diff --git a/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_postProcessing.tmpl b/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_postProcessing.tmpl
index 37049e40..8d83983a 100644
--- a/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_postProcessing.tmpl
+++ b/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_postProcessing.tmpl
@@ -112,6 +112,14 @@
                             </label>
                         </div>
 
+                        <div class="field-pair">
+                            <input type="checkbox" name="postpone_if_sync_files" id="postpone_if_sync_files" #if $sickbeard.POSTPONE_IF_SYNC_FILES == True then "checked=\"checked\"" else ""# />
+                            <label class="clearfix" for="postpone_if_sync_files">
+                                <span class="component-title">Postpone post processing</span>
+                                <span class="component-desc">if !sync files are present in the TV download dir</span>
+                            </label>
+                        </div>
+
                         <div class="field-pair">
                             <input type="checkbox" name="nfo_rename" id="nfo_rename" #if $sickbeard.NFO_RENAME == True then "checked=\"checked\"" else ""# />
                             <label class="clearfix" for="nfo_rename">
diff --git a/sickbeard/__init__.py b/sickbeard/__init__.py
index e5771b0f..afa85cd0 100755
--- a/sickbeard/__init__.py
+++ b/sickbeard/__init__.py
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ PROCESS_AUTOMATICALLY = False
 KEEP_PROCESSED_DIR = False
 PROCESS_METHOD = None
 MOVE_ASSOCIATED_FILES = False
+POSTPONE_IF_SYNC_FILES = True
 NFO_RENAME = True
 TV_DOWNLOAD_DIR = None
 UNPACK = False
@@ -478,7 +479,7 @@ def initialize(consoleLogging=True):
             USE_SYNOLOGYNOTIFIER, SYNOLOGYNOTIFIER_NOTIFY_ONSNATCH, SYNOLOGYNOTIFIER_NOTIFY_ONDOWNLOAD, SYNOLOGYNOTIFIER_NOTIFY_ONSUBTITLEDOWNLOAD, \
             USE_EMAIL, EMAIL_HOST, EMAIL_PORT, EMAIL_TLS, EMAIL_USER, EMAIL_PASSWORD, EMAIL_FROM, EMAIL_NOTIFY_ONSNATCH, EMAIL_NOTIFY_ONDOWNLOAD, EMAIL_NOTIFY_ONSUBTITLEDOWNLOAD, EMAIL_LIST, \
             USE_LISTVIEW, METADATA_XBMC, METADATA_XBMC_12PLUS, METADATA_MEDIABROWSER, METADATA_PS3, metadata_provider_dict, \
-            NEWZBIN, NEWZBIN_USERNAME, NEWZBIN_PASSWORD, GIT_PATH, MOVE_ASSOCIATED_FILES, dailySearchScheduler, NFO_RENAME, \
+            NEWZBIN, NEWZBIN_USERNAME, NEWZBIN_PASSWORD, GIT_PATH, MOVE_ASSOCIATED_FILES, POSTPONE_IF_SYNC_FILES, dailySearchScheduler, NFO_RENAME, \
             GUI_NAME, HOME_LAYOUT, HISTORY_LAYOUT, DISPLAY_SHOW_SPECIALS, COMING_EPS_LAYOUT, COMING_EPS_SORT, COMING_EPS_DISPLAY_PAUSED, COMING_EPS_MISSED_RANGE, FUZZY_DATING, TRIM_ZERO, DATE_PRESET, TIME_PRESET, TIME_PRESET_W_SECONDS, \
             METADATA_WDTV, METADATA_TIVO, METADATA_MEDE8ER, IGNORE_WORDS, CALENDAR_UNPROTECTED, CREATE_MISSING_SHOW_DIRS, \
             ADD_SHOWS_WO_DIR, USE_SUBTITLES, SUBTITLES_LANGUAGES, SUBTITLES_DIR, SUBTITLES_SERVICES_LIST, SUBTITLES_SERVICES_ENABLED, SUBTITLES_HISTORY, SUBTITLES_FINDER_FREQUENCY, subtitlesFinderScheduler, \
@@ -677,6 +678,7 @@ def initialize(consoleLogging=True):
         KEEP_PROCESSED_DIR = bool(check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'keep_processed_dir', 1))
         PROCESS_METHOD = check_setting_str(CFG, 'General', 'process_method', 'copy' if KEEP_PROCESSED_DIR else 'move')
         MOVE_ASSOCIATED_FILES = bool(check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'move_associated_files', 0))
+        POSTPONE_IF_SYNC_FILES = bool(check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'postpone_if_sync_files', 0))
         NFO_RENAME = bool(check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'nfo_rename', 1))
         CREATE_MISSING_SHOW_DIRS = bool(check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'create_missing_show_dirs', 0))
         ADD_SHOWS_WO_DIR = bool(check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'add_shows_wo_dir', 0))
@@ -1405,6 +1407,7 @@ def save_config():
     new_config['General']['keep_processed_dir'] = int(KEEP_PROCESSED_DIR)
     new_config['General']['process_method'] = PROCESS_METHOD
     new_config['General']['move_associated_files'] = int(MOVE_ASSOCIATED_FILES)
+    new_config['General']['postpone_if_sync_files'] = int (POSTPONE_IF_SYNC_FILES)
     new_config['General']['nfo_rename'] = int(NFO_RENAME)
     new_config['General']['process_automatically'] = int(PROCESS_AUTOMATICALLY)
     new_config['General']['unpack'] = int(UNPACK)
diff --git a/sickbeard/processTV.py b/sickbeard/processTV.py
index 53f4b5f8..10248a44 100644
--- a/sickbeard/processTV.py
+++ b/sickbeard/processTV.py
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ def processDir(dirName, nzbName=None, process_method=None, force=False, is_prior
 
     SyncFiles = filter(helpers.isSyncFile, files)
 
-    # Don't post process if files are still being synced
-    if SyncFiles:
+    # Don't post process if files are still being synced and option is activated
+    if SyncFiles and sickbeard.POSTPONE_IF_SYNC_FILES:
         returnStr += logHelper(u"Found temporary sync files, skipping post processing", logger.ERROR)
         return returnStr
 
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ def processDir(dirName, nzbName=None, process_method=None, force=False, is_prior
 
             SyncFiles = filter(helpers.isSyncFile, fileList)
 
-            # Don't post process if files are still being synced
-            if SyncFiles:
+            # Don't post process if files are still being synced and option is activated
+            if SyncFiles and sickbeard.POSTPONE_IF_SYNC_FILES:
                 returnStr += logHelper(u"Found temporary sync files, skipping post processing", logger.ERROR)
                 return returnStr
 
diff --git a/sickbeard/webserve.py b/sickbeard/webserve.py
index 8222457d..1826cb95 100644
--- a/sickbeard/webserve.py
+++ b/sickbeard/webserve.py
@@ -1701,7 +1701,7 @@ class ConfigPostProcessing(MainHandler):
                            wdtv_data=None, tivo_data=None, mede8er_data=None,
                            keep_processed_dir=None, process_method=None, process_automatically=None,
                            rename_episodes=None, airdate_episodes=None, unpack=None,
-                           move_associated_files=None, nfo_rename=None, tv_download_dir=None, naming_custom_abd=None,
+                           move_associated_files=None, postpone_if_sync_files=None, nfo_rename=None, tv_download_dir=None, naming_custom_abd=None,
                            naming_anime=None,
                            naming_abd_pattern=None, naming_strip_year=None, use_failed_downloads=None,
                            delete_failed=None, extra_scripts=None, skip_removed_files=None,
@@ -1735,6 +1735,7 @@ class ConfigPostProcessing(MainHandler):
         sickbeard.RENAME_EPISODES = config.checkbox_to_value(rename_episodes)
         sickbeard.AIRDATE_EPISODES = config.checkbox_to_value(airdate_episodes)
         sickbeard.MOVE_ASSOCIATED_FILES = config.checkbox_to_value(move_associated_files)
+        sickbeard.POSTPONE_IF_SYNC_FILES = config.checkbox_to_value(postpone_if_sync_files)
         sickbeard.NAMING_CUSTOM_ABD = config.checkbox_to_value(naming_custom_abd)
         sickbeard.NAMING_CUSTOM_SPORTS = config.checkbox_to_value(naming_custom_sports)
         sickbeard.NAMING_STRIP_YEAR = config.checkbox_to_value(naming_strip_year)