diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Common.Test/DiskTests/DiskTransferServiceFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Common.Test/DiskTests/DiskTransferServiceFixture.cs
index a2c3ca314..d6c4faece 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Common.Test/DiskTests/DiskTransferServiceFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Common.Test/DiskTests/DiskTransferServiceFixture.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common.Test.DiskTests
         private readonly string _targetPath = @"C:\target\my.video.mkv".AsOsAgnostic();
         private readonly string _backupPath = @"C:\source\my.video.mkv.backup~".AsOsAgnostic();
         private readonly string _tempTargetPath = @"C:\target\my.video.mkv.partial~".AsOsAgnostic();
+        private readonly string _nfsFile = ".nfs01231232";
 
         [SetUp]
         public void SetUp()
@@ -642,6 +643,21 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common.Test.DiskTests
             VerifyCopyFolder(source.FullName, destination.FullName);
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void CopyFolder_should_ignore_nfs_temp_file()
+        {
+            WithRealDiskProvider();
+
+            var source = GetFilledTempFolder();
+
+            File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(source.FullName, _nfsFile), "SubFile1");
+
+            var destination = new DirectoryInfo(GetTempFilePath());
+
+            Subject.TransferFolder(source.FullName, destination.FullName, TransferMode.Copy);
+
+            File.Exists(Path.Combine(destination.FullName, _nfsFile)).Should().BeFalse();
+        }
 
         [Test]
         public void MoveFolder_should_move_folder()
@@ -704,6 +720,26 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common.Test.DiskTests
             destination.GetFileSystemInfos().Should().BeEmpty();
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void MirrorFolder_should_not_remove_nfs_files()
+        {
+            WithRealDiskProvider();
+
+            var original = GetFilledTempFolder();
+            var source = new DirectoryInfo(GetTempFilePath());
+            var destination = new DirectoryInfo(GetTempFilePath());
+
+            source.Create();
+            Subject.TransferFolder(original.FullName, destination.FullName, TransferMode.Copy);
+
+            File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(destination.FullName, _nfsFile), "SubFile1");
+
+            var count = Subject.MirrorFolder(source.FullName, destination.FullName);
+
+            count.Should().Equals(0);
+            destination.GetFileSystemInfos().Should().HaveCount(1);
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void MirrorFolder_should_add_new_files()
         {
@@ -721,6 +757,24 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common.Test.DiskTests
             VerifyCopyFolder(original.FullName, destination.FullName);
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void MirrorFolder_should_ignore_nfs_temp_file()
+        {
+            WithRealDiskProvider();
+
+            var source = GetFilledTempFolder();
+
+            File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(source.FullName, _nfsFile), "SubFile1");
+
+            var destination = new DirectoryInfo(GetTempFilePath());
+
+            var count = Subject.MirrorFolder(source.FullName, destination.FullName);
+
+            count.Should().Equals(3);
+
+            File.Exists(Path.Combine(destination.FullName, _nfsFile)).Should().BeFalse();
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void MirrorFolder_should_not_touch_equivalent_files()
         {
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Common/Disk/DiskTransferService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Common/Disk/DiskTransferService.cs
index 8e7a05fe7..3f93c11e4 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Common/Disk/DiskTransferService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Common/Disk/DiskTransferService.cs
@@ -64,11 +64,15 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common.Disk
 
             foreach (var subDir in _diskProvider.GetDirectoryInfos(sourcePath))
             {
+                if (ShouldIgnore(subDir)) continue;
+
                 result &= TransferFolder(subDir.FullName, Path.Combine(targetPath, subDir.Name), mode, verificationMode);
             }
 
             foreach (var sourceFile in _diskProvider.GetFileInfos(sourcePath))
             {
+                if (ShouldIgnore(sourceFile)) continue;
+
                 var destFile = Path.Combine(targetPath, sourceFile.Name);
 
                 result &= TransferFile(sourceFile.FullName, destFile, mode, true, verificationMode);
@@ -101,11 +105,15 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common.Disk
 
             foreach (var subDir in targetFolders.Where(v => !sourceFolders.Any(d => d.Name == v.Name)))
             {
+                if (ShouldIgnore(subDir)) continue;
+
                 _diskProvider.DeleteFolder(subDir.FullName, true);
             }
 
             foreach (var subDir in sourceFolders)
             {
+                if (ShouldIgnore(subDir)) continue;
+
                 filesCopied += MirrorFolder(subDir.FullName, Path.Combine(targetPath, subDir.Name));
             }
 
@@ -114,11 +122,15 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common.Disk
 
             foreach (var targetFile in targetFiles.Where(v => !sourceFiles.Any(d => d.Name == v.Name)))
             {
+                if (ShouldIgnore(targetFile)) continue;
+
                 _diskProvider.DeleteFile(targetFile.FullName);
             }
 
             foreach (var sourceFile in sourceFiles)
             {
+                if (ShouldIgnore(sourceFile)) continue;
+
                 var targetFile = Path.Combine(targetPath, sourceFile.Name);
 
                 if (CompareFiles(sourceFile.FullName, targetFile))
@@ -564,5 +576,27 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common.Disk
                 throw;
             }
         }
+
+        private bool ShouldIgnore(DirectoryInfo folder)
+        {
+            if (folder.Name.StartsWith(".nfs"))
+            {
+                _logger.Trace("Ignoring folder {0}", folder.FullName);
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        private bool ShouldIgnore(FileInfo file)
+        {
+            if (file.Name.StartsWith(".nfs"))
+            {
+                _logger.Trace("Ignoring file {0}", file.FullName);
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 }