diff --git a/app/main.py b/app/main.py
index a94cbd6..e48ab43 100644
--- a/app/main.py
+++ b/app/main.py
@@ -725,6 +725,7 @@ def parse_download_options(post: dict) -> dict:
     playlist_item_limit = post.get('playlist_item_limit')
     auto_start = post.get('auto_start')
     split_by_chapters = post.get('split_by_chapters')
+    sponsorblock = bool(post.get('sponsorblock'))
     chapter_template = post.get('chapter_template')
     subtitle_language = post.get('subtitle_language')
     subtitle_mode = post.get('subtitle_mode')
@@ -845,6 +846,7 @@ def parse_download_options(post: dict) -> dict:
         'playlist_item_limit': playlist_item_limit,
         'auto_start': auto_start,
         'split_by_chapters': split_by_chapters,
+        'sponsorblock': sponsorblock,
         'chapter_template': chapter_template,
         'subtitle_language': subtitle_language,
         'subtitle_mode': subtitle_mode,
@@ -890,6 +892,7 @@ async def add(request):
         o['ytdl_options_overrides'],
         o['clip_start'],
         o['clip_end'],
+        sponsorblock=o['sponsorblock'],
     )
     return web.Response(text=serializer.encode(status))
 
@@ -970,6 +973,7 @@ async def subscribe(request):
         subtitle_mode=o['subtitle_mode'],
         ytdl_options_presets=o['ytdl_options_presets'],
         ytdl_options_overrides=o['ytdl_options_overrides'],
+        sponsorblock=o['sponsorblock'],
         title_regex=post.get('title_regex'),
         skip_subscriber_only=skip_subscriber_only,
         clip_start=sub_clip_start,
diff --git a/app/subscriptions.py b/app/subscriptions.py
index 1cf7764..5afe878 100644
--- a/app/subscriptions.py
+++ b/app/subscriptions.py
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ class SubscriptionInfo:
     auto_start: bool = True
     playlist_item_limit: int = 0
     split_by_chapters: bool = False
+    sponsorblock: bool = False
     chapter_template: str = ""
     subtitle_language: str = "en"
     subtitle_mode: str = "prefer_manual"
@@ -242,6 +243,7 @@ def _subscription_to_record(sub: SubscriptionInfo) -> dict[str, Any]:
         "auto_start": sub.auto_start,
         "playlist_item_limit": sub.playlist_item_limit,
         "split_by_chapters": sub.split_by_chapters,
+        "sponsorblock": sub.sponsorblock,
         "chapter_template": sub.chapter_template,
         "subtitle_language": sub.subtitle_language,
         "subtitle_mode": sub.subtitle_mode,
@@ -487,6 +489,7 @@ class SubscriptionManager:
         ytdl_options_overrides: Optional[dict[str, Any]] = None,
         clip_start: Optional[float] = None,
         clip_end: Optional[float] = None,
+        sponsorblock: bool = False,
     ) -> tuple[list[str], list[str]]:
         queued_ids: list[str] = []
         queue_errors: list[str] = []
@@ -519,6 +522,7 @@ class SubscriptionManager:
                 ytdl_options_overrides,
                 clip_start,
                 clip_end,
+                sponsorblock=sponsorblock,
             )
             if isinstance(result, dict) and result.get("status") == "error":
                 msg = str(result.get("msg") or f"Queueing failed for {vurl}")
@@ -606,6 +610,7 @@ class SubscriptionManager:
         subtitle_mode: str,
         ytdl_options_presets: Optional[list[str]] = None,
         ytdl_options_overrides: Optional[dict[str, Any]] = None,
+        sponsorblock: bool = False,
         title_regex: Any = None,
         skip_subscriber_only: Any = None,
         clip_start: Optional[float] = None,
@@ -689,6 +694,7 @@ class SubscriptionManager:
                 auto_start=bool(auto_start),
                 playlist_item_limit=int(playlist_item_limit),
                 split_by_chapters=bool(split_by_chapters),
+                sponsorblock=bool(sponsorblock),
                 chapter_template=chapter_template or "",
                 subtitle_language=subtitle_language,
                 subtitle_mode=subtitle_mode,
@@ -942,6 +948,7 @@ class SubscriptionManager:
             dl_plimit = cur.playlist_item_limit
             dl_autostart = cur.auto_start
             dl_split = cur.split_by_chapters
+            dl_sponsorblock = cur.sponsorblock
             dl_chapter = cur.chapter_template
             dl_sublang = cur.subtitle_language
             dl_submode = cur.subtitle_mode
@@ -1010,6 +1017,7 @@ class SubscriptionManager:
             playlist_item_limit=dl_plimit,
             auto_start=dl_autostart,
             split_by_chapters=dl_split,
+            sponsorblock=dl_sponsorblock,
             chapter_template=dl_chapter or "",
             subtitle_language=dl_sublang,
             subtitle_mode=dl_submode,
diff --git a/app/tests/test_api.py b/app/tests/test_api.py
index ceb4124..0ed7ee0 100644
--- a/app/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/app/tests/test_api.py
@@ -366,6 +366,25 @@ async def test_subscribe_passes_clip_bounds(mock_dqueue, monkeypatch):
     assert kwargs["clip_end"] == pytest.approx(204.0)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_subscribe_passes_sponsorblock(mock_dqueue, monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main.submgr, "add_subscription", AsyncMock(return_value={"status": "ok"}))
+    req = _json_request(
+        {**_valid_video_add_body(), "check_interval_minutes": 60, "sponsorblock": True}
+    )
+    resp = await main.subscribe(req)
+    assert resp.status == 200
+    assert main.submgr.add_subscription.await_args.kwargs["sponsorblock"] is True
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_subscribe_defaults_sponsorblock_off(mock_dqueue, monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main.submgr, "add_subscription", AsyncMock(return_value={"status": "ok"}))
+    req = _json_request({**_valid_video_add_body(), "check_interval_minutes": 60})
+    await main.subscribe(req)
+    assert main.submgr.add_subscription.await_args.kwargs["sponsorblock"] is False
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_subscribe_without_clip_fields_stores_none(mock_dqueue, monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setattr(main.submgr, "add_subscription", AsyncMock(return_value={"status": "ok"}))
diff --git a/app/tests/test_download_queue.py b/app/tests/test_download_queue.py
index 8c85be2..66b5a0d 100644
--- a/app/tests/test_download_queue.py
+++ b/app/tests/test_download_queue.py
@@ -476,6 +476,32 @@ async def test_retry_keeps_overrides_while_still_allowed(dq_env):
     assert dq.queue.get(url).info.ytdl_options_overrides == {"writesubtitles": True}
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_retry_carries_the_sponsorblock_flag(dq_env):
+    notifier = AsyncMock()
+    dq = DownloadQueue(dq_env, notifier)
+    url = "https://example.com/watch?v=1"
+    dq.done.put(
+        Download(None, None, None, None, "best", "any", {}, _failed_playlist_item(url, sponsorblock=True))
+    )
+
+    def fake_extract(self, extracted_url, *_args, **_kwargs):
+        return {
+            "_type": "video",
+            "id": "vid1",
+            "title": "Test Video",
+            "url": extracted_url,
+            "webpage_url": extracted_url,
+        }
+
+    with patch.object(DownloadQueue, "_DownloadQueue__extract_info", fake_extract), \
+         patch.object(DownloadQueue, "_DownloadQueue__start_download", new=AsyncMock()):
+        result = await dq.retry(url)
+
+    assert result["status"] == "ok"
+    assert dq.queue.get(url).info.sponsorblock is True
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_add_entry_duplicate_while_pending_is_skipped_not_clobbered(dq_env):
     notifier = AsyncMock()
diff --git a/app/tests/test_subscriptions.py b/app/tests/test_subscriptions.py
index 1934d36..cf72fba 100644
--- a/app/tests/test_subscriptions.py
+++ b/app/tests/test_subscriptions.py
@@ -479,6 +479,69 @@ class SubscriptionPersistenceTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
             self.assertEqual(reloaded.get(sub_id).clip_start, 12.5)
             self.assertIsNone(reloaded.get(sub_id).clip_end)
 
+    async def test_check_now_applies_subscription_sponsorblock(self):
+        """Subscriptions download unattended, so the sponsor-segment removal has
+        to reach every entry the subscription queues, not just manual adds."""
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
+            queue = _Queue()
+            mgr = SubscriptionManager(_Config(tmp), queue, _Notifier())
+
+            with patch(
+                "subscriptions.extract_flat_playlist",
+                side_effect=[
+                    (
+                        {"_type": "channel", "title": "Channel"},
+                        [{"id": "v1", "title": "One", "webpage_url": "https://example.com/v1"}],
+                    ),
+                    (
+                        {"_type": "channel", "title": "Channel"},
+                        [
+                            {"id": "v2", "title": "Two", "webpage_url": "https://example.com/v2"},
+                            {"id": "v1", "title": "One", "webpage_url": "https://example.com/v1"},
+                        ],
+                    ),
+                ],
+            ):
+                result = await mgr.add_subscription(
+                    "https://example.com/channel",
+                    check_interval_minutes=60,
+                    download_type="video",
+                    codec="auto",
+                    format="any",
+                    quality="best",
+                    folder="",
+                    custom_name_prefix="",
+                    auto_start=True,
+                    playlist_item_limit=0,
+                    split_by_chapters=False,
+                    chapter_template="",
+                    subtitle_language="en",
+                    subtitle_mode="prefer_manual",
+                    sponsorblock=True,
+                )
+                sub_id = result["subscription"]["id"]
+                self.assertTrue(mgr.get(sub_id).sponsorblock)
+                await mgr.check_now([sub_id])
+
+            self.assertEqual(len(queue.entries), 1)
+            _entry, _args, kwargs = queue.entries[0]
+            self.assertIs(kwargs["sponsorblock"], True)
+
+    async def test_sponsorblock_survives_reload_and_defaults_to_false(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
+            cfg = _Config(tmp)
+            mgr = SubscriptionManager(cfg, _Queue(), _Notifier())
+            sub_id = await self._add_one_subscription(mgr)
+            # Records written before the field existed simply take the default.
+            self.assertFalse(mgr.get(sub_id).sponsorblock)
+
+            mgr.get(sub_id).sponsorblock = True
+            async with mgr._lock:
+                mgr._save_locked()
+
+            reloaded = SubscriptionManager(cfg, _Queue(), _Notifier())
+            self.assertTrue(reloaded.get(sub_id).sponsorblock)
+
     async def test_check_now_queues_subscriber_only_when_skip_disabled(self):
         with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
             queue = _Queue()
diff --git a/app/tests/test_ytdl_utils.py b/app/tests/test_ytdl_utils.py
index 358a487..434a7ef 100644
--- a/app/tests/test_ytdl_utils.py
+++ b/app/tests/test_ytdl_utils.py
@@ -679,6 +679,69 @@ class DownloadResultTests(unittest.TestCase):
         )
 
 
+def _capture_ytdl_params(download: Download) -> dict:
+    """Run ``_download`` far enough to capture the params it builds."""
+    fake_ydl = MagicMock()
+    fake_ydl.download.return_value = 0
+    download.status_queue = types.SimpleNamespace(put=lambda _: None)
+
+    with patch('ytdl.install_socket_guard'), \
+            patch.object(Download, '_make_youtube_dl', return_value=fake_ydl) as make:
+        download._download()
+
+    params, = make.call_args.args
+    return params
+
+
+class SponsorBlockPostprocessorTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_no_sponsorblock_postprocessors_when_disabled(self):
+        download = _make_test_download()
+
+        params = _capture_ytdl_params(download)
+
+        keys = [pp['key'] for pp in params.get('postprocessors', [])]
+        self.assertNotIn('SponsorBlock', keys)
+        self.assertNotIn('ModifyChapters', keys)
+
+    def test_sponsorblock_pair_matches_the_cli(self):
+        download = _make_test_download()
+        download.info.sponsorblock = True
+
+        params = _capture_ytdl_params(download)
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            params['postprocessors'],
+            [
+                {
+                    'key': 'SponsorBlock',
+                    'categories': ['sponsor'],
+                    'when': 'after_filter',
+                },
+                {
+                    'key': 'ModifyChapters',
+                    'remove_sponsor_segments': ['sponsor'],
+                    'force_keyframes': False,
+                },
+            ],
+        )
+
+    def test_segment_removal_runs_before_the_chapter_split(self):
+        # yt-dlp runs same-stage postprocessors in list order, so ModifyChapters
+        # has to rewrite the chapter list before FFmpegSplitChapters cuts the
+        # file up -- the order the CLI builds for
+        # --sponsorblock-remove sponsor --split-chapters.
+        download = _make_test_download()
+        download.info.sponsorblock = True
+        download.info.split_by_chapters = True
+        download.info.chapter_template = '%(section_number)s.%(ext)s'
+
+        params = _capture_ytdl_params(download)
+
+        keys = [pp['key'] for pp in params['postprocessors']]
+        self.assertEqual(keys, ['SponsorBlock', 'ModifyChapters', 'FFmpegSplitChapters'])
+        self.assertEqual(params['outtmpl']['chapter'], '%(section_number)s.%(ext)s')
+
+
 class ProgressThrottleTests(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_downloading_ticks_are_throttled(self):
         dl = _make_test_download()
diff --git a/app/ytdl.py b/app/ytdl.py
index f7258a2..21a5182 100644
--- a/app/ytdl.py
+++ b/app/ytdl.py
@@ -483,6 +483,7 @@ class DownloadInfo:
         clip_end=None,
         live_status=None,
         live_release_timestamp=None,
+        sponsorblock=False,
     ):
         self.id = id if len(custom_name_prefix) == 0 else f'{custom_name_prefix}.{id}'
         self.title = title if len(custom_name_prefix) == 0 else f'{custom_name_prefix}.{title}'
@@ -502,6 +503,7 @@ class DownloadInfo:
         self.entry = _sanitize_entry_for_pickle(entry) if entry is not None else None
         self.playlist_item_limit = playlist_item_limit
         self.split_by_chapters = split_by_chapters
+        self.sponsorblock = sponsorblock
         self.chapter_template = chapter_template
         self.subtitle_language = subtitle_language
         self.subtitle_mode = subtitle_mode
@@ -571,6 +573,8 @@ class DownloadInfo:
             self.playlist_item_limit = 0
         if not hasattr(self, "split_by_chapters"):
             self.split_by_chapters = False
+        if not hasattr(self, "sponsorblock"):
+            self.sponsorblock = False
         if not hasattr(self, "chapter_template"):
             self.chapter_template = ""
         if not hasattr(self, "subtitle_language"):
@@ -615,6 +619,7 @@ _PERSISTED_DOWNLOAD_FIELDS = (
     "custom_name_prefix",
     "playlist_item_limit",
     "split_by_chapters",
+    "sponsorblock",
     "chapter_template",
     "subtitle_language",
     "subtitle_mode",
@@ -857,6 +862,27 @@ class Download:
             # this logger, so a user-supplied one must not replace it.
             ytdl_params['logger'] = ytdl_logger
 
+            # SponsorBlock: mark sponsor segments and cut them out, the same
+            # postprocessor pair the CLI's --sponsorblock-remove sponsor builds.
+            # This has to stay above the chapter-splitting block: yt-dlp runs
+            # same-stage postprocessors in list order, and ModifyChapters must
+            # rewrite the chapter list before FFmpegSplitChapters cuts the file
+            # up, or the chapter files keep the sponsor segments and the
+            # removal desyncs the remaining chapter timings.
+            if getattr(self.info, 'sponsorblock', False):
+                if 'postprocessors' not in ytdl_params:
+                    ytdl_params['postprocessors'] = []
+                ytdl_params['postprocessors'].append({
+                    'key': 'SponsorBlock',
+                    'categories': ['sponsor'],
+                    'when': 'after_filter',
+                })
+                ytdl_params['postprocessors'].append({
+                    'key': 'ModifyChapters',
+                    'remove_sponsor_segments': ['sponsor'],
+                    'force_keyframes': False,
+                })
+
             # Add chapter splitting options if enabled
             if self.info.split_by_chapters:
                 ytdl_params['outtmpl']['chapter'] = self.info.chapter_template
@@ -1654,6 +1680,7 @@ class DownloadQueue:
         already,
         _add_gen=None,
         retry_entry=None,
+        sponsorblock=False,
     ):
         if not entry:
             return {'status': 'error', 'msg': "Invalid/empty data was given."}
@@ -1697,6 +1724,7 @@ class DownloadQueue:
                 already,
                 _add_gen,
                 retry_entry,
+                sponsorblock=sponsorblock,
             )
         elif etype == 'playlist' or etype == 'channel':
             if etype == 'playlist' and self.__is_channel_extraction(entry):
@@ -1764,6 +1792,7 @@ class DownloadQueue:
                         clip_end,
                         already,
                         _add_gen,
+                        sponsorblock=sponsorblock,
                     )
                 )
             if any(res['status'] == 'error' for res in results):
@@ -1804,6 +1833,7 @@ class DownloadQueue:
                 clip_end=clip_end,
                 live_status=entry.get('live_status'),
                 live_release_timestamp=entry.get('release_timestamp'),
+                sponsorblock=sponsorblock,
             )
             await self.__add_download(dl, auto_start)
             return {'status': 'ok'}
@@ -1884,13 +1914,14 @@ class DownloadQueue:
         already=None,
         _add_gen=None,
         retry_entry=None,
+        sponsorblock=False,
     ):
         if ytdl_options_presets is None:
             ytdl_options_presets = []
         log.info(
             f'adding {url}: {download_type=} {codec=} {format=} {quality=} {already=} {folder=} {custom_name_prefix=} '
             f'{playlist_item_limit=} {auto_start=} {split_by_chapters=} {chapter_template=} '
-            f'{subtitle_language=} {subtitle_mode=} {ytdl_options_presets=} {clip_start=} {clip_end=}'
+            f'{subtitle_language=} {subtitle_mode=} {ytdl_options_presets=} {clip_start=} {clip_end=} {sponsorblock=}'
         )
         if already is None:
             _add_gen = self._add_generation
@@ -1953,6 +1984,7 @@ class DownloadQueue:
             already,
             _add_gen,
             retry_entry,
+            sponsorblock=sponsorblock,
         )
 
     async def retry(self, id):
@@ -1989,6 +2021,7 @@ class DownloadQueue:
             info.clip_start,
             info.clip_end,
             retry_entry=info.entry,
+            sponsorblock=info.sponsorblock,
         )
 
     async def add_entry(
@@ -2010,6 +2043,7 @@ class DownloadQueue:
         ytdl_options_overrides=None,
         clip_start=None,
         clip_end=None,
+        sponsorblock=False,
     ):
         if ytdl_options_presets is None:
             ytdl_options_presets = []
@@ -2035,6 +2069,7 @@ class DownloadQueue:
             clip_end,
             already,
             None,
+            sponsorblock=sponsorblock,
         )
 
     async def start_pending(self, ids):
diff --git a/ui/src/app/app.html b/ui/src/app/app.html
index 0f705cb..f9b6dbb 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/app.html
+++ b/ui/src/app/app.html
@@ -399,6 +399,16 @@
                 </div>
                 <div class="col-12">
                   <div class="row g-2 align-items-center">
+                    <div class="col-auto">
+                      <div class="form-check form-switch">
+                        <input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" role="switch" id="checkbox-sponsorblock"
+                          name="sponsorblock" [(ngModel)]="sponsorblock" (change)="sponsorblockChanged()"
+                          [disabled]="addInProgress || subscribeInProgress || downloads.loading">
+                        <label class="form-check-label" for="checkbox-sponsorblock"
+                          ngbPopover="Cut out sponsor segments using SponsorBlock's crowd-sourced markers (YouTube only)."
+                          triggers="hover" container="body">Remove sponsor segments</label>
+                      </div>
+                    </div>
                     <div class="col-auto">
                       <div class="form-check form-switch">
                         <input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" role="switch" id="checkbox-split-chapters"
diff --git a/ui/src/app/app.ts b/ui/src/app/app.ts
index 2fb458f..81b51cc 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/app.ts
+++ b/ui/src/app/app.ts
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ export class App implements AfterViewInit, OnInit, OnDestroy {
   autoStart: boolean;
   playlistItemLimit!: number;
   splitByChapters: boolean;
+  sponsorblock: boolean;
   chapterTemplate: string;
   clipStart = '';
   clipEnd = '';
@@ -259,6 +260,7 @@ export class App implements AfterViewInit, OnInit, OnDestroy {
     this.quality = this.cookieService.get('metube_quality') || 'best';
     this.autoStart = this.cookieService.get('metube_auto_start') !== 'false';
     this.splitByChapters = this.cookieService.get('metube_split_chapters') === 'true';
+    this.sponsorblock = this.cookieService.get('metube_sponsorblock') === 'true';
     // Will be set from backend configuration, use empty string as placeholder
     this.chapterTemplate = this.cookieService.get('metube_chapter_template') || '';
     this.clipStart = this.cookieService.get('metube_clip_start') || '';
@@ -855,6 +857,10 @@ export class App implements AfterViewInit, OnInit, OnDestroy {
     this.cookieService.set('metube_auto_start', this.autoStart ? 'true' : 'false', { expires: this.settingsCookieExpiryDays });
   }
 
+  sponsorblockChanged() {
+    this.cookieService.set('metube_sponsorblock', this.sponsorblock ? 'true' : 'false', { expires: this.settingsCookieExpiryDays });
+  }
+
   splitByChaptersChanged() {
     this.cookieService.set('metube_split_chapters', this.splitByChapters ? 'true' : 'false', { expires: this.settingsCookieExpiryDays });
   }
@@ -1111,6 +1117,7 @@ export class App implements AfterViewInit, OnInit, OnDestroy {
       playlistItemLimit: overrides.playlistItemLimit ?? this.playlistItemLimit,
       autoStart: overrides.autoStart ?? this.autoStart,
       splitByChapters: overrides.splitByChapters ?? this.splitByChapters,
+      sponsorblock: overrides.sponsorblock ?? this.sponsorblock,
       chapterTemplate: overrides.chapterTemplate ?? this.chapterTemplate,
       subtitleLanguage: overrides.subtitleLanguage ?? this.subtitleLanguage,
       subtitleMode: overrides.subtitleMode ?? this.subtitleMode,
diff --git a/ui/src/app/interfaces/download.ts b/ui/src/app/interfaces/download.ts
index 50de3cd..01df2a2 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/interfaces/download.ts
+++ b/ui/src/app/interfaces/download.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export interface Download {
   custom_name_prefix: string;
   playlist_item_limit: number;
   split_by_chapters?: boolean;
+  sponsorblock?: boolean;
   chapter_template?: string;
   subtitle_language?: string;
   subtitle_mode?: string;
diff --git a/ui/src/app/services/downloads.service.spec.ts b/ui/src/app/services/downloads.service.spec.ts
index f271a56..2daff7d 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/services/downloads.service.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/src/app/services/downloads.service.spec.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ function basePayload(): AddDownloadPayload {
     playlistItemLimit: 0,
     autoStart: true,
     splitByChapters: false,
+    sponsorblock: false,
     chapterTemplate: '',
     subtitleLanguage: 'en',
     subtitleMode: 'prefer_manual',
diff --git a/ui/src/app/services/downloads.service.ts b/ui/src/app/services/downloads.service.ts
index b3c6ab7..b8d2b89 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/services/downloads.service.ts
+++ b/ui/src/app/services/downloads.service.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export interface AddDownloadPayload {
   playlistItemLimit: number;
   autoStart: boolean;
   splitByChapters: boolean;
+  sponsorblock: boolean;
   chapterTemplate: string;
   subtitleLanguage: string;
   subtitleMode: string;
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@ export class DownloadsService {
       playlist_item_limit: payload.playlistItemLimit,
       auto_start: payload.autoStart,
       split_by_chapters: payload.splitByChapters,
+      sponsorblock: payload.sponsorblock,
       chapter_template: payload.chapterTemplate,
       subtitle_language: payload.subtitleLanguage,
       subtitle_mode: payload.subtitleMode,
diff --git a/ui/src/app/services/subscriptions.service.spec.ts b/ui/src/app/services/subscriptions.service.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08c669c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/app/services/subscriptions.service.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import { TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { provideHttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
+import { provideHttpClientTesting, HttpTestingController } from '@angular/common/http/testing';
+import { Subject } from 'rxjs';
+import { SubscriptionsService, SubscribePayload } from './subscriptions.service';
+import { MeTubeSocket } from './metube-socket.service';
+
+class MeTubeSocketStub {
+  private subjects: Record<string, Subject<string>> = {};
+
+  fromEvent(event: string) {
+    if (!this.subjects[event]) {
+      this.subjects[event] = new Subject<string>();
+    }
+    return this.subjects[event].asObservable();
+  }
+}
+
+function basePayload(): SubscribePayload {
+  return {
+    url: 'https://example.com/channel',
+    downloadType: 'video',
+    codec: 'auto',
+    quality: 'best',
+    format: 'any',
+    folder: '',
+    customNamePrefix: '',
+    playlistItemLimit: 0,
+    autoStart: true,
+    splitByChapters: false,
+    sponsorblock: false,
+    chapterTemplate: '',
+    subtitleLanguage: 'en',
+    subtitleMode: 'prefer_manual',
+    ytdlOptionsPresets: [],
+    ytdlOptionsOverrides: '',
+    clipStart: '',
+    clipEnd: '',
+    checkIntervalMinutes: 60,
+    titleRegex: '',
+    skipSubscriberOnly: false,
+  };
+}
+
+describe('SubscriptionsService', () => {
+  let httpMock: HttpTestingController;
+  let service: SubscriptionsService;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      providers: [
+        SubscriptionsService,
+        provideHttpClient(),
+        provideHttpClientTesting(),
+        { provide: MeTubeSocket, useValue: new MeTubeSocketStub() },
+      ],
+    }).compileComponents();
+
+    service = TestBed.inject(SubscriptionsService);
+    httpMock = TestBed.inject(HttpTestingController);
+  });
+
+  it('subscribe() carries the sponsorblock flag', () => {
+    service.subscribe({ ...basePayload(), sponsorblock: true }).subscribe();
+    const req = httpMock.expectOne('subscribe');
+    expect(req.request.method).toBe('POST');
+    expect(req.request.body).toEqual(expect.objectContaining({ sponsorblock: true }));
+    req.flush({ status: 'ok' });
+  });
+
+  it('subscribe() sends the flag off by default', () => {
+    service.subscribe(basePayload()).subscribe();
+    const req = httpMock.expectOne('subscribe');
+    expect(req.request.body).toEqual(expect.objectContaining({ sponsorblock: false }));
+    req.flush({ status: 'ok' });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/ui/src/app/services/subscriptions.service.ts b/ui/src/app/services/subscriptions.service.ts
index 3199db8..eb6ff67 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/services/subscriptions.service.ts
+++ b/ui/src/app/services/subscriptions.service.ts
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ export class SubscriptionsService {
       playlist_item_limit: payload.playlistItemLimit,
       auto_start: payload.autoStart,
       split_by_chapters: payload.splitByChapters,
+      sponsorblock: payload.sponsorblock,
       chapter_template: payload.chapterTemplate,
       subtitle_language: payload.subtitleLanguage,
       subtitle_mode: payload.subtitleMode,