diff --git a/gui/slick/interfaces/default/manage_manageSearches.tmpl b/gui/slick/interfaces/default/manage_manageSearches.tmpl
index 299aa024..08ff2fe2 100644
--- a/gui/slick/interfaces/default/manage_manageSearches.tmpl
+++ b/gui/slick/interfaces/default/manage_manageSearches.tmpl
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
    #end if
 
 <h3>Backlog Search:</h3>
+<a class="btn" href="$sbRoot/manage/manageSearches/forceBacklog"><i class="icon-exclamation-sign"></i> Force</a>
 <a class="btn" href="$sbRoot/manage/manageSearches/pauseBacklog?paused=#if $backlogPaused then "0" else "1"#"><i class="#if $backlogPaused then "icon-play" else "icon-pause"#"></i> #if $backlogPaused then "Unpause" else "Pause"#</a> 
 #if not $backlogRunning:
 Not in progress<br />
diff --git a/sickbeard/webserve.py b/sickbeard/webserve.py
index 1369fde9..02d0ab98 100644
--- a/sickbeard/webserve.py
+++ b/sickbeard/webserve.py
@@ -213,6 +213,18 @@ class ManageSearches:
 
         return _munge(t)
 
+
+    @cherrypy.expose
+    def forceBacklog(self):
+        # force it to run the next time it looks
+        result = sickbeard.backlogSearchScheduler.forceRun()
+        if result:
+            logger.log(u"Backlog search forced")
+            ui.notifications.message('Backlog search started')
+
+        redirect("/manage/manageSearches/")
+
+
     @cherrypy.expose
     def forceSearch(self):