diff --git a/server/api/servarr/radarr.ts b/server/api/servarr/radarr.ts
index 1637a8d8e4..958e156c8f 100644
--- a/server/api/servarr/radarr.ts
+++ b/server/api/servarr/radarr.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,20 @@ export interface RadarrMovieOptions {
   searchNow?: boolean;
 }
 
+export interface RadarrExclusionList {
+  page: number;
+  pageSize: number;
+  sortKey: string;
+  sortDirection: string;
+  totalRecords: number;
+  records: {
+    tmdbId: number;
+    movieTitle: string;
+    movieYear: number;
+    id: number;
+  }[];
+}
+
 export interface RadarrMovie {
   id: number;
   title: string;
@@ -78,9 +92,39 @@ class RadarrAPI extends ServarrBase<{ movieId: number }> {
     }
   }
 
+  private async checkMovieExclusionsByTmdbId(id: number): Promise<boolean> {
+    try {
+      const response = await this.axios.get<RadarrExclusionList>(
+        '/exclusions/paged',
+        {
+          params: {
+            page: 1,
+            pageSize: -1,
+          },
+        }
+      );
+      return response.data.records.some((record) => record.tmdbId === id);
+    } catch (e) {
+      logger.error('Error retrieving exclusions by TMDB ID', {
+        label: 'Radarr API',
+        errorMessage: e.message,
+        tmdbId: id,
+      });
+      throw new Error('Radarr exclusion list got error');
+    }
+  }
+
   public addMovie = async (
     options: RadarrMovieOptions
   ): Promise<RadarrMovie> => {
+    if (await this.checkMovieExclusionsByTmdbId(options.tmdbId)) {
+      logger.info('Movie is excluded from Radarr', {
+        label: 'Radarr',
+        tmdbId: options.tmdbId,
+      });
+      throw new Error('Movie is excluded from Radarr');
+    }
+
     try {
       const movie = await this.getMovieByTmdbId(options.tmdbId);
 
diff --git a/server/api/servarr/sonarr.ts b/server/api/servarr/sonarr.ts
index 6cda2a49c4..f66ecc4b30 100644
--- a/server/api/servarr/sonarr.ts
+++ b/server/api/servarr/sonarr.ts
@@ -87,6 +87,19 @@ export interface SonarrSeries {
   };
 }
 
+export interface SonarrExclusionList {
+  page: number;
+  pageSize: number;
+  sortKey: string;
+  sortDirection: string;
+  totalRecords: number;
+  records: {
+    tvdbId: number;
+    title: string;
+    id: number;
+  }[];
+}
+
 export interface AddSeriesOptions {
   tvdbid: number;
   title: string;
@@ -181,7 +194,37 @@ class SonarrAPI extends ServarrBase<{
     }
   }
 
+  private async checkSeriesExclusionsByTvdbId(id: number): Promise<boolean> {
+    try {
+      const response = await this.axios.get<SonarrExclusionList>(
+        '/importlistexclusion/paged',
+        {
+          params: {
+            page: 1,
+            pageSize: -1,
+          },
+        }
+      );
+
+      return response.data.records.some((record) => record.tvdbId === id);
+    } catch (e) {
+      logger.error('Error retrieving importlistexclusion by tvdb ID', {
+        label: 'Sonarr API',
+        errorMessage: e.message,
+        tvdbId: id,
+      });
+      throw new Error('Sonarr exclusion list got error');
+    }
+  }
+
   public async addSeries(options: AddSeriesOptions): Promise<SonarrSeries> {
+    if (await this.checkSeriesExclusionsByTvdbId(options.tvdbid)) {
+      logger.info('Series is excluded from Sonarr', {
+        label: 'Sonarr',
+        tvdbId: options.tvdbid,
+      });
+      throw new Error('Series is excluded from Sonarr');
+    }
     try {
       const series = await this.getSeriesByTvdbId(options.tvdbid);