diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ParserTests/ParsingServiceTests/GetEpisodesFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ParserTests/ParsingServiceTests/GetEpisodesFixture.cs
index b1d235dee..59f6d031f 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ParserTests/ParsingServiceTests/GetEpisodesFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ParserTests/ParsingServiceTests/GetEpisodesFixture.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ public void Setup()
             {
                 SeriesTitle = _series.Title,
                 SeasonNumber = 1,
-                EpisodeNumbers = new[] { 1 }
+                EpisodeNumbers = new[] { 1 },
+                AbsoluteEpisodeNumbers = new int[0]
             };
 
             _singleEpisodeSearchCriteria = new SingleEpisodeSearchCriteria
@@ -69,6 +70,11 @@ private void GivenSceneNumberingSeries()
             _series.UseSceneNumbering = true;
         }
 
+        private void GivenAbsoluteNumberingSeries()
+        {
+            _parsedEpisodeInfo.AbsoluteEpisodeNumbers = new[] { 1 };
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void should_get_daily_episode_episode_when_search_criteria_is_null()
         {
@@ -105,6 +111,17 @@ public void should_fallback_to_daily_episode_lookup_when_search_criteria_episode
                 .Verify(v => v.FindEpisode(It.IsAny<Int32>(), It.IsAny<String>()), Times.Once());
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void should_use_search_criteria_episode_when_it_matches_absolute()
+        {
+            GivenAbsoluteNumberingSeries();
+
+            Subject.Map(_parsedEpisodeInfo, _series.TvRageId, _singleEpisodeSearchCriteria);
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<IEpisodeService>()
+                .Verify(v => v.FindEpisode(It.IsAny<Int32>(), It.IsAny<String>()), Times.Never());
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void should_use_scene_numbering_when_series_uses_scene_numbering()
         {
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/TvTests/EpisodeRepositoryTests/FindEpisodeFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/TvTests/EpisodeRepositoryTests/FindEpisodeFixture.cs
index 21fa4c91a..217e23ab8 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/TvTests/EpisodeRepositoryTests/FindEpisodeFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/TvTests/EpisodeRepositoryTests/FindEpisodeFixture.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ public void Setup()
                                           .With(e => e.SeasonNumber = 1)
                                           .With(e => e.SceneSeasonNumber = 2)
                                           .With(e => e.EpisodeNumber = 3)
+                                          .With(e => e.AbsoluteEpisodeNumber = 3)
                                           .With(e => e.SceneEpisodeNumber = 4)
                                           .Build();
 
@@ -51,5 +52,14 @@ public void should_not_find_episode_that_does_not_exist()
                    .Should()
                    .BeNull();
         }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_find_episode_by_absolute_numbering()
+        {
+            Subject.Find(_episode.SeriesId, _episode.AbsoluteEpisodeNumber.Value)
+                .Id
+                .Should()
+                .Be(_episode.Id);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Parser/Model/ParsedEpisodeInfo.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Parser/Model/ParsedEpisodeInfo.cs
index 48e9ec577..ee9e8f94b 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Parser/Model/ParsedEpisodeInfo.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Parser/Model/ParsedEpisodeInfo.cs
@@ -41,5 +41,10 @@ public bool IsDaily()
         {
             return !String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(AirDate);
         }
+
+        public bool IsAbsoluteNumbering()
+        {
+            return AbsoluteEpisodeNumbers.Length > 0;
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Parser/ParsingService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Parser/ParsingService.cs
index 3cd3aa407..aa474954b 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Parser/ParsingService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Parser/ParsingService.cs
@@ -129,6 +129,28 @@ public List<Episode> GetEpisodes(ParsedEpisodeInfo parsedEpisodeInfo, Series ser
                 return result;
             }
 
+            if (parsedEpisodeInfo.IsAbsoluteNumbering())
+            {
+                foreach (var absoluteEpisodeNumber in parsedEpisodeInfo.AbsoluteEpisodeNumbers)
+                {
+                    var episodeInfo = _episodeService.FindEpisode(series.Id, absoluteEpisodeNumber);
+
+                    if (episodeInfo != null)
+                    {
+                        _logger.Info("Using absolute episode number {0} for: {1} - Scene: {2}x{3:00} - TVDB: {4}x{5:00}",
+                                    absoluteEpisodeNumber,
+                                    series.Title,
+                                    episodeInfo.SceneSeasonNumber,
+                                    episodeInfo.SceneEpisodeNumber,
+                                    episodeInfo.SeasonNumber,
+                                    episodeInfo.EpisodeNumber);
+                        result.Add(episodeInfo);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                return result;
+            }
+
             if (parsedEpisodeInfo.EpisodeNumbers == null)
                 return result;
 
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/EpisodeRepository.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/EpisodeRepository.cs
index daba4d5e0..58099d8c3 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/EpisodeRepository.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/EpisodeRepository.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Tv
     public interface IEpisodeRepository : IBasicRepository<Episode>
     {
         Episode Find(int seriesId, int season, int episodeNumber);
+        Episode Find(int seriesId, int absoluteEpisodeNumber);
         Episode Get(int seriesId, String date);
         Episode Find(int seriesId, String date);
         List<Episode> GetEpisodes(int seriesId);
@@ -39,6 +40,11 @@ public Episode Find(int seriesId, int season, int episodeNumber)
             return Query.SingleOrDefault(s => s.SeriesId == seriesId && s.SeasonNumber == season && s.EpisodeNumber == episodeNumber);
         }
 
+        public Episode Find(int seriesId, int absoluteEpisodeNumber)
+        {
+            return Query.SingleOrDefault(s => s.SeriesId == seriesId && s.AbsoluteEpisodeNumber == absoluteEpisodeNumber);
+        }
+
         public Episode Get(int seriesId, String date)
         {
             return Query.Single(s => s.SeriesId == seriesId && s.AirDate == date);
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/EpisodeService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/EpisodeService.cs
index 9ef46761f..96bfb1e52 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/EpisodeService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/EpisodeService.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ public interface IEpisodeService
     {
         Episode GetEpisode(int id);
         Episode FindEpisode(int seriesId, int seasonNumber, int episodeNumber, bool useScene = false);
+        Episode FindEpisode(int seriesId, int absoluteEpisodeNumber);
         Episode GetEpisode(int seriesId, String date);
         Episode FindEpisode(int seriesId, String date);
         List<Episode> GetEpisodeBySeries(int seriesId);
@@ -62,6 +63,11 @@ public Episode FindEpisode(int seriesId, int seasonNumber, int episodeNumber, bo
             return _episodeRepository.Find(seriesId, seasonNumber, episodeNumber);
         }
 
+        public Episode FindEpisode(int seriesId, int absoluteEpisodeNumber)
+        {
+            return _episodeRepository.Find(seriesId, absoluteEpisodeNumber);
+        }
+
         public Episode GetEpisode(int seriesId, String date)
         {
             return _episodeRepository.Get(seriesId, date);