diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/DownloadClientProviderFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/DownloadClientProviderFixture.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a8e60165e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/DownloadClientProviderFixture.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using FizzWare.NBuilder;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using Moq;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Download;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Indexers;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Test.Framework;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.Download
+{
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class DownloadClientProviderFixture : CoreTest<DownloadClientProvider>
+    {
+        private List<IDownloadClient> _downloadClients;
+        private List<DownloadClientStatus> _blockedProviders;
+        private int _nextId;
+
+        [SetUp]
+        public void SetUp()
+        {
+            _downloadClients = new List<IDownloadClient>();
+            _blockedProviders = new List<DownloadClientStatus>();
+            _nextId = 1;
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<IDownloadClientFactory>()
+                  .Setup(v => v.GetAvailableProviders())
+                  .Returns(_downloadClients);
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<IDownloadClientStatusService>()
+                  .Setup(v => v.GetBlockedProviders())
+                  .Returns(_blockedProviders);
+        }
+
+        private Mock<IDownloadClient> WithUsenetClient()
+        {
+            var mock = new Mock<IDownloadClient>(MockBehavior.Default);
+            mock.SetupGet(s => s.Definition)
+                .Returns(Builder<DownloadClientDefinition>
+                    .CreateNew()
+                    .With(v => v.Id = _nextId++)
+                    .Build());
+
+            _downloadClients.Add(mock.Object);
+
+            mock.SetupGet(v => v.Protocol).Returns(DownloadProtocol.Usenet);
+
+            return mock;
+        }
+
+        private Mock<IDownloadClient> WithTorrentClient()
+        {
+            var mock = new Mock<IDownloadClient>(MockBehavior.Default);
+            mock.SetupGet(s => s.Definition)
+                .Returns(Builder<DownloadClientDefinition>
+                    .CreateNew()
+                    .With(v => v.Id = _nextId++)
+                    .Build());
+
+            _downloadClients.Add(mock.Object);
+
+            mock.SetupGet(v => v.Protocol).Returns(DownloadProtocol.Torrent);
+
+            return mock;
+        }
+
+        private void GivenBlockedClient(int id)
+        {
+            _blockedProviders.Add(new DownloadClientStatus
+            {
+                ProviderId = id,
+                DisabledTill = DateTime.UtcNow.AddHours(3)
+            });
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_roundrobin_over_usenet_client()
+        {
+            WithUsenetClient();
+            WithUsenetClient();
+            WithUsenetClient();
+            WithTorrentClient();
+
+            var client1 = Subject.GetDownloadClient(DownloadProtocol.Usenet);
+            var client2 = Subject.GetDownloadClient(DownloadProtocol.Usenet);
+            var client3 = Subject.GetDownloadClient(DownloadProtocol.Usenet);
+            var client4 = Subject.GetDownloadClient(DownloadProtocol.Usenet);
+            var client5 = Subject.GetDownloadClient(DownloadProtocol.Usenet);
+
+            client1.Definition.Id.Should().Be(1);
+            client2.Definition.Id.Should().Be(2);
+            client3.Definition.Id.Should().Be(3);
+            client4.Definition.Id.Should().Be(1);
+            client5.Definition.Id.Should().Be(2);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_roundrobin_over_torrent_client()
+        {
+            WithUsenetClient();
+            WithTorrentClient();
+            WithTorrentClient();
+            WithTorrentClient();
+
+            var client1 = Subject.GetDownloadClient(DownloadProtocol.Torrent);
+            var client2 = Subject.GetDownloadClient(DownloadProtocol.Torrent);
+            var client3 = Subject.GetDownloadClient(DownloadProtocol.Torrent);
+            var client4 = Subject.GetDownloadClient(DownloadProtocol.Torrent);
+            var client5 = Subject.GetDownloadClient(DownloadProtocol.Torrent);
+
+            client1.Definition.Id.Should().Be(2);
+            client2.Definition.Id.Should().Be(3);
+            client3.Definition.Id.Should().Be(4);
+            client4.Definition.Id.Should().Be(2);
+            client5.Definition.Id.Should().Be(3);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_roundrobin_over_protocol_separately()
+        {
+            WithUsenetClient();
+            WithTorrentClient();
+            WithTorrentClient();
+
+            var client1 = Subject.GetDownloadClient(DownloadProtocol.Usenet);
+            var client2 = Subject.GetDownloadClient(DownloadProtocol.Torrent);
+            var client3 = Subject.GetDownloadClient(DownloadProtocol.Torrent);
+            var client4 = Subject.GetDownloadClient(DownloadProtocol.Torrent);
+
+            client1.Definition.Id.Should().Be(1);
+            client2.Definition.Id.Should().Be(2);
+            client3.Definition.Id.Should().Be(3);
+            client4.Definition.Id.Should().Be(2);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_skip_blocked_torrent_client()
+        {
+            WithUsenetClient();
+            WithTorrentClient();
+            WithTorrentClient();
+            WithTorrentClient();
+
+            GivenBlockedClient(3);
+
+            var client1 = Subject.GetDownloadClient(DownloadProtocol.Torrent);
+            var client2 = Subject.GetDownloadClient(DownloadProtocol.Torrent);
+            var client3 = Subject.GetDownloadClient(DownloadProtocol.Torrent);
+            var client4 = Subject.GetDownloadClient(DownloadProtocol.Torrent);
+            var client5 = Subject.GetDownloadClient(DownloadProtocol.Torrent);
+
+            client1.Definition.Id.Should().Be(2);
+            client2.Definition.Id.Should().Be(4);
+            client3.Definition.Id.Should().Be(2);
+            client4.Definition.Id.Should().Be(4);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_not_skip_blocked_torrent_client_if_all_blocked()
+        {
+            WithUsenetClient();
+            WithTorrentClient();
+            WithTorrentClient();
+            WithTorrentClient();
+
+            GivenBlockedClient(2);
+            GivenBlockedClient(3);
+            GivenBlockedClient(4);
+
+            var client1 = Subject.GetDownloadClient(DownloadProtocol.Torrent);
+            var client2 = Subject.GetDownloadClient(DownloadProtocol.Torrent);
+            var client3 = Subject.GetDownloadClient(DownloadProtocol.Torrent);
+            var client4 = Subject.GetDownloadClient(DownloadProtocol.Torrent);
+            var client5 = Subject.GetDownloadClient(DownloadProtocol.Torrent);
+
+            client1.Definition.Id.Should().Be(2);
+            client2.Definition.Id.Should().Be(3);
+            client3.Definition.Id.Should().Be(4);
+            client4.Definition.Id.Should().Be(2);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/DownloadClientProvider.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/DownloadClientProvider.cs
index 7ed7cd5b9..0e799c609 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/DownloadClientProvider.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/DownloadClientProvider.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Indexers;
+using NzbDrone.Common.Cache;
+using NLog;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download
 {
@@ -13,16 +15,48 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download
 
     public class DownloadClientProvider : IProvideDownloadClient
     {
+        private readonly Logger _logger;
         private readonly IDownloadClientFactory _downloadClientFactory;
+        private readonly IDownloadClientStatusService _downloadClientStatusService;
+        private readonly ICached<int> _lastUsedDownloadClient;
 
-        public DownloadClientProvider(IDownloadClientFactory downloadClientFactory)
+        public DownloadClientProvider(IDownloadClientStatusService downloadClientStatusService, IDownloadClientFactory downloadClientFactory, ICacheManager cacheManager, Logger logger)
         {
+            _logger = logger;
             _downloadClientFactory = downloadClientFactory;
+            _downloadClientStatusService = downloadClientStatusService;
+            _lastUsedDownloadClient = cacheManager.GetCache<int>(GetType(), "lastDownloadClientId");
         }
 
         public IDownloadClient GetDownloadClient(DownloadProtocol downloadProtocol)
         {
-            return _downloadClientFactory.GetAvailableProviders().FirstOrDefault(v => v.Protocol == downloadProtocol);
+            var availableProviders = _downloadClientFactory.GetAvailableProviders().Where(v => v.Protocol == downloadProtocol).ToList();
+
+            if (!availableProviders.Any()) return null;
+
+            var blockedProviders = new HashSet<int>(_downloadClientStatusService.GetBlockedProviders().Select(v => v.ProviderId));
+
+            if (blockedProviders.Any())
+            {
+                var nonBlockedProviders = availableProviders.Where(v => !blockedProviders.Contains(v.Definition.Id)).ToList();
+
+                if (nonBlockedProviders.Any())
+                {
+                    availableProviders = nonBlockedProviders;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    _logger.Trace("No non-blocked Download Client available, retrying blocked one.");
+                }
+            }
+
+            var lastId = _lastUsedDownloadClient.Find(downloadProtocol.ToString());
+
+            var provider = availableProviders.FirstOrDefault(v => v.Definition.Id > lastId) ?? availableProviders.First();
+
+            _lastUsedDownloadClient.Set(downloadProtocol.ToString(), provider.Definition.Id);
+
+            return provider;
         }
 
         public IEnumerable<IDownloadClient> GetDownloadClients()