diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/DecisionEngineTests/MonitoredEpisodeSpecificationFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/DecisionEngineTests/MonitoredEpisodeSpecificationFixture.cs
index b1e57d534..36a46337d 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/DecisionEngineTests/MonitoredEpisodeSpecificationFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/DecisionEngineTests/MonitoredEpisodeSpecificationFixture.cs
@@ -123,5 +123,19 @@ public void should_return_false_if_episode_is_not_monitored_for_season_search()
             WithFirstEpisodeUnmonitored();
             _monitoredEpisodeSpecification.IsSatisfiedBy(_parseResultSingle, new SeasonSearchCriteria()).Accepted.Should().BeFalse();
         }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_return_true_if_episode_is_not_monitored_and_monitoredEpisodesOnly_flag_is_false()
+        {
+            WithFirstEpisodeUnmonitored();
+            _monitoredEpisodeSpecification.IsSatisfiedBy(_parseResultSingle, new SingleEpisodeSearchCriteria { MonitoredEpisodesOnly = false }).Accepted.Should().BeTrue();
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_return_false_if_episode_is_not_monitored_and_monitoredEpisodesOnly_flag_is_true()
+        {
+            WithFirstEpisodeUnmonitored();
+            _monitoredEpisodeSpecification.IsSatisfiedBy(_parseResultSingle, new SingleEpisodeSearchCriteria{ MonitoredEpisodesOnly = true}).Accepted.Should().BeFalse();
+        }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/Specifications/RssSync/MonitoredEpisodeSpecification.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/Specifications/RssSync/MonitoredEpisodeSpecification.cs
index bea800ece..c377969a3 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/Specifications/RssSync/MonitoredEpisodeSpecification.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/Specifications/RssSync/MonitoredEpisodeSpecification.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public virtual Decision IsSatisfiedBy(RemoteEpisode subject, SearchCriteriaBase
         {
             if (searchCriteria != null)
             {
-                if ((searchCriteria as SeasonSearchCriteria) == null)
+                if (!searchCriteria.MonitoredEpisodesOnly)
                 {
                     _logger.Debug("Skipping monitored check during search");
                     return Decision.Accept();
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerSearch/Definitions/SearchCriteriaBase.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerSearch/Definitions/SearchCriteriaBase.cs
index 3cfbca2e2..90d660942 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerSearch/Definitions/SearchCriteriaBase.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerSearch/Definitions/SearchCriteriaBase.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ public abstract class SearchCriteriaBase
         public Series Series { get; set; }
         public List<String> SceneTitles { get; set; }
         public List<Episode> Episodes { get; set; }
+        public virtual bool MonitoredEpisodesOnly { get; set; }
 
         public List<String> QueryTitles
         {
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerSearch/Definitions/SeasonSearchCriteria.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerSearch/Definitions/SeasonSearchCriteria.cs
index cec5aad37..bf36769dc 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerSearch/Definitions/SeasonSearchCriteria.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerSearch/Definitions/SeasonSearchCriteria.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ public class SeasonSearchCriteria : SearchCriteriaBase
     {
         public int SeasonNumber { get; set; }
 
+        public override bool MonitoredEpisodesOnly
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
         public override string ToString()
         {
             return string.Format("[{0} : S{1:00}]", Series.Title, SeasonNumber);
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerSearch/NzbSearchService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerSearch/NzbSearchService.cs
index 42f83500c..d30a74a0b 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerSearch/NzbSearchService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerSearch/NzbSearchService.cs
@@ -115,11 +115,18 @@ public List<DownloadDecision> SeasonSearch(int seriesId, int seasonNumber)
                     {
                         var episode = sceneSeasonEpisodes.First();
                         var searchSpec = Get<SingleEpisodeSearchCriteria>(series, sceneSeasonEpisodes.ToList());
+                        
                         searchSpec.SeasonNumber = sceneSeasonEpisodes.Key;
+                        searchSpec.MonitoredEpisodesOnly = true;
+
                         if (episode.SceneSeasonNumber.HasValue && episode.SceneEpisodeNumber.HasValue)
+                        {
                             searchSpec.EpisodeNumber = episode.SceneEpisodeNumber.Value;
+                        }
                         else
+                        {
                             searchSpec.EpisodeNumber = episode.EpisodeNumber;
+                        }
 
                         var decisions = Dispatch(indexer => indexer.Fetch(searchSpec), searchSpec);
                         downloadDecisions.AddRange(decisions);