diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Jobs/BacklogSearchJob.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Jobs/BacklogSearchJob.cs
index 04989c524..f9f270f90 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/Jobs/BacklogSearchJob.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Jobs/BacklogSearchJob.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using NLog;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Model.Notification;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Providers;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Providers.Core;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Repository;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.Jobs
@@ -12,15 +13,17 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Jobs
         private readonly EpisodeProvider _episodeProvider;
         private readonly EpisodeSearchJob _episodeSearchJob;
         private readonly SeasonSearchJob _seasonSearchJob;
+        private readonly ConfigProvider _configProvider;
 
         private static readonly Logger Logger = LogManager.GetCurrentClassLogger();
 
         public BacklogSearchJob(EpisodeProvider episodeProvider, EpisodeSearchJob episodeSearchJob,
-                                    SeasonSearchJob seasonSearchJob)
+                                    SeasonSearchJob seasonSearchJob, ConfigProvider configProvider)
         {
             _episodeProvider = episodeProvider;
             _episodeSearchJob = episodeSearchJob;
             _seasonSearchJob = seasonSearchJob;
+            _configProvider = configProvider;
         }
 
         public string Name
@@ -35,6 +38,12 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Jobs
 
         public void Start(ProgressNotification notification, int targetId, int secondaryTargetId)
         {
+            if (!_configProvider.EnableBacklogSearching)
+            {
+                Logger.Trace("Backlog searching is not enabled, aborting job.");
+                return;
+            }
+
             var missingEpisodes = _episodeProvider.EpisodesWithoutFiles(true)
                 .GroupBy(e => new { e.SeriesId, e.SeasonNumber });
           
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Jobs/RecentBacklogSearchJob.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Jobs/RecentBacklogSearchJob.cs
index be399ec08..518a2f928 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/Jobs/RecentBacklogSearchJob.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Jobs/RecentBacklogSearchJob.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using NLog;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Model.Notification;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Providers;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Providers.Core;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.Jobs
 {
@@ -10,13 +11,16 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Jobs
     {
         private readonly EpisodeProvider _episodeProvider;
         private readonly EpisodeSearchJob _episodeSearchJob;
+        private readonly ConfigProvider _configProvider;
 
         private static readonly Logger Logger = LogManager.GetCurrentClassLogger();
 
-        public RecentBacklogSearchJob(EpisodeProvider episodeProvider, EpisodeSearchJob episodeSearchJob)
+        public RecentBacklogSearchJob(EpisodeProvider episodeProvider, EpisodeSearchJob episodeSearchJob,
+                                            ConfigProvider configProvider)
         {
             _episodeProvider = episodeProvider;
             _episodeSearchJob = episodeSearchJob;
+            _configProvider = configProvider;
         }
 
         public string Name
@@ -31,6 +35,12 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Jobs
 
         public void Start(ProgressNotification notification, int targetId, int secondaryTargetId)
         {
+            if (!_configProvider.EnableBacklogSearching)
+            {
+                Logger.Trace("Backlog searching is not enabled, aborting job.");
+                return;
+            }
+
             //Get episodes that are considered missing and aired in the last 30 days
             var missingEpisodes = _episodeProvider.EpisodesWithoutFiles(true).Where(e => e.AirDate >= DateTime.Today.AddDays(-30));
 
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/Core/ConfigProvider.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/Core/ConfigProvider.cs
index 407fbc6f1..dc74e7c7f 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/Core/ConfigProvider.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/Core/ConfigProvider.cs
@@ -396,6 +396,12 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Providers.Core
             set { SetValue("ProwlPriority", value); }
         }
 
+        public virtual bool EnableBacklogSearching
+        {
+            get { return GetValueBoolean("EnableBacklogSearching"); }
+            set { SetValue("EnableBacklogSearching", value); }
+        }
+
         private string GetValue(string key)
         {
             return GetValue(key, String.Empty);
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Web/Controllers/SettingsController.cs b/NzbDrone.Web/Controllers/SettingsController.cs
index 0904e1ac9..9492194ca 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Web/Controllers/SettingsController.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Web/Controllers/SettingsController.cs
@@ -221,6 +221,14 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Web.Controllers
             return View(model);
         }
 
+        public ActionResult Misc()
+        {
+            var model = new MiscSettingsModel();
+            model.EnableBacklogSearching = _configProvider.EnableBacklogSearching;
+
+            return View(model);
+        }
+
         public PartialViewResult AddProfile()
         {
             var qualityProfile = new QualityProfile
@@ -582,6 +590,19 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Web.Controllers
             return GetInvalidModelResult();
         }
 
+        [HttpPost]
+        public JsonResult SaveMisc(MiscSettingsModel data)
+        {
+            if (ModelState.IsValid)
+            {
+                _configProvider.EnableBacklogSearching = data.EnableBacklogSearching;
+
+                return GetSuccessResult();
+            }
+
+            return GetInvalidModelResult();
+        }
+
         private JsonResult GetSuccessResult()
         {
             return Json(new NotificationResult() { Title = "Settings Saved" });
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Web/Models/MiscSettingsModel.cs b/NzbDrone.Web/Models/MiscSettingsModel.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d71ccf9ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NzbDrone.Web/Models/MiscSettingsModel.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+using System;
+using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
+using System.Web.Mvc;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Model;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Web.Models
+{
+    public class MiscSettingsModel
+    {
+        [DisplayName("Enable Backlog Searching")]
+        [Description("Should NzbDrone try tp download missing episodes automatically?")]
+        public bool EnableBacklogSearching { get; set; }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Web/NzbDrone.Web.csproj b/NzbDrone.Web/NzbDrone.Web.csproj
index 2547789bb..df16431a0 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Web/NzbDrone.Web.csproj
+++ b/NzbDrone.Web/NzbDrone.Web.csproj
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Helpers\DescriptionExtension.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Helpers\HtmlPrefixScopeExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Helpers\IsCurrentActionHelper.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Models\MiscSettingsModel.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\QualityProfileModel.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\FooterModel.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\ExistingSeriesModel.cs" />
@@ -525,6 +526,9 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <Content Include="Views\Shared\_ReferenceLayout.cshtml" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Content Include="Views\Settings\Misc.cshtml" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v10.0\WebApplications\Microsoft.WebApplication.targets" />
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Web/Views/Settings/Index.cshtml b/NzbDrone.Web/Views/Settings/Index.cshtml
index 363e61e27..09c5b6ceb 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Web/Views/Settings/Index.cshtml
+++ b/NzbDrone.Web/Views/Settings/Index.cshtml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
         <li>@Html.ActionLink("SABnzbd", "Sabnzbd", "Settings")</li>
         <li>@Html.ActionLink("Notifications", "Notifications", "Settings")</li>
         <li>@Html.ActionLink("System", "System", "Settings")</li>
+        <li>@Html.ActionLink("Misc", "Misc", "Settings")</li>
     </ul>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Web/Views/Settings/Misc.cshtml b/NzbDrone.Web/Views/Settings/Misc.cshtml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..28c524d77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NzbDrone.Web/Views/Settings/Misc.cshtml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+@using NzbDrone.Web.Helpers
+@model NzbDrone.Web.Models.MiscSettingsModel
+@{ Layout = "~/Views/Shared/_ReferenceLayout.cshtml"; }
+
+@section HeaderContent{
+    @Html.IncludeCss("Settings.css")
+}
+<div id="stylized">
+    @using (Html.BeginForm("SaveMisc", "Settings", FormMethod.Post, new { id = "MiscForm", name = "MiscForm", @class = "settingsForm" }))
+    {       
+        <label class="labelClass">@Html.LabelFor(m => m.EnableBacklogSearching)
+            <span class="small">@Html.DescriptionFor(m => m.EnableBacklogSearching)</span>
+        </label>
+        @Html.CheckBoxFor(m => m.EnableBacklogSearching, new { @class = "inputClass checkClass" })
+
+        <div style="overflow: hidden; height: 50px;"></div>
+        
+        <button type="submit" class="save_button" disabled="disabled">
+            Save</button>
+    }
+</div>
+@section Scripts{
+
+}