diff --git a/comictaggerlib/issueidentifier.py b/comictaggerlib/issueidentifier.py
index ff9d973..9d07634 100644
--- a/comictaggerlib/issueidentifier.py
+++ b/comictaggerlib/issueidentifier.py
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ class IssueIdentifier:
 		search_keys['issue_number'] = None
 		search_keys['month'] = None
 		search_keys['year'] = None
+		search_keys['issue_count'] = None
 		
 		if ca is None:
 			return
@@ -166,6 +167,7 @@ class IssueIdentifier:
 			search_keys['issue_number'] = self.additional_metadata.issue
 			search_keys['year'] = self.additional_metadata.year
 			search_keys['month'] = self.additional_metadata.month
+			search_keys['issue_count'] = self.additional_metadata.issueCount
 			return search_keys
 
 		# see if the archive has any useful meta data for searching with
@@ -211,6 +213,13 @@ class IssueIdentifier:
 			search_keys['month'] = internal_metadata.month
 		else:
 			search_keys['month'] = md_from_filename.month
+
+		if self.additional_metadata.issueCount is not None:
+			search_keys['issue_count'] = self.additional_metadata.issueCount
+		elif internal_metadata.issueCount is not None:
+			search_keys['issue_count'] = internal_metadata.issueCount
+		else:
+			search_keys['issue_count'] = md_from_filename.issueCount
 			
 		return search_keys
 
@@ -389,6 +398,7 @@ class IssueIdentifier:
 			length_approved = False
 			publisher_approved = True
 			date_approved = True
+			count_approved = True
 			
 			# remove any series that starts after the issue year
 			if keys['year'] is not None and str(keys['year']).isdigit() and item['start_year'] is not None and str(item['start_year']).isdigit():
@@ -406,8 +416,13 @@ class IssueIdentifier:
 				publisher = item['publisher']['name']
 				if publisher is not None and publisher.lower() in self.publisher_blacklist:
 					publisher_approved = False
+			
+			# if we have a given issue count > 1, and the volume has count==1, remove it
+			# (for the case choosing limited series first issue vs a trade with the same cover)
+			#if item['count_of_issues'] == 1 and keys['issue_count'] is not None and keys['issue_count'] != 1:
+			#	count_approved = False
 
-			if length_approved and publisher_approved and date_approved:
+			if length_approved and publisher_approved and date_approved and count_approved:
 				series_second_round_list.append(item)
 		
 		# if we don't think it's an issue number 1, remove any series' that are one-shots
diff --git a/comictaggerlib/taggerwindow.py b/comictaggerlib/taggerwindow.py
index 0312abb..ff133f5 100644
--- a/comictaggerlib/taggerwindow.py
+++ b/comictaggerlib/taggerwindow.py
@@ -927,14 +927,17 @@ class TaggerWindow( QtGui.QMainWindow):
 		else:
 			QtGui.QMessageBox.information(self, self.tr("Online Search"), self.tr("Need to enter a series name to search."))
 			return
-			
-
+		
 		year = str(self.lePubYear.text()).strip()
 		if year == "":
 			year = None
 
+		issue_count = str(self.leIssueCount.text()).strip()
+		if issue_count == "":
+			issue_count = None
+			
 		cover_index_list =  self.metadata.getCoverPageIndexList()
-		selector = VolumeSelectionWindow( self, series_name, issue_number, year, cover_index_list, self.comic_archive, self.settings, autoselect )
+		selector = VolumeSelectionWindow( self, series_name, issue_number, year, issue_count, cover_index_list, self.comic_archive, self.settings, autoselect )
 
 		title = "Search: '" + series_name + "' - "
 		selector.setWindowTitle( title + "Select Series")
diff --git a/comictaggerlib/volumeselectionwindow.py b/comictaggerlib/volumeselectionwindow.py
index 7d5cf5c..048eb2d 100644
--- a/comictaggerlib/volumeselectionwindow.py
+++ b/comictaggerlib/volumeselectionwindow.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class IdentifyThread( QtCore.QThread):
 
 class VolumeSelectionWindow(QtGui.QDialog):
 
-	def __init__(self, parent, series_name, issue_number, year, cover_index_list, comic_archive, settings, autoselect=False):
+	def __init__(self, parent, series_name, issue_number, year, issue_count, cover_index_list, comic_archive, settings, autoselect=False):
 		super(VolumeSelectionWindow, self).__init__(parent)
 		
 		uic.loadUi(ComicTaggerSettings.getUIFile('volumeselectionwindow.ui' ), self)
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ class VolumeSelectionWindow(QtGui.QDialog):
 		self.series_name = series_name
 		self.issue_number = issue_number
 		self.year = year
+		self.issue_count = issue_count
 		self.volume_id = 0
 		self.comic_archive = comic_archive
 		self.immediate_autoselect = autoselect
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@ class VolumeSelectionWindow(QtGui.QDialog):
 		md.series = self.series_name
 		md.issue = self.issue_number
 		md.year = self.year
+		md.issueCount = self.issue_count
 
 		self.ii.setAdditionalMetadata( md )
 		self.ii.onlyUseAdditionalMetaData = True