diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migrations/Migration20121012.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migrations/Migration20121012.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a34bdb4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migrations/Migration20121012.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+using System;
+using System.Data;
+using Migrator.Framework;
+using NzbDrone.Common;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Datastore.Migrations
+{
+
+    [Migration(20121012)]
+    public class Migration20121012 : NzbDroneMigration
+    {
+        protected override void MainDbUpgrade()
+        {
+            Database.AddColumn("Episode", new Column("AbsoluteEpisodeNumber", DbType.Int32, ColumnProperty.Null));
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/EpisodeProvider.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/EpisodeProvider.cs
index 29bdd62d9..9276a1dd1 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/EpisodeProvider.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/EpisodeProvider.cs
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Providers
                     episodeToUpdate.TvDbEpisodeId = episode.Id;
                     episodeToUpdate.EpisodeNumber = episode.EpisodeNumber;
                     episodeToUpdate.SeasonNumber = episode.SeasonNumber;
+                    episodeToUpdate.AbsoluteEpisodeNumber = episode.AbsoluteEpisodeNumber;
                     episodeToUpdate.Title = episode.EpisodeName;
 
                     episodeToUpdate.Overview = episode.Overview.Truncate(3500);
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Repository/Episode.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Repository/Episode.cs
index 687d84317..9c3e38968 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/Repository/Episode.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Repository/Episode.cs
@@ -18,12 +18,10 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Repository
         public int EpisodeNumber { get; set; }
         public string Title { get; set; }
         public DateTime? AirDate { get; set; }
-
         public string Overview { get; set; }
-
         public Boolean Ignored { get; set; }
-
         public PostDownloadStatusType PostDownloadStatus { get; set; }
+        public int AbsoluteEpisodeNumber { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the grab date.