diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Files/Queue.txt b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Files/Queue.txt
index 13edf093c..58321b10a 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Files/Queue.txt
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Files/Queue.txt
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
             "size":"267 MB",
             "sizeleft":"239 MB",
             "status":"Downloading",
-            "timeleft":"31:12:34",
+            "timeleft":"57:27:45",
             "unpackopts":"3",
             "verbosity":""
          },
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/SabProviderTests/QueueFixture.cs b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/SabProviderTests/QueueFixture.cs
index 29af676b7..f81769814 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/SabProviderTests/QueueFixture.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/SabProviderTests/QueueFixture.cs
@@ -188,8 +188,6 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.ProviderTests.SabProviderTests
             result.Should().BeTrue();
         }
 
-
-
         [Test]
         public void IsInQueue_should_return_false_if_queue_is_empty()
         {
@@ -209,6 +207,21 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.ProviderTests.SabProviderTests
             result.Should().BeFalse();
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void GetQueue_should_parse_timeleft_with_hours_greater_than_24_hours()
+        {
+            WithFullQueue();
+
+            var result = Mocker.Resolve<SabProvider>().GetQueue();
+
+            result.Should().NotBeEmpty();
+            var timeleft = result.First(q => q.Id == "SABnzbd_nzo_qv6ilb").Timeleft;
+            timeleft.Days.Should().Be(2);
+            timeleft.Hours.Should().Be(9);
+            timeleft.Minutes.Should().Be(27);
+            timeleft.Seconds.Should().Be(45);
+        }
+
         [TearDown]
         public void TearDown()
         {
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Helpers/SabnzbdQueueTimeConverter.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Helpers/SabnzbdQueueTimeConverter.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..61e70bc03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Helpers/SabnzbdQueueTimeConverter.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Helpers
+{
+    public class SabnzbdQueueTimeConverter : JsonConverter
+    {
+        public override void WriteJson(JsonWriter writer, object value, JsonSerializer serializer)
+        {
+            if (value is TimeSpan)
+                writer.WriteValue(value.ToString());
+
+            else
+                throw new Exception("Expected TimeSpan object value.");
+        }
+
+        public override object ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, object existingValue, JsonSerializer serializer)
+        {
+            var split = reader.Value.ToString().Split(':');
+
+            if (split.Count() == 3)
+            {
+                return new TimeSpan(int.Parse(split[0]), // hours
+                                    int.Parse(split[1]), // minutes
+                                    int.Parse(split[2])  // seconds
+                                    );
+            }
+            
+            throw new ArgumentException("TimeSpan is invalid");
+        }
+
+        public override bool CanConvert(Type objectType)
+        {
+            if (objectType == typeof(TimeSpan))
+                return true;
+
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Model/Sabnzbd/SabQueueItem.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Model/Sabnzbd/SabQueueItem.cs
index 111a92753..b8e61fee5 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/Model/Sabnzbd/SabQueueItem.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Model/Sabnzbd/SabQueueItem.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Helpers;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.Model.Sabnzbd
 {
@@ -10,6 +11,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Model.Sabnzbd
     {
         public string Status { get; set; }
         public int Index { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonConverter(typeof(SabnzbdQueueTimeConverter))]
         public TimeSpan Timeleft { get; set; }
 
         [JsonProperty(PropertyName = "mb")]
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj b/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
index 4a66dff38..db80ed76c 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Helpers\EpisodeSortingHelper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Helpers\FileSizeFormatHelper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Helpers\SortHelper.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Helpers\SabnzbdQueueTimeConverter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Jobs\CheckpointJob.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Providers\AnalyticsProvider.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Instrumentation\LogDbContext.cs" />