diff --git a/src/Jackett/Indexers/CardigannIndexer.cs b/src/Jackett/Indexers/CardigannIndexer.cs
index c50ba9b47..769a35332 100644
--- a/src/Jackett/Indexers/CardigannIndexer.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett/Indexers/CardigannIndexer.cs
@@ -904,6 +904,7 @@ namespace Jackett.Indexers
             variables[".Query.TVDBID"] = null;
             variables[".Query.TVRageID"] = query.RageID;
             variables[".Query.IMDBID"] = query.ImdbID;
+            variables[".Query.IMDBIDShort"] = query.ImdbIDShort;
             variables[".Query.TVMazeID"] = null;
             variables[".Query.TraktID"] = null;
 
diff --git a/src/Jackett/Models/TorznabQuery.cs b/src/Jackett/Models/TorznabQuery.cs
index 92cead460..672618b68 100644
--- a/src/Jackett/Models/TorznabQuery.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett/Models/TorznabQuery.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ namespace Jackett.Models
 
         public bool IsTest { get; set; }
 
+        public string ImdbIDShort { get { return (ImdbID != null ? ImdbID.TrimStart('t') : null); } }
+
         protected string[] QueryStringParts = null;
 
         public string SanitizedSearchTerm