diff --git a/app/_locales/en/messages.json b/app/_locales/en/messages.json
index 8b7fcde..9a588d2 100644
--- a/app/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/app/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -74,5 +74,9 @@
   "setPort": {
     "message": "Set Port",
     "description": "Set Port"
+  },
+  "downloadFallback": {
+    "message": "If launching in Motrix fails, use the browser's default download manager",
+    "description": "If launching in Motrix fails, use the browser's default download manager"
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/_locales/zh/messages.json b/app/_locales/zh/messages.json
index e605df1..b29556e 100644
--- a/app/_locales/zh/messages.json
+++ b/app/_locales/zh/messages.json
@@ -58,5 +58,9 @@
   "setPort": {
     "message": "设定埠",
     "description": "设定埠"
+  },
+  "downloadFallback": {
+    "message": "如果在 motrix 中启动失败，请使用浏览器的默认下载管理器",
+    "description": "如果在 motrix 中启动失败，请使用浏览器的默认下载管理器"
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/scripts/background.js b/app/scripts/background.js
index 57c1fce..c3b8a0c 100644
--- a/app/scripts/background.js
+++ b/app/scripts/background.js
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ async function downloadAgent() {
       'minFileSize',
       'blacklist',
       'motrixPort',
+      'downloadFallback',
     ]);
 
     const getAriaDownloader = async (options) => {
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ async function downloadAgent() {
       });
 
       const shouldCheck =
-        statuses[0]?.byExtensionName !== 'Motrix WebExtension';
+        statuses[0]?.byExtensionName !== browser.i18n.getMessage('appName');
 
       // Extension is disabled
       if (shouldCheck && !result.extensionStatus) return;
@@ -128,9 +129,38 @@ async function downloadAgent() {
         await downloader.handleStart(result, downloadItem, history);
       } catch {
         if (downloader instanceof AriaDownloader) {
-          await browser.downloads.resume(downloadItem.id);
-          downloader = new BrowserDownloader();
-          await downloader.handleStart(result, downloadItem, history);
+          if (
+            typeof result.downloadFallback === 'undefined' ||
+            result?.downloadFallback
+          ) {
+            await browser.downloads.resume(downloadItem.id);
+            downloader = new BrowserDownloader();
+            await downloader.handleStart(result, downloadItem, history);
+          } else {
+            await browser?.downloads
+              ?.removeFile(downloadItem.id)
+              .then()
+              .catch(onError);
+            await browser?.downloads
+              ?.cancel(downloadItem.id)
+              .then()
+              .catch(onError);
+            await browser?.downloads
+              ?.erase({ id: downloadItem.id })
+              .then()
+              .catch(onError);
+            const notificationOptions = {
+              type: 'basic',
+              iconUrl: '../images/icon-large.png',
+              title: 'Connection to motrix is not working',
+              message:
+                'Browser download fallback is also not enabled. Your download will be cancelled.',
+            };
+            const notificationId = Math.round(
+              new Date().getTime() / 1000
+            ).toString();
+            browser.notifications.create(notificationId, notificationOptions);
+          }
         }
       }
     }, onError);
diff --git a/app/scripts/config.js b/app/scripts/config.js
index b1209fa..6bb07ca 100644
--- a/app/scripts/config.js
+++ b/app/scripts/config.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ function ConfigView() {
   const [motrixAPIkey, setMotrixAPIkey] = useState('');
   const [extensionStatus, setExtensionStatus] = useState(false);
   const [enableNotifications, setEnableNotifications] = useState(false);
+  const [downloadFallback, setDownloadFallback] = useState(true);
   const [enableDownloadPrompt, setEnableDownloadPrompt] = useState(false);
   const [minFileSize, setMinFileSize] = useState('');
   const [blacklist, setBlacklist] = useState([]);
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ function ConfigView() {
         'hideChromeBar',
         'showContextOption',
         'motrixPort',
+        'downloadFallback',
       ])
       .then(
         (result) => {
@@ -65,6 +67,12 @@ function ConfigView() {
           } else {
             setExtensionStatus(result.extensionStatus);
           }
+          if (typeof result.downloadFallback === 'undefined') {
+            browser.storage.sync.set({ downloadFallback: true });
+            setDownloadFallback(true);
+          } else {
+            setDownloadFallback(result.downloadFallback);
+          }
 
           if (typeof result.enableNotifications === 'undefined') {
             browser.storage.sync.set({ enableNotifications: true });
@@ -209,6 +217,24 @@ function ConfigView() {
           </Box>
         </Grid>
 
+        {/* Fallback status switch */}
+        <Grid item xs={6}>
+          <FormLabel>__MSG_downloadFallback__</FormLabel>
+        </Grid>
+        <Grid item xs={2}>
+          <Box display="flex" justifyContent="center">
+            <Switch
+              checked={downloadFallback}
+              onClick={() => {
+                browser.storage.sync.set({
+                  downloadFallback: !downloadFallback,
+                });
+                setDownloadFallback((x) => !x);
+              }}
+            />
+          </Box>
+        </Grid>
+
         {/* Notifications status switch */}
         <Grid item xs={6}>
           <FormLabel>__MSG_enableNotifications__</FormLabel>