diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index 5afb096..763e80c 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -2044,6 +2044,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "axum",
  "bstr",
+ "futures",
  "gethostname",
  "http 1.1.0",
  "httparse",
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/config.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/config.rs
index bb6dc90..6bea696 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/config.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/config.rs
@@ -143,6 +143,10 @@ pub struct RqbitDesktopConfigUpnp {
 #[serde(default)]
 pub struct RqbitDesktopConfig {
     pub default_download_location: PathBuf,
+
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub disable_upload: bool,
+
     pub dht: RqbitDesktopConfigDht,
     pub tcp_listen: RqbitDesktopConfigTcpListen,
     pub upnp: RqbitDesktopConfigUpnp,
@@ -167,6 +171,7 @@ impl Default for RqbitDesktopConfig {
             persistence: Default::default(),
             peer_opts: Default::default(),
             http_api: Default::default(),
+            disable_upload: false,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/desktop/src/configuration.tsx b/desktop/src/configuration.tsx
index 80f7677..93ee11c 100644
--- a/desktop/src/configuration.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/configuration.tsx
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ interface RqbitDesktopConfigUpnp {
 
 export interface RqbitDesktopConfig {
   default_download_location: PathLike;
+  disable_upload: boolean;
   dht: RqbitDesktopConfigDht;
   tcp_listen: RqbitDesktopConfigTcpListen;
   upnp: RqbitDesktopConfigUpnp;
diff --git a/desktop/src/configure.tsx b/desktop/src/configure.tsx
index bfe68de..6dfc723 100644
--- a/desktop/src/configure.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/configure.tsx
@@ -210,6 +210,16 @@ export const ConfigModal: React.FC<{
             onChange={handleInputChange}
             help="Where to download torrents by default. You can override this per torrent."
           />
+
+          <FormCheck
+            label="Disable upload"
+            name="disable_upload"
+            checked={config.disable_upload}
+            onChange={handleToggleChange}
+            help="Disable uploading entirely. If this is set, rqbit won't share piece availability and will disconnect on download request.
+
+Might be useful e.g. if rqbit upload consumes all your upload bandwidth and interferes with your other Internet usage."
+          />
         </Tab>
 
         <Tab name="DHT" currentTab={tab}>