diff --git a/frontend/src/Settings/MediaManagement/MediaManagement.js b/frontend/src/Settings/MediaManagement/MediaManagement.js
index c7754470f..c5e7e56be 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Settings/MediaManagement/MediaManagement.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Settings/MediaManagement/MediaManagement.js
@@ -299,11 +299,27 @@ class MediaManagement extends Component {
                       type={inputTypes.PATH}
                       name="recycleBin"
                       helpText="Track files will go here when deleted instead of being permanently deleted"
-                      helpTextWarning="Files in the recycle bin older than a week will be cleaned up automatically"
                       onChange={onInputChange}
                       {...settings.recycleBin}
                     />
                   </FormGroup>
+
+                  <FormGroup
+                    advancedSettings={advancedSettings}
+                    isAdvanced={true}
+                  >
+                    <FormLabel>Recycling Bin Cleanup</FormLabel>
+
+                    <FormInputGroup
+                      type={inputTypes.NUMBER}
+                      name="recycleBinCleanupDays"
+                      helpText="Set to 0 to disable automatic cleanup"
+                      helpTextWarning="Files in the recycle bin older than the selected number of days will be cleaned up automatically"
+                      min={0}
+                      onChange={onInputChange}
+                      {...settings.recycleBinCleanupDays}
+                    />
+                  </FormGroup>
                 </FieldSet>
 
                 {
diff --git a/src/Lidarr.Api.V1/Config/MediaManagementConfigModule.cs b/src/Lidarr.Api.V1/Config/MediaManagementConfigModule.cs
index cb3e24941..e83767548 100644
--- a/src/Lidarr.Api.V1/Config/MediaManagementConfigModule.cs
+++ b/src/Lidarr.Api.V1/Config/MediaManagementConfigModule.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ namespace Lidarr.Api.V1.Config
         public MediaManagementConfigModule(IConfigService configService, PathExistsValidator pathExistsValidator)
             : base(configService)
         {
+            SharedValidator.RuleFor(c => c.RecycleBinCleanupDays).GreaterThanOrEqualTo(0);
             SharedValidator.RuleFor(c => c.FileChmod).NotEmpty();
             SharedValidator.RuleFor(c => c.FolderChmod).NotEmpty();
             SharedValidator.RuleFor(c => c.RecycleBin).IsValidPath().SetValidator(pathExistsValidator).When(c => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(c.RecycleBin));
diff --git a/src/Lidarr.Api.V1/Config/MediaManagementConfigResource.cs b/src/Lidarr.Api.V1/Config/MediaManagementConfigResource.cs
index 7be39b3f1..b2abd60d5 100644
--- a/src/Lidarr.Api.V1/Config/MediaManagementConfigResource.cs
+++ b/src/Lidarr.Api.V1/Config/MediaManagementConfigResource.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ namespace Lidarr.Api.V1.Config
     {
         public bool AutoUnmonitorPreviouslyDownloadedTracks { get; set; }
         public string RecycleBin { get; set; }
+        public int RecycleBinCleanupDays { get; set; }
         public ProperDownloadTypes DownloadPropersAndRepacks { get; set; }
         public bool CreateEmptyArtistFolders { get; set; }
         public bool DeleteEmptyFolders { get; set; }
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ namespace Lidarr.Api.V1.Config
             {
                 AutoUnmonitorPreviouslyDownloadedTracks = model.AutoUnmonitorPreviouslyDownloadedTracks,
                 RecycleBin = model.RecycleBin,
+                RecycleBinCleanupDays = model.RecycleBinCleanupDays,
                 DownloadPropersAndRepacks = model.DownloadPropersAndRepacks,
                 CreateEmptyArtistFolders = model.CreateEmptyArtistFolders,
                 DeleteEmptyFolders = model.DeleteEmptyFolders,
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/RecycleBinProviderTests/CleanupFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/RecycleBinProviderTests/CleanupFixture.cs
index 4080b6d05..d7bf8853f 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/RecycleBinProviderTests/CleanupFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/RecycleBinProviderTests/CleanupFixture.cs
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.ProviderTests.RecycleBinProviderTests
         public void Setup()
         {
             Mocker.GetMock<IConfigService>().SetupGet(s => s.RecycleBin).Returns(RecycleBin);
+            Mocker.GetMock<IConfigService>().SetupGet(s => s.RecycleBinCleanupDays).Returns(7);
 
             Mocker.GetMock<IDiskProvider>().Setup(s => s.GetDirectories(RecycleBin))
                     .Returns(new [] { @"C:\Test\RecycleBin\Folder1", @"C:\Test\RecycleBin\Folder2", @"C:\Test\RecycleBin\Folder3" });
@@ -56,12 +57,13 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.ProviderTests.RecycleBinProviderTests
         }
 
         [Test]
-        public void should_delete_all_expired_folders()
-        {          
-            WithExpired();
+        public void should_return_if_recycleBinCleanupDays_is_zero()
+        {
+            Mocker.GetMock<IConfigService>().SetupGet(s => s.RecycleBinCleanupDays).Returns(0);
+
             Mocker.Resolve<RecycleBinProvider>().Cleanup();
 
-            Mocker.GetMock<IDiskProvider>().Verify(v => v.DeleteFolder(It.IsAny<string>(), true), Times.Exactly(3));
+            Mocker.GetMock<IDiskProvider>().Verify(v => v.GetDirectories(It.IsAny<string>()), Times.Never());
         }
 
         [Test]
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigService.cs
index 153f76beb..0043d3cb3 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigService.cs
@@ -92,6 +92,12 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Configuration
             set { SetValue("RecycleBin", value); }
         }
 
+        public int RecycleBinCleanupDays
+        {
+            get { return GetValueInt("RecycleBinCleanupDays", 7); }
+            set { SetValue("RecycleBinCleanupDays", value); }
+        }
+
         public int RssSyncInterval
         {
             get { return GetValueInt("RssSyncInterval", 15); }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/IConfigService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/IConfigService.cs
index 8232db566..fc03d5344 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/IConfigService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/IConfigService.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Configuration
         //Media Management
         bool AutoUnmonitorPreviouslyDownloadedTracks { get; set; }
         string RecycleBin { get; set; }
+        int RecycleBinCleanupDays { get; set; }
         ProperDownloadTypes DownloadPropersAndRepacks { get; set; }
         bool CreateEmptyArtistFolders { get; set; }
         bool DeleteEmptyFolders { get; set; }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/RecycleBinProvider.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/RecycleBinProvider.cs
index fabb4d3fd..a267fd87e 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/RecycleBinProvider.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/RecycleBinProvider.cs
@@ -157,7 +157,15 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.MediaFiles
                 return;
             }
 
-            _logger.Info("Removing items older than 7 days from the recycling bin");
+            var cleanupDays = _configService.RecycleBinCleanupDays;
+
+            if (cleanupDays == 0)
+            {
+                _logger.Info("Automatic cleanup of Recycle Bin is disabled");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            _logger.Info("Removing items older than {0} days from the recycling bin", cleanupDays);
 
             foreach (var folder in _diskProvider.GetDirectories(_configService.RecycleBin))
             {
@@ -172,7 +180,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.MediaFiles
 
             foreach (var file in _diskProvider.GetFiles(_configService.RecycleBin, SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly))
             {
-                if (_diskProvider.FileGetLastWrite(file).AddDays(7) > DateTime.UtcNow)
+                if (_diskProvider.FileGetLastWrite(file).AddDays(cleanupDays) > DateTime.UtcNow)
                 {
                     _logger.Debug("File hasn't expired yet, skipping: {0}", file);
                     continue;