diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/DownloadClientTests/SabnzbdTests/JsonConvertersTests/SabnzbdQueueTimeConverterFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/DownloadClientTests/SabnzbdTests/JsonConvertersTests/SabnzbdQueueTimeConverterFixture.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b7241c479
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/DownloadClientTests/SabnzbdTests/JsonConvertersTests/SabnzbdQueueTimeConverterFixture.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.Sabnzbd;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.Download.DownloadClientTests.SabnzbdTests.JsonConvertersTests
+{
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class SabnzbdQueueTimeConverterFixture
+    {
+        private const string QUERY = "{{ timeleft : '{0}' }}";
+
+        [TestCase("0:0:0", 0)]
+        [TestCase("0:1:59", 119)]
+        [TestCase("0:59:59", 3599)]
+        [TestCase("1:0:0", 3600)]
+        [TestCase("1:0:0:1", 24 * 3600 + 1)]
+        [TestCase("40:12:14", 40 * 3600 + 12 * 60 + 14)]
+        [TestCase("1:16:12:14", 40 * 3600 + 12 * 60 + 14)]
+        public void valid_time_formats_should_be_parsed_correctly(string time, int expectedSeconds)
+        {
+            var thing = string.Format(QUERY, time);
+            var item = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<SabnzbdQueueItem>(thing);
+            item.Timeleft.Should().Be(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(expectedSeconds));
+        }
+
+        [TestCase("1")]
+        [TestCase("0:1")]
+        [TestCase("0:0:0:0:1")]
+        public void invalid_time_formats_should_throw_an_exception(string time)
+        {
+            var thing = string.Format(QUERY, time);
+            Assert.That(() => JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<SabnzbdQueueItem>(thing), Throws.TypeOf<ArgumentException>());
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_support_pre_1_1_0rc4_format()
+        {
+            var thing = string.Format(QUERY, "40:12:14");
+            var item = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<SabnzbdQueueItem>(thing);
+            item.Timeleft.Should().Be(new TimeSpan(40, 12, 14));
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj
index 74d60d51e..8f4e61c4c 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Download\DownloadClientTests\PneumaticProviderFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Download\DownloadClientTests\RTorrentTests\RTorrentFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Download\DownloadClientTests\QBittorrentTests\QBittorrentFixture.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Download\DownloadClientTests\SabnzbdTests\JsonConvertersTests\SabnzbdQueueTimeConverterFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Download\DownloadClientTests\SabnzbdTests\SabnzbdFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Download\DownloadClientTests\TransmissionTests\TransmissionFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Download\DownloadClientTests\TransmissionTests\TransmissionFixtureBase.cs" />
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Sabnzbd/JsonConverters/SabnzbdQueueTimeConverter.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Sabnzbd/JsonConverters/SabnzbdQueueTimeConverter.cs
index 42719b28c..c5274efb1 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Sabnzbd/JsonConverters/SabnzbdQueueTimeConverter.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Sabnzbd/JsonConverters/SabnzbdQueueTimeConverter.cs
@@ -14,17 +14,17 @@ public override void WriteJson(JsonWriter writer, object value, JsonSerializer s
 
         public override object ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, object existingValue, JsonSerializer serializer)
         {
-            var split = reader.Value.ToString().Split(':');
+            var split = reader.Value.ToString().Split(':').Select(int.Parse).ToArray();
 
-            if (split.Count() != 3)
+            switch (split.Count())
             {
-                throw new ArgumentException("Expected 0:0:0 format, but received: " + reader.Value);
+                case 4:
+                    return new TimeSpan(split[0] * 24 + split[1], split[2], split[3]);
+                case 3:
+                    return new TimeSpan(split[0], split[1], split[2]);
+                default:
+                    throw new ArgumentException("Expected either 0:0:0:0 or 0:0:0 format, but received: " + reader.Value);
             }
-            
-            return new TimeSpan(int.Parse(split[0]), // hours
-                                    int.Parse(split[1]), // minutes
-                                    int.Parse(split[2])  // seconds
-                                    );
         }
 
         public override bool CanConvert(Type objectType)