diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/download/Downloader.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/download/Downloader.kt
index c6bc9a65aa..ae47453eb2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/download/Downloader.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/download/Downloader.kt
@@ -181,7 +181,16 @@ class Downloader(
         subscriptions.clear()
 
         subscriptions += downloadsRelay.concatMapIterable { it }
-            .concatMap { downloadChapter(it).subscribeOn(Schedulers.io()) }
+            // Concurrently download from 5 different sources
+            .groupBy { it.source }
+            .flatMap(
+                { bySource ->
+                    bySource.concatMap { download ->
+                        downloadChapter(download).subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
+                    }
+                },
+                5
+            )
             .onBackpressureBuffer()
             .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
             .subscribe(