diff --git a/downloader.py b/downloader.py
index 924c8f3..60d80dd 100755
--- a/downloader.py
+++ b/downloader.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ parser.add_argument('--threads', type=int, default=cpu_count(), help='How many d
 parser.add_argument('--daemon', '-d', action='store_true', help="Run in daemon mode. Disables progress bars sleeps for the amount of time specified in --sleep.")
 parser.add_argument('--sleep', type=float, default=60, help='How many minutes to sleep when in daemon mode.')
 parser.add_argument('--silence-errors', '-s', action='store_true', help="Don't print any error messages to the console.")
+parser.add_argument('--ignore-downloaded', '-i', action='store_true', help='Ignore videos that have been already downloaded and let YouTubeDL handle everything.')
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
 if args.threads <= 0:
@@ -225,13 +226,14 @@ while True:
         # sys.exit()
 
         # Remove already downloaded files from the to-do list.
-        download_queue = []
-        s = set()
-        for p, video in enumerate(playlist['entries']):
-            if video['id'] not in downloaded_videos and video['id'] not in s:
-                download_queue.append(video)
-                s.add(video['id'])
-        playlist_bar.update(len(downloaded_videos))
+        if not args.ignore_downloaded:
+            download_queue = []
+            s = set()
+            for p, video in enumerate(playlist['entries']):
+                if video['id'] not in downloaded_videos and video['id'] not in s:
+                    download_queue.append(video)
+                    s.add(video['id'])
+            playlist_bar.update(len(downloaded_videos))
 
         if len(download_queue):  # Don't mess with multiprocessing if all videos are already downloaded
             with Pool(processes=args.threads) as pool: