diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/DiskScanService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/DiskScanService.cs
index 8e236fb1b5..23daed5888 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/DiskScanService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/DiskScanService.cs
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ public void Scan(Series series)
             if (_diskProvider.GetDirectories(rootFolder).Empty())
             {
                 _logger.Warn("Series' root folder ({0}) is empty.", rootFolder);
+                _eventAggregator.PublishEvent(new SeriesScanSkippedEvent(series, SeriesScanSkippedReason.RootFolderIsEmpty));
                 return; 
             }
 
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/Events/SeriesScanSkippedEvent.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/Events/SeriesScanSkippedEvent.cs
index 1d4abd0731..47e8976c52 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/Events/SeriesScanSkippedEvent.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/Events/SeriesScanSkippedEvent.cs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public SeriesScanSkippedEvent(Series series, SeriesScanSkippedReason reason)
     public enum SeriesScanSkippedReason
     {
         RootFolderDoesNotExist,
+        RootFolderIsEmpty,
         SeriesFolderDoesNotExist
     }
 }