diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/CoreResolutionIgnoreRule.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/CoreResolutionIgnoreRule.cs
index e140009ea9..77b2c0a694 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/CoreResolutionIgnoreRule.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/CoreResolutionIgnoreRule.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.IO;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Resolvers;
@@ -13,19 +14,28 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
     public class CoreResolutionIgnoreRule : IResolverIgnoreRule
     {
         private readonly ILibraryManager _libraryManager;
+        private readonly IServerApplicationPaths _serverApplicationPaths;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="CoreResolutionIgnoreRule"/> class.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="libraryManager">The library manager.</param>
-        public CoreResolutionIgnoreRule(ILibraryManager libraryManager)
+        /// <param name="serverApplicationPaths">The server application paths.</param>
+        public CoreResolutionIgnoreRule(ILibraryManager libraryManager, IServerApplicationPaths serverApplicationPaths)
         {
             _libraryManager = libraryManager;
+            _serverApplicationPaths = serverApplicationPaths;
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public bool ShouldIgnore(FileSystemMetadata fileInfo, BaseItem parent)
         {
+            // Don't ignore application folders
+            if (fileInfo.FullName.Contains(_serverApplicationPaths.RootFolderPath, StringComparison.InvariantCulture))
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
             // Don't ignore top level folders
             if (fileInfo.IsDirectory && parent is AggregateFolder)
             {
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
index b2c9638b2b..77d44e1313 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
@@ -514,8 +514,8 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
             return key.GetMD5();
         }
 
-        public BaseItem ResolvePath(FileSystemMetadata fileInfo, Folder parent = null, bool allowIgnorePath = true)
-            => ResolvePath(fileInfo, new DirectoryService(_fileSystem), null, parent, allowIgnorePath: allowIgnorePath);
+        public BaseItem ResolvePath(FileSystemMetadata fileInfo, Folder parent = null)
+            => ResolvePath(fileInfo, new DirectoryService(_fileSystem), null, parent);
 
         private BaseItem ResolvePath(
             FileSystemMetadata fileInfo,
@@ -523,8 +523,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
             IItemResolver[] resolvers,
             Folder parent = null,
             string collectionType = null,
-            LibraryOptions libraryOptions = null,
-            bool allowIgnorePath = true)
+            LibraryOptions libraryOptions = null)
         {
             if (fileInfo == null)
             {
@@ -548,7 +547,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
             };
 
             // Return null if ignore rules deem that we should do so
-            if (allowIgnorePath && IgnoreFile(args.FileInfo, args.Parent))
+            if (IgnoreFile(args.FileInfo, args.Parent))
             {
                 return null;
             }
@@ -713,7 +712,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
             Directory.CreateDirectory(rootFolderPath);
 
             var rootFolder = GetItemById(GetNewItemId(rootFolderPath, typeof(AggregateFolder))) as AggregateFolder ??
-                             ((Folder) ResolvePath(_fileSystem.GetDirectoryInfo(rootFolderPath), allowIgnorePath: false))
+                             ((Folder) ResolvePath(_fileSystem.GetDirectoryInfo(rootFolderPath)))
                              .DeepCopy<Folder, AggregateFolder>();
 
             // In case program data folder was moved
@@ -795,7 +794,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
                         if (tmpItem == null)
                         {
                             _logger.LogDebug("Creating new userRootFolder with DeepCopy");
-                            tmpItem = ((Folder)ResolvePath(_fileSystem.GetDirectoryInfo(userRootPath), allowIgnorePath: false)).DeepCopy<Folder, UserRootFolder>();
+                            tmpItem = ((Folder)ResolvePath(_fileSystem.GetDirectoryInfo(userRootPath))).DeepCopy<Folder, UserRootFolder>();
                         }
 
                         // In case program data folder was moved
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/ILibraryManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/ILibraryManager.cs
index 47c080ebdc..9d6646857e 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/ILibraryManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/ILibraryManager.cs
@@ -30,12 +30,10 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Library
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="fileInfo">The file information.</param>
         /// <param name="parent">The parent.</param>
-        /// <param name="allowIgnorePath">Allow the path to be ignored.</param>
         /// <returns>BaseItem.</returns>
         BaseItem ResolvePath(
             FileSystemMetadata fileInfo,
-            Folder parent = null,
-            bool allowIgnorePath = true);
+            Folder parent = null);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Resolves a set of files into a list of BaseItem.