diff --git a/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/EditImportListModalContent.css b/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/EditImportListModalContent.css
index 23e22b6dc..ced336990 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/EditImportListModalContent.css
+++ b/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/EditImportListModalContent.css
@@ -13,3 +13,9 @@
 .labelIcon {
   margin-left: 8px;
 }
+
+.message {
+  composes: alert from '~Components/Alert.css';
+
+  margin-bottom: 30px;
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/EditImportListModalContent.js b/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/EditImportListModalContent.js
index 3398a6d5a..3f7657a48 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/EditImportListModalContent.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/EditImportListModalContent.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import ModalFooter from 'Components/Modal/ModalFooter';
 import ModalHeader from 'Components/Modal/ModalHeader';
 import Popover from 'Components/Tooltip/Popover';
 import { icons, inputTypes, kinds, tooltipPositions } from 'Helpers/Props';
+import formatShortTimeSpan from 'Utilities/Date/formatShortTimeSpan';
 import translate from 'Utilities/String/translate';
 import styles from './EditImportListModalContent.css';
 
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ function EditImportListModalContent(props) {
     id,
     name,
     enableAutomaticAdd,
+    minRefreshInterval,
     shouldMonitor,
     shouldMonitorExisting,
     shouldSearch,
@@ -118,6 +120,13 @@ function EditImportListModalContent(props) {
                   </Alert>
               }
 
+              <Alert
+                kind={kinds.INFO}
+                className={styles.message}
+              >
+                {translate('ListWillRefreshEveryInterp', [formatShortTimeSpan(minRefreshInterval.value)])}
+              </Alert>
+
               <FieldSet legend={translate('ImportListSettings')} >
                 <FormGroup>
                   <FormLabel>
diff --git a/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/ImportList.js b/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/ImportList.js
index 41dff3fa5..639d84f58 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/ImportList.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/ImportList.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import Card from 'Components/Card';
 import Label from 'Components/Label';
 import ConfirmModal from 'Components/Modal/ConfirmModal';
 import { kinds } from 'Helpers/Props';
+import formatShortTimeSpan from 'Utilities/Date/formatShortTimeSpan';
 import translate from 'Utilities/String/translate';
 import EditImportListModalConnector from './EditImportListModalConnector';
 import styles from './ImportList.css';
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ class ImportList extends Component {
       id,
       name,
       enableAutomaticAdd,
+      minRefreshInterval,
       shouldSearch
     } = this.props;
 
@@ -85,6 +87,15 @@ class ImportList extends Component {
           }
         </div>
 
+        <div className={styles.enabled}>
+          <Label
+            kind={kinds.INFO}
+            title={translate('ListRefreshInterval')}
+          >
+            {`${translate('Refresh')}: ${formatShortTimeSpan(minRefreshInterval)}`}
+          </Label>
+        </div>
+
         <EditImportListModalConnector
           id={id}
           isOpen={this.state.isEditImportListModalOpen}
@@ -110,6 +121,7 @@ ImportList.propTypes = {
   id: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
   name: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   enableAutomaticAdd: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+  minRefreshInterval: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   shouldSearch: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
   onConfirmDeleteImportList: PropTypes.func.isRequired
 };
diff --git a/frontend/src/Utilities/Date/formatShortTimeSpan.js b/frontend/src/Utilities/Date/formatShortTimeSpan.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c14251e68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/Utilities/Date/formatShortTimeSpan.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import moment from 'moment';
+
+function formatShortTimeSpan(timeSpan) {
+  if (!timeSpan) {
+    return '';
+  }
+
+  const duration = moment.duration(timeSpan);
+
+  const hours = Math.floor(duration.asHours());
+  const minutes = Math.floor(duration.asMinutes());
+  const seconds = Math.floor(duration.asSeconds());
+
+  if (hours > 0) {
+    return `${hours} hour(s)`;
+  }
+
+  if (minutes > 0) {
+    return `${minutes} minute(s)`;
+  }
+
+  return `${seconds} second(s)`;
+}
+
+export default formatShortTimeSpan;
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migration/029_list_sync_time.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migration/029_list_sync_time.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..75d3084f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migration/029_list_sync_time.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+using FluentMigrator;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Datastore.Migration.Framework;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Datastore.Migration
+{
+    [Migration(029)]
+    public class list_sync_time : NzbDroneMigrationBase
+    {
+        protected override void MainDbUpgrade()
+        {
+            Delete.Column("LastSyncListInfo").FromTable("ImportListStatus");
+
+            Alter.Table("ImportListStatus").AddColumn("LastInfoSync").AsDateTime().Nullable();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/TableMapping.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/TableMapping.cs
index e43791951..d7e42341a 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/TableMapping.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/TableMapping.cs
@@ -75,8 +75,9 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Datastore
 
             Mapper.Entity<ImportListDefinition>("ImportLists").RegisterModel()
                   .Ignore(x => x.ImplementationName)
-                  .Ignore(i => i.Enable)
-                  .Ignore(i => i.ListType);
+                  .Ignore(i => i.ListType)
+                  .Ignore(i => i.MinRefreshInterval)
+                  .Ignore(i => i.Enable);
 
             Mapper.Entity<NotificationDefinition>("Notifications").RegisterModel()
                   .Ignore(x => x.ImplementationName)
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/FetchAndParseImportListService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/FetchAndParseImportListService.cs
index 2e9e62c69..19e353976 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/FetchAndParseImportListService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/FetchAndParseImportListService.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using NLog;
-using NzbDrone.Common.Extensions;
 using NzbDrone.Common.TPL;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Parser.Model;
 
@@ -18,11 +17,13 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.ImportLists
     public class FetchAndParseImportListService : IFetchAndParseImportList
     {
         private readonly IImportListFactory _importListFactory;
+        private readonly IImportListStatusService _importListStatusService;
         private readonly Logger _logger;
 
-        public FetchAndParseImportListService(IImportListFactory importListFactory, Logger logger)
+        public FetchAndParseImportListService(IImportListFactory importListFactory, IImportListStatusService importListStatusService, Logger logger)
         {
             _importListFactory = importListFactory;
+            _importListStatusService = importListStatusService;
             _logger = logger;
         }
 
@@ -46,6 +47,13 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.ImportLists
             foreach (var importList in importLists)
             {
                 var importListLocal = importList;
+                var importListStatus = _importListStatusService.GetLastSyncListInfo(importListLocal.Definition.Id);
+
+                if (DateTime.UtcNow < (importListStatus + importListLocal.MinRefreshInterval))
+                {
+                    _logger.Trace("Skipping refresh of Import List {0} due to minimum refresh inverval", importListLocal.Definition.Name);
+                    continue;
+                }
 
                 var task = taskFactory.StartNew(() =>
                      {
@@ -59,6 +67,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.ImportLists
 
                                  result.AddRange(importListReports);
                              }
+
+                             _importListStatusService.UpdateListSyncStatus(importList.Definition.Id);
                          }
                          catch (Exception e)
                          {
@@ -90,6 +100,14 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.ImportLists
                 return result;
             }
 
+            var importListStatus = _importListStatusService.GetLastSyncListInfo(importList.Definition.Id);
+
+            if (DateTime.UtcNow < (importListStatus + importList.MinRefreshInterval))
+            {
+                _logger.Trace("Skipping refresh of Import List {0} due to minimum refresh inverval", importList.Definition.Name);
+                return result;
+            }
+
             var taskList = new List<Task>();
             var taskFactory = new TaskFactory(TaskCreationOptions.LongRunning, TaskContinuationOptions.None);
 
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Goodreads/Bookshelf/GoodreadsBookshelf.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Goodreads/Bookshelf/GoodreadsBookshelf.cs
index ffc5d1f2a..3ab0ce6e3 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Goodreads/Bookshelf/GoodreadsBookshelf.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Goodreads/Bookshelf/GoodreadsBookshelf.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.ImportLists.Goodreads
         }
 
         public override string Name => "Goodreads Bookshelves";
+        public override TimeSpan MinRefreshInterval => TimeSpan.FromHours(12);
 
         public override IList<ImportListItemInfo> Fetch()
         {
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Goodreads/Lists/GoodreadsListImportList.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Goodreads/Lists/GoodreadsListImportList.cs
index 3ba3cb27e..02e4a6cf4 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Goodreads/Lists/GoodreadsListImportList.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Goodreads/Lists/GoodreadsListImportList.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.ImportLists.Goodreads
 
         public override string Name => "Goodreads List";
         public override ImportListType ListType => ImportListType.Goodreads;
+        public override TimeSpan MinRefreshInterval => TimeSpan.FromHours(12);
 
         public GoodreadsListImportList(IProvideListInfo listInfo,
             IImportListStatusService importListStatusService,
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Goodreads/OwnedBooks/GoodreadsOwnedBooks.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Goodreads/OwnedBooks/GoodreadsOwnedBooks.cs
index 9770be666..65c2f9d9a 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Goodreads/OwnedBooks/GoodreadsOwnedBooks.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Goodreads/OwnedBooks/GoodreadsOwnedBooks.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.ImportLists.Goodreads
         }
 
         public override string Name => "Goodreads Owned Books";
+        public override TimeSpan MinRefreshInterval => TimeSpan.FromHours(12);
 
         public override IList<ImportListItemInfo> Fetch()
         {
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Goodreads/Series/GoodreadsSeriesImportList.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Goodreads/Series/GoodreadsSeriesImportList.cs
index 7352a10ba..5276e9873 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Goodreads/Series/GoodreadsSeriesImportList.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Goodreads/Series/GoodreadsSeriesImportList.cs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.ImportLists.Goodreads
 
         public override string Name => "Goodreads Series";
         public override ImportListType ListType => ImportListType.Goodreads;
+        public override TimeSpan MinRefreshInterval => TimeSpan.FromHours(12);
 
         public GoodreadsSeriesImportList(IProvideSeriesInfo seriesInfo,
             IImportListStatusService importListStatusService,
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/IImportList.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/IImportList.cs
index f9fde642b..4970c5261 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/IImportList.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/IImportList.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Parser.Model;
 using NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider;
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.ImportLists
     public interface IImportList : IProvider
     {
         ImportListType ListType { get; }
+        TimeSpan MinRefreshInterval { get; }
         IList<ImportListItemInfo> Fetch();
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportListBase.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportListBase.cs
index 25b999f58..6e8c917e6 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportListBase.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportListBase.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using FluentValidation.Results;
 using NLog;
 using NzbDrone.Common.Extensions;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Configuration;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Indexers;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Parser;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Parser.Model;
 using NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider;
@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.ImportLists
 
         public abstract ImportListType ListType { get; }
 
+        public abstract TimeSpan MinRefreshInterval { get; }
+
         public ImportListBase(IImportListStatusService importListStatusService, IConfigService configService, IParsingService parsingService, Logger logger)
         {
             _importListStatusService = importListStatusService;
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportListDefinition.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportListDefinition.cs
index 9f83c9560..ecf335c63 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportListDefinition.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportListDefinition.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Books;
 using NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider;
 
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.ImportLists
 
         public ImportListStatus Status { get; set; }
         public ImportListType ListType { get; set; }
+        public TimeSpan MinRefreshInterval { get; set; }
     }
 
     public enum ImportListMonitorType
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportListFactory.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportListFactory.cs
index aed9ad44d..211ccb413 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportListFactory.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportListFactory.cs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.ImportLists
             base.SetProviderCharacteristics(provider, definition);
 
             definition.ListType = provider.ListType;
+            definition.MinRefreshInterval = provider.MinRefreshInterval;
         }
 
         public List<IImportList> AutomaticAddEnabled(bool filterBlockedImportLists = true)
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportListStatus.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportListStatus.cs
index 139d2b97b..69892e1b5 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportListStatus.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportListStatus.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Parser.Model;
 using NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider.Status;
 
@@ -5,6 +6,6 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.ImportLists
 {
     public class ImportListStatus : ProviderStatusBase
     {
-        public ImportListItemInfo LastSyncListInfo { get; set; }
+        public DateTime LastInfoSync { get; set; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportListStatusService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportListStatusService.cs
index 362359dca..e543d0a7e 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportListStatusService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportListStatusService.cs
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
+using System;
 using NLog;
 using NzbDrone.Common.EnvironmentInfo;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Messaging.Events;
-using NzbDrone.Core.Parser.Model;
 using NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider.Status;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.ImportLists
 {
     public interface IImportListStatusService : IProviderStatusServiceBase<ImportListStatus>
     {
-        ImportListItemInfo GetLastSyncListInfo(int importListId);
+        DateTime GetLastSyncListInfo(int importListId);
 
-        void UpdateListSyncStatus(int importListId, ImportListItemInfo listItemInfo);
+        void UpdateListSyncStatus(int importListId);
     }
 
     public class ImportListStatusService : ProviderStatusServiceBase<IImportList, ImportListStatus>, IImportListStatusService
@@ -20,18 +20,18 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.ImportLists
         {
         }
 
-        public ImportListItemInfo GetLastSyncListInfo(int importListId)
+        public DateTime GetLastSyncListInfo(int importListId)
         {
-            return GetProviderStatus(importListId).LastSyncListInfo;
+            return GetProviderStatus(importListId).LastInfoSync;
         }
 
-        public void UpdateListSyncStatus(int importListId, ImportListItemInfo listItemInfo)
+        public void UpdateListSyncStatus(int importListId)
         {
             lock (_syncRoot)
             {
                 var status = GetProviderStatus(importListId);
 
-                status.LastSyncListInfo = listItemInfo;
+                status.LastInfoSync = DateTime.UtcNow;
 
                 _providerStatusRepository.Upsert(status);
             }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/LazyLibrarian/LazyLibrarianImport.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/LazyLibrarian/LazyLibrarianImport.cs
index c56825a6c..aff4c20a4 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/LazyLibrarian/LazyLibrarianImport.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/LazyLibrarian/LazyLibrarianImport.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System;
 using NLog;
 using NzbDrone.Common.Http;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Configuration;
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.ImportLists.LazyLibrarianImport
         public override string Name => "LazyLibrarian";
 
         public override ImportListType ListType => ImportListType.Other;
-
+        public override TimeSpan MinRefreshInterval => TimeSpan.FromMinutes(15);
         public override int PageSize => 1000;
 
         public LazyLibrarianImport(IHttpClient httpClient, IImportListStatusService importListStatusService, IConfigService configService, IParsingService parsingService, Logger logger)
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Readarr/ReadarrImport.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Readarr/ReadarrImport.cs
index 20f38edb9..36310c578 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Readarr/ReadarrImport.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Readarr/ReadarrImport.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.ImportLists.Readarr
         public override string Name => "Readarr";
 
         public override ImportListType ListType => ImportListType.Program;
+        public override TimeSpan MinRefreshInterval => TimeSpan.FromMinutes(15);
 
         public ReadarrImport(IReadarrV1Proxy readarrV1Proxy,
                             IImportListStatusService importListStatusService,
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Jobs/TaskManager.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Jobs/TaskManager.cs
index 09177a88b..647a0e6ce 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Jobs/TaskManager.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Jobs/TaskManager.cs
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Jobs
 
                     new ScheduledTask
                     {
-                        Interval = 24 * 60, // TODO: Add a setting?
+                        Interval = 5,
                         TypeName = typeof(ImportListSyncCommand).FullName
                     },
 
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Localization/Core/en.json b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Localization/Core/en.json
index bbebb6ad9..c2bea533e 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Localization/Core/en.json
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Localization/Core/en.json
@@ -401,6 +401,8 @@
   "LaunchBrowserHelpText": " Open a web browser and navigate to Readarr homepage on app start.",
   "Level": "Level",
   "LibraryHelpText": "Calibre content server library name.  Leave blank for default.",
+  "ListRefreshInterval": "List Refresh Interval",
+  "ListWillRefreshEveryInterp": "List will refresh every {0}",
   "Lists": "Lists",
   "ListsSettingsSummary": "Import Lists",
   "Loading": "loading",
diff --git a/src/Readarr.Api.V1/ImportLists/ImportListResource.cs b/src/Readarr.Api.V1/ImportLists/ImportListResource.cs
index d7eb46eea..ebac520e9 100644
--- a/src/Readarr.Api.V1/ImportLists/ImportListResource.cs
+++ b/src/Readarr.Api.V1/ImportLists/ImportListResource.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Books;
 using NzbDrone.Core.ImportLists;
 
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ namespace Readarr.Api.V1.ImportLists
         public int MetadataProfileId { get; set; }
         public ImportListType ListType { get; set; }
         public int ListOrder { get; set; }
+        public TimeSpan MinRefreshInterval { get; set; }
     }
 
     public class ImportListResourceMapper : ProviderResourceMapper<ImportListResource, ImportListDefinition>
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ namespace Readarr.Api.V1.ImportLists
             resource.MetadataProfileId = definition.MetadataProfileId;
             resource.ListType = definition.ListType;
             resource.ListOrder = (int)definition.ListType;
+            resource.MinRefreshInterval = definition.MinRefreshInterval;
 
             return resource;
         }
@@ -60,6 +63,7 @@ namespace Readarr.Api.V1.ImportLists
             definition.ProfileId = resource.QualityProfileId;
             definition.MetadataProfileId = resource.MetadataProfileId;
             definition.ListType = resource.ListType;
+            definition.MinRefreshInterval = resource.MinRefreshInterval;
 
             return definition;
         }