diff --git a/src/webui/api/transfercontroller.cpp b/src/webui/api/transfercontroller.cpp
index 59933b1f5..207b0787b 100644
--- a/src/webui/api/transfercontroller.cpp
+++ b/src/webui/api/transfercontroller.cpp
@@ -117,6 +117,18 @@ void TransferController::speedLimitsModeAction()
     setResult(QString::number(BitTorrent::Session::instance()->isAltGlobalSpeedLimitEnabled()));
 }
 
+void TransferController::setSpeedLimitsModeAction()
+{
+    requireParams({u"mode"_qs});
+
+    const std::optional<int> mode = Utils::String::parseInt(params().value(u"mode"_qs));
+    if (!mode)
+        throw APIError(APIErrorType::BadParams, tr("'mode': invalid argument"));
+
+    // Any non-zero values are considered as alternative mode
+    BitTorrent::Session::instance()->setAltGlobalSpeedLimitEnabled(mode != 0);
+}
+
 void TransferController::banPeersAction()
 {
     requireParams({u"peers"_qs});
diff --git a/src/webui/api/transfercontroller.h b/src/webui/api/transfercontroller.h
index 3c8891b12..fe7a01695 100644
--- a/src/webui/api/transfercontroller.h
+++ b/src/webui/api/transfercontroller.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ public:
 private slots:
     void infoAction();
     void speedLimitsModeAction();
+    void setSpeedLimitsModeAction();
     void toggleSpeedLimitsModeAction();
     void uploadLimitAction();
     void downloadLimitAction();
diff --git a/src/webui/webapplication.h b/src/webui/webapplication.h
index d92269b2f..a1b3d4cfa 100644
--- a/src/webui/webapplication.h
+++ b/src/webui/webapplication.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 #include "base/utils/version.h"
 #include "api/isessionmanager.h"
 
-inline const Utils::Version<int, 3, 2> API_VERSION {2, 8, 13};
+inline const Utils::Version<int, 3, 2> API_VERSION {2, 8, 14};
 
 class APIController;
 class AuthController;