diff --git a/data/interfaces/default/artist.html b/data/interfaces/default/artist.html
index 3a145197..104c219c 100644
--- a/data/interfaces/default/artist.html
+++ b/data/interfaces/default/artist.html
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 		<div id="subhead_menu">
 			<a id="menu_link_refresh" onclick="doSimpleAjaxCall('refreshArtist?ArtistID=${artist['ArtistID']}')" href="#"><i class="fa fa-refresh"></i> Refresh Artist</a>
 			<a id="menu_link_delete" href="deleteArtist?ArtistID=${artist['ArtistID']}"><i class="fa fa-trash-o"></i> Delete Artist</a>
+			<a id="menu_link_refresh" href="scanArtist?ArtistID=${artist['ArtistID']}">Scan Artist</a>
+			<a id="menu_link_refresh" onclick="doAjaxCall('scanArtist?ArtistID=${artist['ArtistID']}', $(this)),'table'" href="#" data-success="'${artist['ArtistName']}' was scanned">Scan Artist</a>
 			%if artist['Status'] == 'Paused':
 				<a id="menu_link_resume" href="#" onclick="doAjaxCall('resumeArtist?ArtistID=${artist['ArtistID']}',$(this),true)" data-success="${artist['ArtistName']} resumed"><i class="fa fa-play"></i> Resume Artist</a>
 			%else:
diff --git a/headphones/webserve.py b/headphones/webserve.py
index 45a37c08..ff0c9f94 100644
--- a/headphones/webserve.py
+++ b/headphones/webserve.py
@@ -253,6 +253,18 @@ class WebInterface(object):
     def deleteArtist(self, ArtistID):
         self.removeArtist(ArtistID)
         raise cherrypy.HTTPRedirect("home")
+    
+    @cherrypy.expose
+    def scanArtist(self, ArtistID):
+        logger.info(u"Scanning artist: " + ArtistID)
+        myDB = db.DBConnection()
+        artistname=myDB.select('select distinct ArtistName from artists WHERE ArtistID=?', [ArtistID])
+        artistfolder= os.path.join(headphones.DESTINATION_DIR,artistname[0][0])
+        try:    
+            threading.Thread(target=librarysync.libraryScan(dir=artistfolder)).start()
+        except Exception, e:
+            logger.error('Unable to complete the scan: %s' % e)
+        raise cherrypy.HTTPRedirect("artistPage?ArtistID=%s" % ArtistID)
 
     @cherrypy.expose
     def deleteEmptyArtists(self):