diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/DecisionEngineTests/HistorySpecificationFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/DecisionEngineTests/HistorySpecificationFixture.cs
index 4013271c9..54c8ff6e0 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/DecisionEngineTests/HistorySpecificationFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/DecisionEngineTests/HistorySpecificationFixture.cs
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.DecisionEngineTests
             _upgradableQuality = new QualityModel(Quality.SDTV, false);
             _notupgradableQuality = new QualityModel(Quality.HDTV1080p, true);
 
-            Mocker.GetMock<IHistoryService>().Setup(c => c.GetBestQualityInHistory(1)).Returns(_notupgradableQuality);
-            Mocker.GetMock<IHistoryService>().Setup(c => c.GetBestQualityInHistory(2)).Returns(_notupgradableQuality);
-            Mocker.GetMock<IHistoryService>().Setup(c => c.GetBestQualityInHistory(3)).Returns<QualityModel>(null);
+            Mocker.GetMock<IHistoryService>().Setup(c => c.GetBestQualityInHistory(It.IsAny<QualityProfile>(), 1)).Returns(_notupgradableQuality);
+            Mocker.GetMock<IHistoryService>().Setup(c => c.GetBestQualityInHistory(It.IsAny<QualityProfile>(), 2)).Returns(_notupgradableQuality);
+            Mocker.GetMock<IHistoryService>().Setup(c => c.GetBestQualityInHistory(It.IsAny<QualityProfile>(), 3)).Returns<QualityModel>(null);
 
             Mocker.GetMock<IProvideDownloadClient>()
                   .Setup(c => c.GetDownloadClient()).Returns(Mocker.GetMock<IDownloadClient>().Object);
@@ -72,12 +72,12 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.DecisionEngineTests
 
         private void WithFirstReportUpgradable()
         {
-            Mocker.GetMock<IHistoryService>().Setup(c => c.GetBestQualityInHistory(1)).Returns(_upgradableQuality);
+            Mocker.GetMock<IHistoryService>().Setup(c => c.GetBestQualityInHistory(It.IsAny<QualityProfile>(), 1)).Returns(_upgradableQuality);
         }
 
         private void WithSecondReportUpgradable()
         {
-            Mocker.GetMock<IHistoryService>().Setup(c => c.GetBestQualityInHistory(2)).Returns(_upgradableQuality);
+            Mocker.GetMock<IHistoryService>().Setup(c => c.GetBestQualityInHistory(It.IsAny<QualityProfile>(), 2)).Returns(_upgradableQuality);
         }
 
         private void GivenSabnzbdDownloadClient()
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.DecisionEngineTests
             _parseResultSingle.ParsedEpisodeInfo.Quality = new QualityModel(Quality.WEBDL1080p, false);
             _upgradableQuality = new QualityModel(Quality.WEBDL1080p, false);
 
-            Mocker.GetMock<IHistoryService>().Setup(c => c.GetBestQualityInHistory(1)).Returns(_upgradableQuality);
+            Mocker.GetMock<IHistoryService>().Setup(c => c.GetBestQualityInHistory(It.IsAny<QualityProfile>(), 1)).Returns(_upgradableQuality);
 
             _upgradeHistory.IsSatisfiedBy(_parseResultSingle, null).Should().BeFalse();
         }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/HistoryTests/HistoryServiceFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/HistoryTests/HistoryServiceFixture.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..717f9f915
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/HistoryTests/HistoryServiceFixture.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Test.Framework;
+using NzbDrone.Core.History;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Qualities;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Test.Qualities;
+using FluentAssertions;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.HistoryTests
+{
+    public class HistoryServiceFixture : CoreTest<HistoryService>
+    {
+        private QualityProfile _profile;
+        private QualityProfile _profileCustom;
+
+        [SetUp]
+        public void Setup()
+        {
+            _profile = new QualityProfile { Cutoff = Quality.WEBDL720p, Items = QualityFixture.GetDefaultQualities() };
+            _profileCustom = new QualityProfile { Cutoff = Quality.WEBDL720p, Items = QualityFixture.GetDefaultQualities(Quality.DVD) };
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_return_null_if_no_history()
+        {
+            Mocker.GetMock<IHistoryRepository>()
+                .Setup(v => v.GetBestQualityInHistory(2))
+                .Returns(new List<QualityModel>());
+
+            var quality = Subject.GetBestQualityInHistory(_profile, 2);
+
+            quality.Should().BeNull();
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_return_best_quality()
+        {
+            Mocker.GetMock<IHistoryRepository>()
+                .Setup(v => v.GetBestQualityInHistory(2))
+                .Returns(new List<QualityModel> { new QualityModel(Quality.DVD), new QualityModel(Quality.Bluray1080p) });
+
+            var quality = Subject.GetBestQualityInHistory(_profile, 2);
+
+            quality.Should().Be(new QualityModel(Quality.Bluray1080p));
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_return_best_quality_with_custom_order()
+        {
+            Mocker.GetMock<IHistoryRepository>()
+                .Setup(v => v.GetBestQualityInHistory(2))
+                .Returns(new List<QualityModel> { new QualityModel(Quality.DVD), new QualityModel(Quality.Bluray1080p) });
+
+            var quality = Subject.GetBestQualityInHistory(_profileCustom, 2);
+
+            quality.Should().Be(new QualityModel(Quality.DVD));
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj
index 3e406aef7..568e6feb6 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Framework\CoreTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Framework\DbTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Framework\NBuilderExtensions.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="HistoryTests\HistoryServiceFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Housekeeping\Housekeepers\CleanupOrphanedHistoryItemsFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Housekeeping\Housekeepers\CleanupOrphanedEpisodeFilesFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Housekeeping\Housekeepers\CleanupAdditionalNamingSpecsFixture.cs" />
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/Specifications/RssSync/HistorySpecification.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/Specifications/RssSync/HistorySpecification.cs
index a4c3b3745..808bba106 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/Specifications/RssSync/HistorySpecification.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/Specifications/RssSync/HistorySpecification.cs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.DecisionEngine.Specifications.RssSync
 
             foreach (var episode in subject.Episodes)
             {
-                var bestQualityInHistory = _historyService.GetBestQualityInHistory(episode.Id);
+                var bestQualityInHistory = _historyService.GetBestQualityInHistory(subject.Series.QualityProfile, episode.Id);
                 if (bestQualityInHistory != null)
                 {
                     _logger.Trace("Comparing history quality with report. History is {0}", bestQualityInHistory);
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/History/HistoryService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/History/HistoryService.cs
index 07e32b824..4b3282b8f 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/History/HistoryService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/History/HistoryService.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.History
         List<History> All();
         void Purge();
         void Trim();
-        QualityModel GetBestQualityInHistory(int episodeId);
+        QualityModel GetBestQualityInHistory(QualityProfile qualityProfile, int episodeId);
         PagingSpec<History> Paged(PagingSpec<History> pagingSpec);
         List<History> BetweenDates(DateTime startDate, DateTime endDate, HistoryEventType eventType);
         List<History> Failed();
@@ -81,9 +81,12 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.History
             _historyRepository.Trim();
         }
 
-        public QualityModel GetBestQualityInHistory(int episodeId)
+        public QualityModel GetBestQualityInHistory(QualityProfile qualityProfile, int episodeId)
         {
-            return _historyRepository.GetBestQualityInHistory(episodeId).OrderByDescending(q => q).FirstOrDefault();
+            var comparer = new QualityModelComparer(qualityProfile);
+            return _historyRepository.GetBestQualityInHistory(episodeId)
+                .OrderByDescending(q => q, comparer)
+                .FirstOrDefault();
         }
 
         public void Handle(EpisodeGrabbedEvent message)