diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 55f8cac5..8c7a8ef4 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@
 * Add Plex notifications secure connect where available (PMS 1.1.4.2757 and newer with username and password)
 * Add if all torrent caches fail, save magnets from RARBG and TPB as files for clients (or plugins) that now support it
 * Add advice to logs if all caches fail to switch to direct client connect instead of the basic blackhole method
+* Add search setting "Disable auto full backlog"
 
 [develop changelog]
 * Change send nzb data to NZBGet for Anizb instead of url
diff --git a/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_search.tmpl b/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_search.tmpl
index 41e57c38..8dc90750 100755
--- a/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_search.tmpl
+++ b/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_search.tmpl
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 								<span class="component-title">Download propers</span>
 								<span class="component-desc">
 									<input type="checkbox" name="download_propers" id="download_propers" class="enabler"<%= html_checked if sickbeard.DOWNLOAD_PROPERS == True else '' %>>
-									<p>replace original download with "Proper" or "Repack" if nuked</p>
+									<p>replace original download with 'Proper' or 'Repack' if nuked</p>
 								</span>
 							</label>
 						</div>
@@ -93,6 +93,24 @@
 						</div>
 
 						<div class="field-pair">
+							<label for="backlog_nofull">
+								<span class="component-title">Disable auto full backlog</span>
+								<span class="component-desc">
+									<input type="checkbox" name="backlog_nofull" id="backlog_nofull" class="enabler viewIf"<%= html_checked if sickbeard.BACKLOG_NOFULL == True else '' %>>
+									<p>backlog search manually by setting episodes 'Wanted' or via 'Backlog overview'</p>
+								</span>
+							</label>
+						</div>
+
+						<div class="field-pair" id="content_backlog_nofull">
+							<label>
+								<span class="component-title"><em class="grey-text">Backlog search spread</em></span>
+								<span class="component-desc">
+									<p><em class="grey-text">to access this setting, unselect "<span class="boldest">Disable auto full backlog</span>" search above</em></p>
+								</span>
+							</label>
+						</div>
+						<div class="field-pair hide_if_backlog_nofull">
 							<label>
 								<span class="component-title">Backlog search spread</span>
 								<span class="component-desc">
@@ -116,7 +134,7 @@
 							<label>
 								<span class="component-title">Ignore result with any word</span>
 								<span class="component-desc">
-									<input type="text" name="ignore_words" value="$sickbeard.IGNORE_WORDS" class="form-control input-sm input350"><p>(opt: start "regex:")</p>
+									<input type="text" name="ignore_words" value="$sickbeard.IGNORE_WORDS" class="form-control input-sm input350"><p>(opt: start 'regex:')</p>
 									<p class="clear-left note">ignore search result <em class="grey-text">if its title contains any</em> of these comma seperated words</p>
 								</span>
 								<span class="component-title">Shows with custom ignores</span>
@@ -138,7 +156,7 @@
 							<label>
 								<span class="component-title">Require all these words</span>
 								<span class="component-desc">
-									<input type="text" name="require_words" value="$sickbeard.REQUIRE_WORDS" class="form-control input-sm input350"><p>(opt: start "regex:")</p>
+									<input type="text" name="require_words" value="$sickbeard.REQUIRE_WORDS" class="form-control input-sm input350"><p>(opt: start 'regex:')</p>
 									<p class="clear-left note">ignore search result <em class="grey-text">unless its title contains all</em> of these comma seperated words</p>
 								</span>
 								<span class="component-title">Shows with custom requires</span>
diff --git a/sickbeard/__init__.py b/sickbeard/__init__.py
index 8dba0da0..04884748 100755
--- a/sickbeard/__init__.py
+++ b/sickbeard/__init__.py
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ UPDATE_FREQUENCY = None
 RECENTSEARCH_STARTUP = False
 BACKLOG_FREQUENCY = None
 BACKLOG_STARTUP = False
+BACKLOG_NOFULL = False
 
 DEFAULT_AUTOPOSTPROCESSER_FREQUENCY = 10
 DEFAULT_RECENTSEARCH_FREQUENCY = 40
@@ -514,7 +515,7 @@ def initialize(consoleLogging=True):
             USE_PLEX, PLEX_NOTIFY_ONSNATCH, PLEX_NOTIFY_ONDOWNLOAD, PLEX_NOTIFY_ONSUBTITLEDOWNLOAD, \
             PLEX_UPDATE_LIBRARY, PLEX_SERVER_HOST, PLEX_HOST, PLEX_USERNAME, PLEX_PASSWORD, \
             USE_TRAKT, TRAKT_CONNECTED_ACCOUNT, TRAKT_ACCOUNTS, TRAKT_MRU, TRAKT_VERIFY, TRAKT_REMOVE_WATCHLIST, TRAKT_TIMEOUT, TRAKT_USE_WATCHLIST, TRAKT_METHOD_ADD, TRAKT_START_PAUSED, traktCheckerScheduler, TRAKT_SYNC, TRAKT_DEFAULT_INDEXER, TRAKT_REMOVE_SERIESLIST, TRAKT_UPDATE_COLLECTION, \
-            BACKLOG_FREQUENCY, DEFAULT_BACKLOG_FREQUENCY, MIN_BACKLOG_FREQUENCY, MAX_BACKLOG_FREQUENCY, BACKLOG_STARTUP, SKIP_REMOVED_FILES, \
+            BACKLOG_FREQUENCY, DEFAULT_BACKLOG_FREQUENCY, MIN_BACKLOG_FREQUENCY, MAX_BACKLOG_FREQUENCY, BACKLOG_STARTUP, BACKLOG_NOFULL, SKIP_REMOVED_FILES, \
             showUpdateScheduler, __INITIALIZED__, LAUNCH_BROWSER, TRASH_REMOVE_SHOW, TRASH_ROTATE_LOGS, HOME_SEARCH_FOCUS, SORT_ARTICLE, showList, loadingShowList, UPDATE_SHOWS_ON_START, SHOW_UPDATE_HOUR, \
             NEWZNAB_DATA, INDEXER_DEFAULT, INDEXER_TIMEOUT, USENET_RETENTION, TORRENT_DIR, \
             QUALITY_DEFAULT, FLATTEN_FOLDERS_DEFAULT, SUBTITLES_DEFAULT, STATUS_DEFAULT, WANTED_BEGIN_DEFAULT, WANTED_LATEST_DEFAULT, RECENTSEARCH_STARTUP, \
@@ -740,6 +741,7 @@ def initialize(consoleLogging=True):
 
         RECENTSEARCH_STARTUP = bool(check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'recentsearch_startup', 0))
         BACKLOG_STARTUP = bool(check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'backlog_startup', 0))
+        BACKLOG_NOFULL = bool(check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'backlog_nofull', 0))
         SKIP_REMOVED_FILES = check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'skip_removed_files', 0)
 
         USENET_RETENTION = check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'usenet_retention', 500)
@@ -1498,6 +1500,7 @@ def save_config():
     new_config['General']['allow_high_priority'] = int(ALLOW_HIGH_PRIORITY)
     new_config['General']['recentsearch_startup'] = int(RECENTSEARCH_STARTUP)
     new_config['General']['backlog_startup'] = int(BACKLOG_STARTUP)
+    new_config['General']['backlog_nofull'] = int(BACKLOG_NOFULL)
     new_config['General']['skip_removed_files'] = int(SKIP_REMOVED_FILES)
     new_config['General']['quality_default'] = int(QUALITY_DEFAULT)
     new_config['General']['status_default'] = int(STATUS_DEFAULT)
diff --git a/sickbeard/search_backlog.py b/sickbeard/search_backlog.py
index 615db1ef..202bf354 100644
--- a/sickbeard/search_backlog.py
+++ b/sickbeard/search_backlog.py
@@ -136,11 +136,11 @@ class BacklogSearcher:
                     if i % parts == 0:
                         p += 1
                     cl.append(['INSERT INTO backlogparts (part, indexerid, indexer) VALUES (?,?,?)',
-                                   [p, s['indexerid'], s['indexer']]])
+                               [p, s['indexerid'], s['indexer']]])
 
                 if 0 < len(cl):
                     my_db.mass_action(cl)
-        except:
+        except (StandardError, Exception):
             pass
 
     def search_backlog(self, which_shows=None, force_type=NORMAL_BACKLOG, force=False):
@@ -157,13 +157,12 @@ class BacklogSearcher:
             standard_backlog = True
 
         now = datetime.datetime.now()
-        torrent_only = continued_backlog = False
+        any_torrent_enabled = continued_backlog = False
         if not force and standard_backlog and (datetime.datetime.now() - datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(
                 self._get_last_runtime())) < datetime.timedelta(hours=23):
-            if [x for x in sickbeard.providers.sortedProviderList() if x.is_active() and x.enable_backlog and
-                    x.providerType == GenericProvider.TORRENT]:
-                torrent_only = True
-            else:
+            any_torrent_enabled = any([x for x in sickbeard.providers.sortedProviderList() if x.is_active()
+                                       and x.enable_backlog and x.providerType == GenericProvider.TORRENT])
+            if not any_torrent_enabled:
                 logger.log('Last scheduled Backlog run was within the last day, skipping this run.', logger.DEBUG)
                 return
 
@@ -176,14 +175,17 @@ class BacklogSearcher:
         limited_from_date = datetime.date.today() - datetime.timedelta(days=sickbeard.BACKLOG_DAYS)
 
         limited_backlog = False
-        if not which_shows and torrent_only:
+        if standard_backlog and (any_torrent_enabled or sickbeard.BACKLOG_NOFULL):
             logger.log(u'Running limited backlog for episodes missed during the last %s day(s)' %
                        str(sickbeard.BACKLOG_DAYS))
             from_date = limited_from_date
             limited_backlog = True
 
         runparts = []
-        if standard_backlog and not torrent_only:
+        if standard_backlog and not any_torrent_enabled and sickbeard.BACKLOG_NOFULL:
+            logger.log(u'Skipping automated full backlog search because it is disabled in search settings')
+
+        if standard_backlog and not any_torrent_enabled and not sickbeard.BACKLOG_NOFULL:
             my_db = db.DBConnection('cache.db')
             sql_result = my_db.select('SELECT * FROM backlogparts WHERE part in (SELECT MIN(part) FROM backlogparts)')
             if sql_result:
@@ -198,9 +200,7 @@ class BacklogSearcher:
                 continued_backlog = True
                 my_db.action('DELETE FROM backlogparts WHERE part = ?', [part_nr])
 
-        forced = False
-        if not which_shows and force_type != NORMAL_BACKLOG:
-            forced = True
+        forced = standard_backlog and force_type != NORMAL_BACKLOG
 
         wanted_list = []
         for curShow in show_list:
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ class BacklogSearcher:
                     wanted_list.append(w)
 
         parts = []
-        if standard_backlog and not torrent_only and not continued_backlog:
+        if standard_backlog and not any_torrent_enabled and not continued_backlog and not sickbeard.BACKLOG_NOFULL:
             fullbacklogparts = sum([len(w) for w in wanted_list if w]) // sickbeard.BACKLOG_FREQUENCY
             h_part = []
             counter = 0
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ class BacklogSearcher:
             wanted_list = [w for w in wanted_list if w and in_showlist(w.itervalues().next()[0].show, runparts)]
 
         limited_wanted_list = []
-        if standard_backlog and not torrent_only and runparts:
+        if standard_backlog and not any_torrent_enabled and runparts:
             for curShow in sickbeard.showList:
                 if not curShow.paused and not in_showlist(curShow, runparts):
                     w = wanted_episodes(curShow, limited_from_date, make_dict=True,
@@ -246,11 +246,11 @@ class BacklogSearcher:
                     if w:
                         limited_wanted_list.append(w)
 
-        self.add_backlog_item(wanted_list, standard_backlog, limited_backlog, forced, torrent_only)
-        if standard_backlog and not torrent_only and limited_wanted_list:
-            self.add_backlog_item(limited_wanted_list, standard_backlog, True, forced, torrent_only)
+        self.add_backlog_item(wanted_list, standard_backlog, limited_backlog, forced, any_torrent_enabled)
+        if standard_backlog and not any_torrent_enabled and limited_wanted_list:
+            self.add_backlog_item(limited_wanted_list, standard_backlog, True, forced, any_torrent_enabled)
 
-        if standard_backlog and not torrent_only and not continued_backlog:
+        if standard_backlog and not sickbeard.BACKLOG_NOFULL and not any_torrent_enabled and not continued_backlog:
             cl = ([], [['DELETE FROM backlogparts']])[len(parts) > 1]
             for i, l in enumerate(parts):
                 if 0 == i:
@@ -264,11 +264,11 @@ class BacklogSearcher:
 
         # don't consider this an actual backlog search if we only did recent eps
         # or if we only did certain shows
-        if from_date == datetime.date.fromordinal(1) and not which_shows:
+        if from_date == datetime.date.fromordinal(1) and standard_backlog:
             self._set_last_backlog(cur_date)
             self._get_last_backlog()
 
-        if standard_backlog and not torrent_only:
+        if standard_backlog and not any_torrent_enabled:
             self._set_last_runtime(now)
 
         self.amActive = False
diff --git a/sickbeard/webserve.py b/sickbeard/webserve.py
index c6cc08c9..c6619a5a 100644
--- a/sickbeard/webserve.py
+++ b/sickbeard/webserve.py
@@ -4483,7 +4483,8 @@ class ConfigSearch(Config):
                    download_propers=None, check_propers_interval=None, allow_high_priority=None,
                    torrent_dir=None, torrent_username=None, torrent_password=None, torrent_host=None,
                    torrent_label=None, torrent_path=None, torrent_verify_cert=None,
-                   torrent_seed_time=None, torrent_paused=None, torrent_high_bandwidth=None, ignore_words=None, require_words=None):
+                   torrent_seed_time=None, torrent_paused=None, torrent_high_bandwidth=None, ignore_words=None, require_words=None,
+                   backlog_nofull=None):
 
         results = []
 
@@ -4500,6 +4501,11 @@ class ConfigSearch(Config):
         sickbeard.search_backlog.BacklogSearcher.change_backlog_parts(old_backlog_frequency, sickbeard.BACKLOG_FREQUENCY)
         sickbeard.BACKLOG_DAYS = config.to_int(backlog_days, default=7)
 
+        sickbeard.BACKLOG_NOFULL = bool(config.checkbox_to_value(backlog_nofull))
+        if sickbeard.BACKLOG_NOFULL:
+            my_db = db.DBConnection('cache.db')
+            my_db.action('DELETE FROM backlogparts')
+
         sickbeard.USE_NZBS = config.checkbox_to_value(use_nzbs)
         sickbeard.USE_TORRENTS = config.checkbox_to_value(use_torrents)