diff --git a/beetsplug/fetchart.py b/beetsplug/fetchart.py
index 0a3254f53..d63970222 100644
--- a/beetsplug/fetchart.py
+++ b/beetsplug/fetchart.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class Candidate(object):
     CANDIDATE_EXACT = 1
     CANDIDATE_DOWNSCALE = 2
     CANDIDATE_DOWNSIZE = 3
+    CANDIDATE_DEINTERLACE = 4
 
     MATCH_EXACT = 0
     MATCH_FALLBACK = 1
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ class Candidate(object):
             return self.CANDIDATE_BAD
 
         if (not (plugin.enforce_ratio or plugin.minwidth or plugin.maxwidth
-                 or plugin.max_filesize)):
+                 or plugin.max_filesize or plugin.deinterlace)):
             return self.CANDIDATE_EXACT
 
         # get_size returns None if no local imaging backend is available
@@ -147,6 +148,8 @@ class Candidate(object):
             return self.CANDIDATE_DOWNSCALE
         elif downsize:
             return self.CANDIDATE_DOWNSIZE
+        elif plugin.deinterlace:
+            return self.CANDIDATE_DEINTERLACE
         else:
             return self.CANDIDATE_EXACT
 
@@ -159,13 +162,18 @@ class Candidate(object):
             self.path = \
                 ArtResizer.shared.resize(plugin.maxwidth, self.path,
                                          quality=plugin.quality,
-                                         max_filesize=plugin.max_filesize)
+                                         max_filesize=plugin.max_filesize,
+                                         deinterlace=plugin.deinterlace)
         elif self.check == self.CANDIDATE_DOWNSIZE:
             # dimensions are correct, so maxwidth is set to maximum dimension
             self.path = \
                 ArtResizer.shared.resize(max(self.size), self.path,
                                          quality=plugin.quality,
-                                         max_filesize=plugin.max_filesize)
+                                         max_filesize=plugin.max_filesize,
+                                         deinterlace=plugin.deinterlace)
+        elif self.check == self.CANDIDATE_DEINTERLACE:
+            self.path = \
+                    ArtResizer.shared.deinterlace(self.path)
 
 
 def _logged_get(log, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -932,6 +940,7 @@ class FetchArtPlugin(plugins.BeetsPlugin, RequestMixin):
             'lastfm_key': None,
             'store_source': False,
             'high_resolution': False,
+            'deinterlace': False,
         })
         self.config['google_key'].redact = True
         self.config['fanarttv_key'].redact = True
@@ -949,6 +958,7 @@ class FetchArtPlugin(plugins.BeetsPlugin, RequestMixin):
                            confuse.String(pattern=self.PAT_PERCENT)]))
         self.margin_px = None
         self.margin_percent = None
+        self.deinterlace = self.config['deinterlace'].get(bool)
         if type(self.enforce_ratio) is six.text_type:
             if self.enforce_ratio[-1] == u'%':
                 self.margin_percent = float(self.enforce_ratio[:-1]) / 100