diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Flood/Flood.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Flood/Flood.cs
index 75e13e528..6b2a820ee 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Flood/Flood.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Flood/Flood.cs
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.Flood
     public class Flood : TorrentClientBase<FloodSettings>
     {
         private readonly IFloodProxy _proxy;
+        private readonly IDownloadSeedConfigProvider _downloadSeedConfigProvider;
 
         public Flood(IFloodProxy proxy,
+                        IDownloadSeedConfigProvider downloadSeedConfigProvider,
                         ITorrentFileInfoReader torrentFileInfoReader,
                         IHttpClient httpClient,
                         IConfigService configService,
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.Flood
             : base(torrentFileInfoReader, httpClient, configService, diskProvider, remotePathMappingService, logger)
         {
             _proxy = proxy;
+            _downloadSeedConfigProvider = downloadSeedConfigProvider;
         }
 
         private static IEnumerable<string> HandleTags(RemoteBook remoteBook, FloodSettings settings)
@@ -70,7 +73,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.Flood
         }
 
         public override string Name => "Flood";
-        public override ProviderMessage Message => new ProviderMessage("Readarr is unable to remove torrents that have finished seeding when using Flood", ProviderMessageType.Warning);
+        public override ProviderMessage Message => new ProviderMessage("Readarr will handle automatic removal of torrents based on the current seed criteria in Settings -> Indexers", ProviderMessageType.Info);
 
         protected override string AddFromTorrentFile(RemoteBook remoteBook, string hash, string filename, byte[] fileContent)
         {
@@ -112,6 +115,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.Flood
                     TotalSize = properties.SizeBytes,
                     SeedRatio = properties.Ratio,
                     Message = properties.Message,
+                    CanMoveFiles = false,
+                    CanBeRemoved = false,
                 };
 
                 if (properties.Eta > 0)
@@ -136,7 +141,28 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.Flood
                     item.Status = DownloadItemStatus.Paused;
                 }
 
-                item.CanMoveFiles = item.CanBeRemoved = false;
+                if (item.Status == DownloadItemStatus.Completed)
+                {
+                    // Grab cached seedConfig
+                    var seedConfig = _downloadSeedConfigProvider.GetSeedConfiguration(item.DownloadId);
+
+                    if (seedConfig != null)
+                    {
+                        if (item.SeedRatio >= seedConfig.Ratio)
+                        {
+                            // Check if seed ratio reached
+                            item.CanMoveFiles = item.CanBeRemoved = true;
+                        }
+                        else if (properties.DateFinished != null && properties.DateFinished > 0)
+                        {
+                            // Check if seed time reached
+                            if ((DateTimeOffset.Now - DateTimeOffset.FromUnixTimeSeconds(properties.DateFinished)) >= seedConfig.SeedTime)
+                            {
+                                item.CanMoveFiles = item.CanBeRemoved = true;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
 
                 items.Add(item);
             }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Flood/Types/Torrent.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Flood/Types/Torrent.cs
index 3f3500307..92ac1d1ab 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Flood/Types/Torrent.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Flood/Types/Torrent.cs
@@ -31,5 +31,9 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.Flood.Types
 
         [JsonProperty(PropertyName = "tags")]
         public List<string> Tags { get; set; }
+
+        // added in Flood 4.5
+        [JsonProperty(PropertyName = "dateFinished")]
+        public long? DateFinished { get; set; }
     }
 }