diff --git a/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_search.tmpl b/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_search.tmpl
index 83e5c6d7..ceb65e9b 100644
--- a/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_search.tmpl
+++ b/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_search.tmpl
@@ -89,6 +89,13 @@
                                 <span class="component-desc">Set high priority for downloads of recently aired episodes?</span>
                             </label>
                         </div>
+                        <div class="field-pair">
+                            <input type="checkbox" name="prefer_episode_releases" id="prefer_episode_releases" #if $sickbeard.PREFER_EPISODE_RELEASES == True then "checked=\"checked\"" else ""# />
+                            <label class="clearfix" for="prefer_episode_releases">
+                                <span class="component title">Prefer episode download</span>
+                                <span class="component-desc">Prefer to download seperate episodes, not complete seasons?</span>
+                            </label>
+                        </div>
 
                         <div class="clearfix"></div>
                         <input type="submit" class="btn config_submitter" value="Save Changes" /><br/>
diff --git a/sickbeard/__init__.py b/sickbeard/__init__.py
index 6fd784f2..23157c2e 100644
--- a/sickbeard/__init__.py
+++ b/sickbeard/__init__.py
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ USENET_RETENTION = None
 TORRENT_METHOD = None
 TORRENT_DIR = None
 DOWNLOAD_PROPERS = None
+PREFER_EPISODE_RELEASES = None
 ALLOW_HIGH_PRIORITY = None
 
 SEARCH_FREQUENCY = None
@@ -460,7 +461,7 @@ def initialize(consoleLogging=True):
     with INIT_LOCK:
 
         global ACTUAL_LOG_DIR, LOG_DIR, WEB_PORT, WEB_LOG, ENCRYPTION_VERSION, WEB_ROOT, WEB_USERNAME, WEB_PASSWORD, WEB_HOST, WEB_IPV6, USE_API, API_KEY, ENABLE_HTTPS, HTTPS_CERT, HTTPS_KEY, \
-            USE_NZBS, USE_TORRENTS, NZB_METHOD, NZB_DIR, DOWNLOAD_PROPERS, ALLOW_HIGH_PRIORITY, TORRENT_METHOD, \
+            USE_NZBS, USE_TORRENTS, NZB_METHOD, NZB_DIR, DOWNLOAD_PROPERS, PREFER_EPISODE_RELEASES, ALLOW_HIGH_PRIORITY, TORRENT_METHOD, \
             SAB_USERNAME, SAB_PASSWORD, SAB_APIKEY, SAB_CATEGORY, SAB_HOST, \
             NZBGET_USERNAME, NZBGET_PASSWORD, NZBGET_CATEGORY, NZBGET_HOST, currentSearchScheduler, backlogSearchScheduler, \
             TORRENT_USERNAME, TORRENT_PASSWORD, TORRENT_HOST, TORRENT_PATH, TORRENT_RATIO, TORRENT_SEED_TIME, TORRENT_PAUSED, TORRENT_HIGH_BANDWIDTH, TORRENT_LABEL, \
@@ -628,6 +629,8 @@ def initialize(consoleLogging=True):
 
         DOWNLOAD_PROPERS = bool(check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'download_propers', 1))
 
+        PREFER_EPISODE_RELEASES = bool(check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'prefer_episode_releases', 0))
+
         ALLOW_HIGH_PRIORITY = bool(check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'allow_high_priority', 1))
 
         USENET_RETENTION = check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'usenet_retention', 500)
@@ -1318,6 +1321,7 @@ def save_config():
     new_config['General']['search_frequency'] = int(SEARCH_FREQUENCY)
     new_config['General']['update_frequency'] = int(UPDATE_FREQUENCY)
     new_config['General']['download_propers'] = int(DOWNLOAD_PROPERS)
+    new_config['General']['prefer_episode_releases'] = int(PREFER_EPISODE_RELEASES
     new_config['General']['allow_high_priority'] = int(ALLOW_HIGH_PRIORITY)
     new_config['General']['quality_default'] = int(QUALITY_DEFAULT)
     new_config['General']['status_default'] = int(STATUS_DEFAULT)
diff --git a/sickbeard/search.py b/sickbeard/search.py
index 0105bd5c..b47892ee 100644
--- a/sickbeard/search.py
+++ b/sickbeard/search.py
@@ -435,11 +435,12 @@ def searchProviders(show, season, episodes, seasonSearch=False, manualSearch=Fal
             else:
                 anyWanted = True
 
-        # if we need every ep in the season and there's nothing better then just download this and be done with it
-        if allWanted and bestSeasonNZB.quality == highest_quality_overall:
-            logger.log(
-                u"Every ep in this season is needed, downloading the whole " + bestSeasonNZB.provider.providerType + " " + bestSeasonNZB.name)
-
+        # if we need every ep in the season check if single episode releases should be preferred over season releases (missing single episode releases will be picked individually from season release)
+        preferSingleEpisodesOverSeasonReleases = sickbeard.PREFER_EPISODE_RELEASES
+	       logger.log(u"Prefer single episodes over season releases: "+str(preferSingleEpisodesOverSeasonReleases), logger.DEBUG)
+        # if we need every ep in the season and there's nothing better then just download this and be done with it (unless single episodes are preferred)
+        if allWanted and bestSeasonNZB.quality == highest_quality_overall and not preferSingleEpisodesOverSeasonReleases::
+            logger.log(u"Every ep in this season is needed, downloading the whole " + bestSeasonNZB.provider.providerType + " " + bestSeasonNZB.name)
             epObjs = []
             for curEpNum in allEps:
                 epObjs.append(show.getEpisode(season, curEpNum))
diff --git a/sickbeard/webserve.py b/sickbeard/webserve.py
index b8c4de05..2b59fe60 100644
--- a/sickbeard/webserve.py
+++ b/sickbeard/webserve.py
@@ -1056,7 +1056,7 @@ class ConfigSearch:
                    sab_apikey=None, sab_category=None, sab_host=None, nzbget_username=None, nzbget_password=None,
                    nzbget_category=None, nzbget_host=None,
                    nzb_method=None, torrent_method=None, usenet_retention=None, search_frequency=None,
-                   download_propers=None, allow_high_priority=None,
+                   download_propers=None, prefer_episode_releases=None, allow_high_priority=None,
                    torrent_dir=None, torrent_username=None, torrent_password=None, torrent_host=None,
                    torrent_label=None, torrent_path=None,
                    torrent_ratio=None, torrent_seed_time=None, torrent_paused=None, torrent_high_bandwidth=None, ignore_words=None):
@@ -1086,6 +1086,7 @@ class ConfigSearch:
         else:
             sickbeard.properFinderScheduler.silent = True
 
+        sickbeard.PREFER_EPISODE_RELEASES = config.checkbox_to_value(prefer_episode_releases)
         sickbeard.ALLOW_HIGH_PRIORITY = config.checkbox_to_value(allow_high_priority)
 
         sickbeard.SAB_USERNAME = sab_username