diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MetadataSource/TraktProxy.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MetadataSource/TraktProxy.cs
index 7443c97fc..be5b694fa 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MetadataSource/TraktProxy.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MetadataSource/TraktProxy.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,18 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.MetadataSource
         {
             try
             {
+                if (title.StartsWith("imdb:") || title.StartsWith("imdbid:"))
+                {
+                    var slug = title.Split(':')[1].TrimStart('t');
+
+                    if (slug.IsNullOrWhiteSpace() || !slug.All(char.IsDigit) || slug.Length < 7)
+                    {
+                        return new List<Series>();
+                    }
+
+                    title = "tt" + slug;
+                }
+
                 if (title.StartsWith("tvdb:") || title.StartsWith("tvdbid:") || title.StartsWith("slug:"))
                 {
                     try
diff --git a/src/UI/AddSeries/AddSeriesView.js b/src/UI/AddSeries/AddSeriesView.js
index 199c823de..8ea8be65d 100644
--- a/src/UI/AddSeries/AddSeriesView.js
+++ b/src/UI/AddSeries/AddSeriesView.js
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ define(
         'marionette',
         'AddSeries/AddSeriesCollection',
         'AddSeries/SearchResultCollectionView',
+        'AddSeries/EmptyView',
         'AddSeries/NotFoundView',
         'Shared/LoadingView',
         'underscore'
-    ], function (vent, Marionette, AddSeriesCollection, SearchResultCollectionView, NotFoundView, LoadingView, _) {
+    ], function (vent, Marionette, AddSeriesCollection, SearchResultCollectionView, EmptyView, NotFoundView, LoadingView, _) {
         return Marionette.Layout.extend({
             template: 'AddSeries/AddSeriesViewTemplate',
 
@@ -64,13 +65,14 @@ define(
                         return;
                     }
 
-                    self.searchResult.close();
                     self._abortExistingSearch();
                     self.throttledSearch({
                         term: self.ui.seriesSearch.val()
                     });
                 });
 
+                this._clearResults();
+
                 if (this.isExisting) {
                     this.ui.searchBar.hide();
                 }
@@ -104,7 +106,7 @@ define(
 
                 else if (!this.isExisting) {
                     this.collection.reset();
-                    this.searchResult.close();
+                    this._clearResults();
                     this.ui.seriesSearch.val('');
                     this.ui.seriesSearch.focus();
                 }
@@ -118,6 +120,15 @@ define(
                     this.ui.loadMore.hide();
                 }
             },
+            
+            _clearResults: function () {
+                if (!this.isExisting) {
+                    this.searchResult.show(new EmptyView());
+                }
+                else {
+                    this.searchResult.close();
+                }
+            },
 
             _showResults: function () {
                 if (!this.isClosed) {
@@ -139,6 +150,9 @@ define(
                     console.log('aborting previous pending search request.');
                     this.currentSearchPromise.abort();
                 }
+                else {
+                    this._clearResults();
+                }
             }
         });
     });
diff --git a/src/UI/AddSeries/EmptyView.js b/src/UI/AddSeries/EmptyView.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..54aaa4af9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/UI/AddSeries/EmptyView.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+'use strict';
+
+define(
+    [
+        'marionette'
+    ], function (Marionette) {
+
+        return Marionette.CompositeView.extend({
+            template: 'AddSeries/EmptyViewTemplate'
+        });
+    });
diff --git a/src/UI/AddSeries/EmptyViewTemplate.html b/src/UI/AddSeries/EmptyViewTemplate.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a56208736
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/UI/AddSeries/EmptyViewTemplate.html
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<div class="text-center hint col-md-12">
+    <span>You can also search by tvdbid and imdbid using the tvdb: and imdb: prefixes.</span>
+</div>
diff --git a/src/UI/AddSeries/addSeries.less b/src/UI/AddSeries/addSeries.less
index eef54fb51..3a6357677 100644
--- a/src/UI/AddSeries/addSeries.less
+++ b/src/UI/AddSeries/addSeries.less
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@
     margin : 30px 0px;
     text-align: center;
   }
+    
+  .hint {
+    color      : #999999;
+    font-style : italic;
+  }
 }
 
 li.add-new {
diff --git a/src/UI/Cells/SeriesTitleCell.js b/src/UI/Cells/SeriesTitleCell.js
index 2421ab72a..16add6278 100644
--- a/src/UI/Cells/SeriesTitleCell.js
+++ b/src/UI/Cells/SeriesTitleCell.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ define(
     ], function (TemplatedCell) {
         return TemplatedCell.extend({
 
-            className: 'series-title',
+            className: 'series-title-cell',
             template : 'Cells/SeriesTitleTemplate'
 
         });
diff --git a/src/UI/Cells/cells.less b/src/UI/Cells/cells.less
index 1a38b3865..67c567269 100644
--- a/src/UI/Cells/cells.less
+++ b/src/UI/Cells/cells.less
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 @import "../Content/mixins";
 @import "../Content/variables";
 
-.series-title {
+.series-title-cell {
   .text-overflow();
 
   @media @sm {
diff --git a/src/UI/System/Backup/BackupFilenameCell.js b/src/UI/System/Backup/BackupFilenameCell.js
index f853bdf6e..d5582855e 100644
--- a/src/UI/System/Backup/BackupFilenameCell.js
+++ b/src/UI/System/Backup/BackupFilenameCell.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ define(
     ], function (TemplatedCell) {
         return TemplatedCell.extend({
 
-            className: 'series-title',
+            className: 'series-title-cell',
             template : 'System/Backup/BackupFilenameCellTemplate'
 
         });