diff --git a/launcher/Application.cpp b/launcher/Application.cpp
index 879af5356..1fc315495 100644
--- a/launcher/Application.cpp
+++ b/launcher/Application.cpp
@@ -517,6 +517,7 @@ Application::Application(int &argc, char **argv) : QApplication(argc, argv)
         m_settings->registerSetting({"CentralModsDir", "ModsDir"}, "mods");
         m_settings->registerSetting("IconsDir", "icons");
         m_settings->registerSetting("DownloadsDir", QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::DownloadLocation));
+        m_settings->registerSetting("DownloadsDirWatchRecursive", false);
 
         // Editors
         m_settings->registerSetting("JsonEditor", QString());
diff --git a/launcher/ui/dialogs/BlockedModsDialog.cpp b/launcher/ui/dialogs/BlockedModsDialog.cpp
index ac06625e2..36df5f467 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/dialogs/BlockedModsDialog.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/dialogs/BlockedModsDialog.cpp
@@ -185,7 +185,8 @@ void BlockedModsDialog::setupWatch()
 {
     const QString downloadsFolder = APPLICATION->settings()->get("DownloadsDir").toString();
     const QString modsFolder = APPLICATION->settings()->get("CentralModsDir").toString();
-    watchPath(downloadsFolder, true);
+    const bool downloadsFolderWatchRecursive = APPLICATION->settings()->get("DownloadsDirWatchRecursive").toBool();
+    watchPath(downloadsFolder, downloadsFolderWatchRecursive);
     watchPath(modsFolder, true);
 }
 
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.cpp b/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.cpp
index 324eb461c..20e02230f 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.cpp
@@ -184,6 +184,11 @@ void LauncherPage::on_downloadsDirBrowseBtn_clicked()
     }
 }
 
+void LauncherPage::on_downloadsDirWatchRecursiveCheckBox_clicked()
+{
+  // incase anything needs to be done here
+}
+
 void LauncherPage::on_metadataDisableBtn_clicked()
 {
     ui->metadataWarningLabel->setHidden(!ui->metadataDisableBtn->isChecked());
@@ -217,6 +222,7 @@ void LauncherPage::applySettings()
     s->set("CentralModsDir", ui->modsDirTextBox->text());
     s->set("IconsDir", ui->iconsDirTextBox->text());
     s->set("DownloadsDir", ui->downloadsDirTextBox->text());
+    s->set("DownloadsDirWatchRecursive", ui->downloadsDirWatchRecursiveCheckBox->isChecked());
 
     auto sortMode = (InstSortMode)ui->sortingModeGroup->checkedId();
     switch (sortMode)
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.h b/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.h
index 33f66f1be..c5ebbe39d 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.h
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.h
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ slots:
     void on_iconsDirBrowseBtn_clicked();
     void on_downloadsDirBrowseBtn_clicked();
     void on_metadataDisableBtn_clicked();
+    void on_downloadsDirWatchRecursiveCheckBox_clicked();
 
     /*!
      * Updates the font preview
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.ui b/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.ui
index 923b7f95c..6279d879b 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.ui
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.ui
@@ -67,19 +67,16 @@
           <string>Folders</string>
          </property>
          <layout class="QGridLayout" name="foldersBoxLayout">
-          <item row="0" column="2">
-           <widget class="QToolButton" name="instDirBrowseBtn">
+          <item row="3" column="0">
+           <widget class="QLabel" name="labelDownloadsDir">
             <property name="text">
-             <string notr="true">...</string>
+             <string>&amp;Downloads:</string>
+            </property>
+            <property name="buddy">
+             <cstring>downloadsDirTextBox</cstring>
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
-          <item row="1" column="1">
-           <widget class="QLineEdit" name="modsDirTextBox"/>
-          </item>
-          <item row="0" column="1">
-           <widget class="QLineEdit" name="instDirTextBox"/>
-          </item>
           <item row="0" column="0">
            <widget class="QLabel" name="labelInstDir">
             <property name="text">
@@ -90,16 +87,25 @@
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
+          <item row="0" column="1">
+           <widget class="QLineEdit" name="instDirTextBox"/>
+          </item>
+          <item row="3" column="1">
+           <widget class="QLineEdit" name="downloadsDirTextBox"/>
+          </item>
           <item row="2" column="1">
            <widget class="QLineEdit" name="iconsDirTextBox"/>
           </item>
-          <item row="2" column="2">
-           <widget class="QToolButton" name="iconsDirBrowseBtn">
+          <item row="3" column="2">
+           <widget class="QToolButton" name="downloadsDirBrowseBtn">
             <property name="text">
-             <string notr="true">...</string>
+             <string>...</string>
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
+          <item row="1" column="1">
+           <widget class="QLineEdit" name="modsDirTextBox"/>
+          </item>
           <item row="1" column="2">
            <widget class="QToolButton" name="modsDirBrowseBtn">
             <property name="text">
@@ -117,6 +123,20 @@
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
+          <item row="0" column="2">
+           <widget class="QToolButton" name="instDirBrowseBtn">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string notr="true">...</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item row="2" column="2">
+           <widget class="QToolButton" name="iconsDirBrowseBtn">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string notr="true">...</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
           <item row="2" column="0">
            <widget class="QLabel" name="labelIconsDir">
             <property name="text">
@@ -127,23 +147,13 @@
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
-          <item row="3" column="0">
-           <widget class="QLabel" name="labelDownloadsDir">
-            <property name="text">
-             <string>&amp;Downloads:</string>
+          <item row="4" column="0">
+           <widget class="QCheckBox" name="downloadsDirWatchRecursiveCheckBox">
+            <property name="toolTip">
+             <string>when looking for mods in places like the blocked mods dialog Prismlauncher will check in sub folders of your downloads folder too.</string>
             </property>
-            <property name="buddy">
-             <cstring>downloadsDirTextBox</cstring>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="3" column="1">
-           <widget class="QLineEdit" name="downloadsDirTextBox"/>
-          </item>
-          <item row="3" column="2">
-           <widget class="QToolButton" name="downloadsDirBrowseBtn">
             <property name="text">
-             <string>...</string>
+             <string>Check downloads folder recursively</string>
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>