diff --git a/webui/src/main/java/com/muwire/webui/ConfigurationServlet.java b/webui/src/main/java/com/muwire/webui/ConfigurationServlet.java
index 287fff37..9f6904e0 100644
--- a/webui/src/main/java/com/muwire/webui/ConfigurationServlet.java
+++ b/webui/src/main/java/com/muwire/webui/ConfigurationServlet.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ public class ConfigurationServlet extends HttpServlet {
     static {
         INPUT_VALIDATORS.put("trustListInterval", new PositiveIntegerValidator("Trust list update frequency (hours)"));
         INPUT_VALIDATORS.put("downloadRetryInterval", new PositiveIntegerValidator("Download retry frequency (seconds)"));
+        INPUT_VALIDATORS.put("downloadMaxFailures", new IntegerValidator("Give up on sources after this many failures (-1 means never)"));
         INPUT_VALIDATORS.put("totalUploadSlots", new IntegerValidator("Total upload slots (-1 means unlimited)"));
         INPUT_VALIDATORS.put("uploadSlotsPerUser", new IntegerValidator("Upload slots per user (-1 means unlimited)"));
         INPUT_VALIDATORS.put("downloadLocation", new DirectoryValidator());
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ public class ConfigurationServlet extends HttpServlet {
         case "allowTrustLists": core.getMuOptions().setAllowTrustLists(true); break;
         case "trustListInterval" : core.getMuOptions().setTrustListInterval(Integer.parseInt(value)); break;
         case "downloadRetryInterval" : core.getMuOptions().setDownloadRetryInterval(Integer.parseInt(value)); break;
+        case "downloadMaxFailures" : core.getMuOptions().setDownloadMaxFailures(Integer.parseInt(value)); break;
         case "totalUploadSlots" : core.getMuOptions().setTotalUploadSlots(Integer.parseInt(value)); break;
         case "uploadSlotsPerUser" : core.getMuOptions().setUploadSlotsPerUser(Integer.parseInt(value)); break;
         case "downloadLocation" : core.getMuOptions().setDownloadLocation(getDirectory(value)); break;
diff --git a/webui/src/main/webapp/ConfigurationPage.jsp b/webui/src/main/webapp/ConfigurationPage.jsp
index 131459aa..efea36e6 100644
--- a/webui/src/main/webapp/ConfigurationPage.jsp
+++ b/webui/src/main/webapp/ConfigurationPage.jsp
@@ -82,6 +82,13 @@ Exception error = (Exception) application.getAttribute("MWConfigError");
 						</td>
 						<td><p align="right"><input type="text" size="1" name="downloadRetryInterval" class="right" value="<%= core.getMuOptions().getDownloadRetryInterval()%>"></p></td>
 					</tr>
+					<tr>
+						<td><div class="tooltip"><%=Util._t("Give up on sources after this many failures (-1 means never)")%>
+							<span class="tooltiptext"><%=Util._t("After how many download attempts MuWire should give up on the download source.")%></span>
+							</div>
+						</td>
+						<td><p align="right"><input type="text" size="1" name="downloadMaxFailures" class="right" value="<%= core.getMuOptions().getDownloadMaxFailures()%>"></p></td>
+					</tr>
 					<tr>
 						<td><div class="tooltip"><%=Util._t("Directory for downloaded files")%>
 							<span class="tooltiptext"><%=Util._t("Where to save downloaded files. MuWire must be able to write to this location.")%></span>