diff --git feeds.module feeds.module
index 39b180a..c17e122 100644
--- feeds.module
+++ feeds.module
@@ -219,6 +219,10 @@ function feeds_permission() {
     $perms["clear $importer->id feeds"] = array(
       'title' => t('Delete items from @name feeds', array('@name' => $importer->config['name'])),
     );
+    $perms["unlock $importer->id feeds"] = array(
+      'title' => t('Unlock imports from @name feeds', array('@name' => $importer->config['name'])),
+      'description' => t('If a feed importation breaks for some reason, users with this permission can unlock them.')
+    );
   }
   return $perms;
 }
@@ -272,6 +276,15 @@ function feeds_menu() {
     'file' => 'feeds.pages.inc',
     'type' => MENU_LOCAL_TASK,
   );
+  $items['import/%/unlock'] = array(
+    'title' => 'Unlock',
+    'page callback' => 'drupal_get_form',
+    'page arguments' => array('feeds_unlock_tab_form', 1),
+    'access callback' => 'feeds_access',
+    'access arguments' => array('unlock', 1),
+    'file' => 'feeds.pages.inc',
+    'type' => MENU_LOCAL_TASK,
+  );
   $items['import/%/template'] = array(
     'page callback' => 'feeds_importer_template',
     'page arguments' => array(1),
@@ -300,6 +313,16 @@ function feeds_menu() {
     'type' => MENU_LOCAL_TASK,
     'weight' => 11,
   );
+  $items['node/%node/unlock'] = array(
+    'title' => 'Unlock',
+    'page callback' => 'drupal_get_form',
+    'page arguments' => array('feeds_unlock_tab_form', NULL, 1),
+    'access callback' => 'feeds_access',
+    'access arguments' => array('unlock', 1),
+    'file' => 'feeds.pages.inc',
+    'type' => MENU_LOCAL_TASK,
+    'weight' => 11,
+  );
   // @todo Eliminate this step and thus eliminate clearing menu cache when
   // manipulating importers.
   foreach (feeds_importer_load_all() as $importer) {
@@ -351,11 +374,12 @@ function feeds_theme() {
  *   The action to be performed. Possible values are:
  *   - import
  *   - clear
+ *   - unlock
  * @param $param
  *   Node object or FeedsImporter id.
  */
 function feeds_access($action, $param) {
-  if (!in_array($action, array('import', 'clear'))) {
+  if (!in_array($action, array('import', 'clear', 'unlock'))) {
     // If $action is not one of the supported actions, we return access denied.
     return FALSE;
   }
diff --git feeds.pages.inc feeds.pages.inc
index 33310ec..238b0db 100644
--- feeds.pages.inc
+++ feeds.pages.inc
@@ -188,6 +188,65 @@ function feeds_delete_tab_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
 }
 
 /**
+ * Render a feeds unlock form.
+ *
+ * Used on both node pages and configuration pages.
+ * Therefore $node may be missing.
+ */
+function feeds_unlock_tab_form($form, &$form_state, $importer_id, $node = NULL) {
+  if (empty($node)) {
+    $source = feeds_source($importer_id);
+    $form['#redirect'] = 'import/' . $source->id;
+  }
+  else {
+    $importer_id = feeds_get_importer_id($node->type);
+    $source = feeds_source($importer_id, $node->nid);
+    $form['#redirect'] = 'node/' . $source->feed_nid;
+  }
+  // Form cannot pass on source object.
+  $form['#importer_id'] = $source->id;
+  $form['#feed_nid'] = $source->feed_nid;
+  $form['source_status'] = array(
+    '#type' => 'fieldset',
+    '#title' => t('Status'),
+    '#tree' => TRUE,
+    '#value' => feeds_source_status($source),
+  );
+  $form = confirm_form($form, t('Unlock this importer?'), $form['#redirect'], '', t('Delete'), t('Cancel'), 'confirm feeds update');
+  $progress = $source->progressClearing();
+  if ($progress == FEEDS_BATCH_COMPLETE) {
+    $form['source_locked'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'markup',
+      '#title' => t('Not Locked'),
+      '#tree' => TRUE,
+      '#markup' => t('This Importer is not locked, therefor it cannot be unlocked.'),
+    );
+    $form['actions']['submit']['#disabled'] = TRUE;
+    $form['actions']['submit']['#value'] = t('Unlock (disabled)');
+  } else {
+    $form['actions']['submit']['#value'] = t('Unlock');
+  }
+  return $form;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Form submit handler. Resets all feeds state.
+ */
+function feeds_unlock_tab_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
+  drupal_set_message('Import Unlocked');
+  $form_state['redirect'] = $form['#redirect'];
+  $feed_nid = empty($form['#feed_nid']) ? 0 : $form['#feed_nid'];
+  $importer_id = $form['#importer_id'];
+
+  //Is there a more API-friendly way to set the state?
+  db_update('feeds_source')
+   ->condition('id', $importer_id)
+   ->condition('feed_nid', $feed_nid)
+   ->fields(array('state' => FALSE))
+   ->execute();
+}
+
+/**
  * Handle a fetcher callback.
  */
 function feeds_fetcher_callback($importer, $feed_nid = 0) {