diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/local/feed/service/FeedLoadManager.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/local/feed/service/FeedLoadManager.kt
index 901ceadf762..9b0f177d568 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/local/feed/service/FeedLoadManager.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/local/feed/service/FeedLoadManager.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import org.schabi.newpipe.database.subscription.NotificationMode
 import org.schabi.newpipe.database.subscription.SubscriptionEntity
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.Info
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.NewPipe
+import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.ServiceList
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.feed.FeedInfo
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfoItem
 import org.schabi.newpipe.ktx.getStringSafe
@@ -90,6 +91,10 @@ class FeedLoadManager(private val context: Context) {
             else -> feedDatabaseManager.outdatedSubscriptionsForGroup(groupId, outdatedThreshold)
         }
 
+        // like `currentProgress`, but counts the number of YouTube extractions that have begun, so
+        // they can be properly throttled every once in a while (see doOnNext below)
+        val youtubeExtractionCount = AtomicInteger()
+
         return outdatedSubscriptions
             .take(1)
             .doOnNext {
@@ -105,6 +110,15 @@ class FeedLoadManager(private val context: Context) {
             .observeOn(Schedulers.io())
             .flatMap { Flowable.fromIterable(it) }
             .takeWhile { !cancelSignal.get() }
+            .doOnNext { subscriptionEntity ->
+                // throttle YouTube extractions once every BATCH_SIZE to avoid being rate limited
+                if (subscriptionEntity.serviceId == ServiceList.YouTube.serviceId) {
+                    val previousCount = youtubeExtractionCount.getAndIncrement()
+                    if (previousCount != 0 && previousCount % BATCH_SIZE == 0) {
+                        Thread.sleep(DELAY_BETWEEN_BATCHES_MILLIS.random())
+                    }
+                }
+            }
             .parallel(PARALLEL_EXTRACTIONS, PARALLEL_EXTRACTIONS * 2)
             .runOn(Schedulers.io(), PARALLEL_EXTRACTIONS * 2)
             .filter { !cancelSignal.get() }
@@ -328,7 +342,19 @@ class FeedLoadManager(private val context: Context) {
         /**
          * How many extractions will be running in parallel.
          */
-        private const val PARALLEL_EXTRACTIONS = 6
+        private const val PARALLEL_EXTRACTIONS = 3
+
+        /**
+         * How many YouTube extractions to perform before waiting [DELAY_BETWEEN_BATCHES_MILLIS]
+         * to avoid being rate limited
+         */
+        private const val BATCH_SIZE = 50
+
+        /**
+         * Wait a random delay in this range once every [BATCH_SIZE] YouTube extractions to avoid
+         * being rate limited
+         */
+        private val DELAY_BETWEEN_BATCHES_MILLIS = (6000L..12000L)
 
         /**
          * Number of items to buffer to mass-insert in the database.