diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/overlaybutton/downloadbuttonhook/fingerprints/DownloadActionsFingerprint.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/overlaybutton/downloadbuttonhook/fingerprints/DownloadActionsFingerprint.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..22a9ed45c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/overlaybutton/downloadbuttonhook/fingerprints/DownloadActionsFingerprint.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package app.revanced.patches.youtube.overlaybutton.downloadbuttonhook.fingerprints
+
+import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.or
+import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint.method.impl.MethodFingerprint
+import org.jf.dexlib2.AccessFlags
+import org.jf.dexlib2.Opcode
+
+object DownloadActionsFingerprint : MethodFingerprint(
+    returnType = "V",
+    accessFlags = AccessFlags.PUBLIC or AccessFlags.CONSTRUCTOR,
+    parameters = listOf("L", "L", "Z"),
+    opcodes = listOf(Opcode.INVOKE_STATIC),
+    strings = listOf("offline/get_download_action")
+)
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/overlaybutton/downloadbuttonhook/patch/DownloadButtonHookPatch.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/overlaybutton/downloadbuttonhook/patch/DownloadButtonHookPatch.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a1ba362cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/overlaybutton/downloadbuttonhook/patch/DownloadButtonHookPatch.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package app.revanced.patches.youtube.overlaybutton.downloadbuttonhook.patch
+
+import app.revanced.extensions.toErrorResult
+import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Description
+import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Name
+import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Version
+import app.revanced.patcher.data.BytecodeContext
+import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.InstructionExtensions.addInstructionsWithLabels
+import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.InstructionExtensions.getInstruction
+import app.revanced.patcher.patch.BytecodePatch
+import app.revanced.patcher.patch.PatchResult
+import app.revanced.patcher.patch.PatchResultSuccess
+import app.revanced.patcher.util.smali.ExternalLabel
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.overlaybutton.downloadbuttonhook.fingerprints.DownloadActionsFingerprint
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.utils.annotations.YouTubeCompatibility
+import app.revanced.util.integrations.Constants.UTILS_PATH
+
+@Name("download-button-hook")
+@Description("Replace download button with external download button.")
+@YouTubeCompatibility
+@Version("0.0.1")
+class DownloadButtonHookPatch : BytecodePatch(
+    listOf(DownloadActionsFingerprint)
+) {
+    override fun execute(context: BytecodeContext): PatchResult {
+        DownloadActionsFingerprint.result?.let {
+            it.mutableMethod.apply {
+                val targetIndex = it.scanResult.patternScanResult!!.startIndex
+
+                addInstructionsWithLabels(
+                    targetIndex, """
+                        invoke-static {}, $UTILS_PATH/HookDownloadButtonPatch;->shouldHookDownloadButton()Z
+                        move-result v0
+                        if-eqz v0, :default
+                        invoke-static {}, $UTILS_PATH/HookDownloadButtonPatch;->startDownloadActivity()V
+                        return-void
+                        """, ExternalLabel("default", getInstruction(targetIndex))
+                )
+            }
+        } ?: return DownloadActionsFingerprint.toErrorResult()
+
+        return PatchResultSuccess()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/overlaybutton/general/patch/OverlayButtonsPatch.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/overlaybutton/general/patch/OverlayButtonsPatch.kt
index e3133e8d6..a35c3d8a8 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/overlaybutton/general/patch/OverlayButtonsPatch.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/overlaybutton/general/patch/OverlayButtonsPatch.kt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import app.revanced.patcher.patch.ResourcePatch
 import app.revanced.patcher.patch.annotations.DependsOn
 import app.revanced.patcher.patch.annotations.Patch
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.overlaybutton.alwaysrepeat.patch.AlwaysRepeatPatch
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.overlaybutton.downloadbuttonhook.patch.DownloadButtonHookPatch
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.utils.annotations.YouTubeCompatibility
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.utils.overridespeed.patch.OverrideSpeedHookPatch
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.utils.playerbutton.patch.PlayerButtonHookPatch
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ import org.w3c.dom.Element
 @DependsOn(
     [
         AlwaysRepeatPatch::class,
+        DownloadButtonHookPatch::class,
         OverrideSpeedHookPatch::class,
         PlayerButtonHookPatch::class,
         PlayerControlsPatch::class,
diff --git a/src/main/resources/youtube/settings/host/values/strings.xml b/src/main/resources/youtube/settings/host/values/strings.xml
index b0dbcbc5d..37e38b4a0 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/youtube/settings/host/values/strings.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/youtube/settings/host/values/strings.xml
@@ -389,6 +389,9 @@
     <string name="revanced_hide_player_overlay_filter_summary_off">Player overlay filter is shown</string>
     <string name="revanced_hide_player_overlay_filter_summary_on">Player overlay filter is hidden</string>
     <string name="revanced_hide_player_overlay_filter_title">Hide player overlay filter</string>
+    <string name="revanced_hook_download_button_summary">"Replace download button with external download button
+Only available on YouTube v18.24.37+"</string>
+    <string name="revanced_hook_download_button_title">Hook download button</string>
     <string name="revanced_hide_preview_comment_off">Preview comment is shown</string>
     <string name="revanced_hide_preview_comment_on">Preview comment is hidden</string>
     <string name="revanced_hide_preview_comment_title">Hide preview comment</string>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/youtube/settings/xml/revanced_prefs.xml b/src/main/resources/youtube/settings/xml/revanced_prefs.xml
index 42aa1eacf..4d9f671f2 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/youtube/settings/xml/revanced_prefs.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/youtube/settings/xml/revanced_prefs.xml
@@ -424,9 +424,9 @@
         <SwitchPreference android:title="@string/revanced_overlay_button_always_repeat_title" android:key="revanced_overlay_button_always_repeat" android:defaultValue="true" android:summary="@string/revanced_overlay_button_always_repeat_summary" />
         <SwitchPreference android:title="@string/revanced_overlay_button_copy_video_url_title" android:key="revanced_overlay_button_copy_video_url" android:defaultValue="true" android:summary="@string/revanced_overlay_button_copy_video_url_summary" />
         <SwitchPreference android:title="@string/revanced_overlay_button_copy_video_url_timestamp_title" android:key="revanced_overlay_button_copy_video_url_timestamp" android:defaultValue="false" android:summary="@string/revanced_overlay_button_copy_video_url_timestamp_summary" />
-        <SwitchPreference android:title="@string/revanced_overlay_button_external_downloader_title" android:key="revanced_overlay_button_external_downloader" android:defaultValue="false" android:summary="@string/revanced_overlay_button_external_downloader_summary" />
+        <SwitchPreference android:title="@string/revanced_overlay_button_external_downloader_title" android:key="revanced_overlay_button_external_downloader" android:defaultValue="true" android:summary="@string/revanced_overlay_button_external_downloader_summary" />
         <SwitchPreference android:title="@string/revanced_overlay_button_speed_dialog_title" android:key="revanced_overlay_button_speed_dialog" android:defaultValue="true" android:summary="@string/revanced_overlay_button_speed_dialog_summary" />
-        <PreferenceScreen android:title="@string/revanced_external_downloader_settings_title" android:key="downloader" android:summary="@string/revanced_external_downloader_settings_summary">
+        <PreferenceScreen android:title="@string/revanced_external_downloader_settings_title" android:key="external_downloader" android:summary="@string/revanced_external_downloader_settings_summary">
             <Preference android:title=" " android:selectable="false" android:summary="@string/revanced_external_downloader_settings_title" />
             <app.revanced.integrations.settingsmenu.ResettableEditTextPreference android:hint="com.deniscerri.ytdl" android:title="@string/revanced_external_downloader_name_title" android:key="revanced_external_downloader_name" android:summary="@string/revanced_external_downloader_name_summary" android:inputType="text" />
         </PreferenceScreen>