diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/ui/screen/feed/preferences/FeedSettingsPreferenceFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/ui/screen/feed/preferences/FeedSettingsPreferenceFragment.java
index 20a22d044..d64612d2e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/ui/screen/feed/preferences/FeedSettingsPreferenceFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/ui/screen/feed/preferences/FeedSettingsPreferenceFragment.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
 import com.google.android.material.dialog.MaterialAlertDialogBuilder;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.R;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.databinding.PlaybackSpeedFeedSettingDialogBinding;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.event.MessageEvent;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.event.settings.SkipIntroEndingChangedEvent;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.event.settings.SpeedPresetChangedEvent;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.event.settings.VolumeAdaptionChangedEvent;
@@ -213,6 +214,14 @@ public class FeedSettingsPreferenceFragment extends PreferenceFragmentCompat {
             EventBus.getDefault().post(new VolumeAdaptionChangedEvent(newSetting, feed.getId()));
             return false;
         });
+        findPreference(PREF_NEW_EPISODES_ACTION).setOnPreferenceClickListener(preference -> {
+            boolean isAutoDownload = feed.getPreferences().isAutoDownload(UserPreferences.isEnableAutodownloadGlobal());
+            if (isAutoDownload && !feed.isLocalFeed()) {
+                EventBus.getDefault().post(new MessageEvent(getString(R.string.feed_new_episodes_action_snackbar)));
+                return true;
+            }
+            return false;
+        });
         findPreference(PREF_NEW_EPISODES_ACTION).setOnPreferenceChangeListener((preference, newValue) -> {
             int code = Integer.parseInt((String) newValue);
             feedPreferences.setNewEpisodesAction(FeedPreferences.NewEpisodesAction.fromCode(code));
@@ -284,7 +293,6 @@ public class FeedSettingsPreferenceFragment extends PreferenceFragmentCompat {
         ListPreference newEpisodesAction = findPreference(PREF_NEW_EPISODES_ACTION);
         boolean isAutoDownload = feed.getPreferences().isAutoDownload(UserPreferences.isEnableAutodownloadGlobal());
         if (isAutoDownload && !feed.isLocalFeed()) {
-            newEpisodesAction.setEnabled(false);
             newEpisodesAction.setSummary(R.string.feed_new_episodes_action_summary_autodownload);
             return;
         }
diff --git a/ui/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/ui/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 93c079172..03e313575 100644
--- a/ui/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/ui/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@
     <string name="feed_new_episodes_action_add_to_queue">Add to queue</string>
     <string name="feed_new_episodes_action_nothing">Nothing</string>
     <string name="feed_new_episodes_action_summary_autodownload">Automatic download enabled. Episodes are added to the inbox and then moved to the queue once downloaded.</string>
+    <string name="feed_new_episodes_action_snackbar">Cannot be changed when automatic download is enabled.</string>
     <string name="episode_cleanup_never">Never</string>
     <string name="episode_cleanup_except_favorite_removal">When not favorited</string>
     <string name="episode_cleanup_queue_removal">When not in queue</string>
diff --git a/ui/preferences/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/ui/preferences/preference/MaterialListPreference.java b/ui/preferences/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/ui/preferences/preference/MaterialListPreference.java
index a1264c569..103b3be40 100644
--- a/ui/preferences/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/ui/preferences/preference/MaterialListPreference.java
+++ b/ui/preferences/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/ui/preferences/preference/MaterialListPreference.java
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ public class MaterialListPreference extends ListPreference {
 
     @Override
     protected void onClick() {
+        if (getOnPreferenceClickListener() != null && getOnPreferenceClickListener().onPreferenceClick(this)) {
+            return;
+        }
         MaterialAlertDialogBuilder builder = new MaterialAlertDialogBuilder(getContext());
         builder.setTitle(getTitle());
         builder.setIcon(getDialogIcon());