diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrent.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrent.cs
index a519134b4..8d99a2bd1 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrent.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrent.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.QBittorrent
 
         protected override string AddFromMagnetLink(RemoteEpisode remoteEpisode, string hash, string magnetLink)
         {
+            if (!Proxy.GetConfig(Settings).DhtEnabled)
+            {
+                throw new NotSupportedException("Magnet Links not supported if DHT is disabled");
+            }
+
             Proxy.AddTorrentFromUrl(magnetLink, Settings);
 
             if (Settings.TvCategory.IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace())
@@ -155,6 +160,18 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.QBittorrent
                         item.Message = "The download is stalled with no connections";
                         break;
 
+                    case "metaDL": // torrent magnet is being downloaded
+                        if (config.DhtEnabled)
+                        {
+                            item.Status = DownloadItemStatus.Queued;
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            item.Status = DownloadItemStatus.Warning;
+                            item.Message = "qBittorrent cannot resolve magnet link with DHT disabled";
+                        }
+                        break;
+
                     case "downloading": // torrent is being downloaded and data is being transfered
                     default: // new status in API? default to downloading
                         item.Status = DownloadItemStatus.Downloading;
@@ -346,6 +363,12 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.QBittorrent
                 return null;
             }
 
+            // qBittorrent sends eta=8640000 if unknown such as queued
+            if (torrent.Eta == 8640000)
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+
             return TimeSpan.FromSeconds((int)torrent.Eta);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrentPreferences.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrentPreferences.cs
index 3278cbaab..69b358634 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrentPreferences.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrentPreferences.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.QBittorrent
 {
@@ -19,5 +19,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.QBittorrent
 
         [JsonProperty(PropertyName = "queueing_enabled")]
         public bool QueueingEnabled { get; set; } = true;
+
+        [JsonProperty(PropertyName = "dht")]
+        public bool DhtEnabled { get; set; } // DHT enabled (needed for more peers and magnet downloads)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrentProxyV2.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrentProxyV2.cs
index 0f0c6c1b4..361680a70 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrentProxyV2.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrentProxyV2.cs
@@ -272,6 +272,10 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.QBittorrent
         {
             if (settings.Username.IsNullOrWhiteSpace() || settings.Password.IsNullOrWhiteSpace())
             {
+                if (reauthenticate)
+                {
+                    throw new DownloadClientAuthenticationException("Failed to authenticate with qBittorrent.");
+                }
                 return;
             }