diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Aria2/Aria2.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Aria2/Aria2.cs
index b008e070a..0e13b49af 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Aria2/Aria2.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Aria2/Aria2.cs
@@ -127,10 +127,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.Aria2
 
                 var outputPath = _remotePathMappingService.RemapRemoteToLocal(Settings.Host, new OsPath(GetOutputPath(torrent)));
 
-                yield return new DownloadClientItem
+                var queueItem = new DownloadClientItem
                 {
-                    CanMoveFiles = false,
-                    CanBeRemoved = torrent.Status == "complete",
                     Category = null,
                     DownloadClientInfo = DownloadClientItemClientInfo.FromDownloadClient(this, false),
                     DownloadId = torrent.InfoHash?.ToUpper(),
@@ -144,7 +142,12 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.Aria2
                     Status = status,
                     Title = title,
                     TotalSize = totalLength,
+                    CanMoveFiles = false
                 };
+
+                queueItem.CanBeRemoved = queueItem.DownloadClientInfo.RemoveCompletedDownloads && torrent.Status == "complete";
+
+                yield return queueItem;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Blackhole/TorrentBlackhole.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Blackhole/TorrentBlackhole.cs
index 02639664a..22ed44a40 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Blackhole/TorrentBlackhole.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Blackhole/TorrentBlackhole.cs
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.Blackhole
         {
             foreach (var item in _scanWatchFolder.GetItems(Settings.WatchFolder, ScanGracePeriod))
             {
-                yield return new DownloadClientItem
+                var queueItem = new DownloadClientItem
                 {
                     DownloadClientInfo = DownloadClientItemClientInfo.FromDownloadClient(this, false),
                     DownloadId = Definition.Name + "_" + item.DownloadId,
@@ -99,11 +99,14 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.Blackhole
 
                     OutputPath = item.OutputPath,
 
-                    Status = item.Status,
-
-                    CanMoveFiles = !Settings.ReadOnly,
-                    CanBeRemoved = !Settings.ReadOnly
+                    Status = item.Status
                 };
+
+                queueItem.CanMoveFiles = queueItem.CanBeRemoved =
+                    queueItem.DownloadClientInfo.RemoveCompletedDownloads &&
+                    !Settings.ReadOnly;
+
+                yield return queueItem;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Deluge/Deluge.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Deluge/Deluge.cs
index faaff7112..0b9bf7f13 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Deluge/Deluge.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Deluge/Deluge.cs
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.Deluge
                 // Here we detect if Deluge is managing the torrent and whether the seed criteria has been met.
                 // This allows drone to delete the torrent as appropriate.
                 item.CanMoveFiles = item.CanBeRemoved =
+                    item.DownloadClientInfo.RemoveCompletedDownloads &&
                     torrent.IsAutoManaged &&
                     torrent.StopAtRatio &&
                     torrent.Ratio >= torrent.StopRatio &&
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/DownloadStation/TorrentDownloadStation.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/DownloadStation/TorrentDownloadStation.cs
index 664900f60..1c31bbd9a 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/DownloadStation/TorrentDownloadStation.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/DownloadStation/TorrentDownloadStation.cs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.DownloadStation
                     }
                 }
 
-                var item = new DownloadClientItem()
+                var item = new DownloadClientItem
                 {
                     Category = Settings.MusicCategory,
                     DownloadClientInfo = DownloadClientItemClientInfo.FromDownloadClient(this, false),
@@ -97,11 +97,11 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.DownloadStation
                     RemainingTime = GetRemainingTime(torrent),
                     SeedRatio = GetSeedRatio(torrent),
                     Status = GetStatus(torrent),
-                    Message = GetMessage(torrent),
-                    CanMoveFiles = IsFinished(torrent),
-                    CanBeRemoved = IsFinished(torrent)
+                    Message = GetMessage(torrent)
                 };
 
+                item.CanMoveFiles = item.CanBeRemoved = item.DownloadClientInfo.RemoveCompletedDownloads && IsFinished(torrent);
+
                 if (item.Status == DownloadItemStatus.Completed || item.Status == DownloadItemStatus.Failed)
                 {
                     item.OutputPath = GetOutputPath(outputPath, torrent, serialNumber);
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Flood/Flood.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Flood/Flood.cs
index 3c775d563..f8cfeeed0 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Flood/Flood.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Flood/Flood.cs
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.Flood
                     item.Status = DownloadItemStatus.Downloading;
                 }
 
-                if (item.Status == DownloadItemStatus.Completed)
+                if (item.DownloadClientInfo.RemoveCompletedDownloads && item.Status == DownloadItemStatus.Completed)
                 {
                     // Grab cached seedConfig
                     var seedConfig = _downloadSeedConfigProvider.GetSeedConfiguration(item.DownloadId);
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.Flood
                             // Check if seed ratio reached
                             item.CanMoveFiles = item.CanBeRemoved = true;
                         }
-                        else if (properties.DateFinished != null && properties.DateFinished > 0)
+                        else if (properties.DateFinished is > 0)
                         {
                             // Check if seed time reached
                             if ((DateTimeOffset.Now - DateTimeOffset.FromUnixTimeSeconds((long)properties.DateFinished)) >= seedConfig.SeedTime)
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/FreeboxDownload/TorrentFreeboxDownload.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/FreeboxDownload/TorrentFreeboxDownload.cs
index 3109aed0f..b83615c18 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/FreeboxDownload/TorrentFreeboxDownload.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/FreeboxDownload/TorrentFreeboxDownload.cs
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.FreeboxDownload
                         break;
                 }
 
-                item.CanBeRemoved = item.CanMoveFiles = torrent.Status == FreeboxDownloadTaskStatus.Done;
+                item.CanBeRemoved = item.CanMoveFiles = item.DownloadClientInfo.RemoveCompletedDownloads && torrent.Status == FreeboxDownloadTaskStatus.Done;
 
                 queueItems.Add(item);
             }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Hadouken/Hadouken.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Hadouken/Hadouken.cs
index 261bce3da..d97645b3c 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Hadouken/Hadouken.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Hadouken/Hadouken.cs
@@ -90,7 +90,10 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.Hadouken
                     item.Status = DownloadItemStatus.Downloading;
                 }
 
-                item.CanMoveFiles = item.CanBeRemoved = torrent.IsFinished && torrent.State == HadoukenTorrentState.Paused;
+                item.CanMoveFiles = item.CanBeRemoved =
+                    item.DownloadClientInfo.RemoveCompletedDownloads &&
+                    torrent.IsFinished &&
+                    torrent.State == HadoukenTorrentState.Paused;
 
                 items.Add(item);
             }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrent.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrent.cs
index d25176d2b..745f6f72f 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrent.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrent.cs
@@ -237,7 +237,10 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.QBittorrent
 
                 // Avoid removing torrents that haven't reached the global max ratio.
                 // Removal also requires the torrent to be paused, in case a higher max ratio was set on the torrent itself (which is not exposed by the api).
-                item.CanMoveFiles = item.CanBeRemoved = torrent.State is "pausedUP" or "stoppedUP" && HasReachedSeedLimit(torrent, config);
+                item.CanMoveFiles = item.CanBeRemoved =
+                    item.DownloadClientInfo.RemoveCompletedDownloads &&
+                    torrent.State is "pausedUP" or "stoppedUP" &&
+                    HasReachedSeedLimit(torrent, config);
 
                 switch (torrent.State)
                 {
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Transmission/TransmissionBase.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Transmission/TransmissionBase.cs
index 89d2eaa77..465df1ee8 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Transmission/TransmissionBase.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Transmission/TransmissionBase.cs
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.Transmission
                     item.Status = DownloadItemStatus.Downloading;
                 }
 
-                item.CanBeRemoved = HasReachedSeedLimit(torrent, item.SeedRatio, configFunc);
+                item.CanBeRemoved = item.DownloadClientInfo.RemoveCompletedDownloads && HasReachedSeedLimit(torrent, item.SeedRatio, configFunc);
                 item.CanMoveFiles = item.CanBeRemoved && torrent.Status == TransmissionTorrentStatus.Stopped;
 
                 items.Add(item);
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/rTorrent/RTorrent.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/rTorrent/RTorrent.cs
index a7e207f7f..c68e1c15d 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/rTorrent/RTorrent.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/rTorrent/RTorrent.cs
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.RTorrent
                 // Grab cached seedConfig
                 var seedConfig = _downloadSeedConfigProvider.GetSeedConfiguration(torrent.Hash);
 
-                if (torrent.IsFinished && seedConfig != null)
+                if (item.DownloadClientInfo.RemoveCompletedDownloads && torrent.IsFinished && seedConfig != null)
                 {
                     var canRemove = false;
 
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/uTorrent/UTorrent.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/uTorrent/UTorrent.cs
index 60cf79c5f..72c7ec827 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/uTorrent/UTorrent.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/uTorrent/UTorrent.cs
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.UTorrent
 
                 // 'Started' without 'Queued' is when the torrent is 'forced seeding'
                 item.CanMoveFiles = item.CanBeRemoved =
+                    item.DownloadClientInfo.RemoveCompletedDownloads &&
                     !torrent.Status.HasFlag(UTorrentTorrentStatus.Queued) &&
                     !torrent.Status.HasFlag(UTorrentTorrentStatus.Started);
 
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/DownloadClientItem.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/DownloadClientItem.cs
index c32afa1e3..720cb3055 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/DownloadClientItem.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/DownloadClientItem.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download
         public string Type { get; set; }
         public int Id { get; set; }
         public string Name { get; set; }
+        public bool RemoveCompletedDownloads { get; set; }
         public bool HasPostImportCategory { get; set; }
 
         public static DownloadClientItemClientInfo FromDownloadClient<TSettings>(
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download
                 Type = downloadClient.Name,
                 Id = downloadClient.Definition.Id,
                 Name = downloadClient.Definition.Name,
+                RemoveCompletedDownloads = downloadClient.Definition is DownloadClientDefinition { RemoveCompletedDownloads: true },
                 HasPostImportCategory = hasPostImportCategory
             };
         }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/TrackImport/ImportApprovedTracks.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/TrackImport/ImportApprovedTracks.cs
index 6c15d475e..1c5f46343 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/TrackImport/ImportApprovedTracks.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/TrackImport/ImportApprovedTracks.cs
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.MediaFiles.TrackImport
                     {
                         default:
                         case ImportMode.Auto:
-                            copyOnly = downloadClientItem != null && !downloadClientItem.CanMoveFiles;
+                            copyOnly = downloadClientItem is { CanMoveFiles: false };
                             break;
                         case ImportMode.Move:
                             copyOnly = false;