diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/HealthCheck/Checks/RootFolderCheck.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/HealthCheck/Checks/RootFolderCheck.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..23c9c44a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/HealthCheck/Checks/RootFolderCheck.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+using System;
+using System.Linq;
+using NzbDrone.Common.Disk;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Tv;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.HealthCheck.Checks
+{
+    public class RootFolderCheck : HealthCheckBase
+    {
+        private readonly ISeriesService _seriesService;
+        private readonly IDiskProvider _diskProvider;
+
+        public RootFolderCheck(ISeriesService seriesService, IDiskProvider diskProvider)
+        {
+            _seriesService = seriesService;
+            _diskProvider = diskProvider;
+        }
+
+        public override HealthCheck Check()
+        {
+            var missingRootFolders = _seriesService.GetAllSeries()
+                                                .Select(s => _diskProvider.GetParentFolder(s.Path))
+                                                .Distinct()
+                                                .Where(s => !_diskProvider.FolderExists(s))
+                                                .ToList();
+
+            if (missingRootFolders.Any())
+            {
+                if (missingRootFolders.Count == 1)
+                {
+                    return new HealthCheck(GetType(), HealthCheckResult.Error, "Missing root folder: " + missingRootFolders.First());
+                }
+
+                var message = String.Format("Multiple root folders are missing: {0}", String.Join(" | ", missingRootFolders));
+                return new HealthCheck(GetType(), HealthCheckResult.Error, message);
+            }
+
+            return new HealthCheck(GetType());
+        }
+
+        public override bool CheckOnConfigChange
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/HealthCheck/Checks/UpdateCheck.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/HealthCheck/Checks/UpdateCheck.cs
index 21b76bcc0..0eb187b29 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/HealthCheck/Checks/UpdateCheck.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/HealthCheck/Checks/UpdateCheck.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.HealthCheck.Checks
 
         public override HealthCheck Check()
         {
+            //TODO: Check on mono as well
             if (OsInfo.IsWindows)
             {
                 try
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/DiskScanService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/DiskScanService.cs
index 4e2801c95..a4ee5ff99 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/DiskScanService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/DiskScanService.cs
@@ -58,13 +58,21 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.MediaFiles
 
         public void Scan(Series series)
         {
+            var rootFolder = _diskProvider.GetParentFolder(series.Path);
+
+            if (!_diskProvider.FolderExists(rootFolder))
+            {
+                _logger.Warn("Series' root folder ({0}) doesn't exist.", rootFolder);
+                return;
+            }
+
             _logger.ProgressInfo("Scanning disk for {0}", series.Title);
             _commandExecutor.PublishCommand(new CleanMediaFileDb(series.Id));
 
             if (!_diskProvider.FolderExists(series.Path))
             {
                 if (_configService.CreateEmptySeriesFolders &&
-                    _diskProvider.FolderExists(_diskProvider.GetParentFolder(series.Path)))
+                    _diskProvider.FolderExists(rootFolder))
                 {
                     _logger.Debug("Creating missing series folder: {0}", series.Path);
                     _diskProvider.CreateFolder(series.Path);
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj b/src/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
index ab4e30745..389d24a9d 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@
     <Compile Include="HealthCheck\Checks\MonoVersionCheck.cs" />
     <Compile Include="HealthCheck\Checks\DroneFactoryCheck.cs" />
     <Compile Include="HealthCheck\Checks\IndexerCheck.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="HealthCheck\Checks\RootFolderCheck.cs" />
     <Compile Include="HealthCheck\Checks\UpdateCheck.cs" />
     <Compile Include="HealthCheck\HealthCheck.cs" />
     <Compile Include="HealthCheck\HealthCheckBase.cs" />