diff --git a/data/interfaces/default/config.html b/data/interfaces/default/config.html
index 28888cae..383db39a 100644
--- a/data/interfaces/default/config.html
+++ b/data/interfaces/default/config.html
@@ -133,6 +133,12 @@
                                     </label>
                                     <input type="text" name="mb_ignore_age" value="${config['mb_ignore_age']}" size="4">days
                                 </div>
+                                <div class="row checkbox">
+                                    <label title="Ignore MusicBrainz album updates missing a release date.">
+                                        Ignore Undated Releases
+                                    </label>
+                                    <input type="checkbox" name="mb_ignore_age_missing" id="mb_ignore_age_missing" value="${config['mb_ignore_age_missing']}">
+                                </div>                                
                             </fieldset>
                         </td>
                     </tr>
@@ -2601,9 +2607,9 @@
                 initConfigCheckbox("#api_enabled");
                 initConfigCheckbox("#enable_https");
                 initConfigCheckbox("#customauth");
+                initConfigCheckbox("#mb_ignore_age_missing");
                 initConfigCheckbox("#use_tquattrecentonze");
 
-
                 $('#twitterStep1').click(function () {
                     $.get("/twitterStep1", function (data) {window.open(data); })
                     .done(function () { $('#ajaxMsg').html("<div class='msg'><span class='ui-icon ui-icon-check'></span>Confirm Authorization. Check pop-up blocker if no response.</div>"); });
diff --git a/headphones/config.py b/headphones/config.py
index 83c73415..30591769 100644
--- a/headphones/config.py
+++ b/headphones/config.py
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ _CONFIG_DEFINITIONS = {
     'LOSSLESS_BITRATE_TO': (int, 'General', 0),
     'LOSSLESS_DESTINATION_DIR': (path, 'General', ''),
     'MB_IGNORE_AGE': (int, 'General', 365),
+    'MB_IGNORE_AGE_MISSING': (int, 'General', 0),
     'MININOVA': (int, 'Mininova', 0),
     'MININOVA_RATIO': (str, 'Mininova', ''),
     'MIRROR': (str, 'General', 'musicbrainz.org'),
diff --git a/headphones/importer.py b/headphones/importer.py
index 3b92ca11..0426004d 100644
--- a/headphones/importer.py
+++ b/headphones/importer.py
@@ -262,8 +262,12 @@ def addArtisttoDB(artistid, extrasonly=False, forcefull=False, type="artist"):
 
             else:
                 if check_release_date is None or check_release_date == u"None":
-                    logger.info("[%s] Now updating: %s (No Release Date)" % (artist['artist_name'], rg['title']))
-                    new_releases = mb.get_new_releases(rgid, includeExtras, True)
+                    if headphones.CONFIG.MB_IGNORE_AGE_MISSING is not 1:
+                        logger.info("[%s] Now updating: %s (No Release Date)" % (artist['artist_name'], rg['title']))
+                        new_releases = mb.get_new_releases(rgid, includeExtras, True)
+                    else:
+                        logger.info("[%s] Skipping update of: %s (No Release Date)" % (artist['artist_name'], rg['title']))
+                        new_releases = 0
                 else:
                     if len(check_release_date) == 10:
                         release_date = check_release_date
diff --git a/headphones/webserve.py b/headphones/webserve.py
index 9d703a5c..30ed209e 100644
--- a/headphones/webserve.py
+++ b/headphones/webserve.py
@@ -1160,6 +1160,7 @@ class WebInterface(object):
             "download_scan_interval": headphones.CONFIG.DOWNLOAD_SCAN_INTERVAL,
             "update_db_interval": headphones.CONFIG.UPDATE_DB_INTERVAL,
             "mb_ignore_age": headphones.CONFIG.MB_IGNORE_AGE,
+            "mb_ignore_age_missing": headphones.CONFIG.MB_IGNORE_AGE_MISSING,
             "search_interval": headphones.CONFIG.SEARCH_INTERVAL,
             "libraryscan_interval": headphones.CONFIG.LIBRARYSCAN_INTERVAL,
             "sab_host": headphones.CONFIG.SAB_HOST,