diff --git a/frontends/ycdl_flask/backend/endpoints.py b/frontends/ycdl_flask/backend/endpoints.py
index 0844e1b..862c9a2 100644
--- a/frontends/ycdl_flask/backend/endpoints.py
+++ b/frontends/ycdl_flask/backend/endpoints.py
@@ -132,6 +132,18 @@ def post_refresh_channel():
     channel.refresh(force=force)
     return jsonify.make_json_response({})
 
+@site.route('/channel/<channel_id>/set_automark', methods=['POST'])
+def post_set_automark(channel_id):
+    state = request.form['state']
+    channel = common.ycdldb.get_channel(channel_id)
+
+    try:
+        channel.set_automark(state)
+    except exceptions.InvalidVideoState:
+        flask.abort(400)
+
+    return jsonify.make_json_response({})
+
 @site.route('/start_download', methods=['POST'])
 def post_start_download():
     if 'video_ids' not in request.form:
diff --git a/frontends/ycdl_flask/templates/channel.html b/frontends/ycdl_flask/templates/channel.html
index 4a7db6d..f1a7404 100644
--- a/frontends/ycdl_flask/templates/channel.html
+++ b/frontends/ycdl_flask/templates/channel.html
@@ -172,6 +172,19 @@ https://stackoverflow.com/a/35153397
 
     <p><!-- spacer --></p>
 
+    {% if channel is not none %}
+    <span>
+        New videos are:
+    <select onchange="set_automark_hook(event)">
+        <option value="pending" {{"selected" if channel.automark == "pending" else ""}}  >pending</option>
+        <option value="downloaded" {{"selected" if channel.automark == "downloaded" else ""}}  >downloaded</option>
+        <option value="ignored" {{"selected" if channel.automark == "ignored" else ""}}  >ignored</option>
+    </select>
+    </span>
+    {% endif %}
+
+    <p><!-- spacer --></p>
+
     <span>Sort by
     <a class="merge_params" href="?orderby=published">Date</a>,
     <a class="merge_params" href="?orderby=duration">Duration</a>,
@@ -477,6 +490,15 @@ function refresh_channel(channel_id, force, callback)
     return common.post(url, data, callback);
 }
 
+function set_automark_hook(event)
+{
+    console.log("What");
+    var url = "/channel/{{channel.id}}/set_automark";
+    data = new FormData();
+    data.append("state", event.target.value);
+    return common.post(url, data);
+}
+
 function mark_video_state(video_ids, state, callback)
 {
     var url = "/mark_video_state";
diff --git a/ycdl/constants.py b/ycdl/constants.py
index b48cd63..6c7aa95 100644
--- a/ycdl/constants.py
+++ b/ycdl/constants.py
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ DEFAULT_DATADIR = '.'
 DEFAULT_DBNAME = 'ycdl.db'
 DEFAULT_CONFIGNAME = 'ycdl.json'
 
+VIDEO_STATES = ['ignored', 'pending', 'downloaded']
+
 DEFAULT_CONFIGURATION = {
     'download_directory': '.',
 }
diff --git a/ycdl/objects.py b/ycdl/objects.py
index 9b4aa21..a23de08 100644
--- a/ycdl/objects.py
+++ b/ycdl/objects.py
@@ -55,6 +55,20 @@ class Channel(Base):
         if commit:
             self.ycdldb.commit()
 
+    def set_automark(self, state, commit=True):
+        if state not in constants.VIDEO_STATES:
+            raise exceptions.InvalidVideoState(state)
+
+        pairs = {
+            'id': self.id,
+            'automark': state,
+        }
+        self.ycdldb.sql_update(table='channels', pairs=pairs, where_key='id')
+        self.automark = state
+
+        if commit:
+            self.ycdldb.commit()
+
 class Video(Base):
     table = 'videos'
 
@@ -83,7 +97,7 @@ class Video(Base):
         '''
         Mark the video as ignored, pending, or downloaded.
         '''
-        if state not in ['ignored', 'pending', 'downloaded']:
+        if state not in constants.VIDEO_STATES:
             raise exceptions.InvalidVideoState(state)
 
         pairs = {