diff --git a/beetsplug/missing.py b/beetsplug/missing.py
index 2e37fde788..d34fc10f87 100644
--- a/beetsplug/missing.py
+++ b/beetsplug/missing.py
@@ -171,6 +171,8 @@ def _missing_albums(self, lib, query):
         matching query.
         """
         total = self.config["total"].get()
+        show_years = self.config["albums"]["years"].get(bool)
+        recent_albums_only = self.config["albums"]["recent"].get(bool)
 
         albums = lib.albums(query)
         # build dict mapping artist to list of their albums in library
@@ -207,9 +209,16 @@ def _missing_albums(self, lib, query):
 
             missing = []
             present = []
+
+            most_recent_album_year = None
+            if recent_albums_only:
+                most_recent_album_year = 0
+
             for rg in release_groups:
                 missing.append(rg)
                 for alb in albums:
+                    if recent_albums_only and "year" in alb and alb["year"] > most_recent_album_year:
+                        most_recent_album_year = alb["year"]
                     if alb["mb_releasegroupid"] == rg["id"]:
                         missing.remove(rg)
                         present.append(rg)
@@ -219,10 +228,14 @@ def _missing_albums(self, lib, query):
             if total:
                 continue
 
-            missing_titles = {rg["title"] for rg in missing}
-
-            for release_title in missing_titles:
-                print_("{} - {}".format(artist[0], release_title))
+            if show_years:
+                missing_releases = self._missing_releases(missing, most_recent_album_year)
+                # print out missing albums for artist sorted by release year
+                for entry in list(sorted(missing_releases, key=lambda item: item[1])):
+                    print_("{} - [{}] {} ({})".format(artist[0], entry[1], entry[2], entry[3]))
+            else:
+                for release_group in missing:
+                    print_("{} - {} ({})".format(artist[0], release_group["title"], release_group["type"]))
 
         if total:
             print(total_missing)
@@ -243,3 +256,61 @@ def _missing(self, album):
                         album_info.album_id,
                     )
                     yield item
+
+    def _missing_releases(self, release_groups, _most_recent_album_year=None):
+        """Get the releases for the passed release groups.
+        Returns releases not before _most_recent_album_year if passed.
+        Returns releases as list of (release_group_id, release_year, title, release_type)
+        """
+        missing_releases = []
+
+        for missing_release_group in release_groups:
+            # Get releases (e.g. album editions) for release-group
+            try:
+                resp = musicbrainzngs.browse_releases(release_group=missing_release_group["id"])
+                releases = resp["release-list"]
+            except MusicBrainzError as err:
+                self._log.info(
+                    "Couldn't fetch info for release-group '{}' ({}) - '{}'",
+                    missing_release_group["title"],
+                    missing_release_group["id"],
+                    err,
+                )
+                continue
+
+            release_year = self._year_of_oldest_release(releases)
+
+            # skip if only recent albums are searched for and it is not one
+            if _most_recent_album_year is not None and release_year < _most_recent_album_year:
+                continue
+
+            release_type = "No Type"
+
+            if "type" in missing_release_group:
+                release_type = missing_release_group["type"]
+
+            missing_release = (missing_release_group["id"],
+                               release_year, missing_release_group["title"], release_type)
+
+            missing_releases.append(missing_release)
+
+        return missing_releases
+
+    def _year_of_oldest_release(self, releases):
+        """Returns the year of the oldest release out of the releases passed"""
+        oldest_year = 3000
+        for release in releases:
+            if "date" in release:
+                # Get year from date, convert it and add it to list of years
+                year = int(release["date"][:4])
+                if year < oldest_year:
+                    oldest_year = year
+                self._log.debug(
+                    "year {0} in release {1}",
+                    year,
+                    release["title"]
+                )
+
+        # return oldest year as first release year of the group
+        # return default-value for the rare case there are no years found
+        return oldest_year
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index d13d53527a..8b9f273431 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ Changelog
 
 Changelog goes here! Please add your entry to the bottom of one of the lists below!
 
+New features:
+
+* :doc:`/plugins/missing`: Add config options to show release years for missing albums and to show only releases not older than the latest in the library.
+
 
 2.0.0 (May 30, 2024)
 --------------------
diff --git a/docs/plugins/missing.rst b/docs/plugins/missing.rst
index 38a0d5a088..4c3f6f68af 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/missing.rst
+++ b/docs/plugins/missing.rst
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ configuration file. The available options are:
   Default: :ref:`format_item`.
 - **total**: Print a single count of missing tracks in all albums.
   Default: ``no``.
+- albums: Configuration options for displaying missing albums.
+    - **years**: Show release years of missing albums (see note below).
+    - **recent**: Show only releases of an artist not older than those already in the library.
+
+**Note:** Fetching the release year of missing releases results in additional data fetched from MusicBrainz, which
+makes this process rather slow. So make sure to grab a coffee while waiting for the results ;-).
 
 Here's an example ::
 
@@ -50,6 +56,9 @@ Here's an example ::
         format: $albumartist - $album - $title
         count: no
         total: no
+        albums:
+            years: no
+            recent: no
 
 Template Fields
 ---------------