diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryController.kt
index 5ac5fbb22..4a3831fc4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryController.kt
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.library.LibraryUpdateService
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.preference.PreferencesHelper
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.preference.asImmediateFlow
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.databinding.LibraryControllerBinding
+import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.source.LocalSource
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.base.controller.NucleusController
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.base.controller.RootController
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.base.controller.TabbedController
@@ -441,6 +442,7 @@ class LibraryController(
             mode.title = count.toString()
 
             binding.actionToolbar.findItem(R.id.action_edit_cover)?.isVisible = count == 1
+            binding.actionToolbar.findItem(R.id.action_download_unread)?.isVisible = selectedMangas.any { it.source != LocalSource.ID }
         }
         return false
     }
@@ -453,6 +455,7 @@ class LibraryController(
         when (item.itemId) {
             R.id.action_edit_cover -> handleChangeCover()
             R.id.action_move_to_category -> showChangeMangaCategoriesDialog()
+            R.id.action_download_unread -> downloadUnreadChapters()
             R.id.action_delete -> showDeleteMangaDialog()
             R.id.action_select_all -> selectAllCategoryManga()
             R.id.action_select_inverse -> selectInverseCategoryManga()
@@ -546,6 +549,12 @@ class LibraryController(
             .showDialog(router)
     }
 
+    private fun downloadUnreadChapters() {
+        val mangas = selectedMangas.toList()
+        presenter.downloadUnreadChapters(mangas)
+        destroyActionModeIfNeeded()
+    }
+
     private fun showDeleteMangaDialog() {
         DeleteLibraryMangasDialog(this, selectedMangas.toList()).showDialog(router)
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryPresenter.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryPresenter.kt
index 1e365a01e..53ea010a9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryPresenter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryPresenter.kt
@@ -313,6 +313,22 @@ class LibraryPresenter(
             .reduce { set1: Iterable<Category>, set2 -> set1.intersect(set2).toMutableList() }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Queues all unread chapters from the given list of manga.
+     *
+     * @param mangas the list of manga.
+     */
+    fun downloadUnreadChapters(mangas: List<Manga>) {
+        mangas.forEach { manga ->
+            launchIO {
+                val chapters = db.getChapters(manga).executeAsBlocking()
+                    .filter { !it.read }
+
+                downloadManager.downloadChapters(manga, chapters)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Remove the selected manga from the library.
      *
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/chapter/MangaInfoChaptersController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/chapter/MangaInfoChaptersController.kt
index da7808990..2334fd934 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/chapter/MangaInfoChaptersController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/chapter/MangaInfoChaptersController.kt
@@ -745,9 +745,6 @@ class MangaInfoChaptersController(private val fromSource: Boolean = false) :
 
     private fun markAsRead(chapters: List<ChapterItem>) {
         presenter.markChaptersRead(chapters, true)
-        if (presenter.preferences.removeAfterMarkedAsRead()) {
-            deleteChapters(chapters)
-        }
         destroyActionModeIfNeeded()
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/chapter/MangaInfoChaptersPresenter.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/chapter/MangaInfoChaptersPresenter.kt
index 72cfc7bc2..15189c879 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/chapter/MangaInfoChaptersPresenter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/chapter/MangaInfoChaptersPresenter.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.base.presenter.BasePresenter
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.chapter.syncChaptersWithSource
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.isLocal
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.lang.isNullOrUnsubscribed
+import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.lang.launchIO
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.prepUpdateCover
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.removeCovers
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.shouldDownloadNewChapters
@@ -366,17 +367,21 @@ class MangaInfoChaptersPresenter(
      * @param read whether to mark chapters as read or unread.
      */
     fun markChaptersRead(selectedChapters: List<ChapterItem>, read: Boolean) {
-        Observable.from(selectedChapters)
-            .doOnNext { chapter ->
-                chapter.read = read
-                if (!read) {
-                    chapter.last_page_read = 0
-                }
+        val chapters = selectedChapters.map { chapter ->
+            chapter.read = read
+            if (!read) {
+                chapter.last_page_read = 0
             }
-            .toList()
-            .flatMap { db.updateChaptersProgress(it).asRxObservable() }
-            .subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
-            .subscribe()
+            chapter
+        }
+
+        launchIO {
+            db.updateChaptersProgress(chapters).executeAsBlocking()
+
+            if (preferences.removeAfterMarkedAsRead()) {
+                deleteChapters(chapters)
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/menu/library_selection.xml b/app/src/main/res/menu/library_selection.xml
index 525bce3e6..6781476a7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/menu/library_selection.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/menu/library_selection.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@
         app:iconTint="?attr/colorOnPrimary"
         app:showAsAction="always" />
 
+    <item
+        android:id="@+id/action_download_unread"
+        android:icon="@drawable/ic_get_app_24dp"
+        android:title="@string/action_download_unread"
+        app:iconTint="?attr/colorOnPrimary"
+        app:showAsAction="always" />
+
     <item
         android:id="@+id/action_delete"
         android:icon="@drawable/ic_delete_24dp"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 971d3c982..9804f7575 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
     <string name="action_mark_as_unread">Mark as unread</string>
     <string name="action_mark_previous_as_read">Mark previous as read</string>
     <string name="action_download">Download</string>
+    <string name="action_download_unread">Download unread chapters</string>
     <string name="action_bookmark">Bookmark</string>
     <string name="action_remove_bookmark">Unbookmark</string>
     <string name="action_delete">Delete</string>