diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IIndexer.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IIndexer.cs
index bed871a3e..2d95e490e 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IIndexer.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IIndexer.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ public interface IIndexer
     {
         string Name { get; }
 
+        bool EnableByDefault { get; }
+
         IEnumerable<IndexerDefinition> DefaultDefinitions { get; }
 
         IndexerDefinition InstanceDefinition { get; set; }
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IndexerBase.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IndexerBase.cs
index 19e58df02..34fca36ff 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IndexerBase.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IndexerBase.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ public abstract class IndexerBase : IIndexer
     {
         public abstract string Name { get; }
 
+        public virtual bool EnableByDefault { get { return true; } }
+
         public IndexerDefinition InstanceDefinition { get; set; }
 
         public virtual IEnumerable<IndexerDefinition> DefaultDefinitions
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IndexerWithSetting.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IndexerWithSetting.cs
index 30d275fbd..602b99f84 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IndexerWithSetting.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IndexerWithSetting.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers
     {
         public TSetting Settings { get; set; }
 
+        public override bool EnableByDefault
+        {
+            get { return false; }
+        }
+
         public TSetting ImportSettingsFromJson(string json)
         {
             Settings = Json.Deserialize<TSetting>(json) ?? new TSetting();
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/NzbClub/NzbClub.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/NzbClub/NzbClub.cs
index 34d4a0aa8..7ce9022e2 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/NzbClub/NzbClub.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/NzbClub/NzbClub.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ public override string Name
             get { return "NzbClub"; }
         }
 
+        public override bool EnableByDefault
+        {
+            get { return false; }
+        }
+
         public override IParseFeed Parser
         {
             get
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Wombles/Wombles.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Wombles/Wombles.cs
index dbc460124..eca0b72f1 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Wombles/Wombles.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Wombles/Wombles.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers.Wombles
 {
     public class Wombles : IndexerBase
     {
+        public override string Name
+        {
+            get { return "WomblesIndex"; }
+        }
+
         public override IParseFeed Parser
         {
             get
@@ -18,11 +23,6 @@ public override IEnumerable<string> RecentFeed
             get { yield return "http://nzb.isasecret.com/rss/?sec=TV&fr=false"; }
         }
 
-        public override string Name
-        {
-            get { return "WomblesIndex"; }
-        }
-
         public override IEnumerable<string> GetEpisodeSearchUrls(string seriesTitle, int seasonNumber, int episodeNumber)
         {
             return new List<string>();