diff --git a/net/download/service/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/net/download/service/feed/FeedUpdateManagerImpl.java b/net/download/service/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/net/download/service/feed/FeedUpdateManagerImpl.java
index 490d83e4e..5433ac4d0 100644
--- a/net/download/service/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/net/download/service/feed/FeedUpdateManagerImpl.java
+++ b/net/download/service/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/net/download/service/feed/FeedUpdateManagerImpl.java
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ public class FeedUpdateManagerImpl extends FeedUpdateManager {
     public static final String EXTRA_EVEN_ON_MOBILE = "even_on_mobile";
     public static final String EXTRA_MANUAL = "manual";
     private static final String TAG = "AutoUpdateManager";
+    private static long lastManualRefreshTime = 0;
+    private static final long REFRESH_COOLDOWN_MS = 20_000;
 
     /**
      * Start / restart periodic auto feed refresh
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ public class FeedUpdateManagerImpl extends FeedUpdateManager {
     }
 
     public void runOnce(Context context, Feed feed, boolean nextPage) {
+        lastManualRefreshTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
         OneTimeWorkRequest.Builder workRequest = new OneTimeWorkRequest.Builder(FeedUpdateWorker.class)
                 .setInitialDelay(0L, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
                 .setExpedited(OutOfQuotaPolicy.RUN_AS_NON_EXPEDITED_WORK_REQUEST)
@@ -89,6 +92,11 @@ public class FeedUpdateManagerImpl extends FeedUpdateManager {
     }
 
     public void runOnceOrAsk(@NonNull Context context, @Nullable Feed feed) {
+        if (System.currentTimeMillis() - lastManualRefreshTime < REFRESH_COOLDOWN_MS) {
+            EventBus.getDefault().post(new MessageEvent(context.getString(R.string.please_wait_before_refreshing)));
+            EventBus.getDefault().postSticky(new FeedUpdateRunningEvent(false));
+            return;
+        }
         Log.d(TAG, "Run auto update immediately in background.");
         if (feed != null && feed.isLocalFeed()) {
             runOnce(context, feed);
diff --git a/ui/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/ui/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 2bcacb8e0..c5ab45be1 100644
--- a/ui/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/ui/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@
     <string name="multi_select_started_talkback">Multi select actions shown at the bottom</string>
     <string name="filtered_label">Filtered</string>
     <string name="refresh_failed_msg">Last refresh failed. Tap to view details.</string>
+    <string name="please_wait_before_refreshing">Please wait some time before refreshing podcasts again.</string>
     <string name="open_podcast">Open podcast</string>
     <string name="please_wait_for_data">Please wait until the data is loaded</string>
     <string name="updates_disabled_label">Updates disabled</string>