diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/DecisionEngineTests/CutoffSpecificationFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/DecisionEngineTests/CutoffSpecificationFixture.cs
index f47ca2265..7f1ec040b 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/DecisionEngineTests/CutoffSpecificationFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/DecisionEngineTests/CutoffSpecificationFixture.cs
@@ -80,7 +80,13 @@ private void GivenCustomFormatHigher()
         [Test]
         public void should_return_true_if_current_episode_is_less_than_cutoff()
         {
-            GivenProfile(new Profile { Cutoff = Quality.Bluray1080p.Id, Items = Qualities.QualityFixture.GetDefaultQualities() });
+            GivenProfile(new Profile
+            {
+                Cutoff = Quality.Bluray1080p.Id,
+                Items = Qualities.QualityFixture.GetDefaultQualities(),
+                UpgradeAllowed = true
+            });
+
             GivenFileQuality(new QualityModel(Quality.DVD, new Revision(version: 2)));
             Subject.IsSatisfiedBy(_remoteMovie, null).Accepted.Should().BeTrue();
         }
@@ -88,7 +94,13 @@ public void should_return_true_if_current_episode_is_less_than_cutoff()
         [Test]
         public void should_return_false_if_current_episode_is_equal_to_cutoff()
         {
-            GivenProfile(new Profile { Cutoff = Quality.HDTV720p.Id, Items = Qualities.QualityFixture.GetDefaultQualities() });
+            GivenProfile(new Profile
+            {
+                Cutoff = Quality.HDTV720p.Id,
+                Items = Qualities.QualityFixture.GetDefaultQualities(),
+                UpgradeAllowed = true
+            });
+
             GivenFileQuality(new QualityModel(Quality.HDTV720p, new Revision(version: 2)));
             Subject.IsSatisfiedBy(_remoteMovie, null).Accepted.Should().BeFalse();
         }
@@ -96,7 +108,13 @@ public void should_return_false_if_current_episode_is_equal_to_cutoff()
         [Test]
         public void should_return_false_if_current_episode_is_greater_than_cutoff()
         {
-            GivenProfile(new Profile { Cutoff = Quality.HDTV720p.Id, Items = Qualities.QualityFixture.GetDefaultQualities() });
+            GivenProfile(new Profile
+            {
+                Cutoff = Quality.HDTV720p.Id,
+                Items = Qualities.QualityFixture.GetDefaultQualities(),
+                UpgradeAllowed = true
+            });
+
             GivenFileQuality(new QualityModel(Quality.Bluray1080p, new Revision(version: 2)));
             Subject.IsSatisfiedBy(_remoteMovie, null).Accepted.Should().BeFalse();
         }
@@ -104,7 +122,13 @@ public void should_return_false_if_current_episode_is_greater_than_cutoff()
         [Test]
         public void should_return_true_when_new_episode_is_proper_but_existing_is_not()
         {
-            GivenProfile(new Profile { Cutoff = Quality.HDTV720p.Id, Items = Qualities.QualityFixture.GetDefaultQualities() });
+            GivenProfile(new Profile
+            {
+                Cutoff = Quality.HDTV720p.Id,
+                Items = Qualities.QualityFixture.GetDefaultQualities(),
+                UpgradeAllowed = true
+            });
+
             GivenFileQuality(new QualityModel(Quality.HDTV720p, new Revision(version: 1)));
             GivenNewQuality(new QualityModel(Quality.HDTV720p, new Revision(version: 2)));
             Subject.IsSatisfiedBy(_remoteMovie, null).Accepted.Should().BeTrue();
@@ -113,7 +137,13 @@ public void should_return_true_when_new_episode_is_proper_but_existing_is_not()
         [Test]
         public void should_return_false_if_cutoff_is_met_and_quality_is_higher()
         {
-            GivenProfile(new Profile { Cutoff = Quality.HDTV720p.Id, Items = Qualities.QualityFixture.GetDefaultQualities() });
+            GivenProfile(new Profile
+            {
+                Cutoff = Quality.HDTV720p.Id,
+                Items = Qualities.QualityFixture.GetDefaultQualities(),
+                UpgradeAllowed = true
+            });
+
             GivenFileQuality(new QualityModel(Quality.HDTV720p, new Revision(version: 2)));
             GivenNewQuality(new QualityModel(Quality.Bluray1080p, new Revision(version: 2)));
             Subject.IsSatisfiedBy(_remoteMovie, null).Accepted.Should().BeFalse();
@@ -127,7 +157,8 @@ public void should_return_false_if_custom_formats_is_met_and_quality_and_format_
                 Cutoff = Quality.HDTV720p.Id,
                 Items = Qualities.QualityFixture.GetDefaultQualities(),
                 MinFormatScore = 0,
-                FormatItems = CustomFormatsFixture.GetSampleFormatItems("My Format")
+                FormatItems = CustomFormatsFixture.GetSampleFormatItems("My Format"),
+                UpgradeAllowed = true
             });
 
             GivenFileQuality(new QualityModel(Quality.HDTV720p));
@@ -148,6 +179,7 @@ public void should_return_true_if_cutoffs_are_met_but_is_a_revision_upgrade()
             {
                 Cutoff = Quality.HDTV1080p.Id,
                 Items = Qualities.QualityFixture.GetDefaultQualities(),
+                UpgradeAllowed = true
             });
 
             GivenFileQuality(new QualityModel(Quality.WEBDL1080p, new Revision(version: 1)));
@@ -155,5 +187,21 @@ public void should_return_true_if_cutoffs_are_met_but_is_a_revision_upgrade()
 
             Subject.IsSatisfiedBy(_remoteMovie, null).Accepted.Should().BeTrue();
         }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_return_false_if_quality_profile_does_not_allow_upgrades_but_cutoff_is_set_to_highest_quality()
+        {
+            GivenProfile(new Profile
+            {
+                Cutoff = Quality.RAWHD.Id,
+                Items = Qualities.QualityFixture.GetDefaultQualities(),
+                UpgradeAllowed = false
+            });
+
+            GivenFileQuality(new QualityModel(Quality.WEBDL1080p));
+            GivenNewQuality(new QualityModel(Quality.Bluray1080p));
+
+            Subject.IsSatisfiedBy(_remoteMovie, null).Accepted.Should().BeFalse();
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/Specifications/UpgradableSpecification.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/Specifications/UpgradableSpecification.cs
index bf5c7a1ca..aaaa9c342 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/Specifications/UpgradableSpecification.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/Specifications/UpgradableSpecification.cs
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ public bool IsUpgradable(Profile profile, QualityModel currentQuality, List<Cust
 
         public bool QualityCutoffNotMet(Profile profile, QualityModel currentQuality, QualityModel newQuality = null)
         {
-            var cutoffCompare = new QualityModelComparer(profile).Compare(currentQuality.Quality.Id, profile.Cutoff);
+            var cutoff = profile.UpgradeAllowed ? profile.Cutoff : profile.FirststAllowedQuality().Id;
+            var cutoffCompare = new QualityModelComparer(profile).Compare(currentQuality.Quality.Id, cutoff);
 
             if (cutoffCompare < 0)
             {
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Profiles/Profile.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Profiles/Profile.cs
index 9d9e07f8b..18a78923a 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Profiles/Profile.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Profiles/Profile.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,20 @@ public Profile()
         public Language Language { get; set; }
         public bool UpgradeAllowed { get; set; }
 
+        public Quality FirststAllowedQuality()
+        {
+            var firstAllowed = Items.First(q => q.Allowed);
+
+            if (firstAllowed.Quality != null)
+            {
+                return firstAllowed.Quality;
+            }
+
+            // Returning any item from the group will work,
+            // returning the first because it's the true first quality.
+            return firstAllowed.Items.First().Quality;
+        }
+
         public Quality LastAllowedQuality()
         {
             var lastAllowed = Items.Last(q => q.Allowed);