diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 782c11fe..3a052688 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 * Fix Recent Search running status on Manage Searches page
 * Change to no longer require restart with the "Scan and post process" option on page config/Post Processing
 * Add validation when using Release Group token on page config Post Processing/Episode Naming/Name pattern/Custom
+* Change IMDb updater to a toggleable option under General Settings (disabled by default due to slow operations)
 
 [develop changelog]
 * Fix traceback error when using the menu item Manage/Update Kodi
diff --git a/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_general.tmpl b/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_general.tmpl
index 79d2356d..07ea2717 100644
--- a/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_general.tmpl
+++ b/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_general.tmpl
@@ -132,6 +132,16 @@
 							</label>
 						</div>
 
+						<div class="field-pair">
+							<label for="use_imdb">
+								<span class="component-title">Enable IMDb info</span>
+								<span class="component-desc">
+									<input type="checkbox" name="use_imdb" id="use_imdb" #if $sickbeard.USE_IMDB then 'checked="checked"' else ''#>
+									<p>fetches show rating and country flag (does slow show updating process)</p>
+								</span>
+							</label>
+						</div>
+
 						<div class="field-pair">
 							<label>
 								<span class="component-title">Show root directories</span>
diff --git a/sickbeard/__init__.py b/sickbeard/__init__.py
index 4fec4f21..0a308050 100755
--- a/sickbeard/__init__.py
+++ b/sickbeard/__init__.py
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ INDEXER_DEFAULT = None
 INDEXER_TIMEOUT = None
 SCENE_DEFAULT = False
 ANIME_DEFAULT = False
+USE_IMDB = False
 PROVIDER_ORDER = []
 
 NAMING_MULTI_EP = False
@@ -522,7 +523,7 @@ def initialize(consoleLogging=True):
             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, BACKLOG_DAYS, ANIME_TREAT_AS_HDTV, \
-            COOKIE_SECRET
+            COOKIE_SECRET, USE_IMDB
 
         if __INITIALIZED__:
             return False
@@ -659,6 +660,7 @@ def initialize(consoleLogging=True):
         INDEXER_TIMEOUT = check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'indexer_timeout', 20)
         ANIME_DEFAULT = bool(check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'anime_default', 0))
         SCENE_DEFAULT = bool(check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'scene_default', 0))
+        USE_IMDB = bool(check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'use_imdb', 0))
 
         PROVIDER_ORDER = check_setting_str(CFG, 'General', 'provider_order', '').split()
 
@@ -1443,6 +1445,7 @@ def save_config():
     new_config['General']['indexer_timeout'] = int(INDEXER_TIMEOUT)
     new_config['General']['anime_default'] = int(ANIME_DEFAULT)
     new_config['General']['scene_default'] = int(SCENE_DEFAULT)
+    new_config['General']['use_imdb'] = int(USE_IMDB)
     new_config['General']['provider_order'] = ' '.join(PROVIDER_ORDER)
     new_config['General']['version_notify'] = int(VERSION_NOTIFY)
     new_config['General']['auto_update'] = int(AUTO_UPDATE)
diff --git a/sickbeard/show_queue.py b/sickbeard/show_queue.py
index 393dc838..ba033eb2 100644
--- a/sickbeard/show_queue.py
+++ b/sickbeard/show_queue.py
@@ -336,14 +336,15 @@ class QueueItemAdd(ShowQueueItem):
             self._finishEarly()
             raise
 
-        logger.log(u"Retrieving show info from IMDb", logger.DEBUG)
-        try:
-            self.show.loadIMDbInfo()
-        except imdb_exceptions.IMDbError, e:
-            #todo Insert UI notification
-            logger.log(u"Something is wrong with IMDb api: " + ex(e), logger.WARNING)
-        except Exception, e:
-            logger.log(u"Error loading IMDb info: " + ex(e), logger.ERROR)
+        if sickbeard.USE_IMDB:
+            logger.log(u'Retrieving show info from IMDb', logger.DEBUG)
+            try:
+                self.show.loadIMDbInfo()
+            except imdb_exceptions.IMDbError, e:
+                #todo Insert UI notification
+                logger.log(u'Something is wrong with IMDb api: ' + ex(e), logger.WARNING)
+            except Exception, e:
+                logger.log(u'Error loading IMDb info: ' + ex(e), logger.ERROR)
 
         try:
             self.show.saveToDB()
@@ -520,14 +521,15 @@ class QueueItemUpdate(ShowQueueItem):
                 self.show.indexer).name + " was incomplete, aborting: " + ex(e), logger.ERROR)
             return
 
-        logger.log(u"Retrieving show info from IMDb", logger.DEBUG)
-        try:
-            self.show.loadIMDbInfo()
-        except imdb_exceptions.IMDbError, e:
-            logger.log(u"Something is wrong with IMDb api: " + ex(e), logger.WARNING)
-        except Exception, e:
-            logger.log(u"Error loading IMDb info: " + ex(e), logger.ERROR)
-            logger.log(traceback.format_exc(), logger.DEBUG)
+        if sickbeard.USE_IMDB:
+            logger.log(u'Retrieving show info from IMDb', logger.DEBUG)
+            try:
+                self.show.loadIMDbInfo()
+            except imdb_exceptions.IMDbError, e:
+                logger.log(u'Something is wrong with IMDb api: ' + ex(e), logger.WARNING)
+            except Exception, e:
+                logger.log(u'Error loading IMDb info: ' + ex(e), logger.ERROR)
+                logger.log(traceback.format_exc(), logger.DEBUG)
 
         try:
             self.show.saveToDB()
diff --git a/sickbeard/webserve.py b/sickbeard/webserve.py
index 5d7cd702..df072998 100644
--- a/sickbeard/webserve.py
+++ b/sickbeard/webserve.py
@@ -3356,7 +3356,7 @@ class ConfigGeneral(Config):
                     handle_reverse_proxy=None, home_search_focus=None, sort_article=None, auto_update=None, notify_on_update=None,
                     proxy_setting=None, proxy_indexers=None, anon_redirect=None, git_path=None, git_remote=None, calendar_unprotected=None,
                     fuzzy_dating=None, trim_zero=None, date_preset=None, date_preset_na=None, time_preset=None,
-                    indexer_timeout=None, rootDir=None, theme_name=None, default_home=None):
+                    indexer_timeout=None, use_imdb=None, rootDir=None, theme_name=None, default_home=None):
 
         results = []
 
@@ -3412,6 +3412,9 @@ class ConfigGeneral(Config):
         if indexer_timeout:
             sickbeard.INDEXER_TIMEOUT = config.to_int(indexer_timeout)
 
+        if use_imdb:
+            sickbeard.USE_IMDB = config.checkbox_to_value(use_imdb)
+
         if time_preset:
             sickbeard.TIME_PRESET_W_SECONDS = time_preset
             sickbeard.TIME_PRESET = sickbeard.TIME_PRESET_W_SECONDS.replace(u':%S', u'')