diff --git a/client/strings/en-us.json b/client/strings/en-us.json
index d9d6325e4..db4119c57 100644
--- a/client/strings/en-us.json
+++ b/client/strings/en-us.json
@@ -958,6 +958,7 @@
   "NotificationOnBackupCompletedDescription": "Triggered when a backup is completed",
   "NotificationOnBackupFailedDescription": "Triggered when a backup fails",
   "NotificationOnEpisodeDownloadedDescription": "Triggered when a podcast episode is auto-downloaded",
+  "NotificationOnEpisodeManuallyDownloadedDescription": "Triggered when a podcast episode is manually downloaded",
   "NotificationOnRSSFeedDisabledDescription": "Triggered when automatic episode downloads are disabled due to too many failed attempts",
   "NotificationOnRSSFeedFailedDescription": "Triggered when the RSS feed request fails for an automatic episode download",
   "NotificationOnTestDescription": "Event for testing the notification system",
diff --git a/docs/objects/Notification.yaml b/docs/objects/Notification.yaml
index 50299ec8b..cd94be4d4 100644
--- a/docs/objects/Notification.yaml
+++ b/docs/objects/Notification.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ components:
     notificationEventName:
       type: string
       description: The name of the event the notification will fire on.
-      enum: ['onPodcastEpisodeDownloaded', 'onBackupCompleted', 'onBackupFailed', 'onTest']
+      enum: ['onPodcastEpisodeDownloaded', 'onPodcastEpisodeManuallyDownloaded', 'onBackupCompleted', 'onBackupFailed', 'onTest']
     urls:
       type: array
       items:
diff --git a/docs/openapi.json b/docs/openapi.json
index 48f30ecfb..07957cf8c 100644
--- a/docs/openapi.json
+++ b/docs/openapi.json
@@ -3226,6 +3226,7 @@
         "description": "The name of the event the notification will fire on.",
         "enum": [
           "onPodcastEpisodeDownloaded",
+          "onPodcastEpisodeManuallyDownloaded",
           "onBackupCompleted",
           "onBackupFailed",
           "onTest"
diff --git a/server/managers/NotificationManager.js b/server/managers/NotificationManager.js
index 567da38ec..9bc91ffaf 100644
--- a/server/managers/NotificationManager.js
+++ b/server/managers/NotificationManager.js
@@ -18,18 +18,11 @@ class NotificationManager {
    *
    * @param {import('../models/LibraryItem')} libraryItem
    * @param {import('../models/PodcastEpisode')} episode
+   * @returns {Promise<object>}
    */
-  async onPodcastEpisodeDownloaded(libraryItem, episode) {
-    if (!Database.notificationSettings.isUseable) return
-
-    if (!Database.notificationSettings.getHasActiveNotificationsForEvent('onPodcastEpisodeDownloaded')) {
-      Logger.debug(`[NotificationManager] onPodcastEpisodeDownloaded: No active notifications`)
-      return
-    }
-
-    Logger.debug(`[NotificationManager] onPodcastEpisodeDownloaded: Episode "${episode.title}" for podcast ${libraryItem.media.title}`)
+  async getPodcastEpisodeDownloadedEventData(libraryItem, episode) {
     const library = await Database.libraryModel.findByPk(libraryItem.libraryId)
-    const eventData = {
+    return {
       libraryItemId: libraryItem.id,
       libraryId: libraryItem.libraryId,
       libraryName: library?.name || 'Unknown',
@@ -43,9 +36,44 @@ class NotificationManager {
       episodeSubtitle: episode.subtitle || '',
       episodeDescription: episode.description || ''
     }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   *
+   * @param {import('../models/LibraryItem')} libraryItem
+   * @param {import('../models/PodcastEpisode')} episode
+   */
+  async onPodcastEpisodeDownloaded(libraryItem, episode) {
+    if (!Database.notificationSettings.isUseable) return
+
+    if (!Database.notificationSettings.getHasActiveNotificationsForEvent('onPodcastEpisodeDownloaded')) {
+      Logger.debug(`[NotificationManager] onPodcastEpisodeDownloaded: No active notifications`)
+      return
+    }
+
+    Logger.debug(`[NotificationManager] onPodcastEpisodeDownloaded: Episode "${episode.title}" for podcast ${libraryItem.media.title}`)
+    const eventData = await this.getPodcastEpisodeDownloadedEventData(libraryItem, episode)
     this.triggerNotification('onPodcastEpisodeDownloaded', eventData)
   }
 
+  /**
+   *
+   * @param {import('../models/LibraryItem')} libraryItem
+   * @param {import('../models/PodcastEpisode')} episode
+   */
+  async onPodcastEpisodeManuallyDownloaded(libraryItem, episode) {
+    if (!Database.notificationSettings.isUseable) return
+
+    if (!Database.notificationSettings.getHasActiveNotificationsForEvent('onPodcastEpisodeManuallyDownloaded')) {
+      Logger.debug(`[NotificationManager] onPodcastEpisodeManuallyDownloaded: No active notifications`)
+      return
+    }
+
+    Logger.debug(`[NotificationManager] onPodcastEpisodeManuallyDownloaded: Episode "${episode.title}" for podcast ${libraryItem.media.title}`)
+    const eventData = await this.getPodcastEpisodeDownloadedEventData(libraryItem, episode)
+    this.triggerNotification('onPodcastEpisodeManuallyDownloaded', eventData)
+  }
+
   /**
    *
    * @param {import('../objects/Backup')} backup
diff --git a/server/managers/PodcastManager.js b/server/managers/PodcastManager.js
index bdf6fc764..86ecabe02 100644
--- a/server/managers/PodcastManager.js
+++ b/server/managers/PodcastManager.js
@@ -256,8 +256,9 @@ class PodcastManager {
     SocketAuthority.emitter('episode_added', podcastEpisodeExpanded)
 
     if (this.currentDownload.isAutoDownload) {
-      // Notifications only for auto downloaded episodes
       NotificationManager.onPodcastEpisodeDownloaded(libraryItem, podcastEpisode)
+    } else {
+      NotificationManager.onPodcastEpisodeManuallyDownloaded(libraryItem, podcastEpisode)
     }
 
     return true
diff --git a/server/utils/notifications.js b/server/utils/notifications.js
index 497d7a1a1..2374a10cf 100644
--- a/server/utils/notifications.js
+++ b/server/utils/notifications.js
@@ -28,6 +28,32 @@ module.exports.notificationData = {
         episodeDescription: 'Some description of the podcast episode.'
       }
     },
+    {
+      name: 'onPodcastEpisodeManuallyDownloaded',
+      requiresLibrary: true,
+      libraryMediaType: 'podcast',
+      description: 'Triggered when a podcast episode is manually downloaded',
+      descriptionKey: 'NotificationOnEpisodeManuallyDownloadedDescription',
+      variables: ['libraryItemId', 'libraryId', 'podcastTitle', 'podcastAuthor', 'podcastDescription', 'podcastGenres', 'episodeTitle', 'episodeSubtitle', 'episodeDescription', 'libraryName', 'episodeId', 'mediaTags'],
+      defaults: {
+        title: 'New {{podcastTitle}} Episode!',
+        body: '{{episodeTitle}} has been added to {{libraryName}} library.'
+      },
+      testData: {
+        libraryItemId: 'li_notification_test',
+        libraryId: 'lib_test',
+        libraryName: 'Podcasts',
+        mediaTags: 'TestTag1, TestTag2',
+        podcastTitle: 'Abs Test Podcast',
+        podcastAuthor: 'Audiobookshelf',
+        podcastDescription: 'Description of the Abs Test Podcast belongs here.',
+        podcastGenres: 'TestGenre1, TestGenre2',
+        episodeId: 'ep_notification_test',
+        episodeTitle: 'Successful Test Episode',
+        episodeSubtitle: 'Episode Subtitle',
+        episodeDescription: 'Some description of the podcast episode.'
+      }
+    },
     {
       name: 'onBackupCompleted',
       requiresLibrary: false,