinylog.Logger;
 
 import java.io.*;
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ public class XDCCDownloader {
     private int speedKBps = 0;
     private long lastTimeReminderRan = 0;
     private XDCCDownloadListener downloadEventListener;
+    private boolean isXDCC = false;
 
     // Uses default timeout of 20 seconds
     public XDCCDownloader(DCC dcc, File downloadFile) {
@@ -41,6 +43,10 @@ public void setXDCCDownloadListener(XDCCDownloadListener listener){
         downloadEventListener = listener;
     }
 
+    public void setXDCC(boolean value) {
+        isXDCC = value;
+    }
+
     @SuppressWarnings("unused")
     public void stop() {
         this.stop = true;
@@ -102,7 +108,7 @@ public void start() {
             Logger.debug("About to start download loop. Downloading from: " + dcc.getIp());
 
             // Signal start
-            output.write(0);
+            write(output, 0);
 
             while (downloadedLength < fileLength && !stop) {
                 // Has the download not even started?
@@ -135,7 +141,7 @@ public void start() {
 
                 fileOutput.write(buffer, 0, read);
                 // For old DCC compatibility
-                output.write((int) downloadedLength);
+                write(output, (int) downloadedLength);
 
                 //Update progress every 400 repetitions to avoid calculating the progress so often.
                 if (repetitions >= 400) {
@@ -210,7 +216,7 @@ private void contactServer(OutputStream output) throws IOException {
         // First time we run
         if (lastTimeReminderRan == 0) {
             lastTimeReminderRan = timeNow;
-            output.write(0);
+            write(output, 0);
             Logger.debug("Telling server that we're waiting.");
             return;
         }
@@ -220,7 +226,13 @@ private void contactServer(OutputStream output) throws IOException {
         }
 
         lastTimeReminderRan = timeNow;
-        output.write(0);
+        write(output, 0);
         Logger.debug("Telling server that we're waiting.");
     }
+
+    private void write(OutputStream stream, int value) throws IOException {
+        if (isXDCC) return;
+
+        stream.write(value);
+    }
 }