diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ParserTests/ParsingServiceTests/MapFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ParserTests/ParsingServiceTests/MapFixture.cs
index 2357472ce..cbb616412 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ParserTests/ParsingServiceTests/MapFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ParserTests/ParsingServiceTests/MapFixture.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public void Setup()
             _parsedEpisodeInfo = new ParsedEpisodeInfo
             {
                 SeriesTitle = _series.Title,
+                SeriesTitleInfo = new SeriesTitleInfo(),
                 SeasonNumber = 1,
                 EpisodeNumbers = new[] { 1 }
             };
@@ -150,6 +151,28 @@ public void should_FindByTitle_when_search_criteria_matching_fails()
                   .Verify(v => v.FindByTitle(It.IsAny<string>()), Times.Once());
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void should_FindByTitle_using_year_when_FindByTitle_matching_fails()
+        {
+            GivenParseResultSeriesDoesntMatchSearchCriteria();
+
+            _parsedEpisodeInfo.SeriesTitleInfo = new SeriesTitleInfo
+            {
+                Title = "Series Title 2017",
+                TitleWithoutYear = "Series Title",
+                Year = 2017
+            };
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<ISeriesService>()
+                  .Setup(s => s.FindByTitle(_parsedEpisodeInfo.SeriesTitleInfo.TitleWithoutYear, _parsedEpisodeInfo.SeriesTitleInfo.Year))
+                  .Returns(_series);
+
+            Subject.Map(_parsedEpisodeInfo, 10, 10, _singleEpisodeSearchCriteria);
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<ISeriesService>()
+                  .Verify(v => v.FindByTitle(It.IsAny<string>(), It.IsAny<int>()), Times.Once());
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void should_FindByTvdbId_when_search_criteria_and_FindByTitle_matching_fails()
         {
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Parser/ParsingService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Parser/ParsingService.cs
index 4ab4fd4c7..6d0ee7f6c 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Parser/ParsingService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Parser/ParsingService.cs
@@ -293,6 +293,11 @@ private Series GetSeries(ParsedEpisodeInfo parsedEpisodeInfo, int tvdbId, int tv
 
             series = _seriesService.FindByTitle(parsedEpisodeInfo.SeriesTitle);
 
+            if (series == null && parsedEpisodeInfo.SeriesTitleInfo.Year > 0)
+            {
+                series = _seriesService.FindByTitle(parsedEpisodeInfo.SeriesTitleInfo.TitleWithoutYear, parsedEpisodeInfo.SeriesTitleInfo.Year);
+            }
+
             if (series == null && tvdbId > 0)
             {
                 //TODO: If series is found by TvdbId, we should report it as a scene naming exception, since it will fail to import