diff --git a/google/cloud/storage/transfer_manager.py b/google/cloud/storage/transfer_manager.py
index fec5965cf..25abfacae 100644
--- a/google/cloud/storage/transfer_manager.py
+++ b/google/cloud/storage/transfer_manager.py
@@ -273,6 +273,8 @@ def download_many(
     raise_exception=False,
     worker_type=PROCESS,
     max_workers=DEFAULT_MAX_WORKERS,
+    *,
+    skip_if_exists=False,
 ):
     """Download many blobs concurrently via a worker pool.
 
@@ -348,6 +350,11 @@ def download_many(
         and the default is a conservative number that should work okay in most
         cases without consuming excessive resources.
 
+    :type skip_if_exists: bool
+    :param skip_if_exists:
+        Before downloading each blob, check if the file for the filename exists;
+        if it does, skip that blob.
+
     :raises: :exc:`concurrent.futures.TimeoutError` if deadline is exceeded.
 
     :rtype: list
@@ -374,6 +381,10 @@ def download_many(
                     "Passing in a file object is only supported by the THREAD worker type. Please either select THREAD workers, or pass in filenames only."
                 )
 
+            if skip_if_exists and isinstance(path_or_file, str):
+                if os.path.isfile(path_or_file):
+                    continue
+
             futures.append(
                 executor.submit(
                     _call_method_on_maybe_pickled_blob,
@@ -589,6 +600,8 @@ def download_many_to_path(
     raise_exception=False,
     worker_type=PROCESS,
     max_workers=DEFAULT_MAX_WORKERS,
+    *,
+    skip_if_exists=False,
 ):
     """Download many files concurrently by their blob names.
 
@@ -715,6 +728,11 @@ def download_many_to_path(
         and the default is a conservative number that should work okay in most
         cases without consuming excessive resources.
 
+    :type skip_if_exists: bool
+    :param skip_if_exists:
+        Before downloading each blob, check if the file for the filename exists;
+        if it does, skip that blob. This only works for filenames.
+
     :raises: :exc:`concurrent.futures.TimeoutError` if deadline is exceeded.
 
     :rtype: list
@@ -740,6 +758,7 @@ def download_many_to_path(
         raise_exception=raise_exception,
         worker_type=worker_type,
         max_workers=max_workers,
+        skip_if_exists=skip_if_exists,
     )
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_transfer_manager.py b/tests/unit/test_transfer_manager.py
index 503b8fd2e..732f09a75 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_transfer_manager.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_transfer_manager.py
@@ -273,6 +273,32 @@ def test_download_many_with_filenames():
         assert result == FAKE_RESULT
 
 
+def test_download_many_with_skip_if_exists():
+    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile() as tf:
+        BLOB_FILE_PAIRS = [
+            (mock.Mock(spec=Blob), "file_a.txt"),
+            (mock.Mock(spec=Blob), tf.name),
+        ]
+
+        for blob_mock, _ in BLOB_FILE_PAIRS:
+            blob_mock._handle_filename_and_download.return_value = FAKE_RESULT
+
+        results = transfer_manager.download_many(
+            BLOB_FILE_PAIRS,
+            download_kwargs=DOWNLOAD_KWARGS,
+            worker_type=transfer_manager.THREAD,
+            skip_if_exists=True,
+        )
+        mock_blob, file = BLOB_FILE_PAIRS[0]
+        mock_blob._handle_filename_and_download.assert_any_call(
+            file, **EXPECTED_DOWNLOAD_KWARGS
+        )
+        mock_blob, _ = BLOB_FILE_PAIRS[1]
+        mock_blob._handle_filename_and_download.assert_not_called()
+        for result in results:
+            assert result == FAKE_RESULT
+
+
 def test_download_many_with_file_objs():
     BLOB_FILE_PAIRS = [
         (mock.Mock(spec=Blob), tempfile.TemporaryFile()),
@@ -485,6 +511,7 @@ def test_download_many_to_path():
             raise_exception=True,
             max_workers=MAX_WORKERS,
             worker_type=WORKER_TYPE,
+            skip_if_exists=True,
         )
 
     mock_download_many.assert_called_once_with(
@@ -494,6 +521,7 @@ def test_download_many_to_path():
         raise_exception=True,
         max_workers=MAX_WORKERS,
         worker_type=WORKER_TYPE,
+        skip_if_exists=True,
     )
     for blobname in BLOBNAMES:
         bucket.blob.assert_any_call(BLOB_NAME_PREFIX + blobname)
@@ -532,6 +560,7 @@ def test_download_many_to_path_creates_directories():
             raise_exception=True,
             worker_type=transfer_manager.PROCESS,
             max_workers=8,
+            skip_if_exists=False,
         )
         for blobname in BLOBNAMES:
             bucket.blob.assert_any_call(blobname)