diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/DecisionEngineTests/CutoffSpecificationFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/DecisionEngineTests/CutoffSpecificationFixture.cs
index 30a0b9789..c2ad7adab 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/DecisionEngineTests/CutoffSpecificationFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/DecisionEngineTests/CutoffSpecificationFixture.cs
@@ -22,12 +22,14 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.DecisionEngineTests
                 new QualityProfile 
                 { 
                     Cutoff = Quality.Bluray1080p.Id, 
-                    Items = Qualities.QualityFixture.GetDefaultQualities()
+                    Items = Qualities.QualityFixture.GetDefaultQualities(),
+                    UpgradeAllowed = true
                 },
                 new LanguageProfile
                 {
                     Languages = LanguageFixture.GetDefaultLanguages(Language.English),
-                    Cutoff = Language.English
+                    Cutoff = Language.English,
+                    UpgradeAllowed = true
                 },
                 new QualityModel(Quality.DVD, new Revision(version: 2)),
                 Language.English,
@@ -41,12 +43,14 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.DecisionEngineTests
                 new QualityProfile
                 {
                     Cutoff = Quality.HDTV720p.Id, 
-                    Items = Qualities.QualityFixture.GetDefaultQualities()
+                    Items = Qualities.QualityFixture.GetDefaultQualities(),
+                    UpgradeAllowed = true
                 },
                 new LanguageProfile
                 {
                     Languages = LanguageFixture.GetDefaultLanguages(Language.English),
-                    Cutoff = Language.English
+                    Cutoff = Language.English,
+                    UpgradeAllowed = true
                 },
                 new QualityModel(Quality.HDTV720p, new Revision(version: 2)),
                 Language.English,
@@ -60,12 +64,14 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.DecisionEngineTests
                 new QualityProfile 
                 { 
                     Cutoff = Quality.HDTV720p.Id, 
-                    Items = Qualities.QualityFixture.GetDefaultQualities()
+                    Items = Qualities.QualityFixture.GetDefaultQualities(),
+                    UpgradeAllowed = true
                 },
                 new LanguageProfile
                 {
                     Languages = LanguageFixture.GetDefaultLanguages(Language.English),
-                    Cutoff = Language.English
+                    Cutoff = Language.English,
+                    UpgradeAllowed = true
                 },
                 new QualityModel(Quality.Bluray1080p, new Revision(version: 2)),
                 Language.English,
@@ -79,12 +85,14 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.DecisionEngineTests
                 new QualityProfile 
                 { 
                     Cutoff = Quality.HDTV720p.Id, 
-                    Items = Qualities.QualityFixture.GetDefaultQualities()
+                    Items = Qualities.QualityFixture.GetDefaultQualities(),
+                    UpgradeAllowed = true
                 },
                 new LanguageProfile
                 {
                     Languages = LanguageFixture.GetDefaultLanguages(Language.English),
-                    Cutoff = Language.English
+                    Cutoff = Language.English,
+                    UpgradeAllowed = true
                 },
                 new QualityModel(Quality.HDTV720p, new Revision(version: 1)),
                 Language.English,
@@ -100,12 +108,14 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.DecisionEngineTests
                 new QualityProfile 
                 {
                     Cutoff = Quality.HDTV720p.Id, 
-                    Items = Qualities.QualityFixture.GetDefaultQualities()
+                    Items = Qualities.QualityFixture.GetDefaultQualities(),
+                    UpgradeAllowed = true
                 },
                 new LanguageProfile
                 {
                     Languages = LanguageFixture.GetDefaultLanguages(Language.English),
-                    Cutoff = Language.English
+                    Cutoff = Language.English,
+                    UpgradeAllowed = true
                 },
                 new QualityModel(Quality.HDTV720p, new Revision(version: 2)),
                 Language.English,
@@ -121,13 +131,15 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.DecisionEngineTests
                 {
                     Cutoff = Quality.HDTV720p.Id,
                     Items = Qualities.QualityFixture.GetDefaultQualities(),
+                    UpgradeAllowed = true
                 };
 
             LanguageProfile _langProfile = new LanguageProfile
                 {
                     Cutoff = Language.Spanish,
-                    Languages = LanguageFixture.GetDefaultLanguages()
-                };
+                    Languages = LanguageFixture.GetDefaultLanguages(),
+                    UpgradeAllowed = true
+            };
             
             Subject.CutoffNotMet(_profile,
                 _langProfile,
@@ -145,12 +157,14 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.DecisionEngineTests
             {
                 Cutoff = Quality.HDTV720p.Id,
                 Items = Qualities.QualityFixture.GetDefaultQualities(),
+                UpgradeAllowed = true
             };
 
             LanguageProfile _langProfile = new LanguageProfile
             {
                 Cutoff = Language.Spanish,
-                Languages = LanguageFixture.GetDefaultLanguages()
+                Languages = LanguageFixture.GetDefaultLanguages(),
+                UpgradeAllowed = true
             };
 
             Subject.CutoffNotMet(
@@ -170,12 +184,14 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.DecisionEngineTests
             {
                 Cutoff = Quality.HDTV720p.Id,
                 Items = Qualities.QualityFixture.GetDefaultQualities(),
+                UpgradeAllowed = true
             };
 
             LanguageProfile _langProfile = new LanguageProfile
             {
                 Cutoff = Language.Spanish,
-                Languages = LanguageFixture.GetDefaultLanguages()
+                Languages = LanguageFixture.GetDefaultLanguages(),
+                UpgradeAllowed = true
             };
 
             Subject.CutoffNotMet(
@@ -195,12 +211,14 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.DecisionEngineTests
             {
                 Cutoff = Quality.HDTV720p.Id,
                 Items = Qualities.QualityFixture.GetDefaultQualities(),
+                UpgradeAllowed = true
             };
 
             LanguageProfile _langProfile = new LanguageProfile
             {
                 Cutoff = Language.Spanish,
-                Languages = LanguageFixture.GetDefaultLanguages()
+                Languages = LanguageFixture.GetDefaultLanguages(),
+                UpgradeAllowed = true
             };
 
             Subject.CutoffNotMet(
@@ -220,12 +238,14 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.DecisionEngineTests
             {
                 Cutoff = Quality.HDTV720p.Id,
                 Items = Qualities.QualityFixture.GetDefaultQualities(),
+                UpgradeAllowed = true
             };
 
             LanguageProfile _langProfile = new LanguageProfile
             {
                 Cutoff = Language.Spanish,
-                Languages = LanguageFixture.GetDefaultLanguages()
+                Languages = LanguageFixture.GetDefaultLanguages(),
+                UpgradeAllowed = true
             };
 
             Subject.CutoffNotMet(
@@ -243,13 +263,15 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.DecisionEngineTests
                                {
                                    Cutoff = Quality.HDTV720p.Id,
                                    Items = Qualities.QualityFixture.GetDefaultQualities(),
-                               };
+                                   UpgradeAllowed = true
+            };
 
             LanguageProfile _langProfile = new LanguageProfile
                                            {
                                                Cutoff = Language.Spanish,
-                                               Languages = LanguageFixture.GetDefaultLanguages()
-                                           };
+                                               Languages = LanguageFixture.GetDefaultLanguages(),
+                                               UpgradeAllowed = true
+            };
 
             Subject.CutoffNotMet(
                 _profile,
@@ -268,13 +290,15 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.DecisionEngineTests
                                       {
                                           Cutoff = Quality.HDTV1080p.Id,
                                           Items = Qualities.QualityFixture.GetDefaultQualities(),
-                                      };
+                                          UpgradeAllowed = true
+            };
 
             LanguageProfile _langProfile = new LanguageProfile
                                            {
                                                Cutoff = Language.English,
-                                               Languages = LanguageFixture.GetDefaultLanguages()
-                                           };
+                                               Languages = LanguageFixture.GetDefaultLanguages(),
+                                               UpgradeAllowed = true
+            };
 
             Subject.CutoffNotMet(
                 _profile,
@@ -285,5 +309,59 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.DecisionEngineTests
                 new QualityModel(Quality.WEBDL1080p, new Revision(version: 2)),
                 NoPreferredWordScore).Should().BeTrue();
         }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_return_false_if_language_profile_does_not_allow_upgrades_but_cutoff_is_set_to_highest_language_and_quality_cutoff_is_met()
+        {
+            QualityProfile _profile = new QualityProfile
+                                      {
+                                          Cutoff = Quality.WEBDL1080p.Id,
+                                          Items = Qualities.QualityFixture.GetDefaultQualities(),
+                                          UpgradeAllowed = true
+                                      };
+
+            LanguageProfile _langProfile = new LanguageProfile
+                                           {
+                                               Cutoff = Language.Arabic,
+                                               Languages = LanguageFixture.GetDefaultLanguages(Language.Spanish, Language.English, Language.Arabic),
+                                               UpgradeAllowed = false
+                                           };
+
+            Subject.CutoffNotMet(
+                _profile,
+                _langProfile,
+                new QualityModel(Quality.WEBDL1080p),
+                Language.English,
+                NoPreferredWordScore,
+                new QualityModel(Quality.Bluray1080p),
+                NoPreferredWordScore).Should().BeFalse();
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_return_false_if_quality_profile_does_not_allow_upgrades_but_cutoff_is_set_to_highest_quality_and_language_cutoff_is_met()
+        {
+            QualityProfile _profile = new QualityProfile
+                                      {
+                                          Cutoff = Quality.WEBDL1080p.Id,
+                                          Items = Qualities.QualityFixture.GetDefaultQualities(),
+                                          UpgradeAllowed = false
+                                      };
+
+            LanguageProfile _langProfile = new LanguageProfile
+                                           {
+                                               Cutoff = Language.English,
+                                               Languages = LanguageFixture.GetDefaultLanguages(Language.Spanish, Language.English, Language.Arabic),
+                                               UpgradeAllowed = true
+            };
+
+            Subject.CutoffNotMet(
+                _profile,
+                _langProfile,
+                new QualityModel(Quality.WEBDL1080p),
+                Language.English,
+                NoPreferredWordScore,
+                new QualityModel(Quality.Bluray1080p),
+                NoPreferredWordScore).Should().BeFalse();
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/Specifications/UpgradableSpecification.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/Specifications/UpgradableSpecification.cs
index f34c5962b..71f9bb384 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/Specifications/UpgradableSpecification.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/Specifications/UpgradableSpecification.cs
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.DecisionEngine.Specifications
 
         public bool QualityCutoffNotMet(QualityProfile profile, QualityModel currentQuality, QualityModel newQuality = null)
         {
-            var cutoffCompare = new QualityModelComparer(profile).Compare(currentQuality.Quality.Id, profile.Cutoff);
+            var cutoff = profile.UpgradeAllowed ? profile.Cutoff : profile.FirststAllowedQuality().Id;
+            var cutoffCompare = new QualityModelComparer(profile).Compare(currentQuality.Quality.Id, cutoff);
 
             if (cutoffCompare < 0)
             {
@@ -115,7 +116,11 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.DecisionEngine.Specifications
 
         public bool LanguageCutoffNotMet(LanguageProfile languageProfile, Language currentLanguage)
         {
-            var languageCompare = new LanguageComparer(languageProfile).Compare(currentLanguage, languageProfile.Cutoff);
+            var cutoff = languageProfile.UpgradeAllowed
+                ? languageProfile.Cutoff
+                : languageProfile.FirstAllowedLanguage();
+
+            var languageCompare = new LanguageComparer(languageProfile).Compare(currentLanguage, cutoff);
 
             return languageCompare < 0;
         }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Profiles/Languages/LanguageProfile.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Profiles/Languages/LanguageProfile.cs
index b81ff7e1a..feece2da2 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Profiles/Languages/LanguageProfile.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Profiles/Languages/LanguageProfile.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Profiles.Languages
         public bool UpgradeAllowed { get; set;  }
         public Language Cutoff { get; set;  }
 
+        public Language FirstAllowedLanguage()
+        {
+            return Languages.First(q => q.Allowed).Language;
+        }
+
         public Language LastAllowedLanguage()
         {
             return Languages.Last(q => q.Allowed).Language;
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Profiles/Qualities/QualityProfile.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Profiles/Qualities/QualityProfile.cs
index 083a5ca9c..8833492a5 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Profiles/Qualities/QualityProfile.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Profiles/Qualities/QualityProfile.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,20 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Profiles.Qualities
         public int Cutoff { get; set; }
         public List<QualityProfileQualityItem> Items { get; set; }
 
+        public Quality FirststAllowedQuality()
+        {
+            var firstAllowed = Items.First(q => q.Allowed);
+
+            if (firstAllowed.Quality != null)
+            {
+                return firstAllowed.Quality;
+            }
+
+            // Returning any item from the group will work,
+            // returning the first because it's the true first quality.
+            return firstAllowed.Items.First().Quality;
+        }
+
         public Quality LastAllowedQuality()
         {
             var lastAllowed = Items.Last(q => q.Allowed);