diff --git a/client/src/javascript/actions/TorrentActions.ts b/client/src/javascript/actions/TorrentActions.ts
index ae8fa2e7..00e7d607 100644
--- a/client/src/javascript/actions/TorrentActions.ts
+++ b/client/src/javascript/actions/TorrentActions.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import type {
   DeleteTorrentsOptions,
   MoveTorrentsOptions,
   SetTorrentContentsPropertiesOptions,
+  SetTorrentsInitialSeedingOptions,
   SetTorrentsPriorityOptions,
   SetTorrentsSequentialOptions,
   SetTorrentsTrackersOptions,
@@ -194,6 +195,19 @@ const TorrentActions = {
     return undefined;
   },
 
+  setInitialSeeding: (options: SetTorrentsInitialSeedingOptions) =>
+    axios
+      .patch(`${baseURI}api/torrents/initial-seeding`, options)
+      .then((json) => json.data)
+      .then(
+        () => {
+          // do nothing.
+        },
+        () => {
+          // do nothing.
+        },
+      ),
+
   setPriority: (options: SetTorrentsPriorityOptions) =>
     axios
       .patch(`${baseURI}api/torrents/priority`, options)
diff --git a/client/src/javascript/components/torrent-list/TorrentListContextMenu.tsx b/client/src/javascript/components/torrent-list/TorrentListContextMenu.tsx
index b53d9b21..efa46c73 100644
--- a/client/src/javascript/components/torrent-list/TorrentListContextMenu.tsx
+++ b/client/src/javascript/components/torrent-list/TorrentListContextMenu.tsx
@@ -13,26 +13,23 @@ import UIActions from '../../actions/UIActions';
 
 import type {ContextMenuItem} from '../../stores/UIStore';
 
-// TODO: need to create a generic component if there are more menu items like this.
-const InlineSequentialCheckbox: FC = observer(() => {
-  const {selectedTorrents} = TorrentStore;
+const getLastSelectedTorrent = (): string => TorrentStore.selectedTorrents[TorrentStore.selectedTorrents.length - 1];
 
-  return (
+const InlineTorrentPropertyCheckbox: FC<{property: keyof TorrentProperties}> = observer(
+  ({property}: {property: keyof TorrentProperties}) => (
     <label className="toggle-input checkbox" style={{display: 'inline'}}>
       <div className="toggle-input__indicator">
         <div
           className="toggle-input__indicator__icon"
           style={{
-            opacity: TorrentStore.torrents[selectedTorrents[selectedTorrents.length - 1]].isSequential
-              ? '1'
-              : undefined,
+            opacity: TorrentStore.torrents[getLastSelectedTorrent()][property] ? '1' : undefined,
           }}>
           <Checkmark />
         </div>
       </div>
     </label>
-  );
-});
+  ),
+);
 
 const handleTorrentDownload = (hash: TorrentProperties['hash']): void => {
   const {baseURI} = ConfigStore;
@@ -124,10 +121,9 @@ const getContextMenuItems = (torrent: TorrentProperties): Array<ContextMenuItem>
       action: 'torrentDetails',
       label: TorrentContextMenuActions.torrentDetails.id,
       clickHandler: () => {
-        const {selectedTorrents} = TorrentStore;
         UIActions.displayModal({
           id: 'torrent-details',
-          hash: selectedTorrents[selectedTorrents.length - 1],
+          hash: getLastSelectedTorrent(),
         });
       },
     },
@@ -136,9 +132,8 @@ const getContextMenuItems = (torrent: TorrentProperties): Array<ContextMenuItem>
       action: 'torrentDownload',
       label: TorrentContextMenuActions.torrentDownload.id,
       clickHandler: (e) => {
-        const {selectedTorrents} = TorrentStore;
         e.preventDefault();
-        handleTorrentDownload(selectedTorrents[selectedTorrents.length - 1]);
+        handleTorrentDownload(getLastSelectedTorrent());
       },
     },
     {
@@ -149,6 +144,20 @@ const getContextMenuItems = (torrent: TorrentProperties): Array<ContextMenuItem>
         UIActions.displayModal({id: 'generate-magnet'});
       },
     },
+    {
+      type: 'action',
+      action: 'setInitialSeeding',
+      label: TorrentContextMenuActions.setInitialSeeding.id,
+      clickHandler: () => {
+        const {selectedTorrents} = TorrentStore;
+        TorrentActions.setInitialSeeding({
+          hashes: selectedTorrents,
+          isInitialSeeding: !TorrentStore.torrents[getLastSelectedTorrent()].isInitialSeeding,
+        });
+      },
+      dismissMenu: false,
+      labelAction: () => <InlineTorrentPropertyCheckbox property="isInitialSeeding" />,
+    },
     {
       type: 'action',
       action: 'setSequential',
@@ -157,11 +166,11 @@ const getContextMenuItems = (torrent: TorrentProperties): Array<ContextMenuItem>
         const {selectedTorrents} = TorrentStore;
         TorrentActions.setSequential({
           hashes: selectedTorrents,
-          isSequential: !TorrentStore.torrents[selectedTorrents[selectedTorrents.length - 1]].isSequential,
+          isSequential: !TorrentStore.torrents[getLastSelectedTorrent()].isSequential,
         });
       },
       dismissMenu: false,
-      labelAction: () => <InlineSequentialCheckbox />,
+      labelAction: () => <InlineTorrentPropertyCheckbox property="isSequential" />,
     },
     {
       type: 'action',
diff --git a/client/src/javascript/constants/TorrentContextMenuActions.ts b/client/src/javascript/constants/TorrentContextMenuActions.ts
index 9bd140f2..394c8917 100644
--- a/client/src/javascript/constants/TorrentContextMenuActions.ts
+++ b/client/src/javascript/constants/TorrentContextMenuActions.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ const TorrentContextMenuActions = {
   generateMagnet: {
     id: 'torrents.list.context.generate.magnet',
   },
+  setInitialSeeding: {
+    id: 'torrents.list.context.initial.seeding',
+  },
   setSequential: {
     id: 'torrents.list.context.sequential',
   },
diff --git a/client/src/javascript/i18n/strings.compiled.json b/client/src/javascript/i18n/strings.compiled.json
index 46ea2aaa..6b049448 100644
--- a/client/src/javascript/i18n/strings.compiled.json
+++ b/client/src/javascript/i18n/strings.compiled.json
@@ -2221,6 +2221,12 @@
       "value": "Generate Magnet Link"
     }
   ],
+  "torrents.list.context.initial.seeding": [
+    {
+      "type": 0,
+      "value": "Initial Seeding"
+    }
+  ],
   "torrents.list.context.move": [
     {
       "type": 0,
diff --git a/client/src/javascript/i18n/strings.json b/client/src/javascript/i18n/strings.json
index 00574a2a..7b34107e 100644
--- a/client/src/javascript/i18n/strings.json
+++ b/client/src/javascript/i18n/strings.json
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@
   "torrents.list.context.move": "Set Torrent Location",
   "torrents.list.context.pause": "Pause",
   "torrents.list.context.download": "Download",
+  "torrents.list.context.initial.seeding": "Initial Seeding",
   "torrents.list.context.priority": "Priority",
   "torrents.list.context.remove": "Remove",
   "torrents.list.context.sequential": "Sequential",
diff --git a/shared/constants/defaultFloodSettings.ts b/shared/constants/defaultFloodSettings.ts
index f644267a..a330161e 100644
--- a/shared/constants/defaultFloodSettings.ts
+++ b/shared/constants/defaultFloodSettings.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ const defaultFloodSettings: Readonly<FloodSettings> = {
     {id: 'torrentDetails', visible: true},
     {id: 'torrentDownload', visible: true},
     {id: 'generateMagnet', visible: false},
+    {id: 'setInitialSeeding', visible: false},
     {id: 'setSequential', visible: false},
     {id: 'setPriority', visible: false},
   ],