diff --git a/backend/app.js b/backend/app.js
index 04edd6a..1a65d47 100644
--- a/backend/app.js
+++ b/backend/app.js
@@ -1133,7 +1133,7 @@ async function downloadFileByURL_exec(url, type, options, sessionID = null) {
             return;
         } else if (info) {
             // check if it fits into a category. If so, then get info again using new downloadConfig
-            if (!Array.isArray(info)) category = await categories_api.categorize(info);
+            if (!Array.isArray(info) || config_api.getConfigItem('ytdl_allow_playlist_categorization')) category = await categories_api.categorize(info);
 
             // set custom output if the category has one and re-retrieve info so the download manager has the right file name
             if (category && category['custom_output']) {
diff --git a/backend/appdata/default.json b/backend/appdata/default.json
index dca9eee..5bd5c54 100644
--- a/backend/appdata/default.json
+++ b/backend/appdata/default.json
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
       "allow_quality_select": true,
       "download_only_mode": false,
       "allow_multi_download_mode": true,
-      "enable_downloads_manager": true
+      "enable_downloads_manager": true,
+      "allow_playlist_categorization": true
     },
     "API": {
       "use_API_key": false,
diff --git a/backend/categories.js b/backend/categories.js
index d0b249a..d2af431 100644
--- a/backend/categories.js
+++ b/backend/categories.js
@@ -33,27 +33,31 @@ Rules:
 
 */
 
-async function categorize(file_json) {
+async function categorize(file_jsons) {
+    // to make the logic easier, let's assume the file metadata is an array
+    if (!Array.isArray(file_jsons)) file_jsons = [file_jsons];
+
     let selected_category = null;
     const categories = getCategories();
     if (!categories) {
         logger.warn('Categories could not be found. Initializing categories...');
         db.assign({categories: []}).write();
         return null;
-        return;
     }
 
-    for (let i = 0; i < categories.length; i++) {
-        const category = categories[i];
-        const rules = category['rules'];
-
-        // if rules for current category apply, then that is the selected category
-        if (applyCategoryRules(file_json, rules, category['name'])) {
-            selected_category = category;
-            logger.verbose(`Selected category ${category['name']} for ${file_json['webpage_url']}`);
-            return selected_category;
-        }
-    }
+    file_jsons.forEach(file_json => {
+        categories.forEach(category => {
+            const rules = category['rules'];
+    
+            // if rules for current category apply, then that is the selected category
+            if (applyCategoryRules(file_json, rules, category['name'])) {
+                selected_category = category;
+                logger.verbose(`Selected category ${category['name']} for ${file_json['webpage_url']}`);
+                return selected_category;
+            }
+        });
+    });
+    
     return selected_category;
 }
 
diff --git a/backend/config.js b/backend/config.js
index 4790e34..cb3e8b3 100644
--- a/backend/config.js
+++ b/backend/config.js
@@ -197,7 +197,8 @@ DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
         "allow_quality_select": true,
         "download_only_mode": false,
         "allow_multi_download_mode": true,
-        "enable_downloads_manager": true
+        "enable_downloads_manager": true,
+        "allow_playlist_categorization": true
       },
       "API": {
         "use_API_key": false,
diff --git a/backend/consts.js b/backend/consts.js
index fa14171..fc29fcf 100644
--- a/backend/consts.js
+++ b/backend/consts.js
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ let CONFIG_ITEMS = {
         'key': 'ytdl_enable_downloads_manager',
         'path': 'YoutubeDLMaterial.Extra.enable_downloads_manager'
     },
+    'ytdl_allow_playlist_categorization': {
+        'key': 'ytdl_allow_playlist_categorization',
+        'path': 'YoutubeDLMaterial.Extra.allow_playlist_categorization'
+    },
 
     // API
     'ytdl_use_api_key': {
diff --git a/src/app/settings/settings.component.html b/src/app/settings/settings.component.html
index bd085b1..a7d69d6 100644
--- a/src/app/settings/settings.component.html
+++ b/src/app/settings/settings.component.html
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
             <mat-divider></mat-divider>
             <div *ngIf="new_config" class="container-fluid">
                 <div class="row">
-                    <div class="col-12 mt-3 mb-2">
+                    <div class="col-12 mt-3">
                         <h6 i18n="Categories">Categories</h6>
                         <div cdkDropList class="category-list" (cdkDropListDropped)="dropCategory($event)">
                             <div class="category-box" *ngFor="let category of postsService.categories" cdkDrag>
@@ -154,6 +154,9 @@
                         </div>
                         <button style="margin-top: 10px;" mat-mini-fab (click)="openAddCategoryDialog()"><mat-icon>add</mat-icon></button>
                     </div>
+                    <div class="col-12 mt-2 mb-2">
+                        <mat-checkbox [(ngModel)]="new_config['Extra']['allow_playlist_categorization']" matTooltip="With this setting enabled, if a single video matches a category, the entire playlist will receive that category." i18n-matTooltip="Allow playlist categorization setting tooltip"><ng-container i18n="Allow playlist categorization setting label">Allow playlist categorization</ng-container></mat-checkbox>
+                    </div>
                 </div>
             </div>
             <mat-divider></mat-divider>
diff --git a/src/assets/default.json b/src/assets/default.json
index 532b32e..ce2cdb3 100644
--- a/src/assets/default.json
+++ b/src/assets/default.json
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
       "download_only_mode": false,
       "allow_multi_download_mode": true,
       "settings_pin_required": false,
-      "enable_downloads_manager": true
+      "enable_downloads_manager": true,
+      "allow_playlist_categorization": true
     },
     "API": {
       "use_API_key": false,