Exhibit 5.1

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September 23, 2020

Qurate Retail, Inc.

12300 Liberty Boulevard

Englewood, CO 80112

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Ladies and Gentlemen:

This opinion is being furnished in connection with the filing by Qurate Retail, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission of a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Company has requested our opinion concerning the status under Delaware law of the 4,551,873 shares of the Company’s Series A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Series A Common Stock”), included in the Registration Statement, the 954,018 shares of the Company’s Series B common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Series B Common Stock”), included in the Registration Statement, and the 407,497 shares of the Company’s 8.0% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), included in the Registration Statement (the shares of Series A Common Stock, Series B Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock included in the Registration Statement, the “Shares”), that may be issued, as applicable, pursuant to the terms of the Qurate Retail, Inc. 2007 Incentive Plan (As Amended and Restated Effective November 7, 2011), as amended, the Qurate Retail, Inc. 2010 Incentive Plan (As Amended and Restated Effective November 7, 2011), as amended, the Qurate Retail, Inc. 2012 Incentive Plan (Amended and Restated as of March 31, 2015), as amended, the Qurate Retail, Inc. 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended, the Qurate Retail, Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan, the HSN, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2008 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan, the HSN, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan and the zulily, inc. 2013 Equity Plan (collectively, the “Plans”).

For purposes of our opinion, we have examined and are familiar with originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the following documents:

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In our examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies and the authenticity of the originals of such copies. We have also assumed that: (i) all of the Shares will be issued for the consideration permitted under the applicable Plans as currently in effect, and none of such Shares will be issued for less than $0.01 per share; (ii) all actions required to be taken under the Plans by the Board of Directors of the Company (or any committee thereof) have been or will be taken by the Board of Directors of the Company (or any committee thereof); and (iii) at the time of issuance of the Shares under the applicable Plans, the Company shall continue to have sufficient authorized and unissued shares of Series A Common Stock, Series B Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock reserved for issuance thereunder.

Based upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:

This opinion is limited to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. We express no opinion with respect to the laws of any other jurisdiction.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In so doing, we do not admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Baker Botts L.L.P.

BAKER BOTTS L.L.P.