diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj
index 2e7790ae8..52e2d0867 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@
     <Compile Include="ProviderTests\DiskProviderTests\ArchiveProviderFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="MediaFiles\DownloadedEpisodesImportServiceFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="SeriesStatsTests\SeriesStatisticsFixture.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="TvTests\RefreshSeriesServiceFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="TvTests\SeriesRepositoryTests\QualityProfileRepositoryFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="TvTests\SeriesServiceTests\UpdateMultipleSeriesFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="TvTests\SeriesServiceTests\UpdateSeriesFixture.cs" />
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/TvTests/RefreshSeriesServiceFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/TvTests/RefreshSeriesServiceFixture.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e263b235
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/TvTests/RefreshSeriesServiceFixture.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using FizzWare.NBuilder;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using Moq;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using NzbDrone.Core.MetadataSource;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Test.Framework;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Tv;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Tv.Commands;
+using NzbDrone.Test.Common;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.TvTests
+{
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class RefreshSeriesServiceFixture : CoreTest<RefreshSeriesService>
+    {
+        private Series _series;
+
+        [SetUp]
+        public void Setup()
+        {
+            var season1 = Builder<Season>.CreateNew()
+                                         .With(s => s.SeasonNumber = 1)
+                                         .Build();
+
+            _series = Builder<Series>.CreateNew()
+                                     .With(s => s.Seasons = new List<Season>
+                                                            {
+                                                                season1
+                                                            })
+                                     .Build();
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<ISeriesService>()
+                  .Setup(s => s.GetSeries(_series.Id))
+                  .Returns(_series);
+
+            
+        }
+
+        private void GivenNewSeriesInfo(Series series)
+        {
+            Mocker.GetMock<IProvideSeriesInfo>()
+                  .Setup(s => s.GetSeriesInfo(It.IsAny<Int32>()))
+                  .Returns(new Tuple<Series, List<Episode>>(series, new List<Episode>()));
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_monitor_new_seasons_automatically()
+        {
+            var series = _series.JsonClone();
+            series.Seasons.Add(Builder<Season>.CreateNew()
+                                         .With(s => s.SeasonNumber = 2)
+                                         .Build());
+
+            GivenNewSeriesInfo(series);
+
+            Subject.Execute(new RefreshSeriesCommand(_series.Id));
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<ISeriesService>()
+                .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.Is<Series>(s => s.Seasons.Count == 2 && s.Seasons.Single(season => season.SeasonNumber == 2).Monitored == true)));
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_not_monitor_new_special_season_automatically()
+        {
+            var series = _series.JsonClone();
+            series.Seasons.Add(Builder<Season>.CreateNew()
+                                         .With(s => s.SeasonNumber = 0)
+                                         .Build());
+
+            GivenNewSeriesInfo(series);
+
+            Subject.Execute(new RefreshSeriesCommand(_series.Id));
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<ISeriesService>()
+                .Verify(v => v.UpdateSeries(It.Is<Series>(s => s.Seasons.Count == 2 && s.Seasons.Single(season => season.SeasonNumber == 0).Monitored == false)));
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/RefreshSeriesService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/RefreshSeriesService.cs
index 81b2f6ae8..5390d0502 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/RefreshSeriesService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Tv/RefreshSeriesService.cs
@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Tv
                 //Todo: Should this should use the previous season's monitored state?
                 if (existingSeason == null)
                 {
+                    if (season.SeasonNumber == 0)
+                    {
+                        season.Monitored = false;
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
                     _logger.Debug("New season ({0}) for series: [{1}] {2}, setting monitored to true", season.SeasonNumber, series.TvdbId, series.Title);
                     season.Monitored = true;
                 }