diff --git a/frontend/src/Settings/Profiles/Release/EditReleaseProfileModalContent.tsx b/frontend/src/Settings/Profiles/Release/EditReleaseProfileModalContent.tsx
index e1e35ef58..0c8fec237 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Settings/Profiles/Release/EditReleaseProfileModalContent.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/Settings/Profiles/Release/EditReleaseProfileModalContent.tsx
@@ -39,8 +39,17 @@ function EditReleaseProfileModalContent({
     saveProvider,
   } = useManageReleaseProfile(id ?? 0);
 
-  const { name, enabled, required, ignored, indexerIds, tags, excludedTags } =
-    item;
+  const {
+    name,
+    enabled,
+    required,
+    ignored,
+    airDateRestriction,
+    airDateGracePeriod,
+    indexerIds,
+    tags,
+    excludedTags,
+  } = item;
 
   const wasSaving = usePrevious(isSaving);
 
@@ -131,6 +140,33 @@ function EditReleaseProfileModalContent({
             />
           </FormGroup>
 
+          <FormGroup>
+            <FormLabel>{translate('AirDateRestriction')}</FormLabel>
+
+            <FormInputGroup
+              {...airDateRestriction}
+              type={inputTypes.CHECK}
+              name="airDateRestriction"
+              helpText={translate('AirDateRestrictionHelpText')}
+              onChange={handleInputChange}
+            />
+          </FormGroup>
+
+          {airDateRestriction.value ? (
+            <FormGroup>
+              <FormLabel>{translate('AirDateGracePeriod')}</FormLabel>
+
+              <FormInputGroup
+                {...airDateGracePeriod}
+                type={inputTypes.NUMBER}
+                unit="days"
+                name="airDateGracePeriod"
+                helpText={translate('AirDateGracePeriodHelpText')}
+                onChange={handleInputChange}
+              />
+            </FormGroup>
+          ) : null}
+
           <FormGroup>
             <FormLabel>{translate('Indexer')}</FormLabel>
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/Settings/Profiles/Release/useReleaseProfiles.ts b/frontend/src/Settings/Profiles/Release/useReleaseProfiles.ts
index 445aa9c88..2f5038858 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Settings/Profiles/Release/useReleaseProfiles.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/Settings/Profiles/Release/useReleaseProfiles.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ export interface ReleaseProfileModel extends ModelBase {
   enabled: boolean;
   required: string[];
   ignored: string[];
+  airDateRestriction: boolean;
+  airDateGracePeriod: number;
   indexerIds: number[];
   tags: number[];
   excludedTags: number[];
@@ -23,6 +25,8 @@ const NEW_RELEASE_PROFILE: ReleaseProfileModel = {
   enabled: true,
   required: [],
   ignored: [],
+  airDateRestriction: false,
+  airDateGracePeriod: 0,
   indexerIds: [],
   tags: [],
   excludedTags: [],
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/DecisionEngineTests/AirDateSpecificationFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/DecisionEngineTests/AirDateSpecificationFixture.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8190ea853
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/DecisionEngineTests/AirDateSpecificationFixture.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,191 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using FizzWare.NBuilder;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using Moq;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using NzbDrone.Core.DecisionEngine.Specifications;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Parser.Model;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Profiles.Releases;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Test.Framework;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Tv;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.DecisionEngineTests
+{
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class AirDateSpecificationFixture : CoreTest<AirDateSpecification>
+    {
+        private RemoteEpisode _remoteEpisode;
+
+        [SetUp]
+        public void Setup()
+        {
+            _remoteEpisode = new RemoteEpisode
+                           {
+                               Series = new Series
+                                        {
+                                            Tags = new HashSet<int>()
+                                        },
+                               Episodes = Builder<Episode>.CreateListOfSize(1)
+                                   .All()
+                                   .With(e => e.AirDateUtc = DateTime.UtcNow)
+                                   .Build()
+                                   .ToList(),
+                               Release = new ReleaseInfo
+                               {
+                                   PublishDate = DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-1)
+                               }
+                           };
+        }
+
+        private void GivenSettings(bool airDateRestriction, int gracePeriod)
+        {
+            Mocker.GetMock<IReleaseProfileService>()
+                .Setup(s => s.EnabledForTags(It.IsAny<HashSet<int>>(), It.IsAny<int>()))
+                .Returns(new List<ReleaseProfile>
+                {
+                    new()
+                    {
+                        AirDateRestriction = airDateRestriction,
+                        AirDateGracePeriod = gracePeriod
+                    }
+                });
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_be_true_if_profile_does_not_enforce_air_date_restriction()
+        {
+            GivenSettings(false, 0);
+
+            Subject.IsSatisfiedBy(_remoteEpisode, new()).Accepted.Should().BeTrue();
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_be_true_if_release_date_is_after_air_date()
+        {
+            _remoteEpisode.Episodes.First().AirDateUtc = DateTime.UtcNow;
+            _remoteEpisode.Release.PublishDate = DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(1);
+
+            GivenSettings(true, 0);
+
+            Subject.IsSatisfiedBy(_remoteEpisode, new()).Accepted.Should().BeTrue();
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_be_true_if_release_date_with_grace_period_is_after_air_date()
+        {
+            _remoteEpisode.Episodes.First().AirDateUtc = DateTime.UtcNow;
+            _remoteEpisode.Release.PublishDate = DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(1);
+
+            GivenSettings(true, -2);
+
+            Subject.IsSatisfiedBy(_remoteEpisode, new()).Accepted.Should().BeTrue();
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_be_true_if_release_date_is_the_same_as_air_date()
+        {
+            var airDate = DateTime.UtcNow;
+            _remoteEpisode.Episodes.First().AirDateUtc = airDate;
+            _remoteEpisode.Release.PublishDate = airDate;
+
+            GivenSettings(true, 0);
+
+            Subject.IsSatisfiedBy(_remoteEpisode, new()).Accepted.Should().BeTrue();
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_be_false_if_air_date_is_null()
+        {
+            _remoteEpisode.Episodes.First().AirDateUtc = null;
+
+            GivenSettings(true, -2);
+
+            Subject.IsSatisfiedBy(_remoteEpisode, new()).Accepted.Should().BeFalse();
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_be_false_if_release_date_is_before_air_date()
+        {
+            _remoteEpisode.Episodes.First().AirDateUtc = DateTime.UtcNow;
+            _remoteEpisode.Release.PublishDate = DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-1);
+
+            GivenSettings(true, 0);
+
+            Subject.IsSatisfiedBy(_remoteEpisode, new()).Accepted.Should().BeFalse();
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_be_false_if_release_date_with_grace_period_is_before_air_date()
+        {
+            _remoteEpisode.Episodes.First().AirDateUtc = DateTime.UtcNow;
+            _remoteEpisode.Release.PublishDate = DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-3);
+
+            GivenSettings(true, -2);
+
+            Subject.IsSatisfiedBy(_remoteEpisode, new()).Accepted.Should().BeFalse();
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_be_false_if_release_date_is_after_air_date_and_grace_period_is_positive()
+        {
+            _remoteEpisode.Episodes.First().AirDateUtc = DateTime.UtcNow;
+            _remoteEpisode.Release.PublishDate = DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(1);
+
+            GivenSettings(true, 2);
+
+            Subject.IsSatisfiedBy(_remoteEpisode, new()).Accepted.Should().BeFalse();
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_be_false_if_release_date_with_highest_grace_period_is_before_air_date()
+        {
+            _remoteEpisode.Episodes.First().AirDateUtc = DateTime.UtcNow;
+            _remoteEpisode.Release.PublishDate = DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-1);
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<IReleaseProfileService>()
+                .Setup(s => s.EnabledForTags(It.IsAny<HashSet<int>>(), It.IsAny<int>()))
+                .Returns(new List<ReleaseProfile>
+                {
+                    new()
+                    {
+                        AirDateRestriction = true,
+                        AirDateGracePeriod = 0
+                    },
+                    new()
+                    {
+                        AirDateRestriction = true,
+                        AirDateGracePeriod = -5
+                    }
+                });
+
+            Subject.IsSatisfiedBy(_remoteEpisode, new()).Accepted.Should().BeFalse();
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_be_false_if_one_release_profile_does_not_allow_grabbing_before_air_date()
+        {
+            _remoteEpisode.Episodes.First().AirDateUtc = DateTime.UtcNow;
+            _remoteEpisode.Release.PublishDate = DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-1);
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<IReleaseProfileService>()
+                .Setup(s => s.EnabledForTags(It.IsAny<HashSet<int>>(), It.IsAny<int>()))
+                .Returns(new List<ReleaseProfile>
+                {
+                    new()
+                    {
+                        AirDateRestriction = true,
+                        AirDateGracePeriod = 0
+                    },
+                    new()
+                    {
+                        AirDateRestriction = false,
+                        AirDateGracePeriod = 0
+                    }
+                });
+
+            Subject.IsSatisfiedBy(_remoteEpisode, new()).Accepted.Should().BeFalse();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migration/226_add_air_date_filtering_to_release_profiles.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migration/226_add_air_date_filtering_to_release_profiles.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b7889a3ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migration/226_add_air_date_filtering_to_release_profiles.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+using FluentMigrator;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Datastore.Migration.Framework;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Datastore.Migration;
+
+[Migration(226)]
+public class add_air_date_filtering_to_release_profiles : NzbDroneMigrationBase
+{
+    protected override void MainDbUpgrade()
+    {
+        Alter.Table("ReleaseProfiles").AddColumn("AirDateRestriction").AsBoolean().WithDefaultValue(false);
+        Alter.Table("ReleaseProfiles").AddColumn("AirDateGracePeriod").AsInt32().WithDefaultValue(0);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/DownloadRejectionReason.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/DownloadRejectionReason.cs
index 5283f33ce..f4e36ed4f 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/DownloadRejectionReason.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/DownloadRejectionReason.cs
@@ -75,5 +75,6 @@ public enum DownloadRejectionReason
     DiskCustomFormatScore,
     DiskCustomFormatScoreIncrement,
     DiskUpgradesNotAllowed,
-    DiskNotUpgrade
+    DiskNotUpgrade,
+    BeforeAirDate
 }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/Specifications/AirDateSpecification.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/Specifications/AirDateSpecification.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cea857b84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/Specifications/AirDateSpecification.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using NLog;
+using NzbDrone.Common.Extensions;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Parser.Model;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Profiles.Releases;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.DecisionEngine.Specifications
+{
+    public class AirDateSpecification : IDownloadDecisionEngineSpecification
+    {
+        private readonly Logger _logger;
+        private readonly IReleaseProfileService _releaseProfileService;
+        private readonly ITermMatcherService _termMatcherService;
+
+        public AirDateSpecification(ITermMatcherService termMatcherService, IReleaseProfileService releaseProfileService, Logger logger)
+        {
+            _logger = logger;
+            _releaseProfileService = releaseProfileService;
+            _termMatcherService = termMatcherService;
+        }
+
+        public SpecificationPriority Priority => SpecificationPriority.Database;
+        public RejectionType Type => RejectionType.Permanent;
+
+        public virtual DownloadSpecDecision IsSatisfiedBy(RemoteEpisode subject, ReleaseDecisionInformation information)
+        {
+            _logger.Debug("Checking if release meets air date restrictions: {0}", subject);
+
+            var releaseProfiles = _releaseProfileService.EnabledForTags(subject.Series.Tags, subject.Release.IndexerId);
+
+            if (releaseProfiles.Empty())
+            {
+                _logger.Debug("No Release Profile, accepting");
+                return DownloadSpecDecision.Accept();
+            }
+
+            var bestProfile = releaseProfiles
+                .OrderByDescending(p => p.AirDateRestriction ? 1 : 0)
+                .ThenByDescending(p => p.AirDateGracePeriod)
+                .First();
+
+            if (!bestProfile.AirDateRestriction)
+            {
+                _logger.Debug("Release Profile does not prevent grabbing before release date, accepting");
+                return DownloadSpecDecision.Accept();
+            }
+
+            var releaseDate = subject.Release.PublishDate;
+            var gracePeriod = bestProfile.AirDateGracePeriod;
+
+            foreach (var episode in subject.Episodes)
+            {
+                var airDate = episode.AirDateUtc;
+
+                if (!airDate.HasValue)
+                {
+                    _logger.Debug("No air date available, rejecting");
+                    return DownloadSpecDecision.Reject(DownloadRejectionReason.BeforeAirDate, "No air date available");
+                }
+
+                var adjustedAirDate = airDate.Value.AddDays(gracePeriod);
+
+                if (releaseDate < adjustedAirDate)
+                {
+                    return DownloadSpecDecision.Reject(DownloadRejectionReason.BeforeAirDate, "Release date {0} is before adjusted air date of {1} (Air Date: {2}. Grace period {3} days)", releaseDate, adjustedAirDate, airDate, gracePeriod);
+                }
+            }
+
+            _logger.Debug("All episodes within air date limitations, allowing");
+            return DownloadSpecDecision.Accept();
+        }
+
+        private ReleaseProfile FindBestProfile(List<ReleaseProfile> releaseProfiles)
+        {
+            return releaseProfiles
+                .OrderBy(p => p.AirDateRestriction ? 0 : 1)
+                .ThenBy(p => p.AirDateGracePeriod)
+                .ThenBy(p => p.AirDateRestriction ? 0 : 1)
+                .FirstOrDefault();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Localization/Core/en.json b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Localization/Core/en.json
index 975ca5aed..e2ff3b88c 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Localization/Core/en.json
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Localization/Core/en.json
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@
   "AgeWhenGrabbed": "Age (when grabbed)",
   "Agenda": "Agenda",
   "AirDate": "Air Date",
+  "AirDateGracePeriod": "Air Date Grace Period",
+  "AirDateGracePeriodHelpText": "Negative values allow grabbing before the air date, positive values prevent grabbing after the air date.",
+  "AirDateRestriction": "Reject Unaired Releases",
+  "AirDateRestrictionHelpText": "Prevents {appName} from grabbing releases that contain episodes that have not yet aired.",
   "Airs": "Airs",
   "AirsDateAtTimeOn": "{date} at {time} on {networkLabel}",
   "AirsTbaOn": "TBA on {networkLabel}",
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Profiles/Releases/ReleaseProfile.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Profiles/Releases/ReleaseProfile.cs
index c740dd48b..ee4b77447 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Profiles/Releases/ReleaseProfile.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Profiles/Releases/ReleaseProfile.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Profiles.Releases
         public bool Enabled { get; set; }
         public List<string> Required { get; set; }
         public List<string> Ignored { get; set; }
+        public bool AirDateRestriction { get; set; }
+        public int AirDateGracePeriod { get; set; }
         public List<int> IndexerIds { get; set; }
         public HashSet<int> Tags { get; set; }
         public HashSet<int> ExcludedTags { get; set; }
diff --git a/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Profiles/Release/ReleaseProfileController.cs b/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Profiles/Release/ReleaseProfileController.cs
index f1ffc58b9..af0b44b7d 100644
--- a/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Profiles/Release/ReleaseProfileController.cs
+++ b/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Profiles/Release/ReleaseProfileController.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace Sonarr.Api.V3.Profiles.Release
 
             SharedValidator.RuleFor(d => d).Custom((restriction, context) =>
             {
-                if (restriction.MapRequired().Empty() && restriction.MapIgnored().Empty())
+                if (restriction.MapRequired().Empty() && restriction.MapIgnored().Empty() && !restriction.AirDateRestriction)
                 {
                     context.AddFailure(nameof(ReleaseProfileResource.Required), "'Must contain' or 'Must not contain' is required");
                 }
diff --git a/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Profiles/Release/ReleaseProfileResource.cs b/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Profiles/Release/ReleaseProfileResource.cs
index 127f1b265..254f1a20a 100644
--- a/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Profiles/Release/ReleaseProfileResource.cs
+++ b/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Profiles/Release/ReleaseProfileResource.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ namespace Sonarr.Api.V3.Profiles.Release
         // Is List<string>, string or JArray, we accept 'string' with POST for backward compatibility
         public object Required { get; set; }
         public object Ignored { get; set; }
+        public bool AirDateRestriction { get; set; }
+        public int AirDateGracePeriod { get; set; }
         public int IndexerId { get; set; }
         public HashSet<int> Tags { get; set; }
         public HashSet<int> ExcludedTags { get; set; }
@@ -42,6 +44,8 @@ namespace Sonarr.Api.V3.Profiles.Release
                 Enabled = model.Enabled,
                 Required = model.Required ?? new List<string>(),
                 Ignored = model.Ignored ?? new List<string>(),
+                AirDateRestriction = model.AirDateRestriction,
+                AirDateGracePeriod = model.AirDateGracePeriod,
                 IndexerId = model.IndexerIds.FirstOrDefault(0),
                 Tags = new HashSet<int>(model.Tags),
                 ExcludedTags = new HashSet<int>(model.ExcludedTags)
@@ -62,6 +66,8 @@ namespace Sonarr.Api.V3.Profiles.Release
                 Enabled = resource.Enabled,
                 Required = resource.MapRequired(),
                 Ignored = resource.MapIgnored(),
+                AirDateRestriction = resource.AirDateRestriction,
+                AirDateGracePeriod = resource.AirDateGracePeriod,
                 IndexerIds = new List<int> { resource.IndexerId },
                 Tags = new HashSet<int>(resource.Tags),
                 ExcludedTags = new HashSet<int>(resource.ExcludedTags)
diff --git a/src/Sonarr.Api.V5/Profiles/Release/ReleaseProfileController.cs b/src/Sonarr.Api.V5/Profiles/Release/ReleaseProfileController.cs
index cdbd144a1..2f51a9010 100644
--- a/src/Sonarr.Api.V5/Profiles/Release/ReleaseProfileController.cs
+++ b/src/Sonarr.Api.V5/Profiles/Release/ReleaseProfileController.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public class ReleaseProfileController : RestController<ReleaseProfileResource>
 
         SharedValidator.RuleFor(d => d).Custom((restriction, context) =>
         {
-            if (restriction.Required.Empty() && restriction.Ignored.Empty())
+            if (restriction.Required.Empty() && restriction.Ignored.Empty() && !restriction.AirDateRestriction)
             {
                 context.AddFailure(nameof(ReleaseProfileResource.Required), "'Must contain' or 'Must not contain' is required");
             }
diff --git a/src/Sonarr.Api.V5/Profiles/Release/ReleaseProfileResource.cs b/src/Sonarr.Api.V5/Profiles/Release/ReleaseProfileResource.cs
index 2a1448b8a..a04101137 100644
--- a/src/Sonarr.Api.V5/Profiles/Release/ReleaseProfileResource.cs
+++ b/src/Sonarr.Api.V5/Profiles/Release/ReleaseProfileResource.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ public class ReleaseProfileResource : RestResource
     public bool Enabled { get; set; }
     public List<string> Required { get; set; } = [];
     public List<string> Ignored { get; set; } = [];
+    public bool AirDateRestriction { get; set; }
+    public int AirDateGracePeriod { get; set; }
     public List<int> IndexerIds { get; set; } = [];
     public HashSet<int> Tags { get; set; } = [];
     public HashSet<int> ExcludedTags { get; set; } = [];
@@ -25,6 +27,8 @@ public static class RestrictionResourceMapper
             Enabled = model.Enabled,
             Required = model.Required ?? [],
             Ignored = model.Ignored ?? [],
+            AirDateRestriction = model.AirDateRestriction,
+            AirDateGracePeriod = model.AirDateGracePeriod,
             IndexerIds = model.IndexerIds ?? [],
             Tags = model.Tags ?? [],
             ExcludedTags = model.ExcludedTags ?? [],
@@ -40,6 +44,8 @@ public static class RestrictionResourceMapper
             Enabled = resource.Enabled,
             Required = resource.Required,
             Ignored = resource.Ignored,
+            AirDateRestriction = resource.AirDateRestriction,
+            AirDateGracePeriod = resource.AirDateGracePeriod,
             IndexerIds = resource.IndexerIds,
             Tags = resource.Tags,
             ExcludedTags = resource.ExcludedTags