diff --git a/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_search.tmpl b/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_search.tmpl
index ece0f61e..98eb6a59 100644
--- a/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_search.tmpl
+++ b/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_search.tmpl
@@ -66,6 +66,17 @@
                             </div>
                         </div>
 
+                        <div class="field-pair">
+                            <label class="nocheck clearfix">
+                                <span class="component-title">Backlog Search Day(s)</span>
+                                <input type="text" name="backlog_days" value="$sickbeard.BACKLOG_DAYS" size="5" />
+                            </label>
+                            <label class="nocheck clearfix">
+                                <span class="component-title">&nbsp;</span>
+                                <span class="component-desc">Day(s) to search from (eg. 7)</span>
+                            </label>
+                        </div>
+
                         <div class="field-pair">
                             <label class="nocheck clearfix">
                                 <span class="component-title">Backlog Search Frequency</span>
diff --git a/sickbeard/__init__.py b/sickbeard/__init__.py
index ab53c01c..0cf4e284 100755
--- a/sickbeard/__init__.py
+++ b/sickbeard/__init__.py
@@ -205,6 +205,8 @@ DEFAULT_BACKLOG_FREQUENCY = 10080
 DEFAULT_DAILYSEARCH_FREQUENCY = 60
 DEFAULT_UPDATE_FREQUENCY = 1
 
+BACKLOG_DAYS = 7
+
 ADD_SHOWS_WO_DIR = False
 CREATE_MISSING_SHOW_DIRS = False
 RENAME_EPISODES = False
@@ -488,7 +490,7 @@ def initialize(consoleLogging=True):
             USE_FAILED_DOWNLOADS, DELETE_FAILED, ANON_REDIRECT, LOCALHOST_IP, TMDB_API_KEY, DEBUG, PROXY_SETTING, \
             AUTOPOSTPROCESSER_FREQUENCY, DEFAULT_AUTOPOSTPROCESSER_FREQUENCY, MIN_AUTOPOSTPROCESSER_FREQUENCY, \
             ANIME_DEFAULT, NAMING_ANIME, ANIMESUPPORT, USE_ANIDB, ANIDB_USERNAME, ANIDB_PASSWORD, ANIDB_USE_MYLIST, \
-            ANIME_SPLIT_HOME, SCENE_DEFAULT, PLAY_VIDEOS
+            ANIME_SPLIT_HOME, SCENE_DEFAULT, PLAY_VIDEOS, BACKLOG_DAYS
 
         if __INITIALIZED__:
             return False
@@ -669,6 +671,8 @@ def initialize(consoleLogging=True):
         if UPDATE_FREQUENCY < MIN_UPDATE_FREQUENCY:
             UPDATE_FREQUENCY = MIN_UPDATE_FREQUENCY
 
+        BACKLOG_DAYS = check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'backlog_days', 7)
+
         NZB_DIR = check_setting_str(CFG, 'Blackhole', 'nzb_dir', '')
         TORRENT_DIR = check_setting_str(CFG, 'Blackhole', 'torrent_dir', '')
 
@@ -1403,6 +1407,8 @@ def save_config():
     new_config['General']['metadata_tivo'] = METADATA_TIVO
     new_config['General']['metadata_mede8er'] = METADATA_MEDE8ER
 
+    new_config['General']['backlog_days'] = int(BACKLOG_DAYS)
+
     new_config['General']['cache_dir'] = ACTUAL_CACHE_DIR if ACTUAL_CACHE_DIR else 'cache'
     new_config['General']['root_dirs'] = ROOT_DIRS if ROOT_DIRS else ''
     new_config['General']['tv_download_dir'] = TV_DOWNLOAD_DIR
diff --git a/sickbeard/dailysearcher.py b/sickbeard/dailysearcher.py
index e4cf3bb1..61e4dafc 100644
--- a/sickbeard/dailysearcher.py
+++ b/sickbeard/dailysearcher.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class DailySearcher():
 
         self.amActive = True
 
-        logger.log(u"Searching for coming episodes and 1 weeks worth of previously WANTED episodes ...")
+        logger.log(u"Searching for new released episodes ...")
 
         curDate = datetime.date.today().toordinal()
 
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ class DailySearcher():
                     wantedEp[show].append(ep)
 
                 sql_l.append(ep.get_sql())
+        else:
+            logger.log(u"No new released episodes found ...")
 
         if len(sql_l) > 0:
             myDB = db.DBConnection()
diff --git a/sickbeard/searchBacklog.py b/sickbeard/searchBacklog.py
index 5b5893bc..b5f9ff86 100644
--- a/sickbeard/searchBacklog.py
+++ b/sickbeard/searchBacklog.py
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ class BacklogSearcher:
         fromDate = datetime.date.fromordinal(1)
 
         if not which_shows and not curDate - self._lastBacklog >= self.cycleTime:
-            logger.log(u"Running limited backlog on recently missed episodes only")
-            fromDate = datetime.date.today() - datetime.timedelta(days=7)
+            logger.log(u"Running limited backlog on missed episodes " + sickbeard.BACKLOG_DAYS + " day(s) and older only")
+            fromDate = datetime.date.today() - datetime.timedelta(days=sickbeard.BACKLOG_DAYS)
 
         self.amActive = True
         self.amPaused = False
diff --git a/sickbeard/webserve.py b/sickbeard/webserve.py
index 90f31d86..9ea33a72 100644
--- a/sickbeard/webserve.py
+++ b/sickbeard/webserve.py
@@ -1617,8 +1617,8 @@ class ConfigSearch(MainHandler):
     def saveSearch(self, use_nzbs=None, use_torrents=None, nzb_dir=None, sab_username=None, sab_password=None,
                    sab_apikey=None, sab_category=None, sab_host=None, nzbget_username=None, nzbget_password=None,
                    nzbget_category=None, nzbget_priority=100, nzbget_host=None, nzbget_use_https=None,
-                   dailysearch_frequency=None,
-                   nzb_method=None, torrent_method=None, usenet_retention=None, backlog_frequency=None,
+                   backlog_days=None, backlog_frequency=None, dailysearch_frequency=None,
+                   nzb_method=None, torrent_method=None, usenet_retention=None,
                    download_propers=None, check_propers_interval=None, allow_high_priority=None,
                    backlog_startup=None, dailysearch_startup=None,
                    torrent_dir=None, torrent_username=None, torrent_password=None, torrent_host=None,
@@ -1633,6 +1633,8 @@ class ConfigSearch(MainHandler):
         if not config.change_TORRENT_DIR(torrent_dir):
             results += ["Unable to create directory " + os.path.normpath(torrent_dir) + ", dir not changed."]
 
+        sickbeard.BACKLOG_DAYS = config.to_int(backlog_days, default=7)
+
         config.change_DAILYSEARCH_FREQUENCY(dailysearch_frequency)
         config.change_BACKLOG_FREQUENCY(backlog_frequency)