diff --git a/PlexRequests.Core/SettingModels/PlexRequestSettings.cs b/PlexRequests.Core/SettingModels/PlexRequestSettings.cs
index 51a6413fd..5dfe7cf76 100644
--- a/PlexRequests.Core/SettingModels/PlexRequestSettings.cs
+++ b/PlexRequests.Core/SettingModels/PlexRequestSettings.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@
 //    WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 //  ************************************************************************/
 #endregion
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
 namespace PlexRequests.Core.SettingModels
 {
     public class PlexRequestSettings : Settings
@@ -35,5 +39,27 @@ namespace PlexRequests.Core.SettingModels
         public bool RequireMovieApproval { get; set; }
         public bool RequireTvShowApproval { get; set; }
         public int WeeklyRequestLimit { get; set; }
+        public string NoApprovalUsers { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonIgnore]
+        public List<string> NoApprovalUserList
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                var users = new List<string>();
+                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(NoApprovalUsers))
+                {
+                    return users;
+                }
+
+                var splitUsers = NoApprovalUsers.Split(new[] { ',' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
+                foreach (var user in splitUsers)
+                {
+                    if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(user))
+                        users.Add(user.Trim());
+                }
+                return users;
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/PlexRequests.UI/Modules/SearchModule.cs b/PlexRequests.UI/Modules/SearchModule.cs
index 2a98e8933..49f2d6446 100644
--- a/PlexRequests.UI/Modules/SearchModule.cs
+++ b/PlexRequests.UI/Modules/SearchModule.cs
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ namespace PlexRequests.UI.Modules
 
             var settings = PrService.GetSettings();
             Log.Trace(settings.DumpJson());
-            if (!settings.RequireMovieApproval)
+            if (!settings.RequireMovieApproval || settings.NoApprovalUserList.Any(x => x.Equals(Session[SessionKeys.UsernameKey].ToString(), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
             {
                 var cpSettings = CpService.GetSettings();
 
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ namespace PlexRequests.UI.Modules
                         };
                         NotificationService.Publish(notificationModel);
 
-                        return Response.AsJson(new JsonResponseModel {Result = true});
+                        return Response.AsJson(new JsonResponseModel {Result = true, Message = $"{fullMovieName} was successfully added!" });
                     }
                     return
                         Response.AsJson(new JsonResponseModel
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ namespace PlexRequests.UI.Modules
                     };
                     NotificationService.Publish(notificationModel);
 
-                    return Response.AsJson(new JsonResponseModel { Result = true });
+                    return Response.AsJson(new JsonResponseModel { Result = true, Message = $"{fullMovieName} was successfully added!" });
                 }
             }
 
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ namespace PlexRequests.UI.Modules
             model.SeasonList = seasonsList.ToArray();
 
             var settings = PrService.GetSettings();
-            if (!settings.RequireTvShowApproval)
+            if (!settings.RequireTvShowApproval || settings.NoApprovalUserList.Any(x => x.Equals(Session[SessionKeys.UsernameKey].ToString(), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
             {
                 var sonarrSettings = SonarrService.GetSettings();
                 var sender = new TvSender(SonarrApi, SickrageApi);
diff --git a/PlexRequests.UI/Views/Admin/Settings.cshtml b/PlexRequests.UI/Views/Admin/Settings.cshtml
index edbe6009c..078171cda 100644
--- a/PlexRequests.UI/Views/Admin/Settings.cshtml
+++ b/PlexRequests.UI/Views/Admin/Settings.cshtml
@@ -83,6 +83,15 @@
                 </div>
             </div>
 
+            <p class="form-group">A comma separated list of users whose requests do not require approval.</p>
+            <div class="form-group">
+                <label for="noApprovalUsers" class="control-label">Users</label>
+                <div>
+                    <input type="text" class="form-control-custom form-control " id="NoApprovalUsers" name="NoApprovalUsers" placeholder="e.g. John, Bobby" value="@Model.NoApprovalUsers">
+                </div>
+            </div>
+            <br />
+
             @*<div class="form-group">
                 <label for="WeeklyRequestLimit" class="control-label">Weekly Request Limit</label>
                 <div>