diff --git a/contrib/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/extractor/ExtractorYoutubeDL.java b/contrib/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/extractor/ExtractorYoutubeDL.java
index bbfcd6d89..5950fc7bb 100644
--- a/contrib/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/extractor/ExtractorYoutubeDL.java
+++ b/contrib/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/extractor/ExtractorYoutubeDL.java
@@ -207,6 +207,19 @@ public void setProcessArguments(List<String> processArguments) {
         kp.put("processArguments", processArguments);
     }
 
+    {
+        setSkipSuperResolution(false);
+    }
+    public boolean getSkipSuperResolution() {
+        return (Boolean) kp.get("skipSuperResolution");
+    }
+    /**
+     * Whether or not to download Super Resolution upscaled videos.
+     */
+    public void setSkipSuperResolution(boolean skipSuperResolution) {
+        kp.put("skipSuperResolution",skipSuperResolution);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void start() {
         if (!isRunning) {
@@ -420,6 +433,11 @@ public void write(int b) throws IOException {}
      */
     protected void streamYdlOutput(InputStream in, YoutubeDLResults results) throws IOException {
         TeedInputStream tee = new TeedInputStream(in, results.jsonFile);
+        // Since we read objects a single field at a time, we can't
+        // skip the entire object in one action; this lets us track
+        // whether we should ignore subsequent fields from the same
+        // object.
+        boolean skipObject = false;
         try (JsonReader jsonReader = new JsonReader(new InputStreamReader(tee, "UTF-8"))) {
             while (true) {
                 JsonToken nextToken = jsonReader.peek();
@@ -440,6 +458,7 @@ protected void streamYdlOutput(InputStream in, YoutubeDLResults results) throws
                     return;
                 case END_OBJECT:
                     jsonReader.endObject();
+                    skipObject = false;
                     break;
                 case NAME:
                     jsonReader.nextName();
@@ -451,8 +470,22 @@ protected void streamYdlOutput(InputStream in, YoutubeDLResults results) throws
                     jsonReader.nextString();
                     break;
                 case STRING:
+                    if (skipObject) {
+                        break;
+                    }
+
                     String value = jsonReader.nextString();
-                    if ("$.url".equals(jsonReader.getPath())
+                    // Format IDs ending with -sr are YouTube "Super Resolution"
+                    // upscaled videos; if requested, avoid downloading these in
+                    // favour of the original files.
+                    // https://alexwlchan.net/til/2025/ignore-ai-scaled-videos/
+                    if ("$.format_id".equals(jsonReader.getPath())
+                            || jsonReader.getPath().matches("^\\$\\.entries\\[\\d+\\]\\.format_id$")) {
+                        if (value.endsWith("-sr") && getSkipSuperResolution()) {
+                            skipObject = true;
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    } else if ("$.url".equals(jsonReader.getPath())
                             || jsonReader.getPath().matches("^\\$\\.entries\\[\\d+\\]\\.url$")) {
                         results.videoUrls.add(value);
                     } else if ("$.webpage_url".equals(jsonReader.getPath())