diff --git a/src/PlatformId.cpp b/src/PlatformId.cpp
index 124a5eefb..2f7b4ac9b 100644
--- a/src/PlatformId.cpp
+++ b/src/PlatformId.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ namespace PlatformIds
 		"pcengine", // = 45,
 		"zxspectrum", // = 46,
 
-		"invalid" // = 47
+		"ignore", // = 47 // do not allow scraping for this system
+		"invalid" // = 48
 	};
 
 	PlatformId getPlatformId(const char* str)
diff --git a/src/PlatformId.h b/src/PlatformId.h
index 45659def1..4c5e1d845 100644
--- a/src/PlatformId.h
+++ b/src/PlatformId.h
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ namespace PlatformIds
 		TURBOGRAFX_16 = 45,
 		ZX_SPECTRUM = 46,
 
-		PLATFORM_COUNT = 47
+		PLATFORM_IGNORE = 47, // do not allow scraping for this system
+		PLATFORM_COUNT = 48
 	};
 
 	PlatformId getPlatformId(const char* str);
diff --git a/src/guis/GuiMetaDataEd.cpp b/src/guis/GuiMetaDataEd.cpp
index 5149bee96..6c6c2a58d 100644
--- a/src/guis/GuiMetaDataEd.cpp
+++ b/src/guis/GuiMetaDataEd.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,10 @@ GuiMetaDataEd::GuiMetaDataEd(Window* window, MetaDataList* md, const std::vector
 	}
 
 	std::vector< std::shared_ptr<ButtonComponent> > buttons;
-	buttons.push_back(std::make_shared<ButtonComponent>(mWindow, "SCRAPE", "scrape", std::bind(&GuiMetaDataEd::fetch, this)));
+
+	if(scraperParams.system->getPlatformId() != PlatformIds::PLATFORM_IGNORE)
+		buttons.push_back(std::make_shared<ButtonComponent>(mWindow, "SCRAPE", "scrape", std::bind(&GuiMetaDataEd::fetch, this)));
+
 	buttons.push_back(std::make_shared<ButtonComponent>(mWindow, "SAVE", "save", [&] { save(); delete this; }));
 	buttons.push_back(std::make_shared<ButtonComponent>(mWindow, "CANCEL", "cancel", [&] { delete this; }));
 
diff --git a/src/guis/GuiScraperStart.cpp b/src/guis/GuiScraperStart.cpp
index 9b382d2a9..188b56785 100644
--- a/src/guis/GuiScraperStart.cpp
+++ b/src/guis/GuiScraperStart.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ GuiScraperStart::GuiScraperStart(Window* window) : GuiComponent(window),
 	//add systems (all with a platformid specified selected)
 	mSystems = std::make_shared< OptionListComponent<SystemData*> >(mWindow, "SCRAPE THESE SYSTEMS", true);
 	for(auto it = SystemData::sSystemVector.begin(); it != SystemData::sSystemVector.end(); it++)
-		mSystems->add((*it)->getFullName(), *it, (*it)->getPlatformId() != PlatformIds::PLATFORM_UNKNOWN);
+	{
+		if((*it)->getPlatformId() != PlatformIds::PLATFORM_IGNORE)
+			mSystems->add((*it)->getFullName(), *it, (*it)->getPlatformId() != PlatformIds::PLATFORM_UNKNOWN);
+	}
 	mMenu.addWithLabel("Systems", mSystems);
 
 	mApproveResults = std::make_shared<SwitchComponent>(mWindow);