diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/TrackImport/Manual/ManualImportService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/TrackImport/Manual/ManualImportService.cs
index 36112e984..1f90b7904 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/TrackImport/Manual/ManualImportService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/TrackImport/Manual/ManualImportService.cs
@@ -167,6 +167,12 @@ private List<ManualImportItem> ProcessFolder(string folder, string downloadId, A
             }
 
             var artistFiles = _diskScanService.GetAudioFiles(folder).ToList();
+
+            if (artist == null && artistFiles.Count > 100)
+            {
+                return ProcessDownloadDirectory(folder, artistFiles);
+            }
+
             var idOverrides = new IdentificationOverrides
             {
                 Artist = artist
@@ -201,6 +207,23 @@ private List<ManualImportItem> ProcessFolder(string folder, string downloadId, A
             return newItems.Concat(existingItems).ToList();
         }
 
+        private List<ManualImportItem> ProcessDownloadDirectory(string folder, List<IFileInfo> audioFiles)
+        {
+            var items = new List<ManualImportItem>();
+
+            foreach (var file in audioFiles)
+            {
+                var localTrack = new LocalTrack();
+                localTrack.Path = file.FullName;
+                localTrack.Quality = new QualityModel(Quality.Unknown);
+                localTrack.Size = file.Length;
+
+                items.Add(MapItem(new ImportDecision<LocalTrack>(localTrack), null, false, false));
+            }
+
+            return items;
+        }
+
         public List<ManualImportItem> UpdateItems(List<ManualImportItem> items)
         {
             var replaceExistingFiles = items.All(x => x.ReplaceExistingFiles);