diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/DownloadClientTests/QBittorrentTests/QBittorrentFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/DownloadClientTests/QBittorrentTests/QBittorrentFixture.cs
index 8c5a288be..c031b8bbf 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/DownloadClientTests/QBittorrentTests/QBittorrentFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/DownloadClientTests/QBittorrentTests/QBittorrentFixture.cs
@@ -102,13 +102,13 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.Download.DownloadClientTests.QBittorrentTests
             Subject.Definition.Settings.As<QBittorrentSettings>().RecentTvPriority = (int)QBittorrentPriority.First;
         }
 
-        protected void GivenGlobalSeedLimits(float maxRatio, int maxSeedingTime = -1, bool removeOnMaxRatio = false)
+        protected void GivenGlobalSeedLimits(float maxRatio, int maxSeedingTime = -1, QBittorrentMaxRatioAction maxRatioAction = QBittorrentMaxRatioAction.Pause)
         {
             Mocker.GetMock<IQBittorrentProxy>()
                   .Setup(s => s.GetConfig(It.IsAny<QBittorrentSettings>()))
                   .Returns(new QBittorrentPreferences
                   {
-                      RemoveOnMaxRatio = removeOnMaxRatio,
+                      MaxRatioAction = maxRatioAction,
                       MaxRatio = maxRatio,
                       MaxRatioEnabled = maxRatio >= 0,
                       MaxSeedingTime = maxSeedingTime,
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrent.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrent.cs
index fc1ce9b9f..d070d0c79 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrent.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrent.cs
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.QBittorrent
 
                 // Complain if qBittorrent is configured to remove torrents on max ratio
                 var config = Proxy.GetConfig(Settings);
-                if ((config.MaxRatioEnabled || config.MaxSeedingTimeEnabled) && config.RemoveOnMaxRatio)
+                if ((config.MaxRatioEnabled || config.MaxSeedingTimeEnabled) && (config.MaxRatioAction == QBittorrentMaxRatioAction.Remove || config.MaxRatioAction == QBittorrentMaxRatioAction.DeleteFiles))
                 {
                     return new NzbDroneValidationFailure(string.Empty, "qBittorrent is configured to remove torrents when they reach their Share Ratio Limit")
                     {
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrentPreferences.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrentPreferences.cs
index 4728e9b5d..e2979bd3a 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrentPreferences.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrentPreferences.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@ using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.QBittorrent
 {
+    public enum QBittorrentMaxRatioAction
+    {
+        Pause = 0,
+        Remove = 1,
+        EnableSuperSeeding = 2,
+        DeleteFiles = 3
+    }
+
     // qbittorrent settings from the list returned by /query/preferences
     public class QBittorrentPreferences
     {
@@ -21,7 +29,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.QBittorrent
         public long MaxSeedingTime { get; set; } // Get the global share time limit in minutes
 
         [JsonProperty(PropertyName = "max_ratio_act")]
-        public bool RemoveOnMaxRatio { get; set; } // Action performed when a torrent reaches the maximum share ratio. [false = pause, true = remove]
+        public QBittorrentMaxRatioAction MaxRatioAction { get; set; } // Action performed when a torrent reaches the maximum share ratio.
 
         [JsonProperty(PropertyName = "queueing_enabled")]
         public bool QueueingEnabled { get; set; } = true;