diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/TvTests/RefreshEpisodeServiceFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/TvTests/RefreshEpisodeServiceFixture.cs
index bb89e1a8c..cdf3492bd 100644
Binary files a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/TvTests/RefreshEpisodeServiceFixture.cs and b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/TvTests/RefreshEpisodeServiceFixture.cs differ
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/RefreshEpisodeService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/RefreshEpisodeService.cs
index f8436dc24..e60658104 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/RefreshEpisodeService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/RefreshEpisodeService.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Windows.Forms.VisualStyles;
 using NLog;
 using NzbDrone.Common;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Messaging.Events;
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ public void RefreshEpisodeInfo(Series series, IEnumerable<Episode> remoteEpisode
             allEpisodes.AddRange(updateList);
 
             AdjustMultiEpisodeAirTime(series, allEpisodes);
+            SetAbsoluteEpisodeNumber(allEpisodes);
 
             _episodeService.DeleteMany(existingEpisodes);
             _episodeService.UpdateMany(updateList);
@@ -132,12 +134,24 @@ private static void AdjustMultiEpisodeAirTime(Series series, IEnumerable<Episode
             foreach (var group in groups)
             {
                 var episodeCount = 0;
-                foreach (var episode in @group.OrderBy(e => e.SeasonNumber).ThenBy(e => e.EpisodeNumber))
+                foreach (var episode in group.OrderBy(e => e.SeasonNumber).ThenBy(e => e.EpisodeNumber))
                 {
                     episode.AirDateUtc = episode.AirDateUtc.Value.AddMinutes(series.Runtime * episodeCount);
                     episodeCount++;
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        private static void SetAbsoluteEpisodeNumber(IEnumerable<Episode> allEpisodes)
+        {
+            var episodes = allEpisodes.Where(e => e.SeasonNumber > 0 && e.EpisodeNumber > 0)
+                                      .OrderBy(e => e.SeasonNumber).ThenBy(e => e.EpisodeNumber)
+                                      .ToList();
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < episodes.Count(); i++)
+            {
+                episodes[i].AbsoluteEpisodeNumber = i + 1;
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
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