diff --git a/frontend/src/Activity/Queue/Queue.js b/frontend/src/Activity/Queue/Queue.js
index f04ca1ceb..9169927a3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Activity/Queue/Queue.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Activity/Queue/Queue.js
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ class Queue extends Component {
     this.setState({ isConfirmRemoveModalOpen: true });
   }
 
-  onRemoveSelectedConfirmed = (blacklist) => {
-    this.props.onRemoveSelectedPress(this.getSelectedIds(), blacklist);
+  onRemoveSelectedConfirmed = (blacklist, skipredownload) => {
+    this.props.onRemoveSelectedPress(this.getSelectedIds(), blacklist, skipredownload);
     this.setState({ isConfirmRemoveModalOpen: false });
   }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/Activity/Queue/QueueConnector.js b/frontend/src/Activity/Queue/QueueConnector.js
index 6b40f6402..ea571e8af 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Activity/Queue/QueueConnector.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Activity/Queue/QueueConnector.js
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ class QueueConnector extends Component {
     this.props.grabQueueItems({ ids });
   }
 
-  onRemoveSelectedPress = (ids, blacklist) => {
-    this.props.removeQueueItems({ ids, blacklist });
+  onRemoveSelectedPress = (ids, blacklist, skipredownload) => {
+    this.props.removeQueueItems({ ids, blacklist, skipredownload });
   }
 
   //
diff --git a/frontend/src/Activity/Queue/QueueRow.js b/frontend/src/Activity/Queue/QueueRow.js
index 71f9f342b..8ac4f3253 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Activity/Queue/QueueRow.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Activity/Queue/QueueRow.js
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ class QueueRow extends Component {
     this.setState({ isRemoveQueueItemModalOpen: true });
   }
 
-  onRemoveQueueItemModalConfirmed = (blacklist) => {
-    this.props.onRemoveQueueItemPress(blacklist);
+  onRemoveQueueItemModalConfirmed = (blacklist, skipredownload) => {
+    this.props.onRemoveQueueItemPress(blacklist, skipredownload);
     this.setState({ isRemoveQueueItemModalOpen: false });
   }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/Activity/Queue/QueueRowConnector.js b/frontend/src/Activity/Queue/QueueRowConnector.js
index 9d3938b13..6bbbde361 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Activity/Queue/QueueRowConnector.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Activity/Queue/QueueRowConnector.js
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ class QueueRowConnector extends Component {
     this.props.grabQueueItem({ id: this.props.id });
   }
 
-  onRemoveQueueItemPress = (blacklist) => {
-    this.props.removeQueueItem({ id: this.props.id, blacklist });
+  onRemoveQueueItemPress = (blacklist, skipredownload) => {
+    this.props.removeQueueItem({ id: this.props.id, blacklist, skipredownload });
   }
 
   //
diff --git a/frontend/src/Activity/Queue/RemoveQueueItemModal.js b/frontend/src/Activity/Queue/RemoveQueueItemModal.js
index 1afeaeb78..6e6358c95 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Activity/Queue/RemoveQueueItemModal.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Activity/Queue/RemoveQueueItemModal.js
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ class RemoveQueueItemModal extends Component {
     super(props, context);
 
     this.state = {
-      blacklist: false
+      blacklist: false,
+      skipredownload: false
     };
   }
 
@@ -32,15 +33,26 @@ class RemoveQueueItemModal extends Component {
     this.setState({ blacklist: value });
   }
 
+  onSkipReDownloadChange = ({ value }) => {
+    this.setState({ skipredownload: value });
+  }
+
   onRemoveQueueItemConfirmed = () => {
     const blacklist = this.state.blacklist;
+    const skipredownload = this.state.skipredownload;
 
-    this.setState({ blacklist: false });
-    this.props.onRemovePress(blacklist);
+    this.setState({
+      blacklist: false,
+      skipredownload: false
+    });
+    this.props.onRemovePress(blacklist, skipredownload);
   }
 
   onModalClose = () => {
-    this.setState({ blacklist: false });
+    this.setState({
+      blacklist: false,
+      skipredownload: false
+    });
     this.props.onModalClose();
   }
 
@@ -54,6 +66,7 @@ class RemoveQueueItemModal extends Component {
     } = this.props;
 
     const blacklist = this.state.blacklist;
+    const skipredownload = this.state.skipredownload;
 
     return (
       <Modal
@@ -79,11 +92,25 @@ class RemoveQueueItemModal extends Component {
                 type={inputTypes.CHECK}
                 name="blacklist"
                 value={blacklist}
-                helpText="Prevents Lidarr from automatically grabbing these files again"
+                helpText="Prevents Lidarr from automatically grabbing this release again"
                 onChange={this.onBlacklistChange}
               />
             </FormGroup>
 
+            {
+              blacklist &&
+                <FormGroup>
+                  <FormLabel>Skip Redownload</FormLabel>
+                  <FormInputGroup
+                    type={inputTypes.CHECK}
+                    name="skipredownload"
+                    value={skipredownload}
+                    helpText="Prevents Lidarr from trying download an alternative release for this item"
+                    onChange={this.onSkipReDownloadChange}
+                  />
+                </FormGroup>
+            }
+
           </ModalBody>
 
           <ModalFooter>
diff --git a/frontend/src/Activity/Queue/RemoveQueueItemsModal.js b/frontend/src/Activity/Queue/RemoveQueueItemsModal.js
index 9d9229b29..b573c5cbd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Activity/Queue/RemoveQueueItemsModal.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Activity/Queue/RemoveQueueItemsModal.js
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ class RemoveQueueItemsModal extends Component {
     super(props, context);
 
     this.state = {
-      blacklist: false
+      blacklist: false,
+      skipredownload: false
     };
   }
 
@@ -32,15 +33,26 @@ class RemoveQueueItemsModal extends Component {
     this.setState({ blacklist: value });
   }
 
+  onSkipReDownloadChange = ({ value }) => {
+    this.setState({ skipredownload: value });
+  }
+
   onRemoveQueueItemConfirmed = () => {
     const blacklist = this.state.blacklist;
+    const skipredownload = this.state.skipredownload;
 
-    this.setState({ blacklist: false });
-    this.props.onRemovePress(blacklist);
+    this.setState({
+      blacklist: false,
+      skipredownload: false
+    });
+    this.props.onRemovePress(blacklist, skipredownload);
   }
 
   onModalClose = () => {
-    this.setState({ blacklist: false });
+    this.setState({
+      blacklist: false,
+      skipredownload: false
+    });
     this.props.onModalClose();
   }
 
@@ -54,6 +66,7 @@ class RemoveQueueItemsModal extends Component {
     } = this.props;
 
     const blacklist = this.state.blacklist;
+    const skipredownload = this.state.skipredownload;
 
     return (
       <Modal
@@ -79,11 +92,25 @@ class RemoveQueueItemsModal extends Component {
                 type={inputTypes.CHECK}
                 name="blacklist"
                 value={blacklist}
-                helpText="Prevents Lidarr from automatically grabbing this release again"
+                helpText="Prevents Lidarr from automatically grabbing these files again"
                 onChange={this.onBlacklistChange}
               />
             </FormGroup>
 
+            {
+              blacklist &&
+              <FormGroup>
+                <FormLabel>Skip Redownload</FormLabel>
+                <FormInputGroup
+                  type={inputTypes.CHECK}
+                  name="skipredownload"
+                  value={skipredownload}
+                  helpText="Prevents Lidarr from trying download alternative releases for the removed items"
+                  onChange={this.onSkipReDownloadChange}
+                />
+              </FormGroup>
+            }
+
           </ModalBody>
 
           <ModalFooter>
diff --git a/frontend/src/Store/Actions/queueActions.js b/frontend/src/Store/Actions/queueActions.js
index 221d66267..8f67e08bc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Store/Actions/queueActions.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Store/Actions/queueActions.js
@@ -351,13 +351,14 @@ export const actionHandlers = handleThunks({
   [REMOVE_QUEUE_ITEM]: function(getState, payload, dispatch) {
     const {
       id,
-      blacklist
+      blacklist,
+      skipredownload
     } = payload;
 
     dispatch(updateItem({ section: paged, id, isRemoving: true }));
 
     const promise = createAjaxRequest({
-      url: `/queue/${id}?blacklist=${blacklist}`,
+      url: `/queue/${id}?blacklist=${blacklist}&skipredownload=${skipredownload}`,
       method: 'DELETE'
     }).request;
 
@@ -373,7 +374,8 @@ export const actionHandlers = handleThunks({
   [REMOVE_QUEUE_ITEMS]: function(getState, payload, dispatch) {
     const {
       ids,
-      blacklist
+      blacklist,
+      skipredownload
     } = payload;
 
     dispatch(batchActions([
@@ -389,7 +391,7 @@ export const actionHandlers = handleThunks({
     ]));
 
     const promise = createAjaxRequest({
-      url: `/queue/bulk?blacklist=${blacklist}`,
+      url: `/queue/bulk?blacklist=${blacklist}&skipredownload=${skipredownload}`,
       method: 'DELETE',
       dataType: 'json',
       data: JSON.stringify({ ids })
diff --git a/src/Lidarr.Api.V1/Queue/QueueActionModule.cs b/src/Lidarr.Api.V1/Queue/QueueActionModule.cs
index e82c50ff5..a37165613 100644
--- a/src/Lidarr.Api.V1/Queue/QueueActionModule.cs
+++ b/src/Lidarr.Api.V1/Queue/QueueActionModule.cs
@@ -77,8 +77,9 @@ namespace Lidarr.Api.V1.Queue
         private Response Remove(int id)
         {
             var blacklist = Request.GetBooleanQueryParameter("blacklist");
+            var skipReDownload = Request.GetBooleanQueryParameter("skipredownload");
 
-            var trackedDownload = Remove(id, blacklist);
+            var trackedDownload = Remove(id, blacklist, skipReDownload);
 
             if (trackedDownload != null)
             {
@@ -91,13 +92,14 @@ namespace Lidarr.Api.V1.Queue
         private Response Remove()
         {
             var blacklist = Request.GetBooleanQueryParameter("blacklist");
+            var skipReDownload = Request.GetBooleanQueryParameter("skipredownload");
 
             var resource = Request.Body.FromJson<QueueBulkResource>();
             var trackedDownloadIds = new List<string>();
 
             foreach (var id in resource.Ids)
             {
-                var trackedDownload = Remove(id, blacklist);
+                var trackedDownload = Remove(id, blacklist, skipReDownload);
 
                 if (trackedDownload != null)
                 {
@@ -110,7 +112,7 @@ namespace Lidarr.Api.V1.Queue
             return new object().AsResponse();
         }
 
-        private TrackedDownload Remove(int id, bool blacklist)
+        private TrackedDownload Remove(int id, bool blacklist, bool skipReDownload)
         {
             var pendingRelease = _pendingReleaseService.FindPendingQueueItem(id);
 
@@ -139,7 +141,7 @@ namespace Lidarr.Api.V1.Queue
 
             if (blacklist)
             {
-                _failedDownloadService.MarkAsFailed(trackedDownload.DownloadItem.DownloadId);
+                _failedDownloadService.MarkAsFailed(trackedDownload.DownloadItem.DownloadId, skipReDownload);
             }
 
             return trackedDownload;
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/RedownloadFailedDownloadServiceFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/RedownloadFailedDownloadServiceFixture.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a907d7ed5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/RedownloadFailedDownloadServiceFixture.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Download;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Test.Framework;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Messaging.Commands;
+using Moq;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Music;
+using FizzWare.NBuilder;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Configuration;
+using NzbDrone.Core.IndexerSearch;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.Download
+{
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class RedownloadFailedDownloadServiceFixture : CoreTest<RedownloadFailedDownloadService>
+    {
+        [SetUp]
+        public void Setup()
+        {
+            Mocker.GetMock<IConfigService>()
+                .Setup(x => x.AutoRedownloadFailed)
+                .Returns(true);
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<IAlbumService>()
+                .Setup(x => x.GetAlbumsByArtist(It.IsAny<int>()))
+                .Returns(Builder<Album>.CreateListOfSize(3).Build() as List<Album>);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_skip_redownload_if_event_has_skipredownload_set()
+        {
+            var failedEvent = new DownloadFailedEvent {
+                ArtistId = 1,
+                AlbumIds = new List<int> { 1 },
+                SkipReDownload = true
+            };
+
+            Subject.HandleAsync(failedEvent);
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<IManageCommandQueue>()
+                .Verify(x => x.Push(It.IsAny<Command>(), It.IsAny<CommandPriority>(), It.IsAny<CommandTrigger>()),
+                        Times.Never());
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_skip_redownload_if_redownload_failed_disabled()
+        {
+            var failedEvent = new DownloadFailedEvent {
+                ArtistId = 1,
+                AlbumIds = new List<int> { 1 }
+            };
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<IConfigService>()
+                .Setup(x => x.AutoRedownloadFailed)
+                .Returns(false);
+
+            Subject.HandleAsync(failedEvent);
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<IManageCommandQueue>()
+                .Verify(x => x.Push(It.IsAny<Command>(), It.IsAny<CommandPriority>(), It.IsAny<CommandTrigger>()),
+                        Times.Never());
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_redownload_album_on_failure()
+        {
+            var failedEvent = new DownloadFailedEvent {
+                ArtistId = 1,
+                AlbumIds = new List<int> { 2 }
+            };
+
+            Subject.HandleAsync(failedEvent);
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<IManageCommandQueue>()
+                .Verify(x => x.Push(It.Is<AlbumSearchCommand>(c => c.AlbumIds.Count == 1 &&
+                                                              c.AlbumIds[0] == 2),
+                                    It.IsAny<CommandPriority>(), It.IsAny<CommandTrigger>()),
+                        Times.Once());
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<IManageCommandQueue>()
+                .Verify(x => x.Push(It.IsAny<ArtistSearchCommand>(), It.IsAny<CommandPriority>(), It.IsAny<CommandTrigger>()),
+                        Times.Never());
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_redownload_multiple_albums_on_failure()
+        {
+            var failedEvent = new DownloadFailedEvent {
+                ArtistId = 1,
+                AlbumIds = new List<int> { 2, 3 }
+            };
+
+            Subject.HandleAsync(failedEvent);
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<IManageCommandQueue>()
+                .Verify(x => x.Push(It.Is<AlbumSearchCommand>(c => c.AlbumIds.Count == 2 &&
+                                                              c.AlbumIds[0] == 2 &&
+                                                              c.AlbumIds[1] == 3),
+                                    It.IsAny<CommandPriority>(), It.IsAny<CommandTrigger>()),
+                        Times.Once());
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<IManageCommandQueue>()
+                .Verify(x => x.Push(It.IsAny<ArtistSearchCommand>(), It.IsAny<CommandPriority>(), It.IsAny<CommandTrigger>()),
+                        Times.Never());
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_redownload_artist_on_failure()
+        {
+            // note that artist is set to have 3 albums in setup
+            var failedEvent = new DownloadFailedEvent {
+                ArtistId = 2,
+                AlbumIds = new List<int> { 1, 2, 3 }
+            };
+
+            Subject.HandleAsync(failedEvent);
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<IManageCommandQueue>()
+                .Verify(x => x.Push(It.Is<ArtistSearchCommand>(c => c.ArtistId == failedEvent.ArtistId),
+                                    It.IsAny<CommandPriority>(), It.IsAny<CommandTrigger>()),
+                        Times.Once());
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<IManageCommandQueue>()
+                .Verify(x => x.Push(It.IsAny<AlbumSearchCommand>(), It.IsAny<CommandPriority>(), It.IsAny<CommandTrigger>()),
+                        Times.Never());
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj
index 31f5ff001..a977a07a7 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Download\DownloadClientTests\VuzeTests\VuzeFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Download\DownloadServiceFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Download\FailedDownloadServiceFixture.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Download\RedownloadFailedDownloadServiceFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Download\NzbValidationServiceFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Download\Pending\PendingReleaseServiceTests\PendingReleaseServiceFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Download\Pending\PendingReleaseServiceTests\RemovePendingFixture.cs" />
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/DownloadFailedEvent.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/DownloadFailedEvent.cs
index c22dd9548..8145e9665 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/DownloadFailedEvent.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/DownloadFailedEvent.cs
@@ -23,5 +23,6 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download
         public Dictionary<string, string> Data { get; set; }
         public TrackedDownload TrackedDownload { get; set; }
         public Language Language { get; set; }
+        public bool SkipReDownload { get; set; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/FailedDownloadService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/FailedDownloadService.cs
index bc2fec122..77aad8740 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/FailedDownloadService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/FailedDownloadService.cs
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download
 {
     public interface IFailedDownloadService
     {
-        void MarkAsFailed(int historyId);
-        void MarkAsFailed(string downloadId);
+        void MarkAsFailed(int historyId, bool skipReDownload = false);
+        void MarkAsFailed(string downloadId, bool skipReDownload = false);
         void Process(TrackedDownload trackedDownload);
     }
 
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download
             _eventAggregator = eventAggregator;
         }
 
-        public void MarkAsFailed(int historyId)
+        public void MarkAsFailed(int historyId, bool skipReDownload = false)
         {
             var history = _historyService.Get(historyId);
 
             var downloadId = history.DownloadId;
             if (downloadId.IsNullOrWhiteSpace())
             {
-                PublishDownloadFailedEvent(new List<History.History> { history }, "Manually marked as failed");
+                PublishDownloadFailedEvent(new List<History.History> { history }, "Manually marked as failed", skipReDownload: skipReDownload);
             }
             else
             {
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download
             }
         }
 
-        public void MarkAsFailed(string downloadId)
+        public void MarkAsFailed(string downloadId, bool skipReDownload = false)
         {
             var history = _historyService.Find(downloadId, HistoryEventType.Grabbed);
 
             if (history.Any())
             {
-                PublishDownloadFailedEvent(history, "Manually marked as failed");
+                PublishDownloadFailedEvent(history, "Manually marked as failed", skipReDownload: skipReDownload);
             }
         }
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download
             }
         }
 
-        private void PublishDownloadFailedEvent(List<History.History> historyItems, string message, TrackedDownload trackedDownload = null)
+        private void PublishDownloadFailedEvent(List<History.History> historyItems, string message, TrackedDownload trackedDownload = null, bool skipReDownload = false)
         {
             var historyItem = historyItems.First();
 
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download
                 Message = message,
                 Data = historyItem.Data,
                 TrackedDownload = trackedDownload,
-                Language = historyItem.Language
+                Language = historyItem.Language,
+                SkipReDownload = skipReDownload
             };
 
             _eventAggregator.PublishEvent(downloadFailedEvent);
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/RedownloadFailedDownloadService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/RedownloadFailedDownloadService.cs
index 9519c1c96..ea3ce10d6 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/RedownloadFailedDownloadService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/RedownloadFailedDownloadService.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System.Linq;
+using System.Linq;
 using NLog;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Configuration;
 using NzbDrone.Core.IndexerSearch;
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download
 
         public void HandleAsync(DownloadFailedEvent message)
         {
+            if (message.SkipReDownload)
+            {
+                _logger.Debug("Skip redownloading requested by user");
+                return;
+            }
+
             if (!_configService.AutoRedownloadFailed)
             {
                 _logger.Debug("Auto redownloading failed albums is disabled");