diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/deniscerri/ytdl/util/extractors/YTDLPUtil.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/deniscerri/ytdl/util/extractors/YTDLPUtil.kt
index 1c89811b4..74f0cf7d9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/deniscerri/ytdl/util/extractors/YTDLPUtil.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/deniscerri/ytdl/util/extractors/YTDLPUtil.kt
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ class YTDLPUtil(private val context: Context) {
         }
         addOption("-P", FileUtil.getCachePath(context) + "/tmp")
 
+        if (sharedPreferences.getBoolean("no_check_certificates", true)) {
+            addOption("--no-check-certificates")
+        }
+
         val extraCommands = sharedPreferences.getString("data_fetching_extra_commands", "")!!
         if (extraCommands.isNotBlank()){
             //addCommands(extraCommands.split(" ", "\t", "\n"))
@@ -644,6 +648,10 @@ class YTDLPUtil(private val context: Context) {
             }
         }
 
+        if (sharedPreferences.getBoolean("no_check_certificates", true)) {
+            request.addOption("--no-check-certificates")
+        }
+
         val proxy = sharedPreferences.getString("proxy", "")
         if (proxy!!.isNotBlank()){
             request.addOption("--proxy", proxy)
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/baseline_note_24.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/baseline_note_24.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d65ff5eca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/drawable/baseline_note_24.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:autoMirrored="true" android:height="24dp" android:viewportHeight="24" android:viewportWidth="24" android:width="24dp">
+      
+    <path android:fillColor="?android:colorAccent" android:pathData="M22,10l-6,-6L4,4c-1.1,0 -2,0.9 -2,2v12.01c0,1.1 0.9,1.99 2,1.99l16,-0.01c1.1,0 2,-0.89 2,-1.99v-8zM15,5.5l5.5,5.5L15,11L15,5.5z"/>
+    
+</vector>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index d1ca5d3d3..0d00b259a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -443,4 +443,5 @@
     <string name="ytdlp_recommnedations">YT-DLP Youtube Recommendations (needs cookies)</string>
     <string name="ytdlp_liked">YT-DLP Youtube Liked Videos (needs cookies)</string>
     <string name="ytdlp_watch_history">YT-DLP Youtube Watch History (needs cookies)</string>
+    <string name="no_check_certificates">Suppress HTTPS certificate validation</string>
 </resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/downloading_preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/downloading_preferences.xml
index 667d82916..cd0bfa36f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/downloading_preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/downloading_preferences.xml
@@ -67,6 +67,13 @@
             android:key="use_cookies"
             app:title="@string/use_cookies" />
 
+        <SwitchPreferenceCompat
+            android:widgetLayout="@layout/preferece_material_switch"
+            app:defaultValue="true"
+            android:icon="@drawable/baseline_note_24"
+            android:key="no_check_certificates"
+            app:title="@string/no_check_certificates" />
+
         <EditTextPreference
             android:icon="@drawable/baseline_network_locked_24"
             app:key="proxy"