diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/MediaFiles/DownloadedEpisodesImportServiceFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/MediaFiles/DownloadedEpisodesImportServiceFixture.cs
index 988c36711..2acbe077b 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/MediaFiles/DownloadedEpisodesImportServiceFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/MediaFiles/DownloadedEpisodesImportServiceFixture.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using Moq;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using NzbDrone.Common.Disk;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Download;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Download.TrackedDownloads;
 using NzbDrone.Core.MediaFiles;
 using NzbDrone.Core.MediaFiles.EpisodeImport;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Parser;
@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.MediaFiles
         private string[] _subFolders = new[] { "c:\\root\\foldername".AsOsAgnostic() };
         private string[] _videoFiles = new[] { "c:\\root\\foldername\\30.rock.s01e01.ext".AsOsAgnostic() };
 
+        private TrackedDownload _trackedDownload;
+
         [SetUp]
         public void Setup()
         {
@@ -43,6 +46,23 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.MediaFiles
             Mocker.GetMock<IImportApprovedEpisodes>()
                   .Setup(s => s.Import(It.IsAny<List<ImportDecision>>(), true, null, ImportMode.Auto))
                   .Returns(new List<ImportResult>());
+
+
+            var downloadItem = Builder<DownloadClientItem>.CreateNew()
+                .With(v => v.DownloadId = "sab1")
+                .With(v => v.Status = DownloadItemStatus.Downloading)
+                .Build();
+
+            var remoteEpisode = Builder<RemoteEpisode>.CreateNew()
+                .With(v => v.Series = new Series())
+                .Build();
+
+            _trackedDownload = new TrackedDownload
+            {
+                DownloadItem = downloadItem,
+                RemoteEpisode = remoteEpisode,
+                State = TrackedDownloadStage.Downloading
+            };
         }
 
         private void GivenValidSeries()
@@ -52,6 +72,29 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.MediaFiles
                   .Returns(Builder<Series>.CreateNew().Build());
         }
 
+        private void GivenSuccessfulImport()
+        {
+            var localEpisode = new LocalEpisode();
+
+            var imported = new List<ImportDecision>();
+            imported.Add(new ImportDecision(localEpisode));
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<IMakeImportDecision>()
+                  .Setup(s => s.GetImportDecisions(It.IsAny<List<string>>(), It.IsAny<Series>(), It.IsAny<DownloadClientItem>(), null, true))
+                  .Returns(imported);
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<IImportApprovedEpisodes>()
+                  .Setup(s => s.Import(It.IsAny<List<ImportDecision>>(), It.IsAny<bool>(), It.IsAny<DownloadClientItem>(), It.IsAny<ImportMode>()))
+                  .Returns(imported.Select(i => new ImportResult(i)).ToList())
+                  .Callback(() => WasImportedResponse());
+        }
+
+        private void WasImportedResponse()
+        {
+            Mocker.GetMock<IDiskScanService>().Setup(c => c.GetVideoFiles(It.IsAny<string>(), It.IsAny<bool>()))
+                  .Returns(new string[0]);
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void should_search_for_series_using_folder_name()
         {
@@ -360,6 +403,51 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.MediaFiles
                   .Verify(v => v.DeleteFolder(It.IsAny<string>(), true), Times.Never());
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void should_not_delete_folder_after_import()
+        {
+            GivenValidSeries();
+
+            GivenSuccessfulImport();
+
+            _trackedDownload.DownloadItem.CanMoveFiles = false;
+
+            Subject.ProcessPath(_droneFactory, ImportMode.Auto, _trackedDownload.RemoteEpisode.Series, _trackedDownload.DownloadItem);
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<IDiskProvider>()
+                  .Verify(v => v.DeleteFolder(It.IsAny<string>(), true), Times.Never());
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_delete_folder_if_importmode_move()
+        {
+            GivenValidSeries();
+
+            GivenSuccessfulImport();
+
+            _trackedDownload.DownloadItem.CanMoveFiles = false;
+
+            Subject.ProcessPath(_droneFactory, ImportMode.Move, _trackedDownload.RemoteEpisode.Series, _trackedDownload.DownloadItem);
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<IDiskProvider>()
+                  .Verify(v => v.DeleteFolder(It.IsAny<string>(), true), Times.Once());
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_not_delete_folder_if_importmode_copy()
+        {
+            GivenValidSeries();
+
+            GivenSuccessfulImport();
+
+            _trackedDownload.DownloadItem.CanMoveFiles = true;
+
+            Subject.ProcessPath(_droneFactory, ImportMode.Copy, _trackedDownload.RemoteEpisode.Series, _trackedDownload.DownloadItem);
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<IDiskProvider>()
+                  .Verify(v => v.DeleteFolder(It.IsAny<string>(), true), Times.Never());
+        }
+
         private void VerifyNoImport()
         {
             Mocker.GetMock<IImportApprovedEpisodes>().Verify(c => c.Import(It.IsAny<List<ImportDecision>>(), true, null, ImportMode.Auto),
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/DownloadedEpisodesImportService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/DownloadedEpisodesImportService.cs
index c7739596e..aa7b4a2ec 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/DownloadedEpisodesImportService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/DownloadedEpisodesImportService.cs
@@ -183,7 +183,12 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.MediaFiles
             var decisions = _importDecisionMaker.GetImportDecisions(videoFiles.ToList(), series, downloadClientItem, folderInfo, true);
             var importResults = _importApprovedEpisodes.Import(decisions, true, downloadClientItem, importMode);
 
-            if ((downloadClientItem == null || downloadClientItem.CanMoveFiles) &&
+            if (importMode == ImportMode.Auto)
+            {
+                importMode = (downloadClientItem == null || downloadClientItem.CanMoveFiles) ? ImportMode.Move : ImportMode.Copy;
+            }
+
+            if (importMode == ImportMode.Move &&
                 importResults.Any(i => i.Result == ImportResultType.Imported) &&
                 ShouldDeleteFolder(directoryInfo, series))
             {