diff --git a/frontend/src/Settings/MediaManagement/MediaManagement.js b/frontend/src/Settings/MediaManagement/MediaManagement.js
index 11ae6cf24..16a80f031 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Settings/MediaManagement/MediaManagement.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Settings/MediaManagement/MediaManagement.js
@@ -316,11 +316,27 @@ class MediaManagement extends Component {
                       type={inputTypes.PATH}
                       name="recycleBin"
                       helpText="Episode files will go here when deleted instead of being permanently deleted"
-                      helpTextWarning="Files in the recycle bin older than a week will be cleaned up automatically"
                       onChange={onInputChange}
                       {...settings.recycleBin}
                     />
                   </FormGroup>
+
+                  <FormGroup
+                    advancedSettings={advancedSettings}
+                    isAdvanced={true}
+                  >
+                    <FormLabel>Recycling Bin Cleanup</FormLabel>
+
+                    <FormInputGroup
+                      type={inputTypes.NUMBER}
+                      name="recycleBinCleanupDays"
+                      helpText="Set to 0 to disable automatic cleanup"
+                      helpTextWarning="Files in the recycle bin older than the selected number of days will be cleaned up automatically"
+                      min={0}
+                      onChange={onInputChange}
+                      {...settings.recycleBinCleanupDays}
+                    />
+                  </FormGroup>
                 </FieldSet>
 
                 {
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/RecycleBinProviderTests/CleanupFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/RecycleBinProviderTests/CleanupFixture.cs
index e38908474..5e336420b 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/RecycleBinProviderTests/CleanupFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/RecycleBinProviderTests/CleanupFixture.cs
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.ProviderTests.RecycleBinProviderTests
         public void Setup()
         {
             Mocker.GetMock<IConfigService>().SetupGet(s => s.RecycleBin).Returns(RecycleBin);
+            Mocker.GetMock<IConfigService>().SetupGet(s => s.RecycleBinCleanupDays).Returns(7);
 
             Mocker.GetMock<IDiskProvider>().Setup(s => s.GetDirectories(RecycleBin))
                     .Returns(new [] { @"C:\Test\RecycleBin\Folder1", @"C:\Test\RecycleBin\Folder2", @"C:\Test\RecycleBin\Folder3" });
@@ -55,6 +56,16 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.ProviderTests.RecycleBinProviderTests
             Mocker.GetMock<IDiskProvider>().Verify(v => v.GetDirectories(It.IsAny<string>()), Times.Never());
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void should_return_if_recycleBinCleanupDays_is_zero()
+        {
+            Mocker.GetMock<IConfigService>().SetupGet(s => s.RecycleBinCleanupDays).Returns(0);
+
+            Mocker.Resolve<RecycleBinProvider>().Cleanup();
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<IDiskProvider>().Verify(v => v.GetDirectories(It.IsAny<string>()), Times.Never());
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void should_delete_all_expired_files()
         {
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigService.cs
index bf6c1ed1d..822ff1b7a 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigService.cs
@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Configuration
             set { SetValue("RecycleBin", value); }
         }
 
+        public int RecycleBinCleanupDays
+        {
+            get { return GetValueInt("RecycleBinCleanupDays", 7); }
+            set { SetValue("RecycleBinCleanupDays", value); }
+        }
+
         public int RssSyncInterval
         {
             get { return GetValueInt("RssSyncInterval", 15); }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/IConfigService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/IConfigService.cs
index a16b64f76..5374f61be 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/IConfigService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/IConfigService.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Configuration
         //Media Management
         bool AutoUnmonitorPreviouslyDownloadedEpisodes { get; set; }
         string RecycleBin { get; set; }
+        int RecycleBinCleanupDays { get; set; }
         ProperDownloadTypes DownloadPropersAndRepacks { get; set; }
         bool CreateEmptySeriesFolders { get; set; }
         bool DeleteEmptyFolders { get; set; }
@@ -39,7 +40,6 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Configuration
         RescanAfterRefreshType RescanAfterRefresh { get; set; }
         EpisodeTitleRequiredType EpisodeTitleRequired { get; set; }
 
-
         //Permissions (Media Management)
         bool SetPermissionsLinux { get; set; }
         string FileChmod { get; set; }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/RecycleBinProvider.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/RecycleBinProvider.cs
index 85c628ad1..686e5375e 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/RecycleBinProvider.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/RecycleBinProvider.cs
@@ -157,11 +157,19 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.MediaFiles
                 return;
             }
 
-            _logger.Info("Removing items older than 7 days from the recycling bin");
+            var cleanupDays = _configService.RecycleBinCleanupDays;
+
+            if (cleanupDays == 0)
+            {
+                _logger.Info("Automatic cleanup of Recycle Bin is disabled");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            _logger.Info("Removing items older than {0} days from the recycling bin", cleanupDays);
 
             foreach (var file in _diskProvider.GetFiles(_configService.RecycleBin, SearchOption.AllDirectories))
             {
-                if (_diskProvider.FileGetLastWrite(file).AddDays(7) > DateTime.UtcNow)
+                if (_diskProvider.FileGetLastWrite(file).AddDays(cleanupDays) > DateTime.UtcNow)
                 {
                     _logger.Debug("File hasn't expired yet, skipping: {0}", file);
                     continue;
diff --git a/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Config/MediaManagementConfigModule.cs b/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Config/MediaManagementConfigModule.cs
index 6d241de86..85dd39c7b 100644
--- a/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Config/MediaManagementConfigModule.cs
+++ b/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Config/MediaManagementConfigModule.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ namespace Sonarr.Api.V3.Config
         public MediaManagementConfigModule(IConfigService configService, PathExistsValidator pathExistsValidator)
             : base(configService)
         {
+            SharedValidator.RuleFor(c => c.RecycleBinCleanupDays).GreaterThanOrEqualTo(0);
             SharedValidator.RuleFor(c => c.FileChmod).NotEmpty();
             SharedValidator.RuleFor(c => c.FolderChmod).NotEmpty();
             SharedValidator.RuleFor(c => c.RecycleBin).IsValidPath().SetValidator(pathExistsValidator).When(c => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(c.RecycleBin));
diff --git a/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Config/MediaManagementConfigResource.cs b/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Config/MediaManagementConfigResource.cs
index 338c9e282..c76d0fa24 100644
--- a/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Config/MediaManagementConfigResource.cs
+++ b/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Config/MediaManagementConfigResource.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ namespace Sonarr.Api.V3.Config
     {
         public bool AutoUnmonitorPreviouslyDownloadedEpisodes { get; set; }
         public string RecycleBin { get; set; }
+        public int RecycleBinCleanupDays { get; set; }
         public ProperDownloadTypes DownloadPropersAndRepacks { get; set; }
         public bool CreateEmptySeriesFolders { get; set; }
         public bool DeleteEmptyFolders { get; set; }
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ namespace Sonarr.Api.V3.Config
             {
                 AutoUnmonitorPreviouslyDownloadedEpisodes = model.AutoUnmonitorPreviouslyDownloadedEpisodes,
                 RecycleBin = model.RecycleBin,
+                RecycleBinCleanupDays = model.RecycleBinCleanupDays,
                 DownloadPropersAndRepacks = model.DownloadPropersAndRepacks,
                 CreateEmptySeriesFolders = model.CreateEmptySeriesFolders,
                 DeleteEmptyFolders = model.DeleteEmptyFolders,