diff --git a/src/renderer/App.js b/src/renderer/App.js
index 3e2074cd3..e44fdaced 100644
--- a/src/renderer/App.js
+++ b/src/renderer/App.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import Vue from 'vue'
-import { mapActions } from 'vuex'
+import { mapActions, mapMutations } from 'vuex'
 import { ObserveVisibility } from 'vue-observe-visibility'
 import FtFlexBox from './components/ft-flex-box/ft-flex-box.vue'
 import TopNav from './components/top-nav/top-nav.vue'
@@ -79,10 +79,18 @@ export default Vue.extend({
     },
     externalPlayer: function () {
       return this.$store.getters.getExternalPlayer
+    },
+    defaultInvidiousInstance: function () {
+      return this.$store.getters.getDefaultInvidiousInstance
     }
   },
   mounted: function () {
-    this.grabUserSettings().then(() => {
+    this.grabUserSettings().then(async () => {
+      await this.fetchInvidiousInstances()
+      if (this.defaultInvidiousInstance === '') {
+        await this.setRandomCurrentInvidiousInstance()
+      }
+
       this.grabAllProfiles(this.$t('Profile.All Channels')).then(async () => {
         this.grabHistory()
         this.grabAllPlaylists()
@@ -378,6 +386,10 @@ export default Vue.extend({
       }
     },
 
+    ...mapMutations([
+      'setInvidiousInstancesList'
+    ]),
+
     ...mapActions([
       'showToast',
       'openExternalLink',
@@ -387,6 +399,8 @@ export default Vue.extend({
       'grabAllPlaylists',
       'getYoutubeUrlInfo',
       'getExternalPlayerCmdArgumentsData',
+      'fetchInvidiousInstances',
+      'setRandomCurrentInvidiousInstance',
       'setupListenerToSyncWindows'
     ])
   }
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/data-settings/data-settings.js b/src/renderer/components/data-settings/data-settings.js
index 8c3487626..a7c7f3775 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/data-settings/data-settings.js
+++ b/src/renderer/components/data-settings/data-settings.js
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ export default Vue.extend({
     backendFallback: function () {
       return this.$store.getters.getBackendFallback
     },
-    invidiousInstance: function () {
-      return this.$store.getters.getInvidiousInstance
+    currentInvidiousInstance: function () {
+      return this.$store.getters.getCurrentInvidiousInstance
     },
     profileList: function () {
       return this.$store.getters.getProfileList
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/ft-list-channel/ft-list-channel.js b/src/renderer/components/ft-list-channel/ft-list-channel.js
index 93f0b1170..51639d56e 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/ft-list-channel/ft-list-channel.js
+++ b/src/renderer/components/ft-list-channel/ft-list-channel.js
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ export default Vue.extend({
     }
   },
   computed: {
-    invidiousInstance: function () {
-      return this.$store.getters.getInvidiousInstance
+    currentInvidiousInstance: function () {
+      return this.$store.getters.getCurrentInvidiousInstance
     },
     listType: function () {
       return this.$store.getters.getListType
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export default Vue.extend({
     },
 
     parseInvidiousData: function () {
-      this.thumbnail = this.data.authorThumbnails[2].url.replace('https://yt3.ggpht.com', `${this.invidiousInstance}/ggpht/`)
+      this.thumbnail = this.data.authorThumbnails[2].url.replace('https://yt3.ggpht.com', `${this.currentInvidiousInstance}/ggpht/`)
       this.channelName = this.data.author
       this.id = this.data.authorId
       if (this.hideChannelSubscriptions) {
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/ft-list-playlist/ft-list-playlist.js b/src/renderer/components/ft-list-playlist/ft-list-playlist.js
index 1d941d12f..d6305b9ec 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/ft-list-playlist/ft-list-playlist.js
+++ b/src/renderer/components/ft-list-playlist/ft-list-playlist.js
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ export default Vue.extend({
     }
   },
   computed: {
-    invidiousInstance: function () {
-      return this.$store.getters.getInvidiousInstance
+    currentInvidiousInstance: function () {
+      return this.$store.getters.getCurrentInvidiousInstance
     },
 
     listType: function () {
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export default Vue.extend({
 
     parseInvidiousData: function () {
       this.title = this.data.title
-      this.thumbnail = this.data.playlistThumbnail.replace('https://i.ytimg.com', this.invidiousInstance).replace('hqdefault', 'mqdefault')
+      this.thumbnail = this.data.playlistThumbnail.replace('https://i.ytimg.com', this.currentInvidiousInstance).replace('hqdefault', 'mqdefault')
       this.channelName = this.data.author
       this.channelLink = this.data.authorUrl
       this.playlistLink = this.data.playlistId
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/ft-list-video/ft-list-video.js b/src/renderer/components/ft-list-video/ft-list-video.js
index b791d94c4..b114947dc 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/ft-list-video/ft-list-video.js
+++ b/src/renderer/components/ft-list-video/ft-list-video.js
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ export default Vue.extend({
       return this.$store.getters.getBackendPreference
     },
 
-    invidiousInstance: function () {
-      return this.$store.getters.getInvidiousInstance
+    currentInvidiousInstance: function () {
+      return this.$store.getters.getCurrentInvidiousInstance
     },
 
     inHistory: function () {
@@ -103,11 +103,11 @@ export default Vue.extend({
     },
 
     invidiousUrl: function () {
-      return `${this.invidiousInstance}/watch?v=${this.id}`
+      return `${this.currentInvidiousInstance}/watch?v=${this.id}`
     },
 
     invidiousChannelUrl: function () {
-      return `${this.invidiousInstance}/channel/${this.channelId}`
+      return `${this.currentInvidiousInstance}/channel/${this.channelId}`
     },
 
     youtubeUrl: function () {
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ export default Vue.extend({
     thumbnail: function () {
       let baseUrl
       if (this.backendPreference === 'invidious') {
-        baseUrl = this.invidiousInstance
+        baseUrl = this.currentInvidiousInstance
       } else {
         baseUrl = 'https://i.ytimg.com'
       }
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/ft-profile-channel-list/ft-profile-channel-list.js b/src/renderer/components/ft-profile-channel-list/ft-profile-channel-list.js
index d5740bcb6..be061a479 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/ft-profile-channel-list/ft-profile-channel-list.js
+++ b/src/renderer/components/ft-profile-channel-list/ft-profile-channel-list.js
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ export default Vue.extend({
     backendPreference: function () {
       return this.$store.getters.getBackendPreference
     },
-    invidiousInstance: function () {
-      return this.$store.getters.getInvidiousInstance
+    currentInvidiousInstance: function () {
+      return this.$store.getters.getCurrentInvidiousInstance
     },
     profileList: function () {
       return this.$store.getters.getProfileList
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export default Vue.extend({
         return 0
       }).map((channel) => {
         if (this.backendPreference === 'invidious') {
-          channel.thumbnail = channel.thumbnail.replace('https://yt3.ggpht.com', `${this.invidiousInstance}/ggpht/`)
+          channel.thumbnail = channel.thumbnail.replace('https://yt3.ggpht.com', `${this.currentInvidiousInstance}/ggpht/`)
         }
         channel.selected = false
         return channel
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export default Vue.extend({
         return 0
       }).map((channel) => {
         if (this.backendPreference === 'invidious') {
-          channel.thumbnail = channel.thumbnail.replace('https://yt3.ggpht.com', `${this.invidiousInstance}/ggpht/`)
+          channel.thumbnail = channel.thumbnail.replace('https://yt3.ggpht.com', `${this.currentInvidiousInstance}/ggpht/`)
         }
         channel.selected = false
         return channel
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/ft-profile-filter-channels-list/ft-profile-filter-channels-list.js b/src/renderer/components/ft-profile-filter-channels-list/ft-profile-filter-channels-list.js
index 6ab9fdba2..9fe3146ae 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/ft-profile-filter-channels-list/ft-profile-filter-channels-list.js
+++ b/src/renderer/components/ft-profile-filter-channels-list/ft-profile-filter-channels-list.js
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ export default Vue.extend({
     backendPreference: function () {
       return this.$store.getters.getBackendPreference
     },
-    invidiousInstance: function () {
-      return this.$store.getters.getInvidiousInstance
+    currentInvidiousInstance: function () {
+      return this.$store.getters.getCurrentInvidiousInstance
     },
     profileList: function () {
       return this.$store.getters.getProfileList
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export default Vue.extend({
         return index === -1
       }).map((channel) => {
         if (this.backendPreference === 'invidious') {
-          channel.thumbnail = channel.thumbnail.replace('https://yt3.ggpht.com', `${this.invidiousInstance}/ggpht/`)
+          channel.thumbnail = channel.thumbnail.replace('https://yt3.ggpht.com', `${this.currentInvidiousInstance}/ggpht/`)
         }
         channel.selected = false
         return channel
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export default Vue.extend({
         return index === -1
       }).map((channel) => {
         if (this.backendPreference === 'invidious') {
-          channel.thumbnail = channel.thumbnail.replace('https://yt3.ggpht.com', `${this.invidiousInstance}/ggpht/`)
+          channel.thumbnail = channel.thumbnail.replace('https://yt3.ggpht.com', `${this.currentInvidiousInstance}/ggpht/`)
         }
         channel.selected = false
         return channel
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/ft-share-button/ft-share-button.js b/src/renderer/components/ft-share-button/ft-share-button.js
index 8ca4700c0..0efc7f15c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/ft-share-button/ft-share-button.js
+++ b/src/renderer/components/ft-share-button/ft-share-button.js
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ export default Vue.extend({
     }
   },
   computed: {
-    invidiousInstance: function () {
-      return this.$store.getters.getInvidiousInstance
+    currentInvidiousInstance: function () {
+      return this.$store.getters.getCurrentInvidiousInstance
     },
 
     invidiousURL() {
-      let videoUrl = `${this.invidiousInstance}/watch?v=${this.id}`
+      let videoUrl = `${this.currentInvidiousInstance}/watch?v=${this.id}`
       // `playlistId` can be undefined
       if (this.playlistId && this.playlistId.length !== 0) {
         // `index` seems can be ignored
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export default Vue.extend({
     },
 
     invidiousEmbedURL() {
-      return `${this.invidiousInstance}/embed/${this.id}`
+      return `${this.currentInvidiousInstance}/embed/${this.id}`
     },
 
     youtubeURL() {
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/general-settings/general-settings.js b/src/renderer/components/general-settings/general-settings.js
index bb74a52c1..8082da5a7 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/general-settings/general-settings.js
+++ b/src/renderer/components/general-settings/general-settings.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import Vue from 'vue'
-import $ from 'jquery'
-import { mapActions } from 'vuex'
+import { mapActions, mapMutations } from 'vuex'
 import FtCard from '../ft-card/ft-card.vue'
 import FtSelect from '../ft-select/ft-select.vue'
 import FtInput from '../ft-input/ft-input.vue'
 import FtToggleSwitch from '../ft-toggle-switch/ft-toggle-switch.vue'
 import FtFlexBox from '../ft-flex-box/ft-flex-box.vue'
+import FtButton from '../ft-button/ft-button.vue'
 
 import debounce from 'lodash.debounce'
 
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ export default Vue.extend({
     'ft-select': FtSelect,
     'ft-input': FtInput,
     'ft-toggle-switch': FtToggleSwitch,
-    'ft-flex-box': FtFlexBox
+    'ft-flex-box': FtFlexBox,
+    'ft-button': FtButton
   },
   data: function () {
     return {
-      showInvidiousInstances: false,
       instanceNames: [],
       instanceValues: [],
       backendValues: [
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ export default Vue.extend({
       return this.$store.getters.getUsingElectron
     },
 
-    invidiousInstance: function () {
-      return this.$store.getters.getInvidiousInstance
+    currentInvidiousInstance: function () {
+      return this.$store.getters.getCurrentInvidiousInstance
     },
     enableSearchSuggestions: function () {
       return this.$store.getters.getEnableSearchSuggestions
@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ export default Vue.extend({
     regionValues: function () {
       return this.$store.getters.getRegionValues
     },
+    invidiousInstancesList: function () {
+      return this.$store.getters.getInvidiousInstancesList
+    },
+    defaultInvidiousInstance: function () {
+      return this.$store.getters.getDefaultInvidiousInstance
+    },
 
     localeOptions: function () {
       return ['system'].concat(Object.keys(this.$i18n.messages))
@@ -147,44 +153,42 @@ export default Vue.extend({
     }
   },
   mounted: function () {
-    const requestUrl = 'https://api.invidious.io/instances.json'
-    $.getJSON(requestUrl, (response) => {
-      console.log(response)
-      const instances = response.filter((instance) => {
-        if (instance[0].includes('.onion') || instance[0].includes('.i2p') || instance[0].includes('yewtu.be')) {
-          return false
-        } else {
-          return true
-        }
-      })
-
-      this.instanceNames = instances.map((instance) => {
-        return instance[0]
-      })
-
-      this.instanceValues = instances.map((instance) => {
-        return instance[1].uri.replace(/\/$/, '')
-      })
-
-      this.showInvidiousInstances = true
-    }).fail((xhr, textStatus, error) => {
-      console.log(xhr)
-      console.log(textStatus)
-      console.log(requestUrl)
-      console.log(error)
-    })
-
-    this.updateInvidiousInstanceBounce = debounce(this.updateInvidiousInstance, 500)
+    this.setCurrentInvidiousInstanceBounce =
+      debounce(this.setCurrentInvidiousInstance, 500)
   },
   beforeDestroy: function () {
-    if (this.invidiousInstance === '') {
-      this.updateInvidiousInstance('https://invidious.snopyta.org')
+    if (this.currentInvidiousInstance === '') {
+      // FIXME: If we call an action from here, there's no guarantee it will finish
+      // before the component is destroyed, which could bring up some problems
+      // Since I can't see any way to await it (because lifecycle hooks must be
+      // synchronous), unfortunately, we have to copy/paste the logic
+      // from the `setRandomCurrentInvidiousInstance` action onto here
+      const instanceList = this.invidiousInstancesList
+      const randomIndex = Math.floor(Math.random() * instanceList.length)
+      this.setCurrentInvidiousInstance(instanceList[randomIndex])
     }
   },
   methods: {
     handleInvidiousInstanceInput: function (input) {
-      const invidiousInstance = input.replace(/\/$/, '')
-      this.updateInvidiousInstanceBounce(invidiousInstance)
+      const instance = input.replace(/\/$/, '')
+      this.setCurrentInvidiousInstanceBounce(instance)
+    },
+
+    handleSetDefaultInstanceClick: function () {
+      const instance = this.currentInvidiousInstance
+      this.updateDefaultInvidiousInstance(instance)
+
+      const message = this.$t('Default Invidious instance has been set to $')
+      this.showToast({
+        message: message.replace('$', instance)
+      })
+    },
+
+    handleClearDefaultInstanceClick: function () {
+      this.updateDefaultInvidiousInstance('')
+      this.showToast({
+        message: this.$t('Default Invidious instance has been cleared')
+      })
     },
 
     handlePreferredApiBackend: function (backend) {
@@ -196,6 +200,10 @@ export default Vue.extend({
       }
     },
 
+    ...mapMutations([
+      'setCurrentInvidiousInstance'
+    ]),
+
     ...mapActions([
       'showToast',
       'updateEnableSearchSuggestions',
@@ -204,11 +212,11 @@ export default Vue.extend({
       'updateCheckForBlogPosts',
       'updateBarColor',
       'updateBackendPreference',
+      'updateDefaultInvidiousInstance',
       'updateLandingPage',
       'updateRegion',
       'updateListType',
       'updateThumbnailPreference',
-      'updateInvidiousInstance',
       'updateForceLocalBackendForLegacy',
       'updateCurrentLocale'
     ])
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/general-settings/general-settings.vue b/src/renderer/components/general-settings/general-settings.vue
index c6d945536..cc4b26fb1 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/general-settings/general-settings.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/components/general-settings/general-settings.vue
@@ -88,21 +88,47 @@
     </div>
     <ft-flex-box class="generalSettingsFlexBox">
       <ft-input
-        :placeholder="$t('Settings.General Settings[\'Invidious Instance (Default is https://invidious.snopyta.org)\']')"
+        :placeholder="$t('Settings.General Settings.Current Invidious Instance')"
         :show-arrow="false"
         :show-label="true"
-        :value="invidiousInstance"
-        :data-list="instanceValues"
+        :value="currentInvidiousInstance"
+        :data-list="invidiousInstancesList"
         :tooltip="$t('Tooltips.General Settings.Invidious Instance')"
         @input="handleInvidiousInstanceInput"
       />
     </ft-flex-box>
     <ft-flex-box>
-      <a
-        href="https://api.invidious.io"
-      >
-        {{ $t('Settings.General Settings.View all Invidious instance information') }}
-      </a>
+      <div>
+        <a
+          href="https://api.invidious.io"
+        >
+          {{ $t('Settings.General Settings.View all Invidious instance information') }}
+        </a>
+      </div>
+    </ft-flex-box>
+    <p
+      v-if="defaultInvidiousInstance !== ''"
+      class="center"
+    >
+      {{ $t('Settings.General Settings.The currently set default instance is $').replace('$', defaultInvidiousInstance) }}
+    </p>
+    <template v-else>
+      <p class="center">
+        {{ $t('Settings.General Settings.No default instance has been set') }}
+      </p>
+      <p class="center">
+        {{ $t('Settings.General Settings.Current instance will be randomized on startup') }}
+      </p>
+    </template>
+    <ft-flex-box>
+      <ft-button
+        :label="$t('Settings.General Settings.Set Current Instance as Default')"
+        @click="handleSetDefaultInstanceClick"
+      />
+      <ft-button
+        :label="$t('Settings.General Settings.Clear Default Instance')"
+        @click="handleClearDefaultInstanceClick"
+      />
     </ft-flex-box>
   </ft-card>
 </template>
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/playlist-info/playlist-info.js b/src/renderer/components/playlist-info/playlist-info.js
index d94b35993..e2234343b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/playlist-info/playlist-info.js
+++ b/src/renderer/components/playlist-info/playlist-info.js
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ export default Vue.extend({
     }
   },
   computed: {
-    invidiousInstance: function () {
-      return this.$store.getters.getInvidiousInstance
+    currentInvidiousInstance: function () {
+      return this.$store.getters.getCurrentInvidiousInstance
     },
 
     listType: function () {
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export default Vue.extend({
   methods: {
     sharePlaylist: function (method) {
       const youtubeUrl = `https://youtube.com/playlist?list=${this.id}`
-      const invidiousUrl = `${this.invidiousInstance}/playlist?list=${this.id}`
+      const invidiousUrl = `${this.currentInvidiousInstance}/playlist?list=${this.id}`
 
       switch (method) {
         case 'copyYoutube':
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/side-nav/side-nav.js b/src/renderer/components/side-nav/side-nav.js
index 9d74e4677..d5a52d416 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/side-nav/side-nav.js
+++ b/src/renderer/components/side-nav/side-nav.js
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ export default Vue.extend({
     backendPreference: function () {
       return this.$store.getters.getBackendPreference
     },
-    invidiousInstance: function () {
-      return this.$store.getters.getInvidiousInstance
+    currentInvidiousInstance: function () {
+      return this.$store.getters.getCurrentInvidiousInstance
     },
     profileList: function () {
       return this.$store.getters.getProfileList
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export default Vue.extend({
         return 0
       }).map((channel) => {
         if (this.backendPreference === 'invidious') {
-          channel.thumbnail = channel.thumbnail.replace('https://yt3.ggpht.com', `${this.invidiousInstance}/ggpht/`)
+          channel.thumbnail = channel.thumbnail.replace('https://yt3.ggpht.com', `${this.currentInvidiousInstance}/ggpht/`)
         }
 
         return channel
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/top-nav/top-nav.js b/src/renderer/components/top-nav/top-nav.js
index 380ebfe20..4279455ac 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/top-nav/top-nav.js
+++ b/src/renderer/components/top-nav/top-nav.js
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ export default Vue.extend({
       return this.$store.getters.getBarColor
     },
 
-    invidiousInstance: function () {
-      return this.$store.getters.getInvidiousInstance
+    currentInvidiousInstance: function () {
+      return this.$store.getters.getCurrentInvidiousInstance
     },
 
     backendFallback: function () {
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/watch-video-comments/watch-video-comments.js b/src/renderer/components/watch-video-comments/watch-video-comments.js
index c6f60db44..b4e468860 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/watch-video-comments/watch-video-comments.js
+++ b/src/renderer/components/watch-video-comments/watch-video-comments.js
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ export default Vue.extend({
       return this.$store.getters.getBackendFallback
     },
 
-    invidiousInstance: function () {
-      return this.$store.getters.getInvidiousInstance
+    currentInvidiousInstance: function () {
+      return this.$store.getters.getCurrentInvidiousInstance
     },
     hideCommentLikes: function () {
       return this.$store.getters.getHideCommentLikes
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ export default Vue.extend({
         const commentData = response.comments.map((comment) => {
           comment.showReplies = false
           comment.authorLink = comment.authorId
-          comment.authorThumb = comment.authorThumbnails[1].url.replace('https://yt3.ggpht.com', `${this.invidiousInstance}/ggpht/`)
+          comment.authorThumb = comment.authorThumbnails[1].url.replace('https://yt3.ggpht.com', `${this.currentInvidiousInstance}/ggpht/`)
           if (this.hideCommentLikes) {
             comment.likes = null
           } else {
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ export default Vue.extend({
         const commentData = response.comments.map((comment) => {
           comment.showReplies = false
           comment.authorLink = comment.authorId
-          comment.authorThumb = comment.authorThumbnails[1].url.replace('https://yt3.ggpht.com', `${this.invidiousInstance}/ggpht/`)
+          comment.authorThumb = comment.authorThumbnails[1].url.replace('https://yt3.ggpht.com', `${this.currentInvidiousInstance}/ggpht/`)
           if (this.hideCommentLikes) {
             comment.likes = null
           } else {
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/watch-video-info/watch-video-info.js b/src/renderer/components/watch-video-info/watch-video-info.js
index ef307690a..918d901ed 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/watch-video-info/watch-video-info.js
+++ b/src/renderer/components/watch-video-info/watch-video-info.js
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ export default Vue.extend({
     }
   },
   computed: {
-    invidiousInstance: function () {
-      return this.$store.getters.getInvidiousInstance
+    currentInvidiousInstance: function () {
+      return this.$store.getters.getCurrentInvidiousInstance
     },
 
     profileList: function () {
diff --git a/src/renderer/sass-partials/_settings.sass b/src/renderer/sass-partials/_settings.sass
index b9c523975..1a9cdf3cf 100644
--- a/src/renderer/sass-partials/_settings.sass
+++ b/src/renderer/sass-partials/_settings.sass
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
   @media only screen and (max-width: 680px)
     width: 90%
 
+.center
+  text-align: center
+
 @media only screen and (max-width: 460px)
   .generalSettingsFlexBox, .playerSettingsFlexBox, .externalPlayerSettingsFlexBox
     justify-content: flex-start
diff --git a/src/renderer/store/modules/invidious.js b/src/renderer/store/modules/invidious.js
index 3ca523920..88380f53c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/store/modules/invidious.js
+++ b/src/renderer/store/modules/invidious.js
@@ -1,19 +1,58 @@
 import $ from 'jquery'
 
 const state = {
+  currentInvidiousInstance: '',
+  invidiousInstancesList: null,
   isGetChannelInfoRunning: false
 }
 
 const getters = {
-  getIsGetChannelInfoRunning (state) {
+  getIsGetChannelInfoRunning(state) {
     return state.isGetChannelInfoRunning
+  },
+
+  getCurrentInvidiousInstance(state) {
+    return state.currentInvidiousInstance
+  },
+
+  getInvidiousInstancesList(state) {
+    return state.invidiousInstancesList
   }
 }
 
 const actions = {
-  invidiousAPICall ({ rootState }, payload) {
+  async fetchInvidiousInstances({ commit }) {
+    const requestUrl = 'https://api.invidious.io/instances.json'
+
+    let response
+    try {
+      response = await $.getJSON(requestUrl)
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.log(err)
+    }
+
+    const instances = response.filter((instance) => {
+      if (instance[0].includes('.onion') || instance[0].includes('.i2p') || instance[0].includes('yewtu.be')) {
+        return false
+      } else {
+        return true
+      }
+    }).map((instance) => {
+      return instance[1].uri.replace(/\/$/, '')
+    })
+
+    commit('setInvidiousInstancesList', instances)
+  },
+
+  setRandomCurrentInvidiousInstance({ commit, state }) {
+    const instanceList = state.invidiousInstancesList
+    const randomIndex = Math.floor(Math.random() * instanceList.length)
+    commit('setCurrentInvidiousInstance', instanceList[randomIndex])
+  },
+
+  invidiousAPICall({ state }, payload) {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      const requestUrl = rootState.settings.invidiousInstance + '/api/v1/' + payload.resource + '/' + payload.id + '?' + $.param(payload.params)
+      const requestUrl = state.currentInvidiousInstance + '/api/v1/' + payload.resource + '/' + payload.id + '?' + $.param(payload.params)
 
       $.getJSON(requestUrl, (response) => {
         resolve(response)
@@ -27,7 +66,7 @@ const actions = {
     })
   },
 
-  invidiousGetChannelInfo ({ commit, dispatch }, channelId) {
+  invidiousGetChannelInfo({ commit, dispatch }, channelId) {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       commit('toggleIsGetChannelInfoRunning')
 
@@ -48,7 +87,7 @@ const actions = {
     })
   },
 
-  invidiousGetPlaylistInfo ({ commit, dispatch }, payload) {
+  invidiousGetPlaylistInfo({ commit, dispatch }, payload) {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       dispatch('invidiousAPICall', payload).then((response) => {
         resolve(response)
@@ -61,7 +100,7 @@ const actions = {
     })
   },
 
-  invidiousGetVideoInformation ({ dispatch }, videoId) {
+  invidiousGetVideoInformation({ dispatch }, videoId) {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       const payload = {
         resource: 'videos',
@@ -81,8 +120,16 @@ const actions = {
 }
 
 const mutations = {
-  toggleIsGetChannelInfoRunning (state) {
+  toggleIsGetChannelInfoRunning(state) {
     state.isGetChannelInfoRunning = !state.isGetChannelInfoRunning
+  },
+
+  setCurrentInvidiousInstance(state, value) {
+    state.currentInvidiousInstance = value
+  },
+
+  setInvidiousInstancesList(state, value) {
+    state.invidiousInstancesList = value
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/store/modules/settings.js b/src/renderer/store/modules/settings.js
index cdf943a5d..62c951cb7 100644
--- a/src/renderer/store/modules/settings.js
+++ b/src/renderer/store/modules/settings.js
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ const state = {
   hideVideoLikesAndDislikes: false,
   hideVideoViews: false,
   hideWatchedSubs: false,
-  invidiousInstance: 'https://invidious.snopyta.org',
   landingPage: 'subscriptions',
   listType: 'grid',
   playNextVideo: false,
@@ -250,6 +249,15 @@ const stateWithSideEffects = {
     }
   },
 
+  defaultInvidiousInstance: {
+    defaultValue: '',
+    sideEffectsHandler: ({ commit, getters }, value) => {
+      if (value !== '' && getters.getCurrentInvidiousInstance !== value) {
+        commit('setCurrentInvidiousInstance', value)
+      }
+    }
+  },
+
   defaultVolume: {
     defaultValue: 1,
     sideEffectsHandler: (_, value) => {
diff --git a/src/renderer/views/Channel/Channel.js b/src/renderer/views/Channel/Channel.js
index 74a8f3c79..76577b3cf 100644
--- a/src/renderer/views/Channel/Channel.js
+++ b/src/renderer/views/Channel/Channel.js
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ export default Vue.extend({
       return this.$store.getters.getBackendFallback
     },
 
-    invidiousInstance: function () {
-      return this.$store.getters.getInvidiousInstance
+    currentInvidiousInstance: function () {
+      return this.$store.getters.getCurrentInvidiousInstance
     },
 
     sessionSearchHistory: function () {
@@ -350,17 +350,17 @@ export default Vue.extend({
         } else {
           this.subCount = response.subCount
         }
-        this.thumbnailUrl = response.authorThumbnails[3].url.replace('https://yt3.ggpht.com', `${this.invidiousInstance}/ggpht/`)
+        this.thumbnailUrl = response.authorThumbnails[3].url.replace('https://yt3.ggpht.com', `${this.currentInvidiousInstance}/ggpht/`)
         this.channelDescription = autolinker.link(response.description)
         this.relatedChannels = response.relatedChannels.map((channel) => {
-          channel.authorThumbnails[channel.authorThumbnails.length - 1].url = channel.authorThumbnails[channel.authorThumbnails.length - 1].url.replace('https://yt3.ggpht.com', `${this.invidiousInstance}/ggpht/`)
+          channel.authorThumbnails[channel.authorThumbnails.length - 1].url = channel.authorThumbnails[channel.authorThumbnails.length - 1].url.replace('https://yt3.ggpht.com', `${this.currentInvidiousInstance}/ggpht/`)
 
           return channel
         })
         this.latestVideos = response.latestVideos
 
         if (typeof (response.authorBanners) !== 'undefined') {
-          this.bannerUrl = response.authorBanners[0].url.replace('https://yt3.ggpht.com', `${this.invidiousInstance}/ggpht/`)
+          this.bannerUrl = response.authorBanners[0].url.replace('https://yt3.ggpht.com', `${this.currentInvidiousInstance}/ggpht/`)
         }
 
         this.isLoading = false
diff --git a/src/renderer/views/Playlist/Playlist.js b/src/renderer/views/Playlist/Playlist.js
index 725f5f487..d40a91bc0 100644
--- a/src/renderer/views/Playlist/Playlist.js
+++ b/src/renderer/views/Playlist/Playlist.js
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ export default Vue.extend({
     backendFallback: function () {
       return this.$store.getters.getBackendFallback
     },
-    invidiousInstance: function () {
-      return this.$store.getters.getInvidiousInstance
+    currentInvidiousInstance: function () {
+      return this.$store.getters.getCurrentInvidiousInstance
     }
   },
   watch: {
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ export default Vue.extend({
           viewCount: result.viewCount,
           videoCount: result.videoCount,
           channelName: result.author,
-          channelThumbnail: result.authorThumbnails[2].url.replace('https://yt3.ggpht.com', `${this.invidiousInstance}/ggpht/`),
+          channelThumbnail: result.authorThumbnails[2].url.replace('https://yt3.ggpht.com', `${this.currentInvidiousInstance}/ggpht/`),
           channelId: result.authorId,
           infoSource: 'invidious'
         }
diff --git a/src/renderer/views/Subscriptions/Subscriptions.js b/src/renderer/views/Subscriptions/Subscriptions.js
index e0b6ae56a..619107cc3 100644
--- a/src/renderer/views/Subscriptions/Subscriptions.js
+++ b/src/renderer/views/Subscriptions/Subscriptions.js
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ export default Vue.extend({
       return this.$store.getters.getBackendFallback
     },
 
-    invidiousInstance: function () {
-      return this.$store.getters.getInvidiousInstance
+    currentInvidiousInstance: function () {
+      return this.$store.getters.getCurrentInvidiousInstance
     },
 
     hideWatchedSubs: function () {
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ export default Vue.extend({
     getChannelVideosInvidiousRSS: function (channel, failedAttempts = 0) {
       return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
         const parser = new Parser()
-        const feedUrl = `${this.invidiousInstance}/feed/channel/${channel.id}`
+        const feedUrl = `${this.currentInvidiousInstance}/feed/channel/${channel.id}`
 
         parser.parseURL(feedUrl).then(async (feed) => {
           resolve(await Promise.all(feed.items.map((video) => {
diff --git a/src/renderer/views/Trending/Trending.js b/src/renderer/views/Trending/Trending.js
index 8581acf69..2b8a23535 100644
--- a/src/renderer/views/Trending/Trending.js
+++ b/src/renderer/views/Trending/Trending.js
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ export default Vue.extend({
     backendFallback: function () {
       return this.$store.getters.getBackendFallback
     },
-    invidiousInstance: function () {
-      return this.$store.getters.getInvidiousInstance
+    currentInvidiousInstance: function () {
+      return this.$store.getters.getCurrentInvidiousInstance
     },
     region: function () {
       return this.$store.getters.getRegion.toUpperCase()
diff --git a/src/renderer/views/Watch/Watch.js b/src/renderer/views/Watch/Watch.js
index 4058802f4..eeab21f9b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/views/Watch/Watch.js
+++ b/src/renderer/views/Watch/Watch.js
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ export default Vue.extend({
     backendFallback: function () {
       return this.$store.getters.getBackendFallback
     },
-    invidiousInstance: function () {
-      return this.$store.getters.getInvidiousInstance
+    currentInvidiousInstance: function () {
+      return this.$store.getters.getCurrentInvidiousInstance
     },
     proxyVideos: function () {
       return this.$store.getters.getProxyVideos
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ export default Vue.extend({
       }
 
       this.dashSrc = this.createInvidiousDashManifest()
-      this.videoStoryboardSrc = `${this.invidiousInstance}/api/v1/storyboards/${this.videoId}?height=90`
+      this.videoStoryboardSrc = `${this.currentInvidiousInstance}/api/v1/storyboards/${this.videoId}?height=90`
 
       this.invidiousGetVideoInformation(this.videoId)
         .then(result => {
@@ -540,14 +540,14 @@ export default Vue.extend({
           }
           this.channelId = result.authorId
           this.channelName = result.author
-          this.channelThumbnail = result.authorThumbnails[1] ? result.authorThumbnails[1].url.replace('https://yt3.ggpht.com', `${this.invidiousInstance}/ggpht/`) : ''
+          this.channelThumbnail = result.authorThumbnails[1] ? result.authorThumbnails[1].url.replace('https://yt3.ggpht.com', `${this.currentInvidiousInstance}/ggpht/`) : ''
           this.videoPublished = result.published * 1000
           this.videoDescriptionHtml = result.descriptionHtml
           this.recommendedVideos = result.recommendedVideos
           this.adaptiveFormats = result.adaptiveFormats
           this.isLive = result.liveNow
           this.captionHybridList = result.captions.map(caption => {
-            caption.url = this.invidiousInstance + caption.url
+            caption.url = this.currentInvidiousInstance + caption.url
             caption.type = ''
             caption.dataSource = 'invidious'
             return caption
@@ -555,13 +555,13 @@ export default Vue.extend({
 
           switch (this.thumbnailPreference) {
             case 'start':
-              this.thumbnail = `${this.invidiousInstance}/vi/${this.videoId}/maxres1.jpg`
+              this.thumbnail = `${this.currentInvidiousInstance}/vi/${this.videoId}/maxres1.jpg`
               break
             case 'middle':
-              this.thumbnail = `${this.invidiousInstance}/vi/${this.videoId}/maxres2.jpg`
+              this.thumbnail = `${this.currentInvidiousInstance}/vi/${this.videoId}/maxres2.jpg`
               break
             case 'end':
-              this.thumbnail = `${this.invidiousInstance}/vi/${this.videoId}/maxres3.jpg`
+              this.thumbnail = `${this.currentInvidiousInstance}/vi/${this.videoId}/maxres3.jpg`
               break
             default:
               this.thumbnail = result.videoThumbnails[0].url
@@ -1033,7 +1033,7 @@ export default Vue.extend({
     },
 
     createInvidiousDashManifest: function () {
-      let url = `${this.invidiousInstance}/api/manifest/dash/id/${this.videoId}.mpd`
+      let url = `${this.currentInvidiousInstance}/api/manifest/dash/id/${this.videoId}.mpd`
 
       if (this.proxyVideos || !this.usingElectron) {
         url = url + '?local=true'
diff --git a/static/locales/en-US.yaml b/static/locales/en-US.yaml
index e543dde0a..8762ff98a 100644
--- a/static/locales/en-US.yaml
+++ b/static/locales/en-US.yaml
@@ -128,8 +128,13 @@ Settings:
       Beginning: Beginning
       Middle: Middle
       End: End
-    'Invidious Instance (Default is https://invidious.snopyta.org)': Invidious Instance
-      (Default is https://invidious.snopyta.org)
+    Current Invidious Instance: Current Invidious Instance
+    # $ is replaced with the default Invidious instance
+    The currently set default instance is $: The currently set default instance is $
+    No default instance has been set: No default instance has been set
+    Current instance will be randomized on startup: Current instance will be randomized on startup
+    Set Current Instance as Default: Set Current Instance as Default
+    Clear Default Instance: Clear Default Instance
     View all Invidious instance information: View all Invidious instance information
     Region for Trending: Region for Trending
         #! List countries
@@ -647,6 +652,9 @@ Playing Next Video: Playing Next Video
 Playing Previous Video: Playing Previous Video
 Playing Next Video Interval: Playing next video in no time. Click to cancel. | Playing next video in {nextVideoInterval} second. Click to cancel. | Playing next video in {nextVideoInterval} seconds. Click to cancel.
 Canceled next video autoplay: Canceled next video autoplay
+# $ is replaced with the default Invidious instance
+Default Invidious instance has been set to $: Default Invidious instance has been set to $
+Default Invidious instance has been cleared: Default Invidious instance has been cleared
 'The playlist has ended.  Enable loop to continue playing': 'The playlist has ended.  Enable
   loop to continue playing'