diff --git a/src/webui/api/appcontroller.cpp b/src/webui/api/appcontroller.cpp
index 0b82613c7..e0ddc7d5b 100644
--- a/src/webui/api/appcontroller.cpp
+++ b/src/webui/api/appcontroller.cpp
@@ -299,6 +299,8 @@ void AppController::preferencesAction()
 
     // Advanced settings
     // qBitorrent preferences
+    // Resume data storage type
+    data[u"resume_data_storage_type"_qs] = Utils::String::fromEnum(session->resumeDataStorageType());
     // Physical memory (RAM) usage limit
     data[u"memory_working_set_limit"_qs] = app()->memoryWorkingSetLimit();
     // Current network interface
@@ -776,6 +778,9 @@ void AppController::setPreferencesAction()
 
     // Advanced settings
     // qBittorrent preferences
+    // Resume data storage type
+    if (hasKey(u"resume_data_storage_type"_qs))
+        session->setResumeDataStorageType(Utils::String::toEnum(it.value().toString(), BitTorrent::ResumeDataStorageType::Legacy));
     // Physical memory (RAM) usage limit
     if (hasKey(u"memory_working_set_limit"_qs))
         app()->setMemoryWorkingSetLimit(it.value().toInt());
diff --git a/src/webui/webapplication.h b/src/webui/webapplication.h
index 54a3f3c4e..bc55919b0 100644
--- a/src/webui/webapplication.h
+++ b/src/webui/webapplication.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 #include "base/utils/version.h"
 #include "api/isessionmanager.h"
 
-inline const Utils::Version<3, 2> API_VERSION {2, 8, 18};
+inline const Utils::Version<3, 2> API_VERSION {2, 8, 19};
 
 class APIController;
 class AuthController;
diff --git a/src/webui/www/private/views/preferences.html b/src/webui/www/private/views/preferences.html
index 22bddb687..3c3634431 100644
--- a/src/webui/www/private/views/preferences.html
+++ b/src/webui/www/private/views/preferences.html
@@ -879,6 +879,17 @@ Use ';' to split multiple entries. Can use wildcard '*'.)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsD
     <fieldset class="settings">
         <legend>QBT_TR(qBittorrent Section)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsDialog]&nbsp;(<a href="https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/wiki/Explanation-of-Options-in-qBittorrent#Advanced" target="_blank">QBT_TR(Open documentation)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=HttpServer]</a>)</legend>
         <table>
+            <tr>
+                <td>
+                    <label for="resumeDataStorageType">QBT_TR(Resume data storage type (requires restart):)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsDialog]</label>
+                </td>
+                <td>
+                    <select id="resumeDataStorageType" style="width: 15em;">
+                        <option value="Legacy">QBT_TR(Fastresume files)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsDialog]</option>
+                        <option value="SQLite">QBT_TR(SQLite database (experimental))QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsDialog]</option>
+                    </select>
+                </td>
+            </tr>
             <tr>
                 <td>
                     <label for="memoryWorkingSetLimit">QBT_TR(Physical memory (RAM) usage limit (applied if libtorrent >= 2.0):)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsDialog]&nbsp;<a href="https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_set" target="_blank">(?)</a></label>
@@ -2026,6 +2037,7 @@ Use ';' to split multiple entries. Can use wildcard '*'.)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsD
 
                         // Advanced settings
                         // qBittorrent section
+                        $('resumeDataStorageType').setProperty('value', pref.resume_data_storage_type);
                         $('memoryWorkingSetLimit').setProperty('value', pref.memory_working_set_limit);
                         updateNetworkInterfaces(pref.current_network_interface);
                         updateInterfaceAddresses(pref.current_network_interface, pref.current_interface_address);
@@ -2453,6 +2465,7 @@ Use ';' to split multiple entries. Can use wildcard '*'.)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsD
 
             // Update advanced settings
             // qBittorrent section
+            settings.set('resume_data_storage_type', $('resumeDataStorageType').getProperty('value'));
             settings.set('memory_working_set_limit', $('memoryWorkingSetLimit').getProperty('value'));
             settings.set('current_network_interface', $('networkInterface').getProperty('value'));
             settings.set('current_interface_address', $('optionalIPAddressToBind').getProperty('value'));