diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/TomahawkSettings.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/TomahawkSettings.cpp
index 09e9797e0..d127bde35 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/TomahawkSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/TomahawkSettings.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* === This file is part of Tomahawk Player - <http://tomahawk-player.org> ===
  *
- *   Copyright 2010-2014, Christian Muehlhaeuser <muesli@tomahawk-player.org>
+ *   Copyright 2010-2015, Christian Muehlhaeuser <muesli@tomahawk-player.org>
  *   Copyright 2010-2011  Leo Franchi <lfranchi@kde.org>
  *   Copyright 2010-2012, Jeff Mitchell <jeff@tomahawk-player.org>
  *
@@ -799,6 +799,20 @@ TomahawkSettings::setWatchForChanges( bool watch )
 }
 
 
+QString
+TomahawkSettings::downloadsPreferredFormat() const
+{
+    return value( "downloadmanager/preferredFormat", "MP3" ).toString();
+}
+
+
+void
+TomahawkSettings::setDownloadsPreferredFormat( const QString& format )
+{
+    setValue( "downloadmanager/preferredFormat", format );
+}
+
+
 QString
 TomahawkSettings::downloadsPath() const
 {
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/TomahawkSettings.h b/src/libtomahawk/TomahawkSettings.h
index a5d01880d..739249a39 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/TomahawkSettings.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/TomahawkSettings.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* === This file is part of Tomahawk Player - <http://tomahawk-player.org> ===
  *
- *   Copyright 2010-2014, Christian Muehlhaeuser <muesli@tomahawk-player.org>
+ *   Copyright 2010-2015, Christian Muehlhaeuser <muesli@tomahawk-player.org>
  *   Copyright 2010-2012  Leo Franchi <lfranchi@kde.org>
  *   Copyright 2010-2012, Jeff Mitchell <jeff@tomahawk-player.org>
  *
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ public:
     uint scannerTime() const;
     void setScannerTime( uint time );
 
+    QString downloadsPreferredFormat() const;
+    void setDownloadsPreferredFormat( const QString& format );
+
     QString downloadsPath() const;
     void setDownloadsPath( const QString& path );