diff --git a/couchpotato/core/media/_base/searcher/__init__.py b/couchpotato/core/media/_base/searcher/__init__.py
index bf69b95..0e3655e 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/media/_base/searcher/__init__.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/media/_base/searcher/__init__.py
@@ -73,4 +73,24 @@ config = [{
             ],
         },
     ],
+}, {
+    'name': 'torrent',
+    'groups': [
+        {
+            'tab': 'searcher',
+            'name': 'searcher',
+            'wizard': True,
+            'options': [
+                {
+                    'name': 'minimum_seeders',
+                    'advanced': True,
+                    'label': 'Minimum seeders',
+                    'description': 'Ignore torrents with seeders below this number',
+                    'default': 1,
+                    'type': 'int',
+                    'unit': 'seeders'
+                },
+            ],
+        },
+    ],
 }]
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/plugins/release/main.py b/couchpotato/core/plugins/release/main.py
index 0385e22..815cb40 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/plugins/release/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/plugins/release/main.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from couchpotato import md5, get_db
 from couchpotato.api import addApiView
 from couchpotato.core.event import fireEvent, addEvent
 from couchpotato.core.helpers.encoding import toUnicode, sp
-from couchpotato.core.helpers.variable import getTitle
+from couchpotato.core.helpers.variable import getTitle, tryInt
 from couchpotato.core.logger import CPLog
 from couchpotato.core.plugins.base import Plugin
 from .index import ReleaseIndex, ReleaseStatusIndex, ReleaseIDIndex, ReleaseDownloadIndex
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ class Release(Plugin):
         wait_for = False
         let_through = False
         filtered_results = []
+        minimum_seeders = tryInt(Env.setting('minimum_seeders', section = 'torrent', default = 1))
 
         # Filter out ignored and other releases we don't want
         for rel in results:
@@ -396,8 +397,8 @@ class Release(Plugin):
                 log.info('Ignored, size "%sMB" to low: %s', (rel['size'], rel['name']))
                 continue
 
-            if 'seeders' in rel and rel.get('seeders') <= 0:
-                log.info('Ignored, no seeders: %s', (rel['name']))
+            if 'seeders' in rel and rel.get('seeders') < minimum_seeders:
+                log.info('Ignored, not enough seeders, has %s needs %s: %s', (rel.get('seeders'), minimum_seeders, rel['name']))
                 continue
 
             # If a single release comes through the "wait for", let through all