diff --git a/zotify/config.py b/zotify/config.py
index ab620ac0..4fbe777c 100644
--- a/zotify/config.py
+++ b/zotify/config.py
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 SKIP_PREVIOUSLY_DOWNLOADED = 'SKIP_PREVIOUSLY_DOWNLOADED'
 DOWNLOAD_FORMAT = 'DOWNLOAD_FORMAT'
 BULK_WAIT_TIME = 'BULK_WAIT_TIME'
+PL_BULK_WAIT_TIME = 'PL_BULK_WAIT_TIME'
+PL_BATCH = 'PL_BATCH'
 OVERRIDE_AUTO_WAIT = 'OVERRIDE_AUTO_WAIT'
 CHUNK_SIZE = 'CHUNK_SIZE'
 SPLIT_ALBUM_DISCS = 'SPLIT_ALBUM_DISCS'
@@ -56,6 +58,8 @@
     SKIP_PREVIOUSLY_DOWNLOADED: { 'default': 'False', 'type': bool, 'arg': '--skip-previously-downloaded' },
     RETRY_ATTEMPTS:             { 'default': '1',     'type': int,  'arg': '--retry-attempts'             },
     BULK_WAIT_TIME:             { 'default': '1',     'type': int,  'arg': '--bulk-wait-time'             },
+    PL_BULK_WAIT_TIME:          { 'default': '1',     'type': int,  'arg': '--pl-bulk-wait-time'          },
+    PL_BATCH:                   { 'default': '0',     'type': int,  'arg': '--pl-batch'                   },
     OVERRIDE_AUTO_WAIT:         { 'default': 'False', 'type': bool, 'arg': '--override-auto-wait'         },
     CHUNK_SIZE:                 { 'default': '20000', 'type': int,  'arg': '--chunk-size'                 },
     DOWNLOAD_REAL_TIME:         { 'default': 'False', 'type': bool, 'arg': '--download-real-time'         },
@@ -200,6 +204,14 @@ def get_download_lyrics(cls) -> bool:
     def get_bulk_wait_time(cls) -> int:
         return cls.get(BULK_WAIT_TIME)
 
+    @classmethod
+    def get_pl_bulk_wait_time(cls) -> int:
+        return cls.get(PL_BULK_WAIT_TIME)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_pl_batch(cls) -> int:
+        return cls.get(PL_BATCH)
+
     @classmethod
     def get_language(cls) -> str:
         return cls.get(LANGUAGE)
diff --git a/zotify/playlist.py b/zotify/playlist.py
index 919c47ba..04120714 100644
--- a/zotify/playlist.py
+++ b/zotify/playlist.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 from zotify.const import ITEMS, ID, TRACK, NAME
-from zotify.termoutput import Printer
+from zotify.termoutput import Printer, PrintChannel
 from zotify.track import download_track
 from zotify.utils import split_input
 from zotify.zotify import Zotify
+import time
 
 MY_PLAYLISTS_URL = 'https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/playlists'
 PLAYLISTS_URL = 'https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists'
@@ -52,10 +53,20 @@ def download_playlist(playlist):
     playlist_songs = [song for song in get_playlist_songs(playlist[ID]) if song[TRACK] is not None and song[TRACK][ID]]
     p_bar = Printer.progress(playlist_songs, unit='song', total=len(playlist_songs), unit_scale=True)
     enum = 1
+    plimit = -1
+    pl_batch = Zotify.CONFIG.get_pl_batch()
     for song in p_bar:
         download_track('extplaylist', song[TRACK][ID], extra_keys={'playlist': playlist[NAME], 'playlist_num': str(enum).zfill(2)}, disable_progressbar=True)
         p_bar.set_description(song[TRACK][NAME])
         enum += 1
+        if pl_batch > 0:
+            plimit += 1
+            if plimit >= pl_batch:
+                if Zotify.CONFIG.get_pl_bulk_wait_time():
+                    pl_wait_time = Zotify.CONFIG.get_pl_bulk_wait_time()
+                    Printer.print(PrintChannel.PROGRESS_INFO, f'Pausing after {pl_batch} song queries in playlist. Waiting {pl_wait_time} seconds.')
+                    time.sleep(pl_wait_time)
+                plimit = -1
 
 
 def download_from_user_playlist():