diff --git a/NzbDrone.Common/DiskProvider.cs b/NzbDrone.Common/DiskProvider.cs
index e83604017..5860d95cd 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Common/DiskProvider.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Common/DiskProvider.cs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common
         string GetPathRoot(string path);
         void SetPermissions(string filename, WellKnownSidType accountSid, FileSystemRights rights, AccessControlType controlType);
         bool IsParent(string parentPath, string childPath);
-        void SetFolderAccessTime(string path, DateTime time){
+        void SetFolderWriteTime(string path, DateTime time);
         FileAttributes GetFileAttributes(string path);
         void EmptyFolder(string path);
     }
@@ -442,6 +442,10 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common
             return false;
         }
 
+        public void SetFolderWriteTime(string path, DateTime time)
+        {
+            Directory.SetLastWriteTimeUtc(path, time);
+        }
 
         private static void RemoveReadOnly(string path)
         {
@@ -452,10 +456,6 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common
             }
         }
 
-        private void SetFolderAccessTime(string path, DateTime time){
-            Directory.SetLastWriteTimeUtc(path,time);
-        }
-
         public FileAttributes GetFileAttributes(string path)
         {
             return File.GetAttributes(path);
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/EpisodeFileMovingService.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/EpisodeFileMovingService.cs
index afa34a1c1..d347f3654 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/EpisodeFileMovingService.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/EpisodeFileMovingService.cs
@@ -42,9 +42,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.MediaFiles
             var episodes = _episodeService.GetEpisodesByFileId(episodeFile.Id);
             var newFileName = _buildFileNames.BuildFilename(episodes, series, episodeFile);
             var filePath = _buildFileNames.BuildFilePath(series, episodes.First().SeasonNumber, newFileName, Path.GetExtension(episodeFile.Path));
-            MoveFile(episodeFile, filePath);
-            _diskProvider.SetFolderAccessTime( Path.GetDirectoryName(filePath), episodeFile.DateAdded);
-            _diskProvider.SetFolderAccessTime( series.Path, episodeFile.DateAdded);
+            MoveFile(episodeFile, series, filePath);
 
             return filePath;
         }
@@ -53,14 +51,12 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.MediaFiles
         {
             var newFileName = _buildFileNames.BuildFilename(localEpisode.Episodes, localEpisode.Series, episodeFile);
             var filePath = _buildFileNames.BuildFilePath(localEpisode.Series, localEpisode.SeasonNumber, newFileName, Path.GetExtension(episodeFile.Path));
-            MoveFile(episodeFile, filePath);
-            _diskProvider.SetFolderAccessTime( Path.GetDirectoryName(filePath), episodeFile.DateAdded);
-            _diskProvider.SetFolderAccessTime( localEpisode.Series.Path, episodeFile.DateAdded);
-
+            MoveFile(episodeFile, localEpisode.Series, filePath);
+            
             return filePath;
         }
 
-        private void MoveFile(EpisodeFile episodeFile, string destinationFilename)
+        private void MoveFile(EpisodeFile episodeFile, Series series, string destinationFilename)
         {
             if (!_diskProvider.FileExists(episodeFile.Path))
             {
@@ -77,6 +73,17 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.MediaFiles
             _logger.Debug("Moving [{0}] > [{1}]", episodeFile.Path, destinationFilename);
             _diskProvider.MoveFile(episodeFile.Path, destinationFilename);
 
+            _logger.Trace("Setting last write time on series folder: {0}", series.Path);
+            _diskProvider.SetFolderWriteTime(series.Path, episodeFile.DateAdded);
+
+            if (series.SeasonFolder)
+            {
+                var seasonFolder = Path.GetDirectoryName(episodeFile.Path);
+
+                _logger.Trace("Setting last write time on season folder: {0}", seasonFolder);
+                _diskProvider.SetFolderWriteTime(seasonFolder, episodeFile.DateAdded);
+            }
+
             //Wrapped in Try/Catch to prevent this from causing issues with remote NAS boxes, the move worked, which is more important.
             try
             {