diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Common.Test/DiskTests/DiskTransferServiceFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Common.Test/DiskTests/DiskTransferServiceFixture.cs
index 1f0bee20b..e8c942aa2 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Common.Test/DiskTests/DiskTransferServiceFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Common.Test/DiskTests/DiskTransferServiceFixture.cs
@@ -813,6 +813,24 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common.Test.DiskTests
                   .Verify(v => v.MoveFolder(src, dst), Times.Once());
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void TransferFolder_should_not_use_movefolder_if_on_same_mount_but_target_already_exists()
+        {
+            WithEmulatedDiskProvider();
+
+            var src = @"C:\Base1\TestDir1".AsOsAgnostic();
+            var dst = @"C:\Base1\TestDir2".AsOsAgnostic();
+
+            WithMockMount(@"C:\Base1".AsOsAgnostic());
+            WithExistingFile(@"C:\Base1\TestDir1\test.file.txt".AsOsAgnostic());
+            WithExistingFolder(dst);
+
+            Subject.TransferFolder(src, dst, TransferMode.Move);
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<IDiskProvider>()
+                  .Verify(v => v.MoveFolder(src, dst), Times.Never());
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void TransferFolder_should_not_use_movefolder_if_on_same_mount_but_transactional()
         {
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Common/Disk/DiskTransferService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Common/Disk/DiskTransferService.cs
index 79eacccd8..5a9ef8099 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Common/Disk/DiskTransferService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Common/Disk/DiskTransferService.cs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common.Disk
             Ensure.That(sourcePath, () => sourcePath).IsValidPath();
             Ensure.That(targetPath, () => targetPath).IsValidPath();
 
-            if (mode == TransferMode.Move)
+            if (mode == TransferMode.Move && !_diskProvider.FolderExists(targetPath))
             {
                 if (verificationMode == DiskTransferVerificationMode.TryTransactional || verificationMode == DiskTransferVerificationMode.VerifyOnly)
                 {