diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/DecisionEngineTests/NotInQueueSpecificationFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/DecisionEngineTests/QueueSpecificationFixture.cs
similarity index 90%
rename from src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/DecisionEngineTests/NotInQueueSpecificationFixture.cs
rename to src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/DecisionEngineTests/QueueSpecificationFixture.cs
index 9991b9c53..4ca13f8a4 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/DecisionEngineTests/NotInQueueSpecificationFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/DecisionEngineTests/QueueSpecificationFixture.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using FizzWare.NBuilder;
 using FluentAssertions;
 using NUnit.Framework;
+using NzbDrone.Core.DecisionEngine;
 using NzbDrone.Core.DecisionEngine.Specifications;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Download.TrackedDownloads;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Parser.Model;
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ using NzbDrone.Core.Test.Framework;
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.DecisionEngineTests
 {
     [TestFixture]
-    public class NotInQueueSpecificationFixture : CoreTest<NotInQueueSpecification>
+    public class QueueSpecificationFixture : CoreTest<QueueSpecification>
     {
         private Series _series;
         private Episode _episode;
@@ -27,6 +28,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.DecisionEngineTests
         [SetUp]
         public void Setup()
         {
+            Mocker.Resolve<QualityUpgradableSpecification>();
+
             _series = Builder<Series>.CreateNew()
                                      .With(e => e.Profile = new Profile { Items = Qualities.QualityFixture.GetDefaultQualities() })
                                      .Build();
@@ -91,10 +94,11 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.DecisionEngineTests
             Subject.IsSatisfiedBy(_remoteEpisode, null).Accepted.Should().BeTrue();
         }
 
-
         [Test]
         public void should_return_true_when_quality_in_queue_is_lower()
         {
+            _series.Profile.Value.Cutoff = Quality.Bluray1080p;
+
             var remoteEpisode = Builder<RemoteEpisode>.CreateNew()
                                                       .With(r => r.Series = _series)
                                                       .With(r => r.Episodes = new List<Episode> { _episode })
@@ -143,6 +147,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.DecisionEngineTests
         [Test]
         public void should_return_false_when_quality_in_queue_is_better()
         {
+            _series.Profile.Value.Cutoff = Quality.Bluray1080p;
+
             var remoteEpisode = Builder<RemoteEpisode>.CreateNew()
                                                       .With(r => r.Series = _series)
                                                       .With(r => r.Episodes = new List<Episode> { _episode })
@@ -230,5 +236,24 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.DecisionEngineTests
             GivenQueue(remoteEpisodes);
             Subject.IsSatisfiedBy(_remoteEpisode, null).Accepted.Should().BeFalse();
         }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_return_false_if_quality_in_queue_meets_cutoff()
+        {
+            _series.Profile.Value.Cutoff = _remoteEpisode.ParsedEpisodeInfo.Quality.Quality;
+
+            var remoteEpisode = Builder<RemoteEpisode>.CreateNew()
+                                                      .With(r => r.Series = _series)
+                                                      .With(r => r.Episodes = new List<Episode> { _episode })
+                                                      .With(r => r.ParsedEpisodeInfo = new ParsedEpisodeInfo
+                                                      {
+                                                          Quality = new QualityModel(Quality.HDTV720p)
+                                                      })
+                                                      .Build();
+
+            GivenQueue(new List<RemoteEpisode> { remoteEpisode });
+
+            Subject.IsSatisfiedBy(_remoteEpisode, null).Accepted.Should().BeFalse();
+        }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj
index 7bfc92ab3..61c0ff644 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
     <Compile Include="DecisionEngineTests\HistorySpecificationFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DecisionEngineTests\LanguageSpecificationFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DecisionEngineTests\MonitoredEpisodeSpecificationFixture.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="DecisionEngineTests\NotInQueueSpecificationFixture.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="DecisionEngineTests\QueueSpecificationFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DecisionEngineTests\ReleaseRestrictionsSpecificationFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DecisionEngineTests\PrioritizeDownloadDecisionFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DecisionEngineTests\QualityAllowedByProfileSpecificationFixture.cs" />
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/Specifications/NotInQueueSpecification.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/Specifications/NotInQueueSpecification.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 3fa9915ca..000000000
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/Specifications/NotInQueueSpecification.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using NLog;
-using NzbDrone.Core.IndexerSearch.Definitions;
-using NzbDrone.Core.Parser.Model;
-using NzbDrone.Core.Qualities;
-using NzbDrone.Core.Queue;
-
-namespace NzbDrone.Core.DecisionEngine.Specifications
-{
-    public class NotInQueueSpecification : IDecisionEngineSpecification
-    {
-        private readonly IQueueService _queueService;
-        private readonly Logger _logger;
-
-        public NotInQueueSpecification(IQueueService queueService, Logger logger)
-        {
-            _queueService = queueService;
-            _logger = logger;
-        }
-
-        public RejectionType Type { get { return RejectionType.Permanent; } }
-
-        public Decision IsSatisfiedBy(RemoteEpisode subject, SearchCriteriaBase searchCriteria)
-        {
-            var queue = _queueService.GetQueue()
-                            .Select(q => q.RemoteEpisode).ToList();
-
-            if (IsInQueue(subject, queue))
-            {
-                _logger.Debug("Already in queue, rejecting.");
-                return Decision.Reject("Already in download queue");
-            }
-
-            return Decision.Accept();
-        }
-
-        private bool IsInQueue(RemoteEpisode newEpisode, IEnumerable<RemoteEpisode> episodesInQueue)
-        {
-            var matchingSeries = episodesInQueue.Where(q => q.Series.Id == newEpisode.Series.Id);
-            var matchingSeriesAndQuality = matchingSeries.Where(q => new QualityModelComparer(q.Series.Profile).Compare(q.ParsedEpisodeInfo.Quality, newEpisode.ParsedEpisodeInfo.Quality) >= 0);
-
-            return matchingSeriesAndQuality.Any(q => q.Episodes.Select(e => e.Id).Intersect(newEpisode.Episodes.Select(e => e.Id)).Any());
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/Specifications/QueueSpecification.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/Specifications/QueueSpecification.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8a3221896
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/Specifications/QueueSpecification.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using NLog;
+using NzbDrone.Core.IndexerSearch.Definitions;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Parser.Model;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Qualities;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Queue;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.DecisionEngine.Specifications
+{
+    public class QueueSpecification : IDecisionEngineSpecification
+    {
+        private readonly IQueueService _queueService;
+        private readonly QualityUpgradableSpecification _qualityUpgradableSpecification;
+        private readonly Logger _logger;
+
+        public QueueSpecification(IQueueService queueService,
+                                       QualityUpgradableSpecification qualityUpgradableSpecification,
+                                       Logger logger)
+        {
+            _queueService = queueService;
+            _qualityUpgradableSpecification = qualityUpgradableSpecification;
+            _logger = logger;
+        }
+
+        public RejectionType Type { get { return RejectionType.Permanent; } }
+
+        public Decision IsSatisfiedBy(RemoteEpisode subject, SearchCriteriaBase searchCriteria)
+        {
+            var queue = _queueService.GetQueue()
+                            .Select(q => q.RemoteEpisode).ToList();
+
+            var matchingSeries = queue.Where(q => q.Series.Id == subject.Series.Id);
+            var matchingEpisode = matchingSeries.Where(q => q.Episodes.Select(e => e.Id).Intersect(subject.Episodes.Select(e => e.Id)).Any());
+
+            foreach (var remoteEpisode in matchingEpisode)
+            {
+                _logger.Debug("Checking if existing release in queue meets cutoff. Queued quality is: {0}", remoteEpisode.ParsedEpisodeInfo.Quality);
+
+                if (!_qualityUpgradableSpecification.CutoffNotMet(subject.Series.Profile, remoteEpisode.ParsedEpisodeInfo.Quality, subject.ParsedEpisodeInfo.Quality))
+                {
+                    return Decision.Reject("Quality for release in queue alerady meets cutoff: {0}", remoteEpisode.ParsedEpisodeInfo.Quality);
+                }
+
+                _logger.Debug("Checking if release is higher quality than queued release. Queued quality is: {0}", remoteEpisode.ParsedEpisodeInfo.Quality);
+
+                if (!_qualityUpgradableSpecification.IsUpgradable(subject.Series.Profile, remoteEpisode.ParsedEpisodeInfo.Quality, subject.ParsedEpisodeInfo.Quality))
+                {
+                    return Decision.Reject("Quality for release in queue is of equal or higher preference: {0}", remoteEpisode.ParsedEpisodeInfo.Quality);
+                }
+            }
+
+            return Decision.Accept();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj b/src/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
index b9a7686f5..c8b4b24d5 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@
     <Compile Include="DecisionEngine\Specifications\CutoffSpecification.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DecisionEngine\Specifications\ProtocolSpecification.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DecisionEngine\Specifications\LanguageSpecification.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="DecisionEngine\Specifications\NotInQueueSpecification.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="DecisionEngine\Specifications\QueueSpecification.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DecisionEngine\Specifications\ReleaseRestrictionsSpecification.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DecisionEngine\Specifications\NotSampleSpecification.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DecisionEngine\Specifications\QualityAllowedByProfileSpecification.cs" />