diff --git a/frontend/src/Activity/Queue/RemoveQueueItemModal.tsx b/frontend/src/Activity/Queue/RemoveQueueItemModal.tsx
index 4348f818c..255c8a562 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Activity/Queue/RemoveQueueItemModal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/Activity/Queue/RemoveQueueItemModal.tsx
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ function RemoveQueueItemModal(props: RemoveQueueItemModalProps) {
       {
         key: 'blocklistAndSearch',
         value: translate('BlocklistAndSearch'),
+        isDisabled: isPending,
         hint: multipleSelected
           ? translate('BlocklistAndSearchMultipleHint')
           : translate('BlocklistAndSearchHint'),
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ function RemoveQueueItemModal(props: RemoveQueueItemModalProps) {
           : translate('BlocklistOnlyHint'),
       },
     ];
-  }, [multipleSelected]);
+  }, [isPending, multipleSelected]);
 
   const handleRemovalMethodChange = useCallback(
     ({ value }: { value: RemovalMethod }) => {
diff --git a/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Queue/QueueController.cs b/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Queue/QueueController.cs
index 8884ef4a6..34622ad18 100644
--- a/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Queue/QueueController.cs
+++ b/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Queue/QueueController.cs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ namespace Sonarr.Api.V3.Queue
 
             if (pendingRelease != null)
             {
-                Remove(pendingRelease);
+                Remove(pendingRelease, blocklist);
 
                 return;
             }
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ namespace Sonarr.Api.V3.Queue
 
             foreach (var pendingRelease in pendingToRemove.DistinctBy(p => p.Id))
             {
-                Remove(pendingRelease);
+                Remove(pendingRelease, blocklist);
             }
 
             foreach (var trackedDownload in trackedToRemove.DistinctBy(t => t.DownloadItem.DownloadId))
@@ -286,9 +286,13 @@ namespace Sonarr.Api.V3.Queue
             }
         }
 
-        private void Remove(NzbDrone.Core.Queue.Queue pendingRelease)
+        private void Remove(NzbDrone.Core.Queue.Queue pendingRelease, bool blocklist)
         {
-            _blocklistService.Block(pendingRelease.RemoteEpisode, "Pending release manually blocklisted");
+            if (blocklist)
+            {
+                _blocklistService.Block(pendingRelease.RemoteEpisode, "Pending release manually blocklisted");
+            }
+
             _pendingReleaseService.RemovePendingQueueItems(pendingRelease.Id);
         }