diff --git a/tubearchivist/api/views.py b/tubearchivist/api/views.py
index 77c345ab..ee752135 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/api/views.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/api/views.py
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ class DownloadApiView(ApiBaseView):
     """
 
     search_base = "ta_download/_doc/"
-    valid_status = ["pending", "ignore", "priority"]
+    valid_status = ["pending", "ignore", "ignore-force", "priority"]
     permission_classes = [AdminOnly]
 
     def get(self, request, video_id):
@@ -609,6 +609,11 @@ class DownloadApiView(ApiBaseView):
             print(message)
             return Response({"message": message}, status=400)
 
+        if item_status == "ignore-force":
+            extrac_dl.delay(video_id, status="ignore")
+            message = f"{video_id}: set status to ignore"
+            return Response(request.data)
+
         _, status_code = PendingInteract(video_id).get_item()
         if status_code == 404:
             message = f"{video_id}: item not found {status_code}"
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/tasks.py b/tubearchivist/home/tasks.py
index e0ab8e7c..c1402a90 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/tasks.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/tasks.py
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ def download_pending(self, auto_only=False):
 
 
 @shared_task(name="extract_download", bind=True, base=BaseTask)
-def extrac_dl(self, youtube_ids, auto_start=False):
+def extrac_dl(self, youtube_ids, auto_start=False, status="pending"):
     """parse list passed and add to pending"""
     TaskManager().init(self)
     if isinstance(youtube_ids, str):
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ def extrac_dl(self, youtube_ids, auto_start=False):
 
     pending_handler = PendingList(youtube_ids=to_add, task=self)
     pending_handler.parse_url_list()
-    pending_handler.add_to_pending(auto_start=auto_start)
+    pending_handler.add_to_pending(status=status, auto_start=auto_start)
 
     if auto_start:
         download_pending.delay(auto_only=True)
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/templates/home/video.html b/tubearchivist/home/templates/home/video.html
index bb782679..45348e19 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/templates/home/video.html
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/templates/home/video.html
@@ -92,7 +92,10 @@
                 {% if request.user|has_group:"admin" or request.user.is_staff %}
                 <button onclick="deleteConfirm()" id="delete-item">Delete Video</button>
                 <div class="delete-confirm" id="delete-button">
-                    <span>Are you sure? </span><button class="danger-button" onclick="deleteVideo(this)" data-id="{{ video.youtube_id }}" data-redirect = "{{ video.channel.channel_id }}">Delete</button> <button onclick="cancelDelete()">Cancel</button>
+                    <span>Are you sure? </span>
+                    <button class="danger-button" onclick="deleteVideo(this)" data-id="{{ video.youtube_id }}" data-redirect = "{{ video.channel.channel_id }}">Delete</button>
+                    <button class="danger-button" onclick="deleteVideo(this)" data-id="{{ video.youtube_id }}" data-ignore data-redirect = "{{ video.channel.channel_id }}">Delete and ignore</button>
+                    <button onclick="cancelDelete()">Cancel</button>
                 </div>
                 {% endif %}
                 <button id="{{ video.youtube_id }}-button" data-id="{{ video.youtube_id }}" data-context="video" onclick="showAddToPlaylistMenu(this)">Add To Playlist</button>
diff --git a/tubearchivist/static/script.js b/tubearchivist/static/script.js
index 8bf726c2..43cbcafe 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/static/script.js
+++ b/tubearchivist/static/script.js
@@ -503,9 +503,16 @@ function deleteConfirm() {
 
 function deleteVideo(button) {
   let to_delete = button.getAttribute('data-id');
+  let to_ignore = button.getAttribute('data-ignore');
   let to_redirect = button.getAttribute('data-redirect');
-  let apiEndpoint = '/api/video/' + to_delete + '/';
-  apiRequest(apiEndpoint, 'DELETE');
+  let apiDeleteEndpoint = '/api/video/' + to_delete + '/';
+  apiRequest(apiDeleteEndpoint, 'DELETE');
+
+  if (to_ignore !== null) {
+    let apiIgnoreEndpoint = '/api/download/' + to_delete + '/';
+    apiRequest(apiIgnoreEndpoint, 'POST', { status: 'ignore-force' });
+  }
+
   setTimeout(function () {
     let redirect = '/channel/' + to_redirect;
     window.location.replace(redirect);