diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerSearch/Definitions/SearchCriteriaBase.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerSearch/Definitions/SearchCriteriaBase.cs
index c86256099..689d36ab3 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerSearch/Definitions/SearchCriteriaBase.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerSearch/Definitions/SearchCriteriaBase.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.IndexerSearch.Definitions
             }
         }
 
-        private static string GetQueryTitle(string title)
+        public static string GetQueryTitle(string title)
         {
             Ensure.That(title,() => title).IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace();
 
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerSearch/Definitions/SpecialEpisodeSearchCriteria.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerSearch/Definitions/SpecialEpisodeSearchCriteria.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d4f034e44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerSearch/Definitions/SpecialEpisodeSearchCriteria.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.IndexerSearch.Definitions
+{
+    public class SpecialEpisodeSearchCriteria : SearchCriteriaBase
+    {
+        public string[] EpisodeQueryTitles { get; set; }
+
+        public override string ToString()
+        {
+            var sb = new StringBuilder();
+            bool delimiter = false;
+            foreach (var title in EpisodeQueryTitles)
+            {
+                if (delimiter)
+                {
+                    sb.Append(',');
+                }
+                sb.Append(title);
+                delimiter = true;
+            }
+            return string.Format("[{0} : {1}]", SceneTitle, sb.ToString());
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerSearch/NzbSearchService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerSearch/NzbSearchService.cs
index 0981c5eb9..cafc2cd32 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerSearch/NzbSearchService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerSearch/NzbSearchService.cs
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.IndexerSearch
                 return SearchDaily(series, episode);
             }
 
+            if (episode.SeasonNumber == 0)
+            {
+                // search for special episodes in season 0 
+                return SearchSpecial(series, new List<Episode>{episode});
+            }
+
             return SearchSingle(series, episode);
         }
 
@@ -103,11 +109,28 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.IndexerSearch
             return Dispatch(indexer => _feedFetcher.Fetch(indexer, searchSpec), searchSpec);
         }
 
+        private List<DownloadDecision> SearchSpecial(Series series, List<Episode> episodes)
+        {
+            var searchSpec = Get<SpecialEpisodeSearchCriteria>(series, episodes);
+            // build list of queries for each episode in the form: "<series> <episode-title>"
+            searchSpec.EpisodeQueryTitles = episodes.Where(e => !String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(e.Title))
+                                                    .Select(e => searchSpec.QueryTitle + "+" + SearchCriteriaBase.GetQueryTitle(e.Title))
+                                                    .ToArray();
+
+            return Dispatch(indexer => _feedFetcher.Fetch(indexer, searchSpec), searchSpec);
+        }
+
         public List<DownloadDecision> SeasonSearch(int seriesId, int seasonNumber)
         {
             var series = _seriesService.GetSeries(seriesId);
             var episodes = _episodeService.GetEpisodesBySeason(seriesId, seasonNumber);
 
+            if (seasonNumber == 0)
+            {
+                // search for special episodes in season 0 
+                return SearchSpecial(series, episodes);
+            }
+
             var searchSpec = Get<SeasonSearchCriteria>(series, episodes);
             searchSpec.SeasonNumber = seasonNumber;
 
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Eztv/Eztv.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Eztv/Eztv.cs
index 52c55df60..315178c54 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Eztv/Eztv.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Eztv/Eztv.cs
@@ -46,5 +46,10 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers.Eztv
             //EZTV doesn't support searching based on actual episode airdate. they only support release date.
             return new string[0];
         }
+
+        public override IEnumerable<string> GetSearchUrls(string query, int offset)
+        {
+            return new List<string>();
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IIndexer.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IIndexer.cs
index 34daa6a26..4ec97efb2 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IIndexer.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IIndexer.cs
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers
         IEnumerable<string> GetEpisodeSearchUrls(string seriesTitle, int tvRageId, int seasonNumber, int episodeNumber);
         IEnumerable<string> GetDailyEpisodeSearchUrls(string seriesTitle, int tvRageId, DateTime date);
         IEnumerable<string> GetSeasonSearchUrls(string seriesTitle, int tvRageId, int seasonNumber, int offset);
+        IEnumerable<string> GetSearchUrls(string query, int offset = 0);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IndexerBase.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IndexerBase.cs
index 7d42847cd..b89b0538d 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IndexerBase.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IndexerBase.cs
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers
         public abstract IEnumerable<string> GetEpisodeSearchUrls(string seriesTitle, int tvRageId, int seasonNumber, int episodeNumber);
         public abstract IEnumerable<string> GetDailyEpisodeSearchUrls(string seriesTitle, int tvRageId, DateTime date);
         public abstract IEnumerable<string> GetSeasonSearchUrls(string seriesTitle, int tvRageId, int seasonNumber, int offset);
+        public abstract IEnumerable<string> GetSearchUrls(string query, int offset);
 
         public override string ToString()
         {
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IndexerFetchService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IndexerFetchService.cs
index 2de0c51b0..924b6689a 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IndexerFetchService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IndexerFetchService.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers
         IList<ReleaseInfo> Fetch(IIndexer indexer, SeasonSearchCriteria searchCriteria);
         IList<ReleaseInfo> Fetch(IIndexer indexer, SingleEpisodeSearchCriteria searchCriteria);
         IList<ReleaseInfo> Fetch(IIndexer indexer, DailyEpisodeSearchCriteria searchCriteria);
+        IList<ReleaseInfo> Fetch(IIndexer indexer, SpecialEpisodeSearchCriteria searchCriteria);
     }
 
     public class FetchFeedService : IFetchFeedFromIndexers
@@ -77,9 +78,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers
 
             var searchUrls = indexer.GetEpisodeSearchUrls(searchCriteria.QueryTitle, searchCriteria.Series.TvRageId, searchCriteria.SeasonNumber, searchCriteria.EpisodeNumber);
             var result = Fetch(indexer, searchUrls);
-
-
             _logger.Info("Finished searching {0} for {1}. Found {2}", indexer, searchCriteria, result.Count);
+
             return result;
         }
 
@@ -94,6 +94,20 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers
             return result;
         }
 
+        public IList<ReleaseInfo> Fetch(IIndexer indexer, SpecialEpisodeSearchCriteria searchCriteria)
+        {
+            var queryUrls = new List<String>();
+            foreach (var episodeQueryTitle in searchCriteria.EpisodeQueryTitles)
+            {
+                _logger.Debug("Performing query of {0} for {1}", indexer, episodeQueryTitle);
+                queryUrls.AddRange(indexer.GetSearchUrls(episodeQueryTitle));
+            }
+
+            var result = Fetch(indexer, queryUrls);
+            _logger.Info("Finished searching {0} for {1}. Found {2}", indexer, searchCriteria, result.Count);
+            return result;
+        }
+
         private List<ReleaseInfo> Fetch(IIndexer indexer, IEnumerable<string> urls)
         {
             var result = new List<ReleaseInfo>();
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Newznab/Newznab.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Newznab/Newznab.cs
index 8a1be6f66..d14df1540 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Newznab/Newznab.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Newznab/Newznab.cs
@@ -104,6 +104,15 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers.Newznab
             return RecentFeed.Select(url => String.Format("{0}&limit=100&q={1}&season={2}&ep={3}", url, NewsnabifyTitle(seriesTitle), seasonNumber, episodeNumber));
         }
 
+        public override IEnumerable<string> GetSearchUrls(string query, int offset)
+        {
+            // encode query (replace the + with spaces first)
+            query = query.Replace("+", " ");
+            query = System.Web.HttpUtility.UrlEncode(query);
+            return RecentFeed.Select(url => String.Format("{0}&offset={1}&limit=100&q={2}", url.Replace("t=tvsearch", "t=search"), offset, query));
+        }
+
+
         public override IEnumerable<string> GetDailyEpisodeSearchUrls(string seriesTitle, int tvRageId, DateTime date)
         {
             if (tvRageId > 0)
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Omgwtfnzbs/Omgwtfnzbs.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Omgwtfnzbs/Omgwtfnzbs.cs
index c4daeab66..20f0953af 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Omgwtfnzbs/Omgwtfnzbs.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Omgwtfnzbs/Omgwtfnzbs.cs
@@ -66,5 +66,11 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers.Omgwtfnzbs
 
             return searchUrls;
         }
+
+        public override IEnumerable<string> GetSearchUrls(string query, int offset)
+        {
+            return new List<string>();
+        }
+
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Wombles/Wombles.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Wombles/Wombles.cs
index 5355d853d..f111db688 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Wombles/Wombles.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Wombles/Wombles.cs
@@ -41,5 +41,10 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers.Wombles
         {
             return new List<string>();
         }
+
+        public override IEnumerable<string> GetSearchUrls(string query, int offset)
+        {
+            return new List<string>();
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj b/src/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
index 599e2cdb1..2e2f74d42 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Housekeeping\HousekeepingCommand.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Housekeeping\HousekeepingService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Housekeeping\IHousekeepingTask.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="IndexerSearch\Definitions\SpecialEpisodeSearchCriteria.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IndexerSearch\SeriesSearchService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IndexerSearch\SeriesSearchCommand.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IndexerSearch\EpisodeSearchService.cs" />