diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Blacklisting/BlacklistRepository.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Blacklisting/BlacklistRepository.cs
index 1a641bfca..fc6498412 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Blacklisting/BlacklistRepository.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Blacklisting/BlacklistRepository.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-using NzbDrone.Core.Datastore;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Datastore;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Messaging.Events;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.Blacklisting
@@ -6,6 +9,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Blacklisting
     public interface IBlacklistRepository : IBasicRepository<Blacklist>
     {
         bool Blacklisted(string sourceTitle);
+        List<Blacklist> BlacklistedBySeries(int seriesId);
     }
 
     public class BlacklistRepository : BasicRepository<Blacklist>, IBlacklistRepository
@@ -17,7 +21,12 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Blacklisting
 
         public bool Blacklisted(string sourceTitle)
         {
-            return Query.Any(e => e.SourceTitle.Contains(sourceTitle));
+            return Query.Where(e => e.SourceTitle.Contains(sourceTitle)).Any();
+        }
+
+        public List<Blacklist> BlacklistedBySeries(int seriesId)
+        {
+            return Query.Where(b => b.SeriesId == seriesId);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Blacklisting/BlacklistService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Blacklisting/BlacklistService.cs
index 8b3ab0a2d..fafbec44e 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Blacklisting/BlacklistService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Blacklisting/BlacklistService.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using NzbDrone.Core.Datastore;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Download;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Messaging.Commands;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Messaging.Events;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Tv.Events;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.Blacklisting
 {
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Blacklisting
         void Delete(int id);
     }
 
-    public class BlacklistService : IBlacklistService, IHandle<DownloadFailedEvent>, IExecute<ClearBlacklistCommand>
+    public class BlacklistService : IBlacklistService, IExecute<ClearBlacklistCommand>, IHandle<DownloadFailedEvent>, IHandle<SeriesDeletedEvent>
     {
         private readonly IBlacklistRepository _blacklistRepository;
         private readonly IRedownloadFailedDownloads _redownloadFailedDownloadService;
@@ -39,6 +40,11 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Blacklisting
             _blacklistRepository.Delete(id);
         }
 
+        public void Execute(ClearBlacklistCommand message)
+        {
+            _blacklistRepository.Purge();
+        }
+
         public void Handle(DownloadFailedEvent message)
         {
             var blacklist = new Blacklist
@@ -55,9 +61,11 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Blacklisting
             _redownloadFailedDownloadService.Redownload(message.SeriesId, message.EpisodeIds);
         }
 
-        public void Execute(ClearBlacklistCommand message)
+        public void Handle(SeriesDeletedEvent message)
         {
-            _blacklistRepository.Purge();
+            var blacklisted = _blacklistRepository.BlacklistedBySeries(message.Series.Id);
+
+            _blacklistRepository.DeleteMany(blacklisted);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Housekeeping/Housekeepers/CleanupOrphanedBlacklist.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Housekeeping/Housekeepers/CleanupOrphanedBlacklist.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3ccb0c181
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Housekeeping/Housekeepers/CleanupOrphanedBlacklist.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+using NLog;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Datastore;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Housekeeping.Housekeepers
+{
+    public class CleanupOrphanedBlacklist : IHousekeepingTask
+    {
+        private readonly IDatabase _database;
+        private readonly Logger _logger;
+
+        public CleanupOrphanedBlacklist(IDatabase database, Logger logger)
+        {
+            _database = database;
+            _logger = logger;
+        }
+
+        public void Clean()
+        {
+            _logger.Trace("Running orphaned blacklist cleanup");
+
+            var mapper = _database.GetDataMapper();
+
+            mapper.ExecuteNonQuery(@"DELETE FROM Blacklist
+                                     WHERE Id IN (
+                                     SELECT Blacklist.Id FROM Blacklist
+                                     LEFT OUTER JOIN Series
+                                     ON Blacklist.SeriesId = Series.Id
+                                     WHERE Series.Id IS NULL)");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj b/src/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
index 220e27eca..0c22a0648 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Housekeeping\Housekeepers\CleanupOrphanedHistoryItems.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Housekeeping\Housekeepers\CleanupOrphanedMetadataFiles.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Housekeeping\Housekeepers\CleanupAdditionalNamingSpecs.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Housekeeping\Housekeepers\CleanupOrphanedBlacklist.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Housekeeping\Housekeepers\UpdateCleanTitleForSeries.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Housekeeping\Housekeepers\CleanupOrphanedEpisodeFiles.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Housekeeping\Housekeepers\FixFutureRunScheduledTasks.cs" />