diff --git a/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/EditImportListModalContent.css b/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/EditImportListModalContent.css
index fd7ddf093..a46b0d4ce 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/EditImportListModalContent.css
+++ b/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/EditImportListModalContent.css
@@ -7,3 +7,9 @@
 .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 e71c680fc..fc632d40b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/EditImportListModalContent.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/EditImportListModalContent.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import React from 'react';
 import SeriesMonitoringOptionsPopoverContent from 'AddSeries/SeriesMonitoringOptionsPopoverContent';
 import SeriesTypePopoverContent from 'AddSeries/SeriesTypePopoverContent';
+import Alert from 'Components/Alert';
 import Form from 'Components/Form/Form';
 import FormGroup from 'Components/Form/FormGroup';
 import FormInputGroup from 'Components/Form/FormInputGroup';
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ 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 styles from './EditImportListModalContent.css';
 
 function EditImportListModalContent(props) {
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ function EditImportListModalContent(props) {
     id,
     name,
     enableAutomaticAdd,
+    minRefreshInterval,
     shouldMonitor,
     rootFolderPath,
     qualityProfileId,
@@ -73,6 +76,14 @@ function EditImportListModalContent(props) {
         {
           !isFetching && !error ?
             <Form {...otherProps}>
+
+              <Alert
+                kind={kinds.INFO}
+                className={styles.message}
+              >
+                {`List will refresh every ${formatShortTimeSpan(minRefreshInterval.value)}`}
+              </Alert>
+
               <FormGroup>
                 <FormLabel>Name</FormLabel>
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/ImportList.js b/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/ImportList.js
index 57f20fef7..fb49c6345 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 EditImportListModalConnector from './EditImportListModalConnector';
 import styles from './ImportList.css';
 
@@ -54,7 +55,8 @@ class ImportList extends Component {
     const {
       id,
       name,
-      enableAutomaticAdd
+      enableAutomaticAdd,
+      minRefreshInterval
     } = this.props;
 
     return (
@@ -77,6 +79,12 @@ class ImportList extends Component {
 
         </div>
 
+        <div className={styles.enabled}>
+          <Label kind={kinds.INFO} title='List Refresh Interval'>
+            {`Refresh: ${formatShortTimeSpan(minRefreshInterval)}`}
+          </Label>
+        </div>
+
         <EditImportListModalConnector
           id={id}
           isOpen={this.state.isEditImportListModalOpen}
@@ -102,6 +110,7 @@ ImportList.propTypes = {
   id: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
   name: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   enableAutomaticAdd: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+  minRefreshInterval: PropTypes.string.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/178_list_sync_time.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migration/178_list_sync_time.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f72f0518
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migration/178_list_sync_time.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+using FluentMigrator;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Datastore.Migration.Framework;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Languages;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Datastore.Migration
+{
+    [Migration(178)]
+    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 538a244d6..6ee369eed 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/TableMapping.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/TableMapping.cs
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Datastore
             Mapper.Entity<ImportListDefinition>("ImportLists").RegisterModel()
                   .Ignore(x => x.ImplementationName)
                   .Ignore(i => i.ListType)
+                  .Ignore(i => i.MinRefreshInterval)
                   .Ignore(i => i.Enable);
 
             Mapper.Entity<NotificationDefinition>("Notifications").RegisterModel()
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Custom/CustomImport.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Custom/CustomImport.cs
index 5cf161867..93f71e6d8 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Custom/CustomImport.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Custom/CustomImport.cs
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-
 using FluentValidation.Results;
-
 using NLog;
-
 using NzbDrone.Common.Extensions;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Configuration;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Parser;
@@ -16,6 +14,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.ImportLists.Custom
         private readonly ICustomImportProxy _customProxy;
         public override string Name => "Custom List";
 
+        public override TimeSpan MinRefreshInterval => TimeSpan.FromHours(6);
+
         public override ImportListType ListType => ImportListType.Advanced;
 
         public CustomImport(ICustomImportProxy customProxy,
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/FetchAndParseImportListService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/FetchAndParseImportListService.cs
index 7409b2851..6fd5c1bc5 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/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/Imdb/ImdbListImport.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Imdb/ImdbListImport.cs
index ca593f3fc..bba85c407 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Imdb/ImdbListImport.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Imdb/ImdbListImport.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using NLog;
 using NzbDrone.Common.Http;
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.ImportLists.Imdb
         public override string Name => "IMDb Lists";
 
         public override ImportListType ListType => ImportListType.Other;
+        public override TimeSpan MinRefreshInterval => TimeSpan.FromHours(12);
 
         public ImdbListImport(IHttpClient httpClient,
                               IImportListStatusService importListStatusService,
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportListBase.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportListBase.cs
index e47e9972d..8460e6d94 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 0d38d3fea..48fb511d9 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportListDefinition.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportListDefinition.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System;
 using NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Tv;
 
@@ -16,5 +17,6 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.ImportLists
 
         public ImportListStatus Status { get; set; }
         public ImportListType ListType { get; set; }
+        public TimeSpan MinRefreshInterval { get; set; }
     }
 }
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/Plex/PlexImport.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Plex/PlexImport.cs
index c99d7a21b..c1f5f61e8 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Plex/PlexImport.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Plex/PlexImport.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.ImportLists.Plex
     public class PlexImport : HttpImportListBase<PlexListSettings>
     {
         public readonly IPlexTvService _plexTvService;
+
         public override ImportListType ListType => ImportListType.Plex;
+        public override TimeSpan MinRefreshInterval => TimeSpan.FromHours(6);
 
         public PlexImport(IPlexTvService plexTvService,
                                   IHttpClient httpClient,
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Sonarr/SonarrImport.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Sonarr/SonarrImport.cs
index 34a8ad546..6159b71c8 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Sonarr/SonarrImport.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Sonarr/SonarrImport.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.ImportLists.Sonarr
         public override string Name => "Sonarr";
 
         public override ImportListType ListType => ImportListType.Program;
+        public override TimeSpan MinRefreshInterval => TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5);
 
         public SonarrImport(ISonarrV3Proxy sonarrV3Proxy,
                             IImportListStatusService importListStatusService,
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Trakt/TraktImportBase.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Trakt/TraktImportBase.cs
index acad8918c..da8330c7a 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Trakt/TraktImportBase.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Trakt/TraktImportBase.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.ImportLists.Trakt
     where TSettings : TraktSettingsBase<TSettings>, new()
     {
         public override ImportListType ListType => ImportListType.Trakt;
+        public override TimeSpan MinRefreshInterval => TimeSpan.FromHours(12);
 
         public const string OAuthUrl = "https://trakt.tv/oauth/authorize";
         public const string RedirectUri = "https://auth.servarr.com/v1/trakt_sonarr/auth";
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Jobs/TaskManager.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Jobs/TaskManager.cs
index 7c7eda9b9..1423a0281 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Jobs/TaskManager.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Jobs/TaskManager.cs
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Jobs
 
                     new ScheduledTask
                     {
-                        Interval = 24 * 60,
+                        Interval = 5,
                         TypeName = typeof(ImportListSyncCommand).FullName
                     },
 
diff --git a/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/ImportLists/ImportListResource.cs b/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/ImportLists/ImportListResource.cs
index 040961caf..dad382ca2 100644
--- a/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/ImportLists/ImportListResource.cs
+++ b/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/ImportLists/ImportListResource.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System;
 using NzbDrone.Core.ImportLists;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Tv;
 
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ namespace Sonarr.Api.V3.ImportLists
         public bool SeasonFolder { get; set; }
         public ImportListType ListType { get; set; }
         public int ListOrder { get; set; }
+        public TimeSpan MinRefreshInterval { get; set; }
     }
 
     public class ImportListResourceMapper : ProviderResourceMapper<ImportListResource, ImportListDefinition>
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ namespace Sonarr.Api.V3.ImportLists
             resource.SeasonFolder = definition.SeasonFolder;
             resource.ListType = definition.ListType;
             resource.ListOrder = (int)definition.ListType;
+            resource.MinRefreshInterval = definition.MinRefreshInterval;
 
             return resource;
         }
@@ -54,6 +57,7 @@ namespace Sonarr.Api.V3.ImportLists
             definition.SeriesType = resource.SeriesType;
             definition.SeasonFolder = resource.SeasonFolder;
             definition.ListType = resource.ListType;
+            definition.MinRefreshInterval = resource.MinRefreshInterval;
 
             return definition;
         }