diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/rTorrent/RTorrentPriority.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/rTorrent/RTorrentPriority.cs
index 99b289e8e..9ae5395d3 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/rTorrent/RTorrentPriority.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/rTorrent/RTorrentPriority.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.RTorrent
 {
     public enum RTorrentPriority
     {
-        DoNotDownload = 0,
+        VeryLow = 0,
         Low = 1,
         Normal = 2,
         High = 3
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/rTorrent/RTorrentProxy.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/rTorrent/RTorrentProxy.cs
index 68a0f80ea..ff9a4332f 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/rTorrent/RTorrentProxy.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/rTorrent/RTorrentProxy.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Net;
@@ -26,9 +26,15 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.RTorrent
         [XmlRpcMethod("d.multicall2")]
         object[] TorrentMulticall(params string[] parameters);
 
+        [XmlRpcMethod("load.normal")]
+        int LoadNormal(string target, string data, params string[] commands);
+
         [XmlRpcMethod("load.start")]
         int LoadStart(string target, string data, params string[] commands);
 
+        [XmlRpcMethod("load.raw")]
+        int LoadRaw(string target, byte[] data, params string[] commands);
+
         [XmlRpcMethod("load.raw_start")]
         int LoadRawStart(string target, byte[] data, params string[] commands);
 
@@ -107,10 +113,20 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.RTorrent
 
         public void AddTorrentFromUrl(string torrentUrl, string label, RTorrentPriority priority, string directory, RTorrentSettings settings)
         {
-            _logger.Debug("Executing remote method: load.normal");
-
             var client = BuildClient(settings);
-            var response = ExecuteRequest(() => client.LoadStart("", torrentUrl, GetCommands(label, priority, directory)));
+            var response = ExecuteRequest(() =>
+            {
+                if (settings.AddStopped)
+                {
+                    _logger.Debug("Executing remote method: load.normal");
+                    return client.LoadNormal("", torrentUrl, GetCommands(label, priority, directory));
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    _logger.Debug("Executing remote method: load.start");
+                    return client.LoadStart("", torrentUrl, GetCommands(label, priority, directory));
+                }
+            });
 
             if (response != 0)
             {
@@ -120,10 +136,20 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.RTorrent
 
         public void AddTorrentFromFile(string fileName, byte[] fileContent, string label, RTorrentPriority priority, string directory, RTorrentSettings settings)
         {
-            _logger.Debug("Executing remote method: load.raw");
-
             var client = BuildClient(settings);
-            var response = ExecuteRequest(() => client.LoadRawStart("", fileContent, GetCommands(label, priority, directory)));
+            var response = ExecuteRequest(() =>
+            {
+                if (settings.AddStopped)
+                {
+                    _logger.Debug("Executing remote method: load.raw");
+                    return client.LoadRaw("", fileContent, GetCommands(label, priority, directory));
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    _logger.Debug("Executing remote method: load.raw_start");
+                    return client.LoadRawStart("", fileContent, GetCommands(label, priority, directory));
+                }
+            });
 
             if (response != 0)
             {
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/rTorrent/RTorrentSettings.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/rTorrent/RTorrentSettings.cs
index dba98c99a..67a040105 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/rTorrent/RTorrentSettings.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/rTorrent/RTorrentSettings.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using FluentValidation;
+using FluentValidation;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Annotations;
 using NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Validation;
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.RTorrent
         [FieldDefinition(9, Label = "Older Priority", Type = FieldType.Select, SelectOptions = typeof(RTorrentPriority), HelpText = "Priority to use when grabbing episodes that aired over 14 days ago")]
         public int OlderTvPriority { get; set; }
 
+        [FieldDefinition(10, Label = "Add Stopped", Type = FieldType.Checkbox, HelpText = "Enabling will prevent magnets from downloading before downloading")]
+        public bool AddStopped { get; set; }
+
         public NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
         {
             return new NzbDroneValidationResult(Validator.Validate(this));