diff --git a/lib/bloc/podcast/episode_bloc.dart b/lib/bloc/podcast/episode_bloc.dart
index 1595178d..37a3d629 100644
--- a/lib/bloc/podcast/episode_bloc.dart
+++ b/lib/bloc/podcast/episode_bloc.dart
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class EpisodeBloc extends Bloc {
 
   void _listenEpisodeEvents() {
     // Listen for episode updates. If the episode is downloaded, we need to update.
-    podcastService.episodeListener!.where((event) => event.episode.downloaded).listen((event) => fetchDownloads(true));
+    podcastService.episodeListener!.where((event) => event.episode.downloaded || event.episode.played).listen((event) => fetchDownloads(true));
   }
 
   Stream<BlocState<List<Episode>>> _loadDownloads(bool silent) async* {
diff --git a/lib/bloc/settings/settings_bloc.dart b/lib/bloc/settings/settings_bloc.dart
index e0060e65..fcd0e398 100644
--- a/lib/bloc/settings/settings_bloc.dart
+++ b/lib/bloc/settings/settings_bloc.dart
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class SettingsBloc extends Bloc {
   final BehaviorSubject<AppSettings> _settings = BehaviorSubject<AppSettings>.seeded(AppSettings.sensibleDefaults());
   final BehaviorSubject<bool> _darkMode = BehaviorSubject<bool>();
   final BehaviorSubject<bool> _markDeletedAsPlayed = BehaviorSubject<bool>();
+  final BehaviorSubject<bool> _deleteDownloadedPlayedEpisodes = BehaviorSubject<bool>();
   final BehaviorSubject<bool> _storeDownloadOnSDCard = BehaviorSubject<bool>();
   final BehaviorSubject<double> _playbackSpeed = BehaviorSubject<double>();
   final BehaviorSubject<String> _searchProvider = BehaviorSubject<String>();
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ class SettingsBloc extends Bloc {
     _currentSettings = AppSettings(
       theme: _settingsService.themeDarkMode ? 'dark' : 'light',
       markDeletedEpisodesAsPlayed: _settingsService.markDeletedEpisodesAsPlayed,
+      deleteDownloadedPlayedEpisodes: _settingsService.deleteDownloadedPlayedEpisodes,
       storeDownloadsSDCard: _settingsService.storeDownloadsSDCard,
       playbackSpeed: _settingsService.playbackSpeed,
       searchProvider: _settingsService.searchProvider,
@@ -71,6 +73,12 @@ class SettingsBloc extends Bloc {
       _settingsService.markDeletedEpisodesAsPlayed = mark;
     });
 
+    _deleteDownloadedPlayedEpisodes.listen((bool delete) {
+      _currentSettings = _currentSettings.copyWith(deleteDownloadedPlayedEpisodes: delete);
+      _settings.add(_currentSettings);
+      _settingsService.deleteDownloadedPlayedEpisodes = delete;
+    });
+
     _storeDownloadOnSDCard.listen((bool sdcard) {
       _currentSettings = _currentSettings.copyWith(storeDownloadsSDCard: sdcard);
       _settings.add(_currentSettings);
@@ -148,6 +156,8 @@ class SettingsBloc extends Bloc {
 
   void Function(bool) get markDeletedAsPlayed => _markDeletedAsPlayed.add;
 
+  void Function(bool) get deleteDownloadedPlayedEpisodes => _deleteDownloadedPlayedEpisodes.add;
+
   void Function(double) get setPlaybackSpeed => _playbackSpeed.add;
 
   void Function(bool) get setAutoOpenNowPlaying => _autoOpenNowPlaying.add;
@@ -172,6 +182,7 @@ class SettingsBloc extends Bloc {
   void dispose() {
     _darkMode.close();
     _markDeletedAsPlayed.close();
+    _deleteDownloadedPlayedEpisodes.close();
     _storeDownloadOnSDCard.close();
     _playbackSpeed.close();
     _searchProvider.close();
diff --git a/lib/entities/app_settings.dart b/lib/entities/app_settings.dart
index 060b5ab2..b226459f 100644
--- a/lib/entities/app_settings.dart
+++ b/lib/entities/app_settings.dart
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ class AppSettings {
   /// True if episodes are marked as played when deleted.
   final bool markDeletedEpisodesAsPlayed;
 
+  /// True if downloaded played episodes must be deleted automatically.
+  final bool deleteDownloadedPlayedEpisodes;
+
   /// True if downloads should be saved to the SD card.
   final bool storeDownloadsSDCard;
 
@@ -47,6 +50,7 @@ class AppSettings {
   AppSettings({
     required this.theme,
     required this.markDeletedEpisodesAsPlayed,
+    required this.deleteDownloadedPlayedEpisodes,
     required this.storeDownloadsSDCard,
     required this.playbackSpeed,
     required this.searchProvider,
@@ -63,6 +67,7 @@ class AppSettings {
   AppSettings.sensibleDefaults()
       : theme = 'dark',
         markDeletedEpisodesAsPlayed = false,
+        deleteDownloadedPlayedEpisodes = false,
         storeDownloadsSDCard = false,
         playbackSpeed = 1.0,
         searchProvider = 'itunes',
@@ -78,6 +83,7 @@ class AppSettings {
   AppSettings copyWith({
     String? theme,
     bool? markDeletedEpisodesAsPlayed,
+    bool? deleteDownloadedPlayedEpisodes,
     bool? storeDownloadsSDCard,
     double? playbackSpeed,
     String? searchProvider,
@@ -93,6 +99,7 @@ class AppSettings {
       AppSettings(
         theme: theme ?? this.theme,
         markDeletedEpisodesAsPlayed: markDeletedEpisodesAsPlayed ?? this.markDeletedEpisodesAsPlayed,
+        deleteDownloadedPlayedEpisodes: deleteDownloadedPlayedEpisodes ?? this.deleteDownloadedPlayedEpisodes,
         storeDownloadsSDCard: storeDownloadsSDCard ?? this.storeDownloadsSDCard,
         playbackSpeed: playbackSpeed ?? this.playbackSpeed,
         searchProvider: searchProvider ?? this.searchProvider,
diff --git a/lib/l10n/L.dart b/lib/l10n/L.dart
index 693dfaa3..de42eb7d 100644
--- a/lib/l10n/L.dart
+++ b/lib/l10n/L.dart
@@ -447,6 +447,16 @@ class L {
         );
   }
 
+  String get settings_delete_played_label {
+    return message('settings_delete_played_label') ??
+        Intl.message(
+          'Delete downloaded episodes once played',
+          name: 'settings_delete_played_label',
+          desc: 'Delete downloaded episodes once played setting',
+          locale: localeName,
+        );
+  }
+
   String get settings_download_sd_card_label {
     return message('settings_download_sd_card_label') ??
         Intl.message(
diff --git a/lib/services/audio/default_audio_player_service.dart b/lib/services/audio/default_audio_player_service.dart
index 9b86c70e..e965cb3b 100644
--- a/lib/services/audio/default_audio_player_service.dart
+++ b/lib/services/audio/default_audio_player_service.dart
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ class DefaultAudioPlayerService extends AudioPlayerService {
       builder: () => _DefaultAudioPlayerHandler(
         repository: repository,
         settings: settingsService,
+        podcastService: podcastService,
       ),
       config: const AudioServiceConfig(
         androidResumeOnClick: true,
@@ -524,6 +525,13 @@ class DefaultAudioPlayerService extends AudioPlayerService {
 
     log.fine('We have completed episode ${_currentEpisode?.title}');
 
+    if (
+        settingsService.deleteDownloadedPlayedEpisodes &&
+        _currentEpisode?.downloadState == DownloadState.downloaded
+    ) {
+      await podcastService.deleteDownload(_currentEpisode!);
+    }
+
     _stopPositionTicker();
 
     if (_queue.isEmpty) {
@@ -781,6 +789,7 @@ class _DefaultAudioPlayerHandler extends BaseAudioHandler with SeekHandler {
   final log = Logger('DefaultAudioPlayerHandler');
   final Repository repository;
   final SettingsService settings;
+  final PodcastService podcastService;
 
   static const rewindMillis = 10001;
   static const fastForwardMillis = 30000;
@@ -807,6 +816,7 @@ class _DefaultAudioPlayerHandler extends BaseAudioHandler with SeekHandler {
   _DefaultAudioPlayerHandler({
     required this.repository,
     required this.settings,
+    required this.podcastService,
   }) {
     _initPlayer();
   }
@@ -1075,7 +1085,11 @@ class _DefaultAudioPlayerHandler extends BaseAudioHandler with SeekHandler {
         storedEpisode.position = 0;
         storedEpisode.played = true;
 
-        await repository.saveEpisode(storedEpisode);
+        if (settings.deleteDownloadedPlayedEpisodes) {
+          podcastService.deleteDownload(storedEpisode);
+        } else {
+          await repository.saveEpisode(storedEpisode);
+        }
       } else if (currentPosition != storedEpisode.position) {
         storedEpisode.position = currentPosition;
 
diff --git a/lib/services/settings/mobile_settings_service.dart b/lib/services/settings/mobile_settings_service.dart
index f1afa152..35b765c8 100644
--- a/lib/services/settings/mobile_settings_service.dart
+++ b/lib/services/settings/mobile_settings_service.dart
@@ -39,6 +39,15 @@ class MobileSettingsService extends SettingsService {
     settingsNotifier.sink.add('markplayedasdeleted');
   }
 
+  @override
+  bool get deleteDownloadedPlayedEpisodes => _sharedPreferences.getBool('deleteDownloadedPlayedEpisodes') ?? false;
+
+  @override
+  set deleteDownloadedPlayedEpisodes(bool value) {
+    _sharedPreferences.setBool('deleteDownloadedPlayedEpisodes', value);
+    settingsNotifier.sink.add('deleteDownloadedPlayedEpisodes');
+  }
+
   @override
   bool get storeDownloadsSDCard => _sharedPreferences.getBool('savesdcard') ?? false;
 
diff --git a/lib/services/settings/settings_service.dart b/lib/services/settings/settings_service.dart
index c5552e6d..59b27ddd 100644
--- a/lib/services/settings/settings_service.dart
+++ b/lib/services/settings/settings_service.dart
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ abstract class SettingsService {
 
   set markDeletedEpisodesAsPlayed(bool value);
 
+  bool get deleteDownloadedPlayedEpisodes;
+
+  set deleteDownloadedPlayedEpisodes(bool value);
+
   bool get storeDownloadsSDCard;
 
   set storeDownloadsSDCard(bool value);
diff --git a/lib/ui/settings/settings.dart b/lib/ui/settings/settings.dart
index 3c7c15ae..e8970cd8 100644
--- a/lib/ui/settings/settings.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/settings/settings.dart
@@ -79,6 +79,14 @@ class _SettingsState extends State<Settings> {
                   ),
                 ),
               ),
+              ListTile(
+                  shape: const RoundedRectangleBorder(side: BorderSide.none),
+                  title: Text(L.of(context)!.settings_delete_played_label),
+                  trailing: Switch.adaptive(
+                    value: snapshot.data!.deleteDownloadedPlayedEpisodes,
+                    onChanged: (value) => setState(() => settingsBloc.deleteDownloadedPlayedEpisodes(value)),
+                  )
+              ),
               sdcard
                   ? MergeSemantics(
                       child: ListTile(
diff --git a/test/unit/mocks/mock_settings_service.dart b/test/unit/mocks/mock_settings_service.dart
index 3536a54d..66353d0d 100644
--- a/test/unit/mocks/mock_settings_service.dart
+++ b/test/unit/mocks/mock_settings_service.dart
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ class MockSettingsService extends SettingsService {
   @override
   bool markDeletedEpisodesAsPlayed = false;
 
+  @override
+  bool deleteDownloadedPlayedEpisodes = false;
+
   @override
   double playbackSpeed = 1;
 
diff --git a/test/unit/services/settings_test.dart b/test/unit/services/settings_test.dart
index e0abfb4d..61117ff6 100644
--- a/test/unit/services/settings_test.dart
+++ b/test/unit/services/settings_test.dart
@@ -108,4 +108,11 @@ void main() {
     mobileSettingsService?.layoutMode = 1;
     expect(mobileSettingsService?.layoutMode, 1);
   }, timeout: const Timeout(Duration(milliseconds: timeout)));
+
+  test('Test delete played downloaded episodes', () async {
+    expect(mobileSettingsService?.deleteDownloadedPlayedEpisodes, false);
+    expectLater(settingsListener, emits('deleteDownloadedPlayedEpisodes'));
+    mobileSettingsService?.deleteDownloadedPlayedEpisodes = true;
+    expect(mobileSettingsService?.deleteDownloadedPlayedEpisodes, true);
+  }, timeout: const Timeout(Duration(milliseconds: timeout)));
 }