diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index c1485178..f232ff8c 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 * Change layout of Recent Search code
 * Change naming of SEARCHQUEUE threads for shorter log lines
 * 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
 
 [develop changelog]
 * Fix traceback error when using the menu item Manage/Update Kodi
diff --git a/sickbeard/autoPostProcesser.py b/sickbeard/autoPostProcesser.py
index b043fb4e..5406b5ac 100644
--- a/sickbeard/autoPostProcesser.py
+++ b/sickbeard/autoPostProcesser.py
@@ -24,8 +24,15 @@ from sickbeard import encodingKludge as ek
 
 
 class PostProcesser():
-    @staticmethod
-    def run():
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.amActive = False
+
+    def run(self):
+        if not sickbeard.PROCESS_AUTOMATICALLY:
+            return
+
+        self.amActive = True
+
         if not ek.ek(os.path.isdir, sickbeard.TV_DOWNLOAD_DIR):
             logger.log(u"Automatic post-processing attempted but dir %s doesn't exist" % sickbeard.TV_DOWNLOAD_DIR,
                        logger.ERROR)
@@ -36,4 +43,6 @@ class PostProcesser():
                        '(and probably not what you really want to process)' % sickbeard.TV_DOWNLOAD_DIR, logger.ERROR)
             return
 
-        processTV.processDir(sickbeard.TV_DOWNLOAD_DIR)
\ No newline at end of file
+        processTV.processDir(sickbeard.TV_DOWNLOAD_DIR)
+
+        self.amActive = False
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sickbeard/webserve.py b/sickbeard/webserve.py
index 8d7f428e..5d7cd702 100644
--- a/sickbeard/webserve.py
+++ b/sickbeard/webserve.py
@@ -3586,7 +3586,15 @@ class ConfigPostProcessing(Config):
         if not config.change_TV_DOWNLOAD_DIR(tv_download_dir):
             results += ['Unable to create directory ' + os.path.normpath(tv_download_dir) + ', dir not changed.']
 
-        sickbeard.PROCESS_AUTOMATICALLY = config.checkbox_to_value(process_automatically)
+        new_val = config.checkbox_to_value(process_automatically)
+        if new_val != sickbeard.PROCESS_AUTOMATICALLY:
+            if not sickbeard.PROCESS_AUTOMATICALLY and not sickbeard.autoPostProcesserScheduler.ident:
+                try:
+                    sickbeard.autoPostProcesserScheduler.start()
+                except:
+                    pass
+            sickbeard.PROCESS_AUTOMATICALLY = new_val
+
         config.change_AUTOPOSTPROCESSER_FREQUENCY(autopostprocesser_frequency)
 
         if sickbeard.PROCESS_AUTOMATICALLY: