diff --git a/plugins/wallabag.koplugin/main.lua b/plugins/wallabag.koplugin/main.lua
index 5a2758276..b1e001e9a 100644
--- a/plugins/wallabag.koplugin/main.lua
+++ b/plugins/wallabag.koplugin/main.lua
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ function Wallabag:init()
 
     -- These settings do have defaults
     self.filter_tag                    = self.wb_settings.data.wallabag.filter_tag or ""
+    self.filter_starred                = self.wb_settings.data.wallabag.filter_starred or false
     self.ignore_tags                   = self.wb_settings.data.wallabag.ignore_tags or ""
     self.auto_tags                     = self.wb_settings.data.wallabag.auto_tags or ""
     self.archive_finished              = self.wb_settings.data.wallabag.archive_finished or true
@@ -260,6 +261,17 @@ function Wallabag:addToMainMenu(menu_items)
                                     )
                                 end,
                             },
+                            {
+                                text = _("Only download starred articles"),
+                                keep_menu_open = true,
+                                checked_func = function()
+                                    return self.filter_starred or false
+                                end,
+                                callback = function()
+                                    self.filter_starred = not self.filter_starred
+                                    self:saveSettings()
+                                end,
+                            },
                             {
                                 text = _("Prefer original non-HTML document"),
                                 keep_menu_open = true,
@@ -616,6 +628,10 @@ function Wallabag:getArticleList()
         filtering = "&tags=" .. self.filter_tag
     end
 
+    if self.filter_starred then
+        filtering = filtering .. "&starred=1"
+    end
+
     local article_list = {}
     local page = 1
 
@@ -1593,6 +1609,7 @@ function Wallabag:saveSettings()
         password                      = self.password,
         directory                     = self.directory,
         filter_tag                    = self.filter_tag,
+        filter_starred                = self.filter_starred,
         ignore_tags                   = self.ignore_tags,
         auto_tags                     = self.auto_tags,
         archive_finished              = self.archive_finished,