diff --git a/locales/en-US.json b/locales/en-US.json
index c924c8aa2..1335d3847 100644
--- a/locales/en-US.json
+++ b/locales/en-US.json
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
     "preferences_continue_autoplay_label": "Autoplay next video: ",
     "preferences_listen_label": "Listen by default: ",
     "preferences_local_label": "Proxy videos: ",
+    "preferences_watch_history_label": "Enable watch history: ",
     "preferences_speed_label": "Default speed: ",
     "preferences_quality_label": "Preferred video quality: ",
     "preferences_quality_option_dash": "DASH (adaptative quality)",
diff --git a/locales/is.json b/locales/is.json
index 9258154e3..8d565dae4 100644
--- a/locales/is.json
+++ b/locales/is.json
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
     "preferences_continue_autoplay_label": "Spila næst sjálfkrafa: ",
     "preferences_listen_label": "Hlusta sjálfgefið: ",
     "preferences_local_label": "Proxy myndbönd? ",
+    "preferences_watch_history": "Virkja áhorfssögu: ",
     "preferences_speed_label": "Sjálfgefinn hraði: ",
     "preferences_quality_label": "Æskilegt myndbands gæði: ",
     "preferences_volume_label": "Spilara hljóðstyrkur: ",
diff --git a/src/invidious/config.cr b/src/invidious/config.cr
index 72e145da2..280de7025 100644
--- a/src/invidious/config.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/config.cr
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ struct ConfigPreferences
   property listen : Bool = false
   property local : Bool = false
   property locale : String = "en-US"
+  property watch_history : Bool = true
   property max_results : Int32 = 40
   property notifications_only : Bool = false
   property player_style : String = "invidious"
diff --git a/src/invidious/routes/preferences.cr b/src/invidious/routes/preferences.cr
index 68d61fd12..570cba698 100644
--- a/src/invidious/routes/preferences.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/routes/preferences.cr
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ module Invidious::Routes::PreferencesRoute
     local ||= "off"
     local = local == "on"
 
+    watch_history = env.params.body["watch_history"]?.try &.as(String)
+    watch_history ||= "off"
+    watch_history = watch_history == "on"
+
     speed = env.params.body["speed"]?.try &.as(String).to_f32?
     speed ||= CONFIG.default_user_preferences.speed
 
@@ -149,6 +153,7 @@ module Invidious::Routes::PreferencesRoute
       latest_only:                 latest_only,
       listen:                      listen,
       local:                       local,
+      watch_history:               watch_history,
       locale:                      locale,
       max_results:                 max_results,
       notifications_only:          notifications_only,
diff --git a/src/invidious/routes/watch.cr b/src/invidious/routes/watch.cr
index 42bc42199..f5454bb5c 100644
--- a/src/invidious/routes/watch.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/routes/watch.cr
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ module Invidious::Routes::Watch
     end
     env.params.query.delete_all("iv_load_policy")
 
-    if watched && !watched.includes? id
+    if watched && preferences.watch_history && !watched.includes? id
       Invidious::Database::Users.mark_watched(user.as(User), id)
     end
 
diff --git a/src/invidious/user/preferences.cr b/src/invidious/user/preferences.cr
index bf7ea401f..8ecbe7a0f 100644
--- a/src/invidious/user/preferences.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/user/preferences.cr
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ struct Preferences
   property latest_only : Bool = CONFIG.default_user_preferences.latest_only
   property listen : Bool = CONFIG.default_user_preferences.listen
   property local : Bool = CONFIG.default_user_preferences.local
+  property watch_history : Bool = CONFIG.default_user_preferences.watch_history
   property vr_mode : Bool = CONFIG.default_user_preferences.vr_mode
   property show_nick : Bool = CONFIG.default_user_preferences.show_nick
 
diff --git a/src/invidious/views/user/preferences.ecr b/src/invidious/views/user/preferences.ecr
index 3606d140d..dbb5e9db5 100644
--- a/src/invidious/views/user/preferences.ecr
+++ b/src/invidious/views/user/preferences.ecr
@@ -206,6 +206,11 @@
             <% if env.get? "user" %>
                 <legend><%= translate(locale, "preferences_category_subscription") %></legend>
 
+                <div class="pure-control-group">
+                    <label for="watch_history"><%= translate(locale, "preferences_watch_history_label") %></label>
+                    <input name="watch_history" id="watch_history" type="checkbox" <% if preferences.watch_history %>checked<% end %>>
+                </div>
+
                 <div class="pure-control-group">
                     <label for="annotations_subscribed"><%= translate(locale, "preferences_annotations_subscribed_label") %></label>
                     <input name="annotations_subscribed" id="annotations_subscribed" type="checkbox" <% if preferences.annotations_subscribed %>checked<% end %>>