diff --git a/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_search.tmpl b/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_search.tmpl
index 15b7ff5b..b284ac9c 100644
--- a/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_search.tmpl
+++ b/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_search.tmpl
@@ -96,6 +96,13 @@
                                 <span class="component-desc">Prefer to download seperate episodes, not complete seasons?</span>
                             </label>
                         </div>
+                        <div class="field-pair">
+                            <input type="checkbox" name="backlog_startup" id="backlog_startup" #if $sickbeard.BACKLOG_STARTUP == True then "checked=\"checked\"" else ""# />
+                            <label class="clearfix" for="backlog_startup">
+                                <span class="component title">Process backlog on startup</span>
+                                <span class="component-desc">Start processing backlogged episodes upon startup of Sick Beard?</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 9ffd56b4..97413d67 100644
--- a/sickbeard/__init__.py
+++ b/sickbeard/__init__.py
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ ALLOW_HIGH_PRIORITY = None
 SEARCH_FREQUENCY = None
 UPDATE_FREQUENCY = None
 BACKLOG_SEARCH_FREQUENCY = 21
+BACKLOG_STARTUP = None
 
 MIN_SEARCH_FREQUENCY = 10
 MIN_UPDATE_FREQUENCY = 1
@@ -477,7 +478,7 @@ def initialize(consoleLogging=True):
             NEWZNAB_DATA, NZBS, NZBS_UID, NZBS_HASH, EZRSS, TVTORRENTS, TVTORRENTS_DIGEST, TVTORRENTS_HASH, TVTORRENTS_OPTIONS, BTN, BTN_API_KEY, BTN_OPTIONS, \
             THEPIRATEBAY, THEPIRATEBAY_TRUSTED, THEPIRATEBAY_PROXY, THEPIRATEBAY_PROXY_URL, THEPIRATEBAY_BLACKLIST, THEPIRATEBAY_OPTIONS, TORRENTLEECH, TORRENTLEECH_USERNAME, TORRENTLEECH_PASSWORD, TORRENTLEECH_OPTIONS, \
             IPTORRENTS, IPTORRENTS_USERNAME, IPTORRENTS_PASSWORD, IPTORRENTS_FREELEECH, IPTORRENTS_OPTIONS, KAT, KAT_VERIFIED, KAT_OPTIONS, PUBLICHD, PUBLICHD_OPTIONS, SCC, SCC_USERNAME, SCC_PASSWORD, SCC_OPTIONS, HDTORRENTS, HDTORRENTS_USERNAME, HDTORRENTS_PASSWORD, HDTORRENTS_UID, HDTORRENTS_HASH, HDTORRENTS_OPTIONS, TORRENTDAY, TORRENTDAY_USERNAME, TORRENTDAY_PASSWORD, TORRENTDAY_UID, TORRENTDAY_HASH, TORRENTDAY_FREELEECH, TORRENTDAY_OPTIONS, \
-            HDBITS, HDBITS_USERNAME, HDBITS_PASSKEY, HDBITS_OPTIONS, TORRENT_DIR, USENET_RETENTION, SOCKET_TIMEOUT, SEARCH_FREQUENCY, DEFAULT_SEARCH_FREQUENCY, BACKLOG_SEARCH_FREQUENCY, INDEXER_DEFAULT, \
+            HDBITS, HDBITS_USERNAME, HDBITS_PASSKEY, HDBITS_OPTIONS, TORRENT_DIR, USENET_RETENTION, SOCKET_TIMEOUT, SEARCH_FREQUENCY, DEFAULT_SEARCH_FREQUENCY, BACKLOG_SEARCH_FREQUENCY, BACKLOG_STARTUP, INDEXER_DEFAULT, \
             NEXTGEN, NEXTGEN_USERNAME, NEXTGEN_PASSWORD, NEXTGEN_FREELEECH, NEXTGEN_OPTIONS, SPEEDCD, SPEEDCD_USERNAME, SPEEDCD_PASSWORD, SPEEDCD_FREELEECH,\
             QUALITY_DEFAULT, FLATTEN_FOLDERS_DEFAULT, SUBTITLES_DEFAULT, STATUS_DEFAULT, \
             GROWL_NOTIFY_ONSNATCH, GROWL_NOTIFY_ONDOWNLOAD, GROWL_NOTIFY_ONSUBTITLEDOWNLOAD, TWITTER_NOTIFY_ONSNATCH, TWITTER_NOTIFY_ONDOWNLOAD, TWITTER_NOTIFY_ONSUBTITLEDOWNLOAD, \
@@ -640,6 +641,8 @@ def initialize(consoleLogging=True):
 
         ALLOW_HIGH_PRIORITY = bool(check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'allow_high_priority', 1))
 
+        BACKLOG_STARTUP = bool(check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'backlog_startup', 1))
+
         USENET_RETENTION = check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'usenet_retention', 500)
 
         SEARCH_FREQUENCY = check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'search_frequency', 40)
@@ -1055,6 +1058,8 @@ def initialize(consoleLogging=True):
                                                                       threadName="BACKLOG",
                                                                       runImmediately=True)
         backlogSearchScheduler.action.cycleTime = BACKLOG_SEARCH_FREQUENCY
+        if not BACKLOG_STARTUP:
+            backlogSearchScheduler.silent = True
 
         subtitlesFinderScheduler = scheduler.Scheduler(subtitles.SubtitlesFinder(),
                                                        cycleTime=datetime.timedelta(hours=SUBTITLES_FINDER_FREQUENCY),
diff --git a/sickbeard/webserve.py b/sickbeard/webserve.py
index 7c22e387..d5bea869 100644
--- a/sickbeard/webserve.py
+++ b/sickbeard/webserve.py
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ class ConfigSearch:
                    sab_apikey=None, sab_category=None, sab_host=None, nzbget_username=None, nzbget_password=None,
                    nzbget_category=None, nzbget_host=None, nzbget_use_https=None,
                    nzb_method=None, torrent_method=None, usenet_retention=None, search_frequency=None,
-                   download_propers=None, prefer_episode_releases=None, allow_high_priority=None,
+                   download_propers=None, prefer_episode_releases=None, allow_high_priority=None, backlog_startup=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):
@@ -1100,6 +1100,11 @@ class ConfigSearch:
 
         sickbeard.PREFER_EPISODE_RELEASES = config.checkbox_to_value(prefer_episode_releases)
         sickbeard.ALLOW_HIGH_PRIORITY = config.checkbox_to_value(allow_high_priority)
+        sickbeard.BACKLOG_STARTUP = config.checkbox_to_value(backlog_startup)
+        if sickbeard.BACKLOG_STARTUP:
+            sickbeard.backlogSearchScheduler.silent = False
+        else:
+            sickbeard.backlogSearchScheduler.silent = True
 
         sickbeard.SAB_USERNAME = sab_username
         sickbeard.SAB_PASSWORD = sab_password