diff --git a/src/renderer/components/SponsorBlockSettings.vue b/src/renderer/components/SponsorBlockSettings.vue
index 7887080e4a9a1..65be1f0509ae5 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/SponsorBlockSettings.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/components/SponsorBlockSettings.vue
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@
         :tooltip="$t('Tooltips.SponsorBlock Settings.UseDeArrowThumbnails')"
         @change="handleUpdateUseDeArrowThumbnails"
       />
+      <FtToggleSwitch
+        v-if="useDeArrowTitles || useDeArrowThumbnails"
+        :label="$t('Settings.SponsorBlock Settings.DeArrowCasualMode')"
+        :default-value="deArrowCasualMode"
+        :tooltip="$t('Tooltips.SponsorBlock Settings.DeArrowCasualMode')"
+        @change="handleUpdateDeArrowCasualMode"
+      />
     </FtFlexBox>
     <template
       v-if="useSponsorBlock || useDeArrowTitles || useDeArrowThumbnails"
@@ -106,6 +113,9 @@ const useDeArrowTitles = computed(() => store.getters.getUseDeArrowTitles)
 /** @type {import('vue').ComputedRef<boolean>} */
 const useDeArrowThumbnails = computed(() => store.getters.getUseDeArrowThumbnails)
 
+/** @type {import('vue').ComputedRef<boolean>} */
+const deArrowCasualMode = computed(() => store.getters.getDeArrowCasualMode)
+
 /** @type {import('vue').ComputedRef<string>} */
 const deArrowThumbnailGeneratorUrl = computed(() => store.getters.getDeArrowThumbnailGeneratorUrl)
 
@@ -130,6 +140,13 @@ function handleUpdateUseDeArrowThumbnails(value) {
   store.dispatch('updateUseDeArrowThumbnails', value)
 }
 
+/**
+ * @param {boolean} value
+ */
+function handleUpdateDeArrowCasualMode(value) {
+  store.dispatch('updateDeArrowCasualMode', value)
+}
+
 /**
  * @param {boolean} value
  */
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 52c06fbf1dfa4..e05bec35404e7 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/ft-list-video/ft-list-video.js
+++ b/src/renderer/components/ft-list-video/ft-list-video.js
@@ -535,6 +535,9 @@ export default defineComponent({
     useDeArrowThumbnails: function () {
       return this.$store.getters.getUseDeArrowThumbnails
     },
+    deArrowCasualMode: function () {
+      return this.$store.getters.getDeArrowCasualMode
+    },
     deArrowChangedContent: function () {
       return (this.useDeArrowThumbnails && this.deArrowCache?.thumbnail) ||
         (this.useDeArrowTitles && this.deArrowCache?.title &&
@@ -598,9 +601,13 @@ export default defineComponent({
       const videoId = this.id
       const data = await deArrowData(this.id)
       const cacheData = { videoId, title: null, videoDuration: null, thumbnail: null, thumbnailTimestamp: null }
-      if (Array.isArray(data?.titles) && data.titles.length > 0 && (data.titles[0].locked || data.titles[0].votes >= 0)) {
-        // remove dearrow formatting markers https://github.com/ajayyy/DeArrow/blob/0da266485be902fe54259214c3cd7c942f2357c5/src/titles/titleFormatter.ts#L460
-        cacheData.title = data.titles[0].title.replaceAll(/(^|\s)>(\S)/g, '$1$2').trim()
+      if (Array.isArray(data?.titles) && data.titles.length > 0) {
+        const selectedTitle = this.selectDeArrowTitle(data.titles, data.casualMode)
+        if (selectedTitle) {
+          // remove dearrow formatting markers
+          // https://github.com/ajayyy/DeArrow/blob/0da266485be902fe54259214c3cd7c942f2357c5/src/titles/titleFormatter.ts#L460
+          cacheData.title = selectedTitle.replaceAll(/(^|\s)>(\S)/g, '$1$2').trim()
+        }
       }
       if (Array.isArray(data?.thumbnails) && data.thumbnails.length > 0 && (data.thumbnails[0].locked || data.thumbnails[0].votes >= 0)) {
         cacheData.thumbnailTimestamp = data.thumbnails.at(0).timestamp
@@ -621,6 +628,31 @@ export default defineComponent({
         this.debounceGetDeArrowThumbnail()
       }
     },
+    selectDeArrowTitle: function(titles, casualMode) {
+      if (!Array.isArray(titles) || titles.length === 0) {
+        return null
+      }
+
+      if (casualMode) {
+        // Prefer a community-approved original title in casual mode.
+        const goodOriginal = titles.find(
+          (t) => t.original && (t.locked || t.votes >= 0)
+        )
+        if (goodOriginal) {
+          return goodOriginal.title
+        }
+
+        // No well-voted original — use the best custom title instead.
+        const bestCustom = titles.find(
+          (t) => !t.original && (t.locked || t.votes >= 0)
+        )
+        return bestCustom ? bestCustom.title : null
+      }
+
+      // Classic mode: use the first (highest-quality) title if it is trusted.
+      const best = titles[0]
+      return (best.locked || best.votes >= 0) ? best.title : null
+    },
     toggleDeArrow() {
       if (!this.deArrowChangedContent) {
         return
diff --git a/src/renderer/helpers/sponsorblock.js b/src/renderer/helpers/sponsorblock.js
index 142974f342193..9b5874b7e5d86 100644
--- a/src/renderer/helpers/sponsorblock.js
+++ b/src/renderer/helpers/sponsorblock.js
@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@ import store from '../store/index'
 
 async function getVideoHash(videoId) {
   const videoIdBuffer = new TextEncoder().encode(videoId)
-
   const hashBuffer = await crypto.subtle.digest('SHA-256', videoIdBuffer)
   const hashArray = new Uint8Array(hashBuffer)
-
   return hashArray[0].toString(16).padStart(2, '0') +
     hashArray[1].toString(16).padStart(2, '0')
 }
@@ -60,7 +58,14 @@ export async function sponsorBlockSkipSegments(videoId, categories) {
 
 export async function deArrowData(videoId) {
   const videoIdHashPrefix = await getVideoHash(videoId)
-  const requestUrl = `${store.getters.getSponsorBlockUrl}/api/branding/${videoIdHashPrefix}`
+  const deArrowCasualMode = store.getters.getDeArrowCasualMode
+
+  // When casual mode is enabled we request all titles (including those with
+  // negative scores) so that upvoted original titles are also included in the
+  // response.  The server already returns data in quality order, so we can
+  // still rely on position when picking the best non-original title as a
+  // fallback.
+  const requestUrl = `${store.getters.getSponsorBlockUrl}/api/branding/${videoIdHashPrefix}${deArrowCasualMode ? '?fetchAll=true' : ''}`
 
   try {
     const response = await fetch(requestUrl)
@@ -71,7 +76,15 @@ export async function deArrowData(videoId) {
     }
 
     const json = await response.json()
-    return json[videoId] ?? undefined
+    const videoData = json[videoId] ?? undefined
+
+    if (videoData === undefined) {
+      return undefined
+    }
+
+    // Attach the current mode so the consumer can make the right selection
+    // decision without having to reach back into the store.
+    return { ...videoData, casualMode: deArrowCasualMode }
   } catch (error) {
     console.error('failed to fetch DeArrow data', requestUrl, error)
     throw error
@@ -80,6 +93,7 @@ export async function deArrowData(videoId) {
 
 export async function deArrowThumbnail(videoId, timestamp) {
   let requestUrl = `${store.getters.getDeArrowThumbnailGeneratorUrl}/api/v1/getThumbnail?videoID=` + videoId
+
   if (timestamp != null) {
     requestUrl += `&time=${timestamp}`
   }
diff --git a/src/renderer/store/modules/settings.js b/src/renderer/store/modules/settings.js
index 4e04bbf396862..9b1f46c3545e0 100644
--- a/src/renderer/store/modules/settings.js
+++ b/src/renderer/store/modules/settings.js
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ const state = {
   settingsPassword: '',
   useDeArrowTitles: false,
   useDeArrowThumbnails: false,
+  deArrowCasualMode: false,
   deArrowThumbnailGeneratorUrl: 'https://dearrow-thumb.ajay.app',
   // This makes the `favorites` playlist uses as quick bookmark target
   // If the playlist is removed quick bookmark is disabled
diff --git a/static/locales/en-US.yaml b/static/locales/en-US.yaml
index bab14105a4559..df8de85d5f8c1 100644
--- a/static/locales/en-US.yaml
+++ b/static/locales/en-US.yaml
@@ -659,6 +659,7 @@ Settings:
     Notify when sponsor segment is skipped: Notify when sponsor segment is skipped
     UseDeArrowTitles: Use DeArrow Video Titles
     UseDeArrowThumbnails: Use DeArrow for thumbnails
+    DeArrowCasualMode: Use DeArrow Casual Mode
     'DeArrow Thumbnail Generator API Url (Default is https://dearrow-thumb.ajay.app)': 'DeArrow Thumbnail Generator API Url (Default is https://dearrow-thumb.ajay.app)'
     Skip Options:
       Skip Option: Skip Option
@@ -1093,6 +1094,7 @@ Tooltips:
   SponsorBlock Settings:
     UseDeArrowTitles: Replace video titles with user-submitted titles from DeArrow.
     UseDeArrowThumbnails: Replace video thumbnails with thumbnails from DeArrow.
+    DeArrowCasualMode: In Casual mode, original titles that the community has upvoted will be kept. Titles that are genuinely misleading will still be replaced.
 
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