diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/DecisionEngineTests/HistorySpecificationFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/DecisionEngineTests/HistorySpecificationFixture.cs
index d223dd135..482f4d519 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/DecisionEngineTests/HistorySpecificationFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/DecisionEngineTests/HistorySpecificationFixture.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ using FluentAssertions;
 using Moq;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using NzbDrone.Core.DecisionEngine.Specifications.RssSync;
-using NzbDrone.Core.Download;
 using NzbDrone.Core.History;
 using NzbDrone.Core.IndexerSearch.Definitions;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Parser.Model;
@@ -148,7 +147,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.DecisionEngineTests
         [Test]
         public void should_not_be_upgradable_if_episode_is_of_same_quality_as_existing()
         {
-            _fakeSeries.Profile = new Profile { Cutoff = Quality.WEBDL1080p, Items = Qualities.QualityFixture.GetDefaultQualities() };
+            _fakeSeries.Profile = new Profile { Cutoff = Quality.Bluray1080p, Items = Qualities.QualityFixture.GetDefaultQualities() };
             _parseResultSingle.ParsedEpisodeInfo.Quality = new QualityModel(Quality.WEBDL1080p, new Revision(version: 1));
             _upgradableQuality = new QualityModel(Quality.WEBDL1080p, new Revision(version: 1));
 
@@ -156,5 +155,17 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.DecisionEngineTests
 
             _upgradeHistory.IsSatisfiedBy(_parseResultSingle, null).Accepted.Should().BeFalse();
         }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_not_be_upgradable_if_cutoff_already_met()
+        {
+            _fakeSeries.Profile = new Profile { Cutoff = Quality.WEBDL1080p, Items = Qualities.QualityFixture.GetDefaultQualities() };
+            _parseResultSingle.ParsedEpisodeInfo.Quality = new QualityModel(Quality.WEBDL1080p, new Revision(version: 1));
+            _upgradableQuality = new QualityModel(Quality.Bluray1080p, new Revision(version: 1));
+
+            GivenMostRecentForEpisode(FIRST_EPISODE_ID, string.Empty, _upgradableQuality, DateTime.UtcNow, HistoryEventType.Grabbed);
+
+            _upgradeHistory.IsSatisfiedBy(_parseResultSingle, null).Accepted.Should().BeFalse();
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/Specifications/RssSync/HistorySpecification.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/Specifications/RssSync/HistorySpecification.cs
index 65d5af73d..b3bfd6cc4 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/Specifications/RssSync/HistorySpecification.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/Specifications/RssSync/HistorySpecification.cs
@@ -40,9 +40,14 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.DecisionEngine.Specifications.RssSync
 
                 if (mostRecent != null && mostRecent.EventType == HistoryEventType.Grabbed && mostRecent.DownloadId.IsNullOrWhiteSpace() && mostRecent.Date.After(DateTime.UtcNow.AddHours(-1)))
                 {
+                    if (!_qualityUpgradableSpecification.CutoffNotMet(subject.Series.Profile, mostRecent.Quality, subject.ParsedEpisodeInfo.Quality))
+                    {
+                        return Decision.Reject("Recent grab event in history already meets cutoff: {0}", mostRecent.Quality);
+                    }
+
                     if (!_qualityUpgradableSpecification.IsUpgradable(subject.Series.Profile, mostRecent.Quality, subject.ParsedEpisodeInfo.Quality))
                     {
-                        return Decision.Reject("Existing grab event in history is of equal or higher quality: {0}", mostRecent.Quality);
+                        return Decision.Reject("Recent grab event in history is of equal or higher quality: {0}", mostRecent.Quality);
                     }
                 }
             }