diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/download/DownloadProvider.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/download/DownloadProvider.kt
index e38bb88e2c..bed8c5e369 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/download/DownloadProvider.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/download/DownloadProvider.kt
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ class DownloadProvider(private val context: Context) {
      * The root directory for downloads.
      */
     private var downloadsDir = preferences.downloadsDirectory().getOrDefault().let {
-        UniFile.fromUri(context, Uri.parse(it))
+        val dir = UniFile.fromUri(context, Uri.parse(it))
+        DiskUtil.createNoMediaFile(dir, context)
+        dir
     }
 
     init {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/download/Downloader.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/download/Downloader.kt
index f49585bc2e..15ce3dc680 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/download/Downloader.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/download/Downloader.kt
@@ -407,6 +407,8 @@ class Downloader(
         if (download.status == Download.DOWNLOADED) {
             tmpDir.renameTo(dirname)
             cache.addChapter(dirname, mangaDir, download.manga)
+
+            DiskUtil.createNoMediaFile(tmpDir, context)
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsDownloadController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsDownloadController.kt
index 1b6119b13c..6a06ec8ca3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsDownloadController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsDownloadController.kt
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.database.DatabaseHelper
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.preference.PreferencesHelper
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.preference.getOrDefault
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.base.controller.DialogController
-import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.DiskUtil
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.getFilePicker
 import uy.kohesive.injekt.Injekt
 import uy.kohesive.injekt.api.get
@@ -45,15 +44,6 @@ class SettingsDownloadController : SettingsController() {
                     .subscribeUntilDestroy { path ->
                         val dir = UniFile.fromUri(context, Uri.parse(path))
                         summary = dir.filePath ?: path
-
-                        // Don't display downloaded chapters in gallery apps creating .nomedia
-                        if (dir != null && dir.exists()) {
-                            val nomedia = dir.findFile(".nomedia")
-                            if (nomedia == null) {
-                                dir.createFile(".nomedia")
-                                applicationContext?.let { DiskUtil.scanMedia(it, dir.uri) }
-                            }
-                        }
                     }
         }
         switchPreference {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/util/DiskUtil.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/util/DiskUtil.kt
index edff38614f..c735c0b8d7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/util/DiskUtil.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/util/DiskUtil.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import android.os.Build
 import android.os.Environment
 import android.support.v4.content.ContextCompat
 import android.support.v4.os.EnvironmentCompat
+import com.hippo.unifile.UniFile
 import java.io.File
 
 object DiskUtil {
@@ -54,6 +55,19 @@ object DiskUtil {
         return directories
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Don't display downloaded chapters in gallery apps creating `.nomedia`.
+     */
+    fun createNoMediaFile(dir: UniFile?, context: Context?) {
+        if (dir != null && dir.exists()) {
+            val nomedia = dir.findFile(".nomedia")
+            if (nomedia == null) {
+                dir.createFile(".nomedia")
+                context?.let { scanMedia(it, dir.uri) }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Scans the given file so that it can be shown in gallery apps, for example.
      */