diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferenceKeys.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferenceKeys.kt
index fb880d756..a560ac059 100755
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferenceKeys.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferenceKeys.kt
@@ -166,4 +166,8 @@ object PreferenceKeys {
     const val eh_hl_lastRealmIndex = "eh_hl_lastRealmIndex"
 
     const val eh_expandFilters = "eh_expand_filters"
+
+    const val eh_readerThreads = "eh_reader_threads"
+
+    const val eh_readerInstantRetry = "eh_reader_instant_retry"
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt
index 15e1527ba..dc7d42c7c 100755
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt
@@ -238,4 +238,8 @@ class PreferencesHelper(val context: Context) {
     // <-- EH
 
     fun eh_expandFilters() = rxPrefs.getBoolean(Keys.eh_expandFilters, false)
+
+    fun eh_readerThreads() = rxPrefs.getInteger(Keys.eh_readerThreads, 2)
+
+    fun eh_readerInstantRetry() = rxPrefs.getBoolean(Keys.eh_readerInstantRetry, true)
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ChapterLoader.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ChapterLoader.kt
index 5c937715b..606e6bebc 100755
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ChapterLoader.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ChapterLoader.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.reader
 
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.database.models.Manga
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.download.DownloadManager
+import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.preference.PreferencesHelper
+import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.preference.getOrDefault
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.source.Source
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.source.model.Page
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.source.online.HttpSource
@@ -12,6 +14,7 @@ import rx.Observable
 import rx.schedulers.Schedulers
 import rx.subscriptions.CompositeSubscription
 import timber.log.Timber
+import uy.kohesive.injekt.injectLazy
 import java.util.concurrent.PriorityBlockingQueue
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger
 
@@ -21,6 +24,8 @@ class ChapterLoader(
         private val source: Source
 ) {
 
+    private val prefs by injectLazy<PreferencesHelper>()
+
     private val queue = PriorityBlockingQueue<PriorityPage>()
     private val subscriptions = CompositeSubscription()
 
@@ -41,17 +46,18 @@ class ChapterLoader(
     private fun prepareOnlineReading() {
         if (source !is HttpSource) return
 
-        subscriptions += Observable.defer { Observable.just(queue.take().page) }
-                .filter { it.status == Page.QUEUE }
-                .concatMap { source.fetchImageFromCacheThenNet(it) }
-                .repeat()
-                .subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
-                .subscribe({
-                }, { error ->
-                    if (error !is InterruptedException) {
-                        Timber.e(error)
-                    }
-                })
+        for(i in 1 .. prefs.eh_readerThreads().getOrDefault())
+            subscriptions += Observable.defer { Observable.just(queue.take().page) }
+                    .filter { it.status == Page.QUEUE }
+                    .concatMap { source.fetchImageFromCacheThenNet(it) }
+                    .repeat()
+                    .subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
+                    .subscribe({
+                    }, { error ->
+                        if (error !is InterruptedException) {
+                            Timber.e(error)
+                        }
+                    })
     }
 
     fun loadChapter(chapter: ReaderChapter) = Observable.just(chapter)
@@ -117,7 +123,18 @@ class ChapterLoader(
     }
 
     fun retryPage(page: Page) {
-        queue.offer(PriorityPage(page, 2))
+        if(source is HttpSource && prefs.eh_readerInstantRetry().getOrDefault())
+            subscriptions += Observable.just(page)
+                    .concatMap { source.fetchImageFromCacheThenNet(it) }
+                    .subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
+                    .subscribe({
+                    }, { error ->
+                        if (error !is InterruptedException) {
+                            Timber.e(error)
+                        }
+                    })
+        else
+            queue.offer(PriorityPage(page, 2))
     }
 
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsAboutController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsAboutController.kt
index ae1e74694..d6e2d661a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsAboutController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsAboutController.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.setting
 
 import android.app.Dialog
+import android.content.Intent
+import android.net.Uri
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.support.v7.preference.PreferenceScreen
 import android.view.View
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsReaderController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsReaderController.kt
index ae9f739f6..66eadd4b0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsReaderController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsReaderController.kt
@@ -85,6 +85,20 @@ class SettingsReaderController : SettingsController() {
             titleRes = R.string.pref_show_page_number
             defaultValue = true
         }
+        intListPreference {
+            key = Keys.eh_readerThreads
+            title = "Download threads"
+            entries = arrayOf("1", "2", "3", "4", "5")
+            entryValues = entries
+            defaultValue = "2"
+            summary = "Higher values can speed up image downloading significantly, but can also trigger bans. Recommended value is 2 or 3. Current value is: %s"
+        }
+        switchPreference {
+            key = Keys.eh_readerInstantRetry
+            title = "Skip queue on retry"
+            summary = "Normally, pressing the retry button on a failed download will wait until the downloader has finished downloading the last page before beginning to re-download the failed page. Enabling this will force the downloader to begin re-downloading the failed page as soon as you press the retry button."
+            defaultValue = true
+        }
         preferenceCategory {
             titleRes = R.string.pager_viewer